The Doctors as Powerpuff Girls via Lumos5001

What would a real-life Batman: The Animated Series Batmobile look like? How many people are committing adultery with Netflix? Who’s the next big DC comic villain to appear on Arrow? What genre shows and movies are nominated for a Golden Globe award?

By the Way…Am I Not “Snarky” Enough?

This week I wrote a post about my genuine disappointment in the Godzilla 2014 trailer called Six Reasons the New GODZILLA 2014 Teaser Trailer Sucks.
I’m sure you’ve seen the reactions to my honest opinion in the comments
section. Disqus was working overtime to block all the cursing at me in
the comments.

It ties into something I’ve been thinking about for a while. All the
most popular bloggers are snarky and negative. I’m not like that by
nature, but should I increase my level of snarkiness? It feels like all
that negativity would get me down, but would it make our blog more or
less popular? Are those your favorite posts? What do you think?

Links

10. Real Life BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Batmobile!(via Geek Tyrant)

Hit the link to watch a video.

9. ‘Netflix Adultery’ Plagues 51% Of Relationships, According To Netflix  (via Huffington Post)

The term (which is intentionally dramatic) is defined this way:

“Netflix adultery” refers to the act of
watching a show “that was supposed to be our thing” without your
partner, due to an obsession with said show and / or an overwhelming
desire to find out what happens next. Side effects include having to
fake shock in response to surprising plot turns and may result in trust
issues. Netflix is currently investigating this phenomenon of rampant
infidelity.

In a study of 2000 adults, 51 percent said they either had or would
commit the act of betrayal. Of those who confessed to cheating, 41
percent refrained from sharing spoilers with their significant other.
21 percent admitted to watching the next episode while their partner
was sleeping next to them in bed.

I’m not guilty of it…yet. But I’m tempted with some shows.

8. CLOCK KING Next DC Villain Cast for ARROW (via Newsarama)

Screencrush

Robert Knepper has joined the cast of Arrow as William Tockman for episode 14 called “Time Of Death.” Coincidentally (?) there was an online petition to get the character into the series. In other Arrow news, the “Arrow” Creative Team Deconstruct the Flash-Filled Midseason Finale.

7. TIME OF THE DOCTOR Trailer & Breakdown(via Blah Blah Blah Yackity Smackity)

6. First Stills From Wally Pfister’s Transcendence (2014)(via Empire Magazine)

Directed by Christopher Nolan’s Cinematographer Wally Pfister, here’s the official synopsis.

Dr. Will Caster
(Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial
Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the
collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of
human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him
famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology
extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him.

However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become
the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own
transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max
Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if
they can…but if they should.

Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves
into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown.
The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no
way to stop him.

5. Sony to Expand Spider-Man Franchise With “Venom” and “Sinister Six”(via Comic Book Resources)

Following through on its ambition to “create a bigger universe around Spider-Man,” Sony Pictures announced late last night it’s expanding the franchise with the spinoffs “Venom” and “The Sinister Six.”

The news arrived on the newly uncovered “Amazing Spider-Man 2” promotional website ElectroArrives.com,
where the studio trumpeted the hiring of screenwriters Alex Kurtzman,
Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner, Ed Solomon and Drew Goddard, who will form a
“franchise brain trust” with director Marc Webb and producers Avi Arad
and Matt Tolmach “to expand the universe for the brand and to develop a
continuous tone and thread throughout the films.”

4. ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Posters Are All About the Apes; New Trailer Next Week (via /Film)

The trailer lands Wednesday, December 18 at 6:00 AM Pacific Time. The official synopsis reads as follows:

A growing nation of genetically evolved
apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the
devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile
peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the
brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant
species.

3. Genre Nominees For 71st Annual Golden Globes 2014

The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards will be held on Jan. 12, 2014. Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany deserves multiple awards. Her hasn’t come out yet and it’s already nominated for awards. Gravity is pulling in big award nominations…

MOVIES

• Best Motion Picture – Drama

  “Gravity”

• Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  “Her”

• Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

  None

• Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

  Joaquin Phoenix, “Her”

• Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

  Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”

• Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

  None

• Best Supporting Actor

  None

• Best Supporting Actress

  None

• Best Director

  Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”

• Best Screenplay

  Spike Jonze, “Her”

• Best Original Score

  “Gravity”

• Best Original Song

  “Atlas,” Coldplay (“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”)

• Best Foreign Language Film

  None

• Best Animated Feature Film

  “The Croods”

  “Despicable Me 2”

  “Frozen”

TELEVISION

• Best Drama Series

  None

• Best Actor in a Television Drama Series

  None

• Best Actress in a Television Drama Series

  Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”

• Best Comedy Series

  “The Big Bang Theory”

• Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series

  Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

• Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series

  None

• Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

  “American Horror Story: Coven”

• Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

  None

• Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

  Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Coven”

• Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

  None

• Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

  None

2. The Powerpuff Girls as the Doctors from Doctor Who (via The Mary Sue)

Lumos5001 created this adorable image of the 12 Doctors – One through Eight – plus John Hurt’s incarnation.

1. Realistic Super Nintendo and Gameboy Cartridge Soaps(via Geek Tyrant)

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