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Film Fridays Terminator 5 — The Original Cast Returns; Fast Five is the Best of the Franchise; The Avengers Begins Filming

April 29, 2011 - 11:45 pm

Looks more like Arnold than Arnold himself

So an aging and orange arnold is set to return as everyone’s favorite android. Everyone knows that there’s always gonna be only one Terminator, and that’s Arnold, but unless they come up with some seriously magical sh*t quick to get us out of the ass-deep uncanny valley, he’s gonna be the first cyborg with a colostomy bag and Med-Alert watch. Maybe we’ll get to see Linda Hamilton rub Ben-Gay on his bullet wounds. The best thing is that the original cast (Michael Biehn/Linda Hamilton/Eddie Furlong) will return as well. Having typed that it’s getting easier to realize why James Cameron washed his hands of this franchise so long ago.

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Geek Geek In a ChinaShop: Whedonistas at the Waystation!

by Teresa Jusino

March 15, 2011 - 2:32 pm

Racheline Maltese, Priscilla Spencer and I, contributors all to the anthology Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon and the Women Who Love Them (Mad Norwegian Press), took over the fabulous Brooklyn Waystation in NYC for a Big Damn Reading, celebrating the release of Whedonistas, which goes on sale today!

For geeks in the New York area, Brooklyn Waystation is a place you should know. It’s a steampunk bar with a TARDIS bathroom. No, really. I went to the bathroom and ended up in 17th Century France.

Kidding. About France, not about the TARDIS bathroom. That part’s true. But it’s a wonderfully designed, geek-friendly place that plays host to any number of events during the week like Steampunk Style parties, live music, variety acts… and readings like ours.

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Contributors Teresa Jusino: Writer, Badass, GeekGirl

by Mike Bucher

February 19, 2011 - 10:13 am

I don’t have a TV, I rarely get out and admittedly, I’ve never been to a book reading… but it was quite special getting my listener’s cherry popped Wednesday night by one of ChinaShop’s own Teresa Jusino as she read some of her work at The Talking Stick in Venice.

Teresa, a talented New York based writer and activist from Queens, is in Los Angeles for a limited time in support of her contribution to the recently published book Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon By the Women Who Love Them.

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Comic Books Dr. Horrible Exacts His Revenge at Comic-Con 2010

by Jeff Nau

July 24, 2010 - 4:15 pm

What Comic-Con would be complete without a rendition of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog, the live, crazy collage-version of anarchic show tunes sung by Joss Whedon regulars Nathan Fillion and Maurissa Tancharoen? Well, a year ago, it seemed little other than a novelty, but 2010 sees the cult Internet hit becoming a regular event here at SDCC. I’m sure it’ll be better next year when a mother isn’t changing her newborn’s big poopy diaper right next to me, which in this case tended to accentuate the ‘horror’ part of it all. Awesome.

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