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Fringe Gets Picked Up For A Full Season Order!

Published: Friday, 25 March 2011 17:28 | Written by SciFi Vision

It's official. Fox's sci-fi cult drama Fringe has been renewed for a fourth season. The series has gotten the full order of 22 episodes next season, regardless of the drop in ratings since the series moved to Fridays earlier this year. Executive producer of the series J.H. Wyman revealed the news last night by tweeting "Fringe was picked up!!!! Thanks Fringedom!"

Wyman and the other showrunner Jeff Pinker go on to say, "This early pickup comes at a perfect time as we start production on the season three finale. We join the cast and crew in thanking our loyal fans and Fox for allowing us to have this much fun telling stories we love."

Fox sent out the official press release this morning. Co-creator and executive producer J.J. Abrams has said, "We could not be happier that the fans of 'Fringe' (and our most excellent partners at Fox) have allowed us to continue telling stories from the fringe for another season!"

New episodes of Fringe continue tonight at 9pm ET on Fox.

Category: TV News

Syfy's March Monster Madness Creature Tournament

Published: Friday, 25 March 2011 16:20 | Written by SciFi Vision

In celebration of Syfy's 200th Original Movie, Scream of the Banshee, on Saturday night at 9pm, Syfy has put together the ultimate creature feature tournament, titled March Monster Madness. Beginning today, thirty-two abominations including Mansquito and Sharktopus will be pitted against each other with fans voting to determine the eventual winner and ultimately the champion of the Syfy creature pantheon. You can also find more info reading the press release below (with some awesom creature art) and by going to http://www.syfy.com/monstermadness.

Make your choices now and share with your friends! Who will you be picking as the ultimate winner?

Category: TV News

Scream of the Banshees - 200th Syfy Saturday Movie

Published: Friday, 25 March 2011 15:51 | Written by SciFi Vision

SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE WILL BECOME THE 200TH SYFY SATURDAY ORIGINAL MOVIE, PREMIERING MARCH 26 AT 9PM (ET/PT)

New York, NY -- February 28, 2011 -- Since 2002, Syfy viewers have experienced mutated sharks, mosquito men, alligators as big as blimps, vengeful demon moths, pterodactyls, werewolves, dragons and really, really big snakes. Plus earthquakes that split the U.S. in half, man-made volcanoes, space storms, tornados made of ice, magnetic meteors and plagues of killer locusts -- every unnatural disaster imaginable.

Now Syfy celebrates its bi-weekly assault on humanity with the premiere of its 200th Saturday Original Movie, Scream of the Banshee, on Saturday, March 26, at 9PM (ET/PT).

In Scream of the Banshee, when a college professor opens a mysterious and ornate box discovered hidden in the tunnels under her university, she and her students hear the horrifying scream of a bloodthirsty Banshee. Everyone who hears the scream is fated to die a strange and terrible death. Now the professor, her daughter and a few of her students must try to stop the Banshee. A production of After Dark Films, Scream of the Banshee stars Lauren Holly (NCIS) and Lance Henriksen (Alien).

Category: TV News

Enter to Win a "Meet & Eat" with Marcel Vigneron!

Published: Friday, 25 March 2011 15:17 | Written by SciFi Vision

Enter to win a "meet and eat" with Marcel's Quantum Kitchen's Marcel Vigneron. Presented by Syfy and Chow.com. There is also a video for the sweepstakes below. Good luck:)

Category: TV News

Marcel Vigneron Talks "Quantum Kitchen," Premiering Tonight

Published: Tuesday, 22 March 2011 18:31 | Written by Karen Moul

Top Chef all-star Marcel Vigneron is back on the air this week with his new reality show, Marcel's Quantum Kitchen. The series premieres tonight (Tuesday, March 22) at 10 pm on Syfy.

That's right, a personality-driven reality cooking show on Syfy. As the network strays further from its science fiction roots, critics and viewers have been scratching their heads wondering how this show fits into Syfy's plan. But Marcel's focus on molecular gastronomy – using scientific techniques and tools to create innovative dishes – could make sense if the show plays up the science enough.

"I know it seems kind of like an abstract fit," says Marcel. "But once you see the show I feel like it's totally going to make sense. We focus on a lot of the same things. Syfy is all about 'imagining greater,' which is essentially what I and my culinary team are all about."

The series focuses on Marcel creating fabulous events for the well-heeled clients of his new catering company. In addition to creating the menus, Marcel will work with clients and party planners to create an entire experience.

Category: Interviews

Josh Gates LIVE From Ireland with "Destination Truth"

Published: Thursday, 17 March 2011 03:34 | Written by Karen Moul

By Karen Moul

Syfy's going green for St. Patrick Day with a special four-hour live episode of Destination Truth. On Thursday, March 17, host Josh Gates and his team will broadcast from Ireland, where they will brave the crumbling ruin of Duckett's Grove Castle in search of the banshee, a female spirit whose scream is believed to be an omen of death.

Gates is eager to return to Ireland; last March he and his team visited the Emerald Isle is search of leprechauns. "There's this really intense connection in Ireland to their folklore," he says, "and you meet a lot of people who really are invested in these paranormal reports. They really believe that these ghosts are there, they believe that the banshee is there, and they claim to have had these first-person experiences that are really compelling when you listen to them."

The bansee is a ghost who likes to be seen as well as heard. Gates describes the "piercing wail that really defines the banshee. And the sound of the banshee is something that if you walk down the street in Ireland and polled 100 people and asked them about the banshee's wail, you'd be amazed at how many people will have something to say about it."

Category: Interviews

Josh Gates Talks "Destination Truth"

Published: Thursday, 17 March 2011 03:32 | Written by SciFi Vision

By Jamie Ruby

Explorer and adventurer Josh Gates holds degrees in both archaelogy and drama. He is also an avid scuba diver as well as a photographer. Host and co-executive producer of the series Destination Truth on Syfy, Gates travels the world and has been to more than 75 different countries. He also was recently inducted into the presigious organization The Explorers Club.

Gates always has great stories to tell of his vast exploits, from Africa to Antarctica. He recently spoke to the media at the Syfy Digital Press Tour in Orlando, Florida.

Category: Interviews

"Destination Truth" Airs Live from Ireland Thursday

Published: Thursday, 17 March 2011 03:08 | Written by SciFi Vision

TUNE-IN ALERT!

DESTINATION TRUTH

LIVE from Ireland!

Thursday, March 17

7-11pm ET/PT*

*please note special time!

This Thursday at 7pm, celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Syfy and Destination Truth!

Adventurer Josh Gates heads to Ireland for a LIVE four-hour investigation, where he and his team will take on the crumbling ruins of an ancient castle in pursuit of the truth behind the legend of the banshee.

Syfy.com will serve as the online destination for the live show, featuring exclusive camera feeds and an interactive map that will display the team's whereabouts in real time.

Category: News

An Exclusive Look at Marcel's Quantum Kitchen

Published: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 22:28 | Written by Karen Moul

By Karen Moul

Syfy continues its move into original, unscripted programming with a cooking show: Marcel's Quantum Kitchen. During the recent Syfy Digital Press Tour, he gave the media an early look at what was to come.

Reality fans know Marcel Vigneron as Top Chef's season two runner-up, the "foam guy" with the big ego to match his big hair. He was back for a polarizing turn on this season's Top Chef All Stars but was voted off during Restaurant Wars.

But Marcel is back in action as the star of his own reality show. Marcel's Quantum Kitchen centers on his new catering and party planning company.

Category: Interviews

A Note From the Editor

Published: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 22:26 | Written by SciFi Vision

A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR:

I recently realized that a few previous articles for whatever reason had either not gotten published, or were not set to "live" on the site and were therefore not available. I decided that if I were to simply publish them under their respective dates, that because things are listed by date on the site, most visitors would never see them. I decided that the best way to present them was to post them as if they are new articles so that they show up on the front of the site. They will also will be released over a short period of time so that they will get a chance to be featured. I chose the order because two of the articles actually fit well with the start of the new episodes / seasons of these shows. Please bare with me, as they are great interviews and I don't want to see them go unread. Once I am able to find a better way to manage publication (at this point I am the only person who publishes anything on the site / manages it) with my team, things will go a lot smoother. I am currently working on finding an editor that will allow contributions so that I am not trying to manage everything on my own.

There are also some things that unfortunately do to time constraints and other commitments had to be postponed as I have been catching up on the previously mentioned articles, that are still planned for future updates, including but not limited to: a gallery including all of the photos taken during the Syfy Digital Press Tour (many previously unpublished to the site), exclusive video clips from interviews with the talent at the press event (i.e. personal videos of my own questions), and a fans look at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, including photos and videos, which in the interest of interviews I have yet to have a chance to complete.

Please accept my apology for the delays as I work to make SciFi Vision a better science fiction and pop culture resource.

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