So, Lost‘s Damon Lindelof has signed on to rewrite the much-discussed Ridley Scott prequel to Alien – unless, of course, his script is so awesome that it becomes another movie altogether. Deadline Hollywood is reporting that discussions between Lindelof and Scott about the Alien prequel rewrite were so productive that Lindelof’s script …
Thor Movie Teaser Leaks
Man, the only thing I can say is that these five minutes go a long way to assuaging the concerns I had about Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation. Head over to Screened for a whole lot of awesome.
Enjoy it while you can, kids.
New episode of Futurama airs on Comedy Central at 10 p.m.
Amazon Announces New $139 Kindle
Kindle’s revolutionary wireless delivery and massive selection of content-now in a 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter design, with 50 percent better contrast, 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage, and more-only $189, and still with free 3G wireless
Amazon also introduces new …
Preview & Trailer: Medal of Honor Takes Players into Real-World Conflict
Medal of Honor‘s been on the shelf a long time. The last set of multi-platform games came out in 2007 under the Medal of Honor: Heroes banner and, since then, EA’s storied FPS franchise has lain fallow. Earlier this year, the publisher announced that Medal of Honor would be returning in a significantly changed form.
The most …
The Daily Dose
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Up Front:
Is Damon Lindelof Rewriting Alien Prequel? [Slash Film]
Gadgets:
Safari Still Crashing After An Update? [CNET]
Have A Question? Ask Facebook [NYT]
Could This Be The Eve Of The Kindle 3? [Tech Crunch]
LEGO Headphones Are The Instrument …
AMC’s The Walking Dead: A Comic Comparison
Welcome to ‘Zombie of the Week,’ folks, where each week we’ll present you with a different brain-eating member of the undead that has captured our fancy. There is no methodology to our Zombie Awesomeness meter, just our own piqued interests. Got a zombie we should see? Comment below. No zombie is too small, too short-lived, or too …
13 Thoughts On Warehouse 13 2.4: Age Before Beauty
Lessons I learned from last night’s episode of Warehouse 13: My TiVo hates me. No, wait, I mean “Myka isn’t supremely confident, Claudia is socially awkward, and both need emotional support from their male counterparts.” No, that’s not right either. Oh, well: Here’re thirteen thoughts about “Age Before Beauty.”
1. Some Girls Play With …
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Book Club: Volume 5
CHRISTINE: Were you fellas fortunate enough to recognize the lyrics from The Backstreet Boys song “As Long As You Love Me”? (I don’t care who you are, or where you’re from, or…what you did. As long as you love me.) Scott says this to Ramona before she fades away. Too bad Sex Bob-omb did not sing and dance this one. Golden …
By Mjolnir!: Thor Teaser Trailer Debuts
We know that Thor’s joining the ranks of Marvel’s on-screen superheroes next year and, of course, with that comes a big-budget video game. Sega’s put out the last two Iron Man games and has just released a teaser for the God of Thunder’s interactive adventures.
There’s nothing at all by way of gameplay in the teaser, but I’ve …
Panasonic 3D Camcorder Due in October for $1400
Panasonic’s HDC-SDT750 camcorder will be here in October with a price tag of $1,400. That’ll get you a decently outfitted 3-chip camcorder capable of shooting in 1080p at 60 frames per second. You’ll also get a special lens that you can attach to the camcorder, allowing you to shoot in 3D. So two cameras on one, sort of. Well maybe not …
Comic-Con 2011 Preview Night Sold Out Already
Be very afraid: Preview Night at Comic-Con International 2011 in San Diego has already sold out. 15,000 four day passes for next year’s con – all of which allow participants access to Wednesday’s limited Preview Night opening – were sold on-site before the end of Comic-Con 2010, the fastest sell-out yet (In comparison, the same tickets …