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Exclusive: One of the greatest science fiction stories from the past will be on the big screen in the future, courtesy of Angryfilms. Armageddon 2419 A.D., the sci-fi classic that was written in 1928 and originally appeared in Amazing Stories magazine, centers on Anthony Rogers, the character who later went by the legendary name of Buck Rogers. An interesting twist: One of the screenwriters is the grandson of the newspaper syndicator John F. Dille, who brought Buck Rogers…...

Angryfilms is reportedly set to adapt Philip Francis Nowlan's 1928 science fiction story "Armageddon 2419 A.D." which originally appeared in Amazing Stories magazine.

What's so special about this story ? The main character of Anthony Rogers went on to score a more familiar name - 'Buck Rogers'. In the story, Rogers is held in suspended animation where he survives for just short of five centuries.

He awakens on an Earth that is caught in a futuristic Civil War, with the remnants of the United States battling both futuristic Soviets and Mongolians. Newspaper syndicator John F. Dille expanded upon the character with a daily syndicated comic strip which brought him to mass audiences - ultimately spawning film and radio serials and an early 1980s TV series.

Interestingly enough, one of the screenwriters of the new project is Flint Dille, John F. Dille's grandson. The new film, which Ed Neumeier ("Robocop,...

Andrew time travels 35 years back to revisit the theatrical release of the Buck Rogers In The 25th Century film...

Once synonymous with science fiction, the phrase ‘That Buck Rogers Stuff’ once called to mind everything the average person thought about Science Fiction - ray guns, rocket ships and robots. Certainly in the 1928, when the then-christened Anthony Rogers made his debut, he was something pretty unique in Sci-Fi - the space adventurer as swash-buckler. Given the nickname ‘Buck’ by John F. Dille, the novel, Armageddon, was adapted into the comic strips in 1929 and then in 1932, Buck Rogers became the first major Science Fiction radio drama. 1939 saw Larry ‘Buster’ Crabbe take on the role for a 12-part serial. All of this is to say that Buck Rogers was around for quite a while before many people of my generation discovered him.

Buck Rogers In The 25th Century arrived on UK shores via the medium of cinema.

For the second time in nine months, Machinima is axing a significant portion of its employees. After laying off almost 20 workers last December, Machinima has once again shortened its roster by firing 22 employees in order to "[make] an increased commitment to premium programming, its' YouTube affiliate network, and multi-platform distribution." The round of layoffs comes during a time of expansion for Machinima. Over the summer, the company's higher-ups have expressed a desire to secure one of (if not the) largest funding round in YouTube multi-channel network history, which they would use to launch a paid subscription platform off of YouTube. A quick search of Twitter gives us a few names of laid off Machinima employees. Anthony Rogers, whose work as Machinima Respawn's Programming Manager helped that channel exceed one million views, has lost his job, as has noted Counter Strike gamer and Respawn Producer Scott Fisher. Here is Machinima's statement on...

To paraphrase The Social Network, a million subscribers isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion views. (Note: We actually still think a million subscribers is very, very cool, but the quote wouldn't have sounded as awesome if I paraphrased it that way.) With that in mind, we are adding YouTube Billionaires to our lineup, where we look at channels that have recently cracked ten digit views. Having trouble visualizing how much a billion is? It is this much. YouTube Millionaires will return next week, but for now, let's take a look at our first featured billionaire: Machinima Respawn. The 'gamecasting' channel was one of the first premium channels to offer fan gameplay videos when it launched in 2009. Now, it has more than 2.5 million subscribers and a billion views. We spoke to Respawn's Programming Manager, Anthony Rogers, about the channel's fantastic achievements. Tubefilter: A billion views is a Lot of views.