Z*Con Kickstarter Open question: explain the first scene in Prometheus Pizza Necronomicon! First Trailer for The Watch True Blood Live action Futurama Opening Walking Dead producers swear we’ll like Carl in season 3 SFSN named Podcast of the Month by Guardians of the Genre blog – pt.2 Poll: Who’s your favorite giant robot? Tonight’s guests are Daniel Bradford and Owen Mackinder, the creative minds behind Disappointing Monsters . This adorably disturbing webcomic features a young boy named Gilber...
Jun 24, 2012
Nightcrawler 3 by Anne Cain Sci Fi Saturday Night named “PODCAST OF THE MONTH” by Guardians of the Genre! Granite State Comic Con wrapup Someone’s making a Community video game Robert Kirkman designing zombie-proof Hyundai CDC assures US there is no zombie apocalypse… really! Game of Thrones scene had George W. Bush decapitated head Ice Warriors & other classic monsters return in new Who season True Blood Premiere Poll: What’s your favorite Ray Bradbury book? Tonight’s guest is artist Anne C...
Jun 17, 2012
RIP Ray Bradbury Poll: Which sci-fi movie do you wish was more like the book? Granite State Comicon is coming! Tonight’s guests are organizer Pat “Shadon da” Covey and artist Karen Gosselin . Pat gave us the inside scoop on the guests (Joe Hill is rumored to make an appearance!) and warned con-goers to arrive early, because the con-exclusive prints are awesome! He also gave us the rundown of the new costume contest format, which allows more time to enjoy the con. Karen will be a guest at Granite...
Jun 10, 2012
Tonight’s show is a little different. Due to time constraints, our interview with guest Kevin Harrington is first, and then we move into a short News of the Week segment. Our guest on tonight’s show is Kevin Harrington, the force behind the Geek Week series of comedy shows, which “celebrate all of geek culture, including science fiction, fantasy, comic books, anime, videogames, and superheroes, across all comedy performance styles, including improv, sketch, stand-up, video, musical comedy, and s...
Jun 03, 2012
Rufio is getting his own movie Harry Potter Aftermath Guillermo Del Toro is courting Christopher Walken Marvel Comics announces gay superhero wedding DC to out “major” character John de Lancie is a BRONY New CareBears show Nauticon James Doohan ‘s ashes go to space Diablo III Retraction Poll: Who’s the best sci-fi investigator(s)? Tonight’s guest is Tony Diana , the director of Attack of the Atomic Zombies , which was the official film of Boston Comic Con 2012. He told us about the unique creati...
May 27, 2012
The Avengers c/o the Hhester Factor Haunter on sale at Cannes this week ABC attempts to re-do Hulk for TV . Tesla bio to become graphic novel/game/movie Oatmeal Tesla Comic BBC’s Sherlock Fringe Season finale Diablo III is out 25 Great Ideas for a new Star Trek TV Series True Blood Season 5 trailer Poll: What’s Tim Burton’s biggest misfire? MIB III Warehouse 13’s season four starts July 23rd Watch City Festival wrap-up No guest this week, but our Watch City Festival wrap-up is not to be missed. ...
May 20, 2012
Maurice Sendak dies at 83 Disney shockingly greenlights “ Avengers 2 ” The Avengers had super box office numbers . Joss Wheadon writes to YOU Disney’s Maleficent . Guillermo to make stop motion Pinocchio Next Generation is 25 Leonard Nimoy comes out of retirement for Fringe Also to be Boston University commencement speaker James Cromwell cast for American Horror Story Poll: What’s the best name for a Steampunk beer? Tonight’s guest is Mike Dougherty, director of the Firefly / Serenity fan film B...
May 13, 2012
Summit City Comic Con Daredevil Reboot Van Helsing reboot casts Tom Cruise Coraline director to take on The Graveyard Book Tor goes DRM-free for all e-books Free Comic Book Day Read a preview of the new Serenity comic for Free Comic Book Day Boston Comic Con Benedict Cumberbatch to play Khan in ST2 Fringe gets renewed Silver Circle online comic ends This week’s guest is Zack Kruse, founder of Summit City Comic Con which takes place in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Summit City focuses mainly on artists an...
May 06, 2012
Norman Spinrad Poll: Which sci-fi doctor is LEAST likely to give you medical attention? Boston Comic Con Wrap up Star Trek TV Series on hold again Tonight’s fascinating guest is Norman Spinrad : author, essayist, and screenwriter. Although he could not discuss his lost Star Trek script, He Walked Among Us , we could (and did) discuss his thoughts on the past, present, and future of the Sci-Fi genre. If you like what you hear, we recommend checking out Norman’s blog , which contains more of his t...
Apr 29, 2012
Keep Calm and Carry a Raygun Facebook Poll: Sci-Fi’s Greatest Visionary I Robot on Blu-ray 3D Sin City2 Bill and Ted 3 Prometheus Site RIP Jonathan Frid Scientists invent not a REAL sonic screwdriver! Silver Circle to debut their Official Trailer at BCC Boston Comic Con This week Dave Gordon was excited to tell us about the third annual Watch City Festival . The original steampunk city, the Watch City Festival is a street fair that takes place all over Waltham, MA which has a rich industrial his...
Apr 22, 2012
Poll: Who’s your favorite sci-fi feline? Boston Comic Con Maggie upgraded on Walking Dead. Boston Comic Con http://www.mapofthedead.com/ Boston Comic Con New documentary about voiceovers: I Know That Voice Boston Comic Con District 12 is up for sale Boston Comic Con CenturyGuild.net It’s another two-guest show tonight! Kevin Eastman , co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and publisher of Heavy Metal magazine, and Jeremy Bastian , the creator of Cursed Pirate Girl join us to discuss the...
Apr 15, 2012
Go Back to Hogwarts by Juli Mayers Poll: Who’s your favorite radioactive sci-fi character? Adam West gets a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame CBS shuts down fan production of old Star Trek Script Film: The Raven AT&T Discovers lost Henson film Neil deGrasse Tyson corrects Titanic A real archer rips on Hawkeye Tonight we were joined by not one, but three guests! Juli Mayers is a perennial Boston Comic Con fixture in Artist’s Alley. She is accepting commissions before and during the convention, a...
Apr 08, 2012
The Poll: Who is the most incompetent sci-fi villain? DC lingerie Hunger Games has a record opening 1984 is remade again. Batman LIVE gets US tour dates Mars Attacks: The Musical ??? Game Of Thrones : Season 2 Mythbusters’ Grant Imahara Playing Sulu in a New Star Trek Fan Film! [io9] Total Recall Trailer Gandalf Steps in to Save The Hobbit Pub? A Tardis Wedding Ring Tonight’s guest is actress Laura Ortiz , whose first movie was The Hills Have Eyes and who has since done voice work for several pr...
Apr 01, 2012
Poll: Who are the best minions? Michael Bay swears he will not ruin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Doctor Who’s new companion Java, you want your fucking zombies? [SPOILERS for Walking Dead] Tonight’s guest is author Tracy Hickman , a long-time friend of the show. He tells us about his upcoming novel Wayne of Gotham , which will be released on June 26. Wayne of Gotham explores the backstory of Thomas Wayne and Tracy hints that what we think we know about Batman’s father may not be the actual story...
Mar 25, 2012
Tom Sniegoski The poll: who’s your favorite Buffy villain? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Intro Remade With Toys The Legend of Korra Doctor Horrible 2 is ready to film! AMC Theaters to host a Marvel movie marathon Spider Robinson’s Petition to preserve the CBC’s musical archive Graceful Woman Warrior Encyclopedia Britannica done with books Steve Carell involved in Magic Kingdom The Hunger Games The Walking Dead Boston Comic Con exclusive: Lee Falk’s widow to sell original Phantom and Mandrake art ...
Mar 19, 2012
Poll: Which sci-fi character best represents their city? Bender elected to DC School Board Two Hunger Games clips Disney does NOT want you to see this NSFW John Carter comic People literally going crazy over squirrel meat Fox kills Terra Nova American Horror Story re-casts actors as new characters James Cameron going underwater to film Deepsea Challenge Massive solar storm about to hit. Douglas Adams wrote for Doctor Who Neil Gaiman’s Douglas Adams Biography L5-Series CG art in every frame. Silv...
Mar 11, 2012
NBC threatens to sue Inspector Spacetime Web Series Bill Murray will NOT be in Ghostbusters 3 Leonard Nimoy on The Big Bang Theor y Brad Pitt’s Gargantua love at the Oscars Nathan Fillion guest stars on web series The Daly Show Neil deGrasse Tyson to Jon Stewart: “Your Earth is spinning the wrong way” Cowboy Ninja Viking PayPal censoring Titles Rejected Star Wars Toys Our guest this week is John Palisano. John is a writer, filmmaker, musician, and former Ridley Scott intern (with some great stor...
Mar 04, 2012
Robot God Akamatsu Queen City Kamikaze Con recap Joss Whedon’s next project to film in NH. Warner Bros green lights live-action Bleach film Kolchak remake with Johnny Depp and Edgar White. Pilot: 666 Park Ave Could Fringe be the first show saved by Twitter? Community comes back next month! [io9] Ray Bradbury loves Prunes Tonight’s guests are Frankie B. Washington and James Biggie, creators of Robot God Akamatsu , a webcomic about super robot Akamatsu, who fights to save the world from giant mons...
Feb 26, 2012
Poll: Who do you want to see at next year’s Boston Comic Con? Help Spider and Jeanne Robinson’s daughter fight cancer / Spider Robinson’s daughter needs your help! Ghost Rider creator ubersued by Marvel The Superhero Movie Guilt Calculato r On a lighter note: the Walking Dead Mid-Season return Tonight’s guest is Megan Higgins Gregory, creator of the Comic Archives Project. CAP’s goal is to preserve original comic art, scripts and personal stories, especially those from pre-1956, which are in dan...
Feb 19, 2012
Queen City Kamikaze Con Facebook Poll: Our listeners’ favorite DOOMED romantic couple is Dr. Horrible and Penny 37th Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival runs Feb 10-20 Harrison Ford to play Decker in Bladerunner movie ? Raiding the Lost Ark documentary Lucas says Greedo Shot First Timecrimes director releases full trailer of Extraterrestrial The Kitchen Sink film A live action Jetsons film? M. Night Shyamalan, After Earth The Walking Dead American Horror Story is renewed. This week our guests are Jayson...
Feb 12, 2012
Nauticon Facebook Poll: Wonder Woman wins sexiest heroine. Alex Kingston on the fate of River Song. Tickets on sale for Granite State Comic Con 2012 . Vote for SFSN in the NH Hippo Press . Happy Birthday to Bob Shaw and Brent Spiner . Watchman prequels . The end of Torchwood . CW’s Beauty and the Beast’s 911 origins. Wannabe Hobbits arrested . WB drops Elfquest , because it’s the same as The Hobbit . The Walking Dead return packs more action. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has original artwor...
Feb 05, 2012
Mime Very Own Book Facebook Poll Mal Reynolds is the most macho man in sci fi. RIP Nicol Williamson . The 10 Most Undignified Deaths in Sci-Fi . Casting for Green Arrow . ABC orders Beauty and the Beast pilot. NBC orders pilot for Beautiful People . Divorce destroys Star Trek Dream Home , which took 10 years to build. Starship Enterprise Table . Iron Sky debuts at Berlin Film Festival . “ Ever Wonder What Uranus Tastes Like? ” Doug Jones joins us to talk about his new book, Mime Very Own Book , ...
Jan 29, 2012
This week’s Facebook poll : The Raven is our readers’ favorite Poe story. The CW orders Green Arrow pilot and a reboot of Beauty and the Beast . SyFy’s Swamp Volcano & Arachnoquake . Will George Lucas stop making movies? Spielberg on Robopocalypse . Eight years ago, Paramount lost the rights to John Carter of Mars . Marcus Nispel directing Hack/Slash . BBC’s Sherlock confirmed for a third season. FDR American Badass , the most recent alternate history film. MMA Fighter Gina Carano vies to pl...
Jan 22, 2012
Facebook poll : According to our listeners the best movie of 2011 was Super 8 . Robert Downey Jr.’s plans for Iron Man III . J.J.Abrams revelas more about Star Trek 2 . New Star Wars live action TV show to be named Underworld . Invent the real Star Trek Tricorder to win the next X Prize. Fox announces the end of Fringe . Face Off Season Two. Lost Girl on SyFy. Unicorn Poop Cookies and Darth Vader Burgers . Resa Nelson returns to the talkcast to talk about the release of book two in her Drangonsl...
Jan 15, 2012
Edgar's Comics by David Johnson In this week’s SFSN Facebook Poll , The Restaurant At The Edge Of The Universe is the finest place to have a drink on New Years Eve. The Alien Brothel . Dollhouse’s Dichen Lachman is a new character on SyFy’s Being Human . Kickstarter Project fully funded for Lachman’s film, Sunday Punch . Benedict Cumberpatch and Noel Clarke cast in the new Star Trek . Star Trek Online is now free. Raiders of the Lost Ark compared to older adventure movies. Our guest, David Johns...
Jan 08, 2012
Huldufolk by Rob Watts This week’s SFSN Facebook Poll reveals Patrick Stewart should play The Dome in his biopic! The Top 5 Hard Science Retractions of 2011. Ghost Rider creator loses lawsuit. Buy a Batman print and help a talented artist with her medical bills. Pirates of Penzance meets Firefly . The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe hits record low ratings. Cruise ships follow The Titanic . Doctor Who MMO Worlds In Time . Neverending Story E-Reader cover . The Hobbit trailer . Our guest is Ro...
Jan 01, 2012
Kasey Shoemaker Last Minute Geek Gifts: Dead RedHead – Plush Cthulhu Illustrator X – Creations from Mike Brown Lance Henriksen Near Dark print AwakeByJava – The Olloclip Dome – Ben Bova’s Power Play Nancy Drew Vampire Slayer Doctor Who updates for Amy and Rory , Matt Smith , and a hint about a new Doctor . STOS solar powered mailbox 3-D movies, Joss’ opinion and The Avengers . NYCC Geek Speed Dating update on TLC. Edgar’s Comics , the movie. Author Kasey Shoemaker joined us to talk about her new...
Dec 25, 2011
Kristi Petersen Schoonover This week’s SFSN FaceBook Poll result: The ultimate Joker was Mark Hamill. This week’s Holiday Geeky Gift Ideas: Dead RedHead – The Walking Dead graphic novels. AwakeByJava – Glitch , the snarky fun (free) MMORPG. Dome – Smallville : The Complete Series on DVD. Kriana – Soft Kitty Singing Plush . Illustrator X – Classic Shogun Warriors . Zombrarian – Keyboard Cat: The Toy . Double Midnight Comics: ‘ Twas The Wednesday Before Christmas Marvel to release four issue canon...
Dec 18, 2011
This week’s Holiday Gift Ideas: Dome – Futurama Monopoly Kriana -Knitted Superhero Finger Puppets Java – glif and gorillapod Dead RedHead – Fritz Leiber This week’s SFSN Facebook Poll : Favorite Animated Sci-Fi Movie was a tie between Heavy Metal and The Incredibles . BBC’s Sherlock Holmes returns. Starship Troopers director also did The Fast and the Furious . Guy Ritchie to direct The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Another Philip K. Dick movie in pre-production. Harrison Ford begins a film set in space fo...
Dec 11, 2011
Blood Feud by Steven Roman Rocky Horror Picture Show voted Best Musical in this week’s SFSN Facebook Poll. Previous Guest Michael J. Sullivan’s book launched this week. Watchmen 2 . Why are ghosts so horny on American Horror Story ? Original work print of Manos: Hands of Fate found. Mid-Season Finale of The Walking Dead. Action Comics #1 sells for 2.16 Million. The Munsters has a director. Holiday Gift Ideas: Kriana – iPad Illustrator X – Rare Harlan Ellison Book Sale Dead RedHead – Han Solo in ...
Dec 04, 2011
