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Sturgeon’s Law #093
25 August, 2008 

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Director R. Francis Smith, and writer Susan Bridges with live commentary on Wonder Woman: Champion of Themyscira issue 31 1 week ago

Issue 31 - Ironsides and Angle Man get a mysterious benefactor, which does not go unnoticed by the government. Dr. Fox calls in the one person who knows them better than anyone… Wonder Woman. 1 week ago

Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that it has moved back the release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from November 21, 2008 to Summer 2009. The sixth installment of the blockbuster “Harry Potter” franchise will now open day-and-date domestically and in the major international markets on July 17, 2009. The announcement was made by Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros.

In making the announcement, Mr. Horn stated, “Our reasons for shifting ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to summer are twofold: we know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release, as proven by the success of our last ‘Harry Potter’ film, which is the second-highest grossing film in the franchise, behind only the first installment. Additionally, like every other studio, we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers’ strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films—changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of. We agreed the best strategy was to move ‘Half-Blood Prince’ to July, where it perfectly fills the gap for a major tent pole release for mid-summer.” 1 week ago

Future Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven Moffat has scooped his third Hugo Award in a row. Blink, written by Steven and directed by Hettie Macdonald, beat off strong competition from Paul Cornell’s two-parter Human Nature/The Family of Blood and Catherine Treganna’s Torchwood episode Captain Jack Harkness to be voted Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The 2008 awards winners were announced on Saturday night at the WorldCon event in Denver. The Hugo Awards celebrate the best of science-fiction across various media. Steven has previously won Hugo awards for his Doctor Who episodes The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances and The Girl in the Fireplace. 2 weeks ago