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AMC Renews 'Talking Dead' And 'Comic Book Men'
latimes.com 3 weeks agoThe geeks are truly ascendant these days. Not only is a superhero movie raking in loads of cash at the box office, but the recently completed second season of "The Walking Dead" pulled in massive ratings. And even the people who spend their lives talking about such things are doing well, as evidenced by AMC's renewal of its genre chat show "Talking Dead" and the uber-geeky reality series "Comic Book Men." Both shows are getting 16-episode second seasons. "Talking Dead," hosted by Nerdist podcasting honcho C
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Kevin Smith's Approach To Competing With Piracy: Give Away A Ton, Then Sell Stuff That Can't Be Pirated
techdirt.com 3 weeks agoWe've written about filmmaker/entertainer/podcaster/author Kevin Smith quite a bit here on Techdirt -- and for a very good reason. He seems to absolutely understand how to adapt to the modern internet era -- and thrive in doing so. As he likes to say, he's much more focused on being where the puck is going, rather than where it is (or where it's been). Along those lines, we've mentioned in the past that he's publicly stated that he believes piracy leads to converts , and those new fans are likely to support
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