Malcolm McDowell straps on a steampunk eyepatch for Cowboys & Engines

Pegging Hollywood's steampunk attempts a miserable failure, the crew behind Cowboys & Engines are gearing up to deliver the steampunk action movie you've always wanted. They've already rounded up an Olympic-level genre cast (Battlestar: Galactica's Richard Hatch and Star Trek's Walter Koenig) and today we're happy to…

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V's Original Creator On Why The Reboot Can't Fail... For Him

Looking forward to ABC's reboot of V (starting this week)? So is original creator Kenneth Johnson, but not necessarily for the reasons you'd expect: He's hoping it'll act as a trailer for his own movie version of the show.

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The Battlestar Galactica Reboot You Didn't See

Picture a world where Richard Hatch's attempts to get his own Battlestar Galactica revival going were successful, and Ron Moore had stayed "That Roswell guy." We've got a chilling look at that world for you.

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9/11 Killed Bryan Singer's Battlestar Galactica

Some original test animations from Bryan Singer's abortive 2001 relaunch of Battlestar Galactica were shown for the first time ever at Comic-Con, and we were there. The new-old BSG, which would have been a continuation of the original series, was eight weeks away from filming, with sets partially built - when Sept. 11, …

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Child Actors Never Escaped From Witch Mountain

escape_to_witch_mountain.Par.0001.Image.350.jpgSuccumbing to the Richard Hatch effect, the original child actors from the 1970s science fiction flick Escape to Witch Mountain are set to appear in the Disney remake Race to Witch Mountain, which stars The Rock. Ike Eisenmann is cast as the town sheriff and Kim Richards will play a waitress at a diner. No word yet if…

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Battlestar Galactica's Richard Hatch Talks About Zarek's Political Career

Yesterday we dropped in on the Battlestar Galactica panel with Richard Hatch, who starred in the original show, and plays shady insurrectionary and politico Zarek on the new show. io9's Kevin Kelly asked Hatch what he thought Zarek would be doing if he were involved in politics on Earth during this election season.…

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Must See: Battlestar Galactica

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel.

Title: Battlestar Galactica (1970s)

Date: 1978-1979

Vitals: Human refugees of the Cylon war wagon train…

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