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Beau Bridges is a legend. The fact that we can speak to him at SCI FI PI is astounding. Son of Hollywood legend Lloyd Bridges, brother of Jeff Bridges, Beau has won so many acting awards over his illustrious career and garnered such a reputation that it boggles the mind to think that he actually plays a character on a Sci Fi show. But not only that, he loves it!
Playing General Hank Landry in the last two seasons of Stargate; SG1, and in the new Stargate DVD films, The Ark of Truth and Continuum, he has garnered a new set of fans who have responded enthusiastically to the steadfast military man with a twinkle in his eye. He spoke with us about Stargate, the people who work there and how to succeed in 'the family business'.
Starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Leslie Neilsen, Christopher McDonald, Brent Spiner, Marion Ross
Director Craig Mazin
Rated M
Released April 10
One man's meat is another man's poison. One man's humour is another man's lifeless chunk of wasted time. Watching this film is a deeply personal exploration. There's no shame in laughing at it, or even with it. Whether it's funny or not is up to you. Is it a good movie? No. Will you enjoy it? That's really up to you.
Stargate: The Ark Of Truth - Read The Sci Fi Pi Verdict!
BLU-RAY / DVD
Wednesday, April 9
by Captain
DVD Release
Starring Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges, Julian Sands, Morena Baccarin
Director Robert C. Cooper
Released April 9
From the opening sweeping mix of the Stargate theme and an alien alpine landscape, you can tell that The Ark of Truth is bigger than the usual SG1 episodes. For those of us who have waited so long since the curtailed completion of Season 10, there's a Lord of the Rings grandeur to the opening titles, a mix of great expectation and relief. It's finally here.
Nanotechnology Means A Nokia Flexible Phone - Real Life Sci Fi At Your Fingertips!
GADGETS
Tuesday, April 8
by Captain
Never mind about the hover car, check this out! Nokia has just released concept video on their new flexible phone.
And by flexible, we mean flexible. The phones of the future will be something that you can use as a keyboard, a wristwatch and er, a phone. The Nokia Research Centre and the Cambridge Nanoscience Centre have joined forces to create a phone that will be charged merely by solar absorption. Check out the concept video after the click that showcases the upcoming 'Morph' phone.
Rumours about a third Stargate show have finally been solidified into an official announcement. The new project is to be called Stargate:Universe and yes, it does centre on the use of the 'ninth chevron'.
For those who aren't hard core RDA fans or 'Gaters', the original Stargate was 'dialled' to any other stargate in our galaxy by using seven chevrons that created an address corresponding with another stargate, just like a phone number. In Stargate:Atlantis, an eighth chevron was discovered, meaning that the 'area code' could now include another galaxy, the Pegasus galaxy. That's where Atlantis was discovered, and a show was born.
Buffy anyone?
Whilst some may scoff or ignore the brilliant, groundbreaking and often snort-milk-through-your-nose hilarious work of Joss Whedon, we at SCI FI cannot be part of such activities. If you've never been fortunate enough to enter into the Buffyverse, this April sees a golden opportunity for you. Tune in weekdays at 6.30am and 5.30pm, where Buffy will start screening daily, from the very beginning. This Monday sees Episode 1, Season 1. 'Welcome to the Hellmouth'.
For that pre-school/work feast or that afternoon special, Buffy will provide action, humour, quips a-plenty and of course, vampire slayage. Get your weekday feast of Buffy, Monday to Friday on SCI FI. Bon appetite!
Charlton Heston, star of such Sci Fi classics as The Omega Man and Planet of the Apes, died on Saturday night, Los Angeles time. He was 84. No cause of death has been released, although he had announced he was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in 2002.
Heston made his first film in 1941 and his last in 2003. In one of the great Hollywood careers, he starred in over 120 films, including Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments and Touch of Evil.
He was never a stranger to Sci Fi, performing in a string of late sixties and early seventies classics that helped redefine the genre.
Neil Gaiman is coming to Australia!
The author of Stardust, Neverwhere and American Gods will be in Australia at the end of April and the beginning of May to meet with fans, sign books and generally make himself available and agreeable. If you've seen his graphic novels, the Sandman series made up of Punch, and Death: The High Cost of Living, or his children's books, you're aware of his vast spectrum of work, and should be suitably excited. Should be a fascinating Q&A for fans new and old alike.
DVD
Created by Glen A Larsen
Starring Lorne Greene, Herb Jefferson Jr, James Patrick Stuart, Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke
Released March 3
For those revelling in the joy of the modern Battlestar Galactica, it's often easy to forget the less than stellar origins of its original incarnation. Glen A Larsen's 1978 show, whilst popular with younger viewers in its initial episodes, suffered from ever decreasing budgets and ratings until it was finally cancelled after 21 episodes. The journey from the twelve colonies to the mythical 'Earth' was tragically struck short, and fans clamoured at network heartlessness to no avail. But somehow, the show was reborn...
Robert Downey Jr, Jon Favreau Coming Down Under For Iron Man Premiere
NEWS
Thursday, April 3
by Captain
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr and director Jon Favreau have confirmed that they will appear at the film's Sydney premiere!
The premiere will be held at Sydney's Greater Union George St Cinemas on April the 14th, with red carpet action kicking off from around 5.15pm.
With trailers and buzz building excitement for the film, Iron Man looks to be the surprise superhero smash of the year, fighting well above it's weight against monster franchises Batman (The Dark Knight) and Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull).
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