ESO Episode 102: Reboots, Reimaginings, Remakes & Relaunches. Oh my!

Stop if you’ve heard this one before! The ESO crew gets deja vu all over again as we discuss the hot button topic of remakes in TV, movies, comic books, and more. Are they just money grabs or is imitation indeed the sincerest form of flattery? Mike, Mike, and Bobby point out the good, bad, and completely unnecessary. We also talk to Rebecca Perry about her spine-tingling experiences at the Days of the Dead show in Atlanta and artist Anthony Owlsey takes a turn in The Geek Seat. All this, plus the usual Rants, Raves, Shout Outs and Khan report!

Join us for yet another episode of The Earth Station One Podcast we like to call: Reboots, Reimaginings, Remakes & Relaunches. Oh my!

Robert Rodriguez’ Heavy Metal To Be An Animated Film, He Says Sin City 2 Will Shoot In The Summer

by Brendon Connelly, Source: Bleeding Cool.com

Robert Rodriguez‘ Quickdraw Productions was first unveiled at Comic-Con last summer, but it’s with a certain amount predictability that he’s decided to give an update on this new filmmaking endeavor at SXSW, his “home festival.”

Carl Sagan’s son on the one thing alien movies always get wrong

By Matthew Jackson, Source: Blastr.com

Last week, legendary futurist Ray Kurzweil gave us his take on the failings of science fiction cinema. Now Nick Sagan, son of iconic astronomer and Contact author Carl Sagan, has his own bone to pick with sci-fi filmmakers. Unlike Kurzweil, he’s only got one complaint, but it’s big enough to cover just about every alien invasion flick ever made.

Sagan’s not only the son of one of the most famous scientists ever. He’s also got some serious sci-fi cred. He’s written three acclaimed novels as well as episodes of both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager, but that doesn’t stop him from cringing at one very familiar thread that runs through just about every tale of alien contact that’s ever graced the big screen.