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Geek Media Round-Up: December 23, 2009

23 Dec 2009  Media

Art

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  • Inspire 76 has a gallery of Charis Tsevis’s digital art.
  • MintLife has posted a gallery of their Best Financial Infographics of 2009.
  • Wired UK has posted a very artistic gallery of The Poignant Photography of Google Street View.

Film

  • Interview: Terry Gilliam discusses Heath Ledger’s last film, Imaginarium, and how Johnny Depp saved his movie.
  • News: Cameron Plans Avatar Trilogy.
  • The debate is on! Is Avatar this generation’s Star Wars? Is Avatar BETTER than Star Wars? Will Cameron whore his vision out like Lucas?
  • Listverse recalls the Top 10 Strangest Moments of Movie Monster Science.

Internet

  • GeekDad looks ahead to 10 News Stories From the Upcoming Decade.
  • io9 has a list of 20 Science Fiction Characters Who Got Their Legs Back.
  • SFWeekly provides this infographic for determining how to Make the First Move 2.0.
  • You know the economy has gone to hell when Darth Vader Opens Wall Street.

Literature

  • Interview: Bibliophile Stalker interviews Lee Harris is the publisher of Hub Magazine and assistant editor at Angry Robot Books.
  • Interview: Brian Evenson talks about his book, Last Days.
  • Interview: SciFi Now interviews Neil Gaiman.
  • Interview: StompingOnYeti interviews Star Wars: Dark Forces author Paul S. Kemp.

Television

  • 30 Episodes of Peep Show are now available on Hulu.
  • MovieLine remembers The Decade’s Best Television Villains, including Sylar.
  • Topless remembers The 16 Worst Christmas Specials of All Time.

Video Games

  • The Full Cinematic Trailer for Mass Effect 2 has hit the web, and it looks even better than all the hype made it out to be.

Writing

  • The Borders blog answers the question How do you Balance World-Building with the Action and Pace of a Thriller?
  • Over at Pimp my Novel, Lydia Sharp explains that Ideas That Sell Are Not Always Groundbreaking.



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