I can picture it now. Dude watches Nightmare on Elm Street 4 with his buddies, eating Frito’s and commenting on the terror.
Dude #1: “Oh man, what if you really couldn’t sleep or you’d die.”
Dude #2: “What if you couldn’t talk?”
Dude #1: “I’ve got it! What if you died when you sneezed?”
Dude #2: “Whoa.”
Ah, how terrible plots …
Today, we get our first look at the entire cast of AMC’s The Walking Dead, posing in front of a black and white comic-inspired backdrop (complete with hoard of zombies.) The show, currently in production in Atlanta has been marveling us with sneak peeks via it’s production blog and upcoming Comic-Con panel. (Friday, July 23 11:30AM in …
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Microsoft Exec Mocks iPhone 4, Dubs It Apple’s Vista [Computerworld]
The Trouble At Twitter Inc. [Gawker]
Every Week Apple Doesn’t Act On iPhone 4 Antenna Could Cost $200 Million [Apple Insider]
US Government Lifts Lid On …
This ad for London Dungeon‘s Bloody Mary Tudor exhibit has been banned from tube stations after it sparked complaints for scary the bejeebus out people. During her five-year reign as Queen of England, Mary burnt more than 300 people alive. Think that’s scary? What would a zombie Queen Mary be capable of? Eek.
[via The Daily What]
In an interview with Popsugar, Twilight: Breaking Dawn screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg elaborated on what to expect during that seriously disturbing vampire baby birthing scene that occurs just before the halfway point of Stephanie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn. “The childbirth — all the scenes, I feel — should be on screen,” she told …
Last week Twitter announced @earlybird, a promo stream for the company’s advertising partners. The account will dole out exclusive deals to its followers, as given by said ad partners and deal sites Groupon and Gilt. The first deal was announced this morning and after all the talk, frankly, it was a bit of a let down. The offer, good at …
Zac Efron will lend his voice to Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken yet again to voice Anakin Skywalker for the show’s third installment of its retelling of Star Wars. Efron, who voiced the series’ Billy Joel character for two episodes in 2009, will play Skywalker for a Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode lll special set to air December 12. Also …
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 – Happy Geekness Day!
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Peter Jackson Secretly Meeting With Hobbit Actors [The Hollywood Reporter]
Why Apple – Not Its Customers – Should Fix The iPhone 4 [Consumer Reports]
Verizon Wireless Summer Device Catalog Leaked [Boy Genius …
In light of what has become a PR nightmare over the faulty reception issues of Apple’s iPhone 4, could the tech giant be considering a recall? PR experts say it’d better.
In a recent Cult of Mac post, PR experts outline the dangers of Apple continuing to skirt the recent accusations of a bad antenna design, especially after …
A new viral marketing campaign has hit the web, ticking through a countdown and threatening an invasion.
2ndmass, a new site that displays nothing but a message taped to a window: “Went to fight! Survival is our destiny” What does it mean? Who knows. But, if you scroll over the “G” in “fight,” a countdown pops up on the top of the …
Monday, July 12, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Despicable Me Tops Box Office With $60 Million Opening [via TIME]
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Windows 7 Slates Are Coming This Year [via ZDNet]
Army’s Self-Driving Trucks Let Humans Watch For Bombs [via Wired]
Skype Blocks, Threatens To …
Looks like the fight’s still not finished.
Marvel Studios shut the door on actor Edward Norton’s Bruce Banner, not a surprising move after a highly public argument between Marvel execs and their leading man over the final cut of 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, but Marvel made sure to get in one last swipe before sending Norton off for …
