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Geek Media Round-Up: January 1, 2010

1 Jan 2010  Media

Art

Nebulon-B Medical Escort Frigate

  • It may not be art, but I could look at it all day. MOCpages has a gallery of photos of a Lego Model of the Redemption Star Wars Medical Frigate.
  • SuperPunch features a gallery of Robotech 3 Concept Art. [PDF]

Comics

  • Comic Book Resources names it’s picks for the Top 100 Comics of 2009. Most are predictable, but there are some surprises tucked down into the list.

Film

  • Interview: District 9 director Neill Blomkamp says no to Hollywood: “I don’t want to do high-budget films.”
  • Interview: Joe Letteri, Avatar’s effects whiz, talks shop.
  • News: Anger in Mexico at jail move for Mel Gibson film shoot.
  • News: Peter Jackson has been knighted, says it’s “Better than the Oscars.”
  • AskMen counts down the Top Ten Hottest Aliens, beginning with Tuanga Leela.
  • eFilmCritic names this year’s Whores of the Year, the critics who roll over for any flick. In a similar vein, check out The Dumbest Ad Quotes Of 2009.
  • Random Domain proposes an alternate ending for Avatar.
  • SlashFilm picks The Top 10 Trailers of 2009 for a change of pace.
  • You’ll never guess what tops Stephen King’s Top 10 Films of 2009.

Internet

  • Download your own wall calendar featuring vintage pulp magazine covers.
  • FlavorWire offers up a (somewhat sketchy) history of The Evolution of Steampunk.
  • io9 illustrates 15 Reasons To Live For The Next 10 Years that geeks everywhere will appreciate.

Literature

  • Interview: Grasping for the Wind interviews Jake Black, author of the recently released The Authorized Ender Companion.
  • Interview: Locus Magazine excerpts their interview with Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
  • Interview: Patrick Rothfuss interviews Nnedi Okorafor.
  • News: Three library associations have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google’s plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions.
  • The Guardian is asking readers What are your new year’s reading resolutions?
  • It’s Public Domain Day 2010, the day when a year’s worth of copyrights expire around the world! Unfortunately, the Australia, Mexico, Russia, and the United States are in public domain freezes.

Television

  • Interview: David Tennant discusses his Doctor Who mementos and drops hints that he’ll be back in future cameos!
  • Interview: In another interview, David Tennant interviews Russell T Davies, the man behind the Doctor Who revival.
  • News: Rupert Murdoch claims that television, particularly the Fox network “can no longer be supported solely by advertising revenues.”
  • Hulu is now offering full episodes of MST3K online for free!

Writing

  • Over at BookLife, Critics on rookie mistakes, and how to avoid them when submitting your book for review.



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