In an interview with iF magazine, Matt Groening revealed that the title of the first direct to DVD Futurama movie will be “Bender’s Big Score”. It will be released in December of 2007, and the movies (four total) will be “reconfigured” into episodes and shown on Comedy Central starting in 2008.
MATT GROENING: We’re doing four DVD movies around ninety minutes and then we’re going to reconfigure those and they’ll be episodes on Comedy Central. The impolite way of saying it is we’re chopping them up and the polite way is to say we’re reconfiguring and we’re going to add narration and more stuff. We’re going to be doing some fun extras on the DVD show, there’s going to be “Everybody Loves Hyptno-Toad” – a whole show of it. The DVD’s are going to be self-contained packages, but the episodes will also work, we hope. That’s the goal.
Read the rest of the interview.
NBC.com has posted a new Spider-Man 3 Trailer in HD. It features scenes from the movie (some pretty long ones), and will only be available today! It was posted last night during Heroes and will be removed today at 9pm PST. Check out the Spider-Man 3 trailer on NBC.
Dark Horse comics is holding a Buffy the Vampire Slayer contest. The prizes are Buffy comics, and 23 people total will win something. The contest is free, so go sign up!
The April issue of Computer Games magazine includes a closed beta key for Lord of the Rings Online. From what I hear, this issue is on the stands right now, and the key can be used to play in the closed beta right away. Closed beta ends on March 25th, and open beta begins on April 6th (for those who did not pre-order the game), so if you want to try out the game early, get your hands on the April issue of Computer Games magazine.
Google Maps has a new feature which shows real time traffic information for major highways in large cities. To view traffic information for a region, click the Traffic tab on the map. Red lines indicate stop-and-go, yellow indicates some slowdown, and green means the roads are fairly clear. Cities which have traffic information are noted on the traffic map with a stoplight symbol. Here are a few traffic examples: Bay Area, New York City, Austin, TX.
Read more in Google’s traffic blog post.
SoundtrackNet is holding a contest for the movie “300″. The grand prize winner will win a “300″ PSP game, an “Art of the Film” book, a leather bag with the “300″ logo, the “300″ special edition soundtrack CD, and a “300″ hat and t-shirt! There are runner up prizes as well, which include the hat, t-shirt, and the soundtrack. The contest ends on March 12th, 2007. Enter the contest.
In Lord of the Rings Online (beta), I’ve made my way up to level 13 now, and I thought I’d post the screenshots I’ve been taking. There are 50 screenshots, and they are a mix of scenery, quests, and user interface. The graphics are quite good, and I couldn’t help taking screenshots of some of the more picturesque locations.
View the Lord of the Rings Online screenshots or read my beta impressions.
After reading this thread on digg, I felt compelled to share some tips for managing your cash flow by using and abusing those nice credit card companies which send you junk mail every week.
Credit cards are a scam in many, many ways. First and foremost they’re a tax on people who pay cash at vendors who accept credit cards. If things were fair, people who paid cash would be given a 3-5% discount at the register.
A gag reel from season 3 of Battlestar Galactica has been posted on Google video. Be warned, there are spoilers if you haven’t seen season 3, but it is pretty funny. Battlestar Galactica gag reel.