Nov 30: Ratings Drop: The audience for both Smallville & Enterprise are beginnnig to take a dip as both series ratings have fallen below five. Enterprise came in for the week of 11/4 with a 4.9, and Smallville a 4.4 rating. Dark Angel scored a 4.5 rating - what is has been hitting most of the season. Last year the series stayed in the mid to low six range. Fans obviously aren't so happy with the changes in the series. 

Nov 30: ABC Gets Stupid: ABC has purchased the network broadcast rights to 'Harry Potter, and the Sorcerers Stone' and its sequel for a mere $130M. They do however have exclusive non-pay rights for 10 years on each film. The first film should break the $200M market this weekend in North America alone. The deal includes airing the films on ABC affiliates, the ABC family and the Disney Channel. 

Nov 30: Special Unit 2: The second season of SU2 has been maintaining its ratings near 3 for the entire season so far, keeping it right on the heels of 'Angel' and 'Charmed' (which has lost nearly a point since this season started). 

Nov 30: New Covers: Hey, the sites on a role. Got four new covers put up today. Got a new 'Miami Vice' cover along with a much nicer 'Beauty and the Beast' cover to replace the older cover currently on site plus a Mann & Machine cover and Outer Limits one too. "CLICK HERE" for the VHS Cover Sheet Area.

Nov 30: Cradle to the Grave: Director Andrzej Bartkowiak wants action star Arnold Swartzenegger to costar in his film 'Cradle to the Grave' with rapper DMX (exit wounds). Grave will be a hip hop remake of the 1931 German Classic 'M'. DMX would take on the role of a crime lord helping the police. There is no word on what role Arny would play in the film. DMX helped boost the career of Steven Seagal in 'Exit Wounds' from producer Joel Silver. 

Nov 30: Static: Sony has plunked down some chump change, about $575,000 for the Brad Ganns spec script that mixes 'the Warriors' & 'the Guantlet'. The feature will center on the imprisoned leader of Los Angeles' toughest street gang who, under the protection of his gang, must battle corrupt cops and rival gangs on his way across town to testify against the cops who wrongly convicted him. ( moviehole.net)

Nov 30: Collateral Trailer: Arnolds new picture, 'Collateral Damage', due out in February now has a new trailer out for the film. Be watching for it. 

Nov 30: Invincible: Anyone take the time to watch the TBS, Mel Gibson/Jet Li telefilm? I thought the telefilm was horrible. It was mostly action scenes with bad acting and a below average soundtrack. I had been looking forward to this piece of... work. There is no way - the way it is - that it will be picked up as a series. Even the acting by bald Billy Zane was below his norm.

Nov 30: Epoch: The Sci-Fi Channel original film 'Epoch' scored well in its premiere Nov 24th with a 2.3 rating. This likely means the SFC will dump the film to DVD at some point. Epoch starred Ryan O'Neal, and David Keith as they battle alien weapon threatening the existence of Earth. (scifi wire)

Nov 30: Star Wars Fans Screwed Again: Once again Star Wars fans get the shaft as 'Lucas Online & Homestead' will dump Star Wars fan sites from its fan.starwars.com site claiming changes to the online hosting marketplace. Fans though will suck it up, and return to Lucas fandom. They  always do. If you are planning to move your site to a new host, make darn sure you comply with the terms of service. 

Nov 30: Video CD gets cheaper: Want to record your stuff to Video CD? Well, it's gotten cheaper with Terapin dropping the price from $499 down to $389 through the AV Store. Visit their website by CLICKING HERE or call their toll free number at 1-888-748-9675. If you visit the site just type in 'Terapin'. (thanks to Jewel for passing the information along)

Nov 28: Enterprise Cover: I have added four new covers today for download. The new 'Enterprise', 'Justice League' (the animated series), Roger Corman's 'Fantastic Four', and 'the Chronicle'. Enjoy. CLICK HERE for the VHS Cover Sheet area. Also recently added to the area were 'Batman Beyond' and 'Seaquest'. There are over 100 VHS Cover Sheets on site, and 355+ VHS side and top labels for your favorite series.

Nov 28: Riverworld: The Sci-Fi Channel original telefilm 'Riverworld' has begun filming in New Zealand. The telefilm based on the novels by Philip Jose' Farmer, is hoped to be a pilot for a Sci-Fi Channel series.  Riverworld stars, Bard Johnson, Emily Lloyd, and Cameron Daddo. It is due land of the SFC mid 2003 and is being coproduced with Alliance Atlantis, Tasman Films and Box TV. (scifi wire)

Nov 28: Batman A Go: Warner Bros. has decided to go a head with one of their Batman projects rather than another few years. the WB has greenlit 'Batman: Year One' from Darren Aronofsky after having some meetings with him. Work is to be started right away in hopes of an early 2003 release.  Yes, there will be a toy line from all this too. (moviehole.net) Next question... who will wear the mask.

Nov 28: the Hulk: Along with Jennifer Connelly comes word that Nick Nolte has signed on to the project as well. He will play General Ross in the film.

Nov 28: Stargate SG-1: The Sixth and final season of 'Stargate SG-1' is scheduled to begin the last Friday of June. The start date coensides with Farscapes season four premiere. (Thanks to Ron Wolfe)

Nov 28: More SG-1 Stuff: A series of four CD Rom discs will be available this week when Serious USA, Inc releases its first set of Stargate SG-1 'CD Cardz'. The collectible discs retail at $19.95 each, and include screensavers, production stills, sound effects, and behind the scenes featurettes. They will/are compatible with Windows, and mac. The release date was set for November 22. (thanks to Ron Wolfe)

Nov 28: Hogan's Heroes: I mentioned this one going into development earlier this month. It is getting the star treatment now with Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer, and Revolution Pictures. Crowe will take on the role of Colonel Robert Hogan, originally played by Bob Crane. Now this one, could be a great action comedy.

Nov 28: A Berry Bond Girl: Looks like X-Men's Halle Berry will be the next Bond Girl, according to People News.

Nov 28: Cover Sheet Update: I have pulled 8 covers from the VHS Cover Sheet Area. Another 6 to 8 new covers will be going up this week and next. One of the Farscape and Magnum PI covers were removed along with two of the three older X-Files covers. One Dark Angel, the Dune mini-series, and one Dune cover were taken down. 

Nov 28: Relic Hunter Set: Any fans expecting the season one boxed set of 'Relic Hunter' will be waiting a long time. Due to... unforeseen circumstances the set will not be happening. Likely a lack of interest. The series is not doing that well in its third season. Advertising for the series this season is non-existent. 

Nov 27: Thieves Cancelled: The John Stamos & Melissa George series about two thieves forced to work together is halting production of its last three ordered episodes. 8 episodes have been aired with 2 more in the can. Thieves ratings have dipped below three despite having a nice lead in series. 

Nov 27: Rutger Hauer: The 80's big screen star, now in his 50's will step up from his slew of 'B' films for two higher profile Miramax produced features. First up Hauer will join the cast of George Clooney's directorial debut (and he stars in it) as an East German hitman. He joins Drew Barrymore and Julia Roberts. Then Hauer will step into the cape and fangs for the lead role in the Dracula 2000 sequel 'Dracual Resurrected'. (zap2it)

Nov 27: Gadget 2: Disney is considering the possibility of releasing its 'Inspector Gadget 2' sequel at theatres rather than direct to video. The first feature was a mega-flop at theatres.

Nov 27: Black Hawk $$$: It will take a lot for the film to make profit, as Ridley Scott's latest film was budgeted at $200M. Co-star Eric Bana promises fans that they will see ever dollar in the film. (moviehole.com)

Nov 27: Female HULK: Dark City's Jennifer Connnelly has landed the female lead in the Hulk. She will play 'Betty Ross', the lead interest and female colleague of the mild mannered Bruce Banner. (zap2it)

Nov 27: Bond 20 Rumor: Another Bond Girl is being rumored in 'Selma Hayek' stepping into one of the female roles in the film. Dang, hire someone already. Filming begin in January and reportedly they haven't decided on a storyline yet, which means a script isn't even ready. 

Nov 27: Potter Bootlegs: They are out on VCD and so is the heat looking for the fools selling them. Asia is apparently the largest supplier, but a Taiwan bootlegger was caught with over 100,000 copies of the film. Other copyright infringers include, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Video traders had better watch their butts even messing with this film.

Nov 27: Update Problem: Sorry for the lack of update yesterday. Couldn't get the ftp software to work. Working now though. 

Nov 27: Area 23: the new series 'Area 23' currently in development from 'Mindshadow Entertainment' and Will Crawford is moving forward again as they move into their new .com at www.area23movie.com The new series will star familiar sci-fi faces, which includes Farscape's 'Virginia Hey'. Look! effects, who do the Witchblade effects, will handle the series SFX material. The script is complete from Will Crawford, and the entire package being put together for the bank loan includes a soundtrack for the music to be used in the telefilm. Unlike standard sci-fi fare, Area 23 will be more conspiracy based  with lots of military high-octane action. Mindshadow is working the 'package' similar to the way Roger Corman marketed his 'Black Scorpion' series to the Sci-Fi Channel. (thanks to Will Crawford of Mindshadow Entertainment for the email.)

Nov 27: Invisible Man: The Perseus Project has gotten a very comedic script for the Invisible Man from the mult-talented Mike McCafferty. It would have made a great episode. CLICK HERE to check out a special edition of the Perseus Project Dispatch. (Thanks Joan for the info) Make sure you check out the script.

Nov 27: More Covers Coming: I now have two people supplying SciFi 2000 with series vhs covers in Colby Deitz and Josh Hadley. Coming soon will be 'Enterprise', a new 'First Wave', 'Earth Final Conflict','Witchblade', 'Conan, the serie', 'Fantastic Four rare movie', 'Tracker', 'UC: Undercover', 'Thundercats' and 'the Justice League' animated series. 

Nov 27: Galactica Work Continues: The project might have been pulled by USA Studios & Fox, but producer Tom DeSanto continues to work hard on the project. Chris Gilman's 'Global Effects' have come up with 6-foot-8-inch Cylon and will cast a set of armor this week. The Cylons will be stunt men in costumes and cgi will only be used when a superhuman battle will be needed. 

Nov 25: Lethal Weapon 5: Richard Donner told E online that there are NO plans for a Lethal Weapon 5, though he would love to work with Mel Gibson again. 

Nov 25: The Punisher: Moviehole has a scoop that a Punisher movie is in the works based on the Marvel Comics character. Apparently three writers have been asked to come up with work treatments for the possible film. They are wanting a more low-budget gritty feel than the other Marvel projects currently in work.  The film 'the Punisher' starring Dolph Lungren was a well done film. I bought the DVD of it. Excellent! Very action packed film. 

Nov 25: DC Comics?: Other than the same ol Superman and Spiderman crap, where the hell are the other DC Comic character features? I am not a huge DC fan, but the Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern deserve film treatments. They are great characters too, among many others. Why not a Justice League live action film and branch the characters off from there?

Nov 25: Terminator 3: Three companies are now vying for the distribution rights to the film. Two of the three include Universal and Sony.  Still no word on who is up for the other terminator roles in the film. Vin Diesel seems unlikely with the projects he has lined up. 

Nov 25: Starsky & Hutch: Still not sure if this film is a comedy or action picture with Ben Stiller attached to play Starsky. However, word comes that Stiller would like to have Snoop Dogg play the part of Huggy Bear.

Nov 25: Retro TV: Well, another detective series is in consideration for a feature film. This time it's the P.I. series 'Simon & Simon' about two very different brothers working together in their own P.I. firm.  Movie Headlines.com is reporting that Billy Bob Thornton is considering doing a feature based on the series. Billy Bob would play the part of Rick Simon, and he would like to have Brad Pitt or Kurt Russell take on the part of A.J. Simon, the flashy dressing ladies man.

Nov 24: SeaQuest Covered: A SeaQuest Cover Sheet has joined the rest of the cover sheets. SeaQuest joins the most recent shows, The Agency, 24, Lost World, Mutant X, Boston Public, Batman Beyond, and even a new farscape. There are over 108 VHS Cover Sheets on site, 85+ VideoCD/DVD covers, bottoms, and CDR Labels. Want a VHS side label? There are 355+ VHS Side Labels for download too. Check them all out.

Nov 23: Andromeda Trouble: AICN reports that co-creator Robert Hewitt Wolfe is no longer involved involved with the series. Nor is he the head writer for the series. Executive Producer and star Kevin Sorbo was glad to see him go. Sorbo complained that the stories were too complicated and clever for everyone else to understand. Supposedly there are no hard feelings. Tribune, Fireworks, and Sorbo wanted more episodic series, and not so much backstory. An opportunity to create small story arcs, with more action and Sorbo out of uniform and into civvies.

Nov 23: Xena Gets Knocked: Ex-Xena star won't be doing any action roles for a while. Lucy Lawless is pregnant with her second child with husband, creator of Xena, Robert Tapert. Lucy's first child, with her first husband is 13. 

Nov 23: Goonies 2: The only original cast member returning for the sequel will be Sean Astin, Cory Feldman, Josh Brolin, and Martha Plimpkin. The actors who played 'Chunk' and 'Data' will not be returning. Richard Donner has agreed to direct the sequel which looks headed for a 2003 release. (moviehole from countingdown.com.

Nov 23: Dark Angel Trouble: Second year series 'Dark Angel' looks to be on its way out. The latest new episode scored a whopping 4.4 rating. Down almost 2 points from last season. Fans obviously do not like the story changes put in this year. 

Nov 23: Who's Next: Personally I hate to see any genre series cancelled. But this season many shows are already suffering. The X-Files ratings are down, Roswell is in trouble. The new series 'Tracker' starring Adrian Paul has such a horrible time slot you don't even know it is on. Sheena is absolutely... bad. Beastmaster isn't much better. Relic Hunter has become a stagnant series as well. The Lost World seems very solid this season, and everyone know that Andromeda and Mutant X are tearing up the syndie ratings. Special Unit 2 and the Chronicles are hitting their strides this season as Smallville and Enterprise are the two very surprising series this season as both are maintaining high ratings for their respective networks. Even Angel has proven a solid series without Buffy as its lead-in. But syndication series really are struggling this season. Time slots and poor writing seem to be the main reasons for their decline. Next season, we will see less new series. We've already lost the Invisible Man, as well as L.E.X.X. for next season. Which series are going to fall? I doubt Sheena will get the full order for the rest of this season. Relic Hunter was nearly cancelled before the season began. The Immortal? This one was so crappy in its first season that the guaranteed second season has yet to begin airing.  The writing for syndie series is just horrible - and no one wants to bring in fresh meat with fresh ideas. With some of the crap on today you miss the antics of Xena and Hercules. 

Nov 23: Blade 2: Word has it that New Line is extremely happy with what they have seen of Blade 2. They are planning to give the movie the push in advertising it deserves. Even Playstation and XBox will be giving the film the game treatment from Activision, which is slated to hit stores in early 2002. 

Nov 23: Batman Beyond: Have you been recording the series for your collection? Then download the VHS Cover Sheet for Batman Beyond. It was just added to the site today. CLICK HERE for the VHS Cover Sheet Area. Other cover sheets for great new series have been added recently. Make sure you locate the cover you need.

Nov 23: Smallville: Finally got to watch the first episode of the new series, 'Smallville'. I was impressed with the show. It is a quality addition for the WB. Very character driven series rather than SFX enhanced. If you watch the series you can see why the shows ratings are in the mid 5's. A definite watch.

Nov 23: Sci-Fi Store: The sites collectible area has been revamped with a new look and new collectibles. Check out the new Sci-Fi 2000 Store. The area is still getting some work done with photo, pricing and adding new material, but it is up and working. Enjoy. 

Nov 23: Beauty & the Beast: I mentioned earlier in the week that UPN was working on bringing back the series 'Beauty and the Beast'. The biggest problem facing the series is one, stories to tell on a weekly basis and two, can they capture the magic that Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman brought to the show. Having Vincent come to Catherine's rescue every week got old after a while. Will they bring any of the original cast members back to the series? How drastic will the storyline change? To bad networks have yet figured out how to take a limited style series and turn it into a monthly series of two hour telefilms. You only need about 8 quality stories per year to tell in a telefilm format. It's equivalent to 16 episodes. Each telefilm could be budgeted in the $2M to $2.5M range leading to better actors and high quality effects.  TV Series essentially do it already with the two-part episodes.

Nov 22: Happy Thanksgiving!: I wanted to wish all of you a very happy Thanksgiving Holiday. And.. YES! there is an update for you today. It isn't much, but there is some news. I have also updated the collectible area into a new Store with a new look. Feel free to check it out. 

Nov 22: Mad Max 4: Mel Gibson isn't on board but the script is complete, and not to be shot in Australia. The film needs long stretches of desert area where the cars will not get bogged down. Production is scheduled to begin in 2002. ( moviehole.com )

Nov 22: Roswell: Despite all the hoopla by UPN and the extra stuff being done like having fans on the sets and so forth, the series is in trouble. The series continue to do horrible in the ratings this season despite having Buffy as a lead in series. Fans just aren't showing up for the series.

Nov 22: Andromeda Reins Again!: For the week of 10/29 Andromeda moved into the top spot edging out it sister series 'Mutant X'. Andromeda scored a 3.3 and Mutant X a 3.0. Stargate SG-1 fell from first to a second place tie at 3.0. 

Nov 22: Green Hornet: Miramax Films has acquired the rights to the 'Green Hornet'. 

Nov 22: No Spawn In Spawn?: According to Todd McFarlane, Spawn may not even appear in the action sequel being worked on. McFarlane told Starlog Magazine that the film will star police detectives, Sam and Twitch. Spawn might be just a presence in the film. This will NOT be a superhero film. 

Nov 21: Terminator 3: The script is ready and Arnold is hot to get started according to Variety. What is really amazing... the budget for the film being $160M. And knowing how things work that same budget could balloon to over $210M easy based just on the types of SFX ( ILM ) that will be used in the film. It looks like production could happen as early as Spring or Summer 2002. 

Nov 21: Fast But No Diesel: Universal had no idea that the $38M 'Fast and the Furious' film would gross $144.5M. So much so, that they didn't have a sequel clause built in to the contract for Vin Diesel. With Diesel chugging along at $2.5M for 'El Diablo', an impressive $12.5M for 'Pitch Black 2', and another $10M for 'XXX', the chances of getting the actor to return to a sequel for chump change isn't likely. Universal has contracted for two scripts to be done. One with the Diesel's character returning and another without him. But when does an actor say... "I've got enough money, lets do some great projects for less money." They never will. (Zap2It)

Nov 21: Scoring With Justice: Cartoon Network scored huge with its new animated series, 'Justice League'. The ratings for the new series were its highest ever. Over four million viewers tuned in for the 90 minute premiere pilot. Justice League airs Monday's at 9:30pm. 

Nov 21: Bad Boys 2: Michael Bay has put the offer on the table for Will Smith to rejoin him and Martin Lawrence in 'Bad Boys 2'. Smith is nearly complete with 'Men In Black 2', but has another offers= that might interest the actor more. This one is Juror 2 in the upcoming Grisham project 'Runaway Jury'. Smith has the potential to become a great action star should he choose too. Movies like 'Bagger Vance' while good will NOT get the actor there.

Nov 20: Willard: James Wong is producing the Glenn Morgan remake of Willard. Wong has told the Sci-Fi Wire that Willard will be getting a liberal update. Wong recently helmed 'the One', and Morgan makes his directorial debut in this one. They are still working on getting the budget set for the film. "With today's technology this version will be creepier and scarier," says Wong. 

Nov 20: EPOCH: The Sci-Fi Channel premiere of 'Epoch' happens Nov 24 at 9pm. The telefilm will star Ryan O'Neal and David Keith. Epoch tells the story of a mysterious structure that suddenly appears during a massive electrical storm, which blankets the Earth with a huge shock wave. They must discover the mystery of the structure before all the human life on earth vanishes. 

Nov 20: Chrome: The new images for Timothy Hines 'Chrome' are up on the site. Check out the Chrome area to see the new pictures. Enjoy.

Nov 20: Nemesis: Jerry Goldsmith has been signed to compose the music for the latest Star Trek film, 'Nemesis'. Goldsmith now will have scored 5 of the 10 films in the franchise. The budget for the film is about $80M with a huge chunk of that going to planned special effects for the film. Hard to believe that 'Insurrections' budget was nearly $60M. Wonder what they spent it on! ( 13th street )

Nov 20: Iron Fist: The latest draft of the upcoming film 'Iron Fist' based on the Marvel comics has been turned in by screenwriter John Turman. Ray Park (Toad in X-Men) will star in the film.

Nov 20: Mothman Prophecies: Screen Gems has launched the official website for the Richard Gere film 'Mothman Prophecies'. You can check out the new site at " http://www.themothmanlives.com "

Nov 20: No Galactica: At least not at Fox. With Bryan Singer pulling out of the project, so has Fox. Without the X-Men director attached, Fox feels the project has little value. 

Nov 20: Invisible Man: Zap2It.com is actually running a small article on the cancellation of the Invisible Man. You can head over there if you would like to read the article. It is under 'Today in TV'. 

Nov 19: Chrome: The new Timothy Hines & Susan Goforth independent film 'Chrome' is slated to begin production on November 29th. I have some new images from the production as well as images of lead actress Katie Tomlinson and producer Susan Goforth working out for the production.

Nov 19: Aliens vs Predator: According to Fox, rumors that Pitch Black's David Twohy is attached to a possible 'Aliens vs Predator' film may not be true. Twohy would write and direct the feature film from Fox Entertainment and Davis Entertainment. No deal is set in place but Twohy is interested. (movie headlines)

Nov 19: Beauty & the Beast Return?: UPN is considering a new version of the 80's series 'Beauty and the Beast' which starred Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. Original producers Tony Thomas and Paul Junger Witt are believed to be attached to the series remake. 

Nov 19: Black Star: A new series from Trilogy is being developed by UPN. The series  would be a top gun in space storyline style show. 

Nov 19: Blair Sculptures: A great website 'Blair Sculptures' was featured on the main page a few months ago and is linked in the great links area has some wonderful original one of a kind genre sculptures. Blair has a great Arnold Swartzenegger sculp. Check out his website. Some wonderful additions have been added to the site. Blair is currently designing a unique award for a favorite horror magazine.

Nov 19: Phantom of the Opera: With Catherine Zeta Jones backing out as the female lead, Kate Winslet is now being considered for the role. (dark horizons)

Nov 19: Ron Perlman gets Ticked: Actor Ron Perlman of Blade 2 and the live action series 'Beauty & the Beast' will be appearing in an upcoming episode of Fox's 'The Tick' on Dec. 5th. (moviehole.com)

Nov 19: Bond 20: Production is slated to begin on January 13th. 

Nov 19: Sliders Movie?: Apparently only ex-series star Jerry O'Connell is interested in a film based on the series. Representatives from Studios USA have little to no interest in such a project. 

Nov 19: New Wong Series: James Wong and Glenn Morgan (Space: Above & Beyond) are pitching a new Sci-Fi TV series to NBC based on a novel coming out by one time scientist Gentry Lee. It follows a 22nd-century historian's look back at the 21st century and a family living through that time period

Nov 19: Star Wars Returns... Again: After George Lucas releases 'Episode 3' to theatres once again amazing George will re-re-release Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi to the theatres. Lucas still attempting to suck up the cash from his work, before they hit DVD. 

Nov 19: Great Links update: Found two dead links and one now leading to an adult site. These will be removed hopefully in the next update. I hope to find some more great sites to take their place. 

Nov 18: Spy Game: Robert Redford & Brad Pitt star in Spy Game. That should be enough information for movie goers to stay clear. Neither actor has done worthwhile film in a while. Save you money and see Harry Potter, again.

Nov 18: Potter Dollars: I would say the film made a few bucks over the three day opening. It is expected that the film will make an incredible $93.5M. Harry cost Warner Bros. $125M to make and they spent another $42M in advertising just in the North America alone. 

Nov 18: Invincible Tonight: TBS' telefilm/pilot movie 'Invincible' starring Billy Zane premieres tonight at 8pm. Get the VCR's warmed and the tape ready.

Nov 17: All Star Trek Chat: TNN & AOL have teamed up for an 'Ultimate Star Trek Chat Marathon', in order to promote an after Thanksgiving Day 'Star Trek: the Next Generation' marathon on TNN. The Chat event will take place 'Monday Nov. 19th' and be hosted online by Patrick Stewart and feature cast members from the original series and the three spin-off series. Next Gen is premiering now on TNN with DS9 coming in 2004 and Voyager in late 2006. 

Nov 17: Tick Licked: Fox pushed the series premiere back an entire season, and after watching the show you can see why. It is a horrible television series. It was hard to sit through an entire episode. 

Nov 17: C.S.I.: Thursdays episode of C.S.I. on CBS scored an impressive 15.7/24 rating and was watched in 25.1 million homes. Could propel the second year series into the one of the top two spots for the week. C.S.I. follows the Crime Scene Investigation team in Las Vegas as they attempt to discover the clues that will lead them to the killer.

Nov 17: Be Invincible Tomorrow: TBS' new telefilm 'Invincible' from Jet Li and Mel Gibson premieres Sunday night, Nov 18th, on TBS at 8pm. The telefilm stars Billy Zane as the 2000 year old dark angel, 'Shadowman' who kills for pleasure. In a single moment of clarity, he switches over to the good side and trains four young fighters to battle evil forces that are menacing the Earth. Invincible hopes to spin into a weekly TV Series in the U.S. Hopefully though, not on TBS. TNT & TBS are terrible homes for new series.

Nov 17: Canseco Kicks Ass: Baseball star Jose Canseco would be a great 'B' action hero. To prove it the 37 yr old slugger and his twin brother Ozzie kicked the crap out of three men in a bar on Halloween after one man grabbed a lady friend of the twins inappropriately. 

Nov 17: Manson Becomes Resident: Resident Evil has brought in Marilyn Manson to provide music for the upcoming feature soundtrack. Manson says the work he does for it will be more electric than his usual shock rock music.

Nov 17: Potter to Break Records: the new release of Harry Potter will break records simply because of the number of theatres it opens in this weekend, not to mention the number of fans who have been waiting to see it.

Nov 17: Aliens Trilogy: Disney has picked up the rights to the young adult Alien Trilogy by Jonathan Etra & Stephanie Spinner. The books are 'Aliens for Breakfast', 'Aliens for Lunch', and 'Aliens for Dinner'. 

Nov 16: Superman vs Spacemen: This season has been a great surprise for the WB & UPN. The WB with 'Smallville' and UPN with the series 'Enterprise'. Both series are now competing in the genre ratings too. Last weeks run of both brought Smallville out on top with a 5.5 rating and Enterprise right on his heels at 5.2. 

Nov 16: Other Battles: Special Unit 2 is kicking the crap out of UPN's other series 'Roswell' which continues to flounder in the ratings. Seven Days scored equal ratings in or near the 2's when it got the axe in favor of picking up Roswell. SU2 is scoring a 2.7 per week. The WB's Charmed appears locked in a battle with UPN's Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Charmed scored a 3.6 rating last week and Buffy kicked in with a 3.5, hot on its trail. Angel sits on Buffy's rear end with a 3.1 rating.

Nov 16: Pretender: The new Pretender telefilm 'Island of the Haunted' premieres on TNT Dec 10th at 8pm. To kick off the premiere, TNT will run a 19 hour 'Pretender' marathon on Dec 9th. 

Nov 16: Buffy Musical: UPN will air a Repeat of the Buffy Musical tonight on UPN at 8pm before their 'Battle of the Chefs' special kicks off at 9pm.

Nov 16: Bond 20 Music: James Bond number 20 has hired 'Elton John' to score the new feature. 

Nov 16: Look At Me: MovieHole.net has reported that Kate Winslet (Titanic) will bare all in the upcoming film... 'IRIS'. Is that a good thing?

Nov 15: Willis Goes Action: Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Cole Hauser (Pitch Black), and Italian actress Monica Bellucci might be joining up if negotiation go as planned, in the action film 'Man of War'.  Willis leads a special forces unit into Africa to rescue a doctor (Bellucci) who is performing humanitarian work in a small village before a civil war erupts. 

Nov 15: Wolf Lake Mistake: The CBS network made a huge mistake with this series. I watched the UNAIRED 41 minute pilot episode today. If was awesome. I was hooked after the credits started to roll. If this was the direction the series had actually taken it would still be on today. The unaired pilot episode was extremely well filmed and written. The 41 minutes (no commercials) flew by, only to leave me wanting more. 

Nov 15: Shallow Hal: It ain't Sci-Fi or Horror, but it might be Fantasy. Either way - making $23M in its first week, this film has got to be funny as hell. This one I have got to see. 

Nov 15: The One: This film could be the 'Lost One' after dropping to just $9M in its second week. Jet Li just isn't able to carry this one to the big money. At least it isn't a hundred million dollar 'Tomb Raider' flop.

Nov 15: X-Box: Today is the day people! X-box is here and it looks so cool compared to Nintendo's ultra cheap looking 'Game Cube'. The Xbox is stylish and game quality likely to kick the crap out of the cube. You want the best gaming unit on the market? Buy the Xbox. Don't trust the Gate's new toy, spend the dough for a new Playstation 2. 

Nov 15: Fritz the Cat: Ever wanted the animated XXX feature 'Fritz the Cat'? Well, the hunt was on across the internet for a while. NOW, the film is on DVD fans. If you were looking for it... look no further than your video store, if they carry the film. If not - get it on line. Make my very good quality video worth crap now. :) Is the sequel far behind? That would 'Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'. 

Nov 15: Special Unit 2: Last nights episode of SU2 was decent and the special effects dollars were saved for the final 15 minutes where we get to see the dragon in some nice effects. What is so cool about this series is that if the effects are off a bit, it doesn't matter. It is just fun to watch. 

Nov 15: XXX: The action flick XXX starring Vin Diesel (pitch black) was scheduled for a July 26th release date until Austin Powers 3 announced the same date. Now 'XXX' will release on Aug 2nd. Principal photography begins on XXX January 7th in Prague. This is two months later than originally planned. Filming there should take about two weeks.

Nov 15: Goldmember: There is a report floating around that Seth Green will reprise his role as Dr. Evils son. 

Nov 15: Battlestar Now!: It is time for any fan of the series 'Battlestar Galactica' to get their butts on over to Battlestar Galactica.com and sign their petition for Fox to continue work on the series telefilm pilot despite Bryan Singer departing for X-Men. DeSanto is the man behind the series, the man getting the job done and putting it all together. Not Singer - and DeSanto is still with the project. HE is the one asking fans to please sign the petition. They need 10,000 signatures. SIGN, SIGN, SIGN. 

Nov 15: Enterprise: the latest Enterprise episode was another nice character driven piece for two weeks in a row. The show seems better when the writers don't have to include but a few crew members in the episode. 

Nov 14: Special Unit 2: UPN has been extremely happy with the success of its second season series 'Special Unit 2'.  They have ordered a full second season of the series. UPN has noted the series double digit audience increase from last season. Its average across the demographic board is 50%. The largest increase coming in the 18 - 34 demographic at 70%.  Like I have been saying - this is a fun series to watch. 

Nov 14: Wesley Returns: After appearing on 'Weakest Link' with the Star Trek crew, Wil Wheaton's agent called the young actor who played 'Wesley Crusher' in the Next Generation has been asked to reprise his role in the upcoming Star Trek film Nemesis. There will some minor rewrites to fit the character into the film. Wheaton told LeVar Burton on 'link' that he thought Rick Berman didn't like him and that was why the character had never returned in any of the films. Burton contacted Berman after the show and now Wheaton will return in the final Next Generation feature.

Nov 14: Next Gen Box Sets: Dark Horizons has an incredible image of two new boxed sets for Star Trek: Next Generation in the UK. it looks great! Not that the US will see anything like this. Click the dark horizons link to check them out. ( dark horizons )

Nov 14: Nemesis Begins: Filming on the latest Star Trek feature 'Nemesis' begins filming on November 19th.

Nov 14: Andromeda Falls: After two great weeks in the ratings battling with the new Mutant X series Andromeda falls to number three behind syndicated repeat series 'Stargate SG-1' and 'X-Files'. It was a close battle between the three series. 

Nov 14: Galactica On Hold: The Battlestar Galactica 'telefilm' being readied by producer Tom DeSanto has been put on hold by USA studios after the departure of director 'Bryan Singer'. Even though work was continuing it appears that getting the series pilot done for 'Fox and the Sci-Fi Channel' really depended on Singers direct involvement. Apparently another director for the telefilm is not an option. (variety)

Nov 15: Angel Warriors: The Rutger Hauer/ Arnold Vosloo medievil feature, 'Angel Warriors' being filmed in Lithuania wraps filming at the end of this month. ( dark horizons )

Nov: 14: Universal Summers: Universal Studios has inked Mummy director 'Stephen Sommers' to a three year deal recently. Will that lead to a 'Mummy 3' installment. Sommers is ready to do something non-mummy for a while, and says that the gang could come back together for another film, but only if it could be bigger and better than the last two.    Why does it have to be bigger and better? Why not just as adventurous as the last one. Indiana Jones was never bigger and better. It was just fun adventure and the fans love that. (variety)

Nov 14: The Core: The Patriot's,  Tcheky Karyo has joined the subterranean adventure film, 'The Core'. (e-online)

Nov 14: Horror Deal Done: The deal with Universal on a feature based on the toys created by Todd McFarlane have been finalized. The deal is for horror director Clive Barker and Tom McFarlane to create a new feature film based on Barkers 'Tortured Souls'. An idea from the McFarlane line of toys with the same name.

Nov 13: Mutant X: A dedicated fan to the new series 'Mutant X' who I call 'big D', dropped an email asking for a Mutant X VHS Cover Sheet and help me garner some photos for the series. Well, it paid off in a nice looking VHS cover sheet for all the Mutant X fans. And judging by the ratings there are a mess of fans out there. There are 109 VHS Cover Sheets on site for download. Please enjoy them all. Make your VHS collection look great on the shelf. Special thanks to big 'D' for his efforts helping with the cover sheet. 

Nov 13: Rambo 4: Dark Horizons has gotten some news that Sylvester Stallone (55) is working on the script for Rambo 4. In this one John Rambo parachutes into Afghanistan to do battle with the Taliban. 

Nov 13: X-Files Falls: The season nine opener for X-Files had a ratings drop of 35% from last years opener. Trouble? Might be when the series goes head to head with the hit show 'Alias'. 

Nov 13: Chronicles: The Sci-Fi Channel has greenlighted the backside nine episodes for its surprising series, 'The Chronicles'. This give the series the full season 22 episodes. 

Nov 13: Episode 2: George Lucas is taking some action against the Anti-Piracy of the next movie by releasing the film around the world on the same day. However, what George fails to realize is that for fans, it doesn't matter when or where it is released. It is about having it on the shelf at HOME while the film is still at theatres.

Nov 13: Trek Feature: The SyFiPortal has news from Patrick Stewart that despite rumors that will be no changes in the script as previously reported. It was nothing but rumors reporting that the script needed rewrites after the Sept. 11th attack. 

Nov 13: Collateral Release: Warner Bro. has officially announced a February 8th release of Arnold's actioner 'Collateral Damage'. 

Nov 13: Buffy Widescreen: According to reports at Dark Horizons there the Season 4 boxed set of Buffy and the season 2 boxed set of Angel will be in widescreen format.

Nov 12: 007 & Billy Bob: An insider has released information that Billy Bob Thornton may play the Villain in the upcoming James Bond film should they go with the oil tycoon story - one of several being considered at this time. Thornton would play a Texas oil Billionaire wanting to take over control of the worlds oil supply. And of course is very interested in the part. 

Nov 12: Wanted: PFD.co.uk is reporting that the new feature thriller 'Wanted' will star Alan Rickman (die hard), Rachel Weisz (sharky's Machine) and Famke Janssen (X-Men). The film is based on a novel by German author Stefan Aust. Peter Webber (men only) will direct. 

Nov 12: Basic Gets Big: Four more actors have joined the cast of the Travolta/Jackson film 'BASIC'. They are Andy Garcia, Brian Van Holt, Cristain de la Fuenta, and Giovanni Ribisi. 

Nov 12: No Battlestar: Looks like FOX is losing interest in the new 'Battlestar Galactica' telefilm/pilot after Bryan Singer pulled out. CLICK HERE to check out the petition you need to sign, if you want to see the telefilm get made. They need about 10,000 signatures.

Nov 12: X-Files: David Duchovny just can't stay away from the X-Files, even though he has bitched about being part of the series for years. Creator Chris Carter has not ruled out the possibility that Duchovny might return for an episode or two as Mulder this season. Might as well to set up the second film. That would be the only reason for bringing the character back at all. 

Nov 12: No Showbiz: The Mr. Showbiz website has closed down after six years on the internet. The website went black a few days ago. 

Nov 11: X-Men Villain: The Moviehole website is reporting a great rumor that possibly actor 'Tom Sizemore' (the relic, saving private ryan) is being considered for the new villain in X-Men 2. His part would be a human 'Military Leader' in the film. I would rather see him as a mutant.

Nov 11: The Forgotten: Nicole Kidman will join the cast of the thriller 'the Forgotten' about a man & woman in their 30's who join up together to find answers about the abduction of their children. The male lead has not been cast yet, nor has a director. 

Nov 11: Austin Powers: Mike Myers is reportedly after Nicole Kidman for a small role in his upcoming Austin Powers sequel 'Goldmember'. Kidman has reportedly said she is almost positive she will accept.

Nov 11: Sinbad: In an interview with director John Singleton he was very excited about bringing back 'Sinbad' for Columbia. They are planning a whole series of 'Sinbad' films. The first being planned for the near future. Singleton thinks it might even be his next picture or possible one more small film for him and then Sinbad. 

Nov 11: RH1658: Ron Shusett Prod. has purchased a script for the Sci-Fi/Actioner 'RH1658: A Very Human Story'. The story... is set in 2091, the surviving society of a catastrophic plague rebuilds a post apocalyptic paradise by manufacturing an underground society of cloned humans to serve as a quasi-slave labor force.  While searching for meaning and illegal love, one particular clone laborer, among the millions, becomes the unwitting hero of an underground clone rebellion.

Nov 11: Jake & Mimi: A psychological Thriller based on the upcoming novel from Frank Baldwin. Brian Carr will adapt the script about Jake, a guy who has no limits when it comes to sex and women…until Mimi came along.  As Jake starts to rethink his life, trouble begins as women he had slept with in the past begin to be murdered and all fingers point to him.

Nov 11: Tripod: Disney has picked up the rights to 'Tripod' - a sci-fi film. Another film set in a post-apocalyptic world story. This one about a boy fighting off aliens trying to brainwash him. The film will be based on a novel from John Christopher.

Nov 11: Invincible: The latest previews for the new Mel Gibson & Jet Li telefilm, 'Invincible' have looked incredible. The fight scenes appear done in Matrix style, while the scenes shown with Billy Zane look nice. This is definitely a telefilm worth watching Nov 18. 

Nov 10: the Lost World: I have added a new VHS Cover Sheet for 'the Lost World' to the site for download. That makes six new cover sheets to the site this week and one piece of new 'Digital Art'. Amazing how much 'the Lost World has been ignored by most of the major genre magazines. Very few articles and even less photos from this series - a series that is in its third season. CLICK HERE for the VHS Cover Sheet area. HERE for the digital art area.

Nov 10: Trek Apartment on eBay: A British Star Trek fan who did his whole apartment in Star Trek: the Next Generation theme is auctioning it off on eBay with a starting bid of $3.9M. The apartment is in Leicestershire UK. Interior designer Tony Alleyne is the man responsible for the impressive creation. 

Nov 10: Aquaman: Amazing as it sounds, the Justice League will only feature the wonderful character of 'Aquaman' in just two episodes. Aquaman was part of the original superfriends cartoon. Hopefully fan support will help bring the Aquaman into a regular role on the animated series.

Nov 10: The Tick: Scott Strout checks in with his review of the new series on Fox... THE TICK.... Based on the cartoon that I was a huge fan of Fox finally unveils their live Action version of The Tick. While the show did have it's moments what is really lacking is the performance by Patrick Warburton. He's just not funny. For me he doesn't click at playing The Tick - something the show needs to be successful. Warburton and David Burke who plays Arthur share no real on screen chemistry. However the show does have a few things going for it. I was laughing from the moment Nestor Carbonell stepped on the screen as Batmanuel. He's just got the character down pat and he's funny. Also Liz Vassey as Captain Liberty does her role well and they share chemistry that the two leads are lacking. Another plus is that the shows' special effects and The Tick outfit look pretty good, but it's still going to be hard transforming a cartoon world on a half-hour comedy budget and do it convincingly. It was a decent start, but unless The Tick improves from it's pilot I don't see it lasting too long.

Nov 10: Original Trek Auction: Original creators of some props, now in their 70's and 80's are auctioning off their original series 'Star Trek' stuff on eBay. Any fan such as myself would love to own this stuff. True fans, such as myself can't afford to even bid on the stuff. :)  One item going up for bid is the ONLY remaining production model left of the Enterprise. (value: about $50,000) Other items... Spock's Bed and tricorder, some phasers, models and other great stuff. 

Nov 9: Next Gen Box Set: On March 17th next year fans will get the season 1 boxed set of 'Star Trek: the Next Generation'. Season 2 will follow on May 7th next year. Deepspace Nine should not be far behind.

Nov 9: New Digital Art: I have uploaded a new piece of digital artwork titled 'Otherworlds 2'. Check out the area titled 'Space Art'. Remember, several original pieces of art are being removed.

Nov 9: X-Files 2: Chris Carter confirms that David Duchovny will be returning to the X-Files for the sequel to the first hit film. Joining him will be his partner Gillian Anderson. 20th is hoping for a franchise ala 'Trek'. You could then possibly expect appearances by Gish and Patrick along with other regulars from the series. 

Nov 9: First Wave Feature: Thanks to the German company that bought Pearson Ent. the series 'First Wave' is done. However, Sebastian Spence has been talking with executive producer Chris Brancato about the possibility of a feature film based on the series. Spence is amazed because with the series cancelled it is more popular now, thant when it was filming. Spence says the series is definitely dead, but you never know about a feature.

Nov 9: More Digital Art: Been a while since any new digital art has been posted. Well, there is more artwork coming too. In the next few days I hope to add a piece or two of new art. Got about 24 new works but need to sift through it for the best quality pieces you might enjoy. Please note that a few of the older pieces are likely to be removed as well. Enjoy.

Nov 9: Back to the Future: Dark Horizons confirms that the summer of 2002 will bring forth a new DVD boxed set of the trilogy 'Back to the Future'. Fans of the trilogy have been waiting YEARS for this boxed set. Likely to be a huge seller when it hits the stores.

Nov 9: Invincible: The new TNT telefilm, 'Invincible' starring 'Billy Zane' (the Phantom), and produced by Mel Gibson premieres Nov 18th. At one time the film was to star 'Jet Li' as a pilot for a new series. Billy Zane stepped in after Li's departure. 

Nov 9: Ghost Rider: Despite all the crap going around about Ghost Rider, director Steve Norrington says he still might direct the comic book turned feature. 

Nov 9: Bounty Hunter: Christian Slater looks set to star in the feature 'Bounty Hunter' being directed by scribe turned director Jonathon Hensleigh.  Hensleigh wrote 'Armageddon and Die Hard 3'. Filming is slated to begin in February 2002. 

Nov 9: Lord of Rings Covers: Entertainment Weekly is having a holiday special and will put the magazine out with 5 different covers dedicated to the new 'Lord of the Rings' film. Hey, the advertising in on fans. Look out!

Nov 9: Aylssa Speaks: Charmed actress Alyssa Milano told Stuff Magazine that 'Shannon Doherty' was like a bad roommate and that she was fearful to say anything because she was afraid of her. Says Milano... "I have a fear of confrontation, and she can be so aggressive." What a load of bull! Can you believe this crap? I was afraid... HA haahahahahahahaha, that's good. Can you picture it... "Aaron!... She yelled at me?"

Nov 9: Lost World Campaign: Your help is needed - if your a fan of 'The Lost World'. Season 3 did not come without sacrifices. Now fans want the return of a character lost in the first season... the character of Professor 'Summerlee' played by... Michael Sinelnikoff. There is a campaign to bring the character back to the show. If you would like to help click the link and help the fans out... CLICK HERE NOW to save Summerlee.

Nov 8: 24 Ratings: The new series '24' debuted with crappy ratings in its first night. Why... well, when you put the series up against the NYPD Blue and Frasier, what chance do you really have? NONE! Why is it with so much BAD television hours these networks put their best series up against each other. What friggin' sense could this possibly make. 

Nov 8: New VHS Covers: I have received a few covers from Josh Hadley and will begin putting them up on the site this week. Covers include a third 'Farscape' cover, Crossing Jordan, Boston Public, and even Wolf Lake. Already up for download are 24, Wolf Lake and Boston Public. Download yours today. Check out all the covers in the VHS Cover Sheet Area. 

Nov 8: Crappy Sci-Fi Mag Resurrected: The Sci-Fi Channels magazine was a poor style Sci-Fi Mag and went under when Sovereign Media decided to shut down the mag with no notice. The Sci-Fi Channel has reportedly taken over Sci-Fi Magazine and will publish its first issue in December. No word on the mags content or if it will return to its 8 issues per year or become a monthly mag. Hopefully it will be better under the SFC's banner. Couldn't get much worse. 

Nov 8: Just a Pilgrim: Catch 23 Entertainment has purchased a sci-fi script from author Garth Ennis titled 'Just a Pilgrim'. A religious Green Beret who quotes scripture while giving the Lord's harsh judgment on what he considers the unholy, must lead a group of refugees to sanctuary. 

Nov 8: Special Unit 2: The Medusas invaded the squad of SU2 with First Wave's 'Sebastian Spense' (his role was kind of weak though) on board for the ride this week. The episode was again fun, and the effects decent. With the sayings like, 'Let's Get Some Head', and 'Easy opening my ass' you can't go wrong. The series is a great mix of acting, music, and humor. 

Nov 8: PhotoImpact 7: Fans of the wonderful internet/photo package from Ulead will enjoy knowing that PhotoImpact 7 is now available. The price is likely to be in the $90 price range. This software package is loaded and terrific for the Internet Webmaster. Better than photoshop for this kind of work at one sixth the price. The package comes with an applet creator, animation software, special effects and 3D text. A button creator and more. What is better is that the photo workshop of PhotoImpact is incredible. You will love it.

Nov 8: Enterprise: Nice character driven episode this week as the Vulcan actually warms up somewhat to the ships first officer. Nicely written episode this week. 

Nov 7: Farscape VHS: I have added a new Farscape cover sheet to the website for download. There are currently 108 VHS Cover Sheets available for download. Over 85 VideoCD fronts, back, and CDR labels. Over 255 VHS side & top labels are on site as well. All free, all the time. 

Nov 7: UPN Kicks Ass!: The addition of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Enterprise have propelled UPN's year to year ratings to the highest increase ever for a network. UPN has done it across the age demographic board for about a 19% overall total increase. Roswell... has been a disappointment so far - Special Unit 2 the surprise. UPN still has 'the Dead Zone' in waiting from   Lion's Gate and should pick up 'The Invisible Man' - if they were smart. The audience is larger than that of Roswill. 

Nov 7: X-Files 2: Chris Carter is currently negotiating with 20th Century Fox for a second X-Files film. One that will likely involve Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny ( who are both sick of the series  but willing to do a feature film ). Carter and Frank Spotnitz are expected to pen the script over the next few months. The target is a Christmas 2003 or summer 2004 date. 

Nov 7: Blade 2 Trailer: The new trailer for 'Blade 2' will be attached to Lord of the Rings when it hits theatres at Christmas. The Wesley Snipes sequel is boasted to be better than the first film. And it was outstanding. Snipes is already working on getting a third sequel into development and New Line has given David Goyer the green light to pen the script - he will also produce the film as part of the agreement. Goyer says he is done writing for other directors after the third 'Blade' film is complete.

Nov 7: Highlander 5: Don't bet on this one. Adrian Paul was unhappy with Highlander 4, and told fans in the Yahoo Clubs, that it is unlikely that he would be willing to do another Highlander feature unless he was given more control of the film. For now, he says the franchise is done with him involved. 

Nov 7: Irwin Allen: There is a rumor floating at Dark Horizons that Fox will be making DVD boxed sets of all the Irwin Allen series. Very Cool! That includes 'Lost In Space', 'Land of the Giants', 'Time Tunnel', and 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'.

Nov 7: Fox Gets Time: Fox TV has won the rights to the new two-hour pilot telefilm 'Time Tunnel'. Fox and ABC were dueling it out to get the rights. Fox now has the 'Battlestar Galactica' pilot and Time Tunnel. The network is also ready to outbid ABC for the rights to the proposed 'Lost In Space' series/mini-series that is in development. 

Nov 7: Space Above & Beyond: Just watched Morgan & Wongs Space: Above and Beyond for four episodes on the SFC. This was a great series. Incredible effects for TV and a cast that was outstanding together. the story arc was intriguing and the writing was well done.  It is truly to bad this series only lasted one season and ended in a cliffhander. SAAB would be awesome if taken to the big screen. A true underrated series, even today.

Rumor Repeat 
Nov 7: Sci-Fi Channel Dismantled?: Here is an interesting rumor being started by someone with a source close to USA Studios... posted on the sci-fi channel bulletin board... I hate to be the start of what I could only hope to be a spurious rumor, but a dear friend in the industry has related a very nasty story from a family member of theirs in the inner circle at USA Networks. Plans are to dismantle the Sci-Fi Channel within the next year, to be replaced with what is being tentatively called The Adventure Network. Other titles include AdventureUSA or USAdventure. This channel will feature adventure series such as the USA produced Hercules, Xena, Pacific Blue, as well as stockpiled movies in the USA film vaults. This project has already been experimented on with the showings of "Cape Fear" and "Ravenous" on Sci-Fi. There will be some science fiction, but nowhere to the degree that it is now. The cancellation of First Wave and Invisible Man are the start of the dismantling operation due to production costs. The next head on the chopping block is said to be Farscape, whose costs are being measured by some as being a better package for syndication. With Season 4 coming soon, they will have achieved the prerequisite number of episodes for a syndication deal.   Likely nothing more than a rumor... but in rumors come some truth. Ehhh.  

Nov 7: Alien vs Predator: A source for Moviehole.com has turned in a report on the lately talked about 'Alien vs Predator' feature. Davis Entertainment apparently now owns the entire property after buying out all the other producers which included Joel Silver and Walter Hill. Pitch Black's David Twohy is apparently the front runner for the directing job. Davis Entertainment has apparently been shopping the project around for the past six-weeks or so. 

Nov 7: I-Man News: TALK TO THE I-MAN CAST ON A LIVE RADIO BROADCAST! Mike McCafferty was the first of the I-Man cast to guest on Bill E. Wild's afternoon drive show broadcast on KISS96 radio, Minnesota . The rest of the cast will take turns guesting on Bill’s show. which has open phone lines so you can call in and speak to the cast member directly! Just dial 320-257-5477.  The show airs Monday - Fridays at 3 PM Central USA Time (US East Coast: 4pm; West Coast: 1pm; Mountain Time: 2pm; Hawaii: 1pm; Alaska: 12noon). To check the cast’s schedule and to read the transcripts after each talk, go to the"Promotions" page at www.kiss96.com . Can’t be there to call or listen in? Then e-mail your questions to BillEWild@Kiss96.com.

Nov 7: 101 Part 2: Disney is so happy with the direct to video sequel to 101 Dalmatians that the film may get a theatrical release instead. Disney is searching for alternative methods over direct to video.

Nov 7: Andromeda #1: For the week of 10/15 Andromeda made its move on the number one spot - this week sharing the number one syndicated slot with its sister series 'Mutant X'. 

Nov 7: Talisman Dumped: ABC has dumped the mini-series based on Stephen Kings novel of the same name. The script was well received but ABC still stepped back from the project. Director Mick Garris says the project may be dumped by ABC, but that doesn't mean it won't be on some other potential network. Look-out, this sounds like a job for the Sci-Fi Channel. All they care about now is doing 'Mini-series'. (blood sucker @ dark horizons)

Nov 7: C.S.I. screws Up: C.S.I. will have some idiot named Bill Clinton to appear in at least one episode as the head of a law firm. I wonder if his name will be Dick?

Nov 7: New Spidey Series: The Coming Attractions website reports that MTV is developing a new CGI animated series based on the comic book 'Spiderman'. The new series would follow the Ultimate Spiderman comic series. 

Nov 7: Jane Doe: The new action/drama 'Jane Doe' starring Teri Hatcher (lois & clark), and Rob Lowe (west wing) premieres on the USA Network Dec. 11th, with additional viewing on Dec. 16th, Dec. 17th, and Dec. 23rd. Jane Doe (hatcher) is framed for murdering her boss. She is being hunted by the police and the real killers as she tries to keep herself and her son alive. 

Nov 6: Dream Catching Lee: Jason Lee told the fans at View Askew he has been cast to join the list of familiar actors for the Stephen King novel turned feature, 'Dreamcatcher'. He joins, Thomas Jane, Tom Sizemore, and Morgan Freeman. 

Nov 6: Phantom of the Paradise: Remember this great classic cult 'B' movie? Well, Fox does. This farce based on 'Phantom of the Opera', will be coming to DVD any time now. Within months expect it to be down to $9.99 like 'Killer Klowns From Outer Space' is at Wallmart. 

Nov 6: The Mummy Returns: This very cool sequel is the number one selling DVD in Widescreen, and Number two selling DVD in Pan & Scan. The new version of 'The Terminator' DVD is up to number four on the best selling DVD list. 

Nov 6: Monsters Inc: The new animated film from Pixar films scored the top spot at the box office over the weekend as expected. The new film shattered the record set by Toy Story 2 taking in $63.5M - $6M more TS2 did. Of course it costs about $1 more ticket than it did then. Records should be done by total number of tickets sold instead of the $$$$ intake of a film.

Nov 6: The One Wasn't: Jet Li's new genre action flick turned in a healthy $20M weekend, but ended up in the number two spot. 

Nov 6: Travolta Hanging Around: Travolta did well with Swordfish and his latest film 'Domestic Violence' turned out a nice $14.7M for its opening weekend. 

Nov 6: ET DVD: USA laid down a report that the new ET Special Edition DVD will contain the new cut of the film plus the original version. Very cool if true. 

Nov 6:Soft Horror Films: People seem to be soft on the latest horror films. Most seem to be all flash and no substance. The latest crop of the horror realm, '13 Ghosts' has taken in just about $28M. 'From Hell' starring Johnny Depp has fallen off drastically after taking in just $26.5M. 

Nov 5: Dr. Jekyll: Actor Jude Law will replace Al Pacino in a new film which traces the life of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Nov 5: Prey Fans Listen Up!: Prey fans are urging everyone to hit the channel hard for the next two weeks, pointing out that the IMAN-Prey crossover was a huge success, as was the chat with Adam Storke. Likewise, Vince is one of the channel's hottest items, so with an audience that combines both IMAN and Prey fans, a Prey wrap up movie comes with an enormous guaranteed audience. This project won't necessarily be a "sequel", but it will address the cliffhanger in Deliverance and bring out some new dimensions in the creepy concept of a violent enemy that looks like, is descended from, and lives among us.Fans of Prey, Vincent Ventresca, and Adam Storke can help by immediately sending several emails, phone calls, and postcards to Sci-Fi. E-mails go to program@scifi.com and feedback@scifi.com. Phone numbers: SciFi Programming: 212-413-5821 Viewer Comments: 212-413-5577. Postcards: check out the addresses at the top of the page BY CLICKING HERE. The window of opportunity for this one is very short so the response needs to be immediate.

Nov 5: Basic Roswell: E-online is reporting that Roswell star Clayne Crawford is up to join the cast of 'Basic' starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.

Nov 5: I-Man Official: The Sci-Fi Wire, part of the SFC, has finally made the official announcement that the Invisible Man is ending after just two seasons. Its final episodes will air in January of 2002. Wondering what the Sci-Fi Channel is developing in place of I-Man? It's mostly mini-series. See what is in development in the Channel News Area.

Nov 5: Babylon 5 still big with fans: Reruns of Babylon 5 scored ratings of 0.6 - equal to repeats of this seasons I-Man and Farscape. 

Nov 5: Cage Volunteers: There is a new science fiction - thriller in the works titled 'Volunteer'. Nicolas Cage will star and produce the film for New Line Cinema. Cage will play an Iowa state trooper who attempts to gain retribution for the death of his daughter, but becomes a pawn between two alien races. TV writer Sam Egan will make his feature film debut with this script. 

Nov 4: Battlestar Galactica: It is true that Bryan Singer has pulled out of directing the pilot telefilm for Battlestar Galactica. It is also true that many of the crew constructing sets for the film were let go. However the production is still moving forward in Vancouver and Tom Santo is in the process of hunting down a new director. Because of the closeness of filming schedules Singer was forced to step away from the pilot to work on X-Men 2. Galactica is already well into pre-production with storyboards and the script already completed. Getting a new director is the first business at hand. Fans can continue to hope that we'll see the pilot movie from USA Studios by the end of next year on Fox. Singer will likely still be involved with the project as a whole.

Nov 4: Role Playing Anyone?: Anyone out there Playing D&D style role playing games? I discovered this great site dedicated to D&D style games with tons of information for the gamer. The site is loaded. The name is AtfantasyAlliance.com. If your a DM/GM (that's Game Master or Dungeon Master) this is the site for you. You can click on the link or find this site in my 'GREAT LINKS' area. Enjoy...

Nov 4: The Santa Clause: Once delayed for a script rewrite the project, 'The Santa Clause', has now moved into a breakneck pace for production. As of now the project is to begin production in January - February at the latest. 

Nov 4: I-Man Message Board is UP!!: The Perseus Project, dedicated to 'the Invisible Man' with lots of great information and material on the site, has added a great message board where fans can post their rants, raves and ideas for the series and its revival. If your a fan of the series then this is the place you will want to go. CLICK HERE for the Perseus Message Board. Got Message?

Nov 4: Kiss Toons: Comics2Film is reporting that the once talked about animated series based on the heavy metal band 'KISS' is moving forward. Gene Simmons will be meeting with 'Mainframe' to discuss the KISS superhero show. Mainframe is responsible for giving fans 'Reboot', 'Transformers', and 'Beastwars'. 

Nov 4: Robot Bastard: The new 'Robot Bastard' animated film is online for download at RobotBastard.com in several formats which in downloads from just over 43mb to nearly 84mb in high quality. This is the full movie and not a trailer. 

Nov 4: Babylon 5: Which season was the best for you? Me, I like season four. You can cast your vote for the best season over at b5lr.com. So far nearly 58% of the fans voting prefer season three. It is amazing how this series has proved to have staying power over on the SFC. Ratings for the series remain one of the networks best series. High enough to compete with the channels original series.

Nov 3: Hulk CGI: Coming Soon has learned that ILM will create the HULK total using CGI and no sfx. 

Nov 3: Nightman: I know there are some Nightman fans out there. I have added to the VCD area two new VideoCD covers for the series. No backs or CDR labels yet, but the covers came out pretty nice. You can see one of the covers on the main page and this one or CLICK HERE for the VideoCD covers area and see them all. Season Two kind of killed the series, I thought it a decent series.

Nov 3: Dreamcatcher: Stephen Kings new novel turned feature film has landed actors Tom Sizemore (the relic), Thomas Jane (deep blue sea & 61) and Morgan Freeman (he's been in everything) for the Lawrence Kasdan film 'Dreamcatcher'. The film is about a quartet of friends who come together to battle against an alien invasion. 

Nov 3: Judge Dredd: The new pair of Judge Dredd features have been budgeted. Both films will be filmed back to back and be budgeted for $15M each. (comics2Film)

Nov 3: Official Assassins: The Arnold Fan website is reporting that Paul Verhoven is after the Swartzenegger to star in his upcoming feature, 'Offical Assassins'. 

Nov 3: Atari Returns: Infogrames will be releasing two new games under its Atari License for Christmas. The two games will be Splashdown and MXRider. MXRider will release this week at $49.99  and Splashdown releasing on Nov 6 at 49.99.

Nov 3: ST:NG in UK: The United Kingdom will get the new 'Star Trek: the Next Generation' 7 disc boxed set in March. The report includes news that season 2,3 and 4 may follow as early as May, July and Sept/Oct respectively. (dark horizons)

Nov 3: Gold Member: Michael York will be returning to third Austin Powers film as Powers boss, 'Basil Exposition'. The cast also includes Michael Myers, Michael Caine, Beyonce Knowles, and Heather Graham. Myers will play four roles in the film. Austin Powers: Goldmember begins filming next month.

Nov 3: I-Man Battle Continues: The fans of the series haven't given up hope yet as they continue to fight for their series. The latest article concerning Universal wanting the USA Studios TV section has spurned the fans to start another writing campaign, this time to Universal. If you want to help save the series the address is... TV and Film, Pierre Lescure, Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608 Phone: 818.777.1000 (invisible mom)

Nov 3: Daredevil's Kingpin: Michael Clarke Duncan's (the Green Mile) name has now been thrown into the mix for the role of Kingpin in the new Daredevil feature. The giant would be perfect for the role. (a source for IGN)

Nov 3: Dark Angel Sliding: It looks like James Cameron's series 'Dark Angel' is on the slide. Last year the series had ratings in the mid 6's. This season the series sits behind the 5er. For the week of 10/28/01 Dark Angel pulled in a dismal 4.4 rating. Fox will not put up with this for the entire season.

Nov 3: Genre Ratings: For the week of 10/28 Enterprise scored a 5.0 rating with Dark Angel at 4.4. Next in line... Buffy 3.8, Charmed 3.3, Angel 2.9, Special Unit 2 2.7 and Roswell at 2.5.  Special Unit 2 has to be UPN's biggest surprise series. 

Nov 3: In The Family: Like brother, like sister? Haley Osment's younger sister Lin, and older brother Matt (14) will be starring in the upcoming Spy Kids 2. Robert Rodriquez, who directed the first film, will direct the sequel for Dimension Films. 

Nov 2: Fletch Lives: the Folks over at moviehole talked with director Kevin Smith. His new Fletch feature will star Jason Lee as Fletch. Production is set to begin sometime in 2002. Smith is also planning to offer Chevy Chase a cameo roll to appease the fans of the two prior 'Fletch' films that might feel ripped off.

Nov 2: Scifi2k.com Stats: Hey, thanks to you guys, things continue to do well for the site. Can't thank you enough for visiting Sci-Fi 2000. Over 140GB of material was downloaded for October. The site had just over 75,000 pageviews and 1,169,220 hits. You guys are fantastic and I thank you all. I hope you find the material and news here that you are looking for.

Nov 2: Lucas After Them Again: Lucas has filled suit for copy right infringement against a porn movie title 'Star Ballz', claiming the title is to much like Star Wars. Did you fans know that you cannot copyright a title. Give is a rest George. You don't own the galaxy, you just wrote a story about it.

Nov 2: Freddy/Jason Rumor: AICN is reporting  a rumor that Robert England says that Blade director Steve Norrington may actually be helming the project now. New Line Cinema's Bob Shaye has approved the new script. Englund believes production will take place in 2002.

Nov 2: Tortured Souls: Todd McFarlane's new toys 'Tortured Souls' is sparking a new film from horror director Clive Barker. It is rumored that Clive may team-up with McFarlane in an effort to develop the project. (moviehole) 

Nov 2: Alien vs Predator, the Game: Aliens vs Predators 2 the video game is now in stores. Once again you can play the marine, the predator or an alien and hunt down your opponents. The game contains 12 multi-player maps, and 21 combat missions.  Retail price on the game is $49.99.

Nov 2: Episode 1 is #2: The report filed by Fox was false on the Episode 1 feature outselling 'the Mummy' in its first week. Videoscan Research, that does the sale estimates does not take in to account the sales at Wallmart, Toys 'R' Us, K-Mart or even Amazon.com. 'The Mummy' outsold 'Episode 1' at Wallmart & K-Mart 2 to 1.

Nov 2: Exorcist Prequel: Yes, there is going to be a prequel to the hit feature 'Exorcist' starring Linda Blair. While Ms. Blair will not be in the prequel word comes that Liam Neeson is actually signed to star in this one. He will play Father Merrin. John Frankenheimer will step behind the camera when it begins lensing in the spring. Shooting will take place in the United States, Africa and the United Kingdom.

Nov 2: ST Nemesis: Despite getting a rewrite because of the Sept 11 attack, huh, casting rumors continue with a big rumor that Alan Rickman (Hans Gruber - Die Hard) may be the frontrunner for the Romulan Viceroy in the film. Jude Law's name has come up for the part of Shinzon. Can you image Paramount actually paying for these people

Nov 2: Rangers Pushed Back: Babylon 5, Legend of the Rangers has had its air date pushed back from January 2 to January 19th. (B5 ranger website)

Nov 1: Special Unit 2: The Halloween episode last night was excellent. I can't believe all the Enterprise crowd aren't sticking around for this show. BIG MISTAKE, HUGE, ENORMOUS, LARGE, GIGANTIC... I really enjoy this series. It's... fun. Jim Finn (andromeda sfx supervisor) is doing an outstanding job as the SFX supervisor for SU2 this season.

Nov 1: Best New Crop: At a poll on Futoncritic.com over 34% of their voters believe UPN has the best crop of new shows. The WB is a far second at just over 19% of the votes. UPN added Buffy, Roswell, Enterprise and Special Unit 2. All four are doing decent numbers in the ratings.

Nov 1: Jeepers Creepers 2: Warner Brothers has greenlighted Jeepers Creepers 2. (hollywood stock exchange and Scott Strout)

Nov 1: Fantasy Island to Return?: Get Real! As it returning in another long, long, long line of reality series using the shows title. The new series will take real people and put them on an island resort where one of their wishes or desires is fulfilled. But as in the original, there won't always be a happy outcome.

Nov 1: Tucker in for Rush 3: There are reports that Chris Tucker has signed on for the third Rush Hour feature.

Nov 1: Paul Becomes a Relic: Tracker star Adrian Paul will be showing up an episode of 'Relic Hunter' in this weekends episode titled 'Vampires Kiss'.  

Nov 1: Enterprise: Despite excellent ratings so far UPN has yet to greenlight the series beyond its 13 episode commitment. But to its credit UPN has yet to announce any commitments yet. Buffy and Roswell were greenlighted before the season for the full 22 episodes.

Nov 1: Andorians: The newest Enterprise Episode was predictable, but done very well. The Andorians looked outstanding in the episode. This has to be the best episode so far. Nice to see the Vulcans in an... exposed fashion. And... I enjoy the opening credits. 

Nov 1: First Wave on SU2: John delancie, 'Q', was on last nights episode of Special Unit 2. The November 7th episode titled 'Rocks' will feature 'First Wave's' Sabastian Spence. 

Nov1: Sheena: Two Babylon 5 actors will be making an appearance on the series Sheena. First up this weekend will be Mira Furlan (delenn) and next weekend is Patricia Talman's (Lyta) turn.

Nov 1: Famous Monsters in Trouble: The Los Angeles based magazine 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' may be shutting down this year after 44 years. The mag is slated for a court order auction this week. It is hoped the new owner will continue the magazine.

Nov 1: Farscape Pushed Back: Fans expecting the final four episodes of season 3 in January will have to wait until March or April of 2002. Season 4 will not begin until June, likely to premiere with season six of Stargate SG-1. 

Nov 1: Superman Could Walk Again: In an amazing experiment it may be possible that someday very soon Superman star... Christopher Reeves may indeed step away from his wheelchair. The possibility comes after doctors successfully transplanted fetal stem cells from pigs into the spines of six paraplegic patients in an operation designed to restore their movement. The pioneering procedure may offer hope to tens of thousands of people such as the tragic "Superman" star, who was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident. Reeve is said to be keeping a close watch on the experiment, as his condition makes him suitable for the same therapy.