A bunch of interesting SF developments for your Monday morning browsing. Get a coffee and follow these stories:
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Geek hero Kevin Smith is in line to direct an episode of the forthcoming Heroes: Origins, the spin-off mini-series from NBC and BBC2’s popular show. Link to SCI FI Wire here and SFX's own mention yesterday, here .
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Digital Spy (via SyFyPortal, link here ) report Russell T Davies as saying that Martha Jones will not be party to any sex or swearing when she appears in Torchwood. "You have to respect the fact that she is still a Doctor Who character… there will be kids watching."
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Meanwhile, Joss Whedon told Comic-Con goers that he is considering working on the Buffy spin-off Ripper next year (thanks to Whedonesque via SyFyPortal, link here ).
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Plans are afoot to remaster The Next Generation in the same way that The Original Series was poshed up. Link here .
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Plenty of game-related cosplay at Comic-Con, with folk dressing up as, amongst other things, LEGO Star Wars characters. Links here and here .
More Comic-Con news in issue 161 of SFX. Have a good Monday!
