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Jeff Rice, a Veteran Amazing Race producer, died in Uganda after being poisoned. May he rest in peace. A second was poisoned and seems to have survived, but his name wasn’t mentioned in the article I read. Best wishes to him on a speedy recovery. While I haven’t watched in a couple seasons, I loved that show.

havocthecat has news on the SOPA/PIPA front, with it going further in tracking internet activity this time around.

Kim Dotcom has been released on bail, but banned from using the internet or straying too far from home.

Some 80’s centered Marvel Comics solicitations for May. New Mutants Classic Volume 7 will be released, collecting issue #’s 48-54 and Annual #3.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Yrra Cynril (Fatality/Star Sapphire).

A new clip involving Alfred telling off Batman sarcastically, in Justice League: Doom.

The trailer for the documentary Wonder Women: The Untold Story Of American Superheroines.

Anthony Stewart Head will present Buffy: The Greatest Episodes on Syfy UK. whedonesque discusses it here.

Eternal Law has been cancelled.

Community will return on March 15th. I avoid that show, since I don't like Chevy Chase or Joel McHale, but I know there are fans on my friends list.

Tobias Kwan’s drawing of Batman.

The first publicity photo has been released for Doctor Who, season 7, along with some casting news.

New image from The Avengers. whedonesque discusses it here.

Collin Donnell has been cast as Merlyn the Archer in the Green Arrow pilot.

snickfic is hosting a Multi-Fandom Het Mpreg Ficathon.

Over at terror_scifi, lonewytch wrote some great meta: Labyrinth And The Heroic Journey.

The international trailer for Battleship.

Two new tv spots for The Hunger Games.

Stephen King reads from his sequel to The Shining, Dr. Sleep.

Some impressive looking cosplay involving medieval Batman armor.

I was surprised to see that I received a virtual LJ gift for Valentine’s Day from a random passerby. So thank you for the glass heart, Blood. It was appreciated. Looks like they’re for everyone that wrote Jack/Rose/Doctor for betterwiththree at some time or another, given the note.

A warning for those that use Chrome when downloading movies or anything else: “Google has also added some new security functionality to Chrome. Every time that the user downloads a file, the browser will compare it against a whiltelist of known-good files and publishers. If the file isn't in the whitelist, its URL will be transmitted to Google's servers, which will perform an automatic analysis and attempt to guess if the file is malicious based on various factors like the trustworthiness of its source. If the file is deemed a potential risk, the user will receive a warning.”

The Dark Knight Rises food truck is touring New York, as part of a Toy Fair promotion.

On March 15th, the novelization of Shada will be released.

SFX lists Sci-Fi And Fantasy’s 14 Greatest Romances. Wash/Zoe make the list, along with Willow/Tara. whedonesque discusses the list here.

Mattel is finally making the Back to the Future Part II hoverboard—minus the hovering, of course.

Here’s the trailer for William Shatner’s one man Broadway show.

The extended international trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, with a bit more in the way of dialogue and new scenes.

Diamond announces the retailer Olympics.

The best (and weirdest) science fiction toys from Toy Fair 2012.

Peter Breck has passed away, at the age of 82, following a long illness. May he rest in peace. He was best known for his role in The Big Valley. MST3K fans will likely remember him from The Crawling Hand, and The Beatniks.

terror_scifi will be discussing Labyrinth.

Syfy is developing a series around the premise of the 2010 film Legion.

Fundraising efforts have begun, in order to help Gary Friedrich pay what he now owes Marvel.

Lou Taylor Pucci is in talks to join the remake of The Evil Dead.

From Cracked: 7 Theories On Time That Would Make Doc Brown’s Head Explode.

Give Bleeding Cool your questions for Joss Whedon, and he could answer them. whedonesque discusses it here.

snickfic is starting More Feedback Week.

The next movie for Svengoolie is Munster, Go Home.

New image of Barnabas and Angelique, from the Dark Shadows movie.

Megaupload users could lose all the stored data by Thursday.

Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane have finally settled the epic Spawn lawsuit, to Gaiman’s satisfaction—he gets half ownership of the issues of Spawn that Angela appears in.

Bruce Campbell answered fan questions at Blastr.

Lego Lord of the Rings.

Matt Ferguson created a couple Ghostbusters posters. The first one with the angry Mr. Stay Puft is my favorite, and works incredibly well.

The Ghostbusters Guide To Management.

Comic book inspired shelves are now available in the U.S.

10 Totally Psychotic Fairy Tales That Hollywood Should Film Next.

A couple of new promo images for Snow White And The Huntsman.

Teaser trailer for The Avengers Superbowl commercial. whedonesque discusses it here.

New clip for Justice League: Doom.

Eiko Ishioka passed away on January 21st, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. May she rest in peace. Her costuming for Bram Stoker’s Dracula earned her an Oscar. She also designed the costumes Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and for the upcoming Mirror Mirror.

Ian Abercrombie has passed away, at the age of 77. May he rest in peace. He had just recently completed voice work for the Green Lantern series on the Cartoon Network. While he is seemingly most recognized for a part on Seinfeld, I will remember him best as the Wise Man in Army of Darkness. He was also Alfred Pennyworth for the short-lived Birds of Prey tv series. whedonesque remembers him from Buffy, where he was the old man who directed the Gruenstalher Twins in season 3’s Homecoming.

Dimitra Arliss has passed away at the age of 79, following complications from a stroke. May she rest in peace. I remember her as the voice of Anastasia Hardy from Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

Dick Tufeld has passed away, at the age of 69, due to congestive heart failure. May he rest in peace. He was possibly most famous for being the voice of the robot who frequently said “Danger, Will Robinson!” on Lost In Space. According to IMDB, he was also the opening announcer for Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends, as well as The Time Tunnel and Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea. I watched the last two on The Sci-Fi Channel, in its early days.

FileSonic has disabled all file sharing capabilities.

Dreamhost was hacked.

March 10th marks the 15th anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiering on the now-defunct WB. whedonesque discusses it here. I’ve been a fan since Dead Man’s Party aired at the beginning of season 3.

Weekend Discussion Thread for Satellite News: Has MST3K Helped You Through A Difficult Time?

The official sherlockbbc series 2 friending meme is here.

Lost Girl Prompt Meme.

The next movie for Svengoolie is Abbott And Costello Go To Mars.

One man’s attempt to map every family tree in Middle Earth.

Neil Gaiman drew a “wobbly dragon” in honor of those celebrating the Chinese New Year.

John Rozum explains his exit from Static Shock.

Trailer for the Doctor Who video game, The Eternity Clock.

SFX lists the Top 50 Vampires 2012. Some characters from Dark Shadows, Being Human (both the US and UK versions) and the Buffyverse make the list. whedonesque discusses the list here.

Some breaking news first: Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down Megaupload, and seven employees have been arrested.

Five of the most interesting quotes, plus the full Japanese Amazing Spider-Man press conference.

Torchwood: Miracle Day was nominated for a GLAAD Award.

Jewel Staite answers more fan questions over at Blastr. whedonesque discusses it here.

From Cracked: 6 Absurd Movie Scenes (That Actually Happened)

Some classic Hammer Films titles are being restored for Blu-Ray—the first to receive this treatment will be Dracula, Prince of Darkness.

This next one should be avoided (don’t even hover over the link) if you don’t want to be massively spoiled for the finale of Sherlock. 10 Great Theories.

The Weirdest Creatures that Vampires Have Gone To War Against.

Chris Haberman’s VHS Misadventures.

Bed, Bath, And Beyond somehow accidentally gave their customers radioactive tissue holders, so there’s a recall on those. Just spreading the word, in case anyone on my friends list has one of these.

Joss Whedon says Captain America is the focus of The Avengers. whedonesque discusses this here.

What Wizard’s SEC filings reveal about the company’s future.

Here’s the new logo for DC Comics.

A&E is making a Psycho prequel tv series. The AV Club has thankfully pointed out the last time they tried this, with the pilot that failed back in 1987.

Lionsgate officially acquires Summit for $412.5 million.

Syfy has expanded their Warehouse 13 order, bringing the number of episodes up to 20 for the fourth season.

IDW preview for Ghostbusters #5.

New featurette for The Woman In Black.

Jim C. Hines attempts to recreate fantasy novel cover poses, with amusing results.

As a reminder, in case LJ is down for any extended length of time, I’m over on Dreamwidth, under this same username. Just let me know if I haven’t already friended you there, and I’ll do so.

Someday, I need to find out a way to alter the layout coding I have here just enough to get it over to there. Since they don’t use Generator in S1.

Watch the Green Goblin kidnap Anderson Cooper on New Year’s Eve

Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark has broken Broadway box office records.

Steampunk Greek Goddesses

The Batman Ceiling Fan.

Sideshow Collectibles’ latest Comiquette? Illyana Rasputin/Magik. They’ve done a fantastic job on that one.

The comic book episode of Moffat and Gatiss’ Sherlock we never got to see.

The BBC trailer for the next episode of Sherlock—The Hounds of Baskerville.

The trailer for Alcatraz.

Watch John Barrowman perform the theme songs to the 70’s Wonder Woman and the Spider-Man cartoon.

Fright Night (remake) bloopers.

Emma Caulfield as a blind witch in Once Upon A Time. whedonesque discusses it here.

Dimestore Dames discusses Mia Dearden.

10 Great Love/Hate Relationships From Science Fiction And Fantasy. The Doctor and the Master made the list.

A new tv spot for The Woman In Black.

Promo for the upcoming season of Being Human—the US version.

Bleeding Cool takes a closer look at the trailer for The Hobbit. Here are behind the scenes pictures.

In this spoof, this is what happens when Batman and Bane try to have a normal conversation.

Marvel has decided to convert The Avengers to 3D. Joss says it will not be “obnoxiously 3D.” whedonesque discusses it here.

That Joss Whedon-less Buffy reboot may not be happening after all. whedonesque discusses the news here.

Some solicitations of issues #6 and #7, for IDW’s new Ghostbusters comic.

The Science Channel will have a Firefly marathon on Christmas Day.

Batman infographic of all the variations of his costume over the years.

TeenNick will have Party Like It’s The 90’s Week, all next week. It includes Space Cases, The Secret World of Alex Mack, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Are You Afraid Of The Dark, Clarissa Explains It All, and several other shows.

10 Fun Facts About Krampus, the Christmas Demon.

The international poster for The Woman In Black.

Full length trailer for Sherlock’s A Scandal In Bulgravia.

If you’ve turned off Automatic Payments recently on LJ in the last little while, or you have ever used it and then stopped, you may wish to double check your settings. Apparently, some people have had their payments switched on again without their consent.

The new chairman of Wizard World is Mike Mathews, and he is sending out a letter to all old subscribers of Wizard magazine…offering a $100 credit towards Wizard shows, to make up for never getting the money back. The offer is good until December 31st, 2012. I won’t be accepting that one, since I was never interested in their conventions. Oh, but here’s something I missed seeing last month—Gareb Shamus, pursued across a convention floor, by a man Cosplaying as Lando and trying to find out if anyone will get their money back.

Scroll down the Letters To Santa page until you see Joss Whedon’s. whedonesque discusses it here.

The trailer for Jack the Giant Killer.

Clip from the next episode (The Sword in the Stone Part 1) of Merlin.

Watch Sam Raimi’s original Green Goblin FX test.

I think I may require another quick beta for yuletide. No knowledge of canon is required, it’s just going over it one final time for any spelling mistakes. Any volunteers? The story’s 3202 words, barely garnering a PG rating.

Three clips were released for the Doctor Who Christmas special. Here’s clip #1. Clip #2. Clip #3.

The Nine Greatest Nerd Fears Today. whedonesque discusses the list here.

Many more images have been released for The Amazing Spider-Man.

Marvel will release a canon prelude to The Avengers.

Great comics artists who redefined Batman.

Here’s the leaked trailer for Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D. What is with the randomly evil praying mantis?

More promo pics for season 2 of Sherlock.

Joe Simon has passed away at the age of 98. May he rest in peace. He was the co-creator of Captain America, The Sandman, The Fly, and many more.

Eduardo Barreto—a longtime artist for DC Comics—has passed away, at the age of 57. The cause of death is believed to be related to meningitis. May he rest in peace.

George Whitman has passed away at the age of 98, two days after his birthday and two months after suffering a stroke. May he rest in peace. He was the founder of Paris’ Shakespeare And Company bookstore, which also happened to feature in a few episodes of Highlander: The Series.

10 Collecting Fads Worth Next To Nothing Now. I remember POGs, even if I never bought one. I used to buy X-Men trading cards around 1989 or 1990—there’s probably still a three ring binder filled with the things around here somewhere.

The first official trailer for The Cabin In The Woods. whedonesque discusses it here.

After more than 20 years, Universal is closing their Jaws attraction.

Tom Hardy happily breaks a crew member (as a joke) while in character as Bane.

A brief history of X-Force.

From Mental Floss: 11 Functional Homemade TARDISes

Best wishes to both Russell T. Davies and his partner, as they deals with the latter’s cancer diagnosis.

Oh, and the link I gave for using the old layout of Youtube? They’ve apparently done something to make it stop working, so now you should use this one while you can.

If you’re having difficulty cross-posting between LJ and Twitter or Dreamwidth, that’s because (according to the latest status update) LJ has temporarily disabled the function until the DDOS attack ends. I’m also hoping we will regain syndicated feed updates at that point in time. Until then, I’m reading them (transferred all of them on a day when LJ was doing well) on Dreamwidth.

Once I hear back from my beta reader, the Yuletide story can go up. I just now decided the title I originally had for the story doesn’t work all that well, and have altered it to one that does.

New poster for The Cabin In The Woods. whedonesque discusses it here.

Someone found the original 16mm film for Manos: The Hands of Fate, and plans to release it in HD, on Blu-Ray. And here’s an update on the progress of the sequel, Manos: The Search For Valley Lodge—apparently, the person making it managed to locate another original cast member, who wasn’t dead as previously believed.

BBC America confirms that their Christmas Day schedule includes Doctor Who, at 8 PM CST.

Where to see the Dark Knight Rises prologue.

Youtube changed the subscription page, so now you can’t click an x and keep things from being massively cluttered. However, if you use this link after you log in, it looks like the old layout without all the new additions and you can remove things. At least for now, I don’t know how long it will last. Some have said that if you use Chrome, it looks like the old one, too—but for me, it’s the new one.

The stockings are being hung over at fandom_stocking. When mine goes up, I’ll link to it.

And here's a meme, taken from likeadeuce:

When you think of me, what is the first thing that pops into your mind related to me in any of the following categories:

TV Show:
Character:
Ship:
Movie:
Actor/Actress:
Catchphrase/word:
Color:
Food:
Drink:
Icon:
Website/community:
Other LJ or DW user:
The first word you think of when you think of me:

ETA: I've just noticed that all of my syndicated feeds appear to be on the fritz this morning. I'm going to assume it's an issue brought about due to the ongoing DDOS attack. Thankfully, I can still read the feeds via Dreamwidth.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Michelle Carter.

Bryan Singer will direct the pilot for The Munsters.

Marti Noxon will be writing the Ouija film for Hasbro. whedonesque discusses it here.

The copy of Action Comics #1 which was stolen from Nicholas Cage, is expected to bring in over $1 million in auction.

Fox has officially confirmed that X-Men: First Class will have a sequel.

From Cracked: 7 Movies That Put Insane Work Into Details You Didn’t Notice.

zombie_fest is beginning another round.

Preview clip for the next episode (A Herald of the New Age) of Merlin.

Charlize Theron discusses Snow White And The Huntsman…and says she’s hoping to slaughter Kristen Stewart. That would be a unique way to end a Snow White movie—and between that, and her other interview, I’m almost starting to like her.

The trailer for Neverland.