FOX Sending Cease & Desist Orders to Makers of Jayne Cobb Hats

As if fellow Browncoats didn't already have enough hatred towards FOX, this news hits the net.

Over the last few weeks, FOX has been sending out cease and desist orders to purveyors of homemade Jayne Cobb Hats on sites like Etsy.  While it is true that the studio still owns the rights to Firefly, and with it Jayne's hat, why they're going after fans more than a decade later is a little odd.

Many are pointing to Ripple Junction who, not to long ago, obtained the rights to mass produce and sell the hat through popular nerd sites like ThinkGeek.  However, both companies have stated that they have had no involvement with the C&D notices.  ThinkGeek even went so far as posting the following statement on their site:

Our dear Browncoats, 

We've heard the news that FOX, the licensors of Firefly merch, is sending out cease and desist notices to Etsy sellers who carry their own cunning hats. 

We just wanted you to know that ThinkGeek has nothing to do with the C&D notices. The hat is licensed by a vendor with whom we have a relationship and while the hat is not an exclusive to ThinkGeek, we did have a hand in its development and answered the difficult questions like, "Are the earflaps long enough?" and "Is that man afraid of anything?" (Yes and no, respectively.) 

Would the C&D have happened if we did not carry the hat on our site?  We're not sure; we'll leave that question to sharper legal minds than ours. We're here to carry the shiniest of goods from 'round the 'verse, even maybe makin' them ourselves. We just want y'all to know that while we might not always aim to misbehave, we'll always be sure to get you the best stuff this side of the Eavesdown Docks.

The way we see it, if people want to make their own, shiny. For those out there who can't knit to save their gorram lives, we can help.

While FOX is within their legal rights to put the kibosh on maker/sellers of the hat and other Firefly merchandise, it's extremely confusing and frustrating as to why they are suddenly showing interest in the property -- especially given the fact that they are the main contributor to the show's dimise.

One thing's for sure though: if you want a homemade hat, just like Jayne's mom made for him, you better hurry before it's too late.

Source: Blastr via The Mary Sue

Stop Motion Post-It Note Arcade

I love really well made stop motion, and this might actually be one of the best I've seen in quite awhile.  YouTuber Michael Birken spent 11 months, meticulously recreating two of his favorite arcade games using Post-It notes.

This stop motion tribute to my 2 favorite old school arcade games is based on actual recorded game footage. The recordings were printed out, one frame at a time, and transferred by hand to various walls around my office floor using thousands of Post-It Notes. The process consumed weekends and holidays for the past 11 months. Changing background scenery was masked out and replaced with 1 consistent frame throughout the animation, producing an eerie stillness amid the moving images on the walls.

The end result is really mind blowing and the amount of frames involved is incredibly impressive.  It took me awhile just to get a screen cap without a motion blur.

You can take a look at the video embedded below after the break.

As always, stay nerdy my friends.

Meet Peter Drunklage; Drunk Uncle's Brother

While a fan, I tend to miss most SNL broadcasts.  One recurring character that I've come to love over the last couple of years is Weekend Update correspondent, Drunk Uncle.

This past weekend saw the return of Drunk Uncle to discuss tax season.  As you can imagine, Drunk Uncle got off topic very quickly and was joined by his brother "Peter Drunklage".

Enjoy :)

Source: NBC

NERD ART: The Kessel 500 Space Race

I'm sure this isn't what Han was describing when he talked about making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, but I'd really love to see this race between Captain Solo, Captain Reynolds and Captain Kirk.

The above piece was created by artist NikHolmes which is available today on TeeFury.com as today's t-shirt.  If you really dig it, be sure to hurry over and purchase it for $11 before the end of the day.

Stay nerdy my friends.

Source: TeeFury

David Tennant and Billie Piper Confirmed for Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special!

Fantastic news today Whovians!  With today being the debut of second half of Series 7 of Doctor Who, the BBC has confirmed that David Tennant (The 10th Doctor) and Billie Piper (Rose Tyler) will be returning for the 50th anniversary special!  Awesome right?!

To get you even more excited for the 50th, it's also been revealed that John Hurt will be co-starring in the special.  I gotta say, I'm incredibly more excited knowing that the 50th anniversary special is going to be a multi-Doctor story.  I can't wait to see how 10 and 11 will interact and what they'll think of each other, especially since Tennant's Doctor really didn't want to go...

Now if they can only talk Eccleston into reprising his 9th Doctor...

You can read the BBC press release below, after the break.

What do you think about the news?  Are you as excited as I am?  Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Doctor Who: The Bells of Saint John TV Trailer

SO...FREAKING...EXCITED!!!!!

Also, in case you missed it over the weekend, BBC released a "prequel" to the episode, which you can view here.

Doctor Who returns, Saturday March 30th on BBC and BBC America.

Via: Doctor Who Tumblr

NERD ART: Neverending Nightmare

Today's TeeFury design is a nice little mash-up between two of my personal favorites: The Neverending Story and Beetlejuice.  The design was created by artist Letter_Q and is available to a t-shirt for $11...so if you like it, you better hurry because it'll only be for sale until the end of the day.

And if you really like it, you can head on over to Letter_Q's Facebook page for a chance to win a pillow sporting the same design.

As always, stay nerdy my friends...

Source: TeeFury