Syfy’s 12 monkeys reboot: will it crash and burn?

SyFy’s 12 Monkeys Reboot: Will It Crash and Burn?

SyFy has decided to start a series based on 12 Monkeys, Terry Gilliam’s 1995 time-travel movie (also a remake based on the original 1962 short, La Jetée)  starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Set to release in 2015, fans will have to wait and see if this reboot will embrace the unique themes, iconic weirdness,…

Defiance season one wrap-up

Defiance Season One Wrap-Up

Unless you are watching “Dr. Who,” the chances of your favorite sci-fi/fantasy TV show getting cancelled prematurely are pretty good. I still haven’t gotten over “Firefly” and its short run. Even “Fringe,” which did have a lengthy run, seemed to get the short end of the stick a lot. It’s just the nature of a…

“robot combat league” on syfy: not as cool as it sounds

“Robot Combat League” on Syfy: Not as Cool as it Sounds

In 2011, Hugh Jackman starred in a film based on Rock-em Sock-em Robots. That sounds like a terrible concept, but the movie, “Real Steel” was actually really good. Jackman played a robo jockey that controlled a large robot that boxes other robots for sport. With an underdog bot, it’s essentially “Rocky” with robots. So when…