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Friday Quick Caption for November 16th 2012
Nov 16th
Friday Quick Caption is a weekly update of quick links and blurbs from the world of entertainment news. Expect your fast pace, A.D.D. dose of movie trailers, comic news, celebrity updates, and video game announcement from throughout the week.
Robert Kirkman Goes Robot Chicken After Walking Dead – Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead, will be credited on 2 shows this Sunday. Not only will he of course be the executive producer of the newest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead, but he’ll actually be listed as an actor on Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken. Portraying himself, Kirkman will be animated More >
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome – “Episode 2″ Also Live On MachinimaPrime
Nov 9th
What’s this? The second episode of Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome is already available online as an unlisted video on MachinimaPrime? It would seem so. So if you’ve just finished the frakking spectacular first episode of the series, why not take a gander at the even more intense second episode below!
Remember to check MachinimaPrime every Friday for new uploads of the series pilot episode, and don’t miss the two-hour uncut premiere on Syfy in February 2013. You can also pre-order the unrated edition of Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome uninterrupted and uncut on Blu-ray & DVD, available February 19, 2013. The Blu-ray Combo Pack More >
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome – “Episode 1″ Now Live On MachinimaPrime
Nov 9th
Ready for the all new Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome? Well it is ready for you. Ensign William Adama finds himself assigned to the newest Battlestar in the colonial fleet and a new callsign from his war weary co-pilot, Coker. Check out the first 12 minutes below!
Remember to check MachinimaPrime every Friday for new uploads of the series pilot episode, and don’t miss the two-hour uncut premiere on Syfy in February 2013. You can also pre-order the unrated edition of Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome uninterrupted and uncut on Blu-ray & DVD, available February 19, 2013. The Blu-ray Combo Pack includes Digital Copy More >
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Release Date Announced–Finally!
Nov 7th
Monday it was announced that the very long awaited Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome prequel series, from BSG alum David Eick and Michael Taylor, was finally coming to a screen near you! A computer screen that is, at least for now. Blood and Chrome will be released in ten, 7 & 1/2 minute episodes over the next 4 weeks on YouTube as a part of Machinima’s YouTube channel, Machinima Prime, the same channel providing us Halo 4: Forward Onto Dawn. Episode 1 will air this Friday, November 9th. As far as “other screens” go, expect to see the complete version shown More >
Phoenix Comicon 2012
May 24th
This weekend is Arizona’s 10th annual Phoenix Comicon (held this May 24th-27th). Taking place at the Phoenix Convention Center Hyatt Regency, the show will be packed full of comic creators and celebrity guests, including our very own Mike McKone (who had a brand new Confluence in a Sea of Geek come out today). Major guests of the show include:
- Brent Spiner
- Michael Dorn
- Marina Sirtis
- Dina Meyer
- Wil Wheaton
- Levar Burton
- Casper Van Dien
- Lou Ferrigno
- Dina Meyer
- Colin Ferguson
- Jon Bernfal
- William Shatner
- Jamie Bamber
- Phil Lamar
- Erin Gray
- Garth Ennis
- David Finch
- P.C. Cast
- Ethan Van Sciver
- Raven Gregory
- Khoi Pham
- Francis Manapul
- Whilce Portacio
- Billy Tucci
- Stuart Immonen
- Brian Pulido
- and many more
There will be many exhibitors, including comic companies Aspen MLT, Big Dog Ink, More >
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Mar 21st
Following the ever present character, William “Husker” Adama, the newest Battlestar Galactica series, Blood & Chrome, takes place 10 years into the first Cylon War. We first saw glimpse of this trailer at Richard Hatch’s So Say We All panel at WonderCon last week. There we also learned that the series will filmed entirely on green screen and that SyFy appears to be passing on the series, leaving producers to look towards online or direct to DVD distribution for the series. The series stars Luke Pasqualino as Adama, and was created by Michael Taylor and David Eick. We at Speak Geeky More >
Alien Cathouse – A New Geek Brothel In Nevada
Mar 9th
Sometimes the Geek News is just…unexpected. This is one of those cases. Dennis Hof, owner if the infamous Moonlite BunnyRanch in Mound House, Nevada, and star of HBO’s Cathouse TV series is expanding his chain of brothels. This time, he’s trying for some really new territory. Hof has purchased a location not far from the actual Area 51 in Nevada, where prostitution is legal, to make into a gas station, truck stop, convenience store, and Geek themed brothel. There you can hook up with your favorite green Star Trek alien, Princess Leia, or even a Cylon…for the right price. Hof More >
Ralph McQuarrie, Designer of Universes, Passes Away – Updated
Mar 3rd
“I just did my best to depict what I thought the film should look like, I really liked the idea. I didn’t think the film would ever get made. My impression was it was too expensive. There wouldn’t be enough of an audience. It’s just too complicated. But George knew a lot of things that I didn’t know.” — Ralph McQuarrie; on Star Wars (1999)
Ralph McQuarrie was a legend when it came to concept and design illustrations in film. Having worked on some of the most visually spectacular films ever produced, McQuarrie shaped universes and designed the dreams of fans that More >
