A fifth season of Venture Bros. will indeed happen, confirmed show creator Jackson Publick on his blog.

Another season of the Adult Swim hit show seemed likely and was hinted in the end credits of last season’s finale.

Unfortunately, there aren’t many details at this point, but then again this is a show where spoilers never really mean much compared to the humor it brings.

“P.S. One last Christmas gift: I promised “news” the last time I was here. And though I’m not at liberty to disclose the full details just yet, I am happy to at least be able to tell you that we were not lying in the end credits of our season finale: The Venture Bros. will indeed return. More on that later… Happy Holidays!” [...]

Best Worst Movie
DVD
Director Michael Stephenson
Starring George Hardy, Michael Stephenson, Darren Ewing
New Video Group
Release Date: November 16, 2010

Meet George Hardy. He’s a dentist living and working in the small town of Alexander City, Alabama. George is a really nice guy. Everyone loves the man and it’s not hard to see why. George approaches everything he does, from giving one of his patients a filling to playing a rollerblading tooth fairy in the town’s annual Christmas parade, with an indomitable spirit and a zest for life. Give him a smile and a howdy and the man will be your friend for life. It’s hard to not like George Hardy. The mayor of Alexander City greets him with a hug, and even the guy’s ex-wife has not a single bad word to say about him. But if you bring up the one moment of notoriety in the life of George Hardy, that one time he decided to indulge his youthful passion for acting by taking the lead in a little-known horror flick that was filmed quietly in the town of Morgan, Utah, not far away from where an independent film revolution was brewing at the Sundance Film Festival, then suddenly everything gets awkward. The reason is because the movie George starred in had charted a two-decade journey from reviled exploitation toss-off to beloved cult phenomenon. The movie in question is Troll 2 and Best Worst Movie (now available on DVD after a limited theatrical run) tells the story of how it all happened and how this extraordinary turn of events came to affect the lives of nearly all involved, primarily George Hardy [...]

Photographer Matthew Pasant posted some stunning photos he took recently of Disneyland during the Christmas holiday.

Visit Pasant’s Disneyland gallery to see more great pics from the California theme park, including a few of Tron-themed Flynn’s Arcade. Through this site, you can view the photos in several different sizes, and you can also purchase prints and even make photo cards from the selection.

You can also see more of Pasant’s Disneyland photos on his Flickr page [...]

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we spotlighted some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows, covering different shows and episodes and encouraging you to watch along with us. We’re on our final day of our countdown – Christmas Day!

So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Saturday, December 25th, 2010 – Day 25: Arrested Development

Season 2, Episode 6: “Afternoon Delight”
Directed by: Jason Bateman
Written by: Abraham Higginbotham and Chuck Martin
Starring: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Mae Whitman, Charlie Hartsock, Tom Saunders, Jim Gaines Sullivan, Al Eisenmann, and J.J. Wall
Original Air Date: December 19, 2004

You can stream the episode over at Hulu or watch it right here below! You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]

This is a nifty little Christmas surprise!

Check out the video below of musician Amanda Palmer recreating a scene from the 1986 movie Labyrinth, complete with sock puppets and her fiance, writer Neil Gaiman, in the David Bowie role of Jareth, The Goblin King.

The video is just under 4 minutes, and is hilarious. Give it a watch [...]

After recording the Christmas Movies episode of Flix of Doom earlier this month, I found out that my mother’s favorite Christmas movie is Bad Santa. Yes, the movie starring Billy Bob Thornton.

Am I little bit disturbed by this? Sure, but hey, plenty of people have told me it’s a cool movie, so I guess I’d better get around to checking it out soon.

Apparently, Mama’s not the only fan of Bad Santa. The folks over at LocateTV have created a fun Christmas-themed infographic called “Bad Santa” which has some behind-the-scenes trivia of on some of the most popular Christmas films, including Bad Santa, It’s A Wonderful Life, Elf, and more.

Check out the infographic here below, courtesy of LocateTV [...]

Oh no! The Empire has set up a blockade around the North Pole, impeding Santa from delivering gifts to all the good younglings! Looks like it’s up to the Jedi to save Christmas.

Check out the video below of “Star Wars Christmas,” a music video by Sci-Fried, the self-proclaimed “premiere geek rock experience.”

Not only is the song catchy, but it tells a great tale of Star Wars heroicism. And worth watching for the insane amount of Star Wars memorabilia present, as well as the puppet opening with Yoda [...]

BBC has posted a FREE Doctor Who eBook called Snowfall.

You can download the PDF of this short story collection here.

The short stories are linked and build to up to “an unexpected Christmas conclusion.” [...]

Jon Bon Jovi.

He’s a huge star now, but back before he got his big break in the music industry in the early 1980s, the singer was sweeping floors for cash at his cousin’s recording studio, where they just so happened to be making Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album. During the making of the album, the young Bon Jovi got a chance to make his first professional recording on the song, “R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.”

Listen to the song here below. It’s SO good. Trust me, just one listen and you will not only love it, you won’t be able to stop listening to it. R2-D2 makes an appearance on the track, as does Anthony Daniels as C-3PO [...]

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops for only $39.99 (that’s 33% off the list price of $59.99).

Note, this deal is valid only for today (Saturday, December 25, 2010) until midnight PST while supplies last.

The discount is available for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions for the standard edition.

The Nintendo Wii version is available for $39.54 (that’s 21% off the list price of $49.99) [...]

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Friday, December 24th, 2010 – Day 24: Arrested Development

Season 1, Episode 8: “In God We Trust”
Directed by: Joe Russo
Written by: Abraham Higgenbotham
Starring: Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Liza Minnelli, Patricia Velasquez, Sam Pancake, Blaine Pate, B.W. Gonzalez, John Michael Higgins, and Henry Winkler
Original Air Date: December 14, 2003

You can also purchase a copy of the episode at Amazon or iTunes [...]

In light of the news today that Abbey Road Crossing was designated a landmark, I thought it’d be great to share this T-shirt design over at Threadless called Cantina Walk.

The design, by artist iceknyght, shows Mos Eisley Cantina band Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes from the first Star Wars film replicating the icon Abbey Road Crossing photo from The Beatles‘ Abbey Road album.

The t-shirt is not yet for sale. Instead, Threadless is asking people to vote for the design. If enough people want it, they’ll sell, so be sure to head over to the site and vote for it! Go to the top right side of the page, where it says “I’d buy it…” and there’s two boxes you can check off underneath: “as a tee!” and “as a print!” As of right now, there’s 5 more days left before the voting ends, so be sure to make it over there and cast your vote! [...]

Abbey Road Crossing, where the iconic photo of The Beatles was taken for their Abbey Road album, has been designated a heritage site.

The photo of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr walking single-file along the north London zebra crossing (as it’s known in the UK) was included on the album’s sleeve and is one of the most famous pictures of The Beatles. Abbey Road Crossing, which is outside the Abbey Road Studios where the 1969 album was recorded, is already a tourist attraction that thousands of people flock to each year to recreate the famous image [...]

Amazon is currently offering the Six Feet Under: The Complete Series DVD box set for only $69.99 (that’s 61% off the list price of $179.98).

The set 25-disc set contains all five seasons of the Alan Ball dramatic series, plus two bonus soundtracks, audio commentary, deleted scenes, episode previews and recaps, and several featurettes (Ball is also the creator of HBO’s True Blood). The set also comes with an exclusive illustrated booklet with character obituaries and memories from the show’s creators.

For those of you not familiar with the show, its main selling point right now might be that it starred Michael C. Hall, known now for playing the serial killer who offs serial killers on Showtime’s Dexter [...]

In what Marvel was calling a “major press conference” the company announced this its big event for next year. Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, and VP Executive Editors Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso announced that April will see the release of Fear Itself, a 7-issue series written by Matt Fraction with art by Stuart Immonen. The series will see the biggest characters in the Marvel universe taking on a new villain, some king of god of fear. Aside from the seven issues of the main series there will also be a prologue issue out in March, which will be written by Ed Brubaker and feature art by Scott Eaton.

As with past events, the main story will be contained in the main miniseries, however, the story will spill into any number of regular series and special issues. Brevoort remarked that the number of tie-in issues would approach the number seen during Civil War. We can expect all the major players in the Marvel U to play a part in the adventure at some point, so be prepared for that [...]

True Grit
Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper
Release date: December 22, 2010

Let’s see who justly possesses true grit: Is it the grizzled, one-eyed U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), whose depleted, wobbly, massive stature is indicative of his many battles with criminals and alcohol? How about LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), a prideful Texas Ranger who has a sinister appearance and a ruthless mentality that conceals a heart of gold? What about the murderous villains such as Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin) or Lucky Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper)? Unquestionably, all these men have grit, but is it true grit? All of them have been around many years and seen and done many heinous things. They are regular frequenters of this Wild West world that knows of no remorse, killing individuals as if it were a seasonal sport. But what about Matty Ross (Hailee Steinfeld, in a commanding film debut), that 14-year-old girl whose appearance is as pure as the snowfall? Do not let this hide the inner strengths she possesses. She wants to enter this western world of wildness only to avenge the death of her father’s who was killed by Chaney. She has grit for even thinking of entering this environment. And it is true grit because this is a personal journey that she needs to fulfill.

Very furtively True Grit instigates the idea of Matty becoming consumed by vengeance more so than any man in the movie because she is willing to put at risk her purity. She has not yet been tainted by evilness, but she puts herself in a position to be acquainted with it. Joel and Ethan Coen construct a tale of lost innocence by making Matty their center of devotion. Watch her as the Coens do, as she puts herself in the company of men whose innocence was taken away from them a long time ago. They have nothing to lose. She has an abundance to lose [...]

The most wonderful time of the year is once again upon us. The Christmas season is here and with that comes Christmas TV episodes!

For the 25 days leading up til Christmas Day this month, we’ll be spotlighting some of the best Christmas-themed episodes from some of Geek culture’s greatest shows. Each day we’ll cover different shows and episodes and encourage you to watch along with us. So come one, come all, to the 25 Days of Geek TV Christmas!

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 – Day 22: Seinfeld

Season 9, Episode 10: “The Strike”
Directed by: Andy Ackerman
Written by: Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and Dan O’Keefe
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Jerry Stiller, Estelle Harris, Bryan Cranston, Daniel von Bargen, Karen Fineman, Dave Florek, Kevin McDonald, Tracy Letts, Amit Itelman, Stacey Herring, and Colin Malone.
Original Air Date: December 18, 1997

While you can’t find the episode on Amazon or iTunes, I’d be remiss not to cover the classic Christmas episode of Seinfeld. Celebrate a Festivus for the rest of us, and watch one of the greatest Christmas TV episodes of all time! [...]

To celebrate the premiere of the animated series Looney Tunes 2011, a new YouTube page called What Tunes You On has been launched to showcase some of the best moments from the animated classic Looney Tunes.

In conjunction with this event, we here at Geeks of Doom are giving away a The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons coffee table book to one lucky winner!

One (1) winner will receive:

– One (1) Looney Tunes Coffee Table Book

Looney Tunes on YouTube – www.youtube.com/whattunesyouon

Follow Looney Tunes on Twitter – twitter.com/_looneytunes

The YouTube channel showcases some of the best moments from the animated classic which introduced us to infamous characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Tweety, Taz, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, and many others. In addition, a Looney Tunes Twitter page is also available so nostalgic fans can interact with Looney Tunes trivia, games, and fun facts [...]

Being a big Star Wars fan, I really dig it when fans make some “Real Star Wars” Photoshop Art; meaning if Star Wars was real and in our world, what would it look like?

This image to the right (click to enlarge) hit the web recently, originally over at Reddit, of an AT-AT roaming through a neighborhood dealing with a Snowpocalypse on the level of the Battle of Hoth — quite fitting; but aside from that, it looks brilliant.

The Reddit caption for this image was, “You are walking to your car when you see this. What do you do? What. Do. You. Do?”, which is not bad, but I wondered whether our readers here could do better… Can you think of a better caption? Let us know in the comments below.

Also, I’m a sucker for this kind of “Real Star Wars” Photoshop Art, so if you spot any online, be sure to let us know here at Geeks Of Doom [...]