By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com When it comes to his upcoming reboot of RoboCop, Brazilian director Jose Padilha said he’s not interested in repeating what Paul Verhoeven did in the 1987 original. Instead, he wants to focus on other issues, like the deep meaning behind robot existence. In an interview
By Whitney Clavin & Trent J. Perrotto, Source: NASA.gov Observations from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, keeping open the case on one of Earth’s greatest mysteries. While scientists
By Don Kaye, Source: Blastr.com There’s both good news and bad news about the next Terminator movie, and the good news involves none other than James Cameron. According to Deadline, the development process for Terminator 5 has been moving along, with producers hoping to put the film into production by
Once again the ESO Podcast returns to Titan Comics in Duluth to wrap up our visit to the Star Trek Universe and chat about Voyager and Enterprise. We then return to the station to discuss this weeks episode of Doctor Who “The God Complex” and if that wasn’t enough we
by: Marc Bernardin, Source Blastr.com Before AMC’s hit series launches into its second season on October 16th, we’re going to learn exactly what kicked off the zombie apocalypse—through the eyes of one particular zombie. In Walking Dead’s pilot episode, “Days Gone Bye,” the good sheriff Rick Grimes stumbles out of
By Carol Pinchefsky, Source: Blastr.com You don’t need to be a scientist to determine the structure of an enzyme whose configuration is unknown. It turns out you can just be a gamer. For the last 10 years, scientists had failed to resolve the configuration of an enzyme, the retroviral protease
By Dave Golder, SFX.com The CW network in the States is developing a reboot of the classic telefantasy series Beauty And The Beast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The original series, which ran for three series from 1987, starred Linda Hamilton as Catherine and Ron Perlman as Vincent, the sewer-dwelling
By Nathalie Caron, Source: Blastr.com Awesome news, everyone! While we’re impatiently waiting for season 5 of Primeval to air over here in North America, news of a spin-off of the UK sci-fi series has just emerged. Titled Primeval: New World (Torchwood: Miracle Day was originally sub-titled The New World, BTW)
By Alan Boyle, Source: MSNBC.com Planet-hunters say they’ve detected the first world that’s absolutely known to circle two stars, like Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine in the fictional “Star Wars” saga. “Once again, what used to be science fiction has turned into reality,” said Carnegie Institution astronomer Alan Boss, a
By HitFix Staff FOX is developing a drama series based on the supernatural DC Comics character The Spectre. The Spectre, created by Jerry Siegel (co-creator of Superman) and Bernard Bailey in 1940, is an ex-cop stuck in an eternal afterlife, where he exacts vengeance upon mortal criminals in the name
Source: CNN.com It’s not like aliens put up a welcome banner or anything, but scientists now have newly identified at least one planet that could potentially sustain life. The European Southern Observatory has just announced the discovery of more than 50 new exoplanets (planets outside our solar system), including 16
By NELLIE ANDREEVA, Source: Device.com On the heels of Sherlock Holmes getting a successful contemporary makeover in features with the Robert Downey Jr.-starring franchise, and on public television with Masterpiece Theater’s Sherlock, the famous 19th century British detective is headed for a commercial TV series update. CBS has bought Sherlock
