It's official, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is terminated!

Sad but true, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles is officially canceled, as are other shows from a variety of different networks. I wasn't surprised Fox's newest animated show got the boot as well, "Sit Down and Shut Up." where I actually meet the voice cast recently at San Francisco's Wonder Con 2009 including Will Arnet, Henry Winkler, Keenan Thompson. For me, Terminator will be sorely missed. At least we have Terminator Salvation to look forward to this week.

Check out which shows made the cut, and who got cut here.

Thor!

Director Kenneth Branagh has cast Chris Hemsworth as Thor. If he looks familiar, it's because he was "a captain of a star ship for twelve minutes," recently portraying James Tiberius Kirk's father, George Kirk. Scheduled to be released in 2011, Samuel L. Jackson will also be on board, returning as Nick Fury. If Marvel will continue to utilize the "Ultimates" version of the Avengers, using Sam L. Jackson as an example, I'm hoping they give Thor the same treatment. As much as I like the classic version of Thor, I think the contemporary version of "The Ultimates" Thor would be more appealing to today's audience.

Do Alien fans make goiod parents?

Do they? You decide!

Batman Arkham Asylum - Free Flow Combat

As more of these developer videos are released, the more I can't wait for this game to come out. My first impression of Batman: Arkham Asylum was that it will be a great Batman game. After watching this developer video, I'm starting to believe this is going to be a great game! Period!

Read the full article here.

Are you the "Ultimate Comic-Con Fan?"

G4 is teaming up with Dark Horse Comics to find the "ultimate Comic-Con fan." The winner will win a free trip to San Diego's International Comic Con, the hub of all things pop-culture and nerd-ery, hosting part of comic-cons coverage along side Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn. In the last decade, Comic-Con has been the nesting ground for Hollywood, a place to generate buzz and hype for movies on the horizon. Even if the movies have nothing to do with comics, you'll find it at Comic-Con. I'm sure the winner of this contest will have access to most of the celebrities that will be available. I'm sure they'll end up picking charisma over fanboy-ism. I'd love to see Comic Book Guy win this contest, trust me, there is no shortage of these guys at comic-con!
Read about the contest here.

Tim Sale's Hulk #600 Variant

I'm not much of a Hulk fan beyond Ed Norton's take on The Incredible Hulk. I would like to point out that one of the first comic books I owned was a Hulk book. It was a handout from Halloween I got when I was kid. Looking back, it's probably one of the most memorable Halloween treats I've ever received, as I still remember it to this day. It's not until now that the Hulk caught my eye. Check out the variant cover of Hulk #600, done by Tim Sale. Coming out in July, Hulk # 600 will be written by Jeph Loeb, penciled by Ed McGuiness and the cover art will be done fifty-fifty between Alex Ross and Tim Sale. Check out Sale's work on the Jolly Green Giant himself:



Being a big fan of Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, Catwoman: When in Rome and Superman For All Seasons... I'm a little bummed Sale won't be doing the full issue. Well, not yet at least. Read the full article here.

Kevin Smith has some choice words for Star Trek's Chris Pine

Kevin Smith sat down with MTV to chat about Star Trek. Smith was not shy at all about his love for Chris Pine's performance, gladly complementing hand-over-fist about his bright future in Hollywood. Here are some things Kevin Smith said:

"That dude is astounding. To be able to invoke Kirk without doing a Shatner impression? That performance was so electric and so wonderful to watch."

"That dude is an instant movie star," Smith added. "That dude is gonna work forever. He's so good and effortless in his delivery."

"I'd watch that dude do anything, [laighing] I'd watch that dude have sex with my wife at this point. He's such a good actor."

if you've ever heard Kevin Smith at Comic-Con, I don't find that last line surprising at all. Besides the wife comment, I agree with Kevin Smith, I think Pine has a great future in Hollywood, and I'm excited to see what roles he'll be taking on next. You can read the full article here.

Youngblood Movie

If you collected comics in 1992, you'll remember Youngblood. Created by Rob Liefield under Image Comics, Youngblood tells the story of a government sanctioned superhero team that fights super villainy in all its violence and glory. The team followed a formula that was notorious in Image comics: the leader-Shaft, the strong guy-Badrock, the hottie-Vogue, and the killer-Chapel.

It sounds like Brett Ratner is on-board to turn this 90's comic into a big screen movie blockbuster. The film is currently being scripted by J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani. Although it's reported Liefield is not on the writing end of the project, he's been actively involved with the project in some fashion. Riding on the coat tales of The Dark Knight and Iron Man's comic-to-film success, I don't think this movie will have a fighting chance. Image had their shot with their flagship character Spawn, and honestly, I don't think Youngblood will fare any better. If they're lucky, Youngblood will have the same box office success as Battlefield Earth and 10,000 B.C. An even better chance if Rob Liefield stays far away from doing concept art for the film. Comic fans will never forgive Rob Liefield for this:

You can read the full article here.

12" Joker at Toys R Us in June

Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" shattered records and it's toys are still hitting shelves. Toys R Us will be carrying an exclusive twelve inch Joker, to be in scale with the twelve inch Batman. I don't think these will be tough to find come June when they are released, but it looks like a great cost effective alternative to the highly detailed Hot Toys line. You can pre-order this here.

Batman & Robin + Quitely & Morrison = Awesome

Here are more screen shots of Frank Quitely and Grant Morrison's run on Batman and Robin courtesy of IGN.com I think they've revealed enough for me to get hooked on this series, but not enough to spoil the story. I can't wait for this book to come out!