IMDB presented their top 25 searched for films of 2008.  They wanted to go for a ranking that was not based on box-office performance or critical assessments.  I was pleasantly surprised to see how many speculative fiction movies were on the list.

1. The Dark Knight (2008)


2. Twilight (2008)


3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)


4. TR2N (2011) Tron 2, I still don’t really care for the name


5. The Expendables (2010)


6. Iron Man (2008)


7. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)


8. No Country for Old Men (2007)


9. Juno (2007)


10. Transformers (2007)


11. The Incredible Hulk (2008)


12. There Will Be Blood (2007)


13. Sex and the City (2008)


14. Into the Wild (2007)


15. Superbad (2008)


16. Cloverfield (2008)


17. Terminator Salvation (2009)


18. Wanted (2008)


19. Dragonball (2009)


20. Quantum of Solace (2008)


21. The Departed (2006)


22. Star Trek (2009) This is J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek


23. The Godfather (1972)


24. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)


25. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

SF moves took up 60% of the chart with only 1/3 of those movies being ones that have not been released yet.

I find these search reports to be fascinating like a snap shot of what is on peoples minds and what they are curious about.

(via IMDB)

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Culture

• John Barrowman apologizes for exposing himself on BBC Radio 1 (via guardian)


• New Site Features (via Hulu Blog)


• you told us what you want. now we need to make it happen. (via boxee blog)


• …and, we’re back 2.3 update (via boxee blog)

Movie

• DVD Releases: December 2nd, 2008 (dashPunk)


• Dr Horrible DVD Update region free (via Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog)


• Ben Stiller Working on Zoolander Sequel? (via /Film)

TV / Series

• SCI FI Green-Lights Caprica (via Sci Fi Wire)


• The Guild Season 2
  
  
  
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Music

• BoHe-man Rhapsody (P:S HQ)


• SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES U.S. ARENA HEADLINE TOUR (via Roadrunner Records)

Webcomics

• Girl Genius Online Comics! Monday, November 24, 2008
  
  
  
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• Wanted:  I love this movie James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman.  With tight action, mystery, and plot twists it’s a great example of what an SF Action film should be.  A definite owner.  You can read my full review at Exploring: Wanted


• The X-Files: I Want to Believe: I want to believe is a good crime drama, thriller movie.  It is well written.  The beginning sets up a suspenseful mood and tension.  This is carried with an appropriate pace for this type of film through to a textbook ending that was nice but not extraordinary.  For Fans it would be a definite owner but for your first experience I would suggest renting it to make sure it fits your tastes.  Read my full review at Exploring X-Files: I want to believe. 


• Step Brothers:  The speculative aspect of this movie is weak at best, I find all of Will Ferral’s movies to be stupid yet having said that about 1/2 of them are hilarious and worth a great laugh and the other 1/2 are offensive and not worth wasting ones time on.  I heard bad things about it and had great concerns when it hit the theater.  I challenged the community to explain to me why this would be a great movie and no one could so far.  That is why I would not even recommend renting it.


• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian:  Based on the flawed book lacking imagination I have not even wasted my time on this one.

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Culture

• Dream of a Fandom Economy (dashPunk)


• IntelliTunes upgrades the jukebox for your home (via Dvice)


• Rockstar Pirate?  (via Captain Robert)


• Pedal-powered pink tank looks adorable until it pegs you with a hot dog (via Dvice)


• Tattoo: Respecting Your Video Game Roots (dashPunk)


• 'Fashionable' Pacman helmets hit the runway (via Dvice)

Movie

• Wanted on DVD and Blu-ray December 2nd (via Movie Web)


• Max Payne Trailer (P:S HQ)


• Dragonball Trailer (P:S HQ)


• Official Synopsis for Captain America Revealed! (via Movie Web)


• Jeff Bridges Talks Tron Sequel (via Movie Web)

TV / Series

• Patrick Stewart To Guest Star On Doctor Who? (via Trek Movie)


• New Features for Your Queue (via Hulu)


• More Real Time TV Comes to Livestation (via Mashable)

Book

• Dutton Wins New 'Dracula' (via Publishers Weekly)

Game

• Stan Bush Wants "The Touch" In Guitar Hero, Rock Band (via Kotaku)
  
  
  
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• Wii-kly WiiWare and Virtual Console Update - 10/6/08 (via Gay Gamer)


• Star Trek Online Wallpapers Available! (via Star Trek Online)

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I don’t usually give in to memes like this, but when I saw it on Jadielady’s blog, I thought it looked like fun.  The rules are simple:

A) Go to Music Outfitters
B) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year
C) Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you hate and underline or italicize your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don’t remember (or don’t care about)

1. Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio
2. Waterfalls, TLC
3. Creep, TLC
4. Kiss From A Rose, Seal
5. On Bended Knee, Boyz II Men
6. Another Night, Real McCoy
7. Fantasy, Mariah Carey
8. Take A Bow, Madonna
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days), Monica
10. This Is How We Do It, Montell Jordan
11. I Know, Dionne Farris
12. Water Runs Dry, Boyz II Men
13. Freak Like Me, Adina Howard
14. Run-Around, Blues Traveler
15. I Can Love You Like That, All-4-One
16. Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?, Bryan Adams
17. Always, Bon Jovi
18. Boombastic/In The Summertime, Shaggy
19. Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Nicki French
20. You Gotta Be, Des'ree
21. You Are Not Alone, Michael Jackson
22. Hold My Hand, Hootie and The Blowfish
23. One More Chance-Stay With Me, Notorious B.I.G.
24. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze
25. Candy Rain, Soul For Real
26. Let Her, w Hootie and The Blowfish
27. I Believe, Blessid Union Of Souls
28. Red Light Special, TLC
29. Runaway, Janet Jackson
30. Strong Enough, Sheryl Crow
31. Colors Of The Wind, Vanessa Williams
32. Someone To Love, Jon B.
33. Only Wanna Be With You, Hootie and The Blowfish
34. If You Love Me, Brownstone
35. In The House Of Stone And Light, Martin Page
36. I Got 5 On It, Luniz
37. Baby, Brandy
38. Run Away, Real McCoy
39. As I Lay Me Down, Sophie B. Hawkins
40. He's Mine, Mokenstef
41. December, Collective Soul
42. I'll Be There For You-You're All I Need To Get By, Method Man-Mary J. Blige
43. Shy Guy, Diana King
44. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge
45. Every Little Thing I Do, Soul For Real
46. Before I Let You Go, BLACKstreet
47. Big Poppa/Warning, Notorious B.I.G.
48. Sukiyaki, 4 P.M.
49. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy
50. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
51. Dear Mama/Old School, 2Pac
52. Hold On, Jamie Walters
53. Keep Their Heads Ringin', Dr. Dre
54. The Rhythm Of The Night, Corona
55. Roll To Me, Del Amitri
56. Scream/Childhood, Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
57. Freek'n You, Jodeci
58. I Wish, Skee-lo
59. Believe, Elton John
60. Carnival, Natalie Merchant
61. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty
62. Back For Good, Take That
63. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
64. You Want This-70's Love Groove, Janet Jackson
65. Tell Me, Groove Theory
66. Can't You See, Total
67. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
68. This Lil' Game We Play, Subway
69. Come And Get Your Love, Real McCoy
70. This Ain't A Love Song, Bon Jovi
71. Secret, Madonna
72. Player's Anthem, Junior M.A.F.I.A.
73. Feel Me Flow, Naughty By Nature
74. Every Day Of The Week, Jade
75. The Sweetest Days, Vanessa Williams
76. Short Dick Man, 20 Fingers Featuring Gillette
77. Brokenhearted, Brandy
78. No More "I Love You's", Annie Lennox
79. You Used To Love Me, Faith Evans
80. Constantly, Immature
81. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me, U2
82. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
83. Ask Of You, Raphael Saadiq
84. Sugar Hill, Az
85. Good, Better Than Ezra
86. Brown Sugar, D'angelo
87. Turn The Beat Around, Gloria Estefan
88. 'Til You Do Me Right, After 7
89. 1st Of Tha Month, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
90. Like The Way I Do If I Wanted To, Melissa Etheridge
91. I Live My Life For You, Firehouse
92. Dream About You-Funky Melody, Stevie B
93. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex
94. Thank You, Boyz II Men
95. I'll Stand By You, Pretenders
96. I Miss You, N II U
97. Give It 2 You, Da Brat
98. Best Friend, Brandy
99. Misery, Soul Asylum
100. Can't Stop Lovin' You, Van Halen

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Culture

• Red Crystals in a Dark Dreamy Night (dashPunk)


• Phoenix in Flames (dashPunk)


• Black Mage Cosplay at PAX (dashPunk)


• Bad Horse Chorus Snipes Felicia Day at PAX 08 (dashPunk)

Movie

• Wanted 2 and 3 (dashPunk)


• Perelman Eyes Poltergeist Remake (via Sci Fi Wire)


• Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow is out today (dashPunk)

TV / Series

• Clone Wars Series Begins October 3rd 9pm est (dashPunk)


• Eli Stone: Brilliant Musical Fantasy on DVD! (dashPunk)


• Dr. Horrible Soundtrack and Webcomic (dashPunk)


• The Office: Season 4 is out (dashPunk)


• The Big Bang Theory: Season 1 is out (dashPunk)


• Ghost Hunters: Live from the Waverly Sanatorium is out (dashPunk)

Game

• Stardock's 10 Commandments... For Games (Gay Gamer)


• Wii-kly WiiWare And Virtual Console Update (via Gay Gamer)
  
  
  
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Graphic novelist Mark Millar recently chatted with Newsarama about Universal Pictures' plans for Wanted 2 and even a Wanted 3 (Superhero Flix).

As much as I loved the first one, the very notion of two more makes my whole body go woo!  Jame McAvoy has agreed to return.

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Culture

• 100 years on, mystery shrouds Tunguska event (via Unexplained Mysteries)


• HQ Halloween conversation (P:S HQ)


• Shub Niggurath; black goat of the woods with a thousand young..  (via Alex CF)


• Question from Bill: Does Steampunk/Clockpunk have to follow the rules of physics? (P:S HQ)


• Victoria Strauss -- Can Free Ebooks Boost Print Sales? (via Victoria Strauss) (Read Eric's books free online)


• Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Is 'Totally Badass' (P:S HQ)


• Everyone Else Has Had More Sex Than Me (P:S HQ)


• Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, Stage Version (P:S HQ)


• Behold, the (alien) queen of the road (via DVICE)

Movie

• Exploring: Wanted (dashPunk)


• What's the word on Wall E


• Treat for x-files fans (P:S HQ)
  
  
  
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• Treat for X-Men / Wolverine Fans (P:S HQ)
  
  
  
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• Joss Whedon's web series to go live in July (via SFX)


• More on Red Sonja (via Superhero Flix)

Webcomic

• Facebook and the Emma Verne


• XKCD Know Your Vines


• Girl Genius

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Review of:  Wanted

Overall Rating: 10 A+

Wanted was absolutely amazing!  I highly recommend watching it multiple times.  They consistently avoided taking a cheep shot, in plot twists, fight scenes, even at the end of the movie when they could have snuck in a cheep shot they didn't.  The movie was so well done that I left the theater not wanting for anything because I was so satisfied.  Wanted can now join the ranks of Iron Man as this years second outstanding movie.

The Plot / Story: Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is offered the opportunity to seek revenge in the murder of his father, who was an assassin. Gibson is invited by his father’s partner, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), to follow in his father’s footsteps.  Sloan’s second-in-command (Angelina Jolie) mentors Gibson training him in the arts and secrets of the fraternity.

Likes

1. An action movie that maintained an immaculate reality throughout the movie.  It had blood and death but was done in an artful manner that neither repulsed the audience away from the screen nor did it try to pull you in.


2. The premise is well delivered and intriguing.  There were many fascinating concepts put forth like: how they select the targets to be assassinated, the source of their powers, and trusting ones instincts.


3. Has a nice sense of play about it's self.  This was nice for the serious nature of the film allowing a levity that didn't cross over into silliness.


4. The overall movie experience is a fun, exciting ride that delivered tight action at a captivating pace.


5. although it is a movie about assassins it still maintained a sense of justice and morality that was not preachy.  The wicked were punished.  Everyone had a solid believable motivation striving to do the right thing while trying to discern right from wrong.


6. The soundtrack was well executed, did not overpower the movie, and enhanced the experience of the scene.  I really enjoyed the use of Trent Reznor's song .


7. The plot twists were well executed.


8. The acting was well delivered.


9. Wanted is the first time since the matrix that had a consistently artful use of the slow motion camera that made sense within the context of what was going on within the story and helped to enhance the action.

Dislikes / Concerns

1. The set up took a while:  This is a concern that some may find problematic with the film but I still enjoyed.  They established the lead, the setting, made me really care about his situation and just when I was about to think this is taking a while the story and action exploded.


2. The movie had a training montage.  This may bother some who are watching it but I doubt many will even realize it is in there.  I found even the training montage was entertaining, not hackneyed, made sense and I did not even realize that I watched a training montage until a day latter.


3. Main character narrates the film:  some may take issue with it because it allows the main character to directly address the audience as an audience watching a film rather then creating a sense of being in the moment.  I felt that they pulled the narration moments off brilliantly giving us a look into the psychology behind the main characters motivations with out breaching the immaculate reality of the moment.

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Culture

• Controversy around "uncontacted" tribe photos (via Boing Boing)


• Video Cylons explain DRM (P:S HQ)


• Evernote’s Launches Publicly, Announces Upcoming API (via Mashable)

Movie

• Futurama’s Billion Backed Beast (dashPunk)


• The Spiderwick Chronicles are out (get your copy here)


• Theater or Renter: Wanted (dashPunk)


• Theater or Renter WALL·E (dashPunk)


• ROB ZOMBIE" 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' Teaser Poster Released (via Blabbermouth)

TV / Series

• Angel on Hulu (via Hulu)


• eMusic CEO Contemplating TV Downloads (via Mashable)


• “Lost” and Other ABC Shows Coming to Veoh (via Mashable)


• Scott Thompson and Sarah Silverman to bring their comedic styling's to the new "Match Game" (via After Elton)

Music

• Download DRM-free Police album 'Synchronicity' for $1.99 (today only) (via Crave)

Book

• Liquid Sky Chapbooks are out (get your copy here)

Game

• WiiWare and Virtual Console releases for this week (via Crave)
  
  
  
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