'Bioshock,' which became one of last year's biggest console games, is making the expected move to the big screen with Gore Verbinski on board to direct, according to Variety || The last two seasons of 'Lost' will now be 17 hours each instead of 16 hours to make p for time lost because of the Writers Guild of America strike, says The Hollywood Reporter || Common, a rap artist, has decided to take a turn to acting and has been granted a role on 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,' according to Variety || For the first time, SciFi Channel will rerun episodes of the 1987-94 series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' joining 'Charmed' and 'Mork & Mindy' on the cable outlet, Variety reports || 'Star Trek: The Experience' may be running out of steam. Cedar Fair, which owns the Las Vegas attraction, says there are no plans to renew its contract with CBS Corp., which could close the event next year, TrekToday reports || 'Bioshock,' which became one of last year's biggest console games, is making the expected move to the big screen with Gore Verbinski on board to direct, according to Variety || The last two seasons of 'Lost' will now be 17 hours each instead of 16 hours to make p for time lost because of the Writers Guild of America strike, says The Hollywood Reporter || Common, a rap artist, has decided to take a turn to acting and has been granted a role on 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,' according to Variety || For the first time, SciFi Channel will rerun episodes of the 1987-94 series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' joining 'Charmed' and 'Mork & Mindy' on the cable outlet, Variety reports || 'Star Trek: The Experience' may be running out of steam. Cedar Fair, which owns the Las Vegas attraction, says there are no plans to renew its contract with CBS Corp., which could close the event next year, TrekToday reports ||

'Eureka' Goes Even Higher Tech

By WAYNE HALL
Source: SciFiWire
May-09-2008

So you thought "Eureka" had a lot of high-tech devices in its first two years? Just wait until Season 3, according to SciFi Wire.

"We take a lot of things that we find in tech magazines or online and sort of take it to the next level," said series co-creator Jaime Paglia. "We kind of 'Eureka-fy' stuff that's already in development. It is based on reality, and the idea of eventually exploring of the planets is great, but we get to take that to a whole new level."

For example, in the highly rated SciFi Channel show with automatic dog walkers and hovercars, Biosphere 2, an environmental project in the Arizona desert, becomes "a 2,000-acre preserve," he said.

What would happen to everyday events in a technologically advanced community like Eureka? Executive Producer Charlie Craig answers that question by bringing to life the town's dog show.

"Dog shows in Eureka [feature] dogs, but they're robot dogs, and they're trying to be perfect. They're trying to be dogs that look mangy and smell, and that would be a real success to make a dog. So we're doing that."

A lot of this comes from the backgrounds of the show's head honchos. For example, Pagia's father is a scientist, hematologist and pathologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. His dad served as one of the advisors for Biosphere 2. "I went out there as a kid with him, and I got to go in and see what that thing looked like," Paglia said. It's no surprise that the show revisited the concept, Eureka-style.

New episodes of "Eureka" begin on the SciFi Channel on Tuesday, July 29.

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