Early Buzz: 'Arrested,' 'Nerds' and more news
Hello there! It's a chilly Tuesday in my apartment, where I'm already on my second cup of tea. Last night I watched How I Met Your Mother, which has been pretty rough this season. I can only hope they get it together next season for a big sendoff. Ted deserves a good day (and a good woman).
Headlines:
- Did anyone really expect Arrested Development to get another season on Netflix? Those cats are super-busy!
- Barnes & Noble is rethinking its Nook strategy.
- The Onion apologized for making a tasteless remark about Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis. Here's an analysis of the issue.
- TBS has renewedKing of the Nerds.
- Gillian Anderson is returning to TV.
- Watch a short documentary about Patton Oswalt.
- Watch a trailer for the new Iggy and the Stooges album.
- Hear a new song from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
- Metallica's music festival sounds pretty cool.
- I can't wait to get Jeffrey Brown's Vader's Little Princess. Here's some info about how the cover was created.
- Sally Kellerman guest stars on Workaholics this week. Hot Lips forever!
- Andy Samberg and Joanna Newsom are engaged.
- Anthony Bourdain did a Reddit AMA.
- This week in Batman: Robin dies!
- Morrissey refuses to play Jimmy Kimmel because the Duck Dynasty guys are booked on the same ep.
- The Sundance Channel will start airing Breaking Bad reruns next month.
- "The 10 Greatest Zombie Kills on The Walking Dead."
- Check out a "time-stretched" version of Blondie's Heart of Glass.
- "The 10 Greatest Science Fiction Board Games."
- And finally, I want some Spocks!