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• Geek Gear: Sherlock Holmes ‘Baker Street Consulting’ Shirt
• Kevin Smith Possibly Looking To Bring Back ‘Clerks: The Animated Series’ In 2013
• Comic Review: Thief of Thieves #2
• ‘Bioshock’ Loses Another Director As Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Departs the Production
• Swedish Rockers ‘Europe’ Announce New Album, Single & UK Tour
• $5 MP3 Album Deal: Laughin’ & Cryin’ With The Reverend Horton Heat
• The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 9: Prometheus and The Easybeats
• Happy 81st Birthday, Leonard Nimoy!
• Surprise! The ‘Doctor Who’ Teaser Trailer For Series 7 Is Here!
• March Is Metal: Metallica ‘…And Justice For All’ MP3 For $5.99
• Check Out Leonard Nimoy On The Set Of ‘The Big Bang Theory’
• Watch The Teaser Trailer For ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2′

Geek Gear: Sherlock Holmes ‘Baker Street Consulting’ Shirt Posted: 27 Mar 2012 05:00 AM PDT The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel is the Sherlock Holmes-themed shirt called "Baker Street Consulting" by AJ Paglia. The sale at RIPT began today, Tuesday, March 27, 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 [...]

Kevin Smith Possibly Looking To Bring Back ‘Clerks: The Animated Series’ In 2013 Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:00 PM PDT Back in early 2000 Kevin Smith, then at the height of his popularity as a filmmaker, saw the launch of a primetime animated series based on his debut feature, the 1994 cult classic comedy Clerks. The show was set to air Wednesday nights at 9:30 on ABC, the ideal time slot for a show inspired by a movie whose script was so rich in poetic vulgarity and profanity that the Motion Picture Association of America's ratings board originally slapped an NC-17 on Clerks, a decision that was later successfully appealed by the film's distributor Miramax Films. Smith had entertained offers from rival networks for the animated Clerks series before settling on ABC as an act of corporate solidarity since the network was owned by the Walt Disney Company, the multimedia conglomerate that also owned Miramax [...]

Comic Review: Thief of Thieves #2 Posted: 26 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT Thief of Thieves #2 Story by Robert Kirkman Written by Nick Spencer Art by Shawn Martinbrough Colors by Felix Serrano Letters by Rus Wooton Image Comics Release Date: March 14, 2012 Cover Price: $2.99 Thief of Thieves #2 might not feel like much of a comic at first, my initial feeling was that it was underwhelming, but let it gestate some. I think there's something interesting going on here. The writing is the big draw for the new series from Image Comics. Or, to be more accurate, the writing process itself. The publishers' star scribe/Chief Operating Officer, Robert Kirkman, is utilizing his experience as Executive Producer on The Walking Dead and acting as 'Show Runner,' in TV terms, on the title, which, in comic terms means taking 'Story' credit. He's said, in essence, that he writes the broad outline of the story and that a different writer per arc will actually script the book. Morning Glories' Nick Spencer is tackling the first arc [...]

‘Bioshock’ Loses Another Director As Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Departs the Production Posted: 26 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PDT For several years now a movie based on the popular Bioshock video game franchise has been in development. At one point Gore Verbinski (the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies) was in the director's chair, but couldn't come to an agreement with the studio about the film's projected budget and his demand for an R-rating. Verbinski assumed producing duties instead and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) took over as director. But now it looks like the Spanish filmmaker is no longer involved with the long-gestating Bioshock movie either. "To be honest, by now, I'm completely out of that, and developing other stuff," Fresnadillo said in an interview with the Playlist while promoting his latest film Intruders. "Right now it's on hold. The studio and the videogame company, they have to reach some kind of agreement about the budget and the rating." Despite the popularity of the Bioshock games the franchise has a very limited fanbase outside the gaming community and wouldn't necessarily justify the sizable nine-figure budget required to bring the game to life on the big screen. Verbinski looks to be staying on as producer [...]

Swedish Rockers ‘Europe’ Announce New Album, Single & UK Tour Posted: 26 Mar 2012 03:11 PM PDT Swedish rock legends Europe will release their 9th studio album, Bag Of Bones, next month in the UK. Due to hit on April 30, 2012 (April 27 for the rest of Europe), the hard rock band most famous for 1986 hit "The Final Countdown" will release its newest album since 2009's Last Look At Eden. Featuring 11 new tracks, Bag Of Bones is produced by the man very much in demand: Kevin Shirley who has worked with everyone from Journey to Aerosmith to Rocket From The Crypt. Recently he brought supergroup Black Country Communion (featuring Glenn Hughes) to life [...]

$5 MP3 Album Deal: Laughin’ & Cryin’ With The Reverend Horton Heat Posted: 26 Mar 2012 02:00 PM PDT As part of Amazon's monthly $5 MP3 album deal for March 2012, Laughin' And Cryin' With The Reverend Horton Heat is on sale for only $5. If you'd like a physical copy of Laughin' And Cryin' With The Reverend Horton Heat, the CD is available for only $7.82. You may be asking, "Who the hell is The Reverend Horton Heat?" Well, he's not an actual reverend, for starters. He's Jim Heath, who acquired the nickname "Reverend" back in 1985 when his impromptu solo rendition of "Fulsom Prison Blues" was met with shouts of "Go Reverend" by the proprietor of the venue where Heath was simply known as "Jim the Sound Guy," It was that night that Jim Heath became The Reverend Horton Heat. The name Horton is a nod to Johnny Horton, an American country and rockabilly singer popular in the 1950s, and Heat is just a shortened version of Heath. The name also doubles as the name of the band, whose sound has been described as a combination of country, surf, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly - sometimes collectively referred to as psychobilly. Their energetic sound and often humorous lyrics, make The Reverend Horton Heat an all-around good-time band [...]

The Geeks Of Doom Round Up 9: Prometheus and The Easybeats Posted: 26 Mar 2012 01:00 PM PDT The ninth episode of The Geeks Of Doom Round Up is here, and Andy reviews the trailer for Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Guy Pearce. For our music selection this week, Greg takes you on a rock and roll history lesson with Australian band The Easybeats and their timeless classic song, "Friday On My Mind." Later, we evaluate the merits of H.R. 4204 aka The Violence in Video Games Labeling Act proposed by Congressmen Joe Baca (D-Cal) and Frank Wolf (R-VA). And in the lead-up to another TARDISblend episode, we look at the recent news of Jenna-Louise Coleman being cast as the new companion in Doctor Who [...] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Happy 81st Birthday, Leonard Nimoy! Posted: 26 Mar 2012 12:16 PM PDT The famous actor, director, poet, and photographer, Leonard Nimoy, turns 81 years old today! Netting his biggest success and three Emmy nominations for his portrayal as the logical Vulcan Mr. Spock on television's Star Trek, the role also served as a springboard for Nimoy to have a career which is as diverse as the man himself. Following Star Trek, he appeared on TV's Mission: Impossible for two years and then made appearances on Columbo and even voiced Spock on the animated version of Star Trek, along with most of the original TV cast [...]

Surprise! The ‘Doctor Who’ Teaser Trailer For Series 7 Is Here! Posted: 26 Mar 2012 10:54 AM PDT The BBC has released the first official teaser trailer for the approaching seventh series (actually Season 33) of Doctor Who. Featuring Matt Smith's eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, with departing companions Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill), the trailer gives a quick and condensed glimpse into what showrunner Steven Moffat has in store for fans this year. You can view the trailer at the bottom of this post [...]

March Is Metal: Metallica ‘…And Justice For All’ MP3 For $5.99 Posted: 26 Mar 2012 09:00 AM PDT As part of Amazon's March Is Metal deals of the month they are offering hundreds of amazing metal albums at great prices. One such album is Metallica's ...And Justice For All available on MP3 download for only $5.99 -- a great price for the MP3, but if you would prefer a physical copy, the CD is available for $13.99. ...And Justice For All is Metallica's fourth album and the band's first full-length album to feature bassist Jason Newsted. Originally released in 1988, the album has thrash metal classics like "Blackened," "Harvester of Sorrow," and the incredible "One." The MP3 version also includes two extra live tracks. Check out the other great metal deals on the Amazon.com March Is Metal page HERE. The sales end at the end of March, so grab them now while you can! [...]

Check Out Leonard Nimoy On The Set Of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Posted: 26 Mar 2012 08:01 AM PDT Last month we wrote about how Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy would be a guest star on The Big Bang Theory. Now, Nimoy has tweeted some photos of himself on the set of the CBS sitcom. Check them out here below, along with a promo video for the upcoming episode, which airs this Thursday, March 29 at 8pm ET/PT. In the episode, titled "The Transporter Malfunction," Penny (Kaley Cuoco) buys Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon Star Trek collectibles as a thank-you, and Nimoy voices the Mr. Spock action figure [...]

Watch The Teaser Trailer For ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:09 AM PDT Last week, a mere 7 seconds of footage from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 was released, and over the weekend, the teaser trailer for the film debuted in theaters in front of screenings of The Hunger Games. Now, Summit Entertainment has released that full teaser trailer online. Watch it here below. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, which is the final installment in the 5-movie franchise, hits theaters on November 16, 2012 [...]

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