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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Demon Hand (1.7)

by Melissa Voelker

Normally when I watch “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” I do it with my MacBook in my lap so that I can write down all of the details of the show as they happen. But this week I decided I would try an experiment. If this show is really any good, I should be able to watch it on Monday night and remember enough on Tuesday morning to do my write up. Luckily this week was what I consider the best episode of the series so far. Gone was the annoying time travel silliness that has plagued the last few shows. Instead we got to focus on the individual characters that populate the show and were given a deeper look into who they are. Read more »

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Dungeons and Dragons

by Melissa Voelker
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Dungeons and Dragons It is time to find out if the second Reese sent back through time by John Connor will live a bit longer than his brother. He’s in pretty bad shape, but with Charley Dixon’s help they may be able to keep him breathing for a while. At least long enough for him to have some flashbacks (or would they be flash-forwards?) to growing up after the robotocalypse. Read more »

Rumor Has It….

Battlestar Galactica - Season ThreeTV production is starting again. Pink Raygun is updating the Fate of TV Shows After the Strike with post-strike premiere dates, season lengths, and cancellations.

On March 28th at 10 pm, the SciFi Channel will air two Battlestar Galactica specials: Battlestar Galactica: Revisited, which will fill in viewers on the last three seasons, and Battlestar Galactica: The Phenomenon, which will discuss the show’s remarkable frakkin’ impact on pop culture.

Showtime is developing a half-hour written written by Diablo Cody of Juno fame. The show, “The United States of Tara”, will be about a woman (Toni Collette) with multiple-personality disorder. Jericho - The First Season

Sam Worthington will play the role of Marcus in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. Who is Marcus? Reports are vague. According to Variety, he is “a central figure in a three-picture arc that begins after Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust.”

Jericho is maintaining the same ratings that got it canceled last season. Will fans have to go “nuts” again to keep it on the air for a third season, or has CBS learned its lesson?

ABC Family picks up the series Samurai Girl: Heaven, a 19-year-old Japanese girl,
discovers that her adoptive father is the head of the Yakuza (the Japanese mafia). She leaves her family and begins samurai training in order to take down her father’s evil empire.

Star Trek is delayed. The movie is set to release May 8, 2009 instead of Christmas this year.

Writing begins on Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse. Eliza Dushku will star in this suspense drama series.

Borders unveils first “concept store.  Along with a new look, the store will have an interactive element,  allowing shoppers to create mix CDs, publish books, explore their family history, and make photo albums.

Discuss the news with fellow geeks in the Pink Raygun forum.

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WonderCon Guests: Scully and Mulder Reunited

The X-Files: The Ultimate Collection

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are making their first-ever joint convention appearance at this year’s WonderCon. They will be joined by Chris Carter (creator) and Frank Spotnitz (producer) to promote the new X-Files movie.

Other Film Guests:
Kristen Bell (yes, Ms. Veronica Mars) and Jason Segel from Forgetting Sarah MarshallThe X-Files - Fight the Future (Widescreen Edition)
Brendan Fraser from Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D)
Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway from Get Smart
Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man
Andrew Stanton, director of WALL*E

TV Guests:
Ashley Scott and Lennie James from Jericho
Thomas Dekker and Summer Glau from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Comic Guests:
J. Michael Straczynski (Creator of TV series Babylon 5, comic writer for Marvel)
Sergio Aragones, Kurt Busiek, Mike Choi, Becky Cloonan, Darwyn Cooke, Terry Dodson, Mark Evanier, Jim Lee, Steve Leialoha, David Mack, Terry Moore, Noel Neill, Tim Sale, Ben Templesmith, Bruce Timm, Herb Trimpe, Bill Willingham, and Brian Wood.

Appleseed Ex Machina (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Premiere Screenings:
Animated Justice League: The New Frontier
American DVD version of Appleseed: Ex Machina (Pre-order by clicking the photo.)

WonderCon in downtown San Francisco
Friday though Sunday, February 22-24, 2008
For more info, visit the Comic-Con International website and click the WonderCon icon.

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