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Why Falling Skies breaks the mold of alien invasion shows

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:04:44 PDT

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We've had a lot of unscrupulous aliens coming to our planet on television lately, but Falling Skies isn't just another mystery-alien show along the lines of V or The Event. Instead, Steven Spielberg's new show is a whole different phenomenon. More »

Will there ever be any more Timecop?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:00:00 PDT

Timecop is one of those movies that doesn't get the respect it deserves. Everybody talks about a Robocop remake, but not a Timecop remake. But maybe Timecop is an idea whose time has come. More »

The Death Of Newspapers And Malls Proves That The Cylons Really Did Have A Plan All Along

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:30:00 PDT

We haven't yet created deadly Cylon centurions whose single red eyes are bent on our destruction. But we've definitely seen how our fervor for technology and invention has led us to some unintended consequences, Battlestar Galactica writer Mark Verheiden tells CNN. More »

One Of BSG's Best Writers Penning An Original Screenplay — Yes, Not A Remake Or Sequel!

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:00:00 PST

Mark Verheiden, scribe and producer with Heroes and Battlestar Galactica has been hired to pen DreamWorks' original science fiction endeavor Quartermain. While we have little to no details on the project we can say that Verheiden is one of the brains that brought you BSG's "Crossroads 2," home of the great Lee "We're all a gang" speech and the big Cylon reveal, which we loved. So we can't wait to see what else will come from Verheiden. [The Hollywood Reporter] More »

Why Fugitives Is Heroes' Last Chance

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:31 PST

Heroes returns Monday for its fourth "volume," "Fugitives". Being viewed by many as a reboot of the series, it may be exactly what the show needs... or the excuse fans need to leave for good. More »

Heroes' Return Will Be More Intense, Better, Claims Producer

Graeme McMillan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:30:11 PST

NBC's Heroes may have had its fair share of critics of its third season so far, but new writer/producer Mark Verheiden wants fans to know that their complaints aren't entirely falling on deaf ears. More »

Heroes Gets Pulled Over By Timecop

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 PDT

That fourth volume of Heroes we told you about the other day, called "Fugitives"? It sounds as though it'll be a turn for the darker for the show, and luckily Battlestar Galactica scribe Mark Verheiden is joining the staff just in time to work on it. Verheiden wrote the one where Tyrol, Anders, Tigh and Foster discover they're really Cylons, to the tune of Bob Dylan. He also wrote the movie Timecop and a ton of comics. [Famous Mark Verheidens Of Filmland] More »

Titans Take Us Past Puberty — And Defeat The Justice League

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:00:00 PDT

Could a Teen Titans movie be more successful than Justice League: Mortal? Both films deal with a motley group of DC Universe superheroes, with aliens rubbing shoulders with pulp detectives and Amazons. But the sidekicks-on-their-own franchise Titans could have one major strength that Justice League lacks: a single identifiable main character, who has a story arc that audiences can relate to. Screenwriter Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica) spilled some story details in a new interview. More »

Bad News: Battlestar Season 4 Features More Singing

charliejane — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:42:45 PDT

News reports are still suggesting the Sci-Fi Channel may split Battlestar Galactica season four into two parts. Not only that, but it turns out there will be more singing, according to Executive Producer Mark Verheiden: More »