Monthly Archives: January 2017
The Show that Ended in 2016 You’ll Miss the Most
Last week, we asked you to take a poll and let us know which TV show that ended in 2016 you were most distraught over - which series, whether canceled prematurely or given a proper ending/sendoff, you were the saddest about losing.
The poll is closed and the results are in and it looks like five seasons of CBS' Person of Interest just weren't enough for many fans, even considering how well received the final 13 episodes were as an ending. Team Machine took their licks but delivered their hits in a final showdown with Samaritan, but it's clear that viewers want more. Maybe a spinoff at some point?
Honda NeuV Concept Car to Be Revealed
Honda is set to unveil its brand new concept car, the NeuV, at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.
The NeuV is a "concept automated EV vehicle" that boasts artificial intelligence known as the "emotion engine," which is AI technology capable of artificially generating emotions. Few other details about the car were revealed ahead of Honda's January 5 press conference at CES 2017, but Honda will also unveil a concept motorcycle at the show to showcase the automaker's robotics advancements.
NeuV design sketch, via Honda
Star Wars: Woody Harrelson May Play Han Solo’s Mentor
Woody Harrelson, who will be seen this summer in War for the Planet of the Apes, is reportedly in talks to join the Star Wars Han Solo standalone movie.
Variety reports that the Cheers and True Detective alum is the top choice to play the mentor to a younger Han (Alden Ehrenreich) in the movie, which comes from 21 Jump Street and The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Beyond this brief description there are no other details about the character as yet, including a name.
Woody Harrelson (seen here in Edge of 17) is in talks to join the Star Wars Han Solo movie
Han Solo Movie Debut Rumored to Move to Christmas 2018
Disney's upcoming Han Solo movie may no longer debut in May of next year, as a possible release date shift to December 2018 is rumored to be in the works.
According to Making Star Wars, sources from within the movie theater industry have told the website that the film will now reportedly release on December 13, 2018 as opposed to its current May 25, 2018 release date.
The outlet notes that the paperwork allegedly containing the December date states the release is subject to change.
Wrap Your Head Around Samsung’s New Curved Gaming Monitors
Samsung announced several new quantum dot curved monitors designed for gaming. Samsung's new curved monitors have a maximum resolution of 2,560x1,440 and a 178-degree viewing angle. The monitors are designed to be an aesthetically pleasing pieces of decor, featuring a "clean, white chassis" and "three-sided boundless design." The monitors utilize quantum dot technology, a display technology that offers a more pure color reproduction than LCD, meaning a wider color gamut is possible, as well as more vibrant colors.
The CH711 monitor will be available in both 27 and 31.5-inch sizes when it goes on sale "early 2017." Samsung is also showing off its CFG70 and CF791 quantum dot curved monitors at CES 2017. The CFG70 comes in 24 and 27-inch models, and the 34-inch CF791 has a 21:9 aspect ratio. Both became available in December 2016, and will be on display at Samsung's CES 2017 booth at Booth 15006 in Central Hall. Additionally, Samsung is showing off its next line of high-resolution, quick-response monitors, the UH750 and SH850.
Nvidia Announces GeForce GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti Laptops
In the build up to CES 2017, Nvidia has revealed its GeForce GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti graphics cards are making their way into gaming laptops.
Boasting the same gaming experience as the original desktop models, the laptop-based cards will pack all the features associated with its Pascal-based desktop brethren: GPU overclocking, DirectX 12, Ansel screenshots, G-Sync, and the Nvidia GeForce Experience.
GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti-powered laptops.
With over 30 laptop designs shipping early this year that incorporate the 1050 and 1050 Ti cards from manufacturers like Acer, Alienware, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI, Nvidia expects retail pricing to start around the $700 USD range.
New Movie Franchise Coming from Deadpool Creator
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld is partnering with Shangai-based Fundamental Films to develop an Extreme Universe movie franchise.
Extreme Universe consists of several comics published by Liefeld's Extreme Studios that are all set in a single universe. There are a total of nine comic book titles that include characters such as Bloodwulf, Kaboom, Bloodstrike, Brigade, Lethal, Re-Gex, Nitro-Gen, and Cybrid. They're all written in a similar subversive style as Deadpool, the character that Ryan Reynolds' and Fox turned into the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever.
The Wrap reports that Liefeld, who's also credited with creating Marvel's Cable and X-Force, will produce the films along with Brooklyn Weaver (Extant, Run All Night), Graham King (Allied, Tomb Raider), and Akiva Goldsman (The Dark Tower), with Goldsman in charge of the scripts and writers room for the entire franchise.
Overwatch Gets a New Control Map
Oasis is the newest control map in Overwatch.
Available now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the Overwatch arena sees players battling it out in an advanced city set in the Arabian desert. There are three different control points to defend on Oasis, along with traffic to avoid and jump pads to use.
Blizzard Entertainment also offered an official synopsis for Oasis:
"Researchers and academics from around the region came together to found a city dedicated to scientific progress without restraints — a monument to human ingenuity and invention. The city and its inhabitants are governed by the Ministries, a collection of brilliant minds who possess many secrets that have attracted the interest of powerful organizations from around the world."
Top Comics to Buy This Week: January 4, 2017
With dozens of comic books to choose from, let us show you which are the best coming out this week. Take a look at this list spotlighting our favorite comics that we know are money-well-spent and new books that look cool and are backed by some top-tier talent.
Check out our picks, then head to the comments to let us know what you’ll be buying this week!
By writer Al Ewing & artist Paco Medina | Marvel
Game of Thrones’ ‘Size and Scale’ Is Increasing in Season 7
Game of Thrones: Season 7 has a shorter episode order than any of its previous seasons, but it's all for good reason. Even though Season 7 will be seven episodes instead of the typical 10, the series will be taking the same amount of production time on this season as earlier years. In simpler terms: more time is going to be spent making each episode in Season 7 to result in even bigger and more epic episodes.
"I think the scale and size of the set pieces, the world that is being created it’s just getting more and more extraordinary and they feel they need that time to shoot seven hours as opposed to 10," actor Iain Glen, who plays Jorah Mormont, told Radio Times.