BOOK REVIEW – The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo & Kevin R. Grazier

By Marty Mulrooney

The Science of Battlestar Galactica

The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo & Kevin R. Grazier is the official guide to the science behind the Battlestar Galactica universe. This insightful tie-in book, written by Wired magazine contributing editor Patrick Di Justo and Battlestar Galactica scientific adviser Kevin Grazier, delves into the science fact – and fiction – of the hit TV show, whilst also offering never-before-published information from show creator Ronald D. Moore’s legendary BSG Series Bible!

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BOOK REVIEW – Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded (Inside the Universe of the Critically Acclaimed TV Show)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Battlestar Galactica: Downloaded by David Bassom is the official full-colour companion to the first and second seasons of the most critically acclaimed science fiction show on television. It offers exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, stunning full-page photographs, production designs and concept art, in-depth behind-the-scenes features and a complete episode guide.

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GAME REVIEW – Hector: Episode 3 – Beyond Reasonable Doom (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Hector: Episode 3 – Beyond Reasonable Doom is a point-and-click adventure game created by Straandlooper Animation, published by Telltale Games. Only a few months after Episode 2: Senseless Acts Of Justice was released – described in AMO’s review as being “just as crude, rude and hilarious as ever” – Episode 3 begins with Hector and his trusty sidekick Lambert stuck in a septic tank rapidly filling with liquid poo! Just another day in the Clappers Wreake Police Department…

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FILM REVIEW – Jurassic Park (UK Theatrical Re-Release)

By Marty Mulrooney

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Jurassic Park is an Academy Award-winning science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, based upon the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. Released during the summer of 1993, the film went on to gross over $900 million worldwide, becoming the top-grossing film of all time (not to be surpassed until 1997 by James Cameron’s Titanic). A Blu-ray release of the Jurassic Park Trilogy is scheduled for the 24th October 2011 in the UK. In anticipation of this, Universal Pictures have decided to re-release a brand new digital print of Jurassic Park in UK cinemas on the 23rd September 2011. 65 million years in the making… Jurassic Park is finally back on the big screen where it belongs!

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