A round-up of geeky news you might have missed...(1) Captain Archer Chucks It In: Scott Bakula, aka Star Trek: Enterprise's Captain Archer and Quantum Leap's Sam Beckett, will be playing Chuck's dad in several episodes of the popular geek/spy comedy series.
(2) Smallville's Hex Appeal: Supermodel Serinda Swan (pictured right) will appear in a forthcoming episode of Smallville, entitled Hex, playing the DC Universe's sexiest sorceress, Zatanna.
(3) Brubaker's Big Plans For Cap: Top writer Ed Brubaker promises fans a "big shock" in issue 50 of Captain America, and reveals his involvement with the forthcoming film.
(4) Spider-Man 4 Swings: Spider-Man 4 is to begin filming next year, with a May 2011 release date.
(6) Dr Horrible Sequel Not In Near Future: Captain Hammer himself, Nathan Fillion, says that he and writer Joss Whedon are both too busy with other projects at present to start work on a sequel to the hilarious Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog musical comedy.
(7) See History From Space: Popsci.com publishes satellite images of the crowds gathered in Washington for President Obama's Inuguration. Or see it here reproduced in Lego!
(8) Hobbits Weren't Human: Scientific study of the skulls of the small people found in Indonesia in 2003 - and nicknamed 'hobbits' - have led to claims that they were not human.
(9) Big Fish Man Lands Preacher Gig: Long-time Tim Burton collaborator, John August, whose work includes of Big Fish, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride, is to write the script for the film adaptation of Preacher.
(10) Oscar Nods For The Dark Knight: The Dark Knight has earned eight Oscar nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor one for the late Heath Ledger.
(11) Bionic Woman Joins 10th Doctor: Michelle Ryan will be appearing in Doctor Who alongside David Tennant in the 10th Doctor's next special: The Planet Of The Dead, which is due out at Easter. Comedian Lee Evans has also been added to the cast.
(12) Action Figures Ready To Beam Up: Check out the 12 inch, 6 inch and 3.75 inch action figures for the new Star Trek movie. The figures are due out in April.
(13) Survivors Gets Second Chance: The tedious Survivors has (somehow) earned a second season from the BBC. But remember the incredible improvements to Adrian Hodge's earlier work - Primeval - between the car crash telly of the first season and the genuine delight of the second season.
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