• R2-D2 creator, #StarWars Visual Effects Artist and Oscar winner Grant McCune passed away http://bit.ly/gw4ag9 #fb #
• Finally going to see #Tron Legacy today. More later before the NYE festivities begin. #fb #
• Kids called #Tron "Awesome!" Better than expected #fb #

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• Funny! @tordotcom The 12 DOCTORS OF CHRISTMAS continues with a hilarious look at the Fifth Doctor by @PiaGuerra http://dld.bz/CKhX #

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With BBC America debuting the 4th series of Primeval on the same day as in the UK, 5 “prequel videos” to the 4th series (yes, it is technically the 4th…the first two were short and combined in to one DVD release, with the 3rd series billed as Volume 2 – confused me as well). Find out what happened in the present after Connor, Abby and Danny get stuck in the past…see below for all 5. Primeval Series 4 premieres on BBC America January 1st at 9PM ET.
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• Dawn Treader is a worthy #Narnia sequel #
• If you've seen #Narnia Dawn Treader – Am I the only one who thought, "Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man" at the beginning of the climactic scene? #

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We at the Thunder Child are pleased to report that all of the science fiction (and horror and fantasy) conventions are GO for the year 2011, despite this lousy economy, and we’ve updated our Convention pages accordingly.

We list conventions by day and by location, so it’ll be easy for you to see if there’s a convention in your state, or to plan a weekend whe you can take a vacation and head for other shores.

http://thethunderchild.com/Conventions/USCalendarByDate.html
http://thethunderchild.com/Conventions/USCalendarByLocation.html

• Primeval marathon on @Syfy has started…time to catch up! #fb #
• Image: Was this when Lucas signed him for Indiana Jones? http://bit.ly/hbXeMM #fb #
• About to see Voyage of the Dawn Treader with the family #

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Finally had a chance to check out the third installment of The Chronicles Of Narnia, and the first without Disney’s involvement, Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. It’s been a while since I’ve read the book so I’m not sure of the total differences (and I’m sure there are many due to it being made into a film). The real question is, did Fox and a much smaller budget have a good or bad influence?
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The National Film Preservation Board, part of the Library Of Congress Archives, has released its list of 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry, where the films are to be specially preserved against degradation and damage (now if only that could include bans against horrible remakes). This year’s list includes The Empire Strikes Back and Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (George Lucas’ original short that led to the full THX 1138). With Star Wars: A New Hope already in the registry (added in 1989), I expect we’ll eventually see Return Of The Jedi as well – but perhaps not the pre-trilogy.

• I've got a spare one if you need it… @bonniegrrl Hey! Now where did I put my ZIP drive? in reply to bonniegrrl #
• Queen Amidala Natalie Portman is engaged – and pregnant: http://bit.ly/glnT2b #fb #

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/Film has the first trailer for Falling Skies, the alien invasion TV series from Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television, which will air on TNT beginning in June 2011. Here is the press release:

FALLING SKIES is an exciting new series from DreamWorks Television and executive producer Steven Spielberg. Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies) stars as a former college professor who becomes the leader of a group of soldiers and civilians struggling against an occupying alien force. Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) co-stars as Anne Glass, a therapist who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic situation. The series also stars Drew Roy (Lincoln Heights) as Hal and Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Matt, Tom’s two sons; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds) as Lourdes, an orphaned teenager who helps run the group’s commissary. Will Patton (Armageddon, TNT’s Into the West) will play a recurring role as a fierce resistance fighter.

Nothing new here in terms of plot, but at least from the trailer the production quality looks interesting. I wonder if TNT gives Steven notes on how he should change things…