Mark's Sci-Fi / Fantasy Blog April 2008 Archive

Major sci-fi / fantasy films being released in May include two sequels, a comic book adaptation, and a TV anime adaptation.© Various studiosGo to overview This is a big month for sci-fi ... Read More

What a dork! But then that's the idea. Tom Welling as Clark Kent in the Smallville episode "Apocalypse." ©  Michael Courtney/The CWGo to article Lots of new stuff this week: Medium, ... Read More

Jared Padalecki as Sam in "Ghostfacers," an episode of Supernatural airing Thursday on The CW. © Sergei Bachlakov/The CWGo to "Ghostfacers" image gallery A slate of four new episodes of Supernatural starts ... Read More

Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, and Yifei Liu in The Forbidden Kingdom.© Casey Silver/LionsgateGo to article It's great to see Jackie Chan and Jet Li working together for the first time ... Read More

David Tennant backstage during the Brit Awards 2008 in February.© Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesGo to article As long as we're talking about Doctor Who, which is premiering its fourth season stateside this weekend, ... Read More

Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor in the Smallville episode "Descent."© Michael Courtney/The CW I've been pretty tough on Smallville lately – and taken some abuse for it – so let me come ... Read More

Captain Jack (John Barrowman), Rhys (Kai Owen), and Gwen (Eve Myles). The finale airs Saturday, April 19 on BBC America.© BBC Worldwide At least now I know what Naoko Mori was ... Read More

John Simm as the Master and David Tennant as the Doctor in "Last of the Time Lords," airing Saturday, April 19 on BBC America.© BBC Worldwide BBC America has been airing reruns ... Read More

David Tennant and Kylie Minogue in "Voyage of the Damned," which premieres Friday, April 18 at 8:30 p.m. ET on Sci Fi.© BBC Worldwide A new season of Doctor Who begins for ... Read More

New Amsterdam, Eli Stone, and Torchwood are all ending their seasons this week with big finales, while Doctor Who debuts its fourth season.© Barbara Nitke/FOX; Richard Cartwright/ABC; BBC Worldwide.Go to article This ... Read More

Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) and Lana's (Kristin Kreuk) wedding, from season 6 of Smallville.© Michael Courtney/The CW Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) and Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), rumored to be ready to jump ship ... Read More

Charlton Heston attending the world premiere of Planet of the Apes (2001) at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.© George De Sota/Getty Images Charlton Heston, the prototype of the square-jawed, visionary ... Read More

Colin Morgan.© RSAMD NBC has announced a new series based on the medieval wizard Merlin as part of its Fall 2008 line-up, this time looking at his rambunctious twenty-something years à ... Read More

Justin Bruening as Mike Tracer in Knight Rider.© Chris Haston/NBC As part of its announcements for the 2008-09 season, NBC has confirmed that a series version of the revamped Knight Rider, which ... Read More

Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama.© Sci Fi ChannelGo to article How amazing is the season 4 premiere of Battlestar Galactica? Let's just say I shouted "No way!" at the screen ... Read More

Frida Betrani (L) and Babz Chula at the premiere screening of their film Last Wedding at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2001. © J.P. MOCZULSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesGo to article A ... Read More