Fox Blows Out the Torch on Torchwood

Crisis averted. For now. Sorta. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox has passed on developing a U.S. version of the U.K.’s Doctor Who spinoff, Torchwood. You may remember me being concerned about this when the news first broke back...Read More »

April 22nd, 2010

F@*# me gently with a chainsaw.

Fox is planning a “contemporary take” of Heathers for television. I’d throw up but bulimia’s so ’87. According to Variety, “Dark comedy will be adapted for TV by scribe Mark Rizzo, with an assist from ‘Sex and the City’...Read More »

August 27th, 2009

Alien Reborn

There is an explanation for this, you know. Now, we’re going to find out what that is exactly. Ridley Scott has signed on to direct an Alien prequel. In what is undoubtedly an attempt to cash in on recent...Read More »

August 3rd, 2009

Who watches the Watchmen?

WE will watch the Watchmen! A settlement has been reached between Warner Bros. and Fox and the film will be released on March 6th as planned according to Variety. The studios had this to say in a joint statement: ...Read More »

January 16th, 2009

Nerdy News – Stuff I Missed

It’s been a relaxing few days here at the Nerdy Bird home front. Of course not everyone was so lucky. On Christmas Eve a federal court judge in Los Angeles ruled Fox owns the distribution rights to Watchmen. Good...Read More »

December 29th, 2008

Skynet is sexier than ever!

Come to think of it, sexy isn’t really something Skynet is usually associated with at all. Shiny would probably be a more appropriate description. Though I must confess to a few improper thoughts about Robert Patrick back in the...Read More »

September 17th, 2008