Melting Dalek Costs Thousands Of Dollars [Doctor Who] (2)
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To get back to one of fandom's favorite refrains, this is a story that will either make you upset about all of those old toys that your parents threw out when you got older... or make you wish that you were young enough to have such toys in the first place. Because this weekend, a rubber Dalek from the 1960s went for three thousand times its original sales price. The somewhat ridiculous-looking toy, which was ...
UK Authorities Don't Want Wanted [Uk Watchdog Censorship] (3)
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This just in: Authorities in the UK found the movie adaptation of the comic Wanted to be "condon[ing] violence by glorifying or glamorising the use of guns," while at the same time failing to be offensive to the general public. That's the result of an investigation into the promotional posters for the movie by the British Advertising Standards Authority, following complaints from various UK citizens about the posters. But how did they swerve around the ...
What The Dark Knight's $500 Million Means [The Dark Knight] (16)
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It's finally happened: The Dark Knight broke the $500 million barrier this weekend like a giant man in a well-armored, bat-themed outfit smashing through a skylight that just happens to be well-placed above a crime in progress. But what does that actually mean in the real world? We consider some possible implications. Firstly, the $500 million+ gross by the movie single-handedly saves the summer box office, and also means that director Christopher Nolan will find ...
Eureka Looks To The Future With New Roles And A Possible ARG [Eureka] (2)
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I admit it; I didn't believe it at first, but it's beginning to look like a hologram is just a hologram, and certain changes made in SciFi Channel's Eureka recently are really going to stick. Creators of the show have been talking about the permanence of said changes over on the Eureka Unscripted blog, as well as who - and what - lies in store to fill the gap they've left. Spoilers under the jump. ...
Can Darkseid Visit Smallville Without Embarrassing Himself? (3)
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While we hope and pray that the rumor about Darkseid appearing in the next season of Smallville has no basis in truth whatsoever, the fact that the makers of the CW's most frustrating hour of television have already made Brainiac into a schoolteacher points towards it being real with the Source's very own flaming finger of fate. But is there a way to put the personification of pure evil (and probable inspiration for Darth Vader) ...
Bad Movies And Foxes Have Killed Proyas' Surfer For Good [Silver Surfer] (2)
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We've already told you that I, Robot director Alex Proyas was denying rumors that he would be directing a Silver Surfer movie, but as he told MTV last week, it's not just the studio involved that's making him stay away. Proyas told fans at Comic-Con that his main reason for staying away from the Fantastic Four spin-off was who was making it, and he repeated that to MTV: [I]t’s a Fox picture, [a]nd I’m determined ...
BBC Takes Another Step Closer To US Doctor Who? [Doctor Who] (6)
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Okay, so we may not have believed those rumors about Doctor Who specials taking place in America with an American cast and crew when we first heard about them, but that was before news came that the BBC is moving to America... with some very Who-friendly faces in charge. News broke yesterday that the BBC is looking to set up a new US division in Los Angeles next year, headed up by Jane Tranter, the ...
Personally, I Preferred Airlock As A VP Choice [Political Science (fiction)] (43)
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Yes, yes, we get it already: the Republican Prez/Veep ticket looks just like Colonel Tigh and President Roslin from Battlestar Galactica. In what is either a sign that BSG has achieved cultural critical mass or that at least one of the two Republican nominees to office is actually an alcoholic robot, the similarities between the two pairs seemed to be one of the most common commentaries about McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for Vice President ...
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Gangles said:
Tigh/Roslin? How 'bout Obama/Adama.
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aaron said:
I just registered tighroslin08.com ;-)
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Stolee said:
This is rather LOL-worthy. I love being a nerd.
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Matt Pierson said:
hahahahahaha
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Michaelk said:
Actually, if McCain's a Cylon that really explains a lot.
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Alexander Williams said:
You know, if Palin's the Roslin of the ticket, that might mean some bad guys'll go out the airlock and she's willing to connive and manipulate without limit. I might back this after all.
Iron Man Turns Evil And Animated In New Movie [Master Mind] (1)
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Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. is staying with the superhero genre that's given him his big comeback with potential upcoming project Master Mind. It's a new animated movie being produced by his Tropic Thunder co-star (and scriptwriter, and director) Ben Stiller. But this time, he may be playing the part of the bad guy . . . or, at least, suicidally-repentant former bad guy. The future Dreamworks movie, written by first-time screenwriters Alan Schoolcraft ...
Chuck Will Finish His Second Season [Chuck] (1)
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With a month to go before its sophomore season begins, NBC has decided to go all the way with Chuck. The peacock network has given a back-nine order to the show, guaranteeing that it will complete a full season. NBC's Executive VP of Entertainment, Teri Weinberg said that the reason for the early pick-up was that the show had "really hit its stride and deserves a full-season commitment to carry out the producers' vision." So, ...
Wonder Woman To Become Kick-Ass Audrey Hepburn [Wonder Woman] (6)
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Warner Bros executives looking for the right take on Wonder Woman may want to pay attention to master artist Adam Hughes' upcoming All-Star Wonder Woman series. He promises to give the character an updated origin that'll offer romance, action ... and fewer villains than you might expect. Although Hughes - whose work has appeared on the covers of Wonder Woman, Catwoman and Star Wars comics - is currently unable to draw thanks to a hand ...
How The Dark Knight Took Over The World [The Dark Knight] (3)
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How unstoppable was the marketing machine behind The Dark Knight? Enough for Heath Ledger's death and Christian Bale's predilection for family communication with fists to be easily cast off, apparently, leading to a movie whose success surprised even its studio head. The Hollywood Reporter looked into the efforts required to teach America to ask "Why so serious?" Unlike Batman Begins, which offered very few marketing tie-ins, The Dark Knight started life as a merchandising bonanza, ...
Red Dwarf Returns [Red Dwarf] (14)
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It's been hinted at earlier this month and now the Cat appears to be out of the bag: BBC's SF sitcom Red Dwarf is to return for a special one-hour episode to be filmed in October. The announcement came from one of the cast members, Robert Llewellyn (who played the android Kryten), at a personal appearance this weekend in Seattle. [Llewtube]
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Gavin said:
Holy moley. My nerd inside just went all wobbly. This is going to be amazing.
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Greg said:
I hope this is for real.
Chuck Returns As An All-New Show... Kind Of. [Chuck] (1)
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If you didn't find yourself falling for the (somewhat dubious, we admit) charms of NBC's Chuck last season, don't worry; you've got a second chance. Thanks to the writers' strike forcing the show off mid-season, everyone involved in the show is looking at this September's second season opener as a brand-new beginning. But will anyone be watching? Star Zachary Levi knows what the show is up against, in terms of the way it left viewers: ...
Virgin's Death Kills Time Bandits II - Again [Time Bandits] (2)
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It's official - Publishers Weekly confirmed the rumors yesterday that Virgin Comics is, indeed, dead. Amongst the casualties of the cancelled comic line are Garth Ennis' Dan Dare, Grant Morrison's MBX web animation and, according to rumormeister Rich Johnston, Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits II. More than a decade after it was first suggested, is that last project cursed? We look at the evidence under the jump. Time Bandits II initially started as something for Gilliam ...
Dragonball Movie Still A Go, Unfortunately [Dragonball] (1)
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In what might have been a moment of collective wishful thinking, it seems that all of the recent rumors about Fox trying quietly to kill the live-action movie version of Dragonball were just that: rumors. Doesn't anyone realize how important it is that we stop James Marsters before he hits the big screen? Film Junk first reported the rumor last week: According to our tipster, the higher-ups at Fox are not too impressed the footage ...
DC Comics Successfully Floods This Week's Comics With Good Stuff [New Comics We Crave] (1)
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If you've been spending the last few weeks hoping to give all of your money to DC Comics, then this is definitely the week to hit your local comic store. While other publishers drift quietly along, waiting for August to finish and fall to begin, DC is putting out book after book that you really should think about checking out. Let me elucidate for you. Let's get everyone else's books out of the way first, ...
Why Is Intel Trying To Create Transformers? (2)
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If you've been comforting yourself with the thought that Megatron can't take over the world and turn us into slaves to his robotic whims because he doesn't exist, you may want to have a word or two with the CTO of Intel, Justin Rattner. Why? Because he spent his keynote address at last week's Intel Developer Forum telling a terrified audience that Intel is already at work creating intelligent robots that can change their shape. ...
Jonas Moore's Creator Wants To Occupy Your Commute [The Many Worlds Of Jonas Moore] (2)
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We've already told you about The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore, the British online SF drama that's been optioned by MGM, but even though the web version of the show doesn't launch until November, its creator is already comparing the TV version to The Dark Knight. Well, at least he doesn't lack confidence. Howard Webster, who originally came up with the idea for the show in 1996 before being rejected by studios and deciding to ...
