Phoenix Comicon disinvites guest over ‘art swipe’ furor
Phoenix Comicon organizers have struck a celebrity guest from the lineup after learning he tried to sell T-shirts that used another guest’s artwork without permission.
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The Big Bang Theory
Beyond Nerdvana: G4 morphing into GQ?
Variety has the scoop that G4 may be undergoing a rebranding early next year. As Kotaku puts it, “G4 As We Know It Is As Good As Gone.” I more or less said as much a few months back when Kevin Pereira and Adam Sessler departed from the Comcast-owned network. Expect something more like GQ […]
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With Comic-Con on the horizon, The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco has some sage advice for women considering a cosplay outing as Slave Leia: Thanks, Kaley. Thanks a lot. Break Originals, via Dear Astronomer
ContinueNew on DVD this week: ‘Prince of Persia,’ ‘Black Cauldron’ anniversary edition
Disney celebrates the 25th anniversary of its 25th animated feature film, The Black Cauldron, with a special edition DVD release Tuesday. It features a deleted scene and “The Witches’ Challenge Game,” a trivia contest, a still frame gallery and the classic 1952 Donald Duck cartoon “Trick Or Treat.”
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time also hits DVD, Blu-ray and download channels Tuesday, at many different price points with various features.
ContinueBazinga! Jim Parsons wins an Emmy for ‘Big Bang Theory’
After getting robbed of an Emmy with his first nomination last year, Jim Parsons was finally honored this weekend with the award for best lead actor in a comedy series for his work as the neurotic theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper in CBS’ The Big Bang Theory. Parsons beat out some pretty serious competition, including three-time […]
ContinueIt’s not rocket science
An Arizona State University cosmologist who wrote The Physics of Star Trek tells The New York Times why he came around and became a fan of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory after initially rejecting it: “First, because it is funny, and continues to be. Second, because the characters have developed softer edges, and […]
Continue‘Big Bang’ showdown: Sheldon’s foe Wil Wheaton returns
Sheldon Cooper’s archenemy, Wil Wheaton, is poised to make a second appearance on CBS’ nerdy sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. As a child, Wheaton (left-hand picture) starred in Stand By Me before going on to play wunderkind Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation and later achieve success in voice-over work, blogging and autobiographical […]
ContinueLuke beats Vader …
Who needs Rock, Paper, Scissors — or even Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock — when we now have Luke, Vader, Emperor?
ContinueWhy the Emmys truly suck
The overall snub of science fiction and fantasy genre shows at the Emmys continues. True Blood, HBO’s hilarious and sexy story of vampires coming out of the coffin in modern-day America? Art direction, casting and title design are up for honors, but not the transfixing Anna Paquin (pictured) as good-girl telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse. A […]
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