+ The publicity machine is in high-gear for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." We've got an early review of the new film as well as a preview from a new HBO special with plenty of behind the scenes glimpses:
+ Hitting the beach anytime soon? This handy list of "The 50 Best Summer Reads" might help. If nothing else, it explained to me what the plot of Salinger's "Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters" is, something I've never been able to figure out by, you know, actually reading the novella three times.
+ I'm done decrying the recent surfeit of crappy Hollywood remakes and have decided instead to simply embrace them. With that in mind, I have great news for everyone! Yes, your fondest wishes have come true. Let's all line up now outside our local movie theaters because, sweet fancy Moses, we will soon be treated to a big-screen version of...wait for it...T.J. Hooker! I know, I know, it was hard for me to stop crying too. Just think how much better those "hanging onto the hood of the car" moments are going to be now that we have CGI. Awesome!
+ Speaking of remakes, Ain't It Cool has a review of an early draft of the "Tron" script.
+ Lost hope in movies with that "T.J. Hooker" news? Why not try some museums then? Wired' Geek Dad blog has their list of their five favorite interactive museums. I can personally vouch for the International Spy Museum has great activities for adults as well as a fabulous gift shop filled with every secret agent gizmo or piece of memorabilia you could ever want.
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Monday, July 06, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tuesday Odds and Ends: Primeval, Harry Potter and Han Solo P.I.
+ Sad news for lovers of attractive British people and rampaging dinosaurs: "Primeval" has been canceled after three seasons. Of course, BBC America operates about seven years in the past so I'm sure we'll still be enjoying plenty of "new" episodes here for a while.
+ Have you seen the pretty new behind-the-scenes photos from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?" I09 won't let me pilfer them so you'll actually have to click the link and head out into the great Internet wilderness to see them for yourself.
+ Speaking of "Harry," someone's crying plagiarism against J.K. Rowling, saying she lifted large portions of "Goblet of Fire" from a little number called "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard - No 1 Livid Land" including the wizard competition scenes and other bits. If J.K. did lift anything, one would hope it would be from a more promising source than something titled "Willy the Wizard."
+ The A.V. Club has its review of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game." Their verdict? A grudging "not bad." Which is kind of what I expected.
+ Wired's Gadget Lab blog has an interesting item on something called Open Source Embroidery, a movement that looks at the connections between open source software design and the way crafters such as knitters, embroiderers and quilters work.
+ Thanks to Michelle for sending in this Han Solo/"Magnum P.I." mash-up. Check out the link to see the original version, but I'm posting the side by side version because I think it makes the experience even better.
+ And finally, have you got any nominees for Nerd Man of the Month? If so, please add 'em to the comments. There's a new and actually updated list of past winners to the left for easy reference.
+ Have you seen the pretty new behind-the-scenes photos from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?" I09 won't let me pilfer them so you'll actually have to click the link and head out into the great Internet wilderness to see them for yourself.
+ Speaking of "Harry," someone's crying plagiarism against J.K. Rowling, saying she lifted large portions of "Goblet of Fire" from a little number called "The Adventures of Willy the Wizard - No 1 Livid Land" including the wizard competition scenes and other bits. If J.K. did lift anything, one would hope it would be from a more promising source than something titled "Willy the Wizard."
+ The A.V. Club has its review of "Ghostbusters: The Video Game." Their verdict? A grudging "not bad." Which is kind of what I expected.
+ Wired's Gadget Lab blog has an interesting item on something called Open Source Embroidery, a movement that looks at the connections between open source software design and the way crafters such as knitters, embroiderers and quilters work.
+ Thanks to Michelle for sending in this Han Solo/"Magnum P.I." mash-up. Check out the link to see the original version, but I'm posting the side by side version because I think it makes the experience even better.
+ And finally, have you got any nominees for Nerd Man of the Month? If so, please add 'em to the comments. There's a new and actually updated list of past winners to the left for easy reference.
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