Solar Flare: Science Fiction News

NBC recently announced that next season it will have a new series based on the wizard from Arthurian legend, Merlin. In a description that sends shivers of terror down my spine they say that it will be looking at his rambunctious 20-something years.

One sliver of hope is that this is actually a co-production between NBC and BBC Wales (who produce Doctor Who and Torchwood) and the BBC apparently envisages this…

Updated 4/4/08

As the creators of “Smallville” we look back at 7 amazing years. We look back at 152 episodes. We look back knowing that the show will continue into Season 8 without us. After much heartache and debate we have decided it is time for us to move on.

So begins an open letter written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the creators and executive producers of Smallville. You can…

In their latest Mind Meld post, SFSignal are tackling the topic of Keeping Space Opera Relevant. Its a great read with some really strong contributions, but I found myself identifying most with the comments of Kage Baker.

Why does Space Opera have to be relevant? Why can’t it just be high octane fun? I’ve never really understood the “either / or” attitude that people have about science fiction. Why can’t we…

I’m always in two minds about fan campaigns to save shows. On the one hand I admire the fans dedication to their show. But on the other it frequently strikes me as a lot of wasted effort since generally even if the shows do end up renewed, they don’t last more than one season.

However this particular campaign by fans of the CBS show Moonlight won’t be a waste of time…

Way back before the dawn of time (or at least October 2005) I reviewed a podcast novel called Earthcore. Earthcore was a science fiction / horror novel by Scott Sigler and it claimed to be the first podcast novel.

Since then the idea of podcasting books has really taken off and if you’d like to sample some, let me direct you to Podiobooks.com where you can browse a wide range for…