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The Daily Dose

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Today in Techland: Steve chats with the amazing Ethan Hawke about the unwavering awesomeness of Gattaca, Gary brought us the new trailer from BioShock 2, and Peter and I ranted and raved about last night’s season premiere of LOST. Missed it? Watch it here on ABC.com and catch up.

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LOST Premiere E-mail Chain: What The H-Bomb?

Season 6: Episode 1 and 2

Peter Ha: Well, what did you think? We have two separate story lines going: one where everything worked and one where everyone is still on the island.

Allie Townsend: Who knows? I’m more frustrated than before the season started. And I HATE the way the writers brought back Juliet just to die in the first …

LOST Season Six Rumor Roundup

We know you’ve been Googling LOST for weeks now, trolling for hints of the fate of the Oceanic 815 survivors in the show’s final season.

So here is the best of the LOST season six rumor mill – all laid out to help satisfy that craving until tonight’s big premiere. Happy snacking.

Season Six:

“I don’t think in the end there’s …

Harry Potter the Super Bowl Commercial?

Universal Studios is taking its Harry Potter theme park campaign to the Super Bowl with this 30-second peek into the park’s wizarding universe – rumored to cost Universal a stiff $310 million to construct.

The Orlando-based park is set to open this spring, though specifics have been pretty hushed, but here’s what we do know for …

The Daily Dose

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Today in Techland: Mike talked with 45 creator Andi Ewington, Peter tells us what he really thinks of the Palm Pre Plus and Steve pushed pause on his favorite scene from Avatar. Check it out.

Here’s what else going on in nerd news around the Web:

Happy Palindrome Day! Yeah, the date is exactly the same read …

Gone With the Wind … With Vampires

This is great.

In the vein of the clever sci-fi/classic mashup Pride and Prejudice and Zombies comes this faux film trailer, Gone With the Wind With Vampires.

Yeah, Rhett Butler’s a vampire – and he still doesn’t give a damn.

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(via whoiseyevan)

More on Techland:

The Best Review of ‘Avatar’ I’ve Ever Seen

Sick of Avatar yet? Good, because you’re going to want to see this.

This two-part Avatar analysis is half rant, half film facade breakdown. More than a comical comparison of James Cameron’s block busting techniques, it breaks down the plots, sub plots and character development to explain why the entire world has been sucked under the …

Techland Roundup: The Daily Dose

Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

Today in Techland: We welcomed our uber-talented new contributor Douglas Wolk, who will be Techland’s comic genius. His first post focused on real issues and events that get a comic interpretation. Read it here. We also bestow upon you yet another edition of the award-caliber Techland Show, this time with Steve …

The Techland Show: Wii Suck Edition

As Peter and Lev were both out this week, Steve and I took over The Techland Show. (Muhahaha.)

Given free reign of the couch meant that the game of the week was also under our control. So what else could two non-gamers do when forced to pick up a controller, but seek out the nearest bit of comfy nostalgia? Plus let’s face it, Super

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