When the initial ‘Star Wars’ trilogy ended 30 years ago, its creator should have quit while he was ahead
Mike Darnell, who has supervised reality programming for Fox since before the term reality show entered the lexicon, oversaw “American Idol,” once the most popular show on American TV.
YouTube Comedy Week is coming to an end and we have seen the good, bad, and the funny. While what we find humorous is subjective, there is one thing we can all agree on after this last week: online video creators know how to laugh at...Show More Summary
Dean Hall has officially made it to the top of the world. The DayZ creator watched the sun rise from the summit of Mt. Everest on May 21st, according to a tweet released earlier today.
Gamasutra recently asked Hall about his Arma zombie...Show More Summary
Five For Friday #336: Name Three Characters (1-3) And Two Comics Creators (4-5) Whose Deaths Affected You. 1) Elektra 2) Phoenix 3) Phyllis Wallet 4) Archie Goodwin 5) Al Williamson from a suggestion by Scott Dunbier; this is his list; thanks, Scott
"I'll be honest, I really feel like we all should just lower our expectations," Mitch Hurwitz joked this week. "That would really be great for me." The series creator of Arrested Development is well aware of fans hopes for the new season. But he and star Jessica Walter both sounded optimistic about about Season 4 when they spoke to the press yesterday.
Cancelled midseaosn CW drama Cult will return on the air June 28, with the six unaired episodes slated to run in two-hour blocks from 8-10 PM over three consecutive Fridays. The show’s creator Rockne S. O’Bannon shared the news on Twitter last night. Show More Summary
After a string of “Girls” imitations hit the web, Lena Dunham is speaking her mind to let the sources know that she is not happy. The creator of the hit HBO series took to Twitter after reports claimed that Hustler is releasing a parody of the show titled “This Ain't Girls XXX.” "Wish I had a better attitude about the 'Girls' porn parody. Show More Summary
Executives, a painting by William Betts.
We're constantly being spied on by closed-circuit television cameras, those electronic eyes peering down at us and monitoring everything we do. But as Orwellian as it all seems, this invasion of privacy and erosion of our civil liberties can serve as a source for art. Show More Summary
Lena Dunham, the writer, star, and creator of HBO's hit series Girls, took to Twitter Thursday to lambaste a porn parody of her show produced by porn giant Hustler, according to British tabloid The Sun.
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Australian LEGO creator Duncan McConchie of Bricktease created this awesome stop-motion video, entitled “LEGO Casino Royale”, a very impressive shot-for-shot remake of the dramatic opening scene from the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale. Whether you’re a James Bond fan or a LEGO enthusiast, we think you’ll enjoy it. Show More Summary
Dean Hall, the lead designer of the multiplayer zombie sensation DayZ, has achieved his goal after setting off for the Himalayas last month: He has summited Mount Everest. Read more...
Lena Dunham, the creator, writer and star of HBO's Girls — which already includes a healthy dose of (faked) onscreen sex — is NOT super thrilled about the upcoming Hustler Girls porn parody. The explicit film, titled This Ain't Girls XXX, follows the sexual adventures of porno version Hannah (Alex Chance) as she gets sexy with [...]
The showrunner tells THR about tricky edits, secrecy and how his teasing storylines have roots in Charlize Theron's season three arc: "There's so much you're setting up, and no one can know what you're setting up." read more
YouTube's most popular firearms enthusiast has expanded to a second medium. FPSRussia has released FPS Russia: The Game, where players take the role of the Dmitri Potapoff as he fights off waves of baddies.
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Ninja Theory, the UK-based studio behind some of this generation's more stylish games, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and the Devil May Cry re-imagining, is working on a brawler for iOS and Android. It's called Fightback, and according to the PR, it'll feature a "striking 80's action movie vibe and a revolutionary touch-based combat system." [...]
According to [es]a recent poll [es] by Taringa! in Latin America, around 10 % of Internet users say it is not necessary to have a president for the internet, 8% nominated themselves for the job and Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom got third place. Meanwhile 82% say that learning to do...
The FDA is investigating an app that lets users do self-administered urine tests to check for conditions such as diabetes.
In a letter written to Biosense Technologies Private Limited, the creator of uChek Urine analyzer, the FDA asks for proof of FDA clearances for the app. Show More Summary
Choosy moms choose GIF with a soft “g” sound. Shortly after GIF creator Steve Wilhite declared that the acronym for Graphics Interchange Format should be pronounced like the peanut butter, Jif fired back on Twitter with a link to a GIF...Show More Summary
Passion is great, but only when it applies to how you're working and who it will help, says Matt Linderman. Inventing the next big thing isn't always about passion. Sometimes it's about the non-romantic things that need an upgrade, writes Matt Linderman in a blog post for 37 Signals. Show More Summary