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• Geek Gear: Doctor Who ‘The Organic Exterminators’
• Video Game Deal: Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Geek Gear: Warehouse 13 ‘Snag it Bag it Tag’ Shirt
• King’s X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Suffers Heart Attack
• More Photos Of The Muppets At The Academy Awards
• $5 MP3 Album Deal: David Bowie’s Live In Santa Monica ’72
• Pre-Order ‘Game Of Thrones’ Video Game, Get A Hardcover Concept Art Book
• Book Review: Knits For Nerds
• Ridley Scott On ‘Prometheus’ Connection With ‘Alien’; Reveals Guy Pearce’s Role
• $3 eBook Deal: Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater’
• Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs X-Men War Journals’ Webisodes Coming To MTV Geek
• Rumor For Your Thoughts: Benedict Cumberbatch To Be The Master In ‘Doctor Who’?
• Comic Review: Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords
• Oscar Watch: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Dictator’ Dumps Kim Jong Il’s Ashes On Ryan Seacrest

Geek Gear: Doctor Who ‘The Organic Exterminators’ Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:50 AM PST The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is the Doctor Who-themed shirt called "The Organic Exterminators" by herky. The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

Video Game Deal: Star Wars: The Old Republic Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon day is Star Wars: The Old Republic for only $39.99 (that's 33% off the list price of $59.95). Note – this deal is valid only for today, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last. The item currently has a free one-day shipping promotion on it: Use a Discover Card to purchase this and enter promotion code DSCVRSHP to get free one-day shipping. See the Special Offers and Product Promotions section of the product page for more details [...]

Geek Gear: Warehouse 13 ‘Snag it Bag it Tag’ Shirt Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:50 AM PST The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at TeeFury today is a Warehouse 13-themed shirt called "Snag it Bag it Tag" by Dave Perillo. The sale began at Teefury today, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it's over, it will not be sold on the site anymore [...]

King’s X Drummer Jerry Gaskill Suffers Heart Attack Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:02 PM PST Jerry Gaskill, longtime drummer for the rock group King's X, suffered a heart attack on Sunday, February 26, and is currently in stable condition, according to the band's record label InsideOut Music. The 54-year-old drummer was rushed to the hospital yesterday and underwent emergency surgery. After surgery, Gaskill was placed in intensive care, where he currently remains. All upcoming North American tour dates for King's X have been cancelled [...]

More Photos Of The Muppets At The Academy Awards Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:00 PM PST Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, of The Muppets fame, put every other celebrity couple to shame last night when they walked the Red Carpet at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in designer fashions. We got a glimpse of the duo yesterday, but now Disney has released several backstage and Red Carpet images of the happy couple, who were at the awards ceremony in Hollywood because "Man or Muppet," a song from their recent movie, was nominated for Best Original Song (which went on to win the category). Check out all 15 images here below, along with more details on Kermit and Piggy's fashions. The Muppets hits DVD and Blu-ray on March 20, 2012 and is available for pre-order now [...]

$5 MP3 Album Deal: David Bowie’s Live In Santa Monica ’72 Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:00 PM PST As part of Amazon's monthly $5 MP3 album deals for February 2012, David Bowie's Live in Santa Monica '72 is on sale for only $5 and includes a booklet which you can download in PDF format. If you'd like a physical copy of Live in Santa Monica '72, the CD version appears to be out of circulation, but it is available from various third-party sellers starting at $10.24 [...]

Pre-Order ‘Game Of Thrones’ Video Game, Get A Hardcover Concept Art Book Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Whether the upcoming video game based on author George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series and the HBO series of the same name, Game of Thrones, will end up being good or not is to be determined. We've seen some gameplay videos videos, but not a whole lot else is known about it, and it's hard to know what to expect when the game is released on May 15 of this year. Despite the fact that the game itself is still up in the air, a new deal is being offered that will surely lure a few buyers in early. [...]

Book Review: Knits For Nerds Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST Knits For Nerds 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy Paperback | Kindle By Joan of Dark, a.k.a. Toni Carr Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Release date: February 21, 2012 Geek goddess and Roller Derby maven Toni Carr, a.k.a. Joan of Dark, has whipped up the amazing Knits For Nerds as her "gushy love letter to the nerd community." That love is palpable in every beautifully photographed and neatly arranged page of this how-to guide for geek garb. Inspired by the handmade costumes and adornments worn by sci-fi convention attendees, Carr has created 30 knitting patterns for such projects as Hobbit Feet Slippers, Trek Girl Dress, Big Bang Sweater Vest (for girls and guys!), and the Super Awesome Fantastic Mega Cute Manga Leg Warmers [...]

Ridley Scott On ‘Prometheus’ Connection With ‘Alien’; Reveals Guy Pearce’s Role Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST The nature of the connection between Ridley Scott's Prometheus and the original Alien film series has been the most hotly debated topic regarding the forthcoming sci-fi prequel. The domestic and international teaser trailers have featured designs and concepts seemingly derived from H.R. Giger's groundbreaking creations from Scott's 1979 face-screwing, chest-bursting space shocker, including glimpses of the derelict spacecraft that set the plot of Alien in motion. But Scott and company have been pretty tight-lipped so far about whether or not Prometheus shares more than just a little DNA with its xenomorphic cinematic brethren. In an interview with the Hungarian news website Mozinezo, Scott spoke out in regards to the character being played by Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential, The Proposition) and gave us a little insight into just how much Prometheus figures into the origins of the Alien series [...]

$3 eBook Deal: Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater’ Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST As part of Amazon's monthly deals of 100 Kindle books for $3.99 or less, Kurt Vonnegut's other classic novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is on sale for only $2.99. Vonnegut is perhaps best known for his World War II satire, Slaughterhouse 5. In God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, we follow millionaire Eliot Rosewater on a bizarre, cross-country journey to find "heritage and philanthropic outcome" while he introduces the work of science fiction author Kilgore Trout, a character some believe to be Vonnegut's alter ego for he appears in many of his works. [...]

Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs X-Men War Journals’ Webisodes Coming To MTV Geek Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:01 PM PST Marvel Comics has been promoting their next summer event, Avengers Vs. X-Men, as one of the biggest stories they've ever told. Well, honestly I took that with a grain of salt, because that's what they say about every new comic book event they release. I took Avengers Vs. X-Men to be a fun tights and fights story with elements of almost fan fiction in play because fans always debate which heroes could take each other out. Now, Marvel has announced a pretty cool partnership with MTV Geek to further get the word out about this summer story arc. So, maybe this is gonna be a big deal? We'll just have to wait and see on that one [...]

Rumor For Your Thoughts: Benedict Cumberbatch To Be The Master In ‘Doctor Who’? Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST It seems that as soon as filming hits the ground for Doctor Who that the gossip floodgates open for the series. I've heard some doozies in my time, but this one (if real) would actually be quite interesting. Express.co.uk and Radio Times are reporting of rumors that Benedict Cumberbatch from Sherlock (and the forthcoming Star Trek 2 and The Hobbit) could have landed the role as The Master for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. Because Cumberbatch is celebrated for his Holmes role in "that other" Steven Moffat series, his name has popped up in the past as potentially appearing on Doctor Who [...]

Comic Review: Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords Written by CW Cooke Pencils by Nick Justus Colors by C.J. Ruiz Letters & Inks by Warren Montgomery Cover by Joe Phillips Bluewater Productions Release date: January 31, 2012 Price: $3.99 (print); $1.99 (ebook) The story of Gabrielle Giffords is one of triumph over adversity. On January 8, 2011, the Arizona Representative was shot in the head while giving a public speech in her home state. Though she survived the attack, Giffords faced many hurdles in her recovery and continues to face them even now. Female Force: Gabrielle Giffords is a new 32-page full-color biographical comic book from Bluewater Productions that details the Congresswomen's life from her many academic achievements, to her time as a business woman and state politician, and later as a member of Congress. We learn a little about her childhood and also about her relationship with husband, NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. Of course, great attention is given to the shooting and Giffords's subsequent efforts to recover from her extensive injuries [...]

Oscar Watch: Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Dictator’ Dumps Kim Jong Il’s Ashes On Ryan Seacrest Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST When Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen shows up somewhere in character, it's guaranteed that he'll pull a stunt. And that's exactly what the actor did when he walked the Red Carpet at last night's 84th Annual Academy Awards and then "spilled" the supposed ashes of Kim Jong Il onto interviewer Ryan Seacrest. You can watch the entire escapade in the video here below. Cohen arrived to the Oscars dressed as Admiral General Aladeen, his character from the upcoming film The Dictator, carrying an urn he said was filled with the ashes of late North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and flanked by his two female personal security officers. He made his way down the Red Carpet to Ryan Seacrest, who was covering the Red Carpet arrives for E! [...]

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