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Archive for the ‘Fandom’ Category

August 15th, 2008

I Achieved Geek Nirvana Yesterday

First, for those who don’t know Toon Disney is airing the classic 80s toon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. It parallels not much of anything that ever happened in the books, which as an adult would be the first thing I would pick apart.
But man, when you’re six or seven years old, seeing Spidey battle […]

By brian -- 0 comments

August 9th, 2008

Hamlet Hears A Who

Reuters UK reports that The Doctor himself, David Tennant, is earning rave reviews in the most talked about production of Hamlet in recent memory. It’s become the talk of England because not only because it stars the man the Daleks call The Oncoming Storm, but because Patrick Stewart plays Hamlet’s uncle/stepfather Claudius.
Some theatre purists’ eyes […]

By brian -- 2 comments

August 2nd, 2008

Masters of Science Fiction DVD Giveaway

Who’s your buddy, sci-fi fans? That’s right, SFUniverse is. And sometimes buddies give each other things. Today we have the the critically acclaimed Masters of Science Fiction anthology series to giveaway. It isn’t even in stores until August 5, when it’s released as a 2-disc set. This DVD contains the entire 2007 ABC series […]

By brian -- 190 comments

August 1st, 2008

Fans Already Trying To ‘Save’ Dollhouse

There aren’t many fans in the entertainment world more passionate than sci-fi lovers. See our Jericho coverage for proof of that. With the ability to access the most up-to-date info on any show with a few keystrokes, the industry now has to reckon with fans that are more knowledgeable than ever before.
We see the evidence […]

By brian -- 0 comments

July 20th, 2008

Comic Book Movies Reach Another Level

Image details: World Premiere Of "The Dark Knight" Presented by Belstaff - Inside Arrivals served by picapp.com
No less of a critical luminary than Roger Ebert has noted there’s something special going on with the comic book movie. Beginning with Spider-Man 2 and culminating (at least so far) with Dark Knight, Hollywood is being turned upside […]

By brian -- 5 comments

July 11th, 2008

Favreau Signs On for Iron Man Sequel

Image details: Premiere Of Paramount’s "Iron Man" - Arrivals served by picapp.com
And a million Marvel fans just released their collective breath. Jon Favreau, director of the runaway hit Iron Man, has agreed to helm the sequel according to Deadline Hollywood Daily.
There was some concern on Favreau’s part about the extremely ambitious release schedule Marvel […]

By brian -- 3 comments

July 11th, 2008

Whedon’s Sing-a-Long Gets Good Press

“Anytime Joss calls, it’s going to be something cool,” said Nathan Fillion in an article at The Hollywood Reporter. Whedon’s newest buzz-maker, an Internet project known as “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” was screened for an invitation-only crowd last week and it was a hit.
TV Guide said, “If there’s any justice, Dr. Horrible will eventually make […]

By Cynthia -- 1 comment

July 1st, 2008

Ledger Gets Oscar Buzz for Dark Knight

Early reviews for The Dark Knight have been rave and critics are heaping nothing but superlatives on the late Heath Ledger for his portrayal of the Joker.
A growing swell of supporters including co-stars Christian Bale and Gary Oldman are talking posthumous Oscar for Ledger. If that happens, Ledger would be the first person so […]

By brian -- 4 comments

June 25th, 2008

Battlestar & Heroes Comic Con Exclusives from NBC

NBC has a line of slightly off-kilter products that they are advertising as Comic Con exclusives. But it appears that you can still buy them at the NBC shop online so I guess it’s more of a case of, they were designed with Comic Con in mind.
Items includes a “Bear, Beets, Battlestar” t-shirt and a […]

By Cynthia -- 1 comment

June 21st, 2008

Jared Defaces Jensen’s Face: Con Video

Loving the zoom lens.  SNFAN3 got a great video of Jared drawing all over Jensen’s face on a poster he was autographing.  Jared claims that Jensen once did this to a photo of him at a con so turn about was fair play.
Again, thanks to SNFAN3, it was her first meeting with Jared and she’ll […]

By Cynthia -- 6 comments