Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' – Whispers
"All we need is the prom queen and the kid in the wheelchair." -– John SheppardThings take a scary twist this week on "Stargate: Atlantis."
Dr. 'Clone' Beckett (Paul McGillion) is visiting Atlantis and drafted to join Sheppard on a mission to help out an all-female team that has discovered one of Michael's discarded 'mad scientist' labs...[more]
Until next time... Marx out.
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - The ShrineUntil next time... Marx out.After being stuck on top of a Stargate in a flooded valley, McKay falls ill. He is stricken with the Pegasus version of Alzheimer's called "Second Childhood" and is quickly losing his memories.
McKay's sister, Jeannie, is brought to Atlantis to say her final goodbyes to her dying brother.
But Ronon has a risky plan. His people know of a shrine located on the planet Talus that would allow McKay to return to normal for one day before he dies... [more]
Firebreather #2
Being the child of a divorced family is tough. Especially when your dad happens to be a giant fire-breathing dragon.
Issue #2 picks up soon after the last issue with Duncan's mom embarrassing him by forcing him to bring cupcakes, on his sixteenth birthday, to high school. As if that wasn't bad enough, his mom finds the gold that he "hoarded" from his dad's stash of treasure... [more]
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - Ghost In The Machine
The SGA team is flying away from a planet apparently filled with flying monkeys when the puddlejumper goes berserk. For a few moments, things look pretty bad for the team, but they manage to mysteriously regain control.However, things take a stranger turn when the same bizarre malfunctions infect the entire city of Atlantis. The malfunctions turn out to be a ghost in the machine going by the name of Elizabeth Weir. [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
R Slashed To PG-13 For 'Punisher: War Zone'?The upcoming "Punisher: War Zone" movie is taking a beating and may turn into as ugly of a mess as disfigured archenemy Jigsaw's face by the time the movie hits the big screen.
SyFy Portal had previously reported that Punisher was going to get more adult with the influence of Garth Ennis' very dark take on the Punisher, but boy have things changed since then.
It started when Thomas Jane, who played Frank Castle/Punisher in the previous Punisher film, opted to leave "War Zone" and was replaced by Ray Stevenson ("Rome").
Then, Lionsgate allegedly removed director Lexi Alexander from post-production. Her Web site seemed to confirm the news with a cryptic message on her blog showing a picture of three monkeys in “See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil” pose. [more]
Is Carter A 'Baddie' In 'Terminator Salvation'?Helena Bonham Carter ("Sweeney Todd") recently joined the cast of McG's "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" prequel. She wouldn't tell SciFi Wire much about her character, except that she is not a nice person.
"I kind of play a baddie, definitely a baddie," Bonham Carter said in an interview. "I don't know how much I'm allowed to say, but I'm a very bad person."
At the last minute, Carter replaced Tilda Swinton in the film. When she was offered the role, she felt like she couldn't say no because her longtime partner Tim Burton "would have killed me if I hadn't done it because he's such a 'Terminator' fan." [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - The Daedalus Variations
An abandoned duplicate of the Daedalus appears in orbit. The team goes up to the ship to explore, only to be transported to an alternate reality.The episode quickly turns into a race against time, as McKay has to figure out how to get them back before they get stranded in a random parallel universe.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team has to fight to keep the team alive as they jump (and back again) through four different realities: one reality that has no Atlantis, one that has Atlantis being attacked by a mysterious and deadly alien ship, one that has Atlantis swallowed up by a giant red sun and one where the planet has been turned into nothing but an asteroid field.
The fact that they find a dead duplicate Atlantis team doesn't exactly help them feel better about their odds.... [more]
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' – Broken Ties
Ronon faces the ultimate betrayal, and Teyla must decide her future with the team.When I first heard the preview this episode, "The unthinkable happens, when Ronon is captured," I couldn't help but roll my eyes. You mean like in "Sateda"? Now that episode rocked, but the preview made it seem like it was retreading over an old storyline. So, I didn't have high hopes for this episode. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised... [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
'Pushing Daisies' Gets Around In Second SeasonThe second season of ABC's fantasy series "Pushing Daisies" is quickly approaching, and it will be taking us to some truly offbeat locations.
"The setting for the first one is in, like, a Burt's Bees massive factory of bee products," Lee Pace (Ned the Piemaker) told Scifi Wire. "The killer is killing people with a swarm of bees. The second episode takes place in the circus. The third episode is at the nunnery."
Co-star Anna Friel (Chuck), who by the way was nominated for a SyFy Genre Award for Best TV Actress, said that the loving couple will be all decked out in beekeeper suits from the very first scene of the first episode... [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
All 'Heroes' Have A Villain Inside Them
Enough with these silly heroes, it's time for the villains to shine. At least that's what the writers of "Heroes" seem to be thinking in regards to the upcoming third season.Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura) told SciFi Wire that the third season's subtitle of "Villains" isn't just referring to the bad guys, but also to the little villain inside us all.... [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - The SeedA new commander comes to Atlantis, and an old teammate is brought out of stasis.
Dr. Keller becomes obsessed with finding the formula to heal Dr. Beckett after receiving Michael's research notes from the last episode. But it takes a push from the new boss, Woolsey, to convince her to try it.
Success! Beckett returns to the living, and just in time. Keller has an alien disease that is growing out of her like a plant from a seed. The final product ... a Wraith ship. It looks like everyone who was on Michael's planet from the last episode is infected. So, while the "A Team" is in quarantine, the "B Team" has to find a way to cure Keller... [more]
Until next time... Marx out.
ABC's 'Life On Mars' Changes More Than Just Accent
The upcoming Americanized version of the British "Life on Mars" television show will go through a number of changes, including location and possibly the very reason that a 21st century police detective finds himself in the 1970s.
The American version changes locations, moving the story to New York instead of Manchester, England. But that isn't the only changes being made. [more]
'Lost' Plays Catch Up
The writer's strike made a number of science-fiction shows change their original plans for the season. ABC's "Lost" suffered more from the strike than many of the other shows on that network. Instead of airing 17 episodes last season, "Lost" was stopped at 14.
But, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson told SciFi Wire that "Lost" would get to make up for those three episodes that didn't air. [more]
Ratings Victory For 'Stargate: Atlantis'
The Season 5 premiere of "Stargate Atlantis" had 1.8 million viewers last Friday, up 6 percent over the Season 4 premiere in September 2007 making it the winner in its 10 p.m. timeslot among cable networks... [more]
Prepare To Be Adapted: Marvel v. DC: The Animated Series
It's time for part II on my discussion about the endless battle (at least in the mind of fans) against Marvel and DC....[more]
Review: 'Stargate: Atlantis' - Search And Rescue
Finally, it's time for the premiere of season five of "Stargate: Atlantis." We were left with quite the cliffhanger as the rescue team needed rescuing after a booby trap knocked an entire building on top of them... [more]
Iron Clad Deal For 'Iron Man 2'"Iron Man" blasted away the competition when it hit theaters, making over $98 million on opening weekend and grossing over $ 312 million domestically to date. Needless to say, Marvel Studios is eager to get started on the sequel.
However, the sequel hit a bump when "Iron Man" director Jon Faveau wanted more money. Luckily, according to Dark Horizons, Marvel Studios and Favreau have apparently reached a deal for the sequel scheduled in 2010... [more]
Angel: After the Fall #10It's the day after the big fight from last issue and Angel has a bizarre dream. In a scene stylized after comic books of yore, we see a superhero Spike and his side kick Connor saving a woman. In the distance Angel, as an old man, watches on, wishing he still had his vampire powers. Angel snaps awake wishing he would stop eating before bedtime.
Angel is struggling to recover from his injuries and adapting to the new status quo... [more]
