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The premium cable channels in the United States have a major disadvantage to the broadcast networks (and even lower-tier cable channels): They can't create revenue from advertising. Sure, that allows them to be experimental (and groundbreaking) in the type of television programs they produce, alo ...

For years, fans behind the Bring Back Kirk campaign have argued the way Capt. James T. Kirk died in the 1994 film "Star Trek Generations" was undignified. Well now, those fans are getting a little support from the man who pulled the trigger in the first place. Malcolm McDowell, who played the ...

TNT has no idea how fans will react to a Season 1 of "Falling Skies," but that's not stopping the cable channel from looking ahead to Season 2. Remi Aubuchon -- whose pilot concept to Syfy was later turned into the short-lived "Battlestar Galactica" prequel "Caprica" -- will be the showrunner for ...

No need to stop with "Star Trek: The Next Generation." BBC America is continuing its path toward more science-fiction programming to help complement re-broadcast series such as "Doctor Who" and "Being Human" with the addition of "Battlestar Galactica." The 2003 remake, which helped put Syfy (t ...

NBC's magical pilot "17th Precinct" is attracting quite the talent. Already, "Battlestar Galactica's" James Callis, Jamie Bamber and Tricia Helfer have signed up for starring roles in the series, as has "The West Wing's" Stockard Channing, with "Smallville's" Kristin Kreuk signing for a recurring ...

NBC's magical pilot "17th Precinct" is proving to be something of a magnet for talent from genre television, with former "Smallville" actress Kristin Kruek now signing on for a role in the series. Kreuk, who left "Smallville" after its seventh season, will guest-star in the pilot episode as Susan ...

It looks like a "Battlestar Galactica" reunion is on its way ... too bad it will take place on another show. Tricia Helfer, who became an icon on Ronald D. Moore's revitalized series, has signed on for a role in Moore's lastest series, "17th Precinct" and will be starring alongside former BSG sta ...

"No Ordinary Family" has been labelled as a live action version of Disney's "The Incredibles," revolving around the life of a struggling family that become united through their super-human abilities. For the most part the stories have been family focused with some sinister plans afoot at Global T ...

When "Battlestar Galactica" ended its four-year run, actor Jamie Bamber waved goodbye to America and returned home to the United Kingdom. While there, he took on headline roles on shows like "Law & Order: UK" and BBC's "Outcasts." Now, he's heading Stateside again to re-unite with his former ...

Every season about this time, the networks hand out pilot orders, and the producers in Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia start looking for the next sci-fi/fantasy genre star. While this has traditionally been a practice solely in the hands of the broadcast networks, more than a few cab ...