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Random Fandom: April 27, 2010
Today’s roundup of news and other tidbits from the world of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and related entertainment. New True Blood season 3 poster Twilight can suck it: The far-cooler naughty vamps and their favorite humans are back this summer, and gothier than ever. Fan fave fanger Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) is surrounded by the series’ [...]
Random Fandom: April 23, 2010
Today’s roundup of news and other tidbits from the world of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and related entertainment. Avatar sequel to be all wet, says Cameron Looks like the giant Smurfs will be surfing in the next installment (you knew there had to be one, right?) of the record-breaking flick, as director James Cameron says he’ll [...]
Also Known As “Try To Ingratiate Yourself With Hot Environmentalists Day”
It’s Earth Day. I think. I’m like 90% sure it’s Earth Day. Does Avatar come out on DVD today? Yeah, it’s Earth Day. A Nevada senate candidate is coming under fire/ridicule for suggesting that a barter system “like our grandparents had” could bring down the cost of medical care. How old is she that she’s [...]
Random Fandom
Today’s roundup of news and other tidbits from the world of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and related entertainment. Leonard Nimoy to retire from acting Handing over the Spock reins to Zachary Quinto, Nimoy says his last gig will be in the season finale of Fringe, in which he plays mysterious scientist/magnate William Bell. Avatar tree going [...]
The White House Easter Egg Hunt May Go Unwatched.
The White House Press Corps may be on the brink of extinction. But who will be the stenographer for the awkward doughy man giving carefully crafted talking points then? Twitter will now start making ad-tweets. Does this mean things we learn from Twitter will be less reliable? According to a new study, you can avoid [...]
Who is Suing James Cameron Today?
Avatar: How It Should Have Ended Questions as to the true provenance of James Cameron’s super-duper mega-behemoth all-time smash hit giant blue Ferngully Smurf movie Avatar have been rampant since word of the movie first leaked. Gawker Media sci-fi blog io9 has documented most of those questions, including this fairly recent claim by a Chinese [...]
A Toast To Bigelow and Women Who Won After the Break-up
Last night at the Oscars Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first woman to win best director, beating out ex-husband James Cameron. Bigelow’s big win for her low-budget war film, The Hurt Locker, was a perfect “na-na-na-na-poo-oo” to Cameron and everyone can’t stop talking about it. Even when asked about winning the Oscar over her [...]
TV on the Internet, Oscar Special: Movies? But we’d have to leave the house!
Todd is joined by Erik Anderson of Media Elites and Awards Daily’s forums and Big Ted of For Your Speculation and Culturish. The three of them talk about just what to expect at tomorrow night’s Oscar ceremony, right down to whether Avatar or The Hurt Locker will win Best Picture. They predict all 24 categories, [...]
2 + 2 = 5: Avatar‘s story? Surprisingly complex
by Wally Holland (2 + 2 = 5 is a weekly column that attempts to tell you why everything you think you know about the pop cultural world is wrong. Our introductory piece tackles the much-derided screenplay of Best Picture nominee Avatar. Look for more Oscar coverage throughout the weekend and look for a new [...]
Why I Didn’t Like “Avatar”
Elbowing my way down the aisle, I found a seat inside the dark theatre inside the 34th Street’s AMC. I secured my purse on my left armrest, only to move to my right side due to the overeager 11 -year-old sitting next to me. Unfolding my loaned set of 3D glasses, I settled in my [...]
He Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki, But Even Tsutomu Yamaguchi Couldn’t Take James Cameron
BBC report on the bombing of Nagasaki Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the 93-year-old Japanese man who survived both nuclear blasts at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, died a few weeks after meeting with Avatar auteur James Cameron.
Friday Monday Morning Roundup: Cancel All Your Travel Plans
• Hey it’s a new week, we’re still at work, but at least there’s this awesome remix of music from Pixar’s Up. • Terrorists attack Twitter, airplanes. Then we have to Twitter about airplane attacks because none of the damn networks are showing anything Christmas Day. Yoinks. • Neil Genzlinger does a real Andy Rooney [...]
Soccer to preemt football in ESPN 3D, try to steal fans, too