• The BBC series Life on Mars has had an interesting road to American television. First adapted by David Kelley, he has since moved on and much about the show has changed. The producers of the newest incarnation held a panel at the Television Critics Association press tour where they detailed some of the changes, including writing a new mythology for the show. After seeing the ‘trailer’ for the old show, let’s hope they change the tone as well.
  • SignOnSanDiego has a nice write up on this week’s ComicCon and the type of people who attend conventions.
  • If you are lucky enough to be able to attend ComicCon this year, Stargate will have a series of panels for you to visit. They’ll cover Atlantis, Continuum and the upcoming Stargate Worlds MMO, and with a life size stargate to boot. Sweet! If any of readers has the opportunity, send us a pic of the gate!
  • J.J. Abrams talks to the Indiana (of Pennsylvania) Gazette about his new show Fringe. Interesting bits: he prefers the complex plots of LOST for his shows, Fringe won’t have that complex a plot, and won’t demand a weekly viewing. I’m sure the TV suits love to hear that.
  • The TV adaptation of Terry Goodkind’s Wizard’s First Rule is set to air in November. I’m curious to see how they develop this show. Will it be one book a season or just ‘based’ on the series? One way is much preferable to the other.
  • Heroes story director Chuck Kim says season 3 will be a lot better, storywise, than season 2, and it’s all because of the writer’s strike. Uh, okay. I guess we’ll see. And by we I mean not John, since he jumped off the bandwagon ages ago.
  • Will Heroes season 3 blow? Decide for yourself:

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