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Dragon Con to bring costumed hordes to Atlanta
Published: Fri, Sep 3, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) — Don't worry if you see a Klingon strolling down the street with a mummy this weekend in Atlanta. The 24th annual Dragon Con convention kicks off Friday and runs through Monday. Hordes of people dressed as comic book characters, science fiction heroes and villains and other fantastical figures... Read More
Soonercon comes to Oklahoma City once again
Updated: Wed, Jun 2, 2010
The Biltmore Hotel will host aliens, vampires and zombies when SoonerCon invades June 4-6. Oklahoma City's only sci-fi fan expo, SoonerCon boasts performers, musical acts and presenters for the three-day convention of panels, workshops and themed activities.
This year's guest of honor will be writer Joe... Read More
MOVIE REVIEW: Star Trek
Updated: Wed, May 13, 2009
Director J.J. Abrams reinvents “Star Trek” in his new film that’s a reboot of the classic sci-fi series. For hardcore Trekkies, it doesn’t negate what’s gone before, but for the newbies - which make up most of the potential viewing audience - this “Star Trek” is brand new.
When a time-traveler... Read More
No Headline
Published: Wed, Apr 29, 2009
There’s good news and bad news about the involvement of J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” “Alias,” “Mission Impossible III,”) to the “Star Trek” franchise.
First the good news: It will look more bold than any Star Trek has dared look before. It will be action packed, sleek and modern. There will be no... Read More
Books: on film
Updated: Wed, Apr 29, 2009
Without books, the film industry might never have been born. Many of the greatest films ever made were based on novels. Though books don’t sell like they used to, plenty are still written and movie moguls are right there to buy up the film rights.
Sometimes the original title doesn’t much the film-makers... Read More
UPCOMING COMIC BOOK AND GRAPHIC NOVEL HIGHLIGHTS
Published: Wed, Oct 1, 2008
Expected to ship Oct. 3
Supergirl #34
Tulsa writer Sterling Gates begins the new direction for Supergirl.
Four-Eyes #1
A young boy trains dragons during the Great Depression.
Red Mass for Mars #2
This science fiction story examines the last days of Earth, and the one man who could save it, but won't.... Read More
New mayor pledges to 'breathe life' into Detroit
Updated: Fri, Sep 19, 2008
DETROIT (AP) -- This downtrodden and scandal-scarred city's new mayor called on residents Friday to work hard, work together and - name-checking a favorite sci-fi series - to "boldly go where no one has gone before."
"We are truly entering uncharted territory," Ken Cockrel Jr. said at the close of his... Read More
Like 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek,' Potter is a modern phenomenon
Published: Tue, Jul 10, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) - As the Harry Potter series wraps up this summer, we can look back at two remarkable narratives: Potter the boy wizard and Potter the cultural phenomenon.
Potter the wizard's fate will be known July 21 with the release of "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows," Book 7 of J.K. Rowling's fantasy epic.... Read More
Trekkie feedback
Published: Mon, Sep 18, 2006
Attention all Trekkies!
The Oklahoman wants your feedback for an upcoming article celebrating 40 years of Star Trek. Show your love for Star Trek by answering the questions below. Read More
Fiction association to meet tonight
Updated: Wed, Jul 19, 2006
NORMAN -- The Norman Oklahoma Science Fiction Association will meet today.
The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at New York Pizza and Pasta on Campus Corner.
For more information, call Syd at 321-4027. Read More
Science fiction group to meet
Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006
NORMAN -- The Norman Oklahoma Science Fiction Association will meet today. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. at New York Pizza and Pasta on Campus Corner. For more information, call Syd at 321-4027. Read More
Space elevator climbs closer to reality
Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006
Let's pretend you step into an elevator, hit a button that indicates "up," and then hang on for the next 62,000 miles. Don't forget your space suit. This far-fetched scenario might be nothing more than science fiction except for the recent development of super strong carbon nanotubes. Suddenly, the so-called space... Read More
Sci-fi group meets today
Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2006
NORMAN -- The Norman Oklahoma Science Fiction Association will meet today. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at New York Pizza and Pasta on Campus Corner. For more information, call Syd at 321-4027. Read More
New technology aids doctors
Updated: Thu, May 11, 2006
It sounds like science fiction a doctor maps the heart and fixes what's wrong without even touching the patient! But it's real and it happened for the first time in this country right here in Oklahoma at the OU Medical Center. Angela Buckelew has the story. Read More
Producer to attend OU event
Updated: Fri, Apr 14, 2006
NORMAN -- The Independent Film Project at the University of Oklahoma will present producer Tanya York -- dubbed by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the most powerful women in the motion picture industry -- in a special program at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Kerr Auditorium, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.... Read More
Procedure could aid angina sufferers
Updated: Thu, Oct 13, 2005
The future is now at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital. Folks who have narrowing of their heart arteries often experience debilitating chest pain called angina. For many heart patients, bypass and medicines eventually just can't ease the pain. Angela Buckelew met the Oklahomans who are trying to make what's been... Read More
DNA repair cream investigated
Updated: Fri, Jul 15, 2005
It sounds like science fiction: a cream that uses your DNA to keep you younger-looking into your later years. But a product that claims to do that is available now. Mary Joseph took the cream to a doctor at the OU skin biology lab to see if it works. Read More
Where no man has gone before
Updated: Fri, Feb 4, 2005
Friday, Feb. 4, 2005 Where no man has gone before | Link After May 13, "Star Trek: The Enterprise" will be no more -- at least, no new episodes will be produced. The series, which I never watched -- I can't see Scott Bakula in anything without looking for Read More
Trek Expo 2002
Updated: Fri, Jun 21, 2002
What: Sci-fi/fantasy convention sponsored by Starbase 21, featuring merchandise, exhibitors booths, auctions, sneak previews and more than two dozen celebrities. Where: Exposition Center at Expo Square, 4145 E 21 St., Tulsa. Enter behind the Golden Driller statue. When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.... Read More
Trek Expo 2001 Schedule
Updated: Fri, Jun 22, 2001
TODAY 11 a.m.: Hollywood previews. 11:30 a.m.: "Scout," award-winning sci-fi short film, with producer Jim Conlon. Noon: Virginia Hey (Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on Sci-Fi Channel's "Farscape"). 12:45 p.m.: Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"). 1:45 p.m.: Autographs with Denise Crosby and... Read More
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