Nicholas Courtney dies aged 81

The much loved veteran actor Nicholas Courtney  has died at the age of 81 and had been suffering with cancer.
Courtney was best known by sci-fi fans for his repeated appearances as Brigadier Alastair Lethbridge-Stewart of U.N.I.T.in Doctor Who, he also appeared in other cult classics such as The Avengers and The Champions.

His death has prompted a flurry of tributes from far and wide including former Doctor Tom Baker who wrote "Of all the characters in Doctor Who there is no doubt that he was the most loved by the fans" and remembered "He was very easy to tease, and I did my share, which made him shake his head in disbelief when he realised he had been had." finishing with "We shall miss him terribly".LINK
So drink a toast to Nicholas Courtney and let the order go out "FIVE ROUNDS RAPID!"



Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart



Stargate Universe Final Episodes To Air!

Stargate Universe final episodes will air Monday nights in the US starting from March 7th 2011 at 10:00pm, EST. Reasons for this include the hope that ratings will improve for the final episodes, which are as follows:

March 7 – Deliverance
March 14 – Twin Destinies
March 21 – Alliances
March 28 – Hope

The series was cancelled back in December due to poor ratings, but creator Brad Wright has said He haven’t given up on finishing the story they started and he and the MGM executives are currently exploring several options for continuing the Stargate series. Source
Will keep you updated on developments.

Apollo 18 Release trailer

This is the new trailer from the sci-fi thriller Apollo 18.
Being touted by many as The Blair Witch Project in space and bearing the tag line Discover the reason we never went back! It follows the events of the 18th Apollo mission to the moon and subsequent infection and possession of one of the missions astronauts which supposedly caused NASA and the U.S. Government to seal all records of the events.

Apollo 18 is due for general release April 22nd 2011

New clips from Battle: Los Angeles

The Sci-fi Guru has once again been trawling the web and his searches have yielded these two new clips for the soon to be released movie Battle: Los Angeles from the website aceshowbiz.com.
From what the Guru has seen Battle:LA looks to be the kind of movie you would expect to get if you crossed Cloverfield with Black Hawk Down(Both good movies in their own right). Which means this movie could become something pretty special.
So will Battle: LA live up to our expectations or be yet another interesting idea poorly executed like Battlefield Earth.
Battle: Los Angeles is out on general release 11th of march 2011 till then watch the clips and decide for yourself.

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00038656.html

I am number 4

I am number 4 a review from the East Texan Online
(Warning: This Review contains spoilers)
http://www.theeasttexan.com/i-am-number-four-rejuvenates-sci-fi-genre-1.2008500

Outcasts given the axe

According to a report on the Guardians website the BBC Scifi drama Outcasts has been cut after yet another poor return on viewing figures.
I can't say i'm sorry to see it go, it was yet another example of poor quality script writing on behalf of the BBC.
Come on BBC it youst to be your props and special effects that let you down not the quality of your penmanship. I guess too long scripting episodes of Eastenders have eroded the abilitys of our script writing talent.
And that is the real tragedy here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/22/outcasts-bbc1-monday-night

Firefly news

Yes you read the title right fresh news about the cult must see series Firefly.
According to our source Nathan Fillion star of both Firefly and Castle would be more than up for anything new to do with ressurecting the series going so far as to say he would purchase the rights if he had the money.
And others including script writers for the series have leant their support saying they would back fillion should he decide to follow through.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r25509553-Sci-Fi-New-Firefly-news-Fillion-says-he-d-play-Mal-again

Meanwhile fans spured on by the news have launched an attempt on facebook to get Fillion the money he would need to buy the rights.
http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=814:firefly-fans-launch-new-campaign-on-facebook&catid=2:cult-sci-fi&Itemid=5

Will all this succeed in bringing back Firefly? Will the brave crew of the Serenity grace our screens or atleast our pc's again?
We can only hope. Cross your fingers folks.

Tron Legacy Looking good in 3D

The Guru has recently seen the long awaited sequel to the orignal 80's classic Tron the creativly title Tron Legacy (did you see what disney did there, clever).
Since the original Tron is an undenyable Sci-fi classic and set many new standards in special effects when it was released the guru was anxious to see if this new sequel could deliver.
It not only delivers but it sets the table and waits on you as well!
The plot picked up right where the original left off and is well written and fully engrossing through out.
The soundtrack is nothing short of awesome but then it should be having been provided by Daft Punk one of the Guru's favorite artists of all time.
And what you ask of the special effects and cgi, well as expected nay demanded by the fans the trademark light cycles and recogniser's make a return looking even more shiney and awesome than before.
The rest of the effects are equally impressive in 3D with scenes so realistic (for a movie set inside your computer) the Guru found himself feeling truly a part of the movie.
One point of particular note is the almost perfect recreation of jeff bridges as the younger 80's Flynn, the CG recreation is truly the best i've ever seen.
If you haven't seen this movie yet go seek it out.
If you haven't seen the original Tron where have you been hiding?