She’s gone from a WPC to a member of the PWB (Police Women’s Bureau), and had a last name change from Cartwright to Norris, but American Sam Tyler (Jason O’Mara) has his new love interest…
TV Guide is reporting that Gretchen Mol has joined the cast as the lead female role of Annie Norris, replacing Rachelle Lefevre’s Annie Cartwright role.
“Annie is a member of the Police Women’s Bureau, making do with menial tasks and combating the sexism of the times, despite being the smartest person in the squad room”
Gretchen Mol is …

As regular readers know, here at Geektown, we’re massive fans of MMOPRG’s and massive fans of LEGO… So what could be better than this new game from NetDevil! LEGO Universe, the LEGO MMO!
The folks over at Gizmodo have got a sneak peak at LEGO Universe, including a chat with Robin Sather, Certified LEGO Professional… I SO want that job title!
LEGO Universe Facts:

“Persistent” gameworld
Build in the virtual space with LEGO pieces - either on your own or in collaboration with other players
Adventuring areas cover all the current LEGO …

It’s no great shock, but it’s at last official! As predicted pretty much straight after P2 went to the great development house in the sky, Cryptic Studios has officially announced (to the surprise of no one), they are the new developers of Star Trek Online.
Its powered by the Cryptic Engine, and is being developed for PC and consoles, and will allow you to ‘Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations in an expanding vast universe’…

Customizable ships and characters
Play Klingon Empire or United Federation of Planets
Ground, space …

Well this came out of left field! As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Colm Meany was rumoured to be out of the US remake of Life on Mars. Now EW.com is reporting that they have a replacement…
Harvey Keitel has signed on to play Gene Hunt!
That’s a pretty major signing for the show, and another indication of the gritter direction they’re looking for, after David E. Kelly’s less than impressive pilot. Other changes include moving the show from LA to New York.
I’m genuinely impressed with this. Keitel is a …

It’s been a while in writing, but we’ve finally got round to putting together the review for Age of Conan : Hyborian Adventures… The game that shall forever be know as the game that got us back onto the evil that is Warcraft…
HOW BIG?!
There are a couple of initial shocks with AoC. Firstly, the 30Gb is requires for installation. Secondly, the graphic requirement. I know AoC is a high end game, intended for new pcs with above average graphic cards, but I can say from playing this on both a …

I meant to post about this over the weekend, as it was online online offically for a limited time, but all 3 acts of Joss Whedon’s ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog‘ went live last week.
‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog’ was penned during the WGA strike by Joss, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Jed’s fiancée Maurissa Tancharoen. It’s 40mins of singing goofyness, following the tale of Dr. Horrible, his arch nemesis Captain Hammer, and Penny the object of Horrible’s affection.
Dr. Horrible is played by Neil Patrick Harris (Barney from How I Met Your Mother, …