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Yes, we fully realize how terrifying this photoshop is. In December, Patty Jenkins, the director of Monster, was let go from the production of Thor 2. She would've been the first female to direct a major superhero movie (really?) and her firing reportedly pissed off Natalie Portman (though, we think it just sounded more like Natalie was kind of bummed out, not "furious.") Since then, Marvel has hired Alan Taylor (most known for directing television -- and we don't mean anything negative by that) to helm Thor 2, which should begin filming this summer (with a November 2013 release date.) The part that gave us pause was that Marvel didn't consider any other female directors to replace Patty. A lot of speculation around the 'net was that the "only" other viable candidate would be Kathryn Bigelow. Partly because she's Oscar-accredited, partly because she's apparently an "action" director. (Though, if Branagh can direct a superhero movie, why can't any other genre director, but that's just sensible talk.) So here's our list of possible replacements for Alan, should he decide he'd rather direct another episode of Game of Thrones, instead:]]> http://www.geektress.com/2012/02/thor_two.php http://www.geektress.com/2012/02/thor_two.php News & Noise comic books Marvel movies thor Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:16:12 -0500 This episode will screw with you. I suppose it's not totally unreasonable to expect that Uther will eventually die, as he eventually dies in all Arthurian legend, because people die. It's fairly surprising that in an episode with so much campy "old Merlin", it would end with Arthur being crowned king. But there you go, I just spoilered this entire season / series / episode / life for you if you haven't seen the show. If you do want to start watching, it plays in the U.S. on Friday nights at 10pm on SyFy.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_the_wicked_day.php http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_the_wicked_day.php Front Page Merlin merlin Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:36:37 -0500 If you missed it, last week we started recapping Merlin. We realize that it's the fourth season, kind of an odd time to start recapping a show. Will we recap the other seasons? Probably not. And now for the exciting conclusion of "The Darkest Hour." Tune in to SyFy on Fridays at 10pm to continue watching this season as it airs in the U.S. (It's pretty terrific.)]]> http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_the_darkest_hour_part_2.php http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_the_darkest_hour_part_2.php Front Page Merlin merlin Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:23:28 -0500 A while back, I did a review of The Maze Runner, by James Dashner. I believe I said something about potential and that The Maze Runner had issues but I was confident Dashner would work through those in the The Scorch Trials. I am back to tell you that I totally lied.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/review_the_scorch_trials_like.php http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/review_the_scorch_trials_like.php Book Review News & Noise book review Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:51:56 -0500 Guess what, kids. Over on Tumblr, Brittany, a fan of Merlin, does these Game of Thrones recaps that are hilarious. So we figured, since we've already seen Merlin Season Four, we'd recap it as a thank-you to Brittany for giving us something funny to read at work. Also it's for everyone who wants to enjoy our little jokes right after they've enjoyed the episode on SyFy. (Friday nights at 10pm.)]]> http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_recap.php http://www.geektress.com/2012/01/merlin_recap.php Front Page Merlin merlin Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:04:12 -0500 If you're not following any of these fine folks on the tweeting mechanism, then you are probably missing out. Here are some of our favorite bon mots from the past month, and also pictures of attractive women with red velvet cake. (Photoshops compiled from requests to our Facebook, Twitter, and this blog.)]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/best_of_the_tweets_cake_lunch.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/best_of_the_tweets_cake_lunch.php News & Noise cake twitter Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:25:52 -0500 This entry has zero informational content and, if you're a hetero male, might alienate you a little bit. Too bad. When we were discussing what our 500th entry should be, first it was pointed out by Laura that we should call attention to being a website for over 4 years and only just now getting to 500 entries. Well done, us! We are awesome at procrastinating. Second of all, we decided it should be awesome. And there is really nothing more awesome to us than cake, and also attractive men. That's what you get here.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/500th_entry_rsvp_to_cake_lunch.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/500th_entry_rsvp_to_cake_lunch.php News & Noise cake shirtless vikings Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:13:33 -0500 Wheee! We bought a Wii! And in our grand tradition of buying a new gaming system, the first game we bought was the new Zelda, titled "Skyward Sword." Do I like this game more than Windwaker? No I do not. Am I any good at playing this game? No I am not.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/zelda_skyward_sword.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/zelda_skyward_sword.php News & Noise video games zelda Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:22:42 -0500 I have decided to make it my mission to read as many Young Adult dystopian narratives as I possibly can. Mostly because I like them, but also because I’m trying to figure out why I like them. I like them the same way I like zombie apocalypse books. There’s something super attractive about a world where most people are gone and the survivors are left to remake things the in the way they want. Or there’s the scenario where the world has been remade and it’s going to hell so it’s up to a scrappy band of teens to fix it. However, this attraction hinges on the fact that first, I’d be one of the survivors and second, I’d be in charge. Considering I’m too fat to outrun zombies and I have a constitution of about -10, it’s unlikely that I would survive any world altering destruction. But, a girl can dream…]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/the_maze_runner_not_a_pile_of.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/the_maze_runner_not_a_pile_of.php Book Review News & Noise book review young adult Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:17:03 -0500 I will be the first to admit that Laura and I talk about Merlin way too much. I don't even know how we keep finding new things to discuss. Although, to be fair, we somehow kept ourselves discussing Smallville for far longer than we should have. Since Merlin is supposedly based on the idea of Smallville (and it happens to be better than Smallville,) I guess it shouldn't be a surprise at all that we spend our free time planning ways to expand our love for Merlin and pizza to include the whole world.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/merlin_times_coming_to_a_strip.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/12/merlin_times_coming_to_a_strip.php News & Noise email exchange merlin Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:28:00 -0500 I think I started reading The Passage by Justin Cronin back in August. It had been on my must read list for a while and it remained that way until recently. I kept getting distracted by other books I had to read for reviews or paper writing but a couple of weeks ago, I decided I would sit down and finish The Passage if it killed me. It didn’t kill me, but the book left me feeling drained. Other reviewers have compared it to The Road by Cormac McCarthy, and yeah, that’s an apt comparison to an extent. Except Cronin uses quotation marks with his dialogue and the end of The Passage doesn’t make you want to shoot yourself in the face. [Oh, so I guess the book was like that, too? -Ed.]]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/the_passage_kind_of_like_water.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/the_passage_kind_of_like_water.php Book Review News & Noise book review vampires Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:21:37 -0500 For comics lovers, there are a ton of great sales going on today. First and foremost is Dark Horse Digital, who are offering 134 Star Wars comics for $100. Threadless is selling all their t-shirts for $10, including the ones by comic book artists. If you want original art, check out your favorite creator's Etsy store. For instance, Sean Dove will take 20% off your order if you use the code "CYBERMEN" in his Etsy print shop. And all Ten East Read items by Christiann at Stickcomics are 25% off until Wednesday! (Enter THANX11 at checkout.) Plus, you can go to Amazon and save on pretty much any tv box set or dvd or blu-ray you're hoping to get this Christmas.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/geektress_guide_to_internet_sh.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/geektress_guide_to_internet_sh.php News & Noise dirty dancing doctor who Dr. Who mimobot star trek star wars Star Wars toys Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:02:15 -0500 Hope you have a happy Turkey day! And if you're not in the U.S., hope you have a great Thursday. Links are after the jump!]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/pre_thanksgiving_links_1.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/pre_thanksgiving_links_1.php News & Noise Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:28:00 -0500 Under the Skin is a novel by Michel Faber, first published in 2000. In 2010 the movie version was greenlit, with Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) directing and Scarlett Johannson starring. Glazer had been working on an adaptation of the book for five years before filming started. The protagonist, Isserley, is a female from a species of alien that is apparently four-legged and furry. She shaves, gets a boob job, and stands upright to try and abduct human hitchhikers along the A9 in Scotland. At no point in the book does ScarJo's character (now renamed "Laura," according to IMDb?) rescue a surfer. (Seen above.)]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/under_the_skin.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/under_the_skin.php Book Review News & Noise aliens book review email exchange Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:39:07 -0500
(Click to Embiggen.) So, we failed to bring you the entire transcription of this press conference because typing is tiring. To recap: there was a Venture Bros. panel for press before the panel for the general public at New York Comic Con, and since I didn't go to the latter, I am bringing you a transcript of the former, hoping it's unique and original. Enjoy.]]> http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/the_venture_bros_press_hour_pa.php http://www.geektress.com/2011/11/the_venture_bros_press_hour_pa.php News & Noise comic con nycc venture brothers Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:53:10 -0500