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- An exclusive sneak peek at the final episodes of Battlestar Galactica.
- Check out this very intriguing exclusive clip from Caprica, the upcoming prequel to Battlestar Galactica.
- Steve Jobs released a statement explaining his recent health issues before Macworld (which began this morning), but an expert says his statement is contradictory and makes little sense. Meanwhile, Gadget Lab and Nerd World were both guessing at what we're likely to see at this year's Macworld. Well, okay, Nerd World was kidding, but still.
- Astronomers now believe the Milky Way to be 50% larger than previously thought. Also, Earth-like planets may be common in the galaxy, increasing the likelihood of extraterrestrial life.
- More lists looking back at 2008 and forward at 2009: the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2008, the top 10 things launched into space in 2008, another list of the best video games of 2008, a montage honoring the actors and filmmakers who died in 2008, the best comic book covers of 2008, the best sci-fi trailers of 2008 for movies that totally sucked, the sexiest sci-fi moments of 2008, some New Year's resolutions for Nintendo, a look at the action and geek movies of 2009, and the most promising Wii games of 2009 (but keep in mind Peter Molyneux says the 2009 release calendar is looking a bit dry).
- Gotta love this trailer offering The Spirit for your consideration as a nominee for Worst Picture. We fully support this campaign! Just check out our review.
- Two days after a password-stealing phisihing attack struck Twitter, some high profile official Twitter feeds (including those for Barack Obama, Fox News, and Britney Spears) were hijacked to send out fake/spam updates.
- Check out an exclusive clip from Taken. Looks intense.
- The Dark Knight has been nominated for best picture by the Producers Guild of America. The PGA's nominations tend to reflect the Oscars very closely.
- Terminator: Salvation action figures. One is a bit spoilery.
- You can get your own Star Trek command chair! All you need is about $3,000.
- Netflix and LG are partnering to put out Netflix-enabled broadband HDTVs. That means you can skip the set-top box; the TV itself will stream Netflix content straight to you.
- Andy Helms is drawing a dude a day through this Halloween. We love the stuff he's done so far! It's very geek friendly. (Via)
- No LEGO Harry Potter this year, according to a source.
- Capcom's Q1 2009 release schedule.
- According to London's The Times, a "sweeping" restructuring of Sony that could see "the abolition of several major divisions" is expected to take place in February.
- The ISB unveils the entries, runners-up, and winner of the 2008 30 Second Recap Contest.
- Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to join the cast of The Expendables.
- Cute drawings of Star Wars monsters.
- Beware! GameStop is suspending Xbox trade-ins starting February 9th.
- Rumor has it Microsoft's CES keynote will focus mainly on Windows 7, mobile devices, and home networking, with the Xbox 360 getting barely a mention.
- Horton Hears a Who! director Jimmy Hayward has signed on to direct the film version of the horror Western comic Jonah Hex. Huh. That seems like an odd choice, to say the least!
- The second part of Sci Fi Wire's mid-season television preview.
- These are supposedly the eight most absurd devices from sci-fi movies, but really most of them are not all that absurd. Although we are glad to see they included something from The Core, one of the most absurd films of all time. (Via)
- Movie ticket sales in North America were up 2% in 2008.
- Sci Fi Wire highlights some difficult to acquire, but very cool, Indiana Jones toys.
- A look at some upcoming superhero novels.
- Wired's latest artifact from the future is a Happy Meal from 2013.
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