| ‘Star Trek’ Writer Says Upcoming Video Game Will Be ‘Canon’ |

Last month during the E3 convention, we reported that the upcoming Star Trek video game would bridge the gap between J.J. Abrams’ 2009 cinematic reboot and its planned sequel, scheduled for theatrical release in 2012. Now, Star Trek screenwriter Roberto Orci, who’s been consulting on the game’s development, has stated that he feels the game’s storyline will be part of franchise canon. True fans will tell you that canon is only what’s filmed. I’m not an authority on what is canon. However, I will tell you that this may be the first game that falls within the parameters of the people who are in charge of canon for now; the “supreme court,” as we call ourselves because we are the ones in charge of Star Trek for now. We won’t be in charge forever, but for right now we’re deciding what canon is, so I can tell you this is the first time where the game itself is generated by the people who are deciding canon and we generated the game to fit within canon. I always loved that Star Trek had a very rich and continuous canon, that’s one of the reasons why Alex and I and Damon and J. J. even though it’s not our responsibility, and we don’t care what we get paid for it, we want to help make the games, the comics; we want consistency. We do it because we love Star Trek.
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| Starz Decides Not To Renew ‘Camelot’ For Season 2
This news was reported last week, but if 4th of July festivities kept you a bit out of the loop, Starz announced that they wouldn’t be renewing their original series, Camelot, for a second season. The reasoning behind the decision is a mixture of things not working out, but the ratings don’t appear to be one of them…at least not primarily. After scoring big numbers in its premiere, ratings did dwindle a bit, but the last few episodes of the first season made an impressive showing and the finale brought in 1.5 million viewers to finish very strong. One of the reasons the show has been canceled, however, is said to be scheduling conflicts with some of the actors in the cast, which included some top–tier talent like Eva Green and Joseph Fiennes.
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| Geek Gear: Harry Potter ‘Masters of Death’ Shirt
The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at Teefury today is a Harry Potter-themed shirt called “Masters of Death” by artist Mathijs Vissers. The sale began at Teefury today, Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at midnight EST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.
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| New ‘Fright Night’ Posters Showcases Characters |
By cGt2099
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 at 4:00 pm |

The remake of Fright Night is right around the corner, to be released on August 19, 2011, and stars Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Imogen Poots, and David Tennant. With the countdown on, the studio has released some new international posters, focusing on the main characters, which you can see at the bottom of this post. I’m looking forward to seeing this flick, but like I’ve mentioned in a few previous posts, when it comes to remakes it always counts to be cautious. Best approach this one with a “not sure if want” attitude, folks. Having said that, however, the trailers thus far have looked impressive; and in addition we get to see Doctor Who‘s David Tennant on the big screen again. I know there’s a lot of Who fans out there that are anticipating this film simply because of Tennant’s role – and it could potentially be a bit of a springboard for the actor into some future bigger roles. Here’s hoping so, anyway. Enjoy the posters…
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