Thursday, December 23, 2010

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Deal: ‘The Wire: The Complete Series’ for $75

Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:32 AM PST



The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is The Wire: The Complete Series for only $74.99 (that's 63% off the list price of $199.98).

Note, this sale is valid only for today (December 23, 2010) until midnight PST while supplies last.

This DVD box set collection contains the entire HBO series (5 seasons) on 23 discs and includes bonus features from all five seasons, including audio commentaries by cast and crew; three prequels explore life before The Wire; and never-before-seen gag reel.

This box set has come up on sale a few times before, but I've never seen the price drop this low, so if you're interested in this series, you should definitely grab it now at this low price [...]

Behold! Jabba The Snowman

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:49 PM PST

Jabba the Snowman

I don't know much about this photo, like where it originally came from and who made this, but I tinka Jabba the Snowman is inkabunga!

Check out the pic at right of Jabba the Snowman.

The snowman Jabba The Hutt is in someone's front lawn and it looks so cool. I wonder who the Star Wars fan is who did this. I always seem to ask this, but why can't I have neighbors like this? [...]

25 Days of Geek TV Christmas: Day 22 – Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:49 PM PST

Geek TV Christmas Day 22

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!

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 - Day 22: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Season 2, Episode 9: "Season's Greedings"
Directed by: Randall Zisk
Written by: Dean Cain
Starring: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Justin Whalin, Eddie Jones, K Callan, Sherman Hemsley, Dom Irrera, Doug Llewelyn, Jon Menick, Denise Richards, Isabel Sanford, Sharon Thomas, Sandee Van Dyke, and Dick Van Patten
Original Air Date: December 4, 1994

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

‘Avatar’ Dubbed Most Pirated Movie Of 2010

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:19 PM PST



We live in a time where piracy of movies, music, and various other forms of entertainment is oft-occurring problem. But how much does it really affect the success of those it victimizes?

It's been officially declared that Avatar, director James Cameron's epic movie about humans trying to extract valuable elements from an alien planet inhabited a species known as the Na'vi, is the most pirated movie of 2010. The movie has been downloaded an astonishing 16,580,000 times...on BitTorrent alone. The previous record for downloads was 2009's Star Trek at 10.9 million, if that tells you anything.

What might be even more shocking about this number is the lack of impact it seemed to have on the movie's box office run. With an estimated budget of around $300 million, it was feared -- though it sounds silly now -- that the movie might be destined to flop, but it wasn't long before Avatar was shattering records. Domestically, the movie brought in $760,507,625 (destroying Cameron's other seemingly untouchable Titanic, which long sat at over $600 million), while overseas box office delivered $2,019,044,242, putting it very close to hitting $3 billion worldwide. [...]

Electronic Arts Developing Movie Based On The Infamous ‘Madden Curse’

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST



Any sports fan or fan of sports video games has likely heard of the feared Madden Curse. The "curse" comes from the belief that any National Football League athlete who appears on the cover of a Madden NFL video game would be struck with some form of injury or debilitative setback. This hasn't happened every single year, but it has happened often enough to cause many to become true believers.

Now The Wrap is reporting that the company behind the Madden franchise, Electronic Arts, is taking this phenomena to a new place with the development of a new feature comedy. EA Sports has never believed the curse to be true, but that doesn't mean they can't take advantage of its existence in popular culture.

According to the reports, the movie will be about a "former Madden video game champion" (it's unclear whether this means an ex-football champion or simply a champion of the game itself) who is forced to return to the game just as his face shows up on the cover, which might just open him up to the curse. [...]

Reddit Secret Santa 2010 Proves Geeks Are Thoughtful Gift Givers

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

Secret Santa 2010

In a world permeated by social media and mobile communication, it seems impossible to ignore the persistent thoughts inside your own head long enough to really focus on a concept like gift giving -- a single act of generosity tailored to a specific person for the sole purpose of making them ridiculously, tear-inducingly happy.

I'd like to believe most people would enjoy being able to come up with a gift of that caliber on an annual basis for every single person in their lives. Realistically, only those closest to you will be afforded thoughtful presents while the bulk of others will get something for the sake of giving them something. Giving a thoughtful gift to someone you don't know very well can prove to be a difficult task.

That is, unless you are one of the more than 17,000 Reddit users in 90 different countries who participated in the site's second Secret Santa gift exchange, which generated over $600,000 (and counting) in purchases and set a new world record, according to a post by Hueypriest on the Reddit blog [...]

‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Preview To Hold You Over

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:58 AM PST



Now that the 6-episode first season of AMC's The Walking Dead has come and gone, we're in for a long wait with word that a second season won't hit until some time next fall.

Season 2 will run 13 episodes this time around, which is quite exciting to think about. To help make the wait just a little more bearable, AMC has released a new video with cast and crew talking about their first-season run and where they hope to go in the future.

Among those who speak, you'll find writer, director, and producer Frank Darabont, comic book creator Robert Kirkman, producers Gale Anne Hurd and Denise Huth, and stars Andrew Lincoln and Sarah Wayne Callies.

You can see the video by clicking on over to the other side now! [...]

Amazing TARDIS Bookcase To Materialize Under Some Lucky Kids’ Christmas Tree This Year

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:08 AM PST

Doctor Who

Where are all these awesome geek parents and uncles and aunts coming from? Honestly, I never had anyone make something this cool for me: a TARDIS bookcase cupboard. Seriously, how amazing is this concept?

Over at Instructables, user caitlinsdad has put up step-by-step documentation on how he made this incredible TARDIS bookcase, based on the time machine used by everyone's favorite time lord in Doctor Who. It is a Christmas gift he is preparing for his nephews, so the article is an ongoing development, but you can see the final product over there.

Caitlinsdad made the basis of the TARDIS bookcase from a cheap $20 bookcase, which is pretty amazing. I mean, my carpentry skills are on par with Homer Simpson -- when I look at a bookshelf in a store, my first thought is, "Crap, will I have to assemble this?" Clearly, caitlinsdad, and many of the other fine folks over at Instructables, look at these items and immediately see artistic goals [...]

Deal: FREE 1-Day Shipping On Video Games

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:59 AM PST



Right now, Amazon has several limited-time-only deals on Video Games and to help you with your last-minute holiday shopping, the company is currently offering FREE One-Day Shipping on Video Games within the continental U.S., when purchased from Amazon.com. That means you'll receive your items in time for Christmas!

Visit the Video Games product list to view eligible titles. This offer is limited-time only. Below are a few of the titles eligible for the free one-day shipping:

- Red Dead Redemption
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Michael Jackson Experience
- TRON Evolution
- Madden NFL 11
- Call of Duty: Black Ops [For this title, for a limited time, if you buy it for PS3 or Xbox 360, you'll get a $10 Amazon.com Credit. See product page for more details.]

Also, the Buy 2 for $79 deal is still valid. For a limited time, buy any two of the video games listed in the selection for $79 when they are purchased together in the same order. A sample of the selection is Fallout: New Vegas, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Medal of Honor, and more.

There's also a Buy One, Get One 40% Off video game sale on titles like Mass Effect 2, Beatles Rock Band, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Dead Space, and much more.

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