Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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MP3 Deal: Daft Punk’s ‘Tron: Legacy’ Soundtrack

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST

Tron Legacy soundtrack

The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is the Tron: Legacy Soundtrack for only $3.99.

Note, this sale is only for today, Tuesday December 7, 2010.

The soundtrack to the upcoming film Tron Legacy, which was released in stores today, is also available on CD for only $11.88.

The MP3 album comes with 23 songs by electronic music artists Daft Punk, along with the digital download of the CD booklet. This version sold by Amazon also has an exclusive track on it, "Sea of Simulation." [...]

Digital Deal: Mad Men Season 1

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:53 AM PST

Mad Men

Amazon is offering up the complete first season of Mad Men for purchase for only $9.99 through their Video On Demand service. This includes all 13 episodes of the AMC drama starring Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, and January Jones.

This digital deal is only for today, Tuesday, December 7, 2010, so grab it while you can. The digital version is regularly $19.99, and sold separately, each episode is $1.99. (The HD version is $27.99 or $2.99 each episode.)

Visit the Mad Men Season 1 product page to purchase the entire season in standard definition for only $9.99 [...]

25 Days of Geek Christmas TV: Day 6 – Batman: The Animated Series

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:06 PM PST

Geek TV Christmas Day 6

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we'll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture's greatest shows. Each day we'll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Monday, December 6th, 2010 - Day 6: Batman: The Animated Series

Season 4, Episode 1: "Holiday Knights"
Directed by: Dan Riba
Written by: Paul Dini
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, Mathew Valencia, Mark Hamill, Ron Pearlman, Arleen Sorkin, Diane Pershing, Bob Hastings, Marilu Henner, Robert Costanzo, Liane Schrimer
Original Air Date: September 13, 1997

You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]

BBC Releasing Subscription-Based Service For iPlayer On The iPad

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 06:35 PM PST

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The BBC announced that it has plans to create a subscription-based service to access content currently only available through iPlayer -- an on-demand video service available for free to citizens within the UK.

This means shows like Doctor Who, Torchwood, Merlin, and many others will be available worldwide the same time it's released in Britain.

The service will get ported over to the iPad first in a subscription-based business model, although iPlayer on mediums will likely be a combination of advertisement and paid subscription moving forward, according to the BBC.

Why only offer iPlayer on an iPad? My personal assumption is because of the proven track record that iOS has for getting its customers to pay for content. Also, since so many fans have been forced to stream or pirate BBC content that they couldn't find available anywhere else, this offers a solid first step into making money off of something that essentially has been "free" (albeit, stolen) [...]

Geek Gear: $9 T-Shirt Sale At Threadless

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 03:54 PM PST

Threadless t-shirt sale

If you're in the market for some geeky t-shirts for a very low price, look no further than Threadless.

Starting today, December 6, 2010, all shirts on the site is on sale for only $9 each. Also, there's a select few that are only $5 each. The sale ends tomorrow, December 7 at 10AM CST.

Threadless offers up all kinds of t-shirt designs, so many in fact that it can be daunting to navigate the site, so you might want to start with the following pages: Zombies, Monsters, Robots, and Halloween. There's a variety of shirt types in Guys, Girlies, Kids, and Babies sizes [...]

Flix Of Doom: Episode 23: Christmas Of Doom

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST



Check out Episode 23 of the Flix of Doom podcast, the official movie podcast of Geeks of Doom, with hosts Empress Eve and Justin Vactor.

This week, we'll be discussing our favorite Christmas movies, as well as the latest movie news and box office results.

Click HERE to open the podcast player in a new window.

Full Episode Guide is here below, along with player.

Listen now!

E-mail us at flixofdoom [at] gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter - @FlixOfDoom
Subscribe to the Podcast: RSS | iTunes
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An Overview of ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 1 Finale

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:03 PM PST

Walking Dead Season 1 Finale

Last night the groundbreaking AMC series The Walking Dead, developed for television by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) and blockbuster producer Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens) and based on the Image Comics series created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, ended its first season on a somber and occasionally revealing note that valued the further development of the show's principal characters and the severity of their situation over gruesome zombie carnage, and it proved to be a powerful finale that raised a few questions and for me at least was only somewhat disappointing. The ratings for the finale are not in yet, but it wouldn't surprise me if the episode pulled in even more viewers than last week's edition, which drew 2.8 million viewers, the show's biggest audience since the highly-hyped Halloween night premiere.

Continue reading for a SPOILER-filled overview of The Walking Dead Season 1 Finale [...]

George Lucas Wants To Digitally Insert Dead Stars Into New Movies

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:37 AM PST



It's no secret to anyone that George Lucas, the man behind the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, is quite fond of computer effects and digital enhancements. But could that fondness cross a line no one ever thought it would cross?

While speaking to the UK's Daily Mail, famed actor, writer, director, and comedian Mel Smith -- closest to my own heart as the Albino from The Princess Bride -- shared a little secret about Mr. Lucas: that he's been buying up the rights to dead film stars, with hopes of one day being able to digitally insert them into new movies with today's stars.

Smith directed Radioland Murders, which Lucas produced, but wasn't thrilled at how it turned out. He explained before sharing this little morsel:

The film was a disaster. George doesn't understand comedy, so the movie flopped. At least it taught me how to use CGI. George is obsessed with it and used too much in the last two Star Wars films — which I thought were ghastly. [...]

Watch KISS On ‘Family Guy: A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas’

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST

KISS Saves Santa - Family Guy

Family Guy: A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas, which stars KISS in their own Christmas tale KISS Saves Santa, will air on Cartoon Network tonight at 11pm EST.

This Christmas episode, which is from the third season (Ep. 16) of the animated television series Family Guy, originally aired on December 21, 2001, and is typically re-run around the holidays each year. It's available to watch online for subscribers of HuluPlus or Netflix Instant, and is also available for purchase through Amazon's Video On Demand.

You can watch some clips from A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas here below.

In the episode, Peter just wants to relax and watch his favorite Christmas special, KISS Saves Santa, where the rock band helps Santa with the power of rock. Now that's a Christmas special! [...]

Warcraft Report: 5 Reasons To Love ‘The Shattering’ Prelude to Cataclysm

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion

Any MMORPG fan who's not been hiding under a rock since around last Christmas knows that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is going live in just one day on December 7, 2010.

If you were hiding under that rock, it's probably only been about a month for you. That's right, while we were waiting Blizzard had been dropping down little patches laden with treats to make those "end of the expansion blues" just a little less tedious to bear with. Most recently we saw a complete overhaul to every character class in terms of talent trees, timed events that wracked an Azeroth already in the midst of small changes with a surprising amount of elemental attacks, cults preaching the end of the world, and finally, with the last sizable patch came 'The Shattering' of the World we all knew.

So with a whole new 'World' before us and absolutely zero meaningful raiding going on while we all wait for the expansion to officially drop, what would one do to pass the time?! Well, I've complied a list of the 5 things you are going to love about the new Azeroth, the upcoming Cataclysm expansion, and for some of you, a game you thought had grown stale and old [...]

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