If you were a fan of the System 47 Star Trek LCARS screensaver, you’ll be happy to know that a few fans have taken it upon themselves to update this great screensaver. The last update to the Mac & Windows versions were back in 2006.
2 fans, Bilal & Godzfire, have worked hard to get working updates out for the Mac (not sure if they’ve done a Windows update), but unfortunately they’re only way to get word out is via the user comments section of the official System 47 website. The original creator of System 47 has been unreachable by all attempts made. Bilal & Godzfire are working on taken ownership of System 47 on MacUpdate and maybe Version Tracker soon. Right now, you can grab the Fan Updated Mac version of the System 47 screensaver here.
Hopefully Bilal & Godzfire will let me know when they have some updated info to share. Great work so far guys!
David Tennant’s reign as the current Doctor Who is about to end and Matt Smith’s Doctor will take his place. By coincidence or not, there’s a new iPhone app called Dr Who which is the ebook of The Pocket Essential Dr Who by Mark Campbell. You can pick it up at the App Store for $3.99.
Who is Who? A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey with two hearts and 13 lives? A folk hero who entertained and enthralled through dark winter evenings in front of the TV? A rebellious iconoclast who toppled corrupt dictatorships and freed the oppressed? Or a bumbling weirdo who for 26 years fought rubber monsters and homicidal dustbins? The answer: all of the above and a lot more besides. The essential companion to every era of Who, packed with facts, figures, opinion, cross-referencing, essays and, of course, lunatic time-travellers in silly scarves.
This is what the Earth would look like if it had rings around it like Saturn. It’s truly an amazing video. Just think: You look up into the sky, day or night, and you see the rings!
Monday night I took part in Sci-Fi Party Line’s podcast #40 where we discussed the old & new versions of V on ABC and The Prisoner on AMC. We also talked about Doctor Who: Waters of Mars, which will be podcast #41 from Sci-Fi Party Line.
Thanks to my friends at Sci-Fi Party Line for posting this on Twitter and bringing to my attention. It’s the first look at the new Doctor Who animated set of episodes called “Dreamland” with David Tennant playing The Doctor. He’s my favorite and I’ll be sad when he goes. Not sure if I’ll like Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor.
Yes, I love Star Trek, but I also love Star Wars and a new iPhone Star Wars iPhone game is coming to us fans & iPhone/iPod Touch owners. Star Wars: Trench Run. Developed by Infrared5 and distributed by THQ Wireless Inc., you can fly through the trench of the Death Star just like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and get the chance to blow the sucker up. Check here for a video of the game play.
Star Wars: Trench Run will be available at the iTunes store for $4.99. See below for a list of features of the iPhone / iPod Touch version:
Force Power: Slow down time and increase agility using the Force to bring TIE fighters into shooting range, and to dodge obstacles while flying down the trench.
Breathtaking 3D Experience: Incredible 3-D graphics based on the original Star Wars movie.
Amazing Special Effects: Vivid lighting, advanced shaders, explosions and incredible lifelike models.
Authentic Star Wars Music and Sound Effects: Combined with real movie footage for complete immersion into the Star Wars universe.
True-Life Flight: Accelerometer controls with life-like physics.
Addictive Game Play: Ever increasing challenges, and tons of replay value.
Multiple Points of View: Featuring both chase cam and cockpit modes.
Mission Mode: With storyboards, music and dialogue from the original Star Wars movie.
Arcade Modes: For increased re-playability, includes both Trench Run and Dog Fighting modes.
Multiple Difficulty Levels: From Easy to Jedi.
Optimized Gaming Experience: To work on the 3G, with special graphical features for the 3GS, iPod Touch 2nd Gen and future devices.
Leader Boards: Players compete against others across the world for the top spot. Find out who are the true Jedi.
Last week I was on a podcast about the new movie Zombieland. You can listen to the main podcast here from Sci-Fi Party Line, which is all about Zombieland, and then you can listen to the Sci-Fi After Party podcast here where we talked further about other shows like Stargate Universe, Doctor Who, and Fringe. Thanks to Cat and Eric for having me on and I look forward to joining you again!
Robert Llewellyn, Kryten on the BBC sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, just announced on Twitter that Series 10 is COMING! The scripts have been commissioned and they filming won’t start until sometime in 2010. Below is his tweet:
@bobbyllew Series 10 of Red Dwarf announcement just been made at DJ 09. To clarify the scripts have been commissioned, wont be filming til 2010
This is GREAT news for all Red Dwarf fans! I’m sure more news will be coming, but probably not too soon.
Also, over at SciFi Wire, they have a post on which Doctor Who logo is cooler. I never got into the older series, but watched all of them with the logo used for Doctor #9 (Christopher Eccleston) & Doctor #10 (David Tennant). So I prefer that one.
I’m not sure if I want to see a new Doctor (Matt Smith – #11). I really live David Tennant as The Doctor. I really, really do. I will miss him. I’ll enjoy the last few episodes with him.
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