http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:32:13 -0700 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:55 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Robert-J-Sawyers-Calculating-God-is-an-interesting-take-on-aliens-and-religion?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner In order to keep an open mind about the Flash Forward tv series, I refrained from reading Robert J. Sawyer's book of the same title even though it had been sitting on my to read shelf for months before the ABC fall line up was announced. ... Books Flash Forward Audiobooks Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Robert-J-Sawyers-Calculating-God-is-an-interesting-take-on-aliens-and-religion?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Good-Evil-and-Love-are-the-focus-of-Heroes-Once-Upon-a-Time-In-Texas?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner *SPOILERS* This season of Heroes has been heavy on character development but has seemed to struggle with clueing in the audience to the plot. Despite this fact, fourth season of Heroes has show marked improvements over the previous, disappoint... Heroes Fall TV Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:07:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Good-Evil-and-Love-are-the-focus-of-Heroes-Once-Upon-a-Time-In-Texas?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Fall-TV-the-priemere-of-V?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner The Visitors are making their return to earth this season with the reboot of the classic series V.  The original began and ended as miniseries with a short-lived series airing in between.  Many sci-fi fans have fond memories of the origi... Fall TV V Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:06:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Fall-TV-the-priemere-of-V?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Check-out-this-deleted-scene-from-Star-Trek-before-it-hits-DVD?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner Star Trek is a well-established franchise that has affected our lives on more levels than anyone could have anticipated. In many ways, it has become much more than just a sci-fi phenomenon. Star Trek covers not only movies, but five television ser... Star Trek Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:24:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Check-out-this-deleted-scene-from-Star-Trek-before-it-hits-DVD?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d26-If-you-like-Vampire-Diaries-check-out-other-vampires-on-TV?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner Vampire Diaries has been surprisingly enjoyable. While there’s quite a bit of teen-angst, there’s also some interesting character history being revealed. Ian Somerhalder makes a great Damon and shows that he’s definitely capable ... television Fall TV Vampire Diaries Joss Whedon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:16:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d26-If-you-like-Vampire-Diaries-check-out-other-vampires-on-TV?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Can-Heroes-survive-without-a-plot?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner NBC Heroes  “Save the Cheerleader, save the world.”It was the mantra of the first and best season of Heroes. It gave the audience a clue as to the direction of the season as a whole. Every episode in some way related back to this... Heroes Fall TV Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:06:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Can-Heroes-survive-without-a-plot?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Heroes-acknowledging-the-past-to-move-into-the-future?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner NBC HeroesSpoilers!  “Sometimes you have to remember who you were to figure out who you want to be.”  Heroes' Claire Bennet summed up the entire episode in saying this to her father.  “Acceptance” was... Heroes Fall TV Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:48:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Heroes-acknowledging-the-past-to-move-into-the-future?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Fall-TV-preview-Eastwick?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner ABC's Eastwick  Don’t call it Charmed. Don’t call it Desperate Housewives meets Harry Potter, and don’t compare it toothe book or the movie. At least that’s what the stars Sara Rue and Lindsay Price told Sci Fi Wire. ... Fall TV Eastwick Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:03:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Fall-TV-preview-Eastwick?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Fall-TV-Preview-Heroes-Season-4?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner NBC: Heroes   Season three of Heroes started slow, but when Bryan Fuller returned ended strong. In a finale where Hiro is obviously quite ill, Nathan Patrelli dies (again), and Matt Parkman defeats Sylar there were already a few hints as to w... Heroes Fall TV Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:16:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Fall-TV-Preview-Heroes-Season-4?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Fall-TV-preview-Fringe?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner FOX: Fringe  The first season of Fringe started slow, but in spite of several long breaks during their season Fringe managed to end pretty strong in the ratings. The first season of this show was sprinkled with moments of brilliance, but also ... fringe Fall TV Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:06:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Fall-TV-preview-Fringe?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Remembering?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner  With all the buzz about the Red Dawn remake hitting the press, it is especially sad to hear the news of Patrick Swayze’s passing. While the actor is best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, the actor was in Red Dawn well befo... Patrick Swayze Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:31:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Remembering?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Jeffrey-Dean-Morgan-joins-the-cast-of-Red-Dawn-remake?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner Red Dawn DVD cover While Supernatural fans are hoping for the return of John Winchester in season 5, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is making scheduling such an appearance more difficult. Having just finished shooting for The Resident, and beginning producti... Movies Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:24:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Jeffrey-Dean-Morgan-joins-the-cast-of-Red-Dawn-remake?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Lucifer-emerges-in-Supernatural-season-premiere?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner CW Supernatural: Dean and Bobby decoding a message from Chuck *Spoilers*In the last moments of Supernatural's fourth season we saw Sam and Dean reunited as a portal to hell is devouring the floor at their feet. Following directly from this moment,... Supernatural Fall TV Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:37:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Lucifer-emerges-in-Supernatural-season-premiere?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Fall-TV-Preview-The-Vampire-Diaries?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner "Night of the Comet" - Paul Wesley as Stefan, Ian Somerhalder as Damon in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW ©2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.  Hoping to draw in Twilight fans, the CW is premie... Fall TV Vampire Diaries Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:38:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Fall-TV-Preview-The-Vampire-Diaries?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Fall-TV-preview-Supernatural?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner CW: Supernatural The fifth season of Supernatural is set to begin on September 10th on the CW. The fourth season followed the Winchester brothers as they struggled to prevent the opening of the 66 seals that would lead to the coming of the apocalyp... Supernatural Fall TV Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:38:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Fall-TV-preview-Supernatural?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d8-9-opens-9909?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner  9 began as director Shane Acker’s thesis project while he was in UCLA’s graduate program for animation. While the theatrical release has evolved from the original 11-minute, silent short film, it still shares the dark apocalyptic ... Fall Movies 9 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:10:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d8-9-opens-9909?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Scifi-and-fantasy-fall-TV-premier-dates?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner With the approach of fall attention always begins to shift towards TV premieres. Whether you’re looking forward to the return of something familiar or waiting to find something new here’s many of the fall premiere dates. (All times ar... Heroes Dollhouse fringe Supernatural SyFy television Stargate Fall TV Vampire Diaries CW Eastwick Flash Forward Medium V Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:01:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Scifi-and-fantasy-fall-TV-premier-dates?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Vampire-Dairies-a-look-at-the-dark-side-of-living-with-the-undead?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner CW: The Vampire Diaries   Before there was Twilight, L.J. Smith wrote a book about the love between a vampire and a tragic young woman, "The Vampire Diaries". The book is the tale of a vampire (Stefan) that falls in love with a young... Fall TV Vampire Diaries CW Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:10:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d2-The-Vampire-Dairies-a-look-at-the-dark-side-of-living-with-the-undead?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d1-New-trailer-for-Stargate-Universe-shows-the-franchises-dark-side?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner SyFy's Stargate Universe Cast   Syfy recently released a new trailer for the TV series Stargate Universe to theaters. Shown with The Final Destination, this new trailer got plenty of exposure and looked pretty flashy. It is easy to see that t... SyFy television Stargate Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:40:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m9d1-New-trailer-for-Stargate-Universe-shows-the-franchises-dark-side?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Mickey-Mouse-owns-Wolverine?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner Marvel Comics: Iron Man  In one of the most interesting and controversial buyouts in recent history, Disney has arranged to purchase Marvel Entertainment for four billion dollars. The purchase has caused quite a stir among comic book fans who... X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movies Iron Man Marvel Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:58:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-5747-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Mickey-Mouse-owns-Wolverine?cid=exrss-Omaha-SciFi-Examiner