Fannish Items of Interest
Nov. 14th, 2012 03:08 pmLucille Bliss has passed away, at the age of 96. May she rest in peace. She was the voice of Smurfette from 1984-1989 in the Smurfs tv series, as well as all of the 80’s specials. She may also be remembered for doing voicework for one of the stepsisters (never knew they had names, but she was Anastasia) in Cinderella. She also had roles in numerous other Disney and Hanna-Barbera titles.
Margaret Nicholas has passed away, at the age of 82. May she rest in peace. She directed the 80’s Transformers, The Glo Friends, Inhumanoids, Moon Dreamers, Potato Head Kids, Fraggle Rock, My Little Pony n’ Friends, The Addams Family (the 1992 cartoon) as well as many, many other shows. For X-Men fans, she was the animation director for Pryde of the X-Men.
Skype Disables Password Resets After Huge Security Hole Discovered.
Exclusive: Larry Blamire and Cleve Hall To Produce The Lost Skeleton Walks Among Us And More.
Scarecrow Video’s VHS Art New Wave Exhibition Revives Video Store Weirdness.
Terry Pratchett Leaves Discworld To His Daughter.
Lost Girl sets its return date, gears up for season 3.
Sandman box set is out.
February Start Planned For The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Asgardian Storm, as drawn by Mike McKone.
‘GIF’ Named America’s Word of the Year.
The Only Fridge That’s Bigger On The Inside.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle house development appeal upheld.
Warner Bros. Launches ‘For Your Consideration’ Awards Campaign For The Dark Knight Rises.
David Tennant interview.
Children In Need: Publicity Photo.
Personality Quiz: Could You Survive As The Doctor’s Companion? Looks like I would survive unscathed.
From Think Geek: Doctor Who Bathrobes.
Hero Complex interviews Bill Willingham about Fables.
P:R Approved: Jason Ho’s Sons Of The Bat.
Full Trailer For Oz: The Great And Powerful.
Joe Biden’s 1993 Cameo on Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego.
The House That Jack Built.
DC Histories: Eclipso.
Michael Uslan’s 1980 choice for Joker up for sale.
Perfectly Gruesome Evil Dead Nike Air Foamposite Pro Sneakers.
Watch Rare Home Movie Footage of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein In Color.
The Iron Cyberman.
First Look At Thor: The Dark World Villain Malekith and Army of Dark Elves Via Set Photos.
10 Bizarre Death Rituals From Around The World.
A live Twitter chat with Jane Espenson today at 7 PM PDT.
Rick Baker To Be Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
New TV Spot For The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Secret Circle Creator Heads To ABC With Fantasy Drama Saga.
Hitchcock Clip #2.
Hitchcock Clip #3
The Forgotten Flix Podcast: Back To The Future (1985).
Now Playing Podcast: Die Another Day (2002)
Comic Issues Podcast #92: Darth Mickey
Geek Fest Rants, Episode 114: Blade Runner, 30th Anniversary.
Saturday B Movie Reel #86: Ghost Storm (2012).
Weinberg’s House of Horrors: Episode 11: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
The Holiday Wish List meme is going around again. I’ll probably just let it pass, since I can’t think of anything. I’ll just wait until Fandom Stocking opens.
Margaret Nicholas has passed away, at the age of 82. May she rest in peace. She directed the 80’s Transformers, The Glo Friends, Inhumanoids, Moon Dreamers, Potato Head Kids, Fraggle Rock, My Little Pony n’ Friends, The Addams Family (the 1992 cartoon) as well as many, many other shows. For X-Men fans, she was the animation director for Pryde of the X-Men.
Skype Disables Password Resets After Huge Security Hole Discovered.
Exclusive: Larry Blamire and Cleve Hall To Produce The Lost Skeleton Walks Among Us And More.
Scarecrow Video’s VHS Art New Wave Exhibition Revives Video Store Weirdness.
Terry Pratchett Leaves Discworld To His Daughter.
Lost Girl sets its return date, gears up for season 3.
Sandman box set is out.
February Start Planned For The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Asgardian Storm, as drawn by Mike McKone.
‘GIF’ Named America’s Word of the Year.
The Only Fridge That’s Bigger On The Inside.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle house development appeal upheld.
Warner Bros. Launches ‘For Your Consideration’ Awards Campaign For The Dark Knight Rises.
David Tennant interview.
Children In Need: Publicity Photo.
Personality Quiz: Could You Survive As The Doctor’s Companion? Looks like I would survive unscathed.
From Think Geek: Doctor Who Bathrobes.
Hero Complex interviews Bill Willingham about Fables.
P:R Approved: Jason Ho’s Sons Of The Bat.
Full Trailer For Oz: The Great And Powerful.
Joe Biden’s 1993 Cameo on Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego.
The House That Jack Built.
DC Histories: Eclipso.
Michael Uslan’s 1980 choice for Joker up for sale.
Perfectly Gruesome Evil Dead Nike Air Foamposite Pro Sneakers.
Watch Rare Home Movie Footage of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein In Color.
The Iron Cyberman.
First Look At Thor: The Dark World Villain Malekith and Army of Dark Elves Via Set Photos.
10 Bizarre Death Rituals From Around The World.
A live Twitter chat with Jane Espenson today at 7 PM PDT.
Rick Baker To Be Honored With Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
New TV Spot For The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Secret Circle Creator Heads To ABC With Fantasy Drama Saga.
Hitchcock Clip #2.
Hitchcock Clip #3
The Forgotten Flix Podcast: Back To The Future (1985).
Now Playing Podcast: Die Another Day (2002)
Comic Issues Podcast #92: Darth Mickey
Geek Fest Rants, Episode 114: Blade Runner, 30th Anniversary.
Saturday B Movie Reel #86: Ghost Storm (2012).
Weinberg’s House of Horrors: Episode 11: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
The Holiday Wish List meme is going around again. I’ll probably just let it pass, since I can’t think of anything. I’ll just wait until Fandom Stocking opens.