Little Shop of Horrors gets its proper ending at last!
Fourteen years after it was pulled from DVD shelves, the full version of Little Shop of Horrors is finally returning to stores. Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut is […]
RIP Ray Bradbury
Legendary writer Ray Bradbury has died, aged 91. He passed away in Los Angeles on June 5 after a lengthy illness, according to the statement from HarperCollins. “In a career […]
BBC axe Dirk Gently!
Star Stephen Mangan has announced that Douglas Adams’ holistic detective Dirk Gently has solved his last case on BBC Four. “It gives me no pleasure whatsoever to report that the BBC have decided not to make any more Dirk Gently,” he tweeted earlier today. The BBC have made four episodes of the show – a pilot that aired in December […]
The Fades triumphs at BAFTAs
This year didn’t see the strongest showing by genre shows at the BAFTAs, but in addition to the special award given to Steven Moffat by the stars of his two shows, Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch, BBC Three’s underestimated series The Fades won Best Drama. Unfortunately cancelled by the BBC after only one series, the apocalyptic series at least can take […]
The Doctor carries the Olympic Torch – for real! (updated)
A prediction in the 2006 Doctor Who story Fear Her has come true – in a roundabout way. In Matthew Graham’s episode, swathes of people disappear from London and it’s […]
China Mieville signing at Forbidden Planet
Multi-award winning author China Miéville kicked off the promotional activity for his latest novel Railsea in London on May 23rd, and Sci-Fi Bulletin’s Alice Wybrew was there: Appearing at Forbidden […]
Big Finish solve a Klein problem
Those listeners who have caught Radio4Extra’s recent broadcast of the Doctor Who Klein trilogy, featuring Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor re-encountering Tracy Childs’ Elizabeth Klein, may be wondering if they’re missing […]
Syfy officially cancels Sanctuary
Syfy has confirmed that they will not be picking up a fifth season of the sci-fi fantasy series Sanctuary. The show, which starred former Stargate lead Amanda Tapping, aired its […]
The Doctor’s Wife wins Nebula Award
Writer Neil Gaiman and director Richard Clark have won a Nebula Award for their series six Doctor Who story The Doctor’s Wife. Their nomination in the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding […]
DS9’s Chase Masterson joins McCoy for Big Finish
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Chase Masterson is accompanying Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy in the new audio The Shadow Heart, coming out this November. Speaking exclusively to Sci-Fi Bulletin, […]
Steven Moffat honoured with special BAFTA
Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat is to receive a special award at this year’s BAFTAs. “Steven has had an outstanding year with Doctor Who and Sherlock, not to mention the feature film The Adventures of Tintin, and we are delighted to honour his contribution to television and the arts,” BAFTA chairman Tim Corrie explained. “He is one of […]
Original Blade Runner writer returns for belated sequel?
Hampton Fancher, the co-writer of the original 1982 Blade Runner movie, is in discussions to return 30 years later to work on Ridley Scott’s sequel to the iconic movie. The new Blade Runner will apparently follow on from the first film, but not focus on Harrison Ford’s character Rick Deckard. The original movie was based on Philip K. Dick’s story […]
Arrow’s backstory explained
Now that they’ve given a series order for Arrow, the CW has released the backstory for the latest version of Oliver Queen’s history: “After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother […]
Cult, Arrow and Beauty & The Beast all picked up! (updated!)
The CW is putting its faith in genre-related offerings this season, with Rockne S. O’Bannon’s Cult, the DC-based Arrow and the revamp of Beauty and the Beast all receiving series orders. Cult has had a long journey to the screen, originally pitched for the 2005-6 season, before being revamped for 2009-10, and then reworked for the current schedule. The show […]
Once Upon a Time renewed for second year
Both fairy-tale based ongoing series will be chasing the ratings next season, following ABC’s decision to renew Once Upon a Time – Grimm was picked up some time ago. Creator Adam Horowitz broke the news on his Twitter account: “It’s official — #OnceUponATime has been picked up for season 2. Thank you all so much for watching, we’re beyond thrilled […]
Farewell Alcatraz, hello Revolution!
J.J. Abrams’ latest TV series has become another one-season wonder, with Alcatraz failing to get a pick-up for a second year. The time-travelling series (broadcast on Fox in the US and Watch in the UK) failed to spark with audiences despite a strong cast and echoes of Lost‘s multiple-reality scenarios. Deadline points out that its fate was pretty much decided when […]
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