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WGA Strike: Sci Fi Channel Day at NBC Studios

Photos courtesy of Stephen Grossman

By Juliana Weiss

Sci Fi Channel Day had a great turnout by the fans. Here’s a photo recap of the day’s events for those of you who missed it.

Sci Fi Channel Day 1

Pink Raygun and the Pink Hat Brigade, a group of female science fiction writers who picket together. The group began wearing the pink hats in order to spot one another on the line. Read more »

The Sci Fi Channel Needs Women!

By Lisa Fary

I thought it was OK for me to be a chick and like space ships and aliens and rayguns without being weighed down by feelings and relationships. However, a recent article in Adweek, “Sci Fi, Feminized“, implies otherwise. It implies that I am as my high school crush, Justin, once said, not a real girl.

Bonnie Hammer, the president of the Sci Fi Channel since 1998, has been actively courting women as viewers since she came on board. Being a chick who likes sci-fi, I’m appreciative of her efforts, but I’m feeling like Ms. Hammer and the gang are stepping over women who genuinely like this stuff to get to women who might kinda like it if there isn’t too much of that science-y, outer space stuff that they don’t get. Read more »

WGA Strike: Rally with SciFi Channel Writers at NBC Studios

Join the writers, producers and cast members from Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Flash Gordon, Painkiller Jane, and others this Wednesday, February 6th for an afternoon rally at NBC Studios. Read more »

Interview: Gillian Horvath - Behind the Scenes on Flash Gordon

Interview: Gillian HorvathAt the beginning, mine was a love-hate relationship with the SciFi Channel’s Flash Gordon. Not as dramatic as my love-hate relationship with Lost, but we had our ups and downs. I just wanted so badly to like it and get swept away in a fun, pulpy science fiction show that didn’t leave me depressed at the end of an episode (I’m talking to you, Battlestar).

When Gillian Horvath joined the show as Consulting Producer, Flash Gordon became the genuinely good show I had so badly wanted it to be. Here, Horvath talks to Pink Raygun about developing the long term story, reading those early reviews, and taking Flash to Fridgia. Read more »

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