A round-up of geeky news you might have missed...(1) Character To Produce Military Figures: Toy manufacturers Character, who make the excellent 5" Doctor Who range, have entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Defence to produce a line of 10" figures entitled HM Armed Forces.
(2) Preacher Lives On: After we reported back in September about the death of HBO's plans to adapt Preacher to the small screen, now Columbia Pictures have picked up the rights to turn it into a Sam Mendes film.
(3) We Wish You a Gromit Christmas: The Oscar-winning Wallace and Gromit return to BBC1 this Christmas in A Matter of Loaf And Death, in which the the pair open a bakery... and hilarity ensues.
(4) Michael Crichton Dies: The creator of ER and author of Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton died on Wednesday at the young age of 66.
(5) Something To Sink Your Teeth Into: Mongoose releases Apocalypse Z this week, a supplement for the relaunched Battlefield Evolution wargame rules that thows hordes of zombies against the mass ranks of 'normal humans' in a near future environment. Meanwhile Ambush Alley Games has released Ambush Z, a standalone rules set pitting contemporary soldiers against the living dead.
(6) Bite-size BSG: The Sci-Fi Channel's screening of Vin Diesel's Pitch Black on January 15 will include a number of short Battlestar Galactica 'webisodes' during its commercial breaks in preparation for the launch of the final half of the final season's the following day.
(7) Own A Piece of BSG: Costumes and props from Battlestar Galactica are going under the hammer next year... Hide my credit card, Rachel!
(8) Keep The Noisy Buggers Out: Vue Cinemas in the UK are starting 'Over-18s only' screenings of select films, so grown-ups can enjoy films in peace.
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Wahay! Wallace and Gromit are back at Christmas. That's great news.
That and a new Doctor Who Special are gonna make this a great Christmas :-)
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