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Trek 2 shocker: The original Spock and Kirk—in 3-D?
Sci Fi Wire 10/9/09
We’ve reported scattered comments about the Star Trek sequel development ever since Star Trek came out. Throughout the summer, director J.J. Abrams and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have hinted at their early development as they promoted their show Fringe and the writers’ movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Now we’ve got them all in one place (Read the full article)

Leonard Nimoy is Concerned About the State of Science Fiction on TV
io9.com 10/7/2009
Leonard Nimoy talked to the press this afternoon about his return to Fringe tomorrow as dimension-hopping mogul William Bell. He was pretty tight-lipped about the show, but did tell us what’s wrong with today’s science fiction on TV. (Read the full article)

Long lost failed Gene Roddenbery Pilots Genesis II and Planet Earth now available on DVD
Sci Fi Wire 10/7/2009
This week Warner Home Video’s on-demand DVD program, Warner Archives, released not one but two different TV pilots by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Both 1973’s Genesis II and 1974’s Planet Earth have never before been released in any home entertainment format and are presented uncut in their original versions. (Read the full article)

Forget A Zombieland Sequel: Writers Have 12 Films Planned
io9.com 10/6/2009
Zombieland was supposed to be a TV show on CBS. But when the network ditched the series — the fools! — Zombieland was made into a movie. Leaving tons of material for sequels. Which the writers revealed to us. (Read the full article)

Is It Time to Start the Dollhouse Death Clock?
TV.com 10/6/2009
Last week’s episode hit a series low in the ratings — will Fox stick with Joss Whedon’s sci-fi drama, or is it time to put Dollhouse on deathwatch? (Read the full article)

The Mind-Transplant Script Whedon Wrote Before Dollhouse
i09.com 10/6/2009
Long before Dollhouse, even before Buffy graced our television sets, Joss Whedon wrote Afterlife, an action-packed screenplay about memory transfers, human slavery in the name of scientific research, and the problem of two personalities battling over a single body. (Read the full article)

Paramount Responds to Demand for Paranormal Activity
Sci Fi Scoop 10/6/2009
Paranormal Activity, the film with an $11,000 budget that is claimed to be one of the scariest films ever made, is in demand. At first the film was receiving a limited release, but after selling out all of its Thursday through Saturday midnight screenings across 33 cities, Paramount Pictures has decided to expand its run. (Read the full article)

World War Z Is Back From The Dead
io9.com 10/6/2009
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the status of the movie adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z. But it looks like the revised script may be finally finished. (Read the full article)