Solar Flare: Science Fiction News

It’s still a while before the new movie version of C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia makes it to the local theaters, but in the mean time you might want to pick up this DVD boxed set of the BBC adaptation from the late 80s and early 90s.

The Chronicles of Narnia 3 Disc Boxed Set contains the complete versions of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian &…

According to an article in the Hollywood North Report actor Michelle Forbes who previously played Ro Laren on Star Trek: The Next Generation has been cast in the role of Admiral Cain for the Sci Fi Channel’s new version of Battlestar Galactica.

Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica starts on July 15th and Admiral Cain was played in the original series by Lloyd Bridges. As in the original series Admiral Cain is…

With the ninth season of Stargate SG-1 starting next week (July 15th to be precise), GateWorld has an interview with Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, the producers of SG-1. The short of it is that Stargate SG-1 season 9 has gone old school. It will be more serious and a little less self-referential, more like the early seasons of the show.

One of the reasons for this change in tone…

As the release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grows ever closer, expect to see article after article written about Harry Potter (kind of like this one really). In this case, I happened to find an interesting article by the Atlanta Journal Constitution about the effect Harry Potter has had on pop culture.

To be honest the article overstates things by suggesting it is Harry Potter alone who has…

Cloud Monsters of the Oort is another interesting science fiction venture courtesy of my email box. For the record I’m happy to get these press releases and news items. If it relates to science fiction, then it’s not spam and if you use the Contact Me link (at the bottom of every page) I will read what you send me and chances are I’ll post something about it. Though it…