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Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com.

The San Diego Comic Con, which has become a major event for promoting Science Fiction and Fantasy in all forms, wrapped up this past weekend.  So we thought we would key our readers in to several breaking stories from the con concerning the Science Fiction and Fantasy shows that will air during the upcoming 2009-10 season.

Hayden Panettiere at the Comic-Con

The cast of Heroes addressed an enthusiastic audience, despite that show’s recent ratings slump and fan backlash, and provided spoilers for Season 4.

The cast of NBC’s fan favorite show Chuck, rocked the audience (literally) and teased the upcoming third season of the show.

Fans got to see a trailer for the upcoming Season 9 of Smallville which included a glimpse of the costume that Clark Kent will finally don when the show returns.

Amanda Tapping discussed the sophomore season of her SyFy show Sanctuary, including a look at what is in store for the coming season.

SyFy’s popular Eureka received the announcement that it would continue into a fourth season during the Con.

The case of Stargate: Universe discussed how the new series would differ from the two others that preceded it.

The producers of Fringe, which is heading into its second season, indicated that they are already thinking ahead to Seasons 3 and 4 of that show.

The pilot for ABC’s remake of V was screened and the producers said that their plan is not to imitate the original mini-series.

And lastly, Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse discussed that show’s upcoming final season, giving several hints of what is to come as well as a few spoilers.

Previous Orbit: When Science Fiction Meets Science Fact

By John J. Joex

Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com.

While surfing around the net this past week and looking for some stories of interest, I stumbled across several where the real world we live in is starting to look a bit more like the future we have been predicting in Science Fiction stories. So I decided to go with that theme this week, at least across the first six links.

Dr. Obousy's Warpship

First, Dr. Richard Obousy, who has pioneered research on the possibilities of warp drive, has proposed a scientifically accurate warpship. The Discovery Channel site has photos and more info on his design.

Obousy’s warp drive would depend on the ability to harness the power of “dark energy” and as luck would have it, the Sanford Lab has dedicated an underground science fortress to research of dark matter. This lab is 5,000 feet underground where it can be completely shielded from any cosmic radiation.

And do you think that Jurassic Park could never really happen (Ross from Friends does)? Well you might want to know that scientists have brought back to life a 120,000 year old bug. It is nothing more than a tiny microbe, but it is living again.

The movie Moon debuts on July 17th and looks at the possibility of humans mining an energy source from our orbiting satellite. An article in Scientific American considers whether this speculation could become reality.

At this point in the Summer, you have to wonder if Global Warming really is here and a group of researchers have speculated that evolution within species speeds up as the temperature rises. Does that mean that when Global Warming is in full force that we will have an abundance of X-Men running about?

Meanwhile, a report from the British Ministry of Defense has pondered potential threats we could see in a grim future which would include revolution, flashmobs, and brain chips.

Getting back to Science Fiction and Fantasy (with a little politics thrown in), Paul Waldman of The American Prospect ponders whether Zombie stories tend to lean to the left!  Does that perhaps means that Vampire stories are right-wing propaganda, or how does all that work?

And to wrap up on a more light-hearted note, Brandon Root of the Spiteful Critic proposes that Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, and Harry Potter are all really the same movie!

Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com.

You may think we have a lot of movies to chose from this Summer, but Den of Geek has the low-down on 36 upcoming movies in various stages of production including an adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, a remake of Fantastic Voyage, and a new Heavy Metal movie.

Already having Lost withdrawels?  Well you could (shameless plug to follow) buy up the past seasons on DVD to help, and you can also read Matthew Fox’s comments on the final season where he tells as that (unlike Battlestar Galactica) they are not just making it up as they go.

Ronald D. Moore’s Virtuality will air on FOX on June 26th, and he insists that it is not just an extended Star Trek holo-deck episode.

ABC’s remake of V bows early in 2010, in the mean time, John Kenneth Muir reflects on the original series from the 1980’s.  And speaking of V, original series star Marc Singer likes the idea of the remake and would be interested in participating.

Lastly, Bryan Fuller, who has recently returned to Heroes to help right the ship, insists that the ailing franchise will return to form in its fourth season.

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Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was cancelled by FOX and series creator Josh Friedman has written a post to address the shows fans.  Also, in an interview with i09.com, he assures the fans that the show is really over.

And speaking of i09.com and The Terminator, that site gives a road test comparison on whether Terminator 4 is really better than Terminator 3.

The possibility of a Green Lantern movie is still being tossed about which as prompted a fan to make case (which includeds a video) for Nathan Fillion in the title role.  Fillion’s comment?  “I LOVE THIS! this guy rocks!”

There’s a lot of Science Fiction and Fantasy television shows out there, but mentalfloss.com wants you to know about these 6 Sci-Fi TV shows you probably didn’t see.

In keeping with our Summer of Star Trek theme, eatsleepgeek.com has a tip on plans for a Trek Video encyclopedia with over 500 hours of unseen footage.

And finally one more Trek related piece as Greg Hatcher over at Comic Book Resources points out that the new movie is not the first revision of the Star Trek universe as the franchise has been re-inventing itself for years.

Check out our Previous Orbit

Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com.

i09.com takes a look back at some of the high points and low points of Star Trek comics: Boldly Going Where No Comic Had Gone Before

From the UK, blogger Jordan McGrath looks at Why Dollhouse needs a second season or at least the distinction of not being another shitty procedural show!

All of you aspiring screen-writers take note because an unknown fanboy got the opportunity to pen the new He-Man movie: Hey, You. Yeah, You. Think You Can Make Something Out of Grayskull?

TV.com compares Fringe to The X-Files and bounces them both against the real world as well, just for good measure: Fringe vs. The X-Files vs. reality

The season finale of Lost has passed and TV.com gives us  10 lingering questions, answered (sorta)!

And lastly, enjoy this video on the Similarities Between Star Trek and Star Wars

Following are a few posts of interest that we have seen over the past week or so on blogs and sites that cover Science Fiction and Fantasy.  If you see something you would like to share, send us the link at mail@axiomsedge-scifi.com .

A blogger cracks the code of the glyphs we see pop up at the commercial breaks in Fringe : Solution to the Fringe Glyph Cipher

Brave New Words author Jeff Prucher traces the origin of nine oft-used Science Fiction words: Nine Words You Might Think Came from Science but Which Are Really from Science Fiction

The WebEcoist blog takes a look at a night so bright future:  12 Films With Dystopian Depictions of Earth’s Future

Io9 looks forward at the Executive Office for the rest of this century: Science Fiction’s Presidents Of The 21st Century

And SF Signal pings several writers and experts and asks what they would have done differently with the Battlestar Galactica finale:  BSG has ended, and no one appears to be thrilled with the finale. What would you have done differently, if you could run the show?