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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
4:54 pm	Warren Ellis reveals his and Joss' writing plan for Wastelanders. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28902 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/05/19/warren-ellis-gun-machine-archduke-franz-ferdinand-and-working-wastelanders-with-joss-whedon/ As told today at Kapow in London. (Comment on this)
12:19 pm	Whedonverse actors and The Avengers nominated at Teen Choice Awards. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28901 http://www.teenchoiceawards.com You can vote everyday (one vote per category per day). Registration needed in order to vote. TCA airs Sunday, July 22, on FOX. Sarah Michelle Gellar (TV Actress Drama), David Boreanaz (TV Actor Drama), Alyson Hannigan (Movie Actress Comedy), Seth Green's Robot Chicken (TV Animated), Neil Patrick Harris (TV Actor Comedy), The Avengers (Movie Sci-Fi/Fantasy), Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. (Movie Actor Sci-Fi/Fantasy) and Scarlett Johansson (Movie Actress Sci-Fi/Fantasy) (Comment on this)
5:35 am	'Hyde Park On The Hudson' trailer eaturing Olivia Williams. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28899 http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/hyde-park-on-hudson/trailers/hyde-park-on-hudson-theatrical-trailer-29339188.html Looks like it could be really good. Bill Murray playing FDR, what's there not to love? (Comment on this)
5:37 am	The science of The Avengers (part two). http://whedonesque.com/comments/28900 http://www.aintitcool.com/node/55828 AICN's Copernicus continues their look at the movie. This time the focus is on the characters. Part one can be found here. (Comment on this)
Friday, May 18th, 2012
11:14 pm	Film Crit Hulk's 12 reasons The Avengers is truly a Whedon work. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28898 http://badassdigest.com/2012/05/18/film-crit-hulk-smash-the-avengers-is-a-joss-whedon-movie/ A very long article, but fun. It's in all caps, but it's a helpful articulation of film/narrative criticism. The TL;DR summary: Movie is fun! Black Widow is more than just boobs who can fight! Big Bad is psychological! Action serves narrative! And many more reasons! (Comment on this)
9:15 pm	Details about The Avengers Blu-ray/DVD. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28897 http://www.joblo.com/blu-rays-dvds/news/update-joss-whedons-avengers-coming-to-dvd-blu-ray-and-blu-ray-3d-this-fall-02 Alternate opening! Alternate ending! Joss Whedon commentary! And more! (Comment on this)
5:44 pm	The Tesla Gun http://whedonesque.com/comments/28896 http://hackerfriendly.com/the-tesla-gun/ Rob Flickenger channels everyone's favorite mad scientist and creates the Tesla Gun, "a hand-held, battery powered lightning machine." The proof is in the picture at the bottom. (Comment on this)
12:18 pm	The Washington University Pops Orchestra plays a Dr. Horrible medley! http://whedonesque.com/comments/28895 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Bg2LhUVq4 A little bit rough in places, but still very nifty and definitely worth checking out. (Comment on this)
8:13 am	'The Cabin in the Woods' to be screened at NZ International Film Festival. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28894 http://www.nzff.co.nz/auckland It looks like it will be screened at various places around New Zealand. (Comment on this)
6:33 am	Shop Talk: The Avengers box office. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28893 http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=14912&cmin=10&columnpage=1 This article from Box Office Prophets discusses where The Avengers might end up in total domestic box office by comparing it to similar films. They suggest it could go as high as $675 million (earning $650 million more than Serenity). (Comment on this)
3:30 am	Astonishing X-Men:Torn Motion Comics DVD Announced. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28892 http://dvd.ign.com/articles/122/1224738p1.html Joss's third arc of his Astonishing X-Men run will hit Motion Comics DVD on August 14. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
9:15 pm	Alien easter egg in Firefly. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28889 http://blastr.com/2012/05/easter-egg-shows-firefly.php We've had Han Solo appearing in just about every episode of Firefly and now someone has spotted a certain logo from the Alien franchise. (Comment on this)
10:01 pm	It's Avengered Development. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28891 http://-andrews.tumblr.com/post/23174175692 There's tons of fan-made photosets/artwork inspired by The Avengers out there, this particular one is a joy. And if you haven't already seen it, Avengers on Parade is as just as wonderful. If you've seen any other art out there that you like, please do post the link in the comments section. We've been reblogging some of the fan art over at Whedonesqued. (Comment on this)
8:11 pm	Buffy Summer Rewatch. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28888 http://nowhitenoise.com/2012/05/buffy-summer-rewatch-schedule-it-all-begins-memorial-day-weekend/ Starting Memorial Day Weekend, watch the first three seasons of Buffy and discuss it live using the Twitter hashtag #buffyrewatch. (Comment on this)
7:32 pm	The Editing Room's abridged script for The Avengers. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28887 http://www.cracked.com/article_19841_if-avengers-was-10-times-shorter-100-times-more-honest.html The script goes up on their website tomorrow. Today it is featured on Cracked.com, titled "If 'Avengers' was 10 times shorter and 100 times more honest". The Editing Room has also covered Cabin In The Woods and Serenity. (Comment on this)
6:33 pm	Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain's "The Selection" remains in contention for pick-up. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28886 http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/the-cw-eyes-the-selection-two-comedies-for-midseason/ The CW highly favour the fantasy series, and it's expected to be redeveloped for next season if it doesn't make the midseason schedule. (Comment on this)
5:53 pm	Doug and Lu Hate Everything Podcast. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28885 http://dougandluhateeverything.libsyn.com/webpage Doug and Lu Hate Everything Podcast discusses Avengers (spoilers!), Buffy season 9, Angel & Faith, and more! (Comment on this)
9:08 am	Much Ado About Nothing among titles that US distributors are most looking forward for Cannes 2012. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28884 http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/cannes-hot-film-titles-for-u-s-buyers/ This is a report by Mike Fleming for Deadline.com. (Comment on this)
5:33 am	Why the Avengers is the best TV show in movie theaters. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28883 http://www.avclub.com/articles/why-the-avengers-is-the-best-tv-show-in-movie-thea,75212/ The AV Club's Todd VanDerWerff examines what lessons from television Joss took with him into the film world. (Comment on this)
2:40 am	Tom Hiddleston on BBC's The Film Programme. http://whedonesque.com/comments/28882 http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ghc4m/The_Film_Programme_26_04_2012/ A discussion with Hiddleston about a certain phrase. From April 26, his interview is in the first 9 minutes of the program. [ edited by Slipping About on 2012-05-17 03:44 ] (Comment on this)

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