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Did you miss the Star Trek Google Doodle? Which famous person did fans drive off Twitter? What’s wrong with the town called Mercy? Will there be an even longer cut of The Dark Knight Rises? Image above: The Dark Knight Rises “Bane Kitty” Star Trek Google Doodle Last week Google displayed a new doodle as a tribute to the anniversary of Star Trek. If you were using Google Chrome or Firefox it was interactive. In case you missed it here’s a video of scenes. This is my all-time favorite Google Doodle. (Via /Film) Doctor Who “Town Called Mercy” Clip Fans…

Would you ride the Star Trek Enterprise or the Star Wars Millenium Falcon? Would you rather live on Endor or Quo’nos, the Klingon homeworld? Would you be BFFs with Spock or Han Solo? Image: Star Trek Enterprise vs. Star Wars Star Destroyer. The debate between which is better – Star Trek or Star Wars – will never be settled. But the question of which is a better world to live in can be settled right now. The line must be drawn here! This far! No further! It’s phaser guns versus light sabers. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a…

As kids we all dreamed we were superheroes. We tied capes to our necks. Jumped off beds to fly and pretended to have super-strength. I pretended to be Batman with my “utility belt” of flashlights and keys. Now an artist has managed to capture that magical feeling in 25 amazing silhouettes. Andy Fairhurst created posts of Iron Man, Batman, Joker, The Flash, Superman, The Punisher, and more. They perfectly capture the dream of children pretending to be superheroes. But these guys get a little closer to they’re dream than we ever did. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.…

German Expressionism, the film movement of the 1920s had a huge impact on comic books. Superman’s home town was named after the movie Metropolis (1927). Batman villain “The Joker” was inspired by The Man Who Laughs (1921). No movie exemplifies the influence of German Expressionism on modern comic book movies than director Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). What is German Expressionism? The German Expressionist movement influenced architecture, painting and film of the 1920s and 30s. Psychological states were given surrealistic shape and structure. Extreme contrast of light and dark, the use of reflective surfaces and abstract optical tricks…

Star Trek (2009) Enterprise The Star Trek (2009) sequel will be called Star Trek Into Darkness. TrekMovie reported the exclusive news on Friday: “TrekMovie has confirmed with multiple sources that ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ has been selected as the title for the 2013 sequel to J.J. Abrams Star Trek movie. This is a title that comes out of a long process of discussion amongst the creative team. As reported earlier, Paramount tested a number of titles for the film over the summer, including at least one title that did not include ‘Star Trek.’ Also noted in our earlier article, the…

What if Star Wars and X-Men Combined? Could the Hunger Games movie been more like Mad Max? Was the first episode of Doctor Who worth watching? How many Avengers will be in the SHIELD TV series Which Star Trek: The Next Generation actor is working on their own Star Trek movie? Image of the week by Rey Arzeno via Comic Book Movie I’m simplifying the “Geek Bits” to make it more accessible. If you want trivia or the motivational geek quote of the week let me know in the comments. I’m bringing back a feature I had when it was…

Marvel Cinematic Universe Limited Edition Collector’s Set Blu-ray Denied! The Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2 High-Def Blu-Ray drops on December 4 and the MSRP is a staggering $120. It has the extended version of “Measure of a Man” which I didn’t even know existed. The first one Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season One Blu-ray is pretty awesome and this one should be even better. The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled 10-Disc Limited Edition Six-Movie Collector’s Set Blu-ray is listed at $139. It comes in Nick Fury’s briefcase and has a glowing Tesseract. UPDATE:…

The Hunger Games (2012) Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) The Hunger Games books are a global phenomenon. Which is amazing considering the subject matter. People are buying the books based on the movie trailer alone. I’ve never read them, mainly because I can’t handle stories about kids dying. I still haven’t read “The Lord of the Flies” all the way through. The Hunger Games movie is based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem. After an uprising of “The Districts” against “The Colony” the 12…

Daredevil (2003) Wilson “The Kingpin” Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) Michael Clarke Duncan’s career went in directions no one ever expected. Yesterday came the surprising news that Duncan had died at age 54. The Oscar-nominated actor passed away in the hospital after a heart attack two months ago. Michael Clarke Duncan could have just played stereotypes, stuck with playing the “big black man.” After all, Duncan was 6 foot 5 inches tall and weighed an average of 300 pounds. He could have built his career on that alone. But he chose roles that let him explore his acting skills. He constantly…

Star Trek Gary Mitchell (Gary Lockwood) and Dr. Elizabeth Dehner (Sally Kellerman) The name of the new Star Trek movie villain has not been released, but a slip from actor Karl Urban gave the name “Gary Mitchell.” Who is he? Benedict Cumberbatch has been confirmed as the unnamed villain in the next Star Trek film. Producer Damon Lindeoff has only said that the character will be “an iconic film performance.” While promoting his new film Dredd lead actor Karl Urban, who plays Dr. “Bones” McCoy, talked to SFX about working with Cumberbatch. “He’s awesome, he’s a great addition, and I think his Gary Mitchell…

“What Picard always orders at a Chinese Restaurant” by comicalconcept.com Should Willis let his younger self kill him? Would you watch an Avengers spin-off show? Should the next Batman film be based on a short-lived TV show? Why is it a bad idea for Wonder Woman to date Superman? Find out the answers to these questions, get your motivational geek quote, and more in this week’s best Geek Bits. “Make it Tso” by Nathan Batson Motivational Geek Quote “A man is defined by his actions, not his memories.” – Kuato Total Recall (1990) Links Some of these may be familiar if…

This Saturday, September 1, 2012, the seventh series of the new Doctor Who begins pitting The Doctor against Daleks, dinosaurs and disasters. In honor of the season premiere, “The Geek Twins” give you a guide to everything you need to know to watch Doctor Who series 7. If you’re a new viewer or just a returning “Whovian” fan, this guide will tell you everything you need to know about the next series of Doctor Who. The Doctor is in. I tried to keep it as spoiler-light as possible. But, as River Song would say, “Spoilers!” Official Description: This series will…

Star Wars: Detours – Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine The Robot Chicken parodies of Star Wars are ten times better than Family Guy. Which is why I’m so excited they’re launching a new series parodying Star Wars called Star Wars Detours. Family Guy is pretty funny and they’ve got three DVDs out, so they’re very popular. Sketches like Emperor’s Phone Call from Vader and Admiral Ackbar cereal prove Seth Green and the guys at Robot Chicken know funny. This series should be awesome. The series takes place between between Star Wars Episode III and IV, but they make fun of Star Wars 2 (Attack of…

Some set pics from Thor 2: The Dark World Bourne Wood, UK set have been leaked online showing what might be the realm of Svartalfheim. A SuperHeroHype visitor sent in photos of the Bourne Wood, UK set for Marvel Studios’ Thor: The Dark World. He says…”Thor 2 pics attached from Bourne woods, UK. Compact camera is a bit crap and security won’t let me get much closer but they’re OK. Filming due to start in 2 weeks. Will send some more before then.” I’m not a huge Thor fan so I had no idea what these pictures were from. io9 enlightened…

The Dark Knight – The Joker (Heath Ledger) burning money “Where can I watch The Dark Knight for free?” This is a common question on Twitter. Many people are trying to catch up on the Batman movies. This is usually followed by someone pointing the person to a torrent site or someplace else. What if you want to watch it without paying a dime or breaking the law? The legality of watching movies for free can be debated, but I’ve almost gotten viruses from trying to watch a torrent or streaming movie. I’d rather stay away from them. Here’s how you can watch…

Avengers Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) as Vision Trivia Question J.J.Abrams is a fan of physical sets. What’s the most unusual location they used for the Enterprise interior in Star Trek (2009)? Last Week’s Bonus Trivia Answers Easy: What is the name of the sequel to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure? Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Med: In the original script, what did Bill & Ted travel through time in? Rufus was originally a 24-year-old sophmore with a van. The producers changed it from a van to a phone booth to avoid comparisons to Back to the Future. They didn’t know that…

The Terminator (1984) Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn “My favorite romantic time travel movie is The Terminator. Where’s that one [on] the list???” A while back I had a list called Time To Cry: Top Seven Romantic Time Travel Movies. S. L. Hennessy pointed out the above in the comments. I never thought of it as a romantic movie. It surprised me. When I think of The Terminator (1984) I think of guns and car chases. But the love story between Sarah Connors (Linda Hamilton) and Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is a powerful one. That made me think of other science-fiction, action…

Beauty and the Beast Vincent: Jay Ryan vs. Ron Perlman The remake of the old Beauty And The Beast TV Show looks less and less interesting by the minute. First airing in 1987 and running till 1990 the original show told the story of a woman (Linda Hamilton) who is saved by a mysterious animal-like man named Vincent (Linda Hamilton) that she befriends. The original series was gutsy in that Vincent was deformed. He really looked like a monster. But thanks to his lion-like appearance and the superb acting of Ron Perlman he became likeable. In the new series they…

Batman (1989) – Joker (Jack Nicholson) defacing Museum Director David Cronenburg said he would never do a superhero movie, because he thinks Batman is “running around in a stupid cape.” When asked if he would ever direct a comic book film Cronenberg said, “I don’t think they are making them an elevated art form. I just don’t think it’s elevated. Christopher Nolan’s best movie is Memento, and that is an interesting movie. I don’t think his Batman movies are half as interesting though they’re 20 million times the expense. The movie, to me, they’re mostly boring.” Can superhero films ever…

Ever wish you could have a mug of Klingon Blood Wine? Wish you could get addicted to Slurm? You’ve seen them on movies and on television, drinks that sound amazing but don’t exist. Or do they? Here some real life recipes for fake drinks from science fiction that you can make with a well stocked bar. From Klingon Ale to Mudder’s Milk you can taste the future or just serve them at your next costume party. Some I’ve tried and some I haven’t. So, don’t blame me if they’re nasty. 1. Klingon Blood Wine by Drinknation Star Trek: The Next Generation Work…

Darth Vader and friends ring the stock market bell How did one fan get the original Star Trek Enterprise-D set and what is he doing with it? How has the Doctor Who theme changed over the decades? How do you unfollow a blog without the Google Follower widget? Trivia Question How to Unfollow In Google Followers Links Trivia Answer Trivia Question (Answer at the end of the post) The cult classic Bill and Teds Excellent adventure, about two slacker heavy metal heads who travel through time in a phone booth, is gearing up for a second sequel. The characters were…

“I’m Batman.” “I’ll be back.” “Klaatu barada nikto” “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” There are some movie quotes that have reached a mythical status. Transcending the movie itself they reach the collective consciousness. They become part of society’s language. But, is there one superhero or science-fiction film that you quote from more than others? I tend to quote from Star Trek movies, but who hasn’t said Star Wars famous line, “May the force be with you”? Uncle Ben from Spider-Man touched our hearts with, “With great power comes great responsibility.” This week’s poll asks: What is…

The Dark Knight Joker (Heath Ledger) drinks milk It’s not easy being a Batman villain. Thankfully, they got a little help. From milk! We’ve had posters of heroes like Superman, Wolverine and Batman drinking milk. What about the villains? So I made some posters to showcase their love of the frosty beverage. Here are six Batman villains pimping their favorite drink. Joker “Would you like to know how I got these scars? My father was a drunk…and a fiend. One day I was drinking a glass of milk when he sees me using his glass. He didn’t like that. Not.…

Total Recall is a terrible remake, but it’s a decent science-fiction film. This post may have spoilers since everyone’s had the chance to watch the original. There are no new twists in this film. Total Recall (2012) is a remake of the 1990 film. Both are loosely based on the 1966 short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. The story is about Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), a factory worker in the future world where all land is destroyed except two continents. Austrailia, now called “The Colony,” and Britain which is now the “United Federation of Britain” (UFB).…

Fans hate spoilers, but did Bane give away the biggest twist of the movie in one line? Image: The Dark Knight Rises Bane (Tom Hardy) and Batman (Christian Bale) in Gotham’s sewers Be warned. If you haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises and don’t want to know about the twist ending don’t read this post. !!SPOILER ALERT!! Wikipedia describes a spoiler this way. “Because enjoyment of fiction sometimes depends upon the dramatic tension and suspense which arises within it, the external revelation of such plot elements can ‘spoil’ the enjoyment that some consumers of the narrative would otherwise have experienced.” There’s…

A realistic version of Futurama’s Dr. Zoidberg by Jared Krichevsky Does Wolverine look like a homeless bum? Did Star Trek’s Worf give you his phone number? Is Chewbacca the nicest actor in Hollywood? What’s an easy way to win autographs from two Avengers and Iron Man actors? Is a $2 million home theater room worth it? Will Red Dawn be as good as the original? Find out the answers to these questions, get your motivational geek quote, trivia and more in this week’s best geek bits. In case you missed it… Motivational Geek Quote “We have done the impossible, and…

Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games (2012) The Olympics feature some great events, but some are just stupid. Curling? Badminton? Please. Why not replace them with a sport from the future? Traditionally, geeks and nerds shy away from sports. But science-fiction is full of great fictional sporting events. From planet pool to tarantulas, here are a few that I think would be cool in the next Olympic games. Bat’leth Tournament from Star Trek: The Next GenerationIn the Star Trek universe the Bat’leth, or “sword of honor”, is a traditional Klingon blade weapon. It’s kind of like a moon-shaped, two-ended sword. In the tournament,…

Joker wears a clown mask in The Dark Knight. It looks a lot like the one in the old Batman TV series. Are they the same? In the opening of The Dark Knight the Joker (Heath Ledger) hides his face behind a clown mask during a bank robbery. In 1966 Batman aired the episode “The Joker is Wild” where the Joker (Cesar Romero) impersonates a clown. He takes the place of the lead actor who plays Canio during they’re in-opera performance of Pagliacci. So, how different is the clown mask of The Dark Knight from the TV version? We’ve all…

Darth Maul Star Wars: The Clone Wars voiced by Sam Witwer Star Wars: The Clone Wars season five is coming soon and, at San Diego Comic-Con International, LucasFilm released a few teaser videos to get us ready. This has been kind of a mixed blessing to me since the show has really expanded on the Star Wars universe, but is hit and miss for me on excitement. This season promises to be great though. Of the all the big things promised, the biggest is the return of Darth Maul after last season’s “big reveal.” Yes, he survived being cut in…

There are four weeks left to the summer season and the big question is: Will The Dark Knight Rises beat The Avengers as the highest grossing movie of the summer? So far, director Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises (2012) has grossed $318,197,764 domestically after two weeks. Director Joss Whedon’s Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) grossed $616,351,422 after 13 weeks. Can Batman catch up? The last Batman film The Dark Knight (2008) was an unqualified blockbuster. It grossed $533,345,358 easily beating the other superhero film, Iron Man, at $318,412,101. Will Bruce Wayne beat Tony Stark again? This summer comic book and…