Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Give Your Little Time Lords Their Very Own TARDIS Bed

One lucky kid in New Zealand received a custom-built TARDIS themed bed. He’s decided against using it, though, so his dad is auctioning ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorDecember 2, 2010

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Screw Web M.D, I’ve Got Science Fiction

I’m feeling pretty under the weather today. Thanks for your concern, really, but I’m just a teensy bit miserable, not a whole lot. ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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Spider-Man Musical Probably Won’t Run For Years and Years

The manager of the theater housing the Spider-Man musical is already looking to replace its troubled, expensive tenant. The $65 million dollar musical ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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Hobbit Casting Agent Fired For Dismissing Non-White Hobbits

A casting director for The Hobbit independently decided that the women of Middle Earth are all Caucasian. The individual has since been fired. ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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New Hulk Mark Ruffalo On U.S. Terror Watch List UPDATE

Actor Mark Ruffalo screened a documentary, and all it got him was a lousy place on a United States terror alert watchlist. Mark ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 30, 2010

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Kick-Ass Creator Mark Millar Launches UK-Based Comic Con

Mark Millar, creator of Kick-Ass, has announced he is launching Kapow! Comic Con in London next April. Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar is tired ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

The Writers' Room

Let’s Retire the Reboot

I am so tired of the word “reboot.” I feel like I read it everywhere. Packages in the grocery store blur before my ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

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Empire Strikes Back Director Dies

Director Irvin Kershner has died at age 87. Director Irvin Kershner has died at age 87, following a lengthy illness. Kershner is best ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 29, 2010

The Writers' Room

Why the Book Is Always Better

Yesterday, Steve Butts discussed why movies will always be better than the video games they spawn. I’m going to take his argument one ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 26, 2010

The Writers' Room

My Geeky Heart Is Thankful

It’s Thanksgiving, which means I have about four different family functions to attend. At each of these, we’ll all go around the room ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 25, 2010

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Rumor: Watchmen‘s Matthew Goode to Play CGI-ed Superman

The Superman reboot is rumored to star Watchmen‘s Ozymandias as the Man of Steel, wearing a CGI suit. Director Zack Snyder (Watchmen, Sucker ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2010

The Writers' Room

Bringing Other Geeks Into The Fold

Passion is a defining aspect of geekery. Without passion, you’re just an average Joe or Josephine, expressing a mild interest in aspects of ...

By Elizabeth Grunewald Legacy AuthorNovember 24, 2010

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