What would Futurama look like if it were anime? Probably something like this:

When the Sci-Fi Channel changed their name to SyFy, most assumed it was so they could start showing more wrestling. But apparently “SyFy” is some sort of code for “government employees investigating weird occurences”. SyFy has set about producing all sorts of new, science fiction related programming but… for some bizarre reason… it all seems to be centered around this same, X-Files knockoff theme.

Some of them are entertaining, like Eureka, others are Warehouse 13. Here’s their latest entry in the odd cops investigate freaky stuff genre: Haven. read this entry »

TNT has unveiled our first, detailed look at Steven Spielberg’s new alien invasion-themed television series. It’s called Falling Skies and unlike V where the alien invasion mostly seems to be some sort of multi-level marketing scheme, in Spielberg’s movie they actually take humanity out. Check out the new gallery of more than 20 images from the show, after the jump. read this entry »

My life as a self-loathing Stargate Universe viewer is well documented on this blog. Since it’s still on the air, I assume I’m not alone. But maybe we could all feel a little less guilty about watching if, say, some sort of big battle happened. It’s easier to forgive the writing if there’s at least some eye-candy to justify our viewership, right? It’s either space battles or alien babes in bikinis. It looks like they’re going for space battles.

SciFiTV snuck a look at one of the call sheets for the new season of Stargate Universe, and discovered this spoiler written on it: read this entry »

Matt Smith’s Doctor may not be the best ever in the history of Doctor Who, but he’s definitely the coolest. If you’ve watched any of the new season you know he’s fond of silly catch phrases and great painters. But did you know that he’s seriously into Techno?

Smith showed up at the Glastonbury Music Festival this past weekend, and apparently in full 11th Doctor garb. Techno music makers Orbital invited him up on stage as part of their grand finale, and Matt obliged by rocking the stage in a massive explosion of light, color, and by playing a kick-ass techno version of the Doctor Who theme song in front of a massive, raved out, surging crowd. The whole thing’s on video. Watch it after the jump. read this entry »

Futurama returned to television tonight with its first new episode since being cancelled back in 2009. It’s not the only time they’ve been cancelled and it probably won’t be their last. You’d think they’d be used to it by now, but instead of ignoring their absence and simply carrying on, Futurama kicked off its new season with an episode titled “Rebirth” in which they over-reference the show’s departure from the airwaves and praised the folks at Comedy Central for bringing them back by calling them idiots. Not exactly biting commentary, and maybe after that intro you found yourself worried. I know I was. read this entry »

True Blood is back on HBO for season 3, and it’s as ridiculous, insane, and kind of awesome as ever. It’s the highest rated show in HBO history and there’s no reason to think this vampire insanity can’t go on for ever. HBO agrees. They’ve announced that even though they’re only a couple of episodes into the third season, True Blood has already been renewed for Season 4.

Here’s the full announcement from HBO: read this entry »

I don’t have a good excuse for watching Stargate Universe. It’s not a good show, in fact it’s probably a terrible show, but it’s something I do. Maybe it’s something you’d like to do to. The show has something. Maybe it’s the characters who all seem, whether by accident or design, just slightly off kilter. I’m still not sure whether half these people are heroes or villains. Is that because it’s so poorly written or because the show’s writers are just that brilliant? I really don’t know.

The second half of the show’s first season is headed for Blu-Ray, for those of you wise enough to skip it the first time, but not smart enough to avoid it in high-definition. Maybe you’ll find something inexplicably watchable about it too. After the jump we have cover art for Stargate Universe on Blu-Ray along with complete release specs for the Blu-Ray and DVD versions of Stargate Universe 1.5. Take a look and plan accordingly. read this entry »

Fox has announced the sci-fi series Terra Nova as part of their fall lineup and released the first ever teaser image from the show. Because executives are always afraid to use the word “science fiction” lest they same like nerds, the network describes it as an “action-adventure series follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.”

Yeah. Sounds a little like Land of the Lost. Here’s the image:

As a fan of great science fiction I have no good excuse for watching Stargate Universe, other than to say sometimes it gets lonely working the nightshift and you need something to do while you eat your midnight lunch. It’s not a great show, but it’s a show I watch, and I suspect it’s also watched by a lot of you.

For all of the show’s flaws, probably it’s most glaring failure is in its insistence on using floating, silly sci-fi devices called “Kinos” to film reality show confession scenes which, are just kind of ridiculous. But one of the good things about Stargate Universe is that it seems to have no idea how much it sucks and so it just keeps right on doing lame things like the Kino’s anyway. Hell, it even uses them as promotional tools. read this entry »