Codex adjusts to Zaboo as a house-guest while the rest of The Guild finds a valuable object in the game.
Author: ÜberSciFiGeek
The Guild Season 2 on YouTube
from The Guild:
Hi!
We just wanted to let everyone know that we’ve started rolling out Season 2 of The Guild on YouTube today, starting with Episode 1!
The one thing we’ve missed from our awesome Xbox/Microsoft distribution is comments, so we’d love to hear what you think of the season! Also, if you could Rate and Favorite the video it will help new people discover the show. We appreciate those extra clicks!
Thank you so much for supporting our independent web series. 🙂 We’re excited to be launching a new season just around the corner, more information will be released next week. Also we will be posting our full Comicon Schedule later today or tomorrow, so be sure to check back so you can fit us in your busy schedule!
The Guild Management
Follow-up to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
from Raincoast Books:
Romance! Heartbreak! Tentacles!
Today is the day we’ve all been waiting for! And the new Quirk Classic is (drumroll) …
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Yes, it really is the beloved Jane Austen novel, with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, and other biological monstrosities.
Following in the grand tradition of the Globe & Mail and New York Times bestseller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters features even more tentacled mayhem, as well as fifteen black and white illustrations. Available on September 15 … It’s survival of the fittest — and only the swiftest swimmers will find true love!
Watch the (hysterical) book trailer here.
Head over to our blog to get all the (gory) details…
Check out the Quirk Books website for fun extras.
Become a friend of Quirk on Facebook.
And follow Quirk on Twitter!
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
By Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters
Published by Quirk Books; September 15, 2009
Paperback, $16.95, 344 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59474-442-6
Also available…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Coming soon…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Deluxe Heirloom Edition
Enjoy the tentacled mayhem!
And thanks for reading the Raincoast newsletters!
Norah
Two Legend of Neil Contests!
from The Legend of Neil:
That’s right folks, there are TWO Neil contests you can participate in!
The first: Go join the Legend of Neil Facebook page if you haven’t already (why haven’t you?) and then get all of your friends to do it, because once we get 4,000 fans we’ll post a set of trivia questions, and the first three people to answer all of the questions correctly will win a free t-shirt! Fo’ realz! Of course, if you can’t wait, feel free to get your own at the Store.
The second: Comic-Con is right around the corner, and for you LoN fans who will be attending, this contest is for you! Wear your Legend of Neil shirt to Comic-Con and track down either Sandeep or Tony (GPS device optional), and the first 250 fans to do so will receive a Comic-Con exclusive limited edition prize! In addition to that awesomeness, each prize will be numbered and we will hold a lottery (location TBD) where you can win a genuine prop from the show!
Go! Go! Go! Win! Win! Win!
A Decade of ThinkGeek
from ThinkGeek:
Hey Folks!
Depending on how deeply you like to dig into Wikipedia, you may or may not know that July is a month of geeky celebrations and events. We have cool shows like OSCON and Comic-Con and holidays such as SysAdmin Day and Pi Approximation Day, but we also get to celebrate some important birthdays of those that helped shape the geeks we are today. Three of those birthdays were celebrated just a few days ago — Erno Rubik, Patrick Stewart and Harrison Ford all share July 13 as their birthday. Now that’s a momentous day! And speaking of momentous birthdays, our very own 10 year birthday is approaching very soon! Be on the lookout for specials, contests, and general geeky shenanigans coming up in August while we celebrate 10 years of geeking out with you.
News from ElfQuest
from ElfQuest:
Nearly a year after it happened, I’m finally able to post the full video of the Elfquest panel that ran at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con International Expo. Right now, the entire 49-minute video is on Veoh.com; you may need to download a viewer to stream it to your computer, or you can download the full file and view it at your leisure. It’s not on YouTube yet as they don’t allow anything longer than 10 minutes; I’m working on that. However you view it, though, it’s a lot of fun and gives you the entire show, including the Elfquest slide presentation leading up to the question-and-answer segment.
Richard Pini
“Weird Al” Yankovic — Skipper Dan
from “Weird Al” Yankovic:
Al’s new single “Skipper Dan” is available RIGHT NOW at iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere else that mp3s are sold! The video is available too! Check it out on YouTube!
Weird Al’s new single from the “Internet Leaks” collection. Video directed by Divya Srinivasan.
The Cabonauts: Second Interview with Nichelle Nichols
from The Cabonauts:
Hey Cabonautees,
Check out the brand new interview with Nichelle Nichols on Dailymotion — Nichelle Nichols Interview #2.
And are you going to Comic-Con? Nichelle will be there signing Cabonauts autographs and on the Saturday night at the Masquerade Ball, we’ll premiere The Cabonauts trailer to about 6,000 people! The trailer will reveal which sci-fi spectacular guest stars we have in the pilot too. 🙂 If you’re not there, don’t worry; we’ll put the trailer online the very next day!
Oh, and, shamless plug (the first of MANY), if you’d like a Cabonauts t-shirt, head over to: http://thecabonauts.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/
All Hail!
Interview with Jed Whedon of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”
from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog:
Jed Whedon’s Streamy Award Speech/Interview
Lynda Carter, “At Last”
The aptly titled At Last is Lynda Carter’s first release since her debut effort, Portrait, which came out way back in 1978 (and is much overdue for a rerelease). Lynda Carter composed three of the songs on her first album, but At Last is composed entirely of cover songs, “a classic collection of standards that will delight both old and new fans alike”.
Playlist:
1. You Send Me
2. Where Did Our Love Go
3. Deed I Do
4. Million Dollar Secret
5. Cry Me a River
6. Secret of Life
7. Blues in the Night
8. Come Rain or Come Shine — Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine
9. At Last
10. Summertime
11. Cloudburst
12. The Way You Look Tonight — The Very Thought of You — As Time Goes By
Lynda Carter’s strong, sultry voice provides the perfect background music for a romantic evening or an elegant dinner party. The songs on At Last, including two medlies, are quite spare and subdued, really recreating the feeling of a live jazz and blues session — not surprising, since At Last is composed entirely of songs that were featured in the sold-out cabaret show tour, “An Intimate Evening with Lynda Carter”.
Those who know Lynda Carter only as Wonder Woman will be surprised to learn just how far back her musical roots go. According to the Histography on her website, she began singing on stage at the age of five in a local talent show, twenty years before being cast as Wonder Woman in 1976. The notes for At Last sum up her distinguished career, saying, “Lynda Carter is an accomplished singer who has performed to rave reviews before sell-out crowds around the world. In addition to her long acting career, Lynda has had the distinction of producing and starring in five highly rated network televisions specials. She has appeared onstage with Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Kenny Rogers, Bob Hope, George Benson and Ben Vereen.” In 2005, she even spent an eight-week run as corrupt jailer Matron “Mama” Morton in London’s West End production of Chicago.
With a new Wonder Woman movie in development, it would be wonderfully appropriate to hear a song by Lynda Carter on the soundtrack, especially as there’s no word yet if she will be making an appearance in the film, either in a cameo or larger role such as Wonder Woman’s mother, Queen Hippolyta. (A bit of trivia: when asked who should succeed her in the iconic role of the Amazon Princess, she reportedly singled out Catherine Zeta-Jones and Cindy Crawford as favoured candidates.) The Wonder Woman theme song is so ingrained in fans’ memories of the classic TV series, it would be a thrill to hear the original Wonder Woman sing it on the big screen, and Lynda Carter’s new CD definitely proves that she has the ability to do it justice.
For previews of the songs on At Last, visit the Official Lynda Carter YouTube Channel.
Order now at Amazon.com:
At Last (CD)
At Last (MP3)
Or order directly through Lynda Carter’s Official Website.
At Last is distributed by Potomac Productions/Thirty Tigers.
Cast and Series Creators of Safety Geeks: SVI Make Appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2009
from Free Press Release:
Web series creators and stars of the unique new show, Safety Geeks: SVI appear at this years San Diego Comic-Con, produced by Pith-e Productions and sponsored by KoldCast TV. All professional actors from traditional media, this marks the cast’s first appearance at the convention where the comic style and subject of the show seems ideally suited for the Comic-Con audience. Safety Geeks: SVI was recently cited in a New York Times article on the coming of longer web series and has been quickly building a following among comedy and science fiction fans, self-professed geeks, and lovers of Monty Python and Adult Swim. This live action series plays like a living comic book using special effects to create a “funny” Sin City-type world. The cast, writers and producers are there this year to meet fans and make new fans at the autograph table and on the floor of the Comic-Con Convention, here is their schedule:
Safety Geeks: SVI Comic-Con Autograph Table Schedule:
Thursday, July 23rd — Table AA14 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, July 24th — Table AA11 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Sunday, July 26th — Table AA11 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Some sample DVDs of the first five episodes and cast autographed pictures are available at their autograph table and on the Comic-Con free table. Convention attendees can even order a T-shirt at the booth and enter a drawing for a gift card, if you sign up free for the fan list and watch Safety Geeks: SVI online. Watch the series now online at KoldCast and then come to the convention to get a chance to meet the sexy stars of the series, and even Brittney Powell.
Also, David Beeler and Tom Konkle have a film, Star Wars: The Fate Of The Duel as a finalist in the 2009 Star Wars Movie Challenge Awards on Friday, July 24 from 8:30 – 10:30 PM in Ballroom 20.
Safety Geeks: SVI is a live-action, innovative 12 episode program that combines the familiar form and structure of investigative shows with the fresh anarchic free form of Adult Swim while drawing on the dryness of British humor, yet with a more “in your face” American feel and lots of visual gags created with the post production artistry of Konkle, Thor Melsted and Mike Smith.
According to show creators Tom Konkle and David Beeler, the show plans to use innovative technologies and ideas to create 100 percent of the surreal sets and vehicles. The production team includes Roger Tonry, Michael Sherwood and casting director Liz Paulson.
It stars David Beeler as Reginald Syngen-Smythe, Tom Konkle as Budwin Yaker and Brittney Powell as Dr. Randi Minky, Benton Jennings as Hopkins, Mary Cseh as Sparky Van Der Graff, with Jim Woods, Mark Teich, Steve Tom, Ransford Dougherty, Chanel Ryan, Laura Hayes, Frank Payne, Adria Tennor, Ben Wang and many others.
The Dave and Tom-created Safety Geeks: SVI and Invention with Brian Forbes comedy series are posted on Koldcast.TV, and merchandise and music will be for sale through KoldCast’s ShowShops with distribution also on TivoCast, Zune and iTunes as part of Koldcast’s overall deal with those companies.
For more information:
Tom Konkle
daveandtom.com
www.koldcast.tv
Visit our website: http://daveandtom.com/safetygeeks.html
Comic-Con’s Star Wars Day at a Glance
from StarWars.com:
The annual tradition of Comic-Con International — the must-see annual gathering for comic, movies, television and pop culture fans in San Diego, California — continues again this year, and Star Wars is well represented as always. The event runs from July 22-26 (including Preview Night) at the San Diego Convention Center. Each day is packed with activities, panels, and of course the non-stop buzz of the enormous show hall.
Here is just a glance at the Star Wars events on Friday, July 24th to keep an eye on. Schedules are always subject to last minute changes, so you should double-check the event schedule printed at the show each day.
10 – 11 AM: Hasbro Star Wars (Room 7AB) — Come hear what the Hasbro Design and Marketing teams have in store for the remainder of 2009, and catch a special sneak peek into some 2010 secrets.
11 AM – 12 NOON: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Building the Universe (Room 7AB) — Get a rare glimpse into the epic scale of the ongoing galactic conflict with key production staff from the series.
12 – 1 PM: Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Behind the Mic! (Room 7AB) — Join supervising director Dave Filoni as he talks with the actors behind your favorite Clone Wars characters!
1 – 2 PM: Behind the Scenes: The Making of Star Wars: The Old Republic (Room 7AB) — LucasArts and BioWare discuss the making of the new massively-multiplayer online role-playing PC game.
2 – 3 PM: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi (Room 7AB) — Join Star Wars authors and editors as they discuss the new novel series.
3 – 4 PM: Star Wars: Collectibles Update (Room 7AB) — Featuring eFX, Gentle Giant Studios, Kotobukiya, Museum Replicas, and Sideshow Collectibles.
5:15 – 6:15 PM: The Star Wars Spectacular (Hall H) — Get all the latest news from the Star Wars universe in an all-new show format! Join our special guest hosts — G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira — as they grill a galaxy of guests from The Clone Wars and beyond, including supervising director Dave Filoni, voice talent from the show and more! It’s an all-new, interactive Star Wars Spectacular!
8:30 — 10:30 PM: Star Wars Fan Movie Awards (Ballroom 20) — Don’t miss the most entertaining Star Wars fan-made movies out there!
For an expanded list of Star Wars activities at Comic-Con, including the other days of the convention, bookmark this article here at StarWars.com.