The lead writers of Spooks have revealed that cult actress Alice Krige “really got into her character” in the spy drama’s tenth and final series, which begins later this month.
A UK-based ‘superfan’ has spent over £12,000 on Stargate merchandise, travelling the world to add to her collection.
There’s a moment in ‘End of the Road’, the latest instalment of the cross-Atlantic sci-fi drama, when Gwen Cooper looks on in befuddlement, clearly not following what’s going on, and utters in frustration, “Bollocks!”.
Stand By Me is perhaps one of the best coming-of-age movies of all time.
The Western and science fiction genres have often been intrinsically linked, but Cowboys & Aliens is perhaps the most obvious example of the genre mash-up trend, and is certainly one of the more high-profile.
If you’re a certain age you’ll remember Star Trek: The Next Generation as a cult after-school classic. Now it’s back and has been brought into the space age, airing every weeknight at 8pm on CBS Action (Sky 148)… CBS Action has hired a total unknown, Raules Davies, to front the series and conduct live chats … >
Battlestar Galactica spin-off Caprica was never going to have an easy start in life. Born in the shadow of its towering parent, it had to do justice to the elegant and complex universe of BSG while exploring the artificial-intelligence theme from a new angle that would benefit from a more earth-bound setting.
If you grew up any-time between the late sixties and the early nineties, the chances are you may remember a curious clutch of kitsch science fiction shows under the stable of the prolific TV and film producer Irwin Allen. No? Well, how about the names Lost In Space, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea and this release, Land Of The Giants?
Adventure series Primeval returns to ITV1 in January for a fourth series, starring Alexander Siddig as charismatic scientist Philip Burton.