Jimmy Carter wants you to know that, despite the claims of Dennis Kucinich in last week’s debate, he did not see a UFO in 1969. He saw an Unidentified Flying Object. Not to be mistaken for a possible alien spacecraft. It just happened to be a mysterious light hovering in the sky. Nothing to see here.

The program for a Japanese Defense Symposium was posted online late last month and the title of one of the exhibits caused quite a stir:

“Towards the Realization of Gundam (Advanced Personal Equipment System).”

No other information about the exhibit was provided.

Much to the dismay of giant robot fans everywhere. Today it was revealed that the Gundam equipment is currently a development program to combine existing technologies, specifically body armor, a computer, and health monitoring equipment.

Heroes appears to be the first victim of the WGA strike. TV Guide is reporting that the cast and crew have been recalled to begin filming an alternate season finale that will air on December 3rd.

 

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Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku have a new TV show and we’ve got the details. There are Identified Flying Politicians. Two couples discuss differences in Science Fiction likes and dislikes. Casey tells us his favorite moments from Farscape. Battlestar Galactica: Razor has caused confusion. Talk about the SciFi Surplus original audio-drama, Surplus One.

Show Notes

In what is starting to look like an internet firestorm, news of Eliza Dushku’s new pairing with Joss Whedon for his upcoming “Dollhouse” project is sweeping the nets. E Online’s “Watch With Kristin” blog broke the news yesterday that Eliza Dushku will be in the starring role and a producer of the show; Tim Minear will be involved; and that Fox has committed to seven episodes so far. Some of the writers for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” are even migrating over.

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