London MCM Expo this weekend!
London MCM (Movie-Comic-Media) Expo is part of the MCM Expo Group organisers of events and conventions relating to Scifi, Movies, Anime, Manga, Gaming and much more.
It's hitting the ExCeL in London (near Canary Wharf) this weekend, the 25th and 26th October and is hosting a whole host of things to do. They even have cast signings from Heroes and Battlestar Galactica!
To book your tickets or read more click here.
Hertfordshire Has The Most Relaxing Room On The Planet-Public Opening Tomorrow
The room features soft green lighting, artificial blue skies, the scent of lavender in the breeze and the dulcet tones of a low frequency lullaby capable of soothing the most savage of beasts.
Creator and psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman said: "The pace of modern-day life, credit crunch and financial crisis is making many people feel very stressed and so we have created this space to help them relax."
The University of Hertfordshire's de Havilland campus is opening its mellowing multimedia attraction to the public as part of its Health and Human Sciences Research Institute Showcase on October 24th.
Visitors to the exhibition can enjoy a 15-minute session in the relaxing room and experience the "mild sensory deprivation" that the University claims could benefit "students facing exams and businesses wishing to lower their employees' stress-related absenteeism".
Prof Wiseman said: "Previous work has shown that these colours, sounds and smells all help people relax, but this is the first time that they have been combined in this way, and it will be fascinating to look at the effect on visitors' relaxation levels."
Read more at The Telegraph.
Christina Aguilera Greatest Hits Album Turns Her SCI FI
Christina Aguilera is the next pop princess to use SCI FI imagery as part of her act. Her album 'Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade Of Hits' is fueled with rockets, helmets Barbarella style clothing. It's out November 4th if your interested, but we all know you're only here for the pictures.
Here they are:
Doctor Who director plans new superhero series inspired by Marvel comics
The series, to be called Superpower, is being written for BBC One by former Doctor Who director Joe Ahearne, who said he had been inspired by his love for Marvel comics. Ahearne's other writing credits include the Channel 4 sci-fi series Ultraviolet and the upcoming BBC supernatural drama Apparitions, which he has also directed.
The BBC has already seen the massive global success of the US show Heroes (pictured), which it broadcasts on BBC2.
The new show is planned for a primetime Saturday night slot on BBC One. Scripts have been commissioned, with Impossible Pictures, the company behind ITV's Primeval, on board to make it.
Ahearne said each episode would have a standalone story and told The Stage that Superpower would be unlike all other British superhero shows, which tended to be spoofs: "It is a new and original superhero idea which is not a send-up. There is a particular gimmick in mine, which I won't give away, but it means it will be refreshed every episode."
To read more go to Geek Files.
William Shatner hits out at George Takei after wedding snub
William Shatner (Captain Kirk), star of the classic Sixties sci-fi series, has laid into former co-star George Takei (lieutenant Sulu) after Takei failed to invite him to his wedding.
Shatner launched the broadside during a video interview posted on his blog site, in which he blames his onetime co-star's snub on a "sickness" and a "psychosis", although there is no indication that Takei has ever suffered from a mental illness.
Watch the video blog below:
Games News - LucasArts Announces Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO
The publisher is teaming up with developer BioWare for the third time, as well as publishing giant Electronic Arts with the emphasis on the story. They described the story as the "fourth pillar" that has yet to be explored in online games. "The Old Republic" will tell a "powerful" story set thousands of years before the "Star Wars" movies. It's the same setting as the popular "Knights of the Old Republic" games.
Players will be able to pick Jedi or Sith characters, select from different factions, and build a team of companion characters to accompany them on their questing.
There's no indication of when it will be coming out, but BioWare already has a number of games in the pipeline, including two sequels to Xbox 360's brilliant Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Origins for the PC.
To read a few reviews click here or here.
Mystery Supernatural Footage Leads To A Second Welsh Ghost Hunt
A WREXHAM paranormal group is inviting anyone with an interest in the supernatural to attend a special Halloween event which promises be a ghostly affair. Spirit Quest UK is holding the special five-hour event at the Hand Hotel, Llangollen, on October 31, and members of the public are invited.
Over the years, a huge variety of public figures - everyone from Winston Churchill to Audrey Hepburn - have stayed at the hotel and the famous Ladies of Llangollen, who lived at nearby Plas Newydd, used to rent a coach from the premises. According to ghost hunters, one of the guest rooms is haunted by the spirit of a lady who died in childbirth. In addition, a figure has often been seen sitting at an organ in the hotel.
Many of the rooms are also thought to be haunted. Guests have often had the feeling that someone is following them only to turn around and find no one there.
Anyone wishing to obtain tickets for the five hour investigation on October 31, should call 05602 942919 or visit www.spiritquestuk.co.uk for more information as well as videos of the previous investigation at the Hand Hotel. Places are limited.
Most Haunted Live 6 & Series 10 in October/November
Universal Playback have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of Most Haunted Live! 6 on 20th October 2008 and Most Haunted Series 10 on 3rd November 2008. This show follows Yvette Fielding and her team as they investigate paranormal activity in locations around the UK. The paranormal investigators also look at the history behind the sites to find out what happened there and why it may be haunted.
To see more details go to DVD Times.
