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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Sat, 25 May 2013 05:25:24 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>News</title><link>http://andscifi.com/news/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:40:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Will Smith and M. Night Shyamalan to Make Science Fiction Movie Together</title><category>1000 a.e.</category><category>Will Smith</category><category>jaden smith</category><category>m. Night Shyamalan</category><category>movies</category><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:29:03 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2011/4/5/will-smith-and-m-night-shyamalan-to-make-science-fiction-mov.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:11056811</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 150px;" src="http://andscifi.com/storage/will-smith-jaden-shyamalan.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1302025242044" alt="" /></span></span>A few years ago this would have been huge news to me. Will Smith is fun to watch in almost everything and I have liked movies M. Night Shayamalan that others don't, such as Contact.&nbsp; the problem is that Will Smith is in no way a guarentee a movie will be good, and in recent years M. Night seems to have been a guarantee a movie won't be good, taking something like The Last Airbender which should have been a great movie and making something sub par.</p>
<p>The other thing that should excite me is that the movie appears to be an original story not one taken from a comic book, short story, TV series or rewriting a movie. This is very rare in recent years and frustrating for someone like me who reads other media because I often know the story before it is in movies.</p>
<p>The working title of the movie seems to be one thousand A.E. The idea seem to be that the Earth got used up and abandoned a thousand years before and in the story a son, played by Jaden Smith and his father, played by Will Smith, return to the world due to a crashed space ship. Not the most original premise of a movie ever, but more original than many and M. Night Shyamalan has always had the ability to put a unique twist on stories, even if that twist was not always good.</p>
<p>M. Night Shyamalan needs this movie to be good, and convincing people is not likely to be easy. At this point people are so annoyed with him they are looking for reasons to dislike his movies, and if he can't make it work this time with one of the biggest stars in the world it's hard to imagine him being given a lot more chances.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-11056811.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Some science fiction news stories 1/25/2011</title><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:51:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2011/1/25/some-science-fiction-news-stories-1252011.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:10216804</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70O0OI20110125﻿">A Sundance Film about Another Earth found in our system. </a></p>
<p>A bit of a stretch as science fiction goes but as a metaphor and parallel realities it might be good.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/285169/news/kinect-hack-attempts-star-wars-holograms/">The Microsoft Kinect used to create a hologram similar to star wars. </a></p>
<p>Of course holograms have been around and many look better than those in star wars but it's still fun.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012405027.html">NASA considers what it would take for people to live on mars. </a></p>
<p>Perhaps one good start would be to get someone besides NASA to do it because they don't seem to be in much of a hurry.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/01/24/italian-researchers-claim-to-discover-cold-fusion/">Scientists Claim to have discovered cold fusion </a></p>
<p>This could change the world if its true, but sadly it is almost certainly not true.</p>
<p><a href="http://trekweb.com/articles/2011/01/24/Leonard-Nimoy-May-Return-To-JJ-Abrams-Fringe.shtml">Lenard Nimoy will return to fringe </a></p>
<p>Great news as Nimoy has retired but Fringe could use his help with its new day and time.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/sci-fi-in-orlando/wonder-woman-is-coming-to-tv-surprise-turnaround-by-nbc">Wonder Woman coming to NBC</a></p>
<p>With the head of programming leaving NBC perhaps they have a chance to get some good shows on the air.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49597/">Elijah Wood will have a cameo in the Hobbit</a>&nbsp; -- <a href="http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Orlando-Bloom-Still-Not-Quite-Signed-On-For-The-Hobbit-22792.html">Orlando Bloom has not yet signed on though. </a></p>
<p>It would be good to see a lot of the main characters at least have some type of a cameo at the end of these stories because it will connect them but it really does need to be at the end for the next generation of Hobbits such as Frodo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.news4jax.com/news/26597080/detail.html">There may be a visible supernova in 2012 which will almost be a second sun.</a></p>
<p>There is no doubt that the many people who seem to want 2012 to be the end of the world will love this but there is no reason to believe it will do anything.</p>
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<p>Its not even that 2012 was a bad movie,though it was not really very good. The problem is that people really believe this and feel the need to contact NASA in order to get assurances that something is being done (or possibly to warn NASA) and while I believe things that others may find wrong it is a general lack of thought about it that bothers me more than anything and I would really like to ask people to stop trying to get their thoughts about science, or anything else for that matter, from action movies.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Nasa Explains better than me the whole thing at their <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html">website</a>, but before you go I would like to make a prediction that at least one meteor will strike the earth in 2012, in fact there will be a number of them. All so small that no one notices.</p><p></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-9912441.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Stargate Universe Canceled</title><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:10:42 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2010/12/16/stargate-universe-canceled.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:9755913</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that Stargate Universe was canceled, but it is disappointing. I was one of the people who really liked the first season and it was a lot of fun as it was slowly beginning to reveal the long term ideas of the show.&nbsp; In addition it was a spaceship based science fiction. These have a history of being very popular with a specific group of fans and being canceled.</p>
<p>While I am certainly not happy about this as I have really liked Stargate Universe I am interested in whether this may open up the possibility of science fiction with truly advanced technology, as apposed to shows like Fringe and Eureka which is our modern world with some liberties because there are generally not more than one of this type of show on TV at any one time.</p>
<p>The other point is that hopefully this will encourage Syfy to make more Stargate movies, whether they are based on the Stargate SG1 or one of the other versions of this show. After all the people who are making Stargate still have sets and a lot of talent and fans so might be able to get us more Rodney.</p>
<p>All the information I have is from <a href="http://tv.ign.com/articles/114/1140558p1.html">IGN</a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-9755913.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Futurama has its actors back</title><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:39:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2009/8/1/futurama-has-its-actors-back.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:9711416</guid><description><![CDATA[The Toronto Star has reported that an agreement has been made for the actors of the show Futurama to all return. Both sides gave in a little with the studio offering more money and the cast accepting less than they originally demanded. I'm not hugely suprised by I am pleased.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-9711416.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Futurama returns</title><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2009/7/26/futurama-returns.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:9711391</guid><description><![CDATA[Rumors about the return of Futurama have been flying around the internet for years, but it appears that they are finally being confirmed. Futurama is going to return for another season it seems, thou<a href="http://threetreesstudios.com/andscifi/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/futurama__by_daekazu.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1421" title="futurama__by_daekazu" src="http://threetreesstudios.com/andscifi/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/futurama__by_daekazu.jpg" alt="" width="286" height="210" /></a>gh it is not yet clear whether the voice actors from the original cast will be returning.

I don't know what to thisk about this. It is certainly good news that the show will be returning, and they havn't yet said that the voice cast won't be returning but it will just feel wrong if the voices comming out of the characters are different, and I've never been a fan of people trying to imitate others.

Over all I'll be glad to watch new episodes of Futurama but if the voice acting distracts me too much I may wish I hadn't.

The picture is from <a href="http://daekazu.deviantart.com/">Daekazu</a>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-9711391.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>David Eddings Has Died</title><dc:creator>Elton Gahr</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:54:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://andscifi.com/news/2009/6/4/david-eddings-has-died.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">750008:8932373:9711053</guid><description><![CDATA[Best known for his high fantasy series the Belgariad and Mallorea<a href="http://threetreesstudios.com/andscifi/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bilde.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1110" title="bilde" src="http://threetreesstudios.com/andscifi/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bilde.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="300" /></a>n series of author David Eddings died. He was 77 years old. His wife Leigh, who had helped write the novels died in 2007 after having multiple strokes.

Having suffered from dementia for the last year the death of David Eddings was not a surprise.

It is surprising how close a person can feel to someone who you have never met and everything you have read is fiction. Each time one of these beloved fantasy or science fiction writers die I  feel it as if the were an old frend and the only comfort is that they will live on through the stories they have told.

If you have not read the Belgariad series of books consider strongly picking them up as one of the best fantasy novels ever written and as a fitting legacy for this man.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://andscifi.com/news/rss-comments-entry-9711053.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>