Variety is reporting that the Sci-Fi Channel has greenlit “Caprica,” the highly-anticipated prequel to the hit TV series “Battlestar Galactica”. Premiering with a TV miniseries in 2003, and the follow-up TV series in 2004, “Battlestar Galactica” is revamped take on the classic and sometime cheesy cult 70′s show about space pilgrims fleeing a race of deadly conqueror robots known as the Cylons, as they search for sanctuary on the long-lost planet Earth. It has become one of the cable channel’s biggest hits. “Caprica” will star Esai Morales, Eric Stoltz, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker, and will be set 50 years prior to the start of “Galactica’s” and the Cylon invasion….

New Horizons let us know that filming has begun on Roger Corman’s lated production “Cyclops”, a big budget Sci-Fi Channel original film. According to his official Myspace site, the $10 million dollar feature tells the story of a Cyclops, discovered in ancient Rome, who is captured by arrogant soldier Marcus (Stapleton) and brought back to the Emperor Tiberius (Roberts). Soon, however, the corrupt Emperor forces Marcus to fight in the gladiatorial arena against the Cyclops with the help of a beautiful barbarian (Farrell). After Marcus learns what it means to be a hero and the Cyclops’ essential humanity is revealed, together they end the emperor’s tyranny. The movie is being…

At long last, “Mass Effect” from Microsoft and the Xbox 360 hits stores today, heres the scoop! REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 20, 2007 – To the delight of gamers and science-fiction (sci-fi) fans alike, the wait is finally over as “Mass Effect,” an award-winning action role-playing game (RPG) described by Game Informer Magazine as “One of the greatest science fiction stories ever told,” hits retail shelves today, with a continued rollout to retailers worldwide planned. Developed by BioWare, the creators of the critically acclaimed “Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(TM)” and “Jade Empire(TM),” comes an epic space saga exclusively for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system that…

Lucky Fans Get First Look at “Razor” in Movie Theaters on November 12 – Two Weeks Before the TV Debut. SCI FI Channel and Microsoft have joined forces for a groundbreaking partnership to bring Battlestar Galactica to the big screen. Special advanced preview screenings of the all-new two-hour extended episode Battlestar Galactica: Razor will be held in select movie theaters on Monday, November 12 ­ nearly two weeks in advance of the episode’s television debut on SCI FI. This event is being managed by National CineMedia LLC. Written by Michael Taylor and directed by Emmy nominee Felix Alcala, Razor tells the story of Lee Adama’s (Jamie Bamber) first mission as…