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Buffy to Continue on the Net as Motion-Comic Webisodes
Sci Fi Wire 11/16/2009
Buffy Lives! No, not that proposed Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie that wouldn’t involve creator Joss Whedon or anyone from the beloved TV show, which all serious Bronzers consider an abomination against nature. Rather, a series of motion-comic webisodes based on Whedon’s highly successful series of “Season Eight” comics. (Read the Full Article)

Review: Does 2012 exploit our deepest fears? Who cares? It’s fun!
Sci Fi Wire 11/12/2009
It’s hard to praise 2012 without offering at least a few conditions, but I can say that it never made me angry. Roland Emmerich’s latest Irwin Allen-on-steroids disaster movie is the mother of all apocalypse movies, and it mostly satisfies, if only because it encourages audiences to indulge their insensitive worst and really celebrate widespread death and destruction. (Read the Full Article)

Serious work on Dr. Horrible sequel could start soon
Sci Fi Wire 11/11/2009
Ever since we first reported in January that Joss Whedon and company were planning a sequel to Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, we’ve been awaiting news. And now we have some, courtesy of MTV.com. First, star Nathan Fillion told the site that the project has a name—which he won’t divulge—and that Whedon’s already written a couple of songs. (Read the Full Article)

Ray Bradbury shopping six-hour miniseries
The Hollywood Reporter 11/11/2009
Sci-fi legend Ray Bradbury is set to shop a six-hour miniseries to networks as part of a new production agreement with newly formed company White Oak Films. The mini will feature six of Bradbury’s classic short stories directed by six different directors. The helmers will get to select their favorite titles. (Read the Full Article)

Star Trek Movie Nominated For Five People’s Choice Awards
TrekMovie.com 11/10/2009
With recent wins at the Spike Scream Awards and Hollywood Film Festival, Star Trek has been on a roll with awards, so it should come as no suprirse that today JJ Abrams movie picked up five nominations from the People’s Choice Awards.  You can cast your vote as well. (Read the Full Article)

Gene Roddenberry To Be Inducted Into TV Hall of Fame
TrekMovie.com 11/10/2009
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences never saw fit to award Gene Roddenberry with an Emmy (even though he was nominated twice), but in January they will make up for it by inducting the creator of Star Trek into the TV Hall of Fame. (Read the Full Article)

Abrams On Fringe Cancellation Rumors
io9.com 11/9/2009
With ratings taking a dramatic tumble last week, is Fringe really in danger of not making it to a third season? J.J. Abrams, one of the show’s creators, has addressed the deadly rumors, calling Fox “insanely supportive” of the show. (Read the Full Article)

Kim Stanley Robinson: Dystopian Fiction Is For Slackers
io9.com 11/9/2009
Gallileo’s Dream author Kim Stanley Robinson explains why writing about utopias is much, much harder than writing about dystopias, but also much more worthwhile if we’re planning on having descendants around to read our stories in the future. (Read the Full Article)