With the holidays fast approaching the pressure’s on to get those gifts. If you’re like me chances are you’ve procrastinated your way yet again into another last-ditch holidayshopping debacle. But before you brave the hectic traffic and...
It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.
That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...
It’s that time of year again where shopping becomes warfare and finding that perfect gift is some times more stressful than actually buying it.
That’s where this Gift Guide comes in handy. It’s not the end-all, be-all of Gift ...
As we move toward the holidayshopping season, more studios are announcing tentative release dates for new DVD titles. We've compiled a list of the major releases from various studios and their announced release dates; in many of these cases the artwork a...
Hey you. Yeah, the person who clicked on this article, not because they were interested in the latest, hottest and coolest things out there for the holidays, but rather because you're like many last minute shoppers who haven't even stepped into the mall s...
... read the holidayshoppingguide I featured in last week’s column?
The short answer is, unsurprisingly, no on all fronts. As I sat near the tree Sunday morning I had to smile my way through the haze of a bad hangover and try to pretend t...
After essentially being dared several times by the regular members of the Black Thursday Club, Shawne Kleckner from Right Stuf has decided to make sure that anime fans can get and give quite a number of gifts to each other or to themselves during this hol...
Plus, perfect holiday buyers' guide
HOUSTON, December 4, 2006 "Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, has an exclusive first look at the brand-new Evangelion movies currently in production! Widely recognized as the greatest anime of al...
Box Set to be Priced at $39.95 SRP and Single Discs to be Priced From $9.95 SRP to $19.95 SRP.
NEW YORK, NY (September 12, 2006) î º Central Park Media announced that it will reduce the price on four of its popular DVDs at the time of their re-release on...
In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only James Bond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
Music soothes the savage breast, they say. And there's nothing more savage than someone who hasn't been introduced to the world of movie soundtracks. Give a friend or loved one a film score and make the world a better place. For starters, you can try:THE ...
With this being the first week of the Holiday season I am going to change the DVD Shopping Bag Column up a bit. For the next four weeks I am going to feature films that would make great gifts for the film aficionado and to give to a member of the ...
With Thanksgiving already a few days cold, the holiday season (along with all of its consumer-driven trappings) has officially arrived and though economists predict lean shopping numbers for the end of this year, you wouldn’t know it by the sheer vo...
I think it's almost over. It is this nasty little storm that I've been enduring, the arrival of way too many video games. I mean, I'm all for video games, but when you start tossing on an insane amount of course work, balancing time can be perilous. I've ...
Each and every year it is on TV. It has become a must see event. A perpetual ritual for every child each Halloween is watching Charles Schultz’s It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. The story has never changed. Charlie Brown has a crappy Hall...
Collector’s Editions, box sets and complete series are all the rage during the holiday season. This week there is a Maniac worthy Collector’s Edition to hit the DVD shelf and unfortunately it falls completely flat. 300 (Limited Collect...
Victims of the YearLots of people feel sorry for themselves around the holidays, but hey, does anyone out there truly care about Robert Downey, Jr`s problems? Well, if not, there are plenty of other folks to feel sorry for. U.S. News and World Report repo...
Welcome back to the Book Buzz after a two week hiatus for “re-tooling”. So what’s the deal? Well, there will be a few changes in the content of the column to hopefully make it more appealing to book fans. Rather th...
Summer is over. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” is the last official movie of the summer. Some will say that Hollywood actually went out with a bang with “Superbad”, but this humble moviegoer will say that Hollywood went out wi...
When The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring andHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone came out in 2001 they were considered a big gamble by the studios. As we know they obviously paid off. The studios, seeing what worked, bought up a lot of fant...
At the San Diego Comic Con this year I noticed that there were a large amount of people running around dressed as Ghostbusters. They were there, power packs and all. There was a huge Ghostbusters video game booth (see my coverage on this now delay...
Got a television fanatic in the family? Are you a TV fanatic with family begging you for ideas of what you might like for a holiday gift? Well I’m here to help with a list of some of the best buys for your holiday dollar this year.&nb...
You can tell Christmas is right around the corner when the publishers start busting out the new collector’s editions and staple genre series guides. This Tuesday, November 14th brings a Voyage of Jerle Shannara and Gotrek & Felix compendiums...
When Neil Marshall’s unrated Doomsday was half finished I thought this just might be the perfect film for Mania. A Maniac’s delight of science fiction, action and post apocalyptic nightmares. With genre favorite Malcolm McDowell’s openin...
Happy Tuesday everybody! This week we've got new Tor releases of the Wolfblade Trilogy, the Count Saint-Germain series, and The Company novels. In addition to those hardback debuts we've got a technical guide to the science of Star Wars from the good folk...
With Thanksgiving past us and the holiday buying season in full swing, I thought this would be the perfect time to present the first Annual High Def Review HD Buying Guide. Instead of our usually news and review, this time I’m going to high...
Two weeks ago New Line Home Video re-released Terrence Malick’s breathtaking film The New World in an extended cut. An unrated cut and an additional thirty minutes were promised and nothing else included. No trailers, no commentary and no cl...
Now that December is finally upon us and another Black Friday has passed we are going to see the really big push for people to make the leap to Blu-ray. Some of us already made the change. Some of us (me included) waited to see who would win the b...
The time has come Maniacs to catch up on all of last season’s TV. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1, Heroes: Season 2, Dexter - The Complete Second Season, Prison Break - Season 3 and Torchwood - The Complete Second Season are all sla...
I am not Uatu, though I am still a Watcher. I observe all which occurs throughout this sprawling realm known as Mania. I see, I observe and I weigh. On the brink of revealing himself and others of his kind to the world, Nathan Petrelli was shot. Let us lo...
Last October I headed over to mall to pick up Halloween on DVD. After sitting through Rob Zombie’s awful rendition of John Carpenter’s classic film I knew it was time to pick up the original. I still had my 1998 VHS Limited Edition 2 t...
Novalux and their partners in Australia Arasor have unveiled what could be the next generation in High Definition TV monitors. The new laser TV is claimed to have twice the color range and use half the power of existing LCD and plasma monitors, with a bri...
One is such a lonely number...and it can be hard, trying to find someone who isn’t weirded out by your anime and manga collection and the wallscrolls in the bedroom. Today’s column is for you, the anime/manga hobbyist looking for love.
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Welcome to the first Mania.com edition of DVD Shopping List! We’re pretty pleased to be a part of this spiffy new site, especially since it lets us spread out from that claustrophobic middle column. For any newcomers, I’ll just tell you th...
Everyone knows that Santa Claus won't visit your house until he knows that you're asleep. It's true don't believe all those Christmas specials where kids sneak in and spy on Santa! Those are simply works of fiction. But then, that probably won't effect y...
Don't get me started on a rant about all the Christmas DVDs coming out already or the fact that most of them are just repackaged versions of stuff that came out last year. Just don't. That doesn't mean I'm not in the Spirit of Giving. In our Prize Closet...
In this week's TV Guide, they apparently deemed the documentary, Marvel Super Heroes Guide to New York City, worthy enough to highlight it as their main pick on the Familiy Page's "Shows you can watch together." "Pleasant if not penetrating, Guide takes v...
CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH AMERICA'S #1 ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ANIME AND MANGA
MONTHLY!
HOUSTON, November 19, 2003-Today Newtype USA, the leading anime and manga
publication in the English-speaking world, poured a heaping mug of egg nog
(nonalcoholic, of cou...
Cash on the BarrelheadWhat did I tell you kids about buying books with credit cards and checks? Always pay cash for your copy of The Anarchist`s Cookbook, galdang it! In a crystal meth lab in Denver, a couple of books were found on how to make drugs (doh!...
`Into the Fire` (#301) - Written by Brad Wright. Directed by Martin WoodPart 2 of Season 2`s `Out of Mind.` In this exciting season opener, the SG-1 team are being held prisoner by their old Goa’uld foe Hathor (Susanne Braun), who threatens to insert a Go...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMPTranslated by:William FlanaganAdapted by:What They SayAll is revealed in this look behind the scenes Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE! This book includes details on the characters, worlds, and mysteries of Tsubasa spanning th...
TOKYO: In The Manga Guide to Sudoku, MG Press offers the first book of its kind to combine two of today"s hottest pop-culture exports from
Japan: manga and sudoku.
Written by sudoku enthusiast Jay Morrison and illustrated by award-winning artist Atsuhisa...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jason ThompsonTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayThis companion and handy reference guide to manga features extensive reviews and information on more than 900 different manga series, complete with background and stories, as...
For those who do Christmas shopping for other anime fans, this is one way to get your favorite friend something really good really cheap:New Right Stuf Weekly Specials are posted! Black Thursday strikes again!
Every week I attempt to brave the challenges...
Last week I had jury duty and was picked for a trial. Lacking a PSP and earbuds, I couldn't spend the time watching UMDs and was forced to actually dispense justice. I'm plenty judgmental when it comes to cinematic zombie outbreaks (see FRIGHT PACKs below...
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He's back again for the third time this year! The worldwide box-office hit 'Ghost Rider' will enjoy a special DVD gift-set release just in time for your Holidayshopping. The 'Ghost Rider Limited Edition DVD Gift Set' in...
It's Halloween, which means it's time to start thinking about you holiday gift shopping. Right?
OK, maybe starting the holiday consumer frenzy early is too depressing a thought, but we've got some images of upcoming Marvel action figure offerings from Ha...
One of the main reasons why fans are so excited to see one of their favorite TV series seasoned on DVD is that this is the only way they’d ever get to see these shows uncut and uninterrupted, with no network "bugs" or promos hogging the lower frame, and n...
The Shop has been updated with today\'s daily deals from Right Stuf. Be sure to check out the retail forums for more sales and other tidbits that are cropping up for the last week of holidayshopping.
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...
Sew Cal Logo, Inc., a Southern California based film wardrobe, hat and surf wear manufacturing company, has completed and shipped a production company re-order for 'Superman Returns' cast & crew merchandise. The new blockbuster motion picture is scheduled...
Continuing the explosive growth of the blockbuster Bourne action thriller franchise, The Bourne Ultimatum DVD once again outperformed its predecessors, selling more than 5.4 million units since its December 11, 2007 release date. Despite the industry's me...
There\'s some great shows out this week as well as a large number of new series collections as the studios attempt to get out as much product as possible for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidayshopping weekend:
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Strong sales of feature film and manga combined with impressive ratings for televised series validates popularity of property in
North America
San Francisco, CA, October 14, 2004 – VIZ, LLC, one of the leading publishers and distributors of manga...
You know you want it: 50% off All In-stock Import Manga and Art Books
All In-Stock import Manga is now on sale for a killer 50% off! This is the best price on import ever offered by Planet Anime! Do not pass up this opportunity! Choose from our extensive...
Digging into our backlog a bit more this weekend in between last minute holidayshopping and events, we\'ve taken a peek at ADV Films\' 12/09/2003 release of Nuku Nuku Dash Vol. #2.
This week (unofficially) kicks off the holidayshopping frenzy with the release of ‘Spider-Man 3’. I was checking the weekly flyers on Sunday to see what gimmicks the retail stores would be offering to entice you to buy ‘Spider-Man ...
New Releases Make Fun Gift Selections For The 2006 Holiday Season
San Francisco, CA, October 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has ...
What They Say\"Bein\' human, havin\' your health...that\'s the most important thing.\" -Arumi Asahina
Try telling that to twelve-year-old Sasshi Imamiya. He\'s lost his home, lost the toy collection that defined his very geekdom, and he\'s about to lose...
What They SayAll the world-hopping, eye-popping, role-swapping, non-stop madness has come down to this, the fantastical final volume of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! And the action and mystery don\'t let up until the last satisfying minute!
First,...
For several years DK Publishing has partnered with Lucasfilm to bring the details of the Star Wars universe to life. The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga and Star Wars C...
The Review!I think that this is the third belated "Tenchi in Tokyo" review that I've done. I seem to remember that Volume 3 was delayed by several months last spring, and then I had just left on vacation when Volume 4 arrived in my mailbox (in Pincourt, Q...
This week our Prize Closet contains 3 copies of The Hitcher, courtesy of Universal. To be eligible to win one, just send an email to which includes your name and address to DVD Shopping List, and put the words “THUMBS UP” in the subject ...
TV Guide critic
Matt Roush addressed the recent cancellation of Witchblade and
subsequent fan response in his "Ask
Matt" section of his online "Roush Room" area of the TV Guide
website.
A reader asked
Roush if he planned on giv...
When the long-running British science-fiction TV series `Doctor Who` was unceremoniously cancelled by the BBC in 1990, rabid fans (a.k.a. Whovians) were soon treated to all-new adventures in the form of original novels. Virgin Publishing debuted the first...
Its fans are among the most loyal and most rabid in the music industry, and it has survived nearly forty years by having the uncanny ability to constantly re-invent itself…it is Heavy Metal. Metal: The Definitive Guide is no mere hyperbole...
We've just received word that the teaser trailer for THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY was shown moments ago at the Pixar panel held at the San Diego Comic Convention. Running between 30 to 60 seconds long, here's how our correspondent described the im...
ABC is already bracing for the huge cotton candy waste of space AMERICAN IDOL. No offense to those that watch it, I just think it’s a bit stale. But the series continues to beat out whatever other series comes up against it, so in pr...
Every year I get into the same spirit once December rolls around. Heck, it usually comes on much earlier – that certain special feeling one gets when everyone begins to hustle around cheerily shopping and decorating their houses and/or cubicles ...
Another Xmas Peeve! Every year about this time, folks get the urge to see all those classic Christmas movies like A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. You’d think that with warehouses full of these titles that you could just grab the last editi...
You may notice something different down at the bottom of the Shopping List from now on. We're going to give Universal Media Discs their own little section. I've been listing UMDs since they started selling them, but up to now I've only given them token me...
Glenn Kay’s book touts itself as the ultimate guide to zombie films and it’s not too far off with that claim. Kay reviews nearly 300 films in a genre that seems to keep growing every year. It’s hard to believe that the ...
Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...
With breathtaking stills and in-depth character profiles, Transformers: The Movie Guide is your definitive guide to the first-ever CGI/live-action Transformers movie, releasing July 4, 2007. Get up-close and personal with all of your favorite robots in di...
Ending the dry spell in recent weeks in which no fan club/genre organization/magazine/museum/ rotary club re-ranked the greatest episodes/moments/aliens/ships/bloopers/flubs/continuity errors/hairstyles/laser colors in STAR TREK history, TV GUIDE has anno...
What They SayMore cracked than crack and madder than a March hare!
Here \'tis: the weirder, wilder, wackier second volume of \'Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi\'! Suffice to say that Arumi and Sasshi still haven\'t convinced that pesky goblin to send t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:N/ATranslated by:Beni Axis Conrad, Krystine Neuscheler, Fumiko OsadaAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayExplore the Gothic Lolita lifestyle with this unforgettable collection! This book includes previews from Gothic Lolita manga, behin...
You may note, as I have, that todays list contains an inordinate number of double, triple, quadruple and quintuple feature sets. I can only assume that this represents an effort on the part of the studios to get gift-ready bargain sets into stores in ...
We’ve all seen how studios decide to release some underperforming theatrical features to DVD earlier than planned in order to maximize their marketing efforts. Well, that practice has finally begun to have negative repercussions. Theater chains i...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto NakajimaTranslated by:Amelia CantlayAdapted by:What They SayBased off the hit tours arranged by Pop Japan Travel, explore the streets of Tokyo and experience Japanese pop culture in this new manga. T.M. Revolution makes...
It's October, and Halloween season is upon us at last. So what do we have filling the anime DVD shelves? Christmas videos! This column is infested with Christmas videos! I could go into my annual rant about how we should take our holidays in order, and ho...
As with STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE, the DALEK SURVIVAL GUIDE is another book inspired by the WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK series, which features collections of hazardous situations along with tips on how to extricate yourself from them. Unlik...
What They Say\"Sasshi, I don\'t think we\'re in Osaka anymore!\"
Whoa! Hold on to your hats and get ready for one wildly wacky, frenetically funny ride as reality takes an extended vacation in \'Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi\'!
Arumi Asahina and Sa...
Daniel Wallace has updated the STAR WARS: ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CHARACTERS to include characters from EPISODE I, EPISODE II and the Del Rey NEW JEDI ORDER novel series. Wallace, who has written and/or contributed to countless STAR WARS resource books, picked...
My fellow Maniacs, the gift giving season is upon us. The hardest part, for many of my friends and me is to find something that is affordable and fun. Many of us tell friends and family that we want movies. That makes it easy to get us gifts, righ...
I’ve been thinking about holiday movies since there are so many reruns and sports hitting the airways over the next few weeks. Many families rely on films like The Santa Clause to get them through the season but I can’t take that.&nbs...
What They SayWhoa! Hold on to your hats and get ready for one wildly wacky, frenetically funny ride as reality takes an extended vacation in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi! Arumi and Sasshi seem to be normal, 12 year old kids living in Osaka, but we s...
Welcome to the premiere, platinum, gold seal, five star, classic, first edition of this column. Here we'll give you a handy checklist every week of new genre releases on DVD. Somewhere in your browser you'll find a cute icon that says "PRINT," which will ...
While shopping at a local supermarket recently I came upon something new installed right outside the exit doors – an automated DVD rental vending machine. Video vending machines have been around in Japan (where you can get just about anything fro...
They are like familiar guests that visit every holiday season only they are not as obnoxious as family members and they don’t overstay their welcome. Warner Home Video has released The Peanuts Holiday Collection, a three DVD boxed set ...
I want to take a minute here and empathize with you all, as you're probably going through a lot of holiday stress right now. Let's not beat around the bush we're talking about Christmas, and not the holy day of spiritual significance symbolizing belief i...
DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF MANGA - TOKYOPOP HAS HOLIDAY GIFT-GIVING ALL WRAPPED UP!
Los Angeles, CA (October, 2006) -- What does the spirit of the planet incarnate, the hottest kids' videogame, and a pop diva have in common? Each belongs to TOKYOPOP'...
Christmas stories in comic books generally fall into one of two categories: they're either so full of the Christmas spirit and thus so cloyingly sweet that you need an IV drip of insulin to get through them; or they're much the same as any regular superhe...
Star Wars Shop has announced the upcoming Darth Vader "Sith-inspired" 2005 holiday action figure available exclusively at the official store. This exclusive edition has a red metallic finish. Displayed loose on the base, Vader fits perfectly alongside the...
The Sept. 26 issue of TV Guide takes a look at all of the various actresses who have played Lois Lane on television and movies, from Noel Neill all the way to TV's new Lois, Erica Durance.
What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Crikey, they\'ve even threatened bodily injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world really isn\'t as simple as saying \"Abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges headfirst into...
Fourth Quarter Titles Feature Picture Book, Newest VIZ Fiction Novel and Beautiful Art Books - Perfect For Gift-Giving Season
San Francisco, CA, October 5, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative an...
What They SayThey\'ve begged. They\'ve pleaded. Heck, they\'ve even threatened bodily
injury. But for Sasshi and Arumi, getting back home to the real world
ain\'t as simple as saying \"abracadabra!\" So once again, the pair plunges
headfirst into strange,...
It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...
With the holiday weekend upon us, the fruits of fans labor can be spent on some highly discounted recent releases. Shawne Kleckner of Right Stuf has crafted some very tempting bundles this week, including one that\'s 73% off!New Right Stuf Specials are po...
As we enter recovery mode this morning, having survived this years holiday party, I wanted to take a minute to express my heartfelt and sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who was able to make it to the party last night. The last two months or so ...
So you`ve read all of James M. Cain`s hard-boiled novels. But have you heard of Paul Cain, the `hardest of the hardboiled`? Of course you`ve read William S. Burroughs, but what about Clarence Cooper Jr., `the black William Burroughs`? If you think you`ve ...
Three Smallville features are within the Jan. 29 TV Guide. Among the highlights: Al Gough explains why a Green Arrow spin-off is not coming; and Erica Durance talks about kissing Superman.
ICV2 Reports:
The Starz Media Group, which has produced the Hellboy animated features, is shopping a Hellboy Animated TV Series at the Licensing Show, which will be held in New York from June 19th to 21st. Starz, which distributed the two Hellboy anim...
Playmates Toys has announced additions to THE SIMPSONS interactive environment action figure sets in time to celebrate Halloween and Christmas, with the comning debuts of two new entries: The Treehouse of Horror Alien Spaceship and the Simpsons Family Chr...
The latest issue of TV Guide (Jan.29-Feb.4th issue) has some information about the upcoming "Crimson" episode that features Red!K Kal.
The photo features Tom Welling and Erica Durance. It is posted in a section called: "Romance Special" - Mating Seaso...
TV Guide magazine (March 13th edition) features a few interesting tidbits on the current season of "Smallville". There are two behind-the-scenes photos from the up-coming episode "Hypnotic".
Thanks to TV Guide, we are able to present to you the 1st page column (warning the included photo is a major spoiler), as well as the 2-page "Smallville A to Z" article (page 2 and page 3) which contains tidbits about 26 different things from Smallville l...
Remember the long ago mini-series of Douglas Adam's HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY? The 1981 translation of his classic science fiction comedy that ran all of six episodes and starred Peter Jones, Simon Jones and David Dixon?No? No matter. It's being re...
This December 5, Disney will release the first titles in their interactive "Disney DVD Game World" series. These will be a sort of combination of traditional board games and interactive DVD play similar to the sort of DVD movie trivia games you see in boo...
What They SayTOKYOLOGY is a documentary exploring contemporary Japanese pop-culture.
Vicariously experience the diverse and colorful attractions of the world\'s largest city, as
Carrie Ann Inaba guides you through the legendary crowds of Tokyo.
Have ...
The Review!Greetings to you Tenchi enthusiasts all across The Fruited Plain (and The True North Strong and Free, and The Land of the Rising Sun, and wherever else you have the Internet). The views expressed by the writer of this review may not be those of...
New Editions Are Must-Haves for 2006 Holiday Season and Will Delight Manga and Anime Fans
San Francisco, CA, September 12, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation an...
Many mathematicians and theologians are now saying that the Number of the Beast is actually 611. I know - short notice to reschedule your Antichrist party, but a late Saturday date is better anyway. Getting that tattoo changed is going to be a bitch, thou...
Last month's Consumer Electronics Show revealed just how muddy the waters have gotten in the war for High Definition home video. Though High Definition television, now available via cable and satellite, has been slow to creep into homes, indications say t...
Boldly Going? by David Michael Wharton (Mon 12-06-2004)
We're well into the fourth season of ENTERPRISE, a season under the guidance of new show runner Manny Coto. Nine episodes in, how does ENTERPRISE's bold, new direction stack up against the legacy of the TREKs that came before, not to mention other SF gian...
Every year around this time, my sainted wife Kristin and I reminisce about our first Christmas together. Hard to believe, but we were even shorter on cash then than we are now (or so it seems), and after dragging a lovely (but crooked) tree home from a lo...
We have a new release from the folks at Unearthed this week which points out the increasing aura of paranoia and suppression in this country (and Canada). The label has specialized in bringing extremely gory foreign horror films into the USA legally, but ...
Central Park Media has begun offering downloadable content for iPod, so now you can get trailers and even full episodes of selected series and watch them on your video iPod. Okay, so I have mixed feelings about the whole handheld video deal. On the one ha...
From Star Trek’s FTL warp drive to Carl Sagan’s concentric-ringed, space-tearing Machine, spaceships have been as much a staple of science fiction as aliens or any other concept that has helped define the genre. Within the fictional SF univers...
This week we'll all finally get an official look at the title starship from the UPN TV network's coming ENTERPRISE. TV GUIDE has issued a press release announcing that the July 9th issue of the magazine will feature a special cover story devoted to the se...
AICN's Moriarty has reported on seeing an early test screening of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.Here are a couple choice quotes:"...I thought the film was a glorious shambling tribute to the work of Adams, a beautifully realized vision filled to th...
Somewhat overshadowed by the theatrical release of the long awaited cinematic adaptation, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has returned once more to its original medium. Following on from 2004's Tertiary Phase (just released on CD in expanded form) i...
Suffering from less of the heavy-handed narration that's marred the two previous installments of this series, the third episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Quandary Phase seems more suited to audio adaptation than its narrative-drenched forb...
When Dirk Maggs set about adapting the latter three volumes of Douglas Adams' increasingly inaccurately named HITCHHIKER'S trilogy, fans of the twelve original radio episodes were understandably confused. While the first series basically follows the same...
Appearing over at the CHUD website are three scans of interest to those who have been anxiously awaiting our first look at the Vogons that will appear in THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie. This race of belligerent, foul-smelling and generally unl...
Actor John Malkovich has joined the cast of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie. Unlike the earlier casting announcements, Malkovich is playing a character not seen in Douglas Adams' novel but one created for the film (at the instruction of the nov...
Contrary to what you might think, author Douglas Adams premature demise doesn't seem to have put the kibosh on a film based on his THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, according to his ex-agent.While talking to the BBC's Drive program, Ed Victor spoke of...
STAR TREK: THE STARFLEET SURVIVAL GUIDE is the latest in a long line of parodies based on the WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK. The original, for those two or three readers who haven't seen it in stores and/or caught the television version, is an amusing coll...
After almost two decades of being trapped in development hell, Walt Disney Pictures has finally given a greenlight for the feature film adaptation of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Filming is scheduled to commence next year in England, with city sc...
KING KONG held the number one spot at the box office this past weekend. The film took in $31.4 million worth of tickets. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE took second place with $30.1 million, while FUN WITH DICK & JANE came in third with $23.5 mil...
To preface, not all titles listed by the company in previous years have borne fruit in the US, but Viz continues to be a company that tries to shop its titles to other companies and distributors through NATPE. This year, we\'ve got a number of the familia...
Clark goes to Brainiac for help to save the life of someone special to him? More spoilers for Smallville's "Solitude" episode in the TV Guide description.
TV Guide has released their write-up for "Fragile," the April 13 Smallville which will be directed by Tom Welling. Click for details and possible spoilers.
TV Guide Channel showed a little behind-the-scenes snippet of Smallville. They talk to both Tom Welling and Smallville's visual effects supervisor Mat Beck. Watch the clip and view some screen caps...
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With great power comes great responsibility. Yesterday Blockbuster Inc.
announced it used Spider-Man's power to entertain to f...
Cartoon Network has supplied Animation Insider with an episode guide for season three of 'Teen Titans'. Find out about Starfire's trip to Tamaran, Slade's return, the arrival of Brother Blood and more...
Scott Beatty, writer of 'Batman Begins: The Visual Guide' gives his thoughts about the movie and reveals he's the writer of the comic-book adaptation of the movie...
Is there life yet in 'Blade: The Series'? Probably not, but Neil Jackson who starred as the villain of the show writes this in his MySpace blog:
"NEW LINE are still behind the show and are currently shopping for a new home, so things may start a fresh ...
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As predicted by
sources at Mainframe Entertainment, the new Spider-Man edition of TV
Guide gives fans their first look at the version of the character that will
be seen in the upcoming animated ...
The latest issue of TV Guide features a never-before-seen preview photo from Smallville's Season 5 premiere. KryptonSite has posted a scan. Click to see it - be warned of spoilers.
I know we’re coming up on a holiday, so I’d like to take a moment to give thanks for the technology that gives us things like satellite TV and DVDs. But as I write this, I can’t help but be distracted by something I’m not thankful for – incompetence. (Uh ...
The March 27 issue of TV Guide magazine has a feature on the Mar. 30 episode. Contains some new spoilers, and some talk from the stars and producer about the future. Also includes a new photo. Click for more details.
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Daredevil
is due to grace the February 8th cover of TV Guide. Fox has released a photo of
the cover which features Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.
Enjoy!
TV Guide recently updated their description of the "Crisis" episode of Smallville (airing March 3rd) with an interesting blurb concerning Lex Luthor and his father Lionel. If you must know everything, then click!
As fellow Maniac StarlightGuard wrote in his Mania blog, it seems we are going to be moving forward into new territory within the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" universe. Seven years after author Douglas Adams passed away, the BBC is reportin...
Each and every year the big chain retailers and department stores start getting ready for the holidays the day after Labor Day. There is however, one retailer who strikes before the summer is even over on its holiday marketing and gift giving. That retail...
Dani Moure\'s getting some work done on his UK pile of titles and has a look today at the 01/17/2005 release of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #2 (of 4) from ADV Films UK.
Dani\'s catching up on his backlog a bit this morning with a look at the 03/21/2005 release of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #3 (of 4) from ADV Films UK.
Dani\'s finishing out a UK series this week as he\'s got a look at the 05/16/2005 release of Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Vol. #4 (of 4) from ADV Films UK.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akahori Satoru/Deguchi Ryusei (Created by: Gainax)Translated by:Beni Axia HirayamaAdapted by:What They SayINSPIRED BY THE HIT ANIME SERIES
Sasshi's world is crumbling away. His best gal pal, Arumi, is about to move away, and a...
After a very successful holiday party last year, we\'ve decided to do it again this year and do it bigger and better. We\'re once again going to the beautiful Omni Parker House in Boston for the event and we\'ve got a dance floor to dance the night away, ...
A week or so ago I received The Richie Rich/ Scooby-Doo Show Volume 1 from Warner Home Entertainment. A Saturday spent by yours truly watching cartoons, eating cereal and staying in my pajamas ‘till noon. The memories came rushing back over the seve...
VARIETY reports Karey Kirkpatrick has been tapped to co-adapt the oft-reworked touchstone of geek culture, THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. With novels, radio and television series already long available, the movie plans continue a feature adaptation...
Last week, the Gamers' Thumb featured a new style of column where both Troy and James would comment on a topic, presenting similar or maybe different views. The comments we received on the column were in favor of the new style so we have decided to stick ...
Today THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY arrives on DVD. To celebrate, Buena Vista is offering a special one-day-only event on the official site. For September 13th only, the site will be providing visitors with special password which will allow them to...
New DVDs Include Box Sets, Feature Films and Latest Episodic Installments Of Much-Loved Anime Series
San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...
The July 3rd issue of "TV Guide" will have five different coves featuring the members of the Fantastic Four as well as their #1 nemesis, Dr. Doom. Check out these images of the covers.