Now that all three seasons of the original run of Gene Roddenberry‘s sci-fi television classic Star Trek are available on Blu-ray, it’s time for Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal determined crew of the Enterprise-D to take its continuing mission into the realm of high definition. Star Trek: The Next Generation is coming to Blu-ray in 2012, just in time for the show’s 25th anniversary, beginning with a sampler disc called Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level that will feature several popular episodes. You can check out a trailer for the restoration along with the cover art of the sampler release here below [...]

A new production diary from the set of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been released, and it shows off the stylish armor that Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) will be wearing in season 2 of the hit show.

The video is brief but shows off the very real armor and outfit that was put together for Renly, as well as a glimpse of him and Cat Stark (Michelle Fairley) surely before something is about to go down. [...]

It’s unclear exactly when former showrunner Frank Darabont‘s influence will cease to be a part of the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. Darabont “stepped down” back in July (it ultimately turned out that he was fired), which was met by a firestorm of negative criticism and rumors of extremely unhappy (and fearful) cast and crew members who were supposedly forbidden from speaking on the topic or face losing their jobs.

The first half of the second season was still pretty excellent, but at some point the Darabont effect will wear off and we as fans will be face-to-face with the answer to a looming question: will new showrunner Glen Mazzara be able to deliver the same level of quality we’ve come to expect, or will it all come crashing down in true apocalyptic fashion? [...]

Remember Inspector Spacetime, Community’s parody of Doctor Who?

Yeah, it’s awesome, I know.

Now, artist Sam Spratt has created a great Inspector Spacetime poster featuring Community‘s Danny Pudi and Donald Glover, with the tagline: THE QUESTION, CONSTABLE, ISN’T WHERE BUT WHEN!

Check out the full poster here below [...]

On New Year’s Eve this past weekend, Spider-Man villain Green Goblin abducted Anderson Cooper during CNN’s live show at Times Square.

Thankfully, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man was able to swing in and rescue Cooper!

Watch it all unfold in the 4 1/2-minute video here below [...]

Titan Books has released Spartacus: Swords and Ashes, an original novel that tells a new story of blood, sex, and politics set in the world of the arena from the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, in paperback and for Kindle.

The novel by J.M. Clements came out today, January 3, 2012, and thanks to Titan Books, we have an exclusive excerpt, which you can read right here below.

Take a read from Spartacus: Swords and Ashes and let us know what you think! [...]

It’s New Year Day, are you nursing that hangover by watching BBC America’s Absolutely Fabulous marathon?

Well, you should be, because it’s all leading up to all-new Absolutely Fabulous 20th Anniversary episodes, the first of which will air next Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 10pm [...]

The Gold Box deal of the day today over at Amazon today is the The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection DVD boxset for only $91.99 (69% off the list price of $299.98) or Seasons 1-5 Blu-ray bundle for only $152.99 (that’s 69% off the list price of $499.90).

Note, this deal is valid only for today, Sunday January 1, 2012, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last.

Both the DVD and Blu-ray contain all 156 complete episodes (on 28 DVDs or 24 Blu-ray discs) of the classic Rod Serling scifi television series that brought viewers each week to another dimension into The Twilight Zone. The episodes have been remastered with high-definition film transfers [...]

There’s been a cool little crafty fan movement online for some while now, especially from the folks over at Cubeecraft, for people to put together their own cuby geek goodies using paper craft. Now, thanks to some dedicated time and modifications by Chris aka ~CyberDrone over at Deviantart.com, you can now construct your own TARDIS from Doctor Who.

And it’s not just one TARDIS we’re talking here… there are several variations including the Bad Wolf TARDIS from the David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston periods, a classic black and white TARDIS from the early William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton days, and even the rare pink TARDIS from one of Sylvester McCoy‘s episodes. Yes, you read that correctly: a PINK TARDIS! [...]

Christmas time has come and gone, and with the festive season, as always, we received the gift of a Doctor Who Christmas Special for 2011. The Doctor (Matt Smith) finds himself indebted to Madge Arwell (Claire Skinner), a mother from World War II-era England, for saving his life. The Doctor, after learning that her husband is missing and presumed dead during the war, decides to help provide the best Christmas ever to Madge and her children.

In his effort, he uses technology from TARDIS to create a Christmas present that is, in fact, a dimensional portal to another planet called Androzani Major. Unfortunately one of the children sneak into the present early and begin exploring the world… the Doctor follows only to find that this planet of Christmas trees is not only in risk, but so is Madge and her children [...]

There’s something wholly amusing about taking something popular and re-editing it to look like it belongs in a completely different genre than it does. It’s been done plenty of times before, and it’s been done again here with the hit sitcom Modern Family.

Scriptwrecked has taken the comedy and put together a lengthy five-minute-long movie trailer presenting it as a new horror movie along the same lines of an Orphan or The Good Son. [...]

An awesome new preview of the upcoming follow-up season to the hit Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has found its way to the ‘net.

The new season, titled Spartacus: Vengeance, sees Liam McIntyre stepping into the role first played by the late Andy Whitfield, and leading his band of rebels and gladiators outside the confines of the House of Batiatus. [...]

Back in September a story caught fire about a theater professor named James Miller at the University of Wisconsin–Stout who was threatened with criminal charges after intellectually challenged campus police removed a completely harmless Firefly poster for referring to killing, despite the fact that the poster actually stood for being fair and honorable.

The university stood behind the decision, and quite the battle unfolded as the professor sought his rightful freedom of speech. Then FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) got involved and contacted the university about stopping this nonsense, with no success, and so, being Firefly fans themselves, they took to the internet. [...]

Back in October we first heard about a “Mass Effect-style” Game of Thrones RPG in the works that was based on author George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire book series. Now the first two gameplay trailers for the game have been released, and it’s looking pretty promising!

The game has been made along with Martin, and will follow a storyline that weaves itself into the existing mythology. Mors Westfold, a member of the Night’s Watch on the Wall, and a Red Priest named Alester Sarwyck will act as the two original main characters of the game, but players will also encounter many of the popular (and not so popular) names and faces from the books and TV series as well. [...]

Every day this month leading up to Christmas, the BBC has posted a bunch of Doctor Who goodies online in their Adventure Calendar.

This week, they posted Part One and Part Two of the short story Doctor Who: Attack of the Snowmen online for fans to read for free! [...]

Whovians and Sci-Fi Geeks, don’t forget, December 25 is not only the day Santa jams his chubby butt down the chimney: it’s also the day when Doctor Who returns for the annual Christmas Special. This year’s episode is entitled The Doctor, The Widow, And The Wardrobe, a seasonal tale inspired by the Narnia series.

Matt Smith returns in his role as the Eleventh Doctor, and is joined by an excellent cast, including Claire Skinner and Bill Bailey, in a story written by showrunner Steven Moffat. A prequel for the episode has been released by the BBC, which you can see along with the trailer at the end of this post [...]

Every year, at this most joyous of seasons, we are blessed with a new take on a holiday classic, courtesy of our good friends at the Venture Bros.. In years’ past we’ve been treated to the cast of the Venture Bros. taking on “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy,” “Fairytale of New York,” and others, all in hilarious fashion.

This year we get The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend singing their own version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” as only they can [...]

Some of you may remember last year about this time, just before Christmas, we wrote about an awesome Doctor Who and Star Wars mashup video done by Rick Kelvington. The video got a lot of attention online, quickly becoming a favorite among fans, and was even mentioned in Doctor Who Magazine. Now, Kelvington is back, with a brand new mashup of the two universes, where Jedi Knights and Time Lords meet [...]

If you’re a fan of the HBO comedies Hung, Bored to Death, or How To Make It In America, then you’re about to have a very bad day as HBO has decided to cancel all three of them. If you’re a fan of the new show Enlightened, on the other hand, you can rejoice as a second season has been ordered.

It’s unclear exactly why it was decided to cancel the three shows—Hung was the highest rated of all four of them and star Thomas Jane just scored another Golden Globe nomination, while Enlightened was struggling a bit in the ratings department but did land itself two Globe nominations, which likely helped a great deal. [...]

On Saturday Night Live this past Saturday, former Weekend Update anchors Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and current host Seth Meyers got together for a Weekend Update Joke-Off.

Watch the segment here below [...]