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Show notes:

Danny Elfman – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman

Tim Burton – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/

The siege is about to end (Avengers) – http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/106/1061476p1.html

Cutest duck on the flickr (not the internet) (?) – http://www.flickr.com/photos/febhorne/4110117230/

South Park episode, ‘Dances with Smurfs’ – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dances_with_Smurfs

Seven Ate Nine – http://www.wheresbest.co.uk/venue/17929/Seven-Ate-Nine/

FernGully: The Last Rainforest:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/
Trailer – http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3349545241/

Sunshine:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/
Trailer – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/sunshine/

Atonement:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783233/
Trailer – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/atonement/

The Dark Knight:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
Trailer – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/iphone/wb/thedarkknight/

Irreversible:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290673/
Trailer – http://www.spike.com/video/irreversible-trailer/2459569

Dances with Wolves:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348/
Trailer – http://www.reelzchannel.com/trailer-clips/22264/dances-with-wolves-trailer

Tim Burton’s Batman:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096895/
Trailer – http://www.movie-list.com/b/batman.html

Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367594/
Trailer – http://chocolatefactorymovie.warnerbros.com/video.html#

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/
Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZitLEDOZ_ng

Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133152/
Trailer – http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3481272601/

Astro Boy:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375568/

The Lovely Bones:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/
Trailer – http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thelovelybones/

Novel (Alice Sebold, 2002) – http://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Bones-Alice-Sebold/dp/B001BMXFX0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268655076&sr=8-2

Glen Duncan, Death of an Ordinary man, review of the book – http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/jul/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview16

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1494772/
Trailer – http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=video&show_id=196773

Ben 10:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760437/
Making of the movie “Ben 10: Alien Swarm” – http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/promotion_landing_page/ben10/index.html

Justice League (2001, aka ‘Justice League Unlimited’):

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275137/

The wonderful ProLite E2710HDSD 27″ Full HD monitor – http://www.iiyama.com/en_GB/Product/category/2/product/188#showtab1

How we decide:

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/How-We-Decide-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547247990/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268907445&sr=8-1
Review – http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/books/review/Johnson-t.html
Audible – http://www.audible.co.uk/aduk/site/product.jsp?p=BK_BRLL_001535UK&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes

Doctor Who episode, “Blink” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_%28Doctor_Who%29

Sarah Jane adventures – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862620/

Batman & Robin – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_and_Robin_%28comic_book%29

Invincible – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_%28comics%29

Siege – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_%28comics%29

All-Star Superman – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Star_Superman

Superman Red Son – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Red_Son

Superman True Brit – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_True_Brit

Dark Knight Returns – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Knight_Returns

Alex Ross’ Kingdom Come – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come_%28comics%29

Booster Gold – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_Gold

Forbidden Planet – http://forbiddenplanet.com

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Show notes:

Avatar:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/
Trailer – http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/avatar/

Dances with Wolves:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099348/
Trailer – http://www.reelzchannel.com/trailer-clips/22264/dances-with-wolves-trailer

FernGully: The Last Rainforest:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104254/
Trailer – http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3349545241/

Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095243/
Trailer – http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4138336537/

Pocahontas:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114148/
Trailer 😉 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdIIqoDakHU

Picture showing Pocahontas names crossed out, replaced with Avatar names – http://content8.flixster.com/photo/12/76/46/12764670_gal.jpg

Terminator 2: Judgment Day:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103064/
Trailer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWutJqsk0IE

War on Terror backdrop to James Cameron’s Avatar – http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/war-on-terror-backdrop-to-james-camerons-avatar/story-e6frg8pf-1225809286903

largest living organism on earth, a mushroom – http://www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/largest-living-thing

The botany of Pandora – http://sciencefictionbiology.blogspot.com/2009/11/botany-of-pandora.html

Avatar: The Field Guide to Pandora: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora – http://astore.amazon.co.uk/defeofthemirt-21/detail/0061896756

Language created for Avatar – http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/11/usc-professor-creates-alien-language-for-avatar.html

Star Wars 3D – http://www.thewrap.com/article/star-wars-3d-works-13149

Spiderman Reboot! 3D – http://screenrant.com/spiderman-reboot-officially-3d-aco-44860/

***Could not find any reference to a Batman 3d*** (James?)

Michael Bay responds with a resounding not likely to doing Transformers 3 3D (JAMES!!!) – http://www.cinematical.com/2009/07/03/michael-bay-trashes-megan-fox-talks-transformers-3-and-3d/

A look at the animation techniques of Avatar – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq_nRfoBSm0

‘COMICBOOKCRANIUMCRAM’ Links:

Marvel Heroic Age announced – http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.10914.marvel~colon~_the_heroic_age

Bucky, Captain America’s original Sidekick – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucky

Captain America himself – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_america

:’COMICBOOKCRANIUMCRAM’ Links

Windows Mobile Series 7 Demo – http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LauraFoy/First-Look-Windows-Phone-7-Series-Hands-on-Demo/

Previous concept for Windows Mobile 7 – http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/winmo7rounda18.jpg

Finally, remember you can contact us at podcast@defendersofthemirth.com and find us at http://www.twitter.com/mirthdefenders and Facebook page ‘Defenders of the Mirth’.

Also remember that you can use the delicious tag ‘defendersofthemirthideas’ to suggest links for us to talk about in future shows.

Oh, and visit our Store!

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Show notes:

Steve Jobs’s liver saved by Car (not motorcycle) accident – http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MensHealthNews/steve-jobs-talks-liver-transplant-apple-event/story?id=8528151

Apple iPad announcment – http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1001q3f8hhr/event/index.html

iPad specs page – http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Left for Dead 2 Australian censorship – http://www.ripten.com/2009/11/02/left-4-dead-2-australian-censorship-sucks-hairy-kangaroo-balls/

Netbook comic reading using Comic Rack – http://comicrack.cyolito.com/

iPhone comic reader mobi app – http://comicreader.mobi/

6.5% of BBC’s overall budget goes to salaries – http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ibZpGYFaN2qsnFHXgpbBjsOEfKRw

Apple’s ‘pixel doubling’ issue – http://kevinnggames.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-does-game-running-natively-on-ipad.html

Apple’s TV Network Subscription (still rumour) – http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091102/apples-itunes-pitch-tv-for-30-a-month/

A Clockwork Orange – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange

Mass Effect 2, available to purchase today – http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/10287938/Mass-Effect-2/Product.html

‘Borg Week’ comics are available to enjoy at – http://www.cosmicstresshead.com

Knights of the Old Republic – http://www.bioware.com/games/knights_old_republic/

Go walking, that’s what you do – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L84dSVDg5XU

Final Fantasy XIII – http://www.strategyinformer.com/xbox360/finalfantasyxiii/preview.html

Astro Boy:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375568/
Trailer – http://www.apple.com/trailers/summit/astroboy/

Empire movie review we disagree with – http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=135640

XKCD Comic relating to how long ago things happened, entitled ‘Scary’ – http://xkcd.com/647/

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:

imdb – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371724/
Trailer – http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy/trailer_3/

ID Software’s Quake – http://www.idsoftware.com/games/quake/quake/

Geoff Johns scripted ‘Absolute Justice’ smallville episode – http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/02/06/smallville-absolute-justice-review/ & ‘Legion of Superheroes’ – http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17458

Brian Michael Bendis’s Ultimate Spiderman – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Spider-Man

Finally, remember you can contact us at podcast@defendersofthemirth.com and find us at http://www.twitter.com/mirthdefenders and Facebook page ‘Defenders of the Mirth’.

Also remember that you can use the delicious tag ‘defendersofthemirthideas’ to suggest links for us to talk about in future shows.