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The end is nigh: Lost finale date set

The sixth and final season of ABC's Lost has just kicked off, and now ABC is saying when it will end: May 23.…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
6:51 PM ON 02/03/10

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He is not Spock: Zachary Quinto on Star Trek Online

Zachary Quinto talks with us about his new Star Trek role: As a voice in the new Star Trek Online MMO.

By Matt Romano
5:53 PM ON 02/03/10

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MoltenTesseract:
I thought it was him! Great game btw....More »

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Caprica star on getting funny and fathering an admiral

Esai Morales talks with us about playing the Adama family patriarch in Syfy's Caprica in this exclusive new video interview.

He offers us some insight into the shooting of the show's opening title sequence and how he cracked up the crew.

By Margaux McDonnell
4:56 PM ON 02/03/10

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jedidoh:
@A Scif Fan What bothers you about SGU? I know it's a departure from the formula, but that's a good thing. People ...More »

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Week 1: Lost questions answered, new questions raised!

$Week 1: \<I\>Lost\<\/I\> questions answered, new questions raised!$

Did Lost deliver? Was the ABC series' sixth-season premiere last night everything you were hoping for? Did it delight and horrify, make you sad and thrilled, and fill you with answers and questions?

For us the answer is "Oh, yeah!" Lost, you are so worthy! Below, in boldface, we've inserted the answers to some of the 100 questions we raised last week. This is the first of our weekly stories in which we will fill in the answers as they come up.

By Kathie Huddleston
4:21 PM ON 02/03/10

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Withremote:
What was Hurley doing on the plane in the first place in the alternate "None Crash" time line? The reason he went t...More »

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Darth Vader beats cancer!

Good news, Star Wars fans: David Prowse, the 74-year-old actor who played Darth Vader in the first three films, is officially clear of cancer.…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
4:12 PM ON 02/03/10

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So stupid it's funny: NBA players lampoon Avatar (video)

Turns out certain NBA stars are big sci-fi fans, if we judge by this silly video shot by Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash, which we thought you'd get a laugh out of if…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
3:38 PM ON 02/03/10

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Avatar now bigger than Titanic in N. America

The records keep falling for James Cameron's Avatar: It has officially become the highest-grossing film domestically of all time, surpassing Cameron's own Titanic.…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
3:06 PM ON 02/03/10

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Anthony Hopkins talks about playing God in Thor

"I hope I look like God." Those are the words of Anthony Hopkins, speaking a couple of weeks ago about Thor, the big-budget comic book-based movie in which he'll play Odin, the Norse god-like…Continue reading »

By Ian Spelling
2:39 PM ON 02/03/10

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This Twilight star is now a sexy underwear model!

$This \<i\>Twilight\<\/i\> star is now a sexy underwear model!$

A little something for the ladies (and some of you gents): a first look at the new Calvin Klein underwear ad featuring Twilight star Kellan Lutz; click through to see the full pic.

By Patrick Lee
1:48 PM ON 02/03/10

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ChadRo:
Give me a break, Grow some hair on your a$$. Sci-fi, please keep Twilighter crap off your site....More »

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Captain America casting coming soon!! Who'll be Cap??

We've got more about the upcoming The First Avenger: Captain America from director Joe Johnston, who now says that he'll be announcing a star very soon. "We need to cast it soon," Johnston said.…Continue reading »

By Ian Spelling
1:22 PM ON 02/03/10

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A bunch of new Warner Brothers movies will be released in 3-D

As we reported earlier, it's official: Warner Brothers announced that it will release its upcoming fantasy films Clash of the Titans and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 in 3-D. Warner added…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
1:08 PM ON 02/03/10

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Harry Potter clashes with Titans in Percy Jackson. Sort of

With the last two films in the ginormous Harry Potter franchise wrapping up production soon, industry experts and audiences have taken to wondering what's going to be the next big kid-friendly book-to-film franchise when…Continue reading »

By Tara Bennett
12:48 PM ON 02/03/10

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News briefs: Lost scores, friend John Carter

Tuesday's sixth-season premiere of ABC's Lost drew strong ratings that were better than last year's premiere: The two-hour debut was seen by 12.1 million viewers and generated a 5.6 preliminary rating among adults 18-49,…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
11:00 AM ON 02/03/10

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35 things you probably didn't know about James Cameron

Is there anyone who doesn't already know that James Cameron's Avatar has taken in more than $2 billion worldwide, making it the biggest-grossing movie ever? You've likely heard the news so many times by…Continue reading »

By Nick Mamatas
10:00 AM ON 02/03/10

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POLL: So what did you think about Lost's season premiere?

We left Lost last season in a flash of white light, and when the series returned in last night's season premiere, we learned— Don't worry! We're not going to spoil it for those who…Continue reading »

By SCI FI Wire Staff
9:00 AM ON 02/03/10

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Video: The best of David Tennant as the Doctor

In honor of the newly released Blu-ray/DVD set of the final Doctor Who specials featuring David Tennant as the 10th Doctor, we've got a special BBC video of "The Best of David Tennant" for your viewing pleasure.

By Patrick Lee
6:32 PM ON 02/02/10

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Loonbeam:
Um, you folks do realize that SciFi wasn't offered the rights to the specials and the new season secondary rights a...More »

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Obi-Wan gets an Oscar and 9 other sci-fi Academy Awards moments

Has it really been only six years since Peter Jackson felt he had to make a point of thanking the Academy for seeing "past the trolls and the wizards and the hobbits" when he picked up his trophy as Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won its Best Picture Oscar?

How times have changed! Today Hollywood saw past blue aliens—and the South African ones, too—and no one was even surprised about it.

By Scott Edelman
5:00 PM ON 02/02/10

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orokusaki:
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned (probably has), but Peter Jackson looks like Gimli. Just tossin' it out the...More »

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First Look: Jeff Bridges in Tron Legacy!

One of the things we're most eager to see in the upcoming Tron Legacy is Jeff Bridges reprising the role of Kevin Flynn from the original 1982 Tron.…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
4:01 PM ON 02/02/10

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Vice President Biden's clueless review of Avatar ... in 2-D

Vice President Joe Biden may be many things, but a movie buff he is not.…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
3:34 PM ON 02/02/10

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Which smoking hot sci-fi babe rustles up Cowboys & Aliens

If you watch Fox's House, you already know her, but if you don't, you'll be seeing a lot more of her soon: the smoking hot Olivia Wilde, who will be seen this December in…Continue reading »

By Patrick Lee
2:37 PM ON 02/02/10

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