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By CHRIS TALBOTT By Chris Talbott The Associated Press NEW YORK NEED PROOF the television ratings system is dead, a victim of the TiVo, the ubiquitous satellite dish and schizophrenic viewing habits? Take a look at what's happening with "Battlestar Galactica." If the traditional ratings system is used to measure its success, well, the Sci-Fi Channel series is scraping bottom like a viper throwing sparks on a hot landing. Yet the show's producers are moving forward with two post-...

The 1963 film version of The Great Escape was based on a book of the same name by Paul Brickhill published in 1950. Steve McQueen, an expert rider, did most of his own motorbike stunts but some of the more dangerous stunts required a double. Bud Ekins, a friend and fellow motorbike enthusiast, happened to resemble McQueen sufficiently from a distance to do the stunts without being revealed as a double. Ekins performed the 60ft (18m) jump over the inner Austrian/ Swiss border fence. He...

CHICAGO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- After three years in development and testing each product personally, Theresa Doby, founder and president, today launched Style & Spa of Peace, Inc. through the website http://www.styleandspa.com/. Style & Spa features all-natural products in the Serenity Vitamin Skincare, Serenity Holistic and Serenity Spa lines. This suite of products is designed to work together to refresh, refine and reinvigorate natural beauty from head to toe. (Photo:...

Sci Fi Channel Thursday announced plans to air a new "Battlestar Galactica" special event in 2009, following the conclusion of the series of the same name. Directed by series star Edward James Olmos and written by "Battlestar Galactica's" Jane Espenson, the two-hour program is scheduled to begin shooting in Vancouver at the end of this summer. The cast includes Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglas and Dean Stockwell, with more actors to be announced in the coming weeks, the network said. The...

By Matthew Price, The Oklahoman Aug. 1--SAN DIEGO -- At the 30th Anniversary Battlestar Galactica panel at Comic-Con International, "X-Men" producer Tom DeSanto talked about the Battlestar Galactica that almost was a direct sequel to the original series. Starting in 1998, DeSanto worked with director Bryan Singer to bring a continuation of the series to television. After some initial confusion about who owned the rights, Singer and DeSanto pitched a $13.5 million backdoor pilot to FOX in...

By SCOTT A. MAY To grossly oversimplify things, there appears to be two types of people in this world: those who think "The X-Files" was the greatest thing since alien anal probes and the rest of us who remain blissfully indifferent. Alas, "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second big-screen adaptation of the hit TV series, only reinforces the notion that they should have left well enough alone. After enduring the first feature film, 1998's "The X-Files: Fight the Future,'' I, too,...

By Kate O'Hare For an actor in Vancouver, it would be unusual not to do lots of science-fiction roles, because many such shows shoot in and around the Canadian city. In this way, 22-year-old Magda Apanowicz is a typical Vancouver actor. She's had brief roles in "John Doe,""Jeremiah" and "The Bionic Woman," a regular role in ABC Family's "Kyle XY," and now a part in the Sci Fi Channel TV-movie/backdoor pilot "Caprica," the "Battlestar Galactica" prequel. "'Kyle' films a half an hour from my...

By Bob Gibbins, Tahlequah Daily Press, Okla. Jul. 16--Organizers of an annual air coupe convention have expressed some interest in having the event here in 2010. Airport Manager Greg Blish said he was contacted prior to the Airport Advisory Board's monthly meeting about the event, which could bring a large number of planes and pilots to Tahlequah. No definite plans have been made for Tahlequah to host the event, but Blish said he has also contacted Tourism Director Kate Kelly about the...

By Carolyn Kaberline By Carolyn Kaberline SPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Science fiction enthusiasts will have the chance to delve into their favorite genre as the Science Fiction Research Association has its meeting in Lawrence for the first time in 25 years today through Sunday. This meeting, held in conjunction with the annual Campbell Conference, brings together science fiction and fantasy authors, scholars and fans from across the nation. It will be at the Lawrence Holidome. Many of...

By Scott D. Pierce Deseret News Deseret News film critic Jeff Vice and I agree on just about everything, as frightening as that may be (at least for Jeff). There are, however, three notable exceptions: 1. The 1984 movie "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai." Jeff thinks it's great; I think its a big, fat bore. 2. Which is the worst "Star Trek" film? I say "Final Frontier"; Jeff says "Nemesis." 3. And, most notably, the 1996 blockbuster "Independence Day." Jeff maintains it's a piece of junk,...