Science Fiction Video.
The Prisoner.
SciFi Wire has posted part of an interview with Sir Ian McKellan about his role in AMC’s upcoming remake of The Prisoner, as well as some comments McKellan made about The Hobbit and the long-proposed Magneto movie.
Stargate Atlantis.
Stargate Atlantis ends its five-year run, tonight on SciFi. Fortunately, as most readers here probably already know, the first Atlantis movie will premiere on SciFi this spring, with Stargate Universe arriving this summer. Atlantis provided an entertaining escape!
Whirlwind.
Director Richard LeMay presents the story of a group of gay men whose views and situations vary in terms of relationships. A newcomer shakes all of that up in unexpected ways. Read my review at ThisWeekInTexas.Com.
Smallville.
Smallville returns January 15, and may soon reach its series finale. Cinema Static includes rumors about the show’s future.
Prayers for Bobby.
The movie Prayers for Bobby, based on the acclaimed book by Leroy Aarons, premieres on Lifetime, January 24. Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, Ghostbusters, Gorillas in the Mist) stars in this true story, about a religious woman who cannot accept her son’s homosexuality, until after his death. Russell Mulcahy (Highlander, Queer As Folk, The Shadow) directed the TV movie.
Kings.
Eragon’s Christopher Egan will star in NBC’s new series Kings. The series, which begins March 19 with a two-hour premiere, updates the biblical story of David, in an alternate reality. The preview looks promising.
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