Entertainment Weekly reports that Comedy Central has decided not to renew Futurama for any additional episodes. As a result, the second half of season seven, which is set to premiere on June 19, will be the series’ last thirteen episodes (for now, maybe). There’s at least still episodes to air …
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[video]http://youtu.be/_-s_9ADX7Gw[/video] Cool, they’ve done a remake of Pitch Black. This time staring an older Vin Diesel.
Moscow: A meteor shower has rained down on central Russia, sowing panic as hurtling space debris exploded in the air, blew out windows and injured dozens of people. The Russsian Emergencies Ministry reported a meteoroid exploded in the skies above the Urals region, sending a shock wave that shattered windows, …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY88ybT13zQ[/video] While of course we could post a Freddiew video every week. This one should get special attention.
MIT researchers have shown, for the first time ever, that memories are stored in specific brain cells. By triggering a small cluster of neurons, the researchers were able to force the subject to recall a specific memory. By removing these neurons, the subject would lose that memory. As you can …
A 25-year-old soap opera actress has beaten hundreds of hopefuls to travel the universe alongside Doctor Who in one of the most sought after roles on British television, the BBC says. Jenna-Louise Coleman will become the new companion of the 11th doctor (Matt Smith), replacing Karen Gillan, who plays Amy …
Islamic extremists know cops monitor phone calls, emails and online messages. So they are turning to PlayStation and Xbox games to keep their deadly plans secret. Gamers can log on in groups to play against each other and — crucially — to chat in private. Once signed in to a …
Studio Disney has admitted that its $250m-budgeted science fiction adventure John Carter is set to lose more than $200m (£126m) following disappointing box-office results. The film, directed by Andrew Stanton of the Pixar animation house, opened poorly in the US two weekends ago with just $30m, and has so far made $184m across …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umU6cenjctI[/video] Seriously, how ridiculous. They did this for the last trailer. Had teaser trailers for the teaser trailer.
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Two horses that stumbled while filming racing sequences for the first and seventh episodes of HBO’s Luck were deemed inoperable and euthanized. Dead and dying horses are often said to be “sent to the glue factory.” Why are horses good for making glue? They have a lot of collagen. Collagen …
Police have raided the Sydney arm of an alleged global piracy outfit which they say was selling unlicensed pay TV subscription packages offering over 1000 channels for $50 a month. Police allege an Ashfield shop in Sydney’s west, trading as QMC Mart, is part of a global piracy operation which …
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[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DvQFnSnhg7U[/video] Pirate adds: I still would rather give my money to scum than people like George Lucas. Source
Break out the bug spray! Sony Pictures Über-producer Neal Moritz has decided that the time has come to reboot Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 fascist classic Starship Troopers. He has assigned the script to screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz, who, among other things, wrote Thor and X-Men: First Class, as …
Netflix has made another big programming move, striking a deal to bring back from the dead the critically acclaimed Fox series “Arrested Development.” The quirky ensemble show, which lasted only three seasons but won an Emmy Award for best comedy, followed the antics of the morally challenged Bluth family. The …
Researchers say viewing a nude body tunes the brain. In a new study, scientists found it takes less than 0.2 seconds for the brain to process pictures of nude or scantily clad human bodies. Visual perception of nudity happens quickly and efficiently. Source
Jerusalem’s secular mayor, Nir Barkat, has pitted himself against the city’s swelling ranks of ultra-orthodox extremists by demanding that local police enable women to reclaim their position in the public domain. Over recent months, women’s faces have disappeared from billboards across the city amid mounting pressure applied by the powerful …
Do you remember back in 2001 when Napster shut down its servers? US courts found Napster Inc was likely to be liable for the copyright infringements of its users. Many of Napster’s successors were also shut down. Aimster and its controversial CEO were forced into bankruptcy, the highest court in …