besides scifi, there is another topic of interest: espionage.

so i will dive into the ryanverse, to read one of jack ryans early stories “the hunt for red october…

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MGM TV has commissioned an animated series based on Mel Brooks’ 1987 Spaceballs movie and sold exclusive rights in the U.S. to Comcast’s G4 cable network, Variety reported.

Encompassing a one-hour pilot and 13 half-hour episodes, the project represents the first scripted series green-lighted by the new TV division at MGM, led by Jim Packer, president of the worldwide TV distribution group. The series kicks off on G4 in fall 2007, the trade paper reported.

Although the movie grossed only $38.1 million in the United States, the Star Wars satire has become a successful franchise on DVD and in cable and pay TV reruns.

Brooks and Thomas Meehan, who co-wrote the movie with Ronnie Graham, have written the one-hour pilot, and Meehan will supervise the writing of the 13 half-hours. Brooks will do two of the voices, President Skroob and Yogurt. Germany’s Berliner Film Companie will provide the animation.

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The name may not be familiar, but the voice is. Veteran Royal Shakespeare Actor Tony Jay has lent his deep baritone voice to many video games and cartoons throughout his accomplished career. He was the Narrator for World of Warcraft, Magneto in X-Men Legends, the Narrator in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, King in Armed and Dangerous, the Narrator in Hunter: The Reckoning, the list goes on and on.

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Ian McKellen, who co-stars in the upcoming religious thriller The Da Vinci Code, told SCI FI Wire that he’s well aware of the controversy surrounding the film and the Dan Brown book on which it’s based, but thinks the controversy has been blown out of proportion. McKellen co-stars as Sir Leigh Teabing, the Holy Grail expert who figures prominently in the action as Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tatou) try to solve the murder of Neveu’s grandfather.

The Saturns were given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. […]

“King Kong” won for best actress (Naomi Watts), best director (Peter Jackson) and best special effects (Joe Letteri, Richard Taylor, Christian Rivers, Brian Van’t Hul). “Star Wars: Episode III,” “Sin City” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” each got two awards.
“Battlestar Galactica” took home prizes for best syndicated/cable TV series, best supporting actor on TV (James Callis) and best supporting actress (Katee Sackhoff). ABC’s “Lost” won two Saturns, for best network television series and best actor (Matthew Fox).

Also, legendary F/X maven Ray Harryhausen was presented with the George Pal Memorial Award

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