New "John Carter" Trailer (Video 1:53):
https://www.worldswithoutend.com/blog.asp?view=plink&id=645
10 Reasons Why "Mars" Was Dropped From "John Carter" Title:
10 Reasons Why "Mars" Was Dropped From "John Carter" Title:
http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/11/30/10-reasons-why-andrew-stanton-dropped-mars-from-the-title-of-john-carter/
Concern About Re-Making "Starship Troopers":
Concern About Re-Making "Starship Troopers":
http://io9.com/5864597/why-is-hollywood-remaking-verhoevens-starship-troopers
A Closer Look At Big-budget SciFi Film Locations (Slideshow):
A Closer Look At Big-budget SciFi Film Locations (Slideshow):
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/12/9-for-9-movie-locations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29
From The "Whatever It Takes" Files - Microscopic Worms May Help To Colonize Mars:
From The "Whatever It Takes" Files - Microscopic Worms May Help To Colonize Mars:
http://www.universetoday.com/91411/microscopic-worms-may-help-to-colonize-mars/
Are "Warp Drives" Really Possible?:
Are "Warp Drives" Really Possible?:
http://www.futureincredible.com/2011/warp-drives-science-fiction-or-science-fact/
"Moon" Designer And Visual Effects Supervisor Gavin Rothery Interview:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/24/gavin_rotheray_interview/
Ray Harryhausen Talks Saucer Construction:
"Moon" Designer And Visual Effects Supervisor Gavin Rothery Interview:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/24/gavin_rotheray_interview/
Ray Harryhausen Talks Saucer Construction:
http://www.proparchives.com/science-fiction/science-fiction-pre-1970s/earth-vs-the-flying-saucers/earth-vs-the-flying-saucers-stop-motion-flying-saucer
Need A Hand With That Hand? - Body Parts Manufacturing (Video 3:22):
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500165_162-20126356/body-parts-manufacturing-future-may-be-now/
OTHER NEWS
Need A Hand With That Hand? - Body Parts Manufacturing (Video 3:22):
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500165_162-20126356/body-parts-manufacturing-future-may-be-now/
OTHER NEWS
The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Harlan Ellison has dropped the suit against New Regency Films and director Andrew Niccol, "with prejudice." Ellison's original claim was that the film "In Time" had obvious similarities to his 1965 award-award-winning short story "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman." Sources say that Ellison may have dropped the suit in response to the film's poor showing at the box office.
The cold war may be over but the space race is still alive and well in robot form as pressure for countries to get to Mars is still on. So intense is the pressure for Russia's Space Agency to regain it's former success that recent failures to even get out of earth orbit have brought on threats of serious punishment for those responsible from Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. The Russians are currently 1 for 19 at Mars, which you’d think would convince them to pick a different planet, like Venus, where they’ve been more successful. In contrast, NASA has been amazingly successful at Mars, with three spacecraft currently operating there and another on the way. This past week the Phobos-Grunt craft finally gave some signs of life, but chances are still good that the spacecraft will fall to Earth in a few months.
A three-pound piece of metal was found lying on the floor of a Massachusetts warehouse on Thursday and experts say it may have fallen from space.The chunk of metal appears about the same size and shape as a tall, skinny soda can, but the silvery cylinder has a tarnished look to it. The FAA says that there are approximately 20,000 bits of man made space junk in low-Earth orbit that are as big as or bigger than the chunk that crashed through the warehouse. These usually burn up during re-entry when they fall into Earth's atmosphere, but sizable pieces occasionally make it to the ground.
BOOK REVIEWS
The cold war may be over but the space race is still alive and well in robot form as pressure for countries to get to Mars is still on. So intense is the pressure for Russia's Space Agency to regain it's former success that recent failures to even get out of earth orbit have brought on threats of serious punishment for those responsible from Russian President Dimitri Medvedev. The Russians are currently 1 for 19 at Mars, which you’d think would convince them to pick a different planet, like Venus, where they’ve been more successful. In contrast, NASA has been amazingly successful at Mars, with three spacecraft currently operating there and another on the way. This past week the Phobos-Grunt craft finally gave some signs of life, but chances are still good that the spacecraft will fall to Earth in a few months.
A three-pound piece of metal was found lying on the floor of a Massachusetts warehouse on Thursday and experts say it may have fallen from space.The chunk of metal appears about the same size and shape as a tall, skinny soda can, but the silvery cylinder has a tarnished look to it. The FAA says that there are approximately 20,000 bits of man made space junk in low-Earth orbit that are as big as or bigger than the chunk that crashed through the warehouse. These usually burn up during re-entry when they fall into Earth's atmosphere, but sizable pieces occasionally make it to the ground.
BOOK REVIEWS
" A Bridge Of Years" - Robert Charles Wilson (12/6)
"Dr Who Encyclopedia (New Edition)":
"The Man Who Folded Himself"- David Gerold
"Awaken" - Katy Kacvinsky
http://www.theresabook.com/2011/07/book-review-awaken-by-katie-kacvinsky/
"Back To The Moon" - Travis S Taylor & Les Johnson:
"Back To The Moon" - Travis S Taylor & Les Johnson:
http://www.republibot.com/content/book-review-%E2%80%9Cback-moon%E2%80%9D-travis-s-taylor-and-less-johnson-2010
SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
SCIFI NEWS QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I have a strong feeling about interesting people in space exploration. . . . And the only way it's going to happen is to have some kid fantasize about getting his ray gun, jumping into his spaceship, and flying into outer space."- George Lucas
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