Geek Syndicate Hi all, Barry and Dave Here.! Welcome to the Geek Syndicate app. We hope to add more exclusive extras and stuff as we get use to the technology but in the meantime I hope you will enjoy this example (taken from our website) of some of the extras we want to have. I am Sherlock! Not being entirely embedded in the genre, the BBC’s recent adaptation of Sherlock Holmes was, I regret to say, my first experience of the London deducer (I assume I don’t count Basil The Great Mouse Detective?). I obviously had my preconceived ideas; deer-stalker hat, pipe, drugs, smoggy Victorian London blah, blah, blah. The slightly archaic boy’s-own feel I get from just holding one of Conan Doyle’s books has never attracted me to actually open it, let alone choose to spend my time watching one of the myriad of adaptations available. But, having also recently ‘found’ Doctor Who, I found myself eagerly awaiting each of the ‘Moffatiss’ episodes with bated breath. I am aware this post is a little late in the game, but it only really hit me today just what a profound effect the show has had on me. I was simply walking down the street when a very muscular chap crossed to walk in front of me. Instantly my womanly judgement mode kicked in as I could see he had gone to the effort of cutting one trouser leg higher that the other. I have often heard tell the tales of such fashion stylings but had never actually seen it for myself, and here was quite a scary looking gentleman sporting a custom designed Adidas version. So, without blinking my head jumped to, ‘Idiot!’ Then something happened, something new, an experience my brain had not before encountered. I thought of Sherlock . I thought of deduction! I looked again. Scary Chap was carrying rather a large holdall/sports bag and was sweating despite the slight breeze. His gait was one of a slight wobble and with the direction of the wind I could tell that one leg was slightly thinner than the other despite being all over quite bulky. I knew without turning that the local gym was no more than a couple of hundred yards away, possibly from where this gentleman had crossed to take the path I was walking. Sherlock immediately told me that this man was probably a war veteran (being in relatively close proximity to a soldiers’ hospital) that had suffered a broken leg and was rehabilitating his muscles; he had clearly been to the gym to work-out in comfortable clothes, the trousers of which had only been cut in order to pass over his recently removed cast. Bosh! I stopped in my tracks – what the hell had just happened? I would ordinarily have pictured all manner of illegal/violent/R&B based doings in this man’s life – completely unfounded, unfair and judgemental. But no, ‘Moffatiss’ has addled my brain, they have shown me the power of deduction; and what a power it is. It was this that I found so attractive about Sherlock (along with the long coat and slightly haunted, eccentric stare – I am human!) and utterly amazing. I appreciate that the plot lines of the three episodes were based on Conan Doyle’s stories, but still – the way in which these scenes of inexplicable deduction were put together fair boggles the mind! Along with beautiful little Dickensian details of dark corners and moody lighting to create a slightly decrepit and sinister atmosphere, I thought the whole production remarkable. So, now I get it. I understand why Sherlock is such an institution. It’s intellectual silliness on a whole other level. I know the ‘Moffatiss’ version is modernised (and to some purists ‘bastardised’) but again, that was something I perceived as incredibly clever and witty. The essence, from what I know, was kept entirely in the detail. Oh, and wouldn’t Sherlock love that! There are obviously countless pieces of vital information that I have failed to glean from these first few episodes but, I guess sadly, that just means I will have to watch them again. Damn! GS Reporter: Natalie Batman Beyond headed to DVD this November Batman Beyond was a excellent cartoon, set in the future where Terry McGinnis is the New Dark Knight. i’ll be picking this up as it’ll sit nicely next to my Batman the Animated Series on my DVD shelf. and those extra features look interesting! Press Release Warner Bros. Animation’s breakthrough series Batman Beyond comes to DVD for the first time in its entirety. Featuring DC Comics’ iconic hero, Batman, Batman Beyond: The Complete Series presents nearly 20 hours of animated action spread over 52 episodes, as well as all-new bonus featurettes and a 24-page, 8”x 12” collectible booklet. Batman Beyond: The Complete Series will be distributed by Warner Home Video on November 23, 2010 as a nine-disc limited edition DVD set for $99.98 (SRP). Batman Beyond: The Complete Series centers on Terry McGinnis, an ordinary teenager … until his father is mysteriously murdered. Suspecting foul play at his father’s company, Wayne/Powers Corporation, Terry meets Bruce Wayne and learns of a secret identity hidden for decades. Now too old to don the cape and cowl as Batman, Wayne refuses to help – so Terry does what any brash young kid would do: steal the Bat-suit and take matters into his own hands! Vowing to avenge his father’s death, Terry dons the high-tech suit tricked out with jetpacks, a supersensitive microphone and even camouflage capabilities in search of his father’s assassin. It’s 52 action-packed episodes following the adventures of the partnership between an ex-crimefighter and his apprentice, starring Will Friedle (Boy Meets World) as Terry McGinnis and, reprising his seminal role, Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Bruce Wayne. Casting throughout the series’ 52 episodes featured award winners from feature films, primetime television and the Broadway stage – from Paul Winfield, Stockard Channing and Seth Green to William H. Macy, Wayne Brady and Teri Garr – not to mention George Lazenby (On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), Dan Castellaneta (The Simpsons), Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid), George Takei (Star Trek) and Henry Rollins (the front man for the rock band, Black Flag). An all-star production team was headed by executive producer Jean MacCurdy and producers Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Glen Murakami and Paul Dini. Writers on the series included Burnett and Dini, as well as Stan Berkowitz, Bob Goodman, Rich Fogel, Hilary Bader and John McCann. Included in the beautifully custom designed package is a 24-page, 8”x 12” collectible booklet with the inside perspective and artwork from the vaults especially compiled by DC Comics for this release. Three new bonus features created specifically for the Batman Beyond: The Complete Series are: TOMORROW KNIGHT: THE BATMAN REBORN The “Batman Beyond” creative team gives you a peek into the character of Terry McGinnis, and what made him worthy to become the new Caped Crusader. GOTHAM: CITY OF THE FUTURE A look at Gotham City, circa 2039, and how the team built a realistic vision of the near future while remaining true to the city they created in Batman: The Animated Series. THE HIGH TECH HERO Explore the technology behind the Bat-suit, its amazing powers and the real world science that inspired it. The collection will also contain the DC 75th anniversary documentary, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics. “Batman Beyond was a landmark series as it created altogether new directions for the iconic character, and added dimensions for fans both old and new to the Batman mythology,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “Warner Home Video is proud to release this important series in an all-encompassing box set, just in time to make a perfect holiday gift for the ultimate fan.” About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About DC Entertainment: DC Entertainment, home to such iconic DC Comics properties as Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash, MAD Magazine, and Fables, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its superheroic characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment, and interactive games. Publishing over 1,000 comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Comics is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. DC SUPER HEROES and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. (s10) About Warner Bros. Animation: Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin’ in the Bathtub.” Since then, WBA’s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, WBA is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as for maintaining the studio’s rich cartoon heritage. WBA also oversees the creative use and production of animated programming based on classic cartoon characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries.