Science Fiction Weekly

Cool Stuff: Indiana Jones Titanium Series Vehicles

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

If you're looking for high adventure, there are few film licenses that take you to the places Indiana Jones can take you-the secrets of the ancient Middle East are revealed, the depths of India explored, a Holy Grail found and, finally, the depths of a South American jungle exposed.

Books: Lord Tophet

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Shadowbridge was one of my favorite fantasy novels of last year, an absorbing adventure that was also a master class on storytelling and myth-making by a gifted writer working at the top of his game.

Interviews: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reunite after six years apart to continue their quest for the truth

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

It's been six years since audiences last saw The X-Files on television, and 10 since the last movie.

Letters: Buzz Aldrin Blames Science Fiction

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Don't you just hate it when one of your childhood heroes opens his mouth and inserts his foot.

Site of the Week: ARGNet: Alternative Reality Gaming Network

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

As the dog days of summer set in, it's nice to get away from it all like the alternative reality next door, where alien intelligences invade an innocent bee lover's web site or a formerly benevolent nonprofit is taken over by forces hell-bent on unleashing a virus to decimate the world's population. ARGNet tracks these divergences from our contemporary timeline, providing regular news updates about new and ongoing alternative-reality games.

Games: Alone in the Dark

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In Atari's survival horror game Alone in the Dark, Manhattan's Central Park gradually implodes like a smoldering log.

Letters: Dark Knight Offers a Bat-Twist

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

As Christopher Nolan first achieved with Batman Begins, Dark Knight is an affirmation that the down-to-Earth realities of good and evil are not misplaced in the superhero genre.

Anime: Oban Star-Racers

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Since she was 5 years old, Eva Wei has lived in a boarding school, hoping for word from her father Don, now the greatest race coordinator in the world.

Books: Project Moonbase and Others

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

This volume (an exclusive limited printing of 750 copies; order yours now!) offers a treasure trove of Heinlein material "lost" for more than 50 years.

News: News from 07/14/2008 to 07/20/2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Wire Reports From Watchmen Set SCI FI Wire was among a group of online journalists who got a glimpse at the massive sets built for Zack Snyder's upcoming Watchmen movie during production last November in Vancouver, Canada, and even the most casual fan of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' source graphic novel would have come away impressed with what Snyder calls his fetishistic attention to detail. "Everything's got, like, fetish relevance," Snyder said in an impromptu interview during a break in filming on the movie on a cold fall night.

Letters: A Prisoner of the Heart

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

So, it has been announced-on MTV of all places-that The Prisoner remake is to have a love interest in the shape of British actress Hayley Atwell.

Columns: Hitting the Wall (E)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Britannica defines personality as "a characteristic way of thinking, feeling, and behaving that distinguish one person from another and that can be observed in relations to the environment and to the social group." In fact, personality is literally the extent to which something is like a person.

Interviews: Executive producer and writer Carol Barbee goes to war to prove that Jericho is down but not out

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

The unlikely fan favorite-about an apocalyptic nuclear event that impacts the otherwise peaceful town of Jericho-got an unexpected second chance to shine after a fan-driven campaign to save the show succeeded.

Screen: The Dark Knight

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In case you haven't heard, there's a new crook in Gotham.

Screen: Space Chimps

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Ham III (Samberg) is the grandchild of the first chimpanzee who flew for NASA.

Sound Space: Nostradamus-Judas Priest

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Not being a metal fan but being a long-time rocker with eclectic tastes in music, including heavier bands like Led Zeppelin and bits of Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and the lamented Living Colour (remember them?), I approached this disk with an open mind (and, yes, some trepidation).

Games: Hellboy: The Science of Evil

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

Hollywood is all about comics.

Books: By Schism Rent Asunder

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

In the first book in the Safehold series, Off Armageddon Reef, a colony ship is sent into far space before Earth is destroyed by hostile aliens.

Letters: Elfquest Isn't a Comedy

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

So, the guy who did Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story is going to do a movie version of Elfquest.

Letters: Tapping's SGA Departure Wasn't Fair

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST

It was widely known that Amanda Tapping would leave her role, as station commander of Atlantis, because she had signed on to be a cast member of Sanctuary this fall.