Good news, everyone, it’s the Futurama episode! Ged and Dave discuss the new direct-to-DVD Futurama movie, The Beast With A Billion Backs, as well as everything they love about the show (Dave even convinces Ged to make a Hedonismbot icon!).
Original post date: 7/2/08
Duration: 29′ 00″
Is it me, or does this look like a younger William B. Davis? Taken from the X-Files promotional widget.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that final production on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica series wrapped in Vancouver this week. But while the television series ends in early 2009, rumors have spread about the possibility of at least three new TV movies which are already in the works. While this may seem like a logical extension of the popular program, the Times reports that none of the regulars from the series have been contact yet about appearing in the dramas.
Actress Grace Park also gives a tantalizing clue about how the series wraps up - “There’s one episode where everything is explained and I had to read it three times,” Park said. “I had to sit down with [executive producer] Ron Moore and he had to break it down.”
It’s definitely sounds like fans will get the majority of their questions answered. Thank gods.
Update: Krystyn’s comment to this post was so good, I’ve copied it here. Enjoy:
General Kenobi: Years ago, you served my father in the Stamp Wars; now he begs you to help him in his struggle against the USPS. I regret that I used a fake address and your address as the return; but stamps have gone up in price again and I’m afraid don’t have enough 1¢ stamps to mail it properly. I’ve placed information vital to the defeat of the Postmaster into the mail collection system of this R2 unit. My father will have a letter opener to retrieve it. You must see this mail safely delivered to him, even if it means using FedEx. This is our most desperate hour. Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you’re my only hope.
Oh, hellz yes! I thought this wasn’t due until December. I’m the biggest X-Files fan you’ll meet. To wit:
- I’ve met William B. Davis, Nicholas Lea and Dean Haglund
- I own a copy of the script to “Home”
- I have a photo of myself in Mulder’s office
- The only con I’ve ever attended had an X-Files theme
I can’t wait for this movie. Black oil ahead!
A few weeks ago, Katee Sackhoff (BSG’s Starbuck) and Tricial Helfier (BSG’s #6) attended a screening of the show’s mid-season finale as well as a Q&A with the press. Katee’s response to the show’s final script has got me a little nervous:
“You know, at first I was a little disappointed,” she told IGN. “I was like, ‘Really? That’s what you’re gonna do? Okay…”
Uh-oh.
The finalists for television’s Emmy Awards were announced today and we’ll give you one guess as to which show was not on the list. Yep, you guessed right, Battlestar Galactica was snubbed again. Despite some of the best writing and acting on television today, Ron Moore, Olmos, McDonnel and the rest of the company won’t be honored for their wonderful contributions to television drama. From Buffy to Farscape, Star Trek the Next Gen and beyond, science fiction just doesn’t earn the respect it deserves. So say we all!
UPDATE: Turns out Next Gen won a total of 18 Emmy awards over its 7 year run, although Wikipedia doesn’t specify what they were for. I’m willing to bet a Romulan Ale the majority of them were for special effects, costumes or makeup, not writing, directing or acting.
In the fictional universe of Battlestar Galactica, algae (you know the green stuff that some affectionately call pond scum) is a kind of silver bullet that helps keep the survivors of the human race fed and nourished. Now real world science is catching up with science fiction. Not in food preparation, but in alternative forms of energy. An enterprising group of Chicago college students have found a way to create bio-diesel fuel from algae that is showing a great deal of promise. And just this week comes word that the new renewable fuel may be commercially viable in the not-too-distant future. With the price of gas climbing higher and higher, this unassuming green goo just may hold the promise of reduced energy costs, at least until our friend Mr. Fusion comes along. Algae, it’s not just for dinner anymore.
Via The Big Noob
Rejoice, Back To The Future fans. After years of listening to you beg, whine and cajole, Nike has decided to sell the 2015 sneakers that Marty McFly wore in Back To The Future II. Called “Hyperdunk,” they’ll be sold in a special commemorative color scheme.
Just don’t fall off your hoverboard.
The entire first season of Star Trek the original series has been remasterd with the cooperation of the Roddenberry Estate and is now available in iTunes [link]. Have fun!