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There's nothing like a movie about a giant killer ape to relax you after a really stressful day. Here are five reasons why a monster movie can be the most soothing thing in the world. More »
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Remember when wrestling used to be filled with "Supermen"? Many of wrestling's craziest gimmicks have had a fantasy/scifi theme. From a Mortal Kombat rip-off to a man from the future, here are ten of wrestling's most way-out scifi characters. More »
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A black hole is crushing St. Louis and an energy creature's nomming people, so the army, of course, goes nuclear, in 2006's Black Hole. Note, also, that cable news is still keeping tabs on the Federal Reserve during all this. More »
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Ever think that you could make a flick craptacular enough to light up the Syfy Channel? Starting Friday, they're letting online users collectively create a movie, from concept to the next Dinoshark. More »
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The newly renamed Syfy Channel uses "Imagine Greater" as its slogan, but one source claims it'll be launching a cooking show and a talk show, in an attempt to imagine a broader audience. More »
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Is Eureka's Deputy Lupo even human? We talked to Erica Cerra at Comic Con, and she hinted Lupo may be a robot, like Sheriff Andy. We also asked Neil Grayston (Fargo) about being naked and covered with green goop. More »
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Warehouse 13, launching tonight, is the kind of show Syfy does well: light, goofy fun with characters who are recognizeable archetypes and situations that are a little bit spooky without being loss-of-bodily-functions terrifying. A fun go-kart ride, in other words. More »
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Now that the Syfy Channel has a new name, does that mean it's abandoning science-fiction fans? Syfy president David Howe assures us that's not the case, and promises a new space-opera, along the lines of Firefly or Farscape, by 2011. More »
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Impact, the ABC miniseries that premiered last night, made a couple of convincing cases: that a "brown dwarf" hitting the Moon could doom humanity. And that these self-centered, vapid, sniveling humans completely deserve obliteration. Spoilers ahead. More »
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Two budding franchises, the Peter Jackson-produced District 9 movie and the Syfy Channel's new series Warehouse 13, have launched new websites. And they both want you to help consign aliens to internment camps, or weird objects to an Iowa warehouse. More »
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New Eureka trailers give a few more hints as to the action we'll be seeing when the show returns to Syfy on Friday nights in July. It's hard not to love a show whose motto is "The guys with imagination can be bigger heroes." Another trailer below. More »
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BBC America outbid the Syfy Channel for the right to air Doctor Who first, citing the show's essential Britishness. The network, which already runs spin-off show Torchwood, will air last year's Christmas special on June 27, and the Easter special airs in July. Because the months-long delay ensures total freshness. More »
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That Udo Kier is such a webcam slut. For $5.99 a minute, he'll get on cam and tell you about any apocalypse you want: solar flares, global warming... and then he'll take his glasses off. More »
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What better way to let everyone know you're going more mainstream than teaming up with Will Smith? Syfy and Big Willie are going to make supernatural crime-procedural magic together. More »
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The Syfy Channel announced more of its post-Battlestar Galactica lineup, and it includes a possible ongoing series based on Philip José Farmer's Riverworld novels. This could be amazing, if done even half right. More »
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The Sci Fi Channel wants to change its image, by misspelling its own name as "Syfy" — apparently the "y" stands for "Yurgh, terrible idea." More »
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