The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw does not like the new Hulk film, his review starts with,

"Hulk. Smash!" Yes. Hulk. Smash. Yes. Smash. Big Hulk smash. Smash cars. Buildings. Army tanks. Hulk not just smash. Hulk also go rarrr!
and finishes with

Critic remember Ang Lee version. Ang Lee version slagged off. Yet rubbish new Hulk film make ( Read more... )

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via Paul Raven, this article is for all those deluded apes out there who believe they might evolve by the
"augmentation of one’s natural abilities with ‘tools,’", and asks the question,
"How much of our simianity are we willing to sacrifice for this notion of progress?"

I can't make this myself, but it sounds interesting, a free lecture on Tuesday by Alan Bond of HOTOL and Skylon fame.

Hydrogen Fuelled Pre-Cooled Jet Enginesby Dr Alan Bond, Managing Director, Reaction Engines Limited ( Read more... )

The BBC3 pilot
Being Human from a few months back has been commissioned for a six part series according to SFX. Apparently it did very well on iPlayer which points to very good word-of-mouth.

Happy Birthday to the_magician. Many happy returns!

via Gizmodo.
In a move which will gladden the hearts of Futurama fans, Twentieth Century Fox have filed for a trademark for Slurm.

The "Slurm" trademark includes:

...carbonated and non-carbonated soft drinks; fruit drinks; fruit juices; mineral and aerated water; bottled drinking water; energy drinks; syrups and powders for making soft drinks ( Read more... )

via lonemagpie and others.

Choose five series (no peeking before you choose them), list them, and then answer the questions behind the cut.

( and the Q&A )

via lonemagpie, twinfair and others.
( 4, count 'em 4 memes behind the cut )