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Andromeda Beefed Up

Andre Braugher, who plays the nefarious Gen. George Mancheck in A&E's upcoming SF miniseries The Andromeda Strain, told SCI FI Wire that the show goes well beyond the original Michael Crichton book and 1971 movie version.

Adamson Won't Helm More Narnia

Andrew Adamson, director and co-writer of the upcoming sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, told SCI FI Wire that the movie will be the last Narnia installment he directs. (The next is called The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and, like the previous installments, it is based on C.S. Lewis' series of books.)

Moonlight's Dohring Looks Ahead

Jason Dohring, who plays the 400-year-old vampire Josef in CBS' vampire drama Moonlight, told SCI FI Wire that the first-season finale will end with a cliffhanger.

Medium To Settle Preston's Arc

Kelly Preston, who has a recurring guest role on NBC's Medium, told reporters that the upcoming fourth-season finale, "Drowned World," will resolve her story arc.

New Gadgets Due In Eureka

The creators of SCI FI Channel's original series Eureka told SCI FI Wire that many more esoteric gizmos are planned for the upcoming third season, which kicks off in July.

Quaid, Foster Mull Pandorum

Constantin Film and Impact Pictures announced that Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster are in final negotiations to star in Pandorum, a science fiction thriller film set aboard an abandoned pioneer space vessel. Overture Films will release the film in North America.

Heroes Action Figures Coming

Mezco Toyz will release a line of action figures tied to NBC's SF series Heroes, which will hit store shelves in June.

Battlestar's Helfer Aids PETA

Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer and her rescued cat, Mr. Nix, appear in a new ad for PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, urging cat owners to care properly for their animals.

Kress' 'Age' Is About Love

SF author Nancy Kress, whose story "Fountain of Age" won this year's Nebula Award for best novella, told SCI FI Wire that the story is about the frustrations of love.

Lost's Kim OK With Jin's Fate

Daniel Dae Kim, who plays castaway Jin-Soo Kwon on ABC's Lost, told SCI FI Wire that he is OK with his character's fate, whatever it may be. And, no, he wouldn't say what that is.

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Bizarre Infection Invades Texas

Has those black-oily aliens from the X-Files invaded Texas? Doctors puzzled over bizarre infection surfacing in South Texas According to some medical news out of the southern part of that State one might think they have. Doctors are trying to find out what is causing a bizarre and mysterious infection that has surfaced there. While [...]

Wheaton Chimes in About Abrams’ Trek

We love Wil Wheaton here at Slice of SciFi. He was one of the first major actors to promo our show, has been a past guest and has remained a loyal friend and strong supporter ever since. We are also glad that he has finally chimed in and made his first real public [...]

Assimilation 2008

ASSIMILATION 2008, Florida’s Newest Science Fiction Fan Event, returns for a second year this June. The convention will host artists, local clubs, media guests, podcasters and writers in a celebration of the sci-fi genre for all ages. Geen Mustard Productions will proudly present ASSIMILATION 2008, a celebration of science fiction, on June 14th, 2008 at the Radisson [...]

SAG Strike Hangs Over Heads of Directors

Film directors wanting to get their product out in time to make their projected due dates for studios are scrambling to finish and even begin certain projects earlier than scheduled with a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) strike beginning to loom large in the not-to-distance future. The SAG contract with movie and television producers is set to [...]

Babylon 5 Alum Joins Cast of Heroes

“Babylon 5″ star Bruce Boxleitner will be joining the cast of NBC’s mega-hit series “Heroes” this fall, according to our partner TV Guide. The story was scooped by Michael Ausiello for his TV Guide Online column. Not much is known about the role except that it was originally created to closely resemble real-life war hero and Presidential [...]

XM-Downtime Means Slice of SciFi Repeat on 05-12-08

XM Satellite Radio is having some FTP problems making it impossible to broadcast last week’s re-airing of our “Battlestar Galactica” James Callis interview. The satellite radio company will, however, run our highly popular interview with theoretical physicist Michio Kaku which didn’t get aired on XM due to special holiday programming at the end of last [...]

Hick’s Picks 31

Speed Racer may not take the box-office pole Early tracking results for Speed Racer are in and it appears that adaptation of the popular animated series may not be sitting at the pole when box-office tallies are released Monday according to the Hollywood Reporter. Experts estimate that Racer is on a course to gross between $25-$35 million [...]

Hick’s Picks - Casting News

Grant speeds to Heroes Brea Grant has been cast as Joy, a woman with superspeed in the upcoming third season of Heroes reports TV Squad. Grant, who was featured in a guest-stint on the second season of Friday Night Lights, will play a recurring character who encounters Hiro at a museum. According to reports, Joy will [...]

The Bad, the Worse…and, the Good

Written by: Emilio D’alise (SoSF Staff Journalist) Anyone reading my occasional contributions to this site might justifiably arrive at the conclusion I am less than pleased with the current state of cinematic entertainment (and maybe the world in general). Fair enough; I do tend to write about things that bother me more often than I [...]

The Holiday Spirit

Frank Miller and Lionsgate have decided, after the great reception the film got at the New York ComicCon, to move up Miller’s highly anticipated film, “The Spirit,” to premiere on Christmas Day - December 25, 2008. It was originally set for a January 16, 2009 premiere. The action-adventure, which marks Miller’s solo directorial debut, [...]

“Shadow Unit” — The TV Show You Never Saw on TV‏

Submitted by: Summer Brooks (FarPoint Media CTO) WELCOME TO SHADOW UNIT Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette are writing episodes for a TV series called “Shadow Unit” that Emma created and ran with…online! Episode are being writen and posted on the official “Shadow Unit” website. The series is entirely reader-funded. [...]

Kelley May Blast Off Mars

David E. Kelley, the man behind such landmark television programs as “Chicago Hope,” “Ally McBeal,” “The Practice,” “Boston Legal” and countless more may jump ship on his U.S. adaptation of the BBC SF cop series “Life on Mars” for ABC. If Kelley does depart as showrunner, ABC has decided to continue with the project without him [...]

Shatner Book Signing Schedule

Bill has scheduled 3 book signings for his new autobiography “Up Till Now”: MONDAY MAY 12 Signing starts at 7:30pm 92nd St Y 1393 Lexington Ave New York, NY 10028 (between E91st St & E 92nd St) 212-415-5619 or 5652 WEDNESDAY MAY 14 Signing start at 7pm Barnes & Noble 33 E 17th St New York, NY (at Union Sq) 212-253-0810 SATURDAY MAY 17 Signing starts at 2pm Book [...]

Weekend Box Office Final — May 2-4, 2008

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold. Title (Studio)….Weekend Box Office….Engagements….Total Gross Since Release 1 Iron Man (Paramount)….$98,618,668….4,105….$102,118,668 2 Made of Honor (Sony)….$14,756,850….2,729….$14,756,850 3 Baby Mama (Universal)….$10,065,010….2,548….$32,062,480 4 Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (New Line)….$6,114,373….2,545….$25,369,337 5 Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal)….$6,059,920….2,872….$44,732,340 6 The Forbidden Kingdom (Lions Gate)….$4,187,897….2,960….$45,112,303 7 [...]

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XNAV Steer Your Way By X-Ray Pulsar

A couple of papers suggest that XNAV might provide us with solar system-wide 'GPS' - good thing sf writers were already thinking about space beacons. (SF in the News)

Zingo Local Anesthesia Like Star Trek Hypospray

Although Star Trek is not the origin of the hypospray idea, take a look at this new applicator. (SF in the News)

SEMAINE Project For Sensitive Artificial Listener (SAL) Robots

It looks like these real-life computer scientists are trying to follow in the footsteps of the fictional Dr. Chandra - they're trying to create SAL 9000. (SF in the News)

Rag Tag Space Fleets Line Up With Magnetism

How can those space fleets stay in formation without constant use of reaction mass? In space, CGI graphics can't make up for reaction mass. (SF in the News)

Pixie Dust Magical Pinkie Regeneration

Amazing story, if true. Even more amazing, if it can work on larger and more complex structures in the body. (SF in the News)

'McSleepy' Automated Anesthesia Machine

This device seems to provide anesthesia quality that is as good or better than an ordinary human anesthesiologist. (SF in the News)

Honda Walking Assist Exoskeleton Video

Honda lets you strap on this partial-exoskeleon and walk a bit easier. At least, that's the theory behind this experimental device. With video. (SF in the News)

Robot Chef Learns By Demonstration

Give a robot an omelet, and you feed it for a day. Teach a robot how to cook omelets, and you feed it for a lifetime. Or something like that. (SF in the News)

'Kill Switch' Feared By Pentagon

It's a fine time to go looking for chips with embedded backdoors; didn't they see this in the movies and on TV? (SF in the News)

BAE Spider Robot Wrist Watch Monitor

The idea of a wrist band monitor or bracelet-monitor is a good idea now - and a good idea when I first read about it almost thirty years ago. (SF in the News)

Autonomous Docking Laser-Guided Robotic Wheelchair

This is a very useful device and it turns out to be even more difficult on Earth. (SF in the News)

Robo-Squirrel Plus Tree Climbing Robots Equals MechaSquirrel

This is a pretty cool trick; it's been done before, but I have a few ideas on how Rocky the robotic squirrel could be improved. (SF in the News)

Smart Buoys Say 'Slow Down, Whale Crossing'

Fascinating example of interspecies communication and cooperation. Right here on Earth. (Beyond Technovelgy)

Your Brain Knew It Would Click This Link Before You Did

This story about studies of brain activity, and the associated sf short story, make good reading. You've already decided, so click the link already. (Beyond Technovelgy)

Plagiarism In Science Fiction

When is it plagiarism to borrow from another writer? An aspiring sf writer wants to know. (Beyond Technovelgy)

Nokia Shoot-to-Translate Camera

This is a pretty neat application; see a sign in Chinese, take a picture and then read the English translation. (Beyond Technovelgy)

High Technology In Vintage Ad Style

Here's an idea - what would it look like if you tried to sell cellphones and Segways at the end of the 19th century? (Beyond Technovelgy)

JewelEye Extraocular Implant Video

Would you get this piercing done? Not me. (Beyond Technovelgy)

Lash-Tube by Philip K. Dick

Device emits an energy beam. From the 1954 story The Golden Man (new Technovelgy item)

Suit-Shield Fabric by Philip K. Dick

A kind of mesh fabric that could absorb energy bolts. From the 1954 story The Golden Man (new Technovelgy item)

SAL 9000 by Arthur C. Clarke

Successor to the HAL 9000. From the 1982 story 2010 (new Technovelgy item)

Unit Analyst Robot by Philip K. Dick

A robotic psychoanalyst. From the 1955 story The Chromium Fence (new Technovelgy item)

Dashboard TV by Philip K. Dick

A television placed in the dashboard of your car or similar vehicle. From the 1955 story The Chromium Fence (new Technovelgy item)

Central Guide-Beam by Philip K. Dick

A kind of signal that demonstrates the best possible path to a destination in space and even provides motive power. From the 1954 story Shell Game (new Technovelgy item)

Mentat by Frank Herbert

A person who has been specially trained and conditioned for excellence in From the 1965 story Dune (new Technovelgy item)

Grill-Screen Adaptor by Philip K. Dick

Approved General Electronics Corporation solution for bomb shelters, in response to Soviet bore-pellets. From the 1955 story Foster, You're Dead (new Technovelgy item)