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Geek Media Round-Up: January 20, 2010

20 Jan 2010  Media

Art

Katie Cook

  • Fandomania has gathered Glee fan art from around Deviant Art.
  • Katie Cook has released yet another batch of Star Wars sketch cards. [More and more]

Comics

  • Entertainment Weeky revealed that Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 will be coming out March 16. It’s already cracked Amazon’s Top 50.

Film

  • Interview: Director Peter Jackson speaks with the Telegraph.
  • News: Campbell plans My Name Is Bruce sequel.
  • Big Hollywood names the Top 10 Most Overrated Directors of All Time.
  • Creative Fan has a gallery of 30 Incredible Matte Paintings from Famous Films.
  • Film.com wonders Would the Oscars Be More Relevant If They Rewarded Mainstream Movies? The short answer is yes, but it’s still not gonna happen.
  • Quentin Tarantino names Star Trek the year’s best movie.
  • Yahoo! Movies has posted ten behind-the-scenes featurettes from Avatar.

Internet

  • After making every reasonable attempt to gain legal access to media, soldiers overseas have turned to bittorrent to get their fix. But now, US military bitTorrent users are being targeted by the MPAA/RIAA.
  • Mac Life offers up a directory of 10 Best Alternatives to the iTunes Store.
  • Sci-Fi Now counts down the Best Sci-Fi Sidekicks.

Literature

  • Interview: Dragon Page interviews Jake Black, author of the long-awaited The Official Ender Companion. [Podcast]
  • Interview: John Scalzi interviews Mark Teppo, author of Heartland.
  • Interview: Laconic Writer interviews Carol Emshwiller, author of The Secret City.
  • Interview: Small Beer Press interviews Daniel Rabuzzi, author of The Choir Boats.
  • News: Amazon Announces 70 Percent Royalty Option for Kindle Publishing.
  • News: New Study Finds Reading Holding Steady Among Young People.
  • BookSquare asks What Are Enhanced Ebooks?
  • Words and Stuff count down The Top 100 Speculative Fiction Magazine Covers.

Science

  • News: NASA will be selling off Space Shuttles following the completion of the ISS.

Television

  • Interview: J.J. Abrams talks about Lost’s end and Fringe’s future.
  • News: This late-breaking headline from The Onion: Final Season of Lost to Make Fans More Annoying than Ever! [Video]
  • News: Fox developing U.S. version of Torchwood.
  • Check out this hilarious Japanese take on the whole Conan / Leno Fiasco.

Writing

  • Are You a Word Nerd or a Grammar Rebel?



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