Nick Orders New Toons

Nickelodeon gave the green light to two new animated series, The X's and Catscratch, and ordered fresh episodes of Danny Phantom and My Life as a Teenage Robot, Variety reported. More...

NBC Takes Look At Mork

NBC is developing Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy, a behind-the-scenes telefilm that looks at the 1978 ABC alien sitcom, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...

Hellraiser Heads For TV

Producers are adapting Clive Barker's Hellraiser film series into an hourlong TV show, Variety reported. More...

ABC Series Nab Globe Nods

ABC's Desperate Housewives led the field of Golden Globe contenders for television awards, with nominations for best comedy series and for four of the show's co-stars, the Reuters news service reported. More...

Alias Wants Rossellini Back

Isabella Rossellini told SCI FI Wire that she's been asked to reprise her role as Katya on ABC's spy drama Alias, which kicks off a fourth season in January. More...

Kreuk Likes Smallville Changes

Kristin Kreuk, who plays Lana Lang in The WB's Superman series Smallville, told SCI FI Wire that the show is entirely different this season and that her character has undergone changes as well. More...

Who Teaser Goes Live

The BBC has posted a teaser trailer for its upcoming new Doctor Who TV series, which premieres next year. More...

Fox Eyes Darkside

Fox is developing the SF series Darkside, a Lost-like thriller in the works from helmer Michael Dinner, Variety reported. More...

Alias Makes Big Changes

J.J. Abrams, creator of ABC's spy drama Alias, told USA Today that Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) gets a new boss, played by Angela Bassett; a new job in the CIA; and a new permanent addition to her family, as Mia Maestro joins the cast as Sydney's half-sister, Nadia, in the upcoming fourth season. More...

Emperor Has New Groove

Disney Channel has given the green light to an animated series for 2006 based on Disney's 2000 theatrical release The Emperor's New Groove, according to The Hollywood Reporter. More...

Alias Season Premiere Set

The fourth season of ABC's spy drama Alias premieres Jan. 5 with a new two-hour episode that will air from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT, ZENtertainment reported. More...

Space Patrol's Kemmer Dead

Ed Kemmer, who played the steel-jawed Cmdr. Buzz Corry on the popular 1950s SF TV series Space Patrol, died Nov. 9 in New York after suffering a stroke on Nov. 5, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 84. More...

Goyer Crosses Threshold

Blade: Trinity writer/director David Goyer told SCI FI Wire that his upcoming drama pilot for CBS, Threshold, is "a science fiction show for people who don't like science fiction." More...

Krakowski Haunts Christmas Carol

Jane Krakowski told SCI FI Fire that she plays the Ghost of Christmas Past in NBC's upcoming musical version of A Christmas Carol. More...

Enterprise Ep Scores Well

The first of three Star Trek: Enterprise episodes featuring guest star Brent Spiner ranked first in ratings among men 18-49 in its premiere Oct. 29, UPN reported. More...

Jim Carrey, in England to promote Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, had to evacuate his hotel on Dec. 16 because of a fire, wire services reported. "I think it's a good sign," the unharmed Carrey reportedly said. "The movie's all about fire and disaster, ... and suddenly, my house [away from home] is burning down."

Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, The Polar Express) has been selected by the Visual Effects Society's board of directors to be presented with the organization's highest honor, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The British satellite TV network Sky One has purchased all U.K. rights to NBC's canceled computer-animated series Father of the Pride, which will premiere next year, Variety reported. NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.

Warner Brothers and Imax Corp. signed a deal for an Imax release of Tim Burton's upcoming fantasy film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to coincide with its regular, theatrical release on July 15, 2005, Variety reported.

Warner Home Video and DC Comics will release Justice League Unlimited: Saving the World, a DVD set featuring three episodes of the animated JLA TV series, on Feb. 15, 2005, with a suggested retail price of $14.97.