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The first promo-poster for Babylon 5

ksenia — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:32:27 +0000

Check out the first ever promo-poster for Babylon 5 named ‘Image of the day’ by blastr.com

Babylon 5 pilot episode The Gathering was aired on February 22, 1993, and the rest of the episodes continued till November 25, 1998.

J. Michael Straczynski’s ‘Babylon 5′ Ruined Sci-Fi

Darren — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:41:39 +0000

J. Michael Straczynski’s Babylon 5 has led the modern sci-fi series into the realms of being too complicated, confusing for newcomers and an inconvenience to watch, if you are to believe Jonathon Wright of The Guardian.

Whilst seemingly whining about the fact that the upcoming Torchwood: Children of Earth is a five-part story arc, Wright managed to weave in a reference to Babylon 5, laying blame at the feet of B5 creator J. Michael Straczynski for, believe it ...

The Asylum’s ‘Transmorphers 2: Fall Of Man’ Trailer

Darren — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:50:21 +0000

Transmorphers 2 poster (left), starring Bruce Boxleitner (right)

The Asylum have released the trailer to their Transmorphers sequel, Transmorphers 2: Fall of Man.

Yes, this movie is designed to capitilize on Transformers and yes, its straight-to-dvd release on June 30 is timed to coincide closely with the theatrical release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. But you know, they ...

NASA Poll Closes with Firefly’s ‘Serenity’ The Clear Public Favorite

Darren — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:46:31 +0000

NASA’s poll to seek input from the public to help them name the International Space Station’s Node 3 has now closed.

Joss Whedon’s fan base has exerted itself to ensure that ‘Serenity‘ ended with a massively clear lead – 70% of all the votes cast.

Node 3 is a connecting module and cupola that once attached will allow astronauts a full panoramic view unrivalled by any spacecraft in history. They’ll be able to observe and photograph ...

Sci Fi News Summary (for the last few days)

Darren — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:59:37 +0000

Here’s the sci fi news for the last few days that never made it to a full article, all in a nice neat summarized nutshell. As usual, there’s no spoilers so read on safely:

Day One – NBC have given the green-light to a new pilot titled Day One. Day One is sci-fi drama creation of Jesse Alexander (Heroes/ Alias / Lost). The pilot will follow a group of survivors ...

A Step Closer to a Big Screen Babylon 5 Movie

Darren — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:33:57 +0000

It has been fifteen years since Babylon 5 first aired on television and a decade since its five year story-arc ran its course. The series has gathered thousands of fans and spawned some very average made-for-tv movies (although Babylon 5: In the Beginning was excellent). In 2007 its creator J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) was handed a smallish $2M to produce a series of new Babylon 5 tales titled, ...