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Stuart Freeborn has passed away, at the age of 98. He was the “creature effects artist who brought Yoda, Chewbacca, the Ewoks and countless other Star Wars aliens to life.” May he rest in peace.

Robin Sachs' dogs are looking for a new home.

Massive search fraud botnet seized by Microsoft and Symantec

Siegel and Shuster attorney to court: It’s over

Comic Con International’s Tax Documents Reveal Organizations Assets, Cost of SDCC.

Warren Bernard’s Citations and Fredric Wertham Documents.

Abandoned Love: How Do We Get Wonder Woman Back From Being a Mod?

Neal Adams’ Amended Cover For The London Super Comic Con

Final Series Of Being Human Announced.

Being Human Series 5 Trailer

‘Merlin’ co-creator Julian Murphy on series’ emotional conclusion

Matt Smith to star in Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut How To Catch A Monster.

Ann Nocenti Talks Katana, Kurasowa and the Changes She’s Seen in Comics

Hindi Superman: 1987.

What The End Of Death of the Family Could Bring To Batman Comics.

Alfred Pennyworth: Where Do I Start?

Great Moments In Comics History: World’s Finest #153.

The Bat Signal: Layman & Fabok Rule the Roost in Detective Comics

Greg Berlanti's Storyboard Pitch For Green Lantern.

Paradise Island Concept Art Surfaces For David E. Kelly’s Wonder Woman.

The Uncanny X-Men Revolution: Cyclops

Is Venom In The Amazing Spider-Man 2?

Farscape Rewatch: Season Two Overview, Season Three Primer

Do zombies experience consciousness?

Bryan Cranston And Elizabeth Olsen In Talks To Join Legendary's Godzilla.

TV Legends Revealed: Ernie Hudson Lost The Ghostbusters Cartoon Role?

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Fridge Decal.

Super Mario Busters Perfectly Mixes SMB with Ghostbusters

Who Should Play Young Han Solo?

Who do you LEAST want to play Young Han Solo in the new Star Wars spinoff?

The Star Wars Sequel That Never (Quite) Was: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye

Top 20 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movie WTF Moments.

How The Definitive Movie Scare Got Grossed Up Into A Tiresome Cliché

TR Interview: Jeffrey Combs.

New Star Trek: Into Darkness Images From Entertainment Weekly.

Here’s an Ask Me Anything from William Shatner.

It’s No Coincidence That Your Favorite Characters Are Now Winter Storms

Charles Band Vidcast 02.07.13 - Valentine's Day, Wizard Video VHS, Grindhouse, Etc…

Dark Shadows News: April California Shadows Events Announced.

10 Movies That Should Become Spinoff TV Series Right Now

Why Americans Became Obsessed With Ninjas.

Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Seeks to Revive SG-1 As An Interactive Adventure

Junk Food Dinner #146: Alien (1979), Not Of This Earth (1988), and I Come In Peace (1990). Skip to 36 minutes in, if you only want to hear the movie discussions.

Pulp Nightmare: Pulp Commentary—Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

The Shut Up And Watch This Podcast, Episode 78: Super Hero Taisen (Commentary)

Hey Kids, Comics Podcast:Volume 2, Episode 6: Happy Birthday Superman, Part 1

Smodcast: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Commentary Track With Kevin Smith And Marc Bernardin.

Mission Log Podcast #27: Episode 27—The Alternative Factor.

Macmillan will sell e-books to libraries in pilot program at $25 per title

How Was SFSketchFest/Best of RiffTrax? I managed to go to the Manos screening. Due to an awful movie (one of the Wayans brothers spoofing the Paranormal Activity franchise—I walked in during what seemed to be the guy being jealous as he watched someone loudly having sex with a ghost; not being interested in watching this moment with Dad, we turned and left, opting to stay in the hall until it finished) running too long, Rifftrax wouldn’t have had time for the trivia/joke cards at the start. So the manager let everyone vote—we decided even if it went overly long, we wanted it. Things were fine, until midway through one of the shorts—the power in the whole theater went out. 5-10 minutes later, it came back, and we started where we left off. Someone that had been there for the previous showing (and its interruption by tornado and power outage) said it had happened at that same point, too. The manager (who also personally went in and cleaned up after the previous viewing of that movie) came in and apologized.

Unfortunately, the heat didn’t come back on. Instead, about 20 minutes before the end, the air conditioning was going full blast—so I had my coat on. Got out around 9:45 PM, and made it home shortly before the sleet (which the Weather Channel has dubbed Winter Storm Khan—feel free to insert your own Kirk scream here) started. Outside of all of that, I have to say it was great.

J.J. Abrams To Direct Star Wars: Episode VII.

Who Would You Like To Direct The Next Star Wars?

Star Trek Character Names And Roles Chart.

If only one past Doctor could appear in Doctor Who’s anniversary special, which would you prefer?

Matt Smith Singing in the Rain - Behind the Scenes Exclusive On Top Gear.

An interview with David Tennant.

Trailers From Hell: Brian Trenchard Smith on Pirates Of Blood River

We’re Ready To Believe You T-Shirt.

Ghostbusters Fan Art: 55 Central Park West.

One Page Preview Of New Ghostbusters #1.

An interview with Joel Hodgson.

New Oz: The Great And Powerful Poster Spotlights Rachel Weisz. More character posters can be found here.

The Very Last Thing Broadcast On G4’s Attack of the Show Before The Lights Went Out.

Being Human (UK Version) Series 5 Trailer

Being Human (American Version): Meaghan Rath Talks Being Undead, Roommate Romance, Craving Brains, and More

Top 10 Movie Apocalypses.

Top 10 Fairy Tale and Fantasy Movie Adaptation With A Twist.

Supervillain Origins: Deadshot.

Kevin Smith - With Great Power Extended Interview

10 Ways Buckaroo Banzai Has Infiltrated Pop Culture.

10 TV Shows That Deserve A Second Life. They list MST3K, which does have a second life in Rifftrax. I agree with the inclusion of Pushing Daisies.

Impressive Robocop Cake.

Army of Muppet Zombies vs. Bruce Campbell.

Best Art Ever (This Week): January 25th.

The Best Batman Planter You’ve Ever Seen (Hopefully).

Comic Book Legends Revealed #403.

Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen Heading to Broadway in Waiting For Godot

Both The Avengers and The Cabin in the Woods win Golden Tomato Awards.

Alternate Avengers concept art released.

About Those Phantasm II Bonus Features…

All My Children and One Life To Live Set To Premiere Digitally On Hulu, Hulu Plus, and iTunes.

Tales From The Code: The Near Extinction Of Sheena

Keith Giffen Leaves Legion Of Superheroes After Two Issues?

Movie Issues Podcast: The Covenant (2006)

Mission Log #25—Episode 25: The Devil In The Dark.

Junk Food Dinner #144: Society (1989), No Retreat, No Surrender (1986), and Vampire’s Kiss (1989)

Smodcast On Batman #23: Kevin Smith and Kyle Higgins on Dick Grayson, Part 2.

The Batman Universe Podcast—Bat-Books For Beginners Episode 96: Birds of Prey: Old Friends, New Enemies (Birds of Prey #1-6)

Retroist Podcast—Episode 129: Dungeons And Dragons The Animated Series.