Fandomania Podcast Episode 1: The Reject Doctor and The Free Pass

 

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It’s the inaugural episode of the Fandomania Podcast! In this episode you’ll get to meet Celeste and me, and you’ll hear us talk about:

  • TV shows, comics, and games we’re into
  • Our religious experience with The Dark Knight via IMAX
  • My disappointment with The X-Files: I Want To Believe
  • Our thoughts about the Eureka season 3 premiere (spoiler warning!)
  • A discussion of the Doctor Who season 4 finale (spoiler warning!) and Torchwood
  • Why Joss Whedon let us down with Dr. Horrible (spoiler warning!)
  • How we’ve been doing with WiiFit
  • The saga of my broken Rock Band peripheral

If you’d like to send in listener mail, you can drop us a note at podcast @ fandomania.com. Who knows? We might read your letter on the air in an upcoming episode!

The Dark Knight: Welcome To A World Without Rules

The Dark Knight obliterated movie theaters this weekend with an astounding and record breaking opening. If you haven’t seen it, yet, you really owe it to yourself to get out to a showing immediately. John went to see it opening night, and here’s his review, including spoilers.

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Fan Art Friday: Batman

Is it any surprise that this week’s Fan Art Friday is all about Batman and his friends, enemies, and city? The Dark Knight begins its domination of the box office today, and here’s a tour through some of the coolest artistic talent on the internet to celebrate it. Be sure to follow the links back to the original artists to let them know you like their work!


Batman - Comic Icon I by wildlifehoodoo

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XBox Partners With Domino’s Pizza For Exclusive 360 Elite

Microsoft has announced a new contest that has them partnering with Domino’s Pizza to promote the upcoming film The Dark Knight. By ordering the special Batman-themed items from Domino’s, you’ll have a shot at winning a bunch of cool prizes, including a beyond awesome Batman-deco’ed XBox 360 Elite. Here are the official details:

Starting July 7, 2008 if you order The Gotham City Pizza Large pizza for $9.99 or The Dark KnightTM Deal, (Gotham City Pizza plus 10 piece wings and a side of bread for $19.99) you have a chance to win $10,000 delivered to your door.

Order your pizza online or by phone and instantly access The Dark Knight™ Vault for unique content from the movie including an exclusive trailer, wallpapers, and lots more. The vault will be open from June 30 to July 27, 2008.

At www.dominos.com , track your pizza all the way to your door with the Domino’s Pizza Tracker. This is also your key into the Vault. When you receive your pizza, the promotionl pizza box has all the details on entering the “Cards Tell the Tale” Instant Win Promotion. The exclusive The Dark Knight™ Xbox 360 consoles are very limited in quantity and are sure to be a coveted item for any gamer, BATMAN fan, or collector.

Source: XBox via XBox360Fanboy

The Dark Knight - New Trailer Online

A new trailer for The Dark Knight premiered with Iron Man screenings this weekend, and now it’s online for you to see. Among other things, this trailer gives us a first glimpse of full-on Two Face. Blink and you’ll miss it.

The trailer: Link

Batman Brings A World Without Rules

The newest poster for The Dark Knight is online, thanks to the WhySoSerious viral site. If you don’t want to dig through the site yourself, here’s a look at the poster.

Source: WhySoSerious (thanks, anonymous tipster!)

Maggie Gyllenhaal Believes In Harvey Dent

The ongoing viral campaign for The Dark Knight continues today with a new mock press statement from the new Rachel Dawes, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Want to see if she can fill the role vacated by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins? Here’s the video:

Source: MovieWeb

Dark Knight: The Joker Spreads His Humor

Joker

The viral marketing of The Dark Knight continues with yet another Joker-induced website popping up. This time the Clown Prince has defaced the recent edition of The Gotham Times with his own wicked twist, The Ha Ha Ha Times. The Joker’s postings tend to hold clues to future viral sites in The Dark Knight’s online campaign, so take a look and see if you can make anything of it.

The Dark Knight is slated for a July 18 release.

Source: SuperheroFlix