Earlier this month, we had the distinct pleasure of speaking at length with author Max Allan Collins, crime fiction writer extraordinaire and hand-picked successor of the late, great Mickey Spillane.  Within the scope of that interview, I mentioned that Spillane’s Mike Hammer...
Review – Big F...
posted by VaderFan
This is the next in line of my Big Finish Productions Doctor Who retro-reviews. #29 – “The Chimes of Midnight†From Big Finish’s site: Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was...
Podcast #90 – ...
posted by Carl
http://media.blubrry.com/scififx/p/www.scififx.com/podcast/scififx-podcast-90-year-end-review.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSThis week we give our review of the Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Snowmen.  We also...
The Doctor Saved Us!
posted by VaderFan
It’s December 22, which means the feared Mayan doomsday prophecies were averted. How did it happen? Much speculation abounds, but we at SciFiFX have the scoop. The answer, apparently, is a madman with a box who was determined to make a movie. Our source...
Book Review: Anno Dr...
posted by VaderFan
I’ve pimped this series on our podcast a couple of times, but having just finished book 3, I felt it was high time (indeed, long overdue) that I worked up a proper review for these books.  To start things off, let me just open with a quote from an acknowledged master of the...
007 Review: Skyfall
posted by VaderFan
Old dogs, new tricks.  That’s the message we’re told to receive when viewing Skyfall, the latest in the line of the ever-popular 007 franchise.  But before we can say whether or not the dog truly learned or simply scratched its fleas, I’ll first offer up the...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
“I’ve been trying to give 110% since the beginning, but after all the fuss, maybe I started giving 115%,†Daniel Craig said regarding the fan backlash he’s received as the world’s most famous superspy, even before Casino...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
Once more we tread into territory where someone who was previously selected to don the mantle of 007 but couldn’t (or wouldn’t) for whatever reason finally gets his opportunity. Following the seemingly endless legal battles, the...
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7 Days of 007 –...
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As we previously noted, Timothy Dalton was the man originally slated to replace Sean Connery, but he turned it down, citing at the time that he was too young, and Connery was too good to follow. As when Connery stepped down, the world and the studio played the guessing game of who...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
Once named as “the lethal comedian,†Roger Moore is the longest officially-tenured 007 in the franchise, with Connery tying the record only if the unofficial Never Say Never Again is counted in your lexicon (I count it, but only because it’s...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
You might have noticed that yesterday’s article on Sean Connery was a little short. This is because most people agree that Connery’s era was the gold standard and the one that everyone will compare to every later version of 007. Besides, I...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
Happy International James Bond Day, one and all! On this date 50 years ago, Dr. No, the first James bond film, made its theatrical debut. Some of the things the general public would come to know about 007 originated here: the gun barrel intro sequence, the tux, the Vesper...
7 Days of 007 –...
posted by VaderFan
Tomorrow is International Bond Day, marking the 50th anniversary of the theatrical release of Dr. No, the first James Bond film. We here at SciFiFX felt it only necessary to celebrate with a week-long retrospective on how Bond came to be, and how he got to where he is now. Ian Fleming...
Bond is Back!
posted by Carl
James Bond that is. The next film in the 007 franchise is heading our way and here is the first trailer for Skyrim, I mean Skyfall.