Friday, September 9, 2011

SciFi News For 9/9/11

"Apollo 18" Review..."Hollywood We Have A Problem" (Spoiler alert):
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1919/1

It's Been Awhile In Between Contagious Virus Genre Movies (Spoiler Alert):
http://io9.com/5838766/contagion-is-the-first-political-procedural-about-viral-apocalypse 

NBC To Give Alternate Reality A Go Starting In January With "Awake"  (Video 1:33):
http://sciencefictionworld.com/tv/science-fiction-tv/849-parallel-lives-in-awake-.html

10 Highly-Promoted Science Fiction TV Shows That Went Nowhere:
http://axiomsedge-scifi.com/wordpress/2011/09/sci-fi-ramblings-10-highly-anticipated-sci-fi-tv-shows-that-did-not-quite-soar/ 

New Film "Connected" Examines Those Addicted To The Digital World (Video 2:31)
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/112859-NASA-Web-App-Lets-You-Roam-the-Solar-System-in-3D 

"Eyes On The Solar System": http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eyes/ 

Solar Sail Technology Finally Close To Surfacing In Space:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/333656/description/Flying_on_Sunshine 

SpaceX Founder Wants Man To Go Forth And Populate The Planets:

OTHER NEWS
In celebration of 45 years of Star Trek, The Science Channel is working with Gene Roddenberry's only son, Rod Roddenberry, to produce the world premiere documentary, "Trek Nation" set to air on Wednesday, November 30.The film shadows Gene Roddenberry’s son, Rod, as he explores his family legacy and the crusade his father’s passion and curiosity for exploration.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsccjLHJ2xs 

According to Amazon.com, the William Shatner-directed documentary "The Captains", featuring Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula and Chris Pine will be available on DVD October 4th.

Longtime science fiction special effects wizard John Dykstra recently weighed in on the attention George Lucas has been getting for tinkering with his Star Wars films.Quoted from Movieweb, Dykstra  said "God love him! He should tweak it until his heart's content. You never finish a movie. It is always pried from your grasping hands. There is always something you can fix." Dykstra went on to say, "Does it always make it better? Mmm ...That is questionable."

Branded as a "contemporary space adventure", "Europa" is scheduled to start shooting this fall. Spanish director Sebastian Cordero is at the helm, and has a cast attached that includes "District 9's" Sharlto Copley. "Europa" is the story of a six-person team of astronauts from various international space stations who are sent by a private sector corporation to be the first manned mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

In a recent study At Cal State University, scientists claim they have proved what we have known all along about 3-D. It gives us a headache! Many people are irritated by 3-D glasses and now science has quantified just how bad 3-D really is. According to the study 3-D is three times more likely than 2-D to cause dizziness, eyestrain and headaches. In addition scientists also conclude that 3D movies do not allow viewers to experience more intense emotional reactions, are no more immersive, and do not offer any advantage over their 2D counterparts in terms of enhancing the ability to recall a film's details. 

BOOK REVIEWS
"Tech Heaven" - Linda Nagata:
"The Human Front" - Ken Macleod
"Utopia" - Thomas More (1516):
http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/utopia-by-thomas-more/ 

SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."
- Leonardo da Vinci


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