SCI FI Channel unveiled a slate of fantasy-related originals hoping to capture a wider audience and make a play to join cable's ratings elite. SCI FI's biggest original will be Steven Spielberg's
Taken, a 20-hour series with a $40 million price tag. New original series include an animated show, Tripping the Rift, and Rekindled, which will follow the recent miniseries Firestarter: Rekindled. In
addition to those originals, SCI FI has formed an agreement to share X Files with TNT, with both syndicating the former Fox hit starting in October. SCI FI is also close to getting UPN's Roswell and
has already secured the rights to E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.