Tonight on Knight Rider: Knight Fever
December 31, 2008 by Cynthia
NBC has a New Years’ gift for me! A new episode of Knight Rider! Save your grousing, people. I shall not be deterred from my quest to keep this show on the air. Viva la, KITT!
Knight Rider: Knight Fever
Air Date: December 31, 2009
KITT MAY HAVE MET HIS MATCH WHEN HE FALLS VICTIM TO A DESTRUCTIVE COMPUTER VIRUS
Mike (Justin Bruening) must stop the spread of a computer virus that threatens a total global meltdown. The job gets much harder when KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer) is infected. Meanwhile, Mike’s jealousy begins to show when Sarah (Deanna Russo) reconnects with an old flame (guest star Jeffrey Pierce, “The Nine”), who may be the key to solving the latest mission.
NBC Photo: Paul Drinkwater
Amazon Goofs on Battlestar Webisodes
December 30, 2008 by brian
Sy Fy Portal reports that Amazon.com released all but the final webisode in the current Battlestar Galactica story arc sometime over the weekend. Amazon was supposed to air a follow-up release but somewhere the schedule got out of whack, with the popular retail site airing several episodes before SCI FI Channel’s site did.
That, of course, put them all over YouTube. We can’t link to those, since they kind of aren’t supposed to have aired yet. The webisodes have been the subject of some debate in the BSG community because they reveal a same-sex relationship.
Pictured: (l-r) Michael Hogan as Col. Saul Tigh, Aaron Douglas as Tyrol, Michael Trucco as Anders — SCI FI Channel Photo: Carole Segal
Kyle XY Season Two on DVD Today
December 30, 2008 by brian
ABC Family Channel hit Kyle XY releases its second season on DVD today featuring 23 episodes on six discs. In the show’s second season, the mysterious arrival of Jessi XX lets Kyle know he is not alone in the world.
Bonus features include an alternate ending to Kyle and Jessi’s last fight, 12 deleted scenes and audio commentaries from the cast, writers and producers. And as fans of the show are no doubt aware, the new season of Kyle XY fires up Jan. 12. But through a partnership with Comcast, the show will actually premiere season 3 on the web. It will debut Jan. 7 and run through Jan. 11.
Kyle XY chronicles the journey of a teenager who wakes up nude in the Seattle, Washington forest with no memory. Since its 2006 premiere it has consistently been one of ABC Family Channel’s highest-rated shows. It stars Matt Dallas as the amnesiac title hero.
Fourth Indy Movie Coins New Phrase
December 30, 2008 by brian
Oh Indiana, we begged you to stay retired. Now the fourth installment of your famed film adventures has coined a whole new “jump the shark” style phrase: nuking the fridge.
This turn of phrase comes from the Indiana Jones’ sequel’s most implausible moment (which is saying something in a movie about alien crystal skulls with superpowers) namely, when Indy survives a nuclear blast by locking himself in a lead-lined refrigerator. Yahoo Movies’ Jonathan Chow chronicles the fridge incident and some other really silly movie moments in a feature today.
Image: Paramount Pictures 2008
Stargate Atlantis: Vegas, Baby
December 29, 2008 by Cynthia
When most people watch TV, they don’t give a lot of thought to the camera angles, the colors, the music or the pace. But all of these things together give a show its signature style, a style you probably aren’t even aware of until they take it away.
To that, I give you Stargate Atlantis: Vegas. From the first few moments of this, second to the last episode, I began thinking of it as CSI: Atlantis. So imagine my surprise when I found out that was what the production staff had labeled it early on in the process.
The story follows Detective John Sheppard as he investigates a series of bizarre murders in the desert outside of Las Vegas. He’s thinking basic serial killer but starts to think otherwise when government types (ie FBI Special Agent Woolsey and a slicker, secretive version of Rodney McKay) get in on the hunt. Turns out there’s a Wraith running loose on the planet and other than the killing thing, he’s assimilated rather nicely (and I must say, he looks quite fine in those jeans).
Legal Wrangling Could Delay Watchmen
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If the time-honored comic book question of Who Watches The Watchmen is asked, the answer could turn out to be: No one will, at least not anytime soon. One of the most hotly anticipated films of 2009 is in release limbo after a U.S. District Court judge has ruled that 20th Century Fox has the right to distribute the film.
The problem there is that Warner Bros. is the company planning to release the movie in March. E! Online reports that Fox sued Warner in February, alleging Warner hadn’t obtained all the rights from producer Lawrence Gordon. Judge Gary Feess agrees and now the pressure is on Warner to hash something out with Fox before one of the most hyped films of the year misses its target date.
His City… And Box Office, Screams
December 28, 2008 by brian
Frank Miller’s big screen adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic The Spirit has crashed and burned at the Christmas box office. Deadline Hollywood Daily reports an anticipated 4-day holiday weekend take of around $10 million, or barely enough to cover Samuel L. Jackson’s hairpiece allowance.
The film was critically panned and being a cult comic, Spirit didn’t bring in the automatic viewers that a Spider-Man or Superman could use to fill seats regardless of bad press. Variety called it “relentlessly cartoonish and campy,” while the Hollywood Reporter invokes the name of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The scuttlebutt goes that Miller initially turned the project down out of respect to Eisner, a legendary influence in the world of comics. But after thinking more about it, Miller decided he wouldn’t let anyone else do it. Legions of comic fans are now wishing he had.
It’s a sad end to a year that saw the comic book movie elevated to new heights by Iron Man and The Dark Knight. There are rumors circulating now that Miller’s blunder here might put the brakes on a recently announced Buck Rogers movie. At the least, it may be worth removing the screenwriting chores from Miller’s plate.
Image: The Spirit, Lionsgate, 2008
Supernatural: Family Remains Promo Pics
December 25, 2008 by Cynthia
New episodes are still a few weeks off but there’s plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks. Jensen Ackles will be out and about promoting My Bloody Valentine 3-D which opens on January 16th. Look for him on Jimmy Kimmel on January 8th and I hear there may be a red carpet premiere in Hollywood that same night.
Until then, here are some fabulous photos from the extra creepy Family Remains episode of Supernatural.
THE WORST KIND OF MONSTER — Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate the appearance of a young female ghost (guest star) in an abandoned house, but things become more complicated when a family moves in. The brothers fail to get the family to leave, but when the son is kidnapped though the walls, they look to Sam and Dean to rescue the boy. Kim Manners directed the episode written by Jeremy Carver.
Merry Christmas from The Ghostfacers
December 24, 2008 by Cynthia
Here’s one more fun holiday message from The Ghostfacers! And consider yourself “Happy Holidayed” from all of us at SFUniverse, too.
Video courtesy of WB and The CW.
Mohinder Makes List of TV’s Most Useless
POPWRAP has listed the 10 TV characters it considers to be the most useless, including Heroes’ suddenly sinister scientist Mohinder Suresh. As a matter of fact, Mohinder clocks in at Number One on said list. Sorry, Mohinder. It’s been a tough couple of years on Heroes fans and your sudden switch from altruistic scientist to power-hungry, scaly maniac has been hard for a lot of us to swallow.
On the bright side, Heroes is number one in something again! The good news is NBC appears very aware of the problems and has been making sweeping changes to return the show to its former glory. Bryan Fuller, who wrote some of the episodes in Season One back when everyone loved this show, is returning to help right the ship.
There’s more good news. While Mohinder took top honors he was the only sci-fi character on the entire list. I’m guessing Maya doesn’t count because she’s barely been on the show this season while Mohinder appears in every episode.
Pictured: Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh –NBC Photo: Adam Taylor