Happy Holidays from Geek Weekly and Prime Time Geek!

No surprise this is among my all-time favorite geek-related images for the holidays ... :)

If you're celebrating Christmas today, as I am, or any other holiday (fifth day of Hanukkah, I believe it is today), I hope it's filled with joy, laughter, and the love that comes from being surrounded by family and friends. Among the things I have to be most thankful for this year is the support of you all reading this right now, for helping Geek Weekly and the upcoming Prime Time Geek a reality. Thank you all!

On the final episode of Geek Weekly before the show transitions to Prime Time Geek ... thoughts on the passing of Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the First Lady of Star Trek, tons of movie news, including an update on Thor, new adaptations of The Crow and The Phantom, a fifth Terminator movie, and Frank Miller looking to adapt Buck Rogers, and a review of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for the PS3. All this plus your Comic of the Week and New Krypton Spotlight, right HERE in Geek Weekly for the week of December 19, 2008!

Wolverine Trailer, BSG and Heroes Webisodes, all SORTS of geeky goodness this week!

First, yesterday, was all the movie news about Thor, the Terminator franchise, a new "Crow" film, and a new animated film based on the Bakugan series on Cartoon Network (see, I cover anime!). Now here's some geek fun we can WATCH ... first, the Wolverine trailer:


Second, the new BSG Webisodes, entitled "The Face of the Enemy":





And last but not least, the new Heroes webisode, entitled "Heroes: The Recruit":



Thoughts? Opinions? Post 'em! And you can be sure I'll be talking about these and all the other movie news this week on this week's Geek Weekly, the LAST episode before the show transitions into "Prime Time Geek"!

The sketch comedy group Night of the Night Wolf drops in for a visit, also a look at the finale of Bad Night, the latest Criminal story from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, final crisis rolls on interminably over at DC, while Dark Reign begins over at Marvel, the New Krypton Spotlight shines its light on Action 872, and a holiday geek gift list that will not break your bank! Find it all HERE in Geek Weekly for the week of December 12, 2008, the second-to-last episode of Geek Weekly before it becomes Prime Time Geek!

BREAKING NEWS (HA!): Punisher: War Zone flops

Lots of news sources covering box office tallies relayed the story on Sunday, but I think Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter reports it best. My only question is: Is ANYONE really surprised??



PUNISHER: WAR ZONE OPENING WEEKEND -- $4.0 MILLION

Punisher: War Zone placed eighth at the box office over the weekend with an estimated $4.0 million.

The weekend performance of Punisher: War Zone is the worst of the 19 modern-era Marvel films starting with Blade's premiere on August 21, 1998.

The film, produced by Lionsgate and starring Ray Stevenson, screened in 2,508 theaters as the only major wide opening over the weekend.

By comparison, 2004's Punisher had $13.8 million in its opening weekend. Howard the Duck opened with a $5.0 million weekend in 1986.

Four Christmases topped the box office in its second weekend with $18.1 million. It was followed by Twilight with $13.2 million, Bolt with $9.6 million and Australia with $7.0 million.

The post-Thanksgiving weekend is considered a lull weekend in the holiday box-office season.

Lionsgate has another comics-inspired movie, The Spirit, opening on Dec. 25.

New "Geek Weekly" for the week of December 5th, 2008 is available for download now!

Batman R.I.P. and Secret Invasion reach their finales, New Krypton in Superman hits its stride, the Galactica prequel, Caprica, gets the green light, and Geek Weekly gives you a preview of the fantasy and sci-fi movies hitting theaters this holiday season, as well as the five gifts to make your geek go ga-ga! Find it all HERE or on Itunes - it's "Geek Weekly" for the week of December 5, 2008!

Also, here's the info on the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar mentioned in the podcast - order one now!

Prime Time Geek is proud to promote he 2009 Geek Girls Calendar, available now!

The images speak for themselves - twelve of the loveliest girls in geekdom donated their time and efforts to the creation of this one-of-a-kind product, the proceeds of which go ENTIRELY to a great cause. All proceeds from the sale of the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar go towards the B.A.S.E. Camp Children's Cancer Foundation. B.A.S.E. Camp provides a year-round base of support for children and families who are facing the challenge of living with cancer and other life-threatening hematological illnesses. According to their website: B.A.S.E. Camp has a double meaning. First, it is an acronym for Believe, Achieve, Support, and Educate. Second, it is a term used in climbing for a place that is set to provide the starting point for a long assault on a mountain. We feel that cancer, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, and other rare/orphan hematological diseases are just such mountains in childrens lives. For more information on B.A.S.E. Camp and their efforts to help children fighting cancer, check out their website at www.basecamp.org. This is a fantastic opportunity to give this holiday season to a cause that needs everyone's help. Order the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar today by clicking on one of the two options below!

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Need a calendar for 2009? Order the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar NOW!

I will repost this info along with the standard blog entry accompanying this week's podcast later in the week, but 'tis the season to be calendar shopping, and since I believe this to be a GREAT choice, I wanted to start spreading the word. Plus, it's for a great cause, so all the more reason to start talking it up. MANY thanks to Tobey for telling me about this and Margie for allowing "Geek Weekly" to get involved!

Yes, 2009 is almost here, which means (among other things) that you're going to need a new calendar. Now, if you're like me at all, you're probably waiting until after the first of the year, when absolutely everyone selling calendars drops their prices on them to around $1, to pick up your Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Twilight, The Dark Knight, Star Trek: Ships of the Line, or Dragonball Z calendar. Well, this year I wholeheartedly recommend you shelve that strategy and instead choose to adorn your walls with 12 months of geektastically gorgeous geek girls!

Prime Time Geek is proud to promote he 2009 Geek Girls Calendar, available now!



The images speak for themselves - twelve of the loveliest girls in geekdom donated their time and efforts to the creation of this one-of-a-kind product, the proceeds of which go ENTIRELY to a great cause. All proceeds from the sale of the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar go towards the B.A.S.E. Camp Children's Cancer Foundation. B.A.S.E. Camp provides a year-round base of support for children and families who are facing the challenge of living with cancer and other life-threatening hematological illnesses. According to their website: B.A.S.E. Camp has a double meaning. First, it is an acronym for Believe, Achieve, Support, and Educate. Second, it is a term used in climbing for a place that is set to provide the starting point for a long assault on a mountain. We feel that cancer, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, and other rare/orphan hematological diseases are just such mountains in childrens lives.

This is a fantastic opportunity to give this holiday season to a cause that needs everyone's help. Order the 2009 Geek Girls Calendar today by clicking on one of the two options below!

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