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Sep 05 | Moon, Duncan Jones’ poignant and thought-provoking psychodrama about a lonely lunar miner, won the 2010 Hugo Award for best sci-fi movie.The award, technically titled “best dramatic presentation, long form,” honored screenplay writer Nathan Parker as well as Jones, who came up with the story and directed the movie. The indie movie, Jones’ feature debut, bested big-budget competitors like Avatar, Star Trek, Up and District 9.
Sep 02 | Manchester Starfleet is a UK based Star Trek fan club. They recently turned one year young and proudly announced the registration of their 200th member. In the wake of Star Trek XI (2009), Manchester Starfleet was reborn. One year on and they already have 2 Trek conventions under their belt with the 3rd in October 2010 being their biggest yet. Their website appears on top of most search websites. The member's discussion forum is always very busy and they have an online store with club t-shirts and other trek-related merchandise in the making. So please join us in welcoming their 200th member and applauding the club's continued interest and success. Considering Star Trek has been off our screens for some time, it's wonderful to see there is still a huge and still growing fan base in the UK (partly thanks to JJ.Abrams). May Trek Live Long and Prosper.Manchester Starfleet is a not for profit, charity-led Star Trek Fan Club, run by the fans for the fans.Manchester Starfleet's Mini-Con 3 event is on the 23rd October 2010 at the Trafford Hall Hotel, Manchester. Tickets are on sale now via their online store.
Sep 01 | George Takei will have a cameo in the new season of The Big Bang Theory. TV Squad reports that the former Star Trek actor will appear in an episode alongside guest star Katee Sackhoff. The show's executive producer Bill Prady suggested that Takei and Sackhoff will play different sides of Wolowitz's conscience as he considers reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Bernadette (Melissa Rauchberg).He explained: "George Takei plays himself, and he's the other person guiding Wolowitz in his thoughts as he tries to figure out what to do about Bernadette."
Aug 24 | Vulture has learned that Joe Hill's comic Locke & Key will no longer be coming to theaters, but instead will be adapted for television by Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Josh Friedman. Distributed by IDW Publishing, Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all. Friedman ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") will write and produce. Kurtzman and Orci recently signed a deal with 20th Century Fox TV, so the studio will end up producing with Spielberg's DreamWorks TV.
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By GustavoLeao / 18:44, 29 December 2009 / General Genre/SciFi
FEARNet posted an interview with former Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda star Kevin Sorbo in which he talks about his new DVD horror movie Something Beneath and here are few excerpts.
You've mentioned a few times in past interviews that Spider-Man was one of your favorite comic books growing up, and of course one of Spider-Man's greatest rivals is the symbiote Venom. What was it like for you to actually play a character whose greatest rival was ALSO a symbiote being? Did you embody Spider-Man at all? Looking back, did you feel at all like your comic hero?
I never thought about that! That's the first time I've heard that, but the parallel is definitely there. [Laughing.] I will say I was kind of disappointed in Sam Raimi not giving me some kind of role in any of his three Spider-man's. My god, he was the executive producer on Hercules! He basically had nothing to do with Hercules besides lend his name to it because he never once showed up to New Zealand. It was kind of shocking, I worked my ass off for him and made him a lot of money and he didn't seem to care. [Laughs.] That's Hollywood. It's not the nicest profession in the world and most people are really not that nice.
In the 90s, the names Kevin Sorbo and Hercules were sort of synonymous. You've worked on a ton of projects since then, but what has been your most enjoyable?
I'm going to have to say Hercules. That was the pebble that got the ball rolling. I had a blast working on it with the crew and Michael Hurst. It was a big chunk of my life, seven years. It was just fun. I like shooting different things. [But] I love that genre, and the Herc will always hold a big place in my heart.
The full interview is here.
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