The first couple of minutes from the next Who Christmas special:

The LAT has an interesting piece on the trials and tribulations of making Watchmen into a feature film, including the current legal battle that may yet affect its distribution.

Digital Spy compiles a list of The Next Doctor Contenders.

Interesting–SciFi Wire has the story.

There have been rumors for some time, some of which have said that Tennant was staying for the long haul, and yet others have stated that he was leaving.

It can now be confirmed that he is leaving after the coming year’s set of specials. io9 has video of Tennant discussing the decision here: Doctor Who: David Tennant Explains Why He’s Crushing Your Doctor Who Dreams

Via Gizmodo: New Star Trek Photos Appear, Enterprise’s Bridge Screen Fully Revealed

Whether the movie is ultimately any good remains to be seen. However, it is pretty is that it is going to look fantastic. Check out some footage (some previously released, some new) over at io9: Watchmen: New Watchmen Footage Is Lovely And Tormented.

Happy Birthday, Ursula K. Le Guin.

If you have never read the Earthsea books or her various Hannish cycle stories, you are missing out.

From left to right: Chekov, Kirk, Scotty, McCoy, Sulu and Uhura:

Nice usage of the old TOS style unis, but still somewhat updated.

More here: SciFi Wire, including a partial shot of the bridge.