SciFi News For 4-22-11

New Trailer For Sundance Film Favorite "Another Earth" (Story & Video 2:14):

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Trailer-For-Sci-Fi-Tinged-Sundance-Hit-Another-Earth-24314.html

TNT's "Falling Skies" Aliens Revealed In New Trailer (Video 5:00):

http://nerdbastards.com/2011/04/19/watch-a-five-minute-preview-of-steven-spielbergs-falling-skies-and-yes-you-get-to-see-aliens/

Where Are The Brainy Non-Violent SciFi Films? (Story):

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/04/where-are-the-brainy-non-violent-sf-films

STDS9's Alexander Siddig On Life As A Space Station Doctor (Story):

http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2011/03/sci-fi-blast-from-the-past-alexander-siddig-star-trek-deep-space-nine.html

NASA Begins Operating On New, Slimmer Budget (Story):

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1824/1 

Why Haven't We Colonized Mars Yet? (Story & Images):

http://www.space.com/11361-space-mars-exploration-human-spaceflight-50-years.html

Related Mars Story: http://www.space.com/11437-mars-moons-exploration-astronauts-red-rocks.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+spaceheadlines+%28SPACE.com+Headline+Feed%29 

Robots Produce Human Skin In Flesh Factory (Story & Video 2:00):

http://www.euronews.net/2011/04/21/robots-produce-human-skin-in-flesh-factory/

Ancient Organism Found On Antarctica's Lake Vostak (Story & Images):

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/04/the-thing-140000-year-old-organism-discovered-under-ice-in-antaerctias-lake-vostok.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDailyGalaxyNewsFromPlanetEarthBeyond+%28The+Daily+Galaxy%3A+News+from+Planet+Earth+%26+Beyond%29 

OTHER NEWS

Gemini Rising is an ambitious Sci-Fi film project about a NASA crew who discover a comatose extra terrestrial being aboard a derelict alien spacecraft, floating in deep space. The film is live action and has already been shot. Now the director is looking for blender artists to help with post production. For submissions that they use they are offering a cash reward, and of course the chance to be part of a Hollywood film! 

http://www.geminirisingfilm.com/

Vin Diesel in Terminator 5? It's just a thought! Previous reports on the status of “Terminator 5″ has “Fast Five” director Justin Lin being offered to direct a new “Terminator” movie, and as a result he’s been talking with Arnold Schwarzenegger about the franchise and it's future. While out promoting “Fast Five” Lin was asked about the possibility of Vin Diesel stepping into the Terminator’s shoes. Of course, it probably won’t happen. Diesel is busy, he’s got those “Riddick” movies that he’s trying to get off the ground

For those of you who’ve been hoping to see more scifi on Syfy, that may be in the works.  Word is, Farscape creator Rockne S. O’Bannon may be putting together a “huge” new series for the network. Details are scarce at this point. It could be anything and may only be in the early stages of development. O’Bannon created "Farscape", but he also has writing credits on "Alien Nation", "Seaquest 2032" and most recently, an episode of "V"

BOOK REVIEWS

"Starman" by Jeff Foust:

http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1823/1 

"The Guardians Of Time by Damien Lawrence:

http://www.bookwire.com/The-Guardians-of-Time-Damian-Lawrence-9780983172123.html 

"Hex" by Allen Steele (June 7):

http://www.powells.com/biblio/9780441020362

SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK  

"No matter where you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai