'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 ||

Galactica bites the space dust

New look of series dead on arrival at Fox

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Reuters
Nov-13-2001

For now, "Battlestar Galactica" will once again have to rest in peace.

That's the word after Fox Television pulled the plug on the series remake after Bryan Singer left the series to work full time on "X-Men 2," which begins production early next year. Singer, who said he loved the Lorne Greene 1978 series as a child, was set to direct the series pilot after persuading Studios USA to revive the concept for the Fox Network and later the Sci-Fi Channel.

Preparations had been made for the pilot to be shot in Vancouver in early 2002 so that it could be ready to be screened for advertisers by May. And even with Singer departing, reports are that Fox did try to bring in another major science fiction director, Nick Meyer ("Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"), but it wasn't enough to hold network executives interest in the series.

Some reports from Reuters state that the network might have bowed out after its costly series, "24," didn't get the kind of ratings numbers the network was expecting to get.

The show isn't completely dead, however. Word is that USA and Singer are working out some kind of a deal to give the series new life once work on "X-Men 2" is complete later next year.

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