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Captain's Log: Scott Pilgrim Poster & More!

Mar 17th 2010 6:14PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

That cropped pic up there -- that's the first Scott Pilgrim v. the World poster! See it in its entirety over at Coming Soon.

Porn stars play Dungeons and Dragons, or is an industry trying to reclaim their hold on the geek? io9 talks to Satine Phoenix.

GalleyCat spots the book trailer for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls.

Steve Jobs Head Cheese hits the plate! Errr.. Rather Jobs' head made of cheese, over at Neatorama.

SGU finale ... "upsetting and cruel?" SciFi Wire shares a video with Brian J. Smith (Lt. Matthew Scott).

The Awesomer previews the PS3 game, 3D Dot Game Heroes... ""He builds giant, evil stone golems with lasers... because it's fun to blow them up."

Kathryn Bigelow turned down the chance to direct the new Spider-Man according to the LA Times.

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Captain's Log: Elemental Bacon, Albert Pyun, and The Venture Bros.

Feb 24th 2010 8:02PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

Is the obsession with bacon, or rather BaCoN, elemental? Geekologie spots a barium, cobalt, and nitrogen-based bacon shirt.

Ian Scoones, visual and special effects designer who worked on old-school Doctor Who, has passed away. [Total Sci-Fi Online]

Albert Pyun, the director of the '80s crap classic Cyborg, has a new website, according to Quiet Earth, and he is gearing up for a return to post-nuclear action with the help of writers Kitty Chalmers, Rebecca Charles, and Cynthia Curnan.

Walter Koenig -- aka Chekov on Star Trek -- talks to MSNBC about his missing son, Andrew Koenig (Boner from Growing Pains). [SciFi Wire]

Topless Robot dares to discern the 8 Greatest Minor Characters in The Venture Bros.

District 9 scribe Terri Tatchell says she's now working on a sci-fi short film called Terminus, according to her interview with io9.

BoingBoing finds a human furniture collection. Too bad these aren't robotic legs that could bring the bookshelf to you.

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Captain's Log: Zombies, Batumbrellas, and VersaceTron, Oh My!

Jan 20th 2010 6:35PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

Could Joss Whedon have a new show in the works? Matt Roush at TVGuide reports of an upcoming meeting. (This time, not with Eliza.)

The Hollywood Reporter posts that Jonathan Levinson will tackle zombie flick Warm Bodies. Let's hope these zombies are quicker than the Mandy Lane distributors.

Holy poked eyes, Batman! Gizmodo finds a batumbrella.

But an even better geeky adornment is Mystery Science Theater in eyeglass form at Geekologie.

io9 shares a peek at the dry ice-covered dunes of Mars.

Diego-san, the humanoid one-year-old with the gargantuan head. [BoingBoing]

As The Los Angeles Times shares, Versace gives his fashion take on Tron.

And finally, the web is buzzing with new Star Wars opening text. [Awesomer]

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Captain's Log: Venture Toys and Aliens Who Eat the Fatties

Jan 8th 2010 7:02PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

Go Team Venture! We're finally getting Venture Brothers toys, according to Entertainment Earth.

"When the aliens come, they will eat the fatties first." -- A line BoingBoing shares from a new health club ad campaign.

Michael Cera has become a light-saber wielder! [Cinematical]

Geekologie shares a tutorial on how to Photoshop yourself into a Na'vi.

Science is so cruel: Science Blogs reports that researchers use a laser to shave the barbs off fly penises to see what function they serve.

Superhero Hype reports that we should get ready for a line of Iron Man 2 spy gear for kids. Closing the door might not be enough to rid yourself of the watchful kid eye.

Did you know that Dell now has "Alienware"? [The Awesomer]

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Captain's Log: Glowing Wands, Cylons, and Steampunk

Dec 4th 2009 6:33PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

The second official picture for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1 -- high-res at The Leaky Cauldron -- gives a slightly more intriguing picture. At least this one has wandage.

HijiNKS Ensue starts up their own Team Edward.

Umm... I get fandom, but would you really want to kneel before Zod at your wedding? [Topless Robot]

Joss Whedon tells the Chicago Tribune why Dollhouse failed.

SciFi Wire spots a killer Evolution of a Cylon poster.

Sometimes there's nothing cooler than retro looks into the future, like BoingBoing shows with Popular Mechanics minimalism.

Merlin gets a third season on BBC One.

SuperPunch shares a super-cool leather zeppelin steampunk toy.

And why the Na'vi speak English, over at io9.

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Captain's Log: Captain Jack Harkness Gets Jiggy

Nov 18th 2009 6:15PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

SciFi Wire shares some of John Barrowman's shnazzy "Single Ladies" moves. You know, Captain Jack Harkness.

Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter, is going to guest on The Simpsons to spoof the vampiric wonder that's Twilight, so says EW.

Plus, The Daily Beast shares the horror of Twilight tattooage, which isn't just girl fandom -- one set of guy/gal best friends branded themselves "lion" and "lamb."

Dying for the new Van Damme-led Universal Soldier? Quiet Earth alerts us all to the fact that it's now available for pre-order.

The Twitter Feed running for Production Weekly notes that the CW is still trying to adapt Warren Ellis' Global Frequency.

TVGuide shares a peek at Smallville's Hawkman.

According to The Guardian, The Lovely Bones test audience wanted more violence.

Was Jane Espenson edged out of Caprica? She tells io9 no, and hopefully she's not just being professionally nice.

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Captain's Log: Dollhouses, Prime Numbers, and Neuromancers

Nov 12th 2009 5:40PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

Joss Whedon comments on the cancellation of Dollhouse at Whedonesque.

Variety reports that Isabella Rossellini is getting into "The Solitude of Prime Numbers."

J.J. Abrams tells Entertainment Weekly that while Fringe seems to be faltering in the ratings, there's no concern yet for cancellation.

Whoa -- Alan Moore reveals that he will write part of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's upcoming opera. [BBC]

TV Guide reveals that Torchwood could get a fourth season, if everything comes together.

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, io9 dips into the relationship between the Cold War and science fiction.

The site also reports that while we may never see Neuromancer on the big screen, it's about to get a 6-hour installation in New York.

MTV finds out that Dolph Lundgren may pop up in the new Conan.

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Captain's Log: Doctor Who, Giger, and a Dash of 'Red'

Nov 4th 2009 5:02PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Sigh ... Total Sci-Fi Online reports that post-Who, David Tennant is leaving the world of SciFi for yet another lawyer show.

...and his goodbye to the wonderfully Time Lord isn't going to be full of mirth and whimsy. It's going to put you through the "emotional ringer." [Bleeding Cool via io9]

Can you imagine H.R. Giger's spin on not only Aliens, but also Batman Forever? [Super Punch via io9]

Screen Daily reports that the wonderful Helen Mirren has joined Red.

Stephen King makes living in a bubble sound exciting with the new Under the Dome. Check out a trailer at Quiet Earth.

Variety reports that another teen girl gets sucked into the world of fantasy with The Mortal Instruments.

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Captain's Log: Wars, Werewolves, and More

Oct 29th 2009 2:38PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

Tomorrow marks the 71st anniversary of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast.

SyFy is cooking up a U.S. version of the BBC ghost, werewolf, and vampire roomie show Being Human, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Right after Yves Saint Laurent, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Michael Jackson, and Elvis comes J.R.R. Tolkein on Forbes' list of top-earning dead celebs.

Total Sci-Fi Online reports that Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss is prepping his own adaptation of the H.G. Wells' story, The First Men in the Moon.

Meanwhile, io9 points out that there's an Easter Egg on the new Battlestar Galactica DVD.

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Captain's Log: Batman, Galaxies, and Zombies

Oct 27th 2009 5:12PM By: Monika Bartyzel

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Welcome to Captain's Log -- your (semi) daily round-up of sci-fi randomness from around the web. Here's what's happening:

While trying to see if Willem Dafoe was in the running to play the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman, MTV learned that he almost had a much bigger gig: The Caped Crusader himself.

Screen Daily reports that Xavier Gens, the man behind Hitman, will helm a new post-apocalyptic action thriller called The Fallout.

Green Hornet is one of those projects that could easily be so very bad, but Seth Rogen told SciFi Wire that's he's doing everything he can to make sure it doesn't suck.

io9 calls Battlestar Galactica: The Plan a fan-only release that feels like "a gussied-up clip show."

An Irish martial arts fantasy with drool-worthy visuals? Check out the trailer for The Cup of Tears over at Twitch.

Meanwhile, Felicia Day has shared two pieces of awesomeness: a short where she schools a clueless filmmaker about the truth behind exploding and colliding galaxies for NASA, and a Guild Halloween bonus.

Quiet Earth reminds us that Toronto fell victim to zombies again on the 24th. I wonder if anyone was punched?

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