Monday, May 17, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Zombies take Manhattan: To promote George Romero’s upcoming Survival of the Dead, the Lower East Side teemed with zombies on parade Saturday. Take a peek:
[via DNA Info]
Fall TV, cometh: The fall schedules for NBC and FOX are out. Check them out:
NBC
Monday
8-9: Chuck
9-10: The Event
10-11: Chase
Tuesday
8-10: The Biggest LoserThe Biggest Loser
10-11: ParenthoodParenthood
Wednesday
8-9: UndercoversUndercovers
9-10: Law & Order: SVUSVU
10-11: Law & Order: Los Angeles
Thursday
8-8:30: Community
8:30-9: 30 Rock30 Rock
9-9:30: The Office
9:30-10: Outsourced
10-11: Love BitesLove Bites
Friday
8-9: School Pride/Who Do You Think You Are?
9-10: Dateline NBCDateline NBC
10-11: Outlaw
Saturday
Drama repeats
Sunday (times ET)
7-8:15: Football Night in America
8:15-11:30: NBC Sunday Night Football
FOX
MONDAY
8:00 — House
9:00 — Lonestar
TUESDAY
8:00 — Glee
9:00 — Raising Hope
9:30 — Running Wilde
WEDNESDAY
8:00 — Lie to Me
9:00 — Hell’s Kitchen
THURSDAY
8:00 — Bones
9:00 — Fringe
FRIDAY
8:00 — Human Target
9:00 — The Good Guys
SATURDAY
8:00 — Cops
9:00 — America’s Most Wanted
SUNDAY
8:00 — The Simpsons
8:30 — The Cleveland Show
9:00 — Family Guy
9:30 — American Dad
American Idol, Bob’s Burgers, Mixed Signals, Ride-Along, and Traffic Light will be held for midseason.
[via Slice of Sci-Fi and Collider]
So now we’ll see TWO 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea films? Disney is steadily reworking its version that was quashed last year, with David Fincher rumored to direct, but now we hear that FOX has another version in the works with Ridley and Tony Scott.
[via Slash Film]
And the winner is… The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America’s annual Nebula Awards were held this past weekend.
2009 Nebula Award Winners
Novel
The Windup Girl – Paolo Bacigalupi (Night Shade Books, Sept. 2009)
Novella
The Women of Nell Gwynne’s – Kage Baker (Subterranean Press, June 2009)
Novelette
“Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,”
Eugie Foster (Interzone, Feb. 2009)
Short Story
“Spar,” Kij Johnson (Clarkesworld, Oct. 2009)
Ray Bradbury Award
District 9, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell (Tri-Star, Aug. 2009)
Andre Norton Award
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making,
Catherynne M. Valente (Catherynne M. Valente, June 2009)
Nerdy Want:
$9, Tee Fury
[via The Daily What]
Daily Dinosaur:
Thanks for the tip, Daniel H.!
[via xkcd webcomic]