Star Wars Sequels

George Lucas on Star Wars at TVGuide.com
TVGuide.com has an interview with the maker himself, and he drops us some nice bits about what we can look forward to in regards to the future of Star Wars. Yes, my title was misleading for the uninitiated: No, there will not be Episodes VII, VIII, or IX. As [...]

Under the Weather

Talk Like A Pirate Day
Today was the now internationally recognized Talk Like a Pirate Day; here’s to hoping you’ve used it to your advantage in an inappropriate situation. My wife and I have both been mumbling some arrgh’s of our own, sadly for a different reason- we’re both under the weather. It only makes sense, [...]

Nintendo Wii Takes the Lead

FT.com / Companies / Consumer industries - Nintendo’s Wii takes console lead
Surely most of us saw this one coming. Financial Times aggregated Japanese sales data from Enterbrain, U.S. sales from the NPD group, and European sales data from GfK to determine that the Wii has sold about 9 million units worldwide, versus 8.9 million units [...]

Harry Potter Owns All Your Franchise

Variety.com - ‘Harry Potter’ toots box office horn
Warner Bros. is touting a Harry Potter milestone: Top-grossing film franchise worldwide. Ever. With two movies to go, the franchise had already hit $4.47 billion in worldwide earnings. This figure puts it above Star Wars and its sequels and prequels ($4.23 billion) and the 21 official James [...]