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'Deep Space Nine' Turns 20: A Look Back

Star Trek series set on a space station around Bajor remembered

Rick Berman and the late Michael Piller didn't have to look far to find inspiration for another Star Trek series. Saddam Hussein had set oil wells in Kuwait on fire as he withdrew as part of Operation Desert Storm, and both the allied American forces along with the Kuwaiti people were left to pic ...

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Bryan Singer Could Direct Star Trek ... On Television

He and former 'Voyager' writer Bryan Fuller want to take on the franchise

Bryan Singer hasn't been doing much original material lately, with rehashes of "Battlestar Galactica" for the big screen and "The Munsters" for television on his plate. So why stop when it comes to one of the largest television franchises of all time, Star Trek? Singer and former "Star Trek: Voya ...

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Syfy Moves Forward With 'High Moon,' Others

Cable channel looking for work from Gale Ann Hurd as well

Bryan Fuller is going to stay busy no matter what happens to the shows he's bringing to the small screen. Fuller, who many fans should remember for bringing us "Dead Like Me" and "Pushing Daisies" as well as the current NBC drama "Hannibal," has earned a pilot order from Syfy that will allow him ...

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Will 'Veronica Mars' Campaign Inspire 'Pushing Daisies'?

Bryan Fuller is open to the idea of making a project of his own

"Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas already has a successful Kickstarter campaign underway to fund a big screen return to Neptune, Calif. And that may open the door for other cult favorite television works like, say, "Pushing Daisies." Thomas' efforts have caught the eye not only of "Veronica Mars ...

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'Once Upon A Time' Still Top Genre Show

'Revolution,' however, is giving it a run for its money

The CW has two shows sitting at the bottom of the genre ratings through the end of the year -- but there is far more to them than just where they ended up. Both "Supernatural" and "Beauty and the Beast" are checking in with an average of a 1.3 rating/2 share, according to Fast National overnight ...

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New Syfy Projects Include Fuller, Shyamalan

One-time famed director returns eight years after controversial special

Syfy is starting to beef up some of its scripted shows, and is looking toward M. Night Shyamalan to help. Shyamalan is working with former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" producer Marti Noxon to bring "Proof" to the cable channel in the form of a put-pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That me ...

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Syfy Ignites Base With 9 Scripted Shows In Development

Based on history, however, only a few will actually ever see the light of day

When Syfy starts to talk about its slate of scripted programs in development, it's best to try and imagine baby tadpoles swimming in the pond, trying to find a safe haven. So many of them are there, strong, fascinating, maybe even unique. But by the time shelter is found, most of the tadpoles are ...

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TV Star Trek May Have To Wait Until After Movies

Bryan Fuller is still quite interested, but it's up to J.J. Abrams and Paramount

Maybe it's true: movie and television studios really can learn lessons from the past. And it looks like Paramount is doing just that when it comes to the Star Trek movie franchise. The studio, which revived Star Trek as a blockbuster reboot with director J.J. Abrams in 2009, is pushing back again ...

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Sci-Fi On TV: Where Is The Sci-Fi This Season?

Ed Left is looking for it, but isn't finding much

If you’ve been reading this column for any length of time, you’ll have figured out that I am a fan of all genre series, science-fiction, fantasy and horror. And while I should be happy that none of the genre series released have been cancelled yet, I do wish that what was available was more sci- ...

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SciFriday: Beware Of Tribbles In Next Star Trek Movie

PLUS: Internet is abuzz with news Oprah Winfrey will play a Klingon

We have finally entered the fun part of "Star Trek 2's" pre-production process where speculation -- and bad rumors -- begin to circulate about the new film. Of course, I'm only assuming they're bad rumors, because I don't know what's really being planned for the film. But I have to say, I serious ...

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