Recently, Research firm NPD’s DisplaySearch reported that 6.6 million 3D LCD TVs shipped during the third quarter of 2011, which was 27 percent more than the shipments during the second quarter. According NPD, 1 in 5 Americans bought a 3D TV in 2011, and those numbers are projected to double this year.

Also, rumor has it that WWE is also looking to jump on the 3D bandwagon as well.  Sources claim that they will not be ready for the big show at Wrestlemania, but it will have the technology ready for Summerslam. It seems pretty cool, but kind of pricey though. Never the less, I’d love to see a Hell in the Cell match in 3D.

UFC 143 goes down today, February 4th. You can check your local cable listing and theaters for 3D program at the official UFC.com

Source: High Def Digest

Recently the Nerd Reactor crew was privileged enough to have been invited to check out Peepshow Menagerie‘s production of a Doctor Who themed burlesque show entitled, ‘Space Tease: A Burlesque Adventure Through Time & Space’. With eager smiles and sonic screwdrivers at ready we journeyed forth to Club Monte Cristo in Los Angeles. And as promised the night was filled with pants tightening performances by lovely ladies such as Scarlett Letter, Polly Peabody, Miss Josie Bunnie, Miss Angie Cakes, Prix de Beaute, Anastasia Von Teaserhausen, Dolly Danger, Fever Blister, Lili Soleil, Judy Luck, Spy Kitten, and Jessabelle Thunder. There were everything from a steamy Cyberwoman, to a sensual Weeping Angel, to an enticing Dalek, and more. Hosting the night’s festivities was Patrick the Bank Robber as ‘The Doctor’ and Polly Peabody with special guest appearance by Rex the Impossible. But that’s not all! There was also a live musical performance by Maxi Wild and an after dance party with DJ Shane Love providing the tunes.

If you were bummed out that you missed out on the show you can still follow them on their facebook for their next night of wild debauchery. And as always we do have photos of the evening for your viewing pleasure. So sit back, dust off your fez, and straighten up that bow tie…

Photos Courtesy of Mad Calamity Photos

It has just been announced that Dimension Films has hired screenwriter Matt Lieberman to write the Short Circuit remake. You may remember Matt from such works as Dr. Doolittle: Tail to the Chief and Cosmic Voyage. Heard of them? No? Neither have we.

Lieberman will work with Hop director, Tim Hill, who has been assigned to direct the film. Wow, this film is already shaping up to be a who’s who of nobodies.

Having recently watch the original, I would love to see a remake of the film, just with a better crew behind it, and it better be all done in animatronics. Luckily for fans, original Johnny 5 voice actor Tim Blaney is still alive and kicking. If I could have one small request, I’d love to see a scene in which Johnny 5 does his “speedy-reading thing” on the entire series of Twilight and is ultimately disgusted by how horrible it is.

The film is scheduled to be release in 2013, but I’m going to go ahead and put this on my list of “Probably-Not-Happening,” next to Gremlins 3 and Ghostbusters 3.

Source: Cinemablend

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The Tom Clancy title was originally set to release in fall 2010 but was delayed to 2011. It would get pushed back yet again and now finally ready to release this May 14th.

At last year’s E3, Ubisoft showed off the games new Kinect features in a new weapon customization mode called Gunsmith. Players will be able to customize every part of their weapon down to the smallest detail. Players will be able to use full motion controls in the game which looks really weird.

Anyway, the trailer looks amazing. They seemed to really up the action on this installment. Once again, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier comes out May 15th.

You can check out the Gameplay trailer below along with a minute and thirteen excruciating seconds of Mr. Caffeine. You will also find a  video of the Ghost Recon Kinect demo as well.

If you’re a D23 member, you’re in luck. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will be having free tickets (as long as they’re available) for Disney’s John Carter red carpet experience. With this experience, you’ll get the red carpet VIP viewing area, a chance to walk the red carpet, and two tickets to watch the movie screening at Regal Cinema at L.A. Live. The premiere will be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

If you’re not a D23 member, it’s not too late. The membership is $74.99 a year and gives you access to the “quarterly, glossy magazine called Disney twenty-three, created especially for Disney fans; special member gifts four times a year (plus gifts for new and renewing members); access to special events, D23 member discounts and more.” If that’s too much for you, there’s the $34.99 version that excludes the magazine.

Source: D23

There’s a new NBC show coming to town called Awake, and it stars Harry Potter’s Jason Isaacs as a detective living dual lives. As Detective Michael Britten, he was involved in a car accident that seems to have killed his wife and son. The weird thing is that his “coping mechanism” is making him live two different lives, one where his son is alive and the other where his wife is.

Since he’s living two lives, he gets two different partners as a detective and two different therapists. He’s also able to figure out hard-to-solve cases because of his new abilities.

The show also stars Steve Harris and Wilmer Valderrama (Fez from That 70′s Show) as Isaacs’ partners; and Cherry Jones and BD Wong (Jurassic Park scientist and Mulan’s love interest) as his therapists.

Awake will air on Thursday, March 1 (10-11 p.m. ET).

Brian Terry was a 40-year-old federal agent that was killed on December 14, 2011, after confronting suspected drug bandits near the Arizona-Mexico border; the unfortunate truth in any division of any agency dealing with criminals on a daily basis. The eerie circumstance behind his no doubt untimely death, was the fact of it directly being the result of a U.S. government program named Fast and Furious. And if you recall the 2009 Vin Diesel film sequel, Fast & Furious, then what you are about to read will surprise you. The program was to inflate the drug, street-gang, and black market cartels with illegal weapons. Then a team responsible for the Fast and Furious program would trace how those weapons were moved in-and-out of the Arizona-Mexico border.

Brian Terry - KIA

A typical "Gun Walk" report

Unbelievable, right?! What nailed the coffin shut to this program was the weapons found at the scene of Terry’s death were weapons screened into the Fast and Furious program. So essentially the hard-lined evidence that this program directly tied itself to the killing of a federal agent was there. Doing what no Washington-Hollywood dreaming genius politician and policy maker could do, Terry put his life on the line for his country while his country put the guns in the hands of those that cost him his own. Attorney General, Eric Holder, is currently in the hot seat being sequestered and summoned to answer to how this program ever made it from paper to practice, and to explain to Terry’s family why.

Coincidentally filming for Fast & Furious began in 2008, and was theatrical released in 2009. Fast and Furious program started in 2009.

Source: NPR

Here’s episode 13 of The Coscast, the cosplayers’ podcast. Join your hosts, Joey Rassool, Matthew Lewis, and Tara Strand, as they talk about the world of cosplay and props. The topic for this episode includes custom Batmobile legal battle, Angel Grove from Power Rangers, cosplay for hire, and more.

Download the enhanced podcast version (compatible with many audio players like iPhones and iPads) with slideshow and links below (right click, save as)

CosCast Episode 13 Enhanced Version

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at CosCast AT NerdReactor DOT com.

Check out our previous episodes below.

• The CosCast Episode 12
• The CosCast Episode 11
• The CosCast Episode 10
• The CosCast Episode 9
• The CosCast Episode 8
• The CosCast Episode 7
• The CosCast Episode 6
• The CosCast Episode 5
• The CosCast Episode 4
• The CosCast Episode 3
• The CosCast Episode 2
• The CosCast Episode 1

There are a lot of Mario theme piano performances all over the net. Of all those performances, I bet you they don’t have tap dancing. Enter Alex, the tap dancing neighbor. This video wins automatically with the combination of Mario, piano, and tap dancing.

Source: ScottBradleeLovesYa

Remember when ESA was poking fun of California for spending money on a bill to try to ban violent video game sales to kids? Since California lost a lot of money because of the Brown vs. EMA case, the ESA said that California could have used the money to help “improve services for California’s youth.” But wait a minute, didn’t the ESA support SOPA and PIPA? And didn’t the lawmakers pull support for these two bills? Looks like the ESA could have used the money to help the needy instead.

We’re not sure what the exact amount ESA used for the SOPA/PIPA lobbying, but the association did lose over a million dollars during the fourth quarter of 2011 (10/1 – 12/31).

Source: Disclosures.house.gov

Lindsay Sterling, a girl after my own heart and known for her Legend of Zelda violin medley, has done another geek medley, The Lord of the Rings. It’s official, I want to marry her. To add to the authenticity of the performance, this video was shot in New Zealand. They even had access to a helicopter.

Peter Jackson, you should hire her for the Hobbit end credits.

Source: Lindsey Stirling

John Williams created a classic theme song when he composed Jurassic Park. When I first saw the scene with a herd of dinosaurs, I was in awe. Williams’ score helped elevate the experience of seeing dinosaurs in action. Now thanks to the melodica, my childhood has been ruined forever.

Source: ploface

The Batmobile may be the single most iconic vehicle in comic book history. I mean lets face it, the dude can’t fly and he has no super powers. So how else is he suppose to get chicks other than having a bitchin’ car. Well that and I guess being a billionaire helps.

Recently, Batmobile replica maker Gotham Garage was sued by DC Comics for violating their copyrights to Batman’s sweet ride. The custom car shop had been manufacturing and selling Batmobile replicas for the past couple of years. DC Comics filed the lawsuit last year, the case has just recently be resolved this week.

Gotham Garage owner, Mark Towles, tried to dismiss the case, claiming the car and its design didn’t fall under the copyright law. US Judge Ronald Lew stomped all over claims and said the following:

“it ignores the exception to the ‘useful article’ rule, which grants copyright protection to nonfunctional, artistic elements of an automobile design that can be physically or conceptually separated from the automobile.”

Basically, he saying you f*cked up. DC wants money and they’e gonna get it.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, this is just the first of few copyright battles DC has in mind. You hear that Cosplay Prop manufacturers? The jig is up! The big companies are coming after you, so they can put more money in their money pools.

You can check out all the cars that Gotham Garage made in the gallery below. They even did the Batboat from the TV show!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and Mark Zuckerberg will begin Wednesday with the primary steps of, an up to six month completion process, creating its announced IPO (Initial Public Offering). With the announcement, documents retained in the Registration Statement (the application form filled by Facebook Inc.), state the company had in average of 483 million users in December 2011. The form also listed a full-year net income of $1 billion. If plans are to continue ahead smoothly, and with what industry annalists are reporting, expect Facebook to have an opening IPO near or around $5 billion.

I will be buying stock options. Facebook longevity is remarkable and the depth of social power it retains makes it nearly limitless; paralleled to how Disney is with children, Facebook is to internet connectivity. I truly believe that the internet in 5 to 10 years will revolve in or around Facebook. Internal websites, purchasing forums, media, and of course personal & private cherished memories in each of those 483 million December 2011 users. Don’t forget to jump on the bandwagon ladies and gentleman – it’s going to be a bittersweet ride!

Source: Forbes

Here’s the poster for Intruders.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is directing the movie with actors Clive Owen, Carice Van Houten, Pilar López De Ayala, Daniel Brühl Kerry Fox and Héctor Alterio. If you haven’t heard of him, he has directed 28 Weeks Later, a zombie movie which I enjoyed.

Intruders will possess theaters on March 30, 2012.