Frank Herbert’s Dune is considered by many to be one of the greatest sci-fi novels of all time, but the 1984 film based on the book? Eh, not so much. That’s why, out of the stream of reboots constantly coming out of Hollywood, I’m actually pretty excited about the prospect of the upcoming Dune reboot...
Thanks to her work on Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Sanctuary, Amanda Tapping has rightly been labeled by many as an icon of Sci-Fi TV. From Samantha Carter to Helen Magnus, and even Naomi on Supernatural, Tapping has given us some truly memorable genre characters throughout her career. Now, it would seem, there’s a chance we could get one more...
Humans beware, Invader Zim is making a return. In a rare comeback that we actually want, the pint-sized alien is going to get a second shot at successfully enslaving humanity, with a new made for TV movie scheduled for release in the near future. Invader Zim first aired on Nickelodeon back in 2001, swiftly winning critical acclaim...
Fire up the Aerosmith soundtrack, folks, because a large asteroid is getting ready to make a close flyby of Earth later this month. As its name suggests, Asteroid 2014 JO25 was first discovered back in 2014, and it soon became clear that the object’s path would bring it to our neighborhood in just a few years....
We’ve had a good few decades to mull over the ending to Ridley Scott’s Alien, and during that time we’ve never found ourselves wanting it changed, at least not in any major way. Ripley’s desperate and triumphant last stand against the Xeonomorph was breathtakingly suspenseful, but Ripley eventually goes on to win the battle and a classic...
As the quest for the next great movie ‘universe’ continues, Universal Pictures has been planning a deep dive back into their archive. Their goal? To resurrect some of the most famous monster movies and pop culture icons, all with the goal of creating a shared ‘Monster-verse’. Tom Cruise of all people has been tasked with kicking...
Another WonderCon is in the books, and COMET was there to take in all the wonderful, nerdy sights and sounds the annual event provides. As per usual, WonderCon was a veritable feast of top-notch cosplays with thousands of artists and amateurs making sure that no matter what you’re into, there was at least one costume that...
It’s April Fool’s Day, which means it’s the one time of the year when the most idiotic among us are honored and celebrated. OK, that’s not exactly the purpose of April Fool’s Day, but for the purposes of this piece, it is. I’m taking a look at where some of the dumbest characters ever to...
The Phoenix Lights incident is widely regarded as the most witnessed UFO event of all time. It’s thought that thousands of people saw the series of strange lights that appeared above the Arizona capital back on March 13th, 1997, and though the event didn’t get a lot of media attention at the time, it’s gone on...
Looking for a fun way to pass the time on April 1st? How about watching a comet hurtle past Earth at mind-boggling speeds? No, this isn’t some nasty little April Fool’s trick to try and get you to spend hours staring up at the great void of space, it’s actually a very real opportunity for...
