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The CALM Act finally puts the muzzle on loud TV commercials.

Google Starts Reporting False DMCA Takedown Requests.

Arrow: John Barrowman talks archery, Doctor Who anniversary.

All Eleven Doctors As Ceramic Owls.

Doctor Who Regenerations T-Shirt.

Bilbo’s Gingerbread Hobbit-Hole.

The Hobbit’s Martin Freeman on dwarves, Gollum and Leonard Nimoy.

A Full List of All IMAX Theaters Showing The Hobbit.

The Hobbit: The Musical.

Christopher Nolan continues to refuse to confirm or deny Batman cameo rumors for Man of Steel. Nothing new there.

A History of Superman’s Evolution On Television.

Siegels And Shusters Lose Case Over Superman Against DC Entertainment

The Legal View: Did Marc Toberoff actually win in today’s Superman case ruling?

Grace Randolph’s Stacktastic: The Man of Steel.

TV Legends Revealed: Were There Product Placements In Original A Charlie Brown Christmas?

The History of the Marvel Movie Universe, in Concept Art.

Hello Kitty Gets Assimilated…And It’s Delicious.

Will We Get A Claremont/John Romita Jr. Hardcover X-Men Omnibus?

2013 Eisner Awards judges announced.

Gillian Anderson joins the cast of Hannibal.

Port strike delays some IDW books for December.

Layoffs scheduled to hit local entertainment industry. It should affect production staffers for Days of Our Lives.

The Wolverine New International Motion Poster.

Senreich and Wells vs. Santa: Robot Chicken Christmas Special.

DC Execs on Vertigo.

Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot: The Complete Series Release Scheduled

Horror Education of the Week: Black Christmas.

The Great Stephen King Re-Read: Firestarter.

Black Bat Resurrected By Flash Co-Writer.

Vortex illusion carpet.

Random Roles: Mel Brooks.

8 Ways To Keep The Fantastic Four Movie Reboot From Sucking.

The Line It Is Drawn #119—Action Historical Figures.

Garrett Hedlund confirms he will return for Tron 3.

Vampire Diaries cast reads fanfiction. Hysterical.

Check Out The First Footage From Bates Motel In New Featurette.

Nerdist Podcast: Malcolm McDowell.

Mission Log #19: Episode 19—Tomorrow Is Yesterday.

Livejournal said the x_meggan journal’s paid account was about to expire. So I used the extra tokens I had to renew it. However, it says that the paid account still expires on December 26th. While in the icon section it says: “(3 large packages, expiring 2013-12-25)" I’m out of tokens now, so we’ll just see what happens.

Yuletide: Selecting Characters During Sign-Up. Meanwhile, I'm on the brink of adding Beetlejuice and Real Ghostbusters to the offer pile. I'll decide for certain later.

The upcoming schedule for the 2013 round of the Not Prime Time Ficathon.

AMC settles Dish dispute.

Six-Strikes ‘Independent Expert’ Is RIAA’s Former Lobbying Firm.

Marie Wallace injured in Connecticut stage production. Best wishes to her on a speedy recovery.

Dark Shadows: Movie Visual Companion Preview Pictures.

Horror Education of the Week: Poltergeist.

Official Artwork and Synopsis: Mockingbird Lane.

Grandpa Munster Gets Gory In One Of Two New Mockingbird Lane Photos.

Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness—80’s Rerun: Hellraiser.

Longbox of the Damned: The New Teen Titans #12.

Rare Halloween Videos: 1985: The Fall Guy—October The 32nd.

Warner Bros. Now Owns Paramount’s Friday The 13th Library.

5 Horror Movies With Amazing Endings.

13 Ghosts of Halloween: Day 3.

Top 10 Scary Places In 80’s Horror Movies.

Monster In My Pocket Trading Cards Review—Part 1.

Give A Book For All Hallow’s Read 2012.

Trailers From Hell: John Landis on Island of Lost Souls.

Good Bad Flicks Review: Night of the Comet (1984)

Sofie Liv reviews Dracula (1931).

2012 Top 100 Comic Book Runs #45-41.

2012 Top 100 Comic Book Runs #40-36.

2012 Top 100 Comic Book Runs #35-31.

The 10 Greatest Giant Movie Monsters Of All Time.

Science In Our Comics.

16 ways cartoonist Winsor McCay quietly changed the world.

Superman on TV: October 22-28.

Star Trek captains boldly go to London convention. This all apparently culminated in Barrowman leaping forward with the request that Scott Bakula sign his right buttock, quite possibly to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

Pocket Paradox’s Flux Capacitor app free until October 25th, 2012.

11 Predictions That Back To The Future II Got Right.

The Cinefiles—Batman Part 2: The Nolan Years.

Producer Eric Radomski Discusses Twenty Years Of Batman: The Animated Series.

Take A Vacation From Gotham City Crime In The Batman Hotel Room.

The AV Club reviews the Justice League episode Starcrossed.

Atop The Fourth Wall: Spider-Man: Power And Responsibility.

Excellent high-voltage warning glyph.

Saint Paul couple opens the Library of Justice.

Live The Wolverine Chat with Mangold and Jackman on October 29th.

Colbert’s Hobbit Cameo Confirmed.

Comics Alliance Reviews BloodRayne (2005), Part One.

From Tor: Ghosts In the Machines, written by Neil Gaiman.

Arrow Gets Full Season From The CW.

Beauty and the Beast gets order for more…scripts.

First Image of Iron Man 3’s New Villain, The Mandarin.

Iron Man 3 gets another trailer teaser.

Star Wars made entirely out of scarecrows wins best Halloween lawn on this Earth.

M.O.D.O.K. marionette is every bit as terrifying as you imagine.

The Avengers Earns Another $33.3 Million From Home Video Sales.

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week)—October 22nd.

Please explain Babylon 5 to us.

Blade Runner—30th Anniversary DVD Clip.

Movie Issues Podcast: The Universal Monsters.

Two True Freaks Podcast, Commentary Monthly Monday: Episode 294: Poltergeist (1982)

Film Sack Podcast, Episode 136: Children of the Corn (1984)

Tysto Commentary Podcast: They Live (1988) Commentary

Nerdist Podcast: NY Comic Con.

Yuletide continues to take nominations until Wednesday, October 3rd. Just in case Ghostbusters and The Super Dictionary don’t end up being nominated, I’ve made a note to nominate them myself for next year’s Yuletide.

Meanwhile, for Yuletide research purposes, I have now watched Real Genius, The Green Hornet, and MirrorMask—in addition to Snow White And the Huntsman and The Cabin In The Woods a couple weeks back. The Monster Squad is up next.

Japan introduces piracy penalties for illegal downloads.

Pirate Bay Down Due To Power Failure.

Superman on TV—October 1st-7th.

Brett Booth’s New…ish Look For Red Robin.

Fan-Art Friday: Batman.

Which hero or heroine really gets on your nerves? And why?

Liam Neeson interview: Taken 2, The Dark Knight Rises, comedy and biscuits.

Sir Terry Pratchett Launches His Own Production Company.

Who defaced the moon best?

Sony shuts down PSP Comic Store after October 30th.

Seal of Approval: The History Of The Comics Code.

How Michael Meyers Learned To Drive. I’d say avoid this one if you are on the squeamish side, as it’s graphic at the end. (And, yes, he hits everything before that.)

The Arrow Producers Answer Fan Questions.

This Easter, celebrate with face-hugger-impregnated bunnies.

The Lone Ranger Reveals Seven New Stills.

6 Best Scenes From The Princess Bride.

Join Comics Retailers For Banned Books Week.

Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan: Behind The Scenes

The AfterElton Interview: John Barrowman.

A copy of both Brave And The Bold #28 and Fantastic Four #5 were stolen from Wizard World Ohio.

Being Human series 5 starts filming.

David S. Goyer Talks About Writing Man of Steel.

Todd McFarlane Sues Al Simmons Over Spawn Biography.

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week) October 1st.

The Soulless Minions Podcast: The Neverending Story (1984) Commentary

Film Sack Podcast #133: Pet Semetary (1989)

Nerdist Podcast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Pirate Bay Founder Arrest Related To Tax Hack, Not Piracy.

Trading popular files on BitTorrent? You’ll be spotted within 3 hours.

‘Kids Like Chains’ And More Wisdom From Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, and Stan Lee Circa 1991.

Nick Briggs does a Dalek prank for The One Show.

Life Outside The TARDIS: John Barrowman.

Doctor Who premiere breaks BBC America ratings record.

Another clip from Doctor Who: Dinosaurs On A Spaceship.

Instead of Shawn Levy, Paul McGuigan will now be directing a Frankenstein movie for Fox.

Lawsuit over Smallville profits heads to jury trial.

Shuster estate says 1992 deal shouldn’t stop bid for Superman rights.

Katie Cassidy interview, about her character’s role in Arrow.

Batman: The Animated Series just turned 20 years old.

Graphic Spoiler Alert: The Dark Knight Rises. A funny comic strip. Given the title, there’s the usual massive spoiler warning if you intend to see the film, but haven’t yet.

From Funny Or Die: Bane The Telemarketer.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Clip 2.

Five Developments From Detective Comics #0.

Preview Batgirl #0.

There is a rumor going around that Bane’s origin will be included in The Dark Knight Rises Blu-Ray Director’s Cut. However, as Christopher Nolan doesn’t tend to release deleted scenes, I doubt it’s true.

Thundercats appears to be canceled…again.

Tony Fleecs’ comics-themed retro pulp covers,

Elfquest is back…at Boing Boing.

Young Justice 2-Pack Pre-Order Canceled.

The Best of Boris Karloff.

Brent Spiner Joins Star Trek London Guest List.

Frances Conroy returns to American Horror Story: Asylum.

What if the X-Men starred in Star Wars?

Neal Stephenson Interview.

The Line It Is Drawn #105—Superheroes Get New Sidekicks.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Box Set will be released, but it will be next spring instead of later this month.

New stills from EW’s Fall TV Preview Issue for The Vampire Diaries, Grimm, and Revolution.

Jerry Ordway’s variant cover to Shazam: The Complete Live Action Series.

Killer Klowns star talks the upcoming sequel.

We Hate Movies Podcast: WHM Mailbag—Chickens ‘n’ CHUD.

Hey Kids Comics Podcast, Season 1, Episode 8: Hellblazer.

Harry Harrison has passed away at the age of 87. May he rest in peace. He was the author of the Stainless Steel Rat novels, while another story was adapted into Soylent Green. Neil Gaiman’s thoughts.

uTorrent Makes Ads Optional Following User ‘Revolt.’

John Barrowman joins the CW’s Arrow in a recurring role—no word as to the character’s name as of yet. This should be interesting.

Stan Lee’s Rants: Spider-Man Popsicle.

Stan Lee participated in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit yesterday.

From College Humor: Batman Vs. The Scarecrow. Those are some weird (but entertaining) fears.

Doctor Who episode titles confirmed.

New Doctor Who Series Images.

U.S. Premiere Screening of Doctor Who Episode Asylum of the Daleks Announced. This is for a private screening of the episode followed by a question and answer session with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Caroline Skinner, not its official airing on television.

Pack Rat Studios built a Steampunk Iron Man.

Marc Forster’s Cut Of World War Z Only 52 Minutes Long?

Raiders of the Lost Ark will get an IMAX release this September.

Kleefeld on Comics: A Rights Issue Leading To Collectability?

Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 227: Uncanny X-Men #135.

Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 228: Uncanny X-Men #143.

Hero Helpers: The 10 Best Sidekicks In Comic Book History.

Concept Art For The Cancelled Sandman Movie.

Paul Tobin’s Favorite Female Characters In Literature #1: Catwoman.

Lara Jean Chorotecki joins Hannibal to fill a role previously played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Red Dragon.

Stephanie Leigh Schlund joins the cast of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Behind the scenes of Extreme Ghostbusters: The Flasher Ghost.

10 Comic Book Characters Who Are Cooler Than Batman.

Some Key Signs That You Might Have Misunderstood An Alien’s Intentions.

The Drew Edward Johnson Wonder Woman Story That Was Never Published.

Comic Book Day: Getting Brave and Bold with Jim Lee.

Hero Complex talks to Neal Adams at Comic Con.

The Tingler Gets A Major Technological Upgrade.

Freddy Krueger Toilet Tank Cover.

33 Things Learned From The French Connection Commentary.

Doc’s DeLorean T-Shirt.

DIY Steampunk Lightsaber From A Vintage Flashlight.

10 must-see episodes of Star Trek.

Fall Movie Preview: 5 Movies We’re Sure Will Rule, And 21 That Could Surprise Us.

Now Playing Podcast: Thunderball (1965)

Terror Transmission Podcast, Episode 74: Tarantula (1955)

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 260. It’s a variety of topics for this one, ranging from horror movies to Disney’s The Black Hole, to Doctor Who, to Hercules, and other things.

Commentary Track Stars Podcast: Batman Begins (2005) Commentary. There are some major character spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises at the 1:50 mark as the discussion goes into that direction. If you haven’t already seen it, skip ahead to 1:54.

Court Gives IFPI Permission To Identify Pirate Bay Users.

Company Accidentally Fires Entire Staff (Worldwide) Via E-Mail.

Best look yet at Before Watchmen pages, character designs.

The Great Alan Moore Reread: From Hell, Part 1.

MTV Geek interviews Amber Benson.

The unaired pilots for Wonder Woman and Batgirl, from 1967.

5 Things You May Not Know About Superman II.

First look at Jim Lee’s poster for 2012 Hero Complex Film Festival.

Creators’ families rights: merit vs. inheritance.

Upstairs Downstairs Not Returning For Third Season.

32 Science Fiction And Fantasy Movies That Could Rock Your Summer.

BuzzFeed offers a look inside the DC Comics offices.

An interview with John Barrowman, from the recent C2E2 convention.

Should John Barrowman return as Captain Jack for the 50th anniversary?

Dark Shadows Original Cast Reunion Photo. Taken before Jonathan Frid passed away.

Preview of Superman #8.

The Avengers Theme.

Buffy Writer Jane Espenson Talks Tough TV Heroines.

Jessica Chastain is in talks for Iron Man 3.

New trailer for Pixar’s Brave. And a clip called Eyes On the Pies.

The director of Bridesmaids wrote some of The Amazing Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man Toaster.

BAFTA Television Award Nominations. Nominations are up for Sherlock, The Fades, and Misfits.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Theatrical Trailer.

Gallifrey Time Lords T-Shirt

DC Cancels Legion Lost Trade.

Original art from New Mutants Special and X-Men Annual #9.

Fantastic Fangirls: What comic book character would make a good coach?

Svengoolie interviews Vince Price’s daughter, Victoria Price.

Jane Levy on Possession and The Evil Dead Remake.

Watch Chris Weston Paint Miracleman.

24 Things We Learned From The Total Recall Commentary.

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.