Episode #122 - Horror for Pussies

There are just some people who don't like good horror, the stuff with real boo-scares and thrills and chills. In honor of them for the season of Halloween we present horror comics, movies and TV that a little more lighter and gentler - stuff that is horror at it's core but not so bad they will send the kids screaming under the bed. But first, a rant, Big Apple report, news and comic reviews. No head will be chopped in the making of this episode - enjoy & HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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No Dollhouse in November

That's right Browncoats, Fox is pulling Dollhouse from the air for the entire month of November. While DVR ratings have given the show a boast the first run rating pretty much suck. The show will return in December with back to back episodes and Summer Glau added to the cast, but Fox has only ordered 13 episodes and still another season is in doubt.

Charlize Theron Beyoung Thunderdome

Charlize Theron is rumored to be slated to star as the female lead in Mad Max 4, according to E! Online. The film, which will be directed by George Miller - who made the first three films in the series - has been in development for several years but Miller is apparently now auditioning cast members, according to the report. Miller has said publicly that he thinks Mel Gibson is both too old and probably uninterested in doing a fourth film, and is reportedly looking at Tom Hardy as the male lead. This, course, leads to the most logical question, they're making another Mad Max Film? Really?

NickToons for Turtles

Looks like the heroes in a half-shell is getting new life in Nickelodeon. Reportedly they paid Mirage Group and 4Kids a combined $60 million dollars for the intellectual rights to the property Eastman and Laird created way back in 1984. Nichelodeon plans to launch a live action feature as well as a CGI animated series by 2012. This will also mean more comics and toys and, God help us, video games if the project is successful.

V Marks the Spots

Dear God, talk about advertising overkill. ABC plans to promote it's upcoming V reboot by skywriting the letter V over major landmarks, all over the US, in Boston, California, New York, Texas, and even Las Vegas. When all is said and sky-wrote, the giant "V" will make an appearance over 26 landmarks. ABC has ordered 13 episodes of V, with plans for a four-season series with a beginning, middle and end. Seasons are expected to be 13 to 22 episodes each. The first four episode run will begin in November. No plans for posters of lizards eating gerbals yet, but hey - you never know.

Marvel Live

Marvel will host MarvelFest NYC on October 28th, an indoor-outdoor event to launch its Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic. The actual premiere of the motion comic will be projected three stories high in Union Square in New York City. Events begin at 4 p.m. on the 28th at Forbidden Planet, where Neal Adams, Chris Claremont, and Dan Slott appear to sign autographs. The Union Square portion of the events include giveaways, an opportunity for fans to photograph themselves in a Marvel cover, sketches from Marvel creators, and a MarvelFest Costume Contest with limited edition figures and comics as participation prizes for entrants.

Episode 121a - Down With the King

Steven King became the Modern Master of horror with books like Carrie, Salem's Lot, Christine, The Dark Half and dozens of other. So we of the Hideout have a conversation about how his books and movies have affected our lives. But first some feedback, a crap load of TV and the podcasts we love the most for the week. No quotes from the Book of Counted sorrows can be found in this episode, just a lot of fun so listen and enjoy.

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Already Industructable

One of the most interesting reports from San Diego Comicon was how people in the film and television industry scooping up comic meterial, a lot of which had been published yet. For the first time up and coming writer, artists had as much a chance at getting a Hollywood contract as established creators. An interesting result of this is the announcement that Fox21 acquired the rights to Platinum Studios’ Indestructible Man, a yet-to-be-published comic, for a TV series. The story, according to Hollywood Reporter, is about a secret agent who can’t be killed. Is this a sign of things to come? Will web comic creators be next? Only time will tell.

Ultimate Enemy

Brian Michael Bendis recently appeared on MTV's Splash Page with another announcement that had nothing to do with the Powers TV show or the ending to the current Dark Reign storyline. This time the attention was turned on the Ultimate Universe that recently experienced a mass Super-Hero death event called Ultimatum. And in this story, a huge list of Heroes and villians got offed with hopefully no take-backs, or last minute saves. In the wake of Ultimate the Ultimate universe was reduced to two main monthly titles, Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate Avengers, and a mini-series - Ultimate Iron Man: Armor Wars. Following this will be Ultimate Enemy, a three mini-series storyline coming January 2010 and staring what's left of the ultimate universe. The format will be like the Ultimate Galactus Story, in the form of three minies - Ultimate Enemy, Ultimate Mystery and finally Ultimate Doom. Bendis isn't saying if the last title is any kind of reveal as to the nature of this "enemy" but he did say this: "A new enemy brings forth a big mystery, and certain pinpoints of the Marvel universe are attacked by some grandiose villainy. . .the whole cast of Spider-Man, what's left of the Fantastic Four, Nick Fury and all kinds of other characters. It's a really big, whopping mystery"

Episode 121 - Down With the King

It is only fitting that in the month of Halloween we take a look at the modern master of horror, Stephen King, a man whose books defined a generation and changed the face of horror forever. But first another reply to another CGS episode ending, where torrent downloads have gone now that MP3's have a real business model, and whose going to take on the next series of predators. All this plus comics and dragons and doll-whores - oh my.

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