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The New Much Ado About Nothing Trailer Promises Even More Shakespearean Intrigue

The New Much Ado About Nothing Trailer Promises Even More Shakespearean Intrigue

I don’t know about you, but I am loving that 2013 is turning out to be William Shakespeare’s comeback year. It just feels right, you know? We didn’t see him for a little while, and now he’s back. I’m still excited about seeing Ed Westwick with long black hair as Tybalt in the Romeo and Juliet trailer, and now I have this trailer to satisfy my Elizabethan hunger. More »

Cancelled TV Shows Need A Drink(ing Game)

Cancelled TV Shows Need A Drink(ing Game)

Gee, there’s been an awful lot of news about cancelled television shows this week, hasn’t there? The first of the new fall shows are getting cancelled, shows that had been cancelled for years are suddenly coming back to life a la Frankenstein’s monster (appropriate, given that it’s Halloween season)… there’s just so much activity! So you know what? Let’s give those cancelled televisions something to do with themselves. In fact, let’s get them drunk. Because boy, won’t that be hilarious? More »

Get Your Nathan Fillion Fix When He Plays Himself on Web Series The Guild

Get Your Nathan Fillion Fix When He Plays Himself on Web Series The Guild

Here’s all you need to know to enjoy Nathan Fillion‘s cameo on geeky web series The Guild:

  • Felicia Day created this series, about a group of geeks who play together in a World of Warcraft-style online game.
  • They’re all really socially awkward, and the show actually addresses when gaming can take over your life.
  • This season takes place at a convention.

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Test How Loyal a Browncoat You Are with This Infographic of 18 Little-Known Facts About Firefly

Test How Loyal a Browncoat You Are with This Infographic of 18 Little-Known Facts About Firefly

Were you one of the people who first tuned in to Firefly back in 2002, or did you not find out about Joss Whedon‘s incredible space western until the movie Serenity hit theaters? Regardless, this infographic from CarSort is the ultimate way to measure how big a fan (Browncoat) you are: How many of these facts did you already know? Here’s one: Zac Efron had a small cameo in one episode (though we knew that one already). A few of these stumped even us! More »

You Should Read This Really Heartwarming Story from a TV Extra Who Worked on the ‘Buffy’ Series Finale

You Should Read This Really Heartwarming Story from a TV Extra Who Worked on the 'Buffy' Series Finale

Thanks to Whedonesque (the premiere Joss Whedon fansite) for posting this great story from satirist Dave Rhodes. Although a lot of Dave’s writing is fictional, he’s started to post true stories from his various odd jobs, including taxi driver, sailor, and TV extra. For the latter, he was lucky enough to work on the last episode ever shot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. More »

The ‘Avengers’ Crew Has a Week to Turn Cleveland Into Times Square

The 'Avengers' Crew Has a Week to Turn Cleveland Into Times Square

Now is the time for some moviemaking magic: Marvel Studios has until August 15 to turn a stretch of downtown Ohio into Times Square. Yes, the one from New York City. Movieline reports that shooting of Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers begins then, presumably involving scenes where the superheroes meet at one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. offices in Manhattan. We’re guessing that shooting in NYC cost way too much, and Cleveland was a better choice for indoor scenes. It’s just ironic, since Captain America: The First Avenger managed to shoot in the real Times Square. More »

Get to Know Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth’s Super Alter Egos with the ‘Avengers’ Character Posters

Get to Know Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth's Super Alter Egos with the 'Avengers' Character Posters

At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel handed out these amazing concept posters for Joss Whedon‘s Avengers movie at their booth. Like a triptych, the seven posters — featuring Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), and five others — make up one big illustration of the Avengers. While there’s no sign of the movie’s big enemies, this is the clearest look we’ve had at the superheroes who’ve assembled under the always-badass Samuel L. Jackson and S.H.I.E.L.D. (the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division). More »