* Ron Moore and David Eick are talking up Caprica, their Battlestar Galactica prequel spinoff. Unfortunately they’re doing it by comparing it to American Beauty; all that comparison means to me is that I’ll spend the entire show/series/whatever it’s going to be waiting for the robots to rise up and kill the main characters.
* Here’s that Battlestar Galactica Top 10 list from last night’s Letterman.
* Remember Awake, that not-so-good looking movie about remaining sentient during anesthesia starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba? Writer-director Joby Harold has been hired to write the screenplay for Sylvian White’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s Ronin. Apparently he’s also writing the script for Zack Snyder’s zombie-action epic Army of the Dead. So that’s two interesting-to-me projects based on the success of Awake. Well, hey, the director of Meet the Feebles adapted The Lord of the Rings. (Via Arrow in the Head.)
* Also on the upcoming-projects tip: Before he gets to his Lovecraftian Western project, Neil Marshall is adapting a car-chase/heist novel called Drive. I bring this up mostly as an excuse to hector you into going to see Doomsday, tonight if possible. (Via AICN.)
* Ain’t It Cool News’s Merrick notes that soundstages in Bulgaria are apparently slated for use for Rambo 5. I’m glad that this is happening.
* Inspired by recent news regarding the discovery of additional Manson Family victims, Bill Sherman muses on the horrendous impact Charlie and company had on the counterculture.
* Ian Brill praises Ed Brubaker’s Captain America. (It really is great.)
* Rob Humanick buries Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. (The German version, even!)
* In honor of tonight’s final Lost episode for five weeks, fansite The Tail Section hasa hilarious anecdote from Damon Lindelof regarding the network’s reaction to the infamous four-toed statue from a few seasons back. It’s really a classic story of its kind.
* Finally, Ron Regé Jr. draws the Fantastic Four! Sadly, this is not an upcoming project.
