Discovery Kids will become “The Hub” in a few weeks, and preview advertisements like this are already running.

In addition to a selection of new original programming, these ads also indicate some classic shows as well. Fraggle Rock, which originally ran on HBO in the 1980s, will rerun on The Hub with all its Muppet goodness. In addition: Batman Beyond, a spinoff of Batman The Animated Series will be running on the network.

These are the only out of left field selections on the network. Look forward to Doogie Howser, Family Ties, Wonder Years, and Laverne & Shirley to be regular night time programs. Looks like The Hub is going strong against Nickelodeon and Nick At Night.

Early reports of the schedule indicate that the original Transformers and GIJOE animated series will air along with their modern updates.

You can see the first two days of programming here.

Actors Terry O’Quinn and Micheal Emerson were two of the most enjoyable on a cast full of great characters actors on LOST. As the man of faith John Locke and the man of mystery and double cross Benjamin Linus respectively, they stole any scene they weren’t already the focus of.

Before the show ended, O’Quinn mentioned in interviews he and Emerson were playing with ideas for a new series, mentioning they’d play bounty hunters or secret agents. It looks like LOST executive producer JJ Abrams heard the call, and his Bad Robot production company now has an order for their show.

Rumors began circulating on Monday that the tentatively titled “Odd Jobs” would be a comedic drama where Emerson and O’Quinn would play former black ops secret agents living in suburbia. It was pitched to networks and now has a pilot order for NBC. The show could get into production as early as next year. Alias writers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will helm the series, JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk will serve as executive producers.

The hardest part about all series trying to replicate LOST’s success (V, The Event, Flash Forward, etc) has been that none have the stregnth of actors and characters to keep the show moving even in dull moments. With two of LOST’s funniest and most interesting character actors on board (both had Emmy nominations this year), “Odd Jobs” may end up being a success even if it lacks a sci fi fantasy twist.

[Via Vulture 1 & 2]

Halo Reach Game Night 9.18.10 is in effect! Sign on to Xbox Live now to play with us!

Capcom put together another trailer of all the “First appearances” from previous trailers, reminding us that the cast is getting huge.

And shortly after this, it got bigger, with the introduction of X-23 and Tron Bonne.

See their premeire game play videos from Capcom Unity below.

videos from Capcom Unity

When we took the camera to the Halo: Reach launch, we had no idea what would happen. We almost didn’t get the game! Thankfully we met some cool fans, and had a great time in line.

Don’t miss out on our Halo Reach Game Night this Saturday 9.18.10. Xbox Live Gold is free this week and we’re going to try to get as many credits as possible so we can unlock the best armor for our Noble Spartans!

Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo created a satire of classic comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The single page strip was published in the 75th issue of Superman/Batman, but as with anything interesting, you can find it on the internet scanned for your approval.
Lex plays the enterprising and imaginative Calvin, and the Joker is the more thoughtful Hobbes, though in this strip its hard to say who is more mischievous.

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We got a weird animated teaser for Mega Man Universe a while ago, but that didn’t really tell us anything about the game.

Now the man who made that man Mega, Keiji Inafune is here to show us more. He’s released 3 trailers to 3 game sites, each with the same introduction, but different gameplay footage.

Watch them all here and let us know what you think of the game in action! [Read the rest of this entry…]

This week I take a look at Thrust. I had to read his TFWiki entry to find something interesting about him, but I mostly stuck to what I know.

I do mention Thrust from Beast Wars II as well as Thrust from Beast Machines, just to get some sake of continuity of character, or lack there of. For such a descriptive name, its been used on a few very different characters.

I briefly mention Dino Riders in this episode too.