In the News:
- NASA is conducting an on-line poll to name International Space Station’s Node 3. One of the names in the running is “Serenity.” If you want to vote, you can by following this link: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/name_ISS/index.html
- Video-game icon Max Hazard is back. Wait, you haven’t heard of Max? He’s the hero of “Eat Lead: The Return of Max Hazard,” a new game that satirized games and gamers.
- ZillionTV is a new, on-demand set-top device that will allow users to decide what kind of commercials they want to see. And the device won’t allow you to fast-forward through the commercials.
Movie Talk:
- Director Christopher Columbus, who brought the first two installments of the “Harry Potter” franchise to the big-screen will direct a new young-adult fantasy series for Hollywood. The series is “Perry Jackson and the Olympians” and centers on a young man who finds out his father is really the Greek god Poseidon
- Netflix is doing well. The on-line ticket reseller is reporting an increase in ticket sales and advertising.
Slice of Trivia: This week Kurt in St. George tests the studio crew and you with three new clips. Email your clips to Kurt at sliceoftrivia@gmail.com. Your entries could get picked and played on the show.
TV Talk: Combine the procedural aspect of “CSI” with the elimination component of “Survivor” and you have CBS’s upcoming limited-run series, “Harper’s Island.”
Interview: This week, Michael and Brian talk to Michael Jelenic, the writer for DC’s direct-to-home-theater “Wonder Woman” movie. Mr. Jelenic talks about the all-star voice cast, how he came to work on the project and what fans can expect when you pick up this great new animated movie.
In the Future:
- With a third season not yet certain, “Chuck” producer Josh Schwartz says the season finale for the spy drama can work as a series finale or a new direction for season three.
- Threshhold Entertainment has acquired the rights to make Top Cow’s “Aphrodite IX” into a 3-D feature film.
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Wonder Woman really is amazing. Thanks for the interview!
Y’know at first that whole “Survivor”-like drama thing reminded me a lot of Dead Set, which ran over here in the UK back in October. As you described it, it sounded a little different though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Set_(TV_series)