SCI FI Announces Scripted and Alternative Development Slate
July 21, 2008

As a competitive network, SCI FI has been gaining more and more momentum with each season. While mainstream networks have been trying hard to tap into the hearts and minds of the "geek" generation, SCI FI has made leaps and bounds with fans in much more organic ways. There aren't many TV networks that encompass an entire genre in name only. On the heels of the success of Battlestar Galactica, the small-screen Stargate franchise, Eureka, and last year's hit mini-series Tin Man, SCI FI has announced their new development slate.

In addition to the launch of 10 new Battlestar Galactica 4.5 webisodes, which will return in the weeks leading up to the final 10 episodes, SCI FI is pushing ahead on the development of several new scripted and alternative shows that will see X-Men director Bryan Singer team up with Richard Christian Matheson, son of legendary fantasy - sci fi writer Richard Matheson for a fantasy mini-series.

Here's a look at the official SCI FI press release specs of what fans can expect from the newly announced development slate:

SCRIPTED

BRYAN SINGER MINISERIES PROJECT
SCI FI re-teams with Bryan Singer and his Bad Hat Harry Productions banner to develop an all-new, action adventure miniseries based on an original idea of Singer's. The project will be written by Richard C. Matheson (Masters of Horror, Nightmares and Dreamscapes). Bryan Singer is Executive Producing.

WHAT IF? (1-Hour Pilot)
In the pilot episode of What If?, a near collision with a comet triggers the on-set of Earth's second ice age. The life-changing global event unfolds in a hybrid of mixed media. 'Eyewitnesses' use cell phones, digital video cameras, PDA's and other communication devices to capture and share the cataclysmic event going on around them. In doc-like style, the program will attempt to be as scientifically accurate as possible on how such an Earth shattering natural disaster would actually play out around us while telling a dramatic narrative of how it will effect people's lives.

ALTERNATIVE

SOUL EVIDENCE (working title)
Real life inspiration for NBC's Medium Allison Dubois leads a team of psychics, scientists and investigators to solve cold case murders.

DANGER GAME
This series takes viewers behind the scenes at a secretive organization known as Modern Reality Adventures (MRA) that creates alternate reality experiences for select clients. Each episode of Danger game follows MRA as they construct their unnervingly convincing scenarios within the everyday life of one unaware client until a highly choreographed final interface brings the client to the apex of the game.

RELIC QUEST (working title)
An action and adventure series that goes in search of some of the greatest relics in history from around the globe. Producer/Director Bruce Burgess guides the viewer in a first-hand exploration down mysterious roads to uncover artifacts fabled to hold hidden powers and mystical significance for both ancient and modern cultures.

ESCAPE
Three contestants locked in a room must endure a series of physical challenges, decipher riddles and break codes in order to escape. As the time clock ticks, their prize money decreases and their anxiety builds while three contestants locked in an identical room also race to find their own way out.