Oct 31: Ironman: New Line Cinema has confirmed that Marvel Comics "Ironman" is slated for production. 

Oct 31: JAG a Winner: The TV Series "JAG" is number one in the Tuesday Night line-up with an 11.4/17 rating for CBS as it gets into its 8th season. It's 165th episode airs Tuesday November 5th. 

Oct 31: Halloween II Uncut, Tonight!!!: AMC will air a special edition of "Halloween II". A rare television cut of the film will air on AMC  tonight at 8pm and 10pm. The television cut is 92 minutes long and of course in color. (thanks to Brian Pesti)  One scene is an alternate ending where Jimmy, played by Lance Guest, survives with Laurie. 

Oct 31: TNT Movies: TNT has a $300,000,000 dramatic package investment in original programming. Producers of the new films will include ICON pictures (Mel Gibson), John Woo, Jan De Bont and Halmark Entertainment - and includes stories about Jesse James and Evil Knievel. (Scott Strout) 

Oct 31: Voyage to Mars: One of TNT's new dramas includes "Voyage to Mars".  Accelerating its NASA program, America successfully becomes the first country to land on the surface of Mars. But after Mission Control loses contact with the crew, the astronauts' fate lies in their heroic effort to survive on a distant planet, and NASA's difficult rescue mission. Gary Randall (Any Day Now, A Song from the Heart) will executive-produce. Bradley Thompson and David Weddle will write the script, based on the book Voyage to Mars, by Laurence Bergreen.

Oct 31: Honus and Me: Every imagined time traveling with the great baseball player Honus Wagner? Here is a new film... HONUS AND ME, a Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, tells the story of a 12-year-old baseball fanatic who finds a mint condition Wagner baseball card and discovers not only that it's the world's most valuable card, but also a granter of wishes and a time-travel portal through which he and baseball great Honus Wagner travel together from past to present. Rosemont Productions and Viacom Productions will executive-produce and Steven L. Bloom will write the script

Oct 31: Dinotopia... Finally: Dinotopia will have a two-hour premiere extravaganza on Thanksgiving night with spectacular back-to-back episodes, airing THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m. and 9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network."Dinotopia" is executive-produced by Robert Halmi, Sr. ("Arabian Nights," "Merlin") and Robert Halmi, Jr. ("Cleopatra," "Lonesome Dove"). Howard Ellis is the producer. Thomas Wright directed "Marooned" and "Making Good" from scripts for both episodes by Raymond Khoury. "Dinotopia," which is filmed in Budapest, Hungary, is a production of Hallmark Entertainment. (CLOSED-CAPTIONED) (Broadcast in stereo where available) "Dinotopia" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. (Scott Strout)

Oct 31: Amber is Out: Joss Whedon has confirmed that Amber Benson, who plays Tara, will not be returning to the series in any fashion. She failed to reach an agreement with 20th Century Fox to return to the show as a different character. But he does promise another girl that will shake up Willow's world.

Oct 31: Campbell's Two Picture Deal: B-Star Bruce Campbell has signed a two-picture deal with the Sci-Fi Channel. They are "The Man with the Screaming Brain" and "Earwigs".  They will be part of the networks original Saturday Night male action oriented films. 

Oct 31: Buffy Dead: The animated series of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" is dead according to Joss Whedon. Apparently they could not find a network that wanted it. 

Oct 31: Blade III: David Goyer told the Comics2Film.com website that Marvel has approved the story ideas for the third and final installment of BLADE. 

Oct 31: Die Hard 4: MTV has indicated the Rocker Ozzy Osbourne may be up for the bad guy role in the new Die Hard 4 feature. (darkhorizons.com)

Oct 29: Stargate Gossip:  United Kingdom reports     about Stargate SG-1's seven season being official is nothing more than a rumor at this point. MGM has denied all reports from the UK. Discussions are ongoing but nothing is has been decided. Star, and pathetic actor, Richard Dean Anderson has permanently moved out of his Vancouver home. 

Oct 29: Left Behind on TV: A TV series based on the Christian-Themed apocalyptic novels is in development for a Canada broadcast in 2003. It will also be available on DVD and video in Canada and the U.S. Cloud Ten will produce 13 episodes for the series first season.

Oct 28: Bag of Bones: MGM has hired Peter Care to develop and direct 'Bag of Bones' based on Stephen Kings 1995 horror novel. David Velos will adapt the script and Bruce Willis' Cheyenne Productions will produce.

Oct 28: No Good Movies: Woody Allen told Journalists in Rome that there are very few good movies in America. He described American Cinema as mindless entertainment.  Have any of you ever seen a Woody Allen movie that wasn't mostly rambling shit? Not me. 

Oct 28: Tomorrow: the Dark Horizons website is reporting that Roland Emmerich's "Day After Tomorrow" is now titled "Tomorrow".   

Oct 28: Daredevil Trailer: Fans can expect to see the new Daredevil trailer with the movie 8 Miles. 

Oct 28: the Black Sash: The WB's mid-season replacement series hasn't even began shooting yet. Filming is set to begin November 4th, with the first six episodes filming through January 24th. 

Oct 28: RIP Richard Harris

Oct 28: Firefly Pilot: Fox has scheduled the original two-hour pilot for Firefly to air Dec. 20th. Fox believed the original pilot to be to dramatic and slow. The unaired pilot will tell the story of how they came together aboard the Serenity.  The series continues to wallow in the network ratings cellar with scores that would be great for UPN or the WB. Firefly is averaging 3.8/7 ratings for the season. That's below Smallville, Enterprise, Buffy, and Angel. Despite earlier reports that Fox should support by ordering three more scripts from Joss Whedon, its fate looks set.

Oct 27: Movie Mania: If your wondering about the status of the new genre/action features in work then check out MOVIE MANIA. The area is updated often with new information. 

Oct 27: Ninja Turtles Theme: The official website for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has the final cut of the theme music for the new cartoon as an mp3 for download. Visit the website to listen. 

Oct 27: Superman Error: Coming Attractions news that Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Alan Burnettt were coming onboard Warner Bros. Superman project from Brett Ratner was incorrect. The Toon Zone website has learned from Timm himself that none of them are involved with the new live action feature. 

Oct 27: Love Boat Farewell: MISC News: The original Love Boat cruise ship the series was designed around, the Pacific Princess, is finally being decommissioned after 27 years of service. The original series ran for nine seasons. 

Oct 27: Doc Savage: The project isn't dead yet, though has been talked about for the last two-years. At one time Arnold Schwartzenegger was attached to play the Bronze hero. Frank Darabont's 'Darkwoods Productions' is still developing the project, which Darabont likely will NOT direct. It is unknown if the Schwartz is still involved or not. The Arnold Fans website does not list Doc Savage as one of his future projects, but does have 'Crusade' (which Will Smith wants to do), and 'I am Legend' and 'Sgt. Rock'. 

Oct 27: Adult Swim: the Cartoon Networks Adult Swim has shown increases in seven straight weeks. The action block on Saturdays from 11am to 2pm has increased its delivery of adults 18-34 (224,000) by 84% and improved ratings (0.4 average) by 33% vs. the same time period last year. Additionally, delivery of younger adults 18-24 (104,000) grew by 117% and ratings expanded by 67% (0.5 average). Among men 18-34, delivery increased by 148% (139,000), and ratings (0.6) by 200%. The network hopes this bodes well for Adult Swim expanding to five nights per week on January 12, 2003. (toonzone.net)

Oct 27: Saint Sinner: Anyone wanting to catch another broadcast of the Sci-Fi Channel's telefilm Saint Sinner can catch the Clive Barker it tonight at 9pm. 

Oct 26: End of Babylon 5: Agents of Gaming will cease their creation of Babylon 5 products as of October 31st. Their contract with Warner Bros will run out then and Warner has decided NOT to allow it to be renewed. Fans can expect the entire line (B5 Wars Fleet Action and GROPOS) to be sold off at deep discounts. AOG held the last existing game license for Babylon 5 with the exception of a company that holds the RPG license. 

Oct 26: Adventures Inc.: The new series starring Michael Biehn looks to be gaining some fans as the season rolls on. Adv. Inc. from Tribune Entertainment gained 20% for a 1.8 rating. 

Oct 26: Hellraiser 7 & 8: On October 9th the contact lens company 9mm-sfx got an order to make the lenses for Hellraiser 7 and Hellraiser 8. Both films will be direct to video features. They have great contacts for under $300. 

Oct 26: Saint Sinner: Just a quick reminder that the Sci-Fi Channel's Saint Sinner telefilm from Clive Barker will air tonight on the network that kills all the Sci-Fi it touches. If you're recording the telefilm then download the VHS or VideoCD Cover today.  

Oct 25: The Fall Guy: Just added a set of 'The Falll Guy' VideoCD/DVD covers to the site for download. Get your set to day.

Oct 25: Firefly Deadline: Fox has ordered three more scripts for Whedon's 'Firefly'. Joss Whedon tells TV Guide that tonight's episode of 'Firefly' really matters in the shows future. Network President Sandy Grushow told Joss before production ever began that the series would be a slow grow. The World Series is one excuse being used for the slow grow, and the fact that many Fox series are underperforming this season. 

Oct 25: Put a Stake In The Slayer: Buffy beyond this season with someone else seems unlikely Gellar dumps the part in May. Ratings for the series are down 16% over last season. There has been some speculation that the return of Eliza Dushku at seasons end could be a spin-off series. 

Oct 25: Miami Vice: The superhit of the 80's 'Miami Vice' looks to be heading back to TNN in November in the 3pm timeslot again. (Thanks to Bruce Cox for the update). 

Oct 25: The Wire: HBO might be tired of Arliss but they are negotiating for a second season of 13 episodes for 'the Wire'. 

Oct 25: The Lost World: The Lost World is on the brink of becoming the lost series. The series fought for funding last year and made a quality third season. Now the series is fighting for season 4, as negotiations for the previous 66 episodes puts a kink in the production schedule of season four. Funding is there, production is ready to go, and the suits sit and bicker over old episodes that will be worth nothing if the series doesn't make it through a fifth season. This is another show by production companies that nothing matters but money in the hand right this minute.

Oct 25: Monk Moving Again: ABC is moving USA Networks Monk to Mondays at 8pm in November. Last week airing a repeat episode, MONK scored 7.5 million viewers against a new episode of Survivor. (Scott Strout) ABC has got to be kicking its own ass over letting this series slip through its fingers.

Oct 25: Adult Swim Expands: The Cartoon Networks 'Adult Swim' is expanding to five nights a week (Sunday thru Thursday) and is adding 'Futurama' to its line-up. (Scott Strout)

Oct 25: Twilight Gets Full: UPN has ordered the back nine episodes of its new series 'The Twilight Zone'. Zone has held on to 68 to 74% of it lead in from Enterprise - something no series has been able to do. HOWEVER... Twilight Zone is OFF by 11% in the key Demographics (18 to 49) from what Special Unit 2 was doing when it got axed by the network. (Scott Strout)

Oct 25: Taken By BBC: The BBC has won the rights to air the Sci-Fi Channel's 20 hour mini-series 'Taken' for a mere $3,000,000. Taken airs Dec. 2nd, in the U.S. and will hit televisions in Europe come January 2003. 

Oct 25: Bonding With TNN Uncut: The TNN network will air a shitload of Bond films UNCUT, from November 27th to Dec 1. Fans will see 54 hours of 007 making out with women and kicking the shit out of the bad guys. That's 18 bond films, including the rarely talked about or shown 'On Her Majesties Secret Service'. 

Oct 25: Enterprise Blowing Chunks: That chunks of its audience folks. From last years totals Enterprise has lost 48% of its audience in the 18 to 49 demographic. This is NOT a good thing. The series is boring and dull. Not the fresh new look that Paramount demanded. Enterprise is as lacking as the new series Firefly.

Oct 25: Wolverine To Go Solo: Cinema Confidential has learned that Fox has no plans for the X-Men beyond the upcoming sequel. All the actors were signed to a two-picture deal and doing a third or forth film would be astronomical in budget. However they are planning stuff using the individual characters from the X-Men, especially 'Wolverine'. 

Oct 25: Night Thrasher: UPN is adding a Marvel Comics character to its line-up. It has ordered a new series about a black superhero 'Night Thrasher'.  The project has received a premium script commitment by UPN. Michael Elliot will come on board as one of the writers and also executive produce with Bill Silverman, Avi Arad, and Rick Unger. The show will be set in present day, and Night Thrasher, Dwayne Taylor, will be a 25 year old millionaire who lends his superhero services to the CIA. 

Oct 25: Van Helsing: website 'Dark Horizons' reports that Shiri Appleby, Winona Ryder and Udo Kier are in negotiations/talks to appear in Stephen Sommer's (the Mummy & Deep Rising) new production 'Van Helsing'. 

Oct 25: The Phantom: Steven De Souza will script an updated version of 'The Phantom' for Crusader Entertainment and Hyde Park. The new film will be a mix between Spiderman and the Matrix.  It will have nothing to do with the 1996 movie done by Paramount Studios.

Oct 23: Kidman Turns Stepford Wives: Actress Nicole Kidman has joined the cast of Paramount's remake of the 1975 feature 'The Stepford Wives'. Paramount and director Frank Oz are turning the feature from a serious drama to a black comedy. 

Oct 23: Trio Scores: If you get the Trio Network, then you will score big in December. The network will be airing cancelled, but great genre series, Kolchak the Night Stalker, Now and Again, Action, and Profit along with the anthology series 'Gun'. 

Oct 23: ARLI$$ to Exit: HBO is calling it quits with ARLI$$ after seven seasons. This comes on the heels of ARLISS earning it highest ratings ever during it seventh season. They just decided it's time to call it quits. A stupid decision by HBO.

Oct 23: Day Signs Ward: Sela Ward has signed on to costar with Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal in Roland Emmerich's 'Day After Tomorrow'. 

Oct 23: Firefly: It is unknown if the series will make it to episode 11 before the axe falls, but Josh Whedon will be directing the episode which begins production the week of November 4th... Fans can expect the axe to fall soon. (Ron Wolfe) The ratings for the series have been worse than Dark Angel when it got the axe, but does cost less to produce that DA.

Oct 23: Rush Hour 3: Brett Ratner told Moviehole.net that he'll likely start on Rush Hour 3 after Superman. He is currently working on the script for it. The Superman script is nearly finished and Ratner is currently working on casting, crewing up and putting it all together.

Oct 21: Columbo, One More Time: ABC will bring back Columbo, starring Peter Falk, one more time in a new telefilm titled 'Columbo Likes the Nightlife'. The aging detective will investigate the murder of a tabloid reporter in a nightclub. The new telefilm will star Peter Falk, Matthew Rhys, Jennifer Sky, Julius Carry, Douglas Roberts, Carmine Giovinazzo, and Steven Schirripa. 

Oct 21: Freddy vs Jason: Dark Horizons scored a new tid-bit of news about the new film. Corey Feldman looks to a have a bit part in the upcoming film, returning as a grown-up Tommy from his Friday the 13th role as a young kid.

Oct 21: Star Trek Animated: Fans waiting on the Star Trek: The Animated Series on DVD, will be waiting for quite a while according to the digital bits. When asked about the series making its way to DVD, Paramount informed them the series is very low on their priority list.

Oct 21: Werewolf: A fresh new Werewolf VCD/DVD set has been uploaded to the site with the set already there. Download your set today. Werewolf aired in 1987/88 on Fox and then on USA network. It disappeared from the airwaves and was never heard from again. Fox would not sell rebroadcast rights to the Sci-Fi Channel. The series starred John J. York, Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault, and Brian Thompson. Special Effects were handled by none other than a young Rick Baker.

Oct 20: Birds Drop Off: The second episode of Birds of Prey on the WB suffered a significant drop off in the ratings. The episode hit a 4.9/7 rating, which is outstanding, but still number four in the 9pm timeslot. BOP has already been given a full season commitment by the WB.

Oct 19: Duchovny Wants More X-Files: Don't worry, he doesn't want anymore television episodes. The actor is eager for another X-Files films. Duchovny tells the Associated Press that the film is only in the preliminary stages right now, but he hopes to be shooting the film in New York next summer. (Scott Strout)

Oct 19: Western Series: Sean Patrick Flanery (Young Indy & the Strip) has been tapped to play the Sheriff of El Paso in a new ABC western pilot titled, Then Came James. The show, written by Chris Brancato and Bert Salke, focuses on Ben Jones (Flanery) who, through different "strange" plot twists, becomes the sheriff of El Paso, Texas at the turn of the 20th Century. Jesus Garcia is in negotiations to play Jones' best friend El Fuego. (hollywood reporter & Scott Strout)

Oct 19: Saintsinner: If you're planning to record a copy of Clive Barkers new telefilm on the Sci-Fi Channel next Saturday, Oct 26th & Sunday 27th. You can now download a VHS Cover Sheet for the film or a VCD/DVD set for the telefilm 'Saintsinner'. VHS Cover Sheet Area or VideoCD/DVD Area. 

Oct 19: Airwolf and Push Nevada: Enjoy the new Airwolf VideoCD/DVD covers that have been added to the website, along with some for the short-lived series 'Push Nevada.' Download your set to day. 

Oct 18: John Williams: The composer is still a hard working man, and most sought after for big time feature films. He has scheduled Harry Potter 3, The final Star Wars film, Indiana Jones 4 and now Jurassic Park 4. 

Oct 18: Buffy Trouble: UPN may not have to worry about whether or not Buffy needs an 8th season. Fans are letting the network know that 7 is more than enough with a 1.7 rating for last weeks episode. 

Oct 18: John Doe: The man who knows everything except who he is, doesn't know how long he'll be around for Fox. The series scored a 6.0 rating last week, two points higher than its highly expectant lead in 'Firefly'. But is the rating high enough to stick around for all of this season or next? Shows like 'the Pretender', 'the Others', and 'the Profiler' had ratings in the mid 6's when they were given their walking papers. Firefly is doomed for sure, but Mr. Doe is one of the new series that will balancing on the bubble if it makes it through a full first season. 

Oct 18: Twilight Zone: Fans of UPN's new Twilight Zone can likely expect the series to hang around for a full season. The series which scored a 2.9 rating for last weeks episode. It's lead in series, 'Enterprise', hit a 3.2 rating with TZ taking keeping enough viewers to keep the series around for the rest of this season. It also beat Smallville, who pulled in a 2.8.

Oct 17: James Bond Turns Barbie: Mattel has announced a $75 set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of James Bond. Ken will be dressed as Bond and Barbie as a bond girl. 

Oct 17: Cops 2069: NYPD Blue creator Steven Bochco has chosen Gary Hoblit to direct his future cop show pilot movie. Hoblit also directed the pilot for NYPD Blue. The series pilot/series centers around a Gotham police officer that is somehow sent to New York City in 2069. The new series will be character driven and not all the futuristic technology. Hoblit has been asked, schedule permitting, to stay with the project beyond the pilot telefilm.

Oct 17: Young MacGyver: The WB know how to milk an idea. First was Smallville with the young Superman. Now the WB will team-up with producers Henry Winkler (the fonz), Stephen Downing and John Rich for a 'Young MacGyver' series. MacGyver is recruited by the Phoenix Foundation to be a combatant against evil. Casting is already underway for the young MacGyver.

Oct 17: Firefly: With the series doing so poorly in the ratings the Sci-Fi Channel may not make it to their re-airing of the series in January when new episodes of Farscape and Stargate SG-1 are set to air

Oct 16: Zeta Jones 2: Actress and wife of Michael Douglas 58, Catherine Zeta Jones 33 is knocked up again with the couples second child. 

Oct 16: NYPD gets 11: ABC has renewed NYPD Blue for its 11th season. The show has won its 18 to 49 demographic through the first three weeks of broadcasting this season, and ABC is one happy camper. NYPD is beating down it competition over at NBC by 18%. The series has received 82 Emmy nominations in nine years and gotten 19 wins. Steven Bochco believes that the series has many years of great story telling left in it. 

Oct 15: Enterprise: Despite some good first season ratings Paramount execs were not happy with the first season of Enterprise, and may want to really bring in some fresh blood (Gee I said this before the series ever premiered) and dump the two morons producers, Brannon & Braga. Unfortunately they aren't looking to replace them until the fourth season, moving them to the new series 6. If it happens it is also to be produced by Jonathan Frakes. Enterprise would replace the producers of Enterprise with a person or persons not involved in Star Trek. Jeez, Paramount should dump Rick Berman as well. 

Oct 15: Trek Series 6:  Once again the rumor of a new Star Trek series surfaces in the light of Star Trek: Nemesis. The series idea -  Captained by a familiar face. Nope, it's not Sulu - but the familiar face of number one, William Riker, accompanied by Troi and a new Federation Starship. Here is the RUMORED storyline for Series 6: The series 'Enterprise' will parallel the formation of the Federation with Series 6's fall of the Federation, in which the UFP will lose over half its territories to a new, completely alien foe that Future Guy works for. The Titan/Mariner, an untested ship, will be in charge of making sure established threats (like the Remans, Borg, and Dominion) don't cause any trouble. One bad point to the new idea is that if Brannon and Braga get the boot from Enterprise after season four they will become producers of this series along with Frakes. The new series would not premiere until after or during season four of Enterprise. Paramount is already in development of the series and has an in-house FX crew touching up the ship created by Digital Domain. (Scott Strout & the Facer)

Oct 15: Do Over: The WB has given the order for a full-season of its new series 'Do Over'. 

Oct 15: Birds Gets Full: The WB has also asked for a full-season of their hot new series, 'Birds of Prey'. 

Oct 15: Scooby Dooby 3: Warner Bros. is so happy with the $265M made by the first Scooby Doo film worldwide and has the second film slated for a 2004 release. Now they have hired Dan Foreman and Paul Foley to write a script for a third feature film. (variety)

Oct 15: Jolie Bitten: Angelina Jolie is attached to star in the film 'Bitten', based on the Kelley Armstrong supernatural novel. Jolie will play a female werewolf. Warner Bros. has optioned the film rights. Storyline: a woman who turns into a werewolf after she gets bitten and lives among a clandestine wolf pack in Canada. She finally decides to suppress her animalistic tendencies for a normal human life, becomes a journalist and falls in love, but is drawn back to her pack when a rogue band of werewolves begins drafting criminals into its pack. (scifi wire)

Oct 15: Kill Superman: Fans have started a petition to kill the proposed Superman trilogy by Warner Bros. After the script scare recently fans don't their Superman fucked up. The second draft was more screwed up than the first... major changes made, especially to Luther’s character and place of origin. Fans are still concerned that the push to make a mega battle, martial arts, Star Wars type trilogy will still create major deviations from the foundation of the Superman story. If you want to sign the petition and help save the Super Guy CLICK HERE. Imagine Jennifer Lopez or Catherine Zeta Jones playing Lois Lane. And those are two names being mentioned. Give me a break!  Production on the film, directed by Brett Ratner, is slated to begin in May of 2003. Pre-Production gets underway in Dec. 

Oct 15: Adventure Inc.: The new adventure series starring Michael Biehn has joined the VideoCD realm with new covers. Download your set today.

Oct 14: Jurassic Park 4: Coming Soon is reporting that JP4 has been given the green light and Sam Neil will be returning for a third time to the franchise. The feature is already in pre-production. Neil is unsure how large of a role he will have in the film, but Spielberg did talk to him brief laying out the storyline. He isn't signed on yet, but it is likely to happen. (moviehole.net)

Oct 14: ID4-2: Looks like Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich are serious about returning to the land of Independence Day with their new storyline. Entertainment Weekly has news that both Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum have been approached about returning for the sequel. Both are interested and listening. Don't expect to see Will Smith return though. He has expressed little interest in returning and at $20M+ per film he's a bit to expensive.

Oct 14: Starman: Another DC comic book character looks headed to the small screen, but not for the WB. ABC is trying to learn from the WB with Starman. Starman will be produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions, which also produce 'Birds of Prey' and 'Smallville'. ABC has ordered a pilot script and if it becomes a series it will closely follow the comic book. 

Oct 14: Ultimate Collectible: If your a movie fan, comic fan, or just plain collector... this collectible is it. Imagine having one of the 3000 life size replicas of Spiderman that were trapped at sea. These were created just for Blockbuster and have finally arrived. These life size Spidermen were hand-crafted, using 70 pounds of rubber, plaster, fabric and steel. Expect to see them by mid-November. Imagine what these will be selling for after the promotion? 

Oct 13: 1.6M in Comics: Nicolas Cage just got a bit richer by selling his comic collection. In auction his 400 piece comic book collection sold for $1.6M, with many comics selling for more than their estimated value. 

Oct 13: Lost Ratings for A&E: The four-hour mini-series 'the Lost World' also lost in the ratings despite heavy visual effects. Part of the problem might have been the lack of action and the use of old timers like Peter Falk and Bob Hoskins rather than mixing some young bloods in the mix. I watch the show for about half an hour and nearly fell to sleep. BORING... How many times are you going to remake the same damn movie? Why didn't they spend the money on something like... 'The Dragon Riders of Pern' novels for television. Hell, two networks have already screwed the pooch on this one.

Oct 12: Adventures Inc.: Finally got to catch the new Michael Biehn genre series 'Adventures Inc.' Regardless of whether or not this series is good, bad or outstanding it pretty much has NO chance of a second season. The simple fact that there is no advertising for it is a true killer. But, have no fear - the show is NOT very good. The creative writing is sub-standard and the acting is a stinker. If you enjoyed Relic Hunter, you might enjoy this one. 

Oct 12: VideoCD Area: It has been a busy ten days in the VideoCD/DVD area. A bunch of stuff has been added for download. Star Trek: the animated series, Viper (two sets) Sliders was completed, Buffy, SeaQuest, CDR labels for Prey, First Wave, Miami Vice, Two Invisible Man sets were added and lots more. VideoCD AREA & CDR AREA. Download your set of material today.

Oct 12: Buffy: Yes, Buffy is out on DVD. But! How many people can afford the price to buy them all, and how many already have them on tape or disc. Buffy has joined the ranks of VideoCD/DVD covers. Download yours today. 

Oct 12: Star Trek Animated: The animated Star Trek series has joined the VideoCD realm with new VCD covers and CDR Label.

Oct 12: Ren & Stimpy Returning: TNT is resurrecting 'Ren & Stimpy' with new episodes for the summer of 2003 for TNN. Creator John Kricfalusi is very happy that the new series is being programmed in the adult viewer block. For Kricfalusi it's about creative expression and his right to be crude, rude and ultimately entertaining. Now we just need Beavis and Butthead with them. 

Oct 12: Haunted Mansion: Eddie Murphy will have funny voiced Jennifer Tilly. Tilly will play the fortune teller who lives in the chrystal ball. The feature is based on the classic Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland.

Oct 12: Seaquest: New VideoCD/DVD covers have joined the site today for download. Enjoy... Other missing pieces have been added to the section to complete VCD sets. 

Oct 11: Die Hard 4 in Work: Bruce Willis looks to have learned that while he is much better actor than Stallone and the Schwartz, his best area is action. But the truth is that in order for Revolution Pictures to use the Title 'Man of War', which Fox owns, on Willis latest flick - the 47 year old actor had to commit to the Die Hard 4 picture he is already under contract to do. Ok, so Bruce isn't that smart, fans at least will get to finally have another Die Hard film. DH4 will surely be the final one in the series. 

Oct 11: C.S.I.: The third year series scored its highest rating yet Thursday night with over 21.6M viewers and a 19.4/29 rating. Crime Scene Investigation is now the top rated, and most watched program of the 2002/2003 season.

Oct 11: Birds Soar: The WB 70 minute premiere of Birds of Prey scored an impressive 5.0 rating for the frog network on Wednesday night. The show more than doubled last season timeslot premiere of Felicity. 

Oct 11: Aliens Canceled: The demise of the Alien franchise continues. EA (Electronic Arts) has canceled its proposed 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' video game based on James Cameron's Aliens feature. The game had been put on hold in June, but now EA tells Gamespot that there are no plans to revive the project in the future. 

Oct 11: I-Man: The Sci-Fi Channel's original series has joined the SciFi2k.com in the VideoCD department, with new covers.  Enjoy.

Oct 10: 80 Days of Gadgets: Director Frank Coraci's version of Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days' will include  Sci-Fi Themes as well as gadgetry as the original story does. Phileas Phogg will be an inventor rather than wealthy Englishman. Jackie Chan is already signed on as Passepartout. Other roles are not cast, and production begins January 2003 with a Christmas 2003 release being eyed. (scifi wire)

Oct 10: Akira goes Live Action: Akira is a fan favorite anime and will now be turned live action by Warner Bros. and director Stephen Norrington (blade). Norrington will work with scribe James Robinson. Jon Peters will join Warner Bros. in producing the feature film. 

Oct 10: Chronicles In Pre-Production: David Twohy tells JoBlo.com that the trilogy sequels to Pitch Black is currently in pre-production status. While the first film was a sci-fi/horror film, the Chonicles of Riddick will be action/adventure/scifi. The films will follow Riddick through multiple word meeting multiple adversaries. Unfortunately there is now room in Australia for the production, but they are already booked for Vancouver, Canada. (dark horizons)

Oct 10: Smallville Casting: Patrick Cassidy, son of Shirley Jones, will join the cast of Smallville in a recurring role as Henry Small. (zap2it.com) Also making appearances in the series this season is Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement), and The smoking Man, William B. Davis (X-Files).

Oct 10: Push, Then Gone: Push Nevada and That Was Then have become the first official casualties of the new season by ABC. That Was Then is not officially gone but has been pulled from the schedule, which is just as good as gone. 

Oct 10: Monk Makes Move: ABC is still miffed about losing out on MONK to USA. The series is re-airing in ABC and now being moved to Monday nights at 8pm EST, before football, from it's Tuesday timeslot. Monk is not in the genre, but is a wonderful series. 

Oct 10: Dallas: Remember the line... "Who Shot J.R.?" Well, Dallas will be making its way to the big screen in a feature film from Regency Enterprises. They have a new take on the story to small for the small screen. Sony Pictures will be producing this guaranteed flop of an idea. The film will be shot at the original location, South Fork Ranch, near Dallas.

Oct 10: Aquaman in 2004: Aquaman is worthy of a feature film according to Warner Bros. thinking, but an animated feature is currently development for the 2004/2005 season.  The series will feature a young Aquaman finding his way in life and learning his abilities, aka the Smallville style. Aquaman will also get fresh new villains created specifically for the series. 

Oct 10: I-SciFi Interviews: This weeks show, today, will feature live interviews with Dan Madsen (founder of the official Star Trek Fan Club) and Larry Nemecek (managing editor of Star Trek Communicator). Log on to  i-sci-fi.com to listen. (Karrie Buck)

Oct 10: I-Man Auction Again: There is still a few things from the I-Man series left to auction off. The auction runs Oct 11th thru Oct 12th. Items included are Vials of counteragent, Darien's contract with the agency, an Autographed "Frozen In Time" script by Steven Binder, and more. CLICK HERE to see the lot for auction and CLICK HERE for the auction area.

Oct 10: Enterprise: The series is indeed a disappointing mess. Rick Berman has become a cancer for the franchise. Always taking the safe route. The writing is horrible with little character stories much less development. Put a knife it, it's done. It may be the highest rated Star Trek series, but it is nothing close to what is could have been, much less what it SHOULD have become. Same Trek, Same stories, same writing, same old shit. Deepspace Nine is only a shadow of what Star Trek could have become. And luckily for the fans that Rick Berman (Boreman) had very little to do with the development of DS9. 

Oct 9: the Punisher: If anyone heard the rumor that The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, was being considered for the lead in Marvel's 'the Punisher', (which I had not) it is not true. IGN has disputed the rumor and their anonymous source says it is not true. Production is slated to begin next year, and no one has been signed to play the character of the Punisher/Frank Castle.

Oct 9: McFarlane Stole Spawn: A federal court ruled against Todd McFarlane and for genre author Neil Gaiman, that he did indeed create three spawn characters - Angela, Cogliostro, and Medievil Spawn. Gaiman won on all nine of his claims, as well as all the counterclaims and affirmative defenses against him. The jury will now decide how much cash Gaiman gets for McFarlane ripping him off. After his attorney fees are paid, whatever amount remains will be donated to comic-related charities and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. (associated press) McFarlane... you greedy ass.

Oct 9: Ragata... What Idiots: The Russian firm, RAGATA, that makes the Red Army Vodka is considering a suit against Columbia Pictures. They claim that the feature xXx used the product as Vin Diesel's characters favorite drink without the permission of Ragata (which is wrong by the way). They claim the use discredits their product. (zap2it) It was free positive advertising for the drink, which most people have never heard of to begin with. Normally you have to pay big bucks to have your product featured in a film. What a bunch idiots. 

Oct 9: Idiots for Life: Sometimes you wonder if people have their head screwed on right, or even have anything in the friggin' thing to begin with. Proof that some people are working with nothing more than air is an online auction where someone paid $1025.oo for a 1987 "Nintendo Fun Club News" newsletter. The winning bidder clinched the deal in the final 60 seconds of the auction, beating off challenges from four others. The item is the first issue of the Nintendo Newsletter.  Over a grand for a newsletter that isn't signed or gold plated. This isn't just one mindless person mind you, Three others also bid on the item to get the price that high. 

Oct 9: Firefly Doomed: The new series from Josh Whedon appears doomed. The series that replaced 'Dark Angel' is only earning about a 4.8 rating for Fox. It is barely beating Angel, and is coming in behind Buffy, Enterprise, Charmed and Smallville. The series has been disappointing so far, with no signs of getting better.

Oct 9: No Knights in King Arthur: Dark Horizons has learned that Steven Spielberg's new HBO mini-series 'King Arthur will not feature the round table or any Knights. It won't even have Merlin or Sir Lancelot appearing in the film and Camelot will be nothing more than a mere fort. Well, that's one way to cut the budget. There had better be one hell of a script and story to carry this off. Filming begins next year in Britain. Spielberg is aiming for Historical Reality, rather than the flair of previous story told. 

Oct 9: Smallville Flying: The young Clark Kent might not be flying in the blue and red costume, but he is soaring in the ratings. Smallville and Enterprise played head to head in the ratings all last season with ratings in the 6's. This season is quite different. Fans have learned that Rick Berman is dishing out the standard Star Trek shit, despite offering a new series, failing to bring in fresh ideas and push the envelope. Smallville however, has gained in audience participation this year. The ratings have increased from the low 6's to the mid 8's. The series is fresh, somewhat unique, and very well written. 

Oct 9: Haunted: UPN has another flop on their hands. This season is looks to be Haunted. The show is not performing well and UPN is likely to pull the plug any time now.  It is amazing the hard time UPN has coming up with new quality shows, when 'The Invisible Man' and 'Farscape' have taken it up the ass at the Sci-Fi Channel. Both were quality series with a huge fan base. Their ratings equaled what UPN gets with their second rate series with a much smaller market. Man!

Oct 8: Godzilla: The 26th Godzilla production is underway. The new feature reunites Mechagodzilla with old lizard tale as his evil counterpart. This may be a big budget film, but they will be sticking with the  man-in-the-rubber-suit approach.

Oct 8: Superman: After the most recent events around the Superman project and script leaks, Brett Ratner is planning tight security. No script leaks, nothing. Entertainment Weekly is reporting that young hunk Josh Hartnett is being considered as a contender for the role of Superman in the film. Ratner also reports that none of the stuff reported by AICN is in his shooting script. (comics2film.com)

Oct 8: Dead Zone: Season two of 'the Dead Zone' starring rat packer, Anthony Michael Hall begins production on 9.25.02. 

Oct 8: That Was Then: The new time-travel series 'That Was Then' appears gone after just two weeks. The ratings have been worse than HORRIBLE. Friday night is a shit night for any series, but the only night I watch TV. 

Oct 8: Alias Push: How bad does the troubled ABC need Alias to be the cream of the crop? BAD! They are running a 60 second theatrical trailer in theaters to promote the series; planning merchandising and will air a special espionage thriller after the Superbowl. Part of Alias' problem with an increase in ratings could be the Sunday night time slot. It doesn't help that the Saprano's also air on HBO then.

Oct 8: Pushing for One More: Push Nevada, from Ben Affleck will likely get one more episode before the death rattle sets in. The is in a bad day, and bad timeslot. The one more episode is so that the final clue for the one million dollars can be given out. 

Oct 7: Chan A Star: Asian action star Jackie Chan has gotten a STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame over the weekend. Chan has star number 2,205 and its just a few feet from the new Kodak theatre, which is the new home for the Academy Awards. Says Chan to the associated press, “I remember coming to Hollywood and seeing the stars and I wanted one. To show my appreciation I will make better films.'' Jackie Chan is 48 years old, and isn't likely to have that many action roles left in his beat-up body.

Oct 7: Birds of Prey: Gotham Clock Tower has confirmed that Aimee Allen's 'REVOLUTION' single will be the theme song for the new series.

Oct 7: Dragnet: Married With Children actor 'Ed O'Neil' will taking the role of the deadpan detective in the new series 'DRAGNET' for ABC. He replaces Danny Huston, who left the show recently. Dragnet is scheduled to premiere in January of 2003 on ABC.

Oct 7: TIVO: What are the most popular shows for TIVO viewers to record and watch at a better time for them? CSI, Firefly, John Doe, and Without a Trace (which airs opposite of ER) and PUSH Neveda. With 500,000 owners this could be something that the networks may have to take into consideration before canceling a show. Firefly, Without a Trace and Push Nevada are NOT doing well in the ratings. 

Oct 7: Solomon Kane: Another comic book character is heading to the big screen in 'Solomon Kane', which enjoyed a Marvel run. The Robert E. Howard character has been picked up by New Line Cinema from writers David Jung and Steve Dandois. Solomon Kane tells the story of a puritan adventurer facing monstrous adversaries. According to Variety, the movie is set in colonial America and incorporates elements from Howard's stories. "Kane's heroic quest pits him against deadly human and occult forces as he seeks revenge on the shape-shifting sorcerer who destroyed his family." (Comics2Film.com & Variety)

Oct 7: Duke Nukem: Moviehole.net is reporting that Scorpion King, Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson and 'Army of Darkness' star Bruce Campbell are being considered for the lead in the movie adaptation of the game 'DUKE NUKEM'. Production of the film is moving very fast. Bruce Campbell is a much better actor than the Rock, and has a huge fan base. But is he beefy enough to play the role?

Oct 7: Cat in the Hat: USA Today has scored a great image of Mike Myers in full costume as the 'Cat in the Hat'. CLICK HERE to check out the image.

Oct 6: Galactica, A DRAG:  Battlestar Galactica is in devlopment at the Sci-Fi Channel as every fan is well aware of. But the project has YET to begin production. Ron Moore, of Star Trek Fame, is working on the project. He also let fans know in a recent forum Q&A that the mini-series has a budget well into the eight figure range. A budget that seems pretty close to what was spent on the first Dune mini-series for the Sci-Fi Channel. Moore tells fan that he is planning on using storylines from 'Saga of a Star World' and 'the Living Legend', along with some fresh ideas of his own. In addition to the return of the Viper fighters there will be additional Colonial fighter craft. Moore's rendition of Battlestar Galactica will be grittier and have a more down to Earth feel than the original. Plans right now look to be using CGI rather than models for the space craft scenes. (battlestargalactica.com) Fans should realize one big thing. The Sci-Fi Channel is the one planning this thing, and they have YET to give Ron Moore an official air date. Production is not yet scheduled to begin. A SFX company or even a production staff have yet to be signed. This heavily anticipated project hasn't even got off the ground yet. Bryan Singer could return to his project for FOX before this one actually gears up, IF it ever does. 

Oct 6: Sliders VCD: VCD Covers for the series sliders has been completed and added to the VCD AREA for download. By the way fans, if your still willing to view the Sci-Fi Channel they are airing sliders again during the week at 1pm. 

Oct 6: Movie Mania: The AREA has been updated with the latest movie production information. MOVIE MANIA.

Oct 5: Forever Knight: New VCD Covers have been added to the site for download. Bite into them by clicking the link... VCD AREA and CDR AREA. 

Oct 5: Greatest American Hero: The clumsiest TV superhero on television has made his way to the VCD area for download. VCD AREA, CDR AREA. 

Oct 4: Viper: Fans of the Viper series can now download VideoCD & CDR covers. CLICK the LINKS for the VCD AREA or the CDR AREA. 

Oct 4: CSI Raises: The entire cast of CSI on CBS have gotten their salaries doubled. The series, entering its third season, has been at or near the top since its debut. CSI star William Peterson will be making $200K per episode, while Marg Helgenberger doubles to $150K per episode. The rest of the cast don't make that kind of money, but they too got substantial increases which included a high-definition plasma TV worth about $20K. (zap2it.com)

Oct 4: $6B Man: The Six Billion Dollar Man is finally moving from development hell at Dimension Films. They have hired scribe Trevor Sands to pen the project. Dimension hopes to turn the feature film, based on the series the Six Million Dollar Man, into a franchise. 

Oct 4: Another Trek: If there is to be another film based on the Next Generation crew it will come down to fans coming to see Star Trek: Nemesis. If all goes well at the box office there will be more. 

Oct 4: Westworld Idea?: Arnold Schwartzenegger will be playing the robot cowboy in the upcoming 'Westworld' remake. Arnold wants Sly Stallone to play the character is gets shot and killed when the park goes crazy and Bruce Willis to play the cowboy being chased by around through the film. The early draft of the film has the Holiday Park on the moon and include the areas 'Aquaworld', 'Lunarworld', and 'Jurassic World'. (AICN)

Oct 4: Poor Full-Moon: Full-Moon Pictures has had very few fresh ideas over the last year or so. It has gotten so bad, they have announced plans for Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys. An idea to mix two of their franchises again. 

Oct 4: Jeremiah Casting: Sean Astin will be joining the cast of Jeremiah in season two for a while as Mr. Smith. Jeremiah's second season will also be broadcast in high-definition TV.

Oct 3: Sub-Mariner: Marvel Comics has finalized deals with Universal Pictures for Sub-Mariner and Prime to become feature films. David Self, who wrote the horrible 'Road to Perdition' will attempt to bring Prince Namor to the big screen. Sub-Mariner will follow the adventures of Prince Namor, a half-man/half-amphibian creature from Atlantis. A troubled rebel with a short temper, he has helped the human race and fought against it when humankind polluted his underwater kingdom with waste. Prime will be Marvel's first attempt at action-comedy. Don Calame and Chris Conroy will pair up to script the tongue-in-cheek story of Prime - the tale of a teenage boy who as a result of a government-backed experiment gains the ability to transform into an adult super hero. (moviehole.net)

Oct 3: Sebastian Spence Returns: First Wave star, Sebastian Spence appeared on Dawson's Creek as the gay love interest of Jack, played by Kerr Smith. Spence for five episodes will portray Professor Matt Freeman. Spence tells fans that things are not what they seem and Mr. Freeman has some deep dark secrets. With just one episode left to go this is a huge change from Sebastian's last TV gif starring as Cade Foster in First Wave, trying to save the world from invasion by aliens. (Ron Wolfe & Zap2It.com)

Oct 3: Davey Crockett: Here's a huge blunder in film making... Billy Bob Thornton as the legendary Davey Crockett. The actor is officially in negotiations to star in the new film project. Crockett begins filming in January with director John Lee Hancock at the helm. Also expected to be in the film is Ethan Hawke and maybe Russell Crowe, if he's is interested. Should Crowe pass, they will go after 'Lord of the Rings' actor Viggo Mortensen. Filming should remain on schedule with little problems, since the sets for the entire film have already been constructed in Austin, Texas. (moviehole.net)

Oct 3: Birds of Prey: VCD Covers have been added to the site for download. The new series begins airing this week on the WB. Download your set today. CLICK HERE for the VCD section. To check out all the CDR labels (there are more of those than vcd covers) CLICK HERE.

Oct 3: Eraser Finally Coming: Eraser was to have been an ABC series, but they backpedaled for a year and now the series will premiere on none other than the USA Network as a drama pilot. It will be a loose adaptation of the 1996 Arnold Schwartzenegger film of the same name. The movie will deal with, but not be restricted to, the Witness Protection Program. The big networks are hard to pull the trigger on anything.

Oct 2: Firefly: Judging by the ratings you can just about put a fork into 'Firefly'. The ratings are dismal and the series after two episodes isn't any better than 'Dark Angel', except it probably cost less per episode since the entire show is basically filmed on sets. It's only been two-weeks but the series looks doomed.

Oct 2: Witchblade: The producers of the series might be taking the Witchblade into syndication if a network doesn't pick it up. There is no official word yet, but fans can hope the syndication avenue comes to pass. It would also give fans a 22 episode season, rather than the 13 given by TNT. (tv guide)

Oct 2: Birds of Prey: It is unclear whether the new re-shoot opening episode will be worth a shit or not. Most who have seen the original un-aired pilot thought it was very good. Warner Bros. changes will be drastic in the flow and look of the new series. The Birds of Prey first episode will run past its one hour time slot by 10 minutes. 

Oct 2: The Tower: Jan Claude Van Damme has announced the Tower as his next project. A $16M film which Van Damme will write, direct and star. Sounds like a $16M direct to video film. Van Damme will play a retired race driver who falls into a coma and has an out of body experience. He finds himself in a tower with various levels of fear, love, hate, etc., and must fight his way to the top chop-soky style as usual. 

Oct 2: The Core: Paramount is pushing back the release of 'the Core' from its holiday release, citing effects work as the culprit. They are apparently inserting the end-of-the-world catastrophic events package.

Oct 2: Andromeda: The new season for Andromeda has been pretty much equal to last season at or above the 2.0 rating mark. The syndication series has only been beaten by 3rd Rock, and the X-Files in repeats.

Oct 1: Tremors Begins: The Sci-Fi Channel begins its transition from the best drama genre series in Farscape to a series based on a 'B' movie that spawned two sequels. Tremors began production today in Baja Mexico. Joining Michael Gross, from the three films, will be Victor Browne, Gladise Jimenez, Marcia Strassman, and Dean Morris. Tremors will debut in January - likely along with the final 11 episodes or Farscape, and new episodes of Stargate SG-1. CLICK HERE for Channel News to check out all the genre series being considered.

Oct 1: The Job: Darryl Hannah will be joining William Forsythe and Brad Renfro in 'The Job', about a hitwoman.  (hollywood reporter) More on the film in Movie Mania. 

Oct 1: Timeline A Wrap: Director Richard Donner has told columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Smith that production has completed post production of TIMELINE, based on the novel from Michael Crichton. 

Oct 1: The Wedding: Gina Torres (cleopatra 2020 & Firefly) has married her Matrix costar Laurence Fishburne. It isn't a movie fling like so many other relationship/marriages in Hollywood as the couple has been dating for seven years now. Gina Torres also appeared in many episodes of Hercules and Xena. 

Oct 1: Peacemaker: Tom Berenger will take on the lead in a new cop drama as a US Marshal in the old style cop drama set in 1881. (zap2it.com)

Oct 1: Thoughtcrimes: A new government agent is making her way to television in new pilot with 'Thoughtcrimes'. The pilot will star Navi Rawat as a young telepath who becomes a government agent. The two-hour pilot will be executive produced by Jan de Bont. 

Oct 1: Nancy Drew: ABC is planning to bring Nancy Drew to the Sunday television in a backdoor pilot movie. If the ratings do well for the telefilm, it could be turned into a weekly series.  Nancy Drew airs Sunday October 20th at 7pm. Maggie Lawson stars as Nancy Drew with Lauren Birkell, Jill Ritchie, and Marieh Delfino tagging along. 

Oct 1: Knightrider: David Hasselhoff told CNN that he will be executive producing the new feature film, and might even reprise his role as Michael Knight in the film. This information is from a September 28th interview with CNN.com. This is a project that likely should not be heading to the big screen.