My latest TV addiction: “How The States Got Their Shapes.”

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I watch and read a lot of non-fiction. The Discovery Channels are frequently tuned in on my TV because they have so many shows that I love to watch. The History Channel, though, not so much. Mainly because whenever I flip by it it seems like it’s either A) something World War II related most . . . → Read More: My latest TV addiction: “How The States Got Their Shapes.”

‘Doctor Who’ season 6 launches on April 23 on BBC America.

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Get ready to program your DVRs. The new season of Doctor Who will hit BBC America on April 23rd and rumor has it that it’s the same day and date as the U.K. premier. No more waiting two weeks after the British airing? Yes please!

Here’s some more background on the premiere: “Doctor Who . . . → Read More: ‘Doctor Who’ season 6 launches on April 23 on BBC America.

Dumbledore comes to this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special.

OK so that’s not entirely true. The character of Dumbledore won’t be coming to DW, but rather the actor who currently plays him: Michael Gambon. Additionally it sounds like this will be the most Christmas-y DW special of them all:

“Oh, we’re going for broke with this one. It’s all your favourite Christmas movies at . . . → Read More: Dumbledore comes to this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Tenth Doctor: The Musical.

Yes, I know ***Dave already posted it to his site, but it’s too awesome not to post here as well:

“Tron Legacy” trailer hits the Net.

I am so excited for this movie. I was a huge fan of the original and have always held out hope that someday there would be a sequel. Don’t know how good it’ll be, but the trailer is very drool worthy:

Now there’s something to look forward to in December. Assuming I’m . . . → Read More: “Tron Legacy” trailer hits the Net.

“Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

It looks like the folks at Infinity Ward may have started a trend among developers of first person shooters on the PC. Word now comes from a Q&A about Bioshock 2‘s multiplayer mode over at The Cult of Rapture that it will not have dedicated server support, LAN play, or the ability to kick troublemakers . . . → Read More: “Bioshock 2″ following in “Modern Warfare 2′s” footsteps for multiplayer.

The Washington Post wants to know your favorite webcomic of the past decade.

Webcomics are a topic near and dear to my heart. While they don’t show up in my sidebar blogroll that’s only because I have a whole separate list of webcomic links I keep in my Google Reader and it would make an already long sidebar list even longer.

The folks at the Washington Post are . . . → Read More: The Washington Post wants to know your favorite webcomic of the past decade.

Movies I’m Looking Forward To: “Kick Ass”

It’s terribly violent and looks outrageously funny. Plus it has Nic Cage shooting his 10-year-old daughter point blank in the chest to train her how to take a gunshot. It’s Kick Ass:

Yeah, that looks like it’s going to be a fun one.

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“Better Off Ted” returns tomorrow night.

One of the few sitcoms I love to watch returns to ABC tomorrow night at 9:30PM. I’ll be at work, of course, but that’s why we have the DVR.

Here’s a reminder of why I love this show so much:

Yep, looking forward to that.

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Infinity Ward has fucked over “Call of Duty” fans who play on the PC.

Yes I am upset and it’s probably a bad idea to write a blog entry when I’m as upset as I am now, but I’m going to anyway because this needs to be said. This is not a review of the game, I’ll write one of those later. This is a warning to . . . → Read More: Infinity Ward has fucked over “Call of Duty” fans who play on the PC.