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Sci-Fi Saturday: Terminator, Green Hornet, Ghostbusters + BSG, Caprica, Lost + more March 28, 2009

by Rosario T. Calabria , Filed under: Sci-Fi , trackback

We got good news if you were spoiled by that leaked Terminator 4 ending? We also have updates on Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet and 3rd outings for the Ghostbusters and the Riddick franchises and more movie news and previews. For TV the SciFi SyFy channel is still dealing with name change fallout, plus we have updates on BSG, Caprica, Lost and more. Plus all the usual previews, including the new Doctor Who.

 

MOVIE NEWS

Terminator Salvation Ending Re-Tweaked Due to Internet Leak?
We’re going to be entering pseudo-spoiler territory here, so you’ve been forewarned.  Last year, CHUD and Ain’t It Cool News leaked what they said was the ending to "Terminator Salvation" that had John Connor dying before the end of the movie and being replaced by Marcus, a "good" Terminator.  According to Moviehole, the third act of the film has been completely changed "because of the internet leak.  The ending doesn’t resemble the previous one in any shape or form". More, via Moviehole:

[T]he WB were as red as Daredevil about the ending being spoilt online and had begun to rewrite the script. And that’s exactly what they did. Its now, according to our friend on the inside, "A complete [180] from the original film. Works better. Probably not as hard to swallow. Real good though".

Movie theater standee featuring all the main stars [Latino Review]



Harold Ramis Talks Ghostbusters 3
Harold Ramis talked with MTV about the third "Ghostbusters" film that is currently in the scripting phase, and Ramis revealed that while he’s still waiting on a first draft of the script from "Office" writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, he, along with Dan Aykroyd and original director Ivan Reitman, have been consulting with the duo.  Ramis also promised that all of the original core players will be taking part in the updated version, including Bill Murray (Dr. Peter Venkman) and Dan Aykroyd (Dr. Raymond Stantz): "We’re all going to be in it in different kinds of roles," Ramis said. "We’re going to be the sage mentors. There are going to be young Ghostbusters."

First Details on 3rd Riddick + Official Announcement in April?
According to sources close to IESB, the next film in the ‘Riddick’ franchise is expected to be more down and dirty with less "fantasy epic stuff".  IESB also reports that a bounty hunter/space pirate type of story line is expected.  The film’s budget will be capped at around $35 million ("Pitch Black" had a budget of $23 million while "The Chronicles of Riddick" cost $105 million) and an official announcement about the film is expected sometime after "Fast & Furious" hits theaters on April 3rd (the production start date is expected to be sometime in early 2010).

Seth Rogen Updates Green Hornet
While doing promotion for his latest film, "Observe & Report", Seth Rogen provided a few updates on the status of "The Green Hornet", which he co-wrote and stars, telling SCI FI Wire that Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") — who was recently tapped as director — will not be doing any of his homemade style of effects, Rogen was also asked about whether or not the hero/sidekick story is still intact:

Yeah, and I would say if anything, it’s taken on a much greater [scope]. At first we were kind of resisting the notion of an origin story, but then we realized we could kind of embrace it and then play with that idea; it could be a lot better. So that’s something we’ve added.

Superhero Hype! also chatted with Rogen, where he talked a bit about Stephen Chow’s involvement ( possibly as Kato). And lastly, Rogen again confirmed earlier reports that the character will be Lone Ranger’s grandnephew and that the end of June is the current "tentative start date" for shooting.  "The Green Hornet" is scheduled to hit theaters June 25, 2010.

NEW IMAGES

Angels & Demons

New domestic and international posters [via ComingSoon.net]

Astro Boy

New poster [MTV]

Dragonball Evolution [more at io9]

Gatchaman

First poster [via twitch]


G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

First look at the face of Cobra Commander from the action figure [via Topless Robot]


Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Character posters [four more for Dumbledore, Hermione, Draco and Severus Snape at MSN]


The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

First look at Nicolas Cage filming a scene with co-star Jay Baruchel [more at JustJared]

First look at Teresa Palmer (Baruchel’s love interest) on the set [more at Celebrity-Gossip]

Where the Wild Things Are [more at USA Today]

NEW VIDEOS

Angels & Demons

New TV spot

Astro Boy

Second teaser trailer

Blood: The Last Vampire

New trailer

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

New trailer

Dragonball Evolution

Character spot for Lord Piccolo

Four more: Bulma | Chi Chi | Goku | Roshi

Game

Italian trailer

The Haunting in Connecticut

New clip: "Shower"

Four more clips: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

New trailer

Exclusive: 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' Trailer

Mutant Chronicles

New behind-the-scenes featurette

Watch the first five minutes of the film

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

International trailer

MovieFIX exclusive: Night at the Museum 2

Up

New featurette: "Up: Discovering a Lost World" (watch another featurette at Disney.com)

New clip: "Meet Kevin" [watch another clip at MSN]

Where the Wild Things Are

First trailer

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

TV Spot #8: "War"

Three more TV Spots: #5 | #6 | #7

MOVIE BITES

CASTING BITES

TV NEWS

Robert J. Sawyer Praises Flash Forward TV Adaptation
Robert J. Sawyer, who wrote the 1999 novel for which the ABC sci-fi pilot drama "Flash Forward" (from Brannon Braga and David Goyer) is based upon, had nothing but praise for the two producers:

"I had a wonderful meeting in Los Angeles with [executive producers] David Goyer, Brannon Braga and Jessika Goyer early on in 2007, where we talked about what should be retained, what should be dropped, what should be changed," Sawyer told SCI FI Wire. "The plan is for the series to run five years of 22 episodes. And Brannon and David and, to a much lesser extent, I as a consultant have brainstormed all the myriad ways that the story will be developed."

Sawyer will also be writing an episode during the first season, but won’t reveal what it’s about:

"Brannon and David will probably write the first half dozen themselves, to set the tone and flavor that they want," he said. "Sometime in the next block I will be doing my episode. David and I talked about what should I write, and we quickly converged on where in the overall arc of the series my talents might best be put to use.

Sawyer also told SCI FI Wire, in a separate interview, that he will have a cameo in the pilot. Be sure to head on over to SCI FI Wire to read the entire interview.

Discovery Channel Announces Stephen Hawking’s Universe
The Discovery Channel on Thursday announced a new multimillion-dollar three-part special titled "Stephen Hawking’s Universe" that will use the world-renowned physicist’s theories and CGI to explore the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond, according to THR:

"You got the greatest living mind on the universe, and we’re taking his knowledge and presenting it to people with fabulous computer graphics," Discovery president and GM John Ford said. "We start at beginning of time, then go into whether time travel is possible, whether we are alone and some of the great questions, done with spectacular special effects."

Discovery is shooting for a 2010 release for the series.

Three Join CW’s Vampire Diaries, Including Lost’s Boone
Warner Brothers TV has tapped Ian Somerhalder, who played Boon on ABC’s "Lost", to the cast of the CW’s drama pilot "Vampire Diaries".  According to Variety, Somerhalder will be playing Damon, a smug vampire who can go from playful to evil in a split second.  Also joining the project, which is based on a series of books from Alloy Entertainment about a woman who falls for two vampire brothers — one good and one evil — is Zach Roerig, who will play the jock Matt, and Kayla Ewell, who will play Matt’s sister.

Young Ben Speaks + News on Future Episodes
Sterling Beaumon, who plays Young Ben on "Lost", told TV Guide that [SPOILERS] he’ll be in two more episodes of the show and that his shooting in last week’s episode by Sayid won’t be the incident that turns Ben into evil Ben, and "that big older mean Ben that we know may not even exist". Also, Elizabeth Mitchell says "there’s a good reason" why Daniel Faraday is missing in 1977 and that the reason "flows really nicely for the character."  In related news, the two-hour finale (May 13th) will apparently focus on an attack on the Dharma Initiative, with SpoilersLost noting that Jack has some "explosive plans".  The site also notes that Rose, Bernard and Vincent will all appear in the finale.  And rounding out this week’s "Lost" news, EW reports that the show has begun filming a wedding ceremony that will air during the show’s finale:

Here are a pair of clues: Actors of Asian-American descent are being sought to play extras, and the wedding will take place on the mainland, not the island. That pretty much rules out Jack/Kate or Sawyer/Juliet. "One theory is that it’s a flashback to Sun and Jin’s wedding," whispers a Lost insider. "But the wild rumor is that Sun and Jin’s daughter will marry Aaron in the future."

During a recent podcast, producers Calrton Cuse and Damon Lindelof revealed that next week’s episode (watch the promo below) will feature Kate flashbacks and we’ll seen enough of the four-toed statue to definitively know what it is.   The producers also revealed that by the end of the season we’ll get an explanation by Ben on why he killed Locke and one from Miles about why he specifically wanted $3.2 million.

Promo for episode 11, "Whatever Happened, Happened"

Bryan Fuller Talks + Familiar Character Makes His Return
On the episode commentary for "Cold Snap", writer Bryan Fuller clarified the status of Tracy [SPOILERS], confirming that the character will return in the next volume ("Redemption"), where she’ll be taking on a leadership role.  Daphne, however, is not coming back.  Her death is permanent.  In other news, writer/producers Aron Coliete and Joe Pokaski answered some fan questions, as they do every week, over at Comic Book Resouces.  Here are a few highlights:

And rounding out this week’s "Heroes" news, IMDB notes that Christopher Eccelston will be back as Claude in the show’s season finale.  The episode is titled "Invisible Thread".  And finally, the promo for next week’s episode, "Into Asylum", follows below.

SCI FI/Syfy Upfront Presentation + More on the Name Change
SCI FI, soon to be Syfy, have ordered three fantasy miniseries, including a retelling of "Alice in Wonderland".  SCI FI is also working on a fresh take of the comic-book hero "The Phantom" and will be developing an adaptation of the "Riverworld" fantasy books by Philip Jose Farmer.  All three projects will be four-hour movies from RHI Entertainment.  "Alice in Wonderland" is scheduled to premiere in the winter, while both "Riverworld" and "The Phantom" will be released sometime next year.  In other SCI FI news, that name change is still generating a bit of negative press.  One of the channel’s original founders, Mitch Rubenstein, wrote a letter to Hollywood.com, recounting how he and others, including Isaac Asimov, found it difficult to convince fans of the network’s original name:

Then Isaac started to speak and said that the name had to be Sci Fi Channel and not the SF Channel, in order to draw a wide, diverse audience and be successful. To be in a financial position to acquire and produce the best programming. That’s really what counts, right? The writers came around and agreed. Heck, it was Isaac Asimov saying "Sci Fi Channel" was OK, and that was that.

What would Isaac have said if the name was instead SyFy Channel. He would have said (we believe): That’s just plain dumb. 

In a conference call with bloggers to discuss the name change, SCI FI’s president Dave Howe revealed two potential names for the network: SFC and Beyond:

Howe said he could reveal those names because there was no way the network would have been able to use either of them due to issues such as owning the trademark or securing the URL. "Which is why having a made-up name is more open and enables you to give it the perception and values you want it to have," he added.

"The conversation that we’re having today and the feeding frenzy in the chat rooms and online would have been considerably greater if we changed the name completely."

Despite the negative opinion of the name change, Howe wants to reassure viewers that the network will not be shifting its focus (via io9):

This is not about alienating our existing core viewers because frankly we are still the scifi-fantasy channel and will continue to be so. This is absolutely about embracing our heritage, and embracing our future, and figuring out how we can bring even more people into the camp. The thing that I think disturbs us most was, people, as we expected, saying ‘Well this is just another opportunity to put more ECW on the air.’ Or, ‘This is another opportunity to do even more reality.’ That isn’t true and recent announcements [prove otherwise]. We’ve picked up Caprica, it’ll launch in the new year. We’ve picked up Stargate Universe, the next exciting chapter of the longest running space opera in TV history. This isn’t about retrenching, this is about absolutely embracing the totality of not just our core audience but actually, a new audience in the future."

New Genre Shows Headed to Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network unveiled a slate of 19 new series/movies during last Wednesday’s upfront presentation and four of those series are sci-fi themed:

The network also announced that "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", "The Secret Saturdays" and "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" will all be back for new episodes next season.  Read the full press release here.

Extended Cut of BSG Finale on DVD + Moore on Alternate Endings
Ronald D. Moore told SCI FI Wire that DVD for season four of "Battlestar Galactica" will have an extended cut of the series finale:

Well, there was a series of flashbacks that had to do with Boomer [Grace Park] and Helo [Tahmoh Penikett] and Tyrol [Aaron Douglas] back on Galactica when she was a rookie pilot. It was the first time she kissed Tyrol, the beginnings of that relationship, the beginning of Helo having his longing for her, and sort of establishing where that triangle was way back in the beginning. We cut that, just for time. It will be on the extended DVD version.

The DVD will also have some longer versions of the same scenes, including one after Tyrol says, "We have to hook Anders into CIC", which involves a heated argument between Tyrol, Adama and Starbuck in Adama’s quarters.  To read Moore’s reactions to the series finale, head on over to SCI FI Wire.  In a separate interview with io9, Moore talked about a different ending that they had in mind for the series, this one focused on Ellen:

There was a different ending that we had, it was all about Ellen aboard the Colony. She was sort of turned by Cavil, because she found out that Tigh had impregnated Caprica Six, and that deeply embittered her. And she sort of became dedicated to the idea of destroying Galactica and the fleet out of revenge. And [she and Cavil] got Hera, and then the final confrontation became very personalized between Tigh versus Ellen, and should they forgive.

Moore says that over the course of the writer’s strike, he rethought about it and decided that it wasn’t "epic enough", and that’s when they "decided to start over, and reinvent the last arc of the show."  Moore also discussed another ending all together with SCI FI Wire, telling the site that in another version of the finale, the Galactica ends up on earth instead of being flown into the sun and manages to show up in our present-day timeline:

"There was a point in the development process where we discussed the idea of the Galactica not being destroyed, but having somehow landed on the surface more or less intact, but unable to ever get into orbit again (the particulars here were never worked out, so don’t ask how she made it down without being torn apart). We talked about them basically abandoning the ship and moving out into the world.

"Cut to the present-day in Central America where there are these enormous mysterious mounds that archeologists have not been able to understand (it may have been South America, I can’t recall the exact location, but these mounds really do exist). Someone is doing a new kind of survey of the mounds with some kind of ground-penetrating radar or something and lo and behold, we see the outlines of the Galactica still buried under the surface."

There’s also a new interview with Mary McDonnell, who calls the series finale "very eloquent, very hopeful and very necessary".  Check it out over at SCI FI Wire.

Esai Morales Explains Caprica
Three of the stars of "Caprica" chatted with E! Online about the upcoming "Battlestar Galactica" prequel series from Syfy.  Here’s how Esai Morales, who plays Adm. Bill Adama’s (Edward James Olmos) grandfather Joseph Adama, explains the series:

"It mirrors, in my opinion, what’s happening today on our own planet and our own country. [The nation-state planet of] Caprica represents the values that we as Americans represent, and my family comes from [the nation-state planet] Tauron, which is a more repressive establishment, like a mixture of Iran and Latin America or the Soviet Union, where the state is a lot more paternal, repressive and restrictive. We come from the old world and are trying to thrive in this world, and my family gets victimized or caught up in the politics of monotheism and polytheism."

Paula Malcomson, who plays Amanda Greystone in the series, and Polly Walker (Sister Calrice Willow) also offered their thoughts on their roles and the series.  Read them here. We’ve also got eight new clips from the film.  Watch the first below, and look below for links to the others. The two-hour pilot for "Caprica" hits DVD and digital download on April 21, 2009.

More clips: #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8

TV IMAGES

Doctor Who

First look at the new villain species, the Tritovore

Other images from the Easter special, "Planet of the Dead" [more via io9]

Dollhouse

Promotional images from episode x, "A Spy in the House of Love" [two more here and here]

Fringe

Promotional images from episode 15, "Inner Child" [more at Fringe Television]

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Promotional images from episode 22, "Born to Run" [one more here]

TV VIDEOS

Caprica

Trailer

Chuck

Clip from Monday’s episode, "Chuck Versus the Broken Heart", which features Tricia Helfer

Promo for Monday’s episode

Dollhouse

Promo for episode eight, "Needs"

Eureka

Interview with the show’s cast

Iron Man: Armored Adventures

Music video of the theme song and clips from the show [EW]

Reaper

Sneak peek for episode five, "I Want My Baby Back"

Promo for the episode

Red Dwarf

Viral video

Smallville

Webclip from episode 18, "Eternal"

Stargate Universe: SGU

Sneak peek clip

 

Supernatural

Promo for episode 18, "The Monster At The End Of This Book"

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Promo for episode 21, "Adam Raised a Cain"

Warehouse 13

Interview with star Joanne Kelly

Trailer

TV Note:

Don’t forget to tune in this Sunday on Fox to catch the Star Trek-themed episode of "Family Guy".  The episode airs at 9PM (8c).  And if you missed it, be sure to check out an article about the episode that was run on TrekMovie this past Wednesday.  Check it out here.  Here’s a preview that was featured in that article:

TV BITES

MISC NEWS

Preview of Spider-Man Musical
There was a sneak peek at the musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark" on Thursday and Modern Fabulosity was on hand to provide a report. The musical, "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" will be directed by Julie Taymor and features music by U2.  According to Modern Fabulosity, the musical takes a different approach from the films, and it will feature several villains:

Unlike Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films (which moved from the story’s comic book roots toward a more naturalistic, real-world interpretation), Taymor is, unsurprisingly, going the other way — embracing the webcrawler’s inherent theatricality, and placing him inside a stylized New York City populated with heroes and (multiple) supervillains.

The site gave a run down of all the villains — in costume — that they witnessed during the sneak peek, all of which apparently look amazing:

Ishioka’s costumes were breathtaking — a rogues gallery of the villains that appear onstage in the musical received audible gasps from the audience, including the Green Goblin, Lizard, Kraven, Swarm, and a new female villain created at the behest of Taymor, Swiss Miss (dressed in immaculate white dominatrix gear and multiple knives…hot!). Fans of Dr. Octopus and Sandman should know, however, that neither made an appearance in the presentation, although Taymor hinted at a special villain yet to be identified who appears in the piece.

You can read the full report on the sneak peek over at Modern Fabulosity.  Poster art is below.



New Batman Comic Writer Talks
Judd Winick, who’ll be taking over writing duties on the "Batman" comic series in June, tells Comic Book Resources that he’s looking forward to writing tons of action, and won’t be focused much on social commentary:

We’re talking three-issue arcs, four-issue arcs where it’s Batman whooping it up, kicking ass, getting his ass kicked and coming back and kicking some more ass. This is a superhero book and it’s one of the things that I enjoy. I mean, I do enjoy Batman as a masked detective but I myself enjoy Batman beating the living hell out of people in various ways, shapes and forms… This is a "Batman" title. And I don’t think it will have any of the social commentary, which I’ve done maybe five or six times out of 10 years I’ve written comics.

Be sure to head on over to Comic Book Resources to read the entire interview with Winick.

Marvel Launching New Writers Program
Marvel Studios has started up a new writers program with the hopes of bringing more than a half dozen film writers together to work and develop on ideas for future comic book film projects.  According to Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily, the writers will have to sign a non-disclosure agreement and a 70-page, non-negotiable contract.  But the contract is very strict, giving Marvel ownership over everything the writers create during the one year term of the deal, plus a first look and last refusal to anything the writers previously wrote or will write for 24 months in the future.  Everyone is open to applying, including current Marvel comic book writers.

MISC IMAGES

Transformers

Megan Fox on the cover of Empire Magazine (note the Autobots tat) [Empire]

Big Numbers

Lost, never-before-published Alan Moore comic [one more image, plus background and a link to the complete third issue, can be found at SCI FI Wire]

Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers #1 Covers

MISC VIDEOS

Battlestar Galactica (BSG Rap: "I Love Battlestar!") [via io9]

Ghostbusters (Video Game)

Alyssa Milano talking about her role in the game (she replaces Weaver, who was late in signing up for the project)

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (Video Game)

New featurette

Nightmare on Elm Street

Video script review [Latino Review]

SCI FI RATINGS

Terminator: TSCC and Dollhouse Ratings Watch
Last night’s episode of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" drew 3.83M viewers and a 1.3 A18-49 rating, staying even from last week’s episode (up 3% among viewers, flat among adults 18-49).  This is actually the third week in a row that the show has shown growth. After hitting a series low 2.90M viewers and a 1.0 A18-49 rating on March 6th, the show is up 32% among viewers and 30% among adults 18-49.  Unfortunately, its ratings remain very low.  As for lead-out "Dollhouse", the news wasn’t good.  Although it slightly improved upon its lead-in, last night’s episode drew just 3.87M viewers and a 1.3 A18-49 rating which was a 7% from last week’s episode among viewers and a steep 13% among adults 18-49.

Chart (3/2/2009 to 3/8/2009)

 

Comments»

1. I am not Herbert - March 28, 2009

Nice HEAD!!!

2. Prologic9 - March 28, 2009

STILL with this “young” Ghostbusters bullshit!?

3. I am not Herbert - March 28, 2009

Another EXCELLENT scroll-r-ific post Rosario!!! =D

4. tribble farmer - March 28, 2009

I want Megan Fox’s autobot tattoo. Right next to my Starfleet insignia and the General Lee.

5. DarthDogg - March 28, 2009

I can honostly say, that if Terminator Salvation had kept that really stupid ending, with John becoming a machine, I would have spit on the movie rather than watch it. We have been waiting a very long time to see future John do his thing, to even think of cheating us of that is unforgivable. Though I have no faith in this new ending seeing as they were dumb enough to come up with that other one in the first place. very stupid on there part, expecialy since there is a perfecty good Terminator show on TV that I am very pleased with. If Mc G screws this up, he and i are done proffesionaly! Fu@%ing ASS!!!

6. spockatatic - March 28, 2009

fascinating.

7. Jason - March 28, 2009

I wish Life on Mars wasn’t getting cancelled :(

8. Kirk, James T. - March 28, 2009

@ 4 – I just want Megan Fox, mmmmmm

9. The Governator - March 28, 2009

Good Stuff

10. The Jui$tain - March 28, 2009

Is it just me or does Cobra Commander look cheesy?

_-J-_

11. Jeffrey S. Nelson - March 28, 2009

The suits at SyFy (?)) just don’t get it. It’s the name change that sucks, not a concern by viewers that content will change. What the frak…

12. Thomas - March 28, 2009

11. The Jui$tain
No, it’s not just you, but then I guess I didn’t know what to expect. I haven’t heard too many good things about this movie anyway.

13. AJ - March 28, 2009

5:

DarthDogg:

At 2.9m viewers for SCC, your assertion that “we have been waiting a very long time” for anything to do with Terminator is wishful thinking. No one is waiting.

Even moreso than Trek, “Terminator” was always dominated by its star, Arnold. It will be a hard hill to climb. McG is NOT a good director (Charlie’s Angels), and the released trailer material is sleep-inducing.

Maybe I’m agreeing with you, but T4 is definitely a rental for me

14. Capt Mike of the Terran Empire - March 28, 2009

Bsg had a damn good ending. I wish they would have had the Galactica land on earth and then we find it in the present and have an ancester of adama played by Edward james olmos who is a U.S Military officer looking at it. That would have been a better ending.

15. DavidJ - March 28, 2009

Hmm, the only thing I really care about here is the new Doctor Who special.

Although it was kinda cool hearing Murray as Venkman again.

16. Chris Basken - March 28, 2009

Nice to see the bone claws in Wolverine.

17. Dr. Image - March 28, 2009

If I were God, I’d ask Ron Moore why he didn’t use the brain I gave him- the brain that came up with four years of brilliant storytelling- to write a better ending rather than copping out and blaming it all on ME.

18. Weerd1 - March 28, 2009

As a long time GI Joe fan- the Cobra Commander is abominable. I can rest assured that no matter how far JJ Abrams might miss the mark on Trek, it can’t be as bad as GI Joe will be.

19. Mike Ten - March 28, 2009

Ratings aren’t looking good for Reaper. The characters are well written and most of the stories are pretty good, hopefully it gets another season.

That would have been pretty cool to see the wreckage of the Galactica on Earth. After 150,000 years there wouldn’t be much left especially with the damage done to Galactica.

20. Bryan - March 28, 2009

I’m glad to hear that the original Four Ghostbusters will be part of Ghostbusters 3 it’s too bad nothing was done in the 90’s or earlier this decade, cause then they still would have been on their own instead of with a new group of Ghostbusters.

21. Jordan - March 28, 2009

Dammit if they keep bring back people who died in Heroes i’ll stop watching the show.

22. DarthDogg - March 28, 2009

# 13 -AJ

for the most part, you and I are in agreement. Arnold was and always will be the main selling point of these films, at least for me. That said, SCC is a great show, thats a fact. OK maybe not a fact, but still, ratings have never meant a thing. How many awsome shows do you know of, and that you liked were cancelled before there time do to raitings. That said, there is really no reason to make the new Terminator movie save one. To see john Conner beat the machines. NOT, I repeat NOT, to see a robot wearing Johns skin like a brand new Edgar Suit beat the machines. Thats just stupid!!!

23. steve623 - March 28, 2009

Re: #13 – I fully anticipate T4 will outgross Star Trek.

24. Mr. AtoZ - March 28, 2009

“Young Ghostbusters?”
Nope, let me guess no one over 40 can be heroes in Hollywood.

25. Spectre_7 - March 28, 2009

Eye <3 Battle Star Galactica, Galactica!

26. redbellpeppers - March 28, 2009

T4 killing off John Connor?
They damn well better not!

27. CarlG - March 28, 2009

That Doctor Who monster looks ridiculous, in an awesome way.

In related news, I’m going to have to start watching Heroes again (Eccleston!!!)… by the way, have you guys seen that pic of him as Destro form GI Joe? He looks like gunmetal Kryten. :)

28. cpelc - March 28, 2009

At a risk of making this my only post in every thread….sorry by the way.

Can someone please tell me if the music from the latest tv spot has been identified yet?

I’m trying to compile all of the music I can beforehand to put together with the soundtrack when I buy it on iTunes

29. Will Decker - March 28, 2009

Dare Da! Dare Da! Dare Da! I can’t wait for Gatchaman :)

30. Captain Cameron goes Berserk!! - March 29, 2009

am I the only One who’s thinking, “Who gives a S%$t about Green Hornet??” or Seth Rogan for That Matter.

31. thorsten - March 29, 2009

am I the only One who’s thinking, “Tom Hanks is SO wrong for this part?”

32. DaveM - March 29, 2009

Rosario I love this column, but I can’t believe you missed the story about Tom Hanks being involved with a film about the Major Matt Mason toy line from Mattel.

This has been something I have been wishing for years would return in any form.

33. CmdrR - March 29, 2009

I hear hardcore fans of the new name, SyFy, have formed a fan club: SyFy Lover of the United States… or SyFyLUS.

34. Enc - March 29, 2009

fox should keep SCC and doll house
nbc should ax knight rider

i dont like cobra commander either

22
edgar suit LOL

well arnald or not he didnt seem to help T-3 any.

31
r u refering to his acting or his movie charactor ver the books
cant comment since i havent read ‘em

29
I have not looked too closely at this one.
I only remember (well not realy) the old BOTP. just how faithful will THIS one be ?

35. Fletch Gannon - March 29, 2009

I liked the finale of BSG…had no problems with it. In reference to the Galactica being discovered on Earth I always thought that it would have been cool to have the camera pan up after Time Square to the moon and have the final image of the Galactia impacked on the moon’s surface.

36. thorsten - March 29, 2009

@34…

Yes, Enc, I read the Dan Brown books pretty early, and I had a totally different Robert Langdon in Mind.

37. thorsten - March 29, 2009

“The conversation that we’re having today and the feeding frenzy in the chat rooms and online would have been considerably greater if we changed the name completely.”

I don’t think so. Last week Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse asked the fans to come up with names for the season five finale cliffhanger twist.

That would have been a smarter way then to go to some agency and come up with synthocrap like SyFy.

38. Barney - March 29, 2009

I worry that the Tritovore just looks like a 44 year step back in time to the Zarbi and the (as we look back on them now) not-so-special effects of the show’s past. I also worry that in doing these last few specials RTD has lost the plot. I dread to think what he’ll do for the two-parter at the end of this year, if the rumours are true it’ll be another big mess with too many old characters coming back. Bring on the Moffat era, even with Ugly Kid Doctor in the Tardis.

I liked the BSG ending, I think it was better than idea of Galactica landing on the planet. The ‘death’ of Galactica and the fleet kinda reminded me of the ending of Star Trek VI, in a way (obviously the Enterprise didn’t fly into the sun…)

Would be good to see the Ghostbusters back, though I’d prefer Grumpy Old Ghostbusters to Babybusters anyday.

39. Alf, in pog form - March 29, 2009

Fly-head must have a bugger of a time trying to put on his t-shirts.

40. Enc - March 29, 2009

38
didnt the old fire house sell a few years back?
new young cast.
new location???
i can understand the abilty to built a set for the interior. but without the fire house the classic shot of ecto-1 rolling out on location could be a bit hard to do. are they willing to build an exterior just for this movie. will the studio put out that much cash. and will the fans accept the obvious ext set then cut to a real NY shot. im thinking its gonna be a new fire house. part of what makes ghostbusters, ghostbusters. is an unlicensed nuclear accelerator, ecto-1 and that fire house.

41. Section33 - March 29, 2009

Stephen Hawking’s Universe is going to rock… I was an assembly editor on the shows… Everyone should def watch it

42. Dac - March 29, 2009

Wahey! My Red Dwarf Vid made it up :D

43. ety3 - March 29, 2009

Note: Esai Morales plays Joseph Adama, William’s *father*, not grandfather.

44. DarthDogg - March 29, 2009

34

Actually, if you think about it, Arnold was T-3’s only saving grace. That and the nuclear ending. And possably the Kristina Lokens Ass.

45. Magic_Al - March 29, 2009

I hate the idea of John being replaced by a machine because it means one way or another the machines won. But, if Terminator Salvation’s original ending wasn’t point of the story, I wonder if there is a story.

Kyle Reese told Sarah that when he’d left the future humans had won. The Terminator going back in time was a final act of desperation because John Connor had saved humanity. The question is do audiences want to see a simple happy ending like in War of the Worlds (1953)? Star Wars had a happy ending but ultimately got looped back on itself to have a sad ending that we’re told leads to the earlier happy ending. Is it possible to actually end a violent sci-fi franchise on happy?

46. redbellpeppers - March 29, 2009

I want a happy ending. I’m getting real tired of bad endings.

47. NaradaAlpha - March 29, 2009

so….this new Marvel writers contract is basically an enslavement contract?

48. thorsten - March 29, 2009

@41…

I certainly will!

49. screaming satellite - March 29, 2009

45 – they are streaching the whoile thing over 3 movies – they could probably do the whole future war /sending back all the terminators and reese in 1 movie much like the way they probably couldve done the star wars prequels in 1 movie..but 3 movies = 3x the gross :)

btw – Raimi announced hes writing the Evil dead script and intends Campbell to return as Ash…..wonder which AOD end they’ll use?

50. sean - March 29, 2009

Arnold was the face of the first two Terminator movies (though I always thought Linda Hamilton was equally critical), but he proved with T3 that his presence alone doesn’t guarantee a worthwhile story. TSCC is a great show, all without him. I’m more or less resigned to the fact that it’s headed for cancellation, and all we’ll be left with is whatever McG can scrape up to make his T4.

McG – like Zach Snyder – has a piss-poor track record. Admittedly, they both have a gift for visuals, but without something to prop those visuals up, it ends up rather hollow. I hope he makes a great movie, and I’ll certainly go see it. I won’t be surprised if I leave the theatre feeling unsatisfied, however.

51. Thorny - March 29, 2009

The book “Flash Forward” was excellent, but it involved everyone on Earth getting a brief look at their own lives thirty years from now. This means everyone finds out that their lives do or do not go as planned… marriages have failed, careers fizzled out, one character discovers he will be a murder victim.

I just don’t see how getting a look at their lives a few months from now can have nearly the same impact. So what if someone’s not the bestselling novelist they hope to be, its only a few months down the road. I really wonder why they’re even bothering with this show’s butchered premise. The show is planned for five years? They’ll be lucky if it goes five weeks, considering it’s on quick-with-the-chopping-block ABC.

Elsewhere…

There was already a program called “Stephen Hawking’s Universe” on PBS in the 1990s. Is this new one the same show, with updated CGI (which was also done for Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos”?)

There was also already a back-door pilot for “Riverworld” a few years ago, starring Brad Johnson and Emily Lloyd. Sci-Fi (SyFy’s) already trying again?

52. SupremeDalekOnTheBridge - March 29, 2009

I do not like the look of those Doctor Who monsters…. they remind me of lasts seasons Hath.

And I love Megan Fox. I’ve been looking at that Empire Magazine cover all day…. especially the one in the interview from Jennifer’s Body… Ah bliss.

53. They call me Stasiu - March 29, 2009

Love the Empire cover, and the Wild Things trailer looks supremely cool too.

54. Section33 - March 29, 2009

51. No its a whole new show… Universe may not be the final title…
The 3 episodes are one about the universe begining to end, one about time travel, and one about Alien life… taken from Hawking’s view of what is and what could happen…

It’s all new… and it’s all gonna be great! Obviously can’t say a huge amount about the content… but you guys will dig it!

Gary

55. MC1 Doug - March 29, 2009

Interesting note: I was watching on YouTube a 1974 TV movie called “Planet Earth,” which was the second of three post-atomic war science fiction films (unfortunately, failed pilots) based on a Gene Roddenberry premise.

The heroes, a PAX team, has a mission to save a man named Jonathan Connor.

Also the villains in the film, the Kreeg, a violent mutant race, look somewhat similar to the new Klingons (movie series).

If you’ve never seen any of these I recommend looking up “Genesis II, Planet Earth” and “Strange New World (the latter not being as good as the first two).” You can also see “The Questor Tapes” on YouTube. I am not sure but his last TV pilot called “Spectre,” a horror concept, might be on YouTube as well.

It’s too bad some savvy DVD distributor hasn’t put together a “Gene Roddenbery Collection.” I’d buy them in a hurry!

56. Andy Patterson - March 29, 2009

Hey Rosario, thanks again.

Sounds like Julie Taymor’s doing in the Spider-Man musical, more of what I wanted the movies to be. May have to make another trip to New York next Feb.

57. cagmar - March 29, 2009

Just wanted to put in my support for this season of Lost. Season 5 is the best since the very first season. Best show on TV right now. Thank you JJ!

58. Sotirios Moshonas - March 30, 2009

Hi, Everyone!:

Hi, AJ!

I want to ask you that the new doctor who species, the Tritovore, look too simular or too close to the Xindi species from Star Trek:Enterprise.

Am I wrong? Or am I stupid?

Please let me know.

Thanks for your time.

Sam

59. WolfTrek - March 30, 2009

Cool!! Astro Boy. I haven’t seen that since I was a preschool aged kid. Might want to check that out for nostalgia’s sake.

60. Pete359 - March 30, 2009

Love Supernatural!


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