Nauticon JJ Abrams Threatens Star Wars, Announces New Cast Star Wars VII: No Girls Allowed StormWolf.com ComiXology’s App Store rating dive bombs after Amazon changes The Number of Bad Moves This Con Made Is…Stunning Poll: Who is the best Sci Fi FBI agent? Tonight’s guest is Ron Garner from Silence in the Library Publishing . He’s here to talk about feminism, upcoming projects, Kickstarter, and their charity auction for author CJ Henderson. We pack a lot into this episode. http://www.scifisaturd...
May 03, 2014
S.H.I.E.L.D. A Kickstarter for a “Warehouse 13” Movie? James Marsters Kickstarter Big Ass Spider Inkwell Awards Is the Farscape Movie Happening? Tonight’s guest is Ellen Larson, an author and editor. She’s here to talk about her book In Retrospect , an awesome amalgamation of murder mystery, time travel sci-fi, and romance. We also discuss living in Egypt and the differing definitions of “hard sci-fi.” You can learn more about Ellen and her writing at her website . http://www.scifisaturdaynight....
Apr 27, 2014
Danielle Corsetto New Special Guest Host: Celine Lux, co-writer of Craigy Who and Mr. Timey Pants , co founder of a really cool Webzine and master glockenspiel player. Guest 1: Chris Proulx from Double Midnight described the literal 3 ring circus that will be held on Free Comic Book Day. Stop by either store on the day of to get scads of free stuff and meet some amazing artists! Oh yeah, and get some free comics. Don’t miss out on May 3rd! The celebration begins at 10am, get in early for the bes...
Apr 20, 2014
Tracey Hickman Has Sobering News For Aspiring Writers Jack Kirby’s Heirs Petition Supreme Court Inkwell Awards Auction POLL: Which rockstar is likely an alien? Tonight’s guest is Michael J. Sullivan, who’s here to tell us about his new book, Hollow World . Here’s the blurb from GoodReads: Ellis Rogers is an ordinary man who is about to embark on an extraordinary journey. All his life he has played it safe and done the right thing, but when faced with a terminal illness, he’s willing to take an i...
Apr 06, 2014
Io9 Gives Us A List Of Original(ish) Movies Coming Soon Meanwhile, Speaking of Reboots, The New TMNT Trailer is Bay-ad Grimm Atlantis Darth Mousie New Poll format! Tonight’s guest is Gary Sohmers, who’s here to tell us all about the POP Culture Expo ! We talked about what makes this con unique (and there’s a lot!), the ways they’re integrating technology, and some of the awesome guests who will be there. http://www.scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkcast225.mp3 Download | Open Player in New Wind...
Mar 30, 2014
Walking Dead Makes Fans Heads Explode “Family Friendly” Walking Dead Comes To TV This Fall Grimm Renewed for Season 4 Warehouse 13 Final 6 Episodes Begin April 14 . Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge Muppets Most Wanted We also check on: Inspector Spacetim e and Craigy Who and Inspector Timey Pants Tonight’s guest is Jamal Igle. He’s the creative force behind Molly Danger , and a Marketing Director at Action Lab Comics . We were also honored to have an interlude with his adorable daughter Cati...
Mar 23, 2014
It’s another two-guest spectacular here at SFSN! First we have the multi-talented Jo Whitby . She’s not only a musician and an artist, she’s also the creative force behind the webcomic Craigy Who and Mr. Timeypants , which had Kriana and Tracy giggling throughout the show. You can read the whole thing at Jo’s website, or if you want a print copy you can support her Kickstarter ! Then in the second half-hour we talk to author Tracy Hickman . He’s his usual amazing self, and he tells us all about ...
Mar 16, 2014
Surprise! Travis Richey joins us at the top of the hour to talk up the Untitled Motion Picture About A Space Traveller Indiegogo campaign . Then we go on some awesome tangents before circling back. Then some brief news: Poll: Apparently only one Sci Fi/Horror person deserves an Oscar… StoryBundle has a new Fantasy bundle! Check it out to find some awesome stories by friends of the show! And finally, one of our favorite authors, Kristi Peterson Schoonover , joins us to talk about her new story, “...
Mar 09, 2014
Untitled Motion Picture about a Space Traveler … Happy 30th Anniversary, Ninja Turtles! Eastman and Laird reunite for an anniversary issue! Orphan Black Season 2! Because for a change there WERE so many unanswered questions ! ABC’s Marvel Studios: Assembling A Universe Despite Harold Ramis’ Death, Ghostbusters 3 Still Happening Watch Benedict Cumberbatch on all fours in his mo-cap suit as Smaug Which TV shows deserve a relaunch more than Heroes? No, really. They’re making Space Jam 2 Tonight’s g...
Mar 02, 2014
Warehouse 13’s Final Season Harlan Does Hollywood Sci Fest gets an Angel offer to fund match all backers from now ‘til end of Kickstarter Travis Richey, Sylvester McCoy and Robert Picardo walk into a Crowdfunding campaign Viva El Rey! THIS Is What A Time Lord Looks Like Tonight our guests are Dave and Steve from the Boston Area Toy Collectors’ Club . They just got back from the New York Toy Fair and they told us all about the biggest trends in action figures and collectables for 2014. http://sci...
Feb 23, 2014
Alexander Skarsgard is Tarzan Thor 3 and Captain America 3? Evidently yes. Black Widow Solo Film Lego Movie Blooper Reel Superman 2: Return of the Bad Casting AHS going to the Circus next season? Why Dragonlance should be the next fantasy film franchise Help fund Geeky Sprinkles! Poll: Who do you want as your Valentine this year? Tonight we continue our StoryBundle Spectacular with Jason Chen of Storybundle.com and Chris Robertson , author of Demonic Visions & Death Dreams Deluxe. They could...
Feb 17, 2014
Happy Superbowl!! (This image has no relevance to tonight’s show, we just like it.) A Trove of Great Science Fiction and Fantasy – Free for a Limited Time Supernatural Spin-Off? Sure! Sounds stupendous! Indiegogo Private Mission to Mars Ice-T records D&D audiobook: “This s%!t is impossible to read.” Poll: Best Sci Fi Martial Artist Tonight we have four of the lovely authors who are participating in the SFSN-curated bundle at StoryBundle.com ! We give each of them a chance to tell you about t...
Feb 09, 2014
Sleepy Hollow hires John Noble full-time, because they are not stupid With Capt. America: The Winter Soldier incomplete, a deal is set for #3 Indigo-go project: The Museum of Science Fiction Friend of SFSN Terry Moore sponsoring a super-scary contest John Simm to star in BBCA’s The Intruders Tonight’s guests are Jason Mooers and Kristi McDowell from Eden Park Tales. Not only do they have the super-smart idea of handing out coloring pages and crayons at cons, their comics are accessible to and en...
Feb 02, 2014
Captain Jack by Griffin Ess It’s Official Gal Gadot IS The New Wonder Woman Oh, nothin’, just some Doctor Who fan art… by Peter Capaldi!? The Doctor Who comic license returns to jolly old England Poll Tonight’s guest is Griffin Ess, legendary artist of many manly pinups and puntastic prints. Checkout his work on deviant art and on his website, Shaded Areas . http://scifisaturdaynight.com/podcast/talkcast216.mp3 Download | Open Player in New Window...
Jan 26, 2014
RIP Prof. from Gilligan’s Island and 50s Sci Fi Star Russell Johnson Wonder Woman loses again The Inconsistency of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Canada’s Television Critics Poll has named Lost Girl one of 2013’s Best Canadian shows Congrats to Helix , a great show with no audience Poll : What is the best opening line in a Sci Fi Novel? Tonight’s guest is artist Aaron Wood, whose propaganda-style posters have been catching our eyes at conventions for years. We finally all got together to talk about his ...
Jan 19, 2014
Robot God Akamatsu Boston Comic Con announces new guests for 2014 John Rhys Davies at RICC Dead of Winter by Rob Smales is out: You can find it on Amazon and PDFs, Epubs and the like can be purchased through Ganxy Hell Really Did Freeze Over Disney Princess Lingerie Disney appoints a group to determine a new, official Star Wars canon The Wonder Woman Rumor Why does Canada Get Its Very Own Rob Granito? Poll – Who’s the best butler? Tonight’s guests are the ever-charming James Biggie and Frankie B...
Jan 12, 2014
Dr Who Christmas Special: “The Time of the Doctor” The Dr. Puppet Christmas Special A Night with a Vampire, with short stories read by David Tennant The UK Plans to Start Using Space Weather Forecasts ‘Sherlock’: Season 3 prequel mini-episode released Poll Tonight’s guests are Matt Lohr and Diane O’Bannon, who are here to tell us about Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Screenplay Structure . Matt started the book with Dan O’Bannon ( Alien ), and completed it after his death. This is an amazing book for th...
Dec 29, 2013
Project Moonbase KickStarter Reign Steampunk World Kickstarter Kickstarter Successful For An All-Female Science Fiction/Fantasy Anthology Peter Jackson only wants a dalek to direct? Give it to him! Shia LeBouf, leave Dan Clowes alone! Actual Cannibal Shia LeBouf Frank Darabont Sues AMC Over Walking Dead Profits Tonight’s guest is artist Tom Zotos , who tells us about his amazing career with companies like Hard Rock Cafe, Warner Brothers, Disney, and Lucasfilm. From his website: He led a quiet re...
Dec 22, 2013
Holiday Gift Guide: Dome: The Smarty Ring Kriana: Technomancer Digital Wizard Hoodie Zombrarian: Anything from Gifts for Fans of Things (Especially this Harry Potter Recorder Songbook ) Dead RedHead: A UFO Detector News! Those spandex uniforms on TNG were worse than you thought… The Flash debuts on Arrow Archie Comics comes through for kids again Give to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and get some cool stuff… This fan-edit of The Dark Crystal is creepier than you can imagine Simon Pegg Set To...
Dec 15, 2013
Benedict Cumberbatch calls JJ Abrams a Dickhead Walking Dead Midseries Finale Creates Feelings…or something Michael Bay unapologetic for Transformer Movies…so let me do it Harlan Ellison Releases His Never-Produced 1966 Batman Episode Pitch Female comics readers check in at 45%! Get Your Holiday Odds/Bets In Next X-Men Sequel Announced Even Before Days Of Future Past is Released And, Yes, There Is a New Wolverine Movie As Well SyFy Original Movies List, Cuz Why Not Poll: Which is the funniest Sc...
Dec 08, 2013
Super MegaFest 35 Easter Eggs From The Day of the Doctor ‘Doctor Who’ screening stuns at Monday box office, No. 2 after ‘Catching Fire’ Thank You Pete Holmes! Jubilee gets fired! Google’s Tour of Middle Earth: LOTR From a Great Eagle’s POV J.R.R. Tolkien biopic will explore the origins of Middle Earth George Takei’s official, totally real perfume is named “Eau My” Moronic Ghost Hunters Burn Historic Louisiana Plantation to the Ground J.S. Morin joined us this week to chat up the third book of hi...
Dec 01, 2013
Tonight’s guest is so interesting that we didn’t even bother with a news segment! This week, catch a whole hour with the lovely and funny George O’Connor. While he does deliver the sad news that 664: The Neighbor of the Beast is probably not getting a new season soon, he did give us some updates on his current and future projects. Link Roundup: LazyHorde Website YouTube You can find Healed and Baby digitally on ComiXology.com (Baby isn’t avaliable quite yet, but mark your calendars for Nov. 27!)...
Nov 24, 2013
Super Megafest Jennifer Lawrence Continues to be Perfect ( Also Catching Fire Comes Out Next Week ) You must watch this Doctor Who 50th Anniversary prequel immediately Who Owns The Tardis? Some really cool ideas for the Wolverine sequel Open Casting call for Star Wars Episode Vll Poll: Where do you want to spend Thanksgiving? Tonight’s guests are Rusty Gillian and Jim Taylor, who we met at Rhode Island Comic Con. They’re the creators of Recollection Magazine , which celebrates retro comics (most...
Nov 17, 2013
Wonder Woman by Rob Taylor RICC Wrap-Up Walking Dead vs. American Horror Story Thor 2: We’re Excited Thor Vs Loki commercial Marvel to develop 4 Series for Netflix New Ms. Marvel Poll: Sci Fi Thanksgiving Tonight’s guest is the amazing artist Rob Taylor , who we met at Rhode Island Comic Con. Using photographed textures printed onto metal sheets, he makes some of the most beautiful and original art we’ve ever seen. He tells us about his artistic process and some great celebrity stories from RICC...
Nov 10, 2013
Happy Halloween! Love, Capt. Picard Beetlejuice 2 Does anyone really care about Batman Vs. Superman? Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Supernatural and That Guy Jessica Lange Says She’s Leaving AHS Grimm’s back Tonight’s our special (Recorded on) Halloween episode! We’re joined by three authors from the New England Horror Writers : Scott Goudsward, Tracy Carbone, and Rob Smales. They talk with us about their favorite scary stuff, and give us the rundown on their latest projects. Catch them at Rhode Island ...
Nov 03, 2013
Zombrarian and Ben Vereen Man Banter incident at NYCC 18 Million Rising Don’t go to Pax East Thor, The comedy Continues Marvel’s Head of TV Teases Superhero Cameos on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. NBC Orders scripts based on Remy Chandler books BBC America announces 3D Event US Theatre Locations Madathia Sarkissian from MySciFiStories.com joined us tonight to introduce his new online haven for writers to get good feedback on their work. Sign up for free for a limited time! http://www.scifisaturdaynight...
Oct 27, 2013
Rock & Shock reminder RICC Update Why I Won’t Talk About Enders Game Benedict Cumberbatch’s AMA breaks the internet (NSFW) Blacklist is DeadRedhead’s fav this season so far Z*Con JJ Abrams Says CBS Doesn’t Want A Star Trek TV Series How is Agent Coulson alive? Poll Tonight’s guest is Art O’Callaghan, artist and creator of Rogan , a comic book based in ancient Ireland. The title character is Rogan Mac Tire, an elite soldier, whose story is woven in with traditional Irish Mythology. To learn m...
Oct 20, 2013
Lazerman Volume 2 Sleepy Hollow is kind of awesome American Horror Story: Coven is also kind of awesome Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sojourner Tales Kickstarter clears 55k (with special guest Tracy Hickman) Rock and Shock Update Our guests this week were Alan Hebert (Creator of Lazerman), and Chris Hebert (Artist of Lazerman). We chatted while they had less than a day left on their fully funded Kickstarter campaign to produce the second Lazerman trade paperback. Link List: HB Comics Home page HB Comic...
Oct 13, 2013
Granite Con Wrap Up Double Midnight Comics opening a new store in Concord, NH Rock & Shock Update Bill Nye Leaves Dancing with the Stars Gotham TV Series Molly Danger’s Audiocomic Will Start Soon! Z*Con Indiegogo Campaign Has Begun! ‘Falling Skies’ Season 4 Begins Filming Kickstarter Poe Project With Lovecraft Backers! Poll Tonight’s guests are James Lindberg and Derrick Cullen from Forge Studio 3D . We met them at Boston Comic Con, where they scanned Kriana (see pictures above). Forge Studi...
Oct 06, 2013
Juli’s Knitting Doozer Tonight’s guest is the lovely Juli Mayer of Wicked Little Studio, who joins us at the top of the show to talk about her appearance at Granite Con this weekend. Come out on Saturday and Sunday to see the SFSN crew, Juli, and lots of other amazing artists! Granite Con Rock and Shock The It’s NOT Inspector Spacetime! Kickstarter returns Agent of Shield review Serenity comic picks up after the movie Anatomy of Steampunk The campaign to stop killer robots This Week’s Poll: Your...
Oct 01, 2013
