After watching the premiere of "V" last night, I was starting to wonder if Sci-Fi is going to make a real comeback into the spotlight. Let's face it, the popularity of this genre has risen

Season 8 of Family Guy debuted last night with an episode entitled "Road to the Multiverse," which was themed primarily as a spoof rallying around the obscure mid 90s sci-fi series Sliders.

In Painkiller Jane, Jane Vasco is a tough-yet-sexy DEA agent recruited by a covert government unit to hunt superhuman neurological aberrations known as 'Neuros' who can do dangerous things with their minds. But when Jane discovers that she herself can rapidly heal from any injury, she begins to investigate her own disturbing background. The complete series is now on DVD. Also in stores: Party of Five season three and Sliders season four.

Hoping to exploit rabid fans of a long-lost cult classic? Feeling the need to pump some more revenue out of a long-dead television juggernaut? Fresh out of any and all original film ideas? Look no further!

Rebecca Romijn has told how she loves X-rated sex - and gets turned on by playing a dominatrix. The X-Men beauty - who plays mutant Mystique in the sci-fi series - also says she's happiest when she's stark naked. She is quoted in News of the World newspaper as saying: "I love to be nude and I love sex.

Television and filmmaker David E. Peckinpah has died of heart failure in Vancouver, Canada. He was 54. Peckinpah, the nephew of legendary director Sam Peckinpah, passed away on Sunday. He was executive producer on TV shows including Sliders, Silk Stalkings and Turks.