The Week In Geek...

A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...

(1) Buck Is Back: A 20-part Buck Rogers web serial is due to hit the Internet next Autumn.

(2) Martian Colony From Egyptian Meteor: Fossilised microscopic Martian bacteria, from a meteor that fell in Egypt in 1911, have gone on display in London's Natural History Museum.

(3) 'Willow' Says Buffy Without Joss "Big Mistake": Alyson Hannigan dismisses the nearly-forgotten rumours of a possible Joss Whedon-less Buffy The Vampire Slayer remake.

(4) They're Coming (Out Of The Screen) To Get You: The sequel to Zombieland will be filmed in 3D.

(5) No Truth Out There, Goodbye: After 50 years of fruitless investigations of alleged UFO sightings in the UK, the Ministry of Defence has closed its UFO investigations unit to concentrate resources on the war in Afghanistan.

(6) Geoff's Landslide Victory: Writer Geoff Johns scooped 11 awards (out of 14 categories) at the The Superman Homepage Indicator of Excellence in Literature and Design (SHIELD) Awards.

(7) Minted! The UK's Royal Mint has issued a series of commemorative Doctor Who medals.

(8) Granting Access To Morrison's Mind: More insight into the forthcoming Grant Morrison biopic, which is due for release at next year's San Diego Comic Con.

(9) Torchwood Relit: John Barrowman (aka. Captain Jack Harkness) confirms Torchwood season four is going ahead next year - and will have 13 episodes.

(10) Have A Cthulhu Christmas: Literary website Tor.com is dedicating its blogs this month to all things Cthulhu - Cthulhu fhtagn!

(11) Merlin Magics Up Third Series: Saturday teatime hokum Merlin has been given a third season, after the much-improved second season draws to close on December 19.

(12) Fan Builds Own Home Stargate: An American fan of Stargate: Atlantis has built his own $70,000 home cinema inspired by the programme.

(13) It's A Trap! A restored version of the popular 85-minute Doctor Who fan film Millennium Trap, from 1997, is now available for download (complete with DVD extras).

(14) Tennant's Extra: British Doctor Who fans have their Christmas TV schedules overflowing with David Tennant-related goodness to mark his departure from show; while Americans have a fair amount of Doctor Who to enjoy as well.

(15) Lost For One Last Time: Lost returns for its final season in February (see teaser below)