http://carolpinchefsky.com Freelance Writer Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/24/100000-comic-book-found-in-abandoned-house/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/24/100000-comic-book-found-in-abandoned-house/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 06:13:51 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6380
Money doesn't grow on trees. Money doesn't fall from the sky. Money doesn't come in a pot at the end of the rainbow. But for people like David Gonzalez, money comes in unexpected places…and in unexpected forms. Within the walls of an abandoned house he had recently purchased and planned to remodel, Gonzalez found an issue of Action Comics #1.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/24/100000-comic-book-found-in-abandoned-house/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/23/leonard-nimoy-and-zachary-quinto-drive-audi-toward-geek-market/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/23/leonard-nimoy-and-zachary-quinto-drive-audi-toward-geek-market/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:28:16 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6366
Leonard Nimoy didn't know why the creators of the recent Star Trek-based Audi commercial had asked him to sing a few bars of his hilariously campy song from 1967, "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins." "I said, if you want me to do it, I'll do it. I don't know why it's in the spot." Nimoy, who created the role of Spock in the 1967-1969 series Star Trek, told me in a telephone interview that the response to song "was a complete surprise to me."]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/23/leonard-nimoy-and-zachary-quinto-drive-audi-toward-geek-market/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/fan-fiction-is-finally-legitimized-with-kindle-worlds/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/fan-fiction-is-finally-legitimized-with-kindle-worlds/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 23:48:27 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6356
Reading and writing fan fiction is a pastime I've enjoyed for years, and I'm not the only one: Fanfiction.net, a clearinghouse of fan fiction from across dozens of television shows, movies, and books, has millions of stories in its ever-growing repository. Once considered the domain of science fiction fans (although much older than that) now spread over non-genre television shows such as House and Gilmore Girls, fanfic has long been considered a copyright violation lawsuit in the making. Now Amazon is giving fan fiction the legitimacy it needs and deserves. With caveats.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/fan-fiction-is-finally-legitimized-with-kindle-worlds/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/the-xbox-one-is-targeting-the-largest-market-of-all-television-watchers/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/the-xbox-one-is-targeting-the-largest-market-of-all-television-watchers/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 05:17:37 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6341
Microsoft has sold 76 million units of the Xbox 360 since its release in 2005. Or shall I say, a mere 76 million units. That's because over 96% of Americans homes have a television while only 49% of U.S. households own a game console. And from where I'm standing, it looks like Microsoft wants to close that gap with its next-generation console, Xbox One.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/22/the-xbox-one-is-targeting-the-largest-market-of-all-television-watchers/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/what-halo-fans-want-to-see-in-steven-spielberg-tv-show-for-xbox-one/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/what-halo-fans-want-to-see-in-steven-spielberg-tv-show-for-xbox-one/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 20:56:12 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6328
Halo is a much-loved franchise that leapt from the computer screen to books, comic books, and even a successful web series, Forward Unto Dawn. But now it's going to be a television series, one produced by multi-award-winning (and Forbes-listed billionaire), Steven Spielberg. It's an excellent choice.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/what-halo-fans-want-to-see-in-steven-spielberg-tv-show-for-xbox-one/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/the-xbox-one-looks-like-one-wonderful-system-with-two-caveats/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/the-xbox-one-looks-like-one-wonderful-system-with-two-caveats/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:09:44 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6318
A PlayStation fangirl admits it: Today's reveal of the Xbox One kind of blew the PlayStation 4 reveal out of the water. Even the name, Xbox One, rather than the casually monikered Xbox 720, is surprising and different. The PS4 reveal was centered on the games (and yes, the graphics capability of the PS4 seems superior). But the Xbox One focused on the integration of the Xbox with all of the media in your living room, making it "one" system. Obviously, a tech demo held at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond is less proof and more proof of concept, but if the Xbox One is everything Microsoft claims, it looks like science fiction made reality.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/21/the-xbox-one-looks-like-one-wonderful-system-with-two-caveats/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/13-geeky-items-to-secretly-wear-to-the-office/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/13-geeky-items-to-secretly-wear-to-the-office/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 20:41:38 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6293
Nothing shows your alliance to your favorite geek pastime like, say, a Batman t-shirt. But not everyone works in a Silicon Valley, where employees can roll in to the office in streetwear. And although dress has become more casual since the Mad Men era (ties for men, matching shoes and bag for women), some offices prefer business dress for their employees.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/13-geeky-items-to-secretly-wear-to-the-office/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/review-star-trek-into-darkness/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/review-star-trek-into-darkness/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:14:07 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6270
Let’s cut to the chase. Unlike the misfired Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (STID) is an extremely good Trek film. While not perfect, STID gives us a well-paced and action-filled 132 minutes with all the characters we know and love (Captain James T. Kirk, the Vulcan first officer Spock, the cantankerous doctor McCoy, and the rest of the crew), along with moments film-goers are hoping to see…and more than a few they won’t see coming.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/14/review-star-trek-into-darkness/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/10/return-of-the-star-wars-film-crew-star-wars-vii-to-go-back-to-u-k/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/10/return-of-the-star-wars-film-crew-star-wars-vii-to-go-back-to-u-k/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 00:37:51 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6261
When I think of Star Wars, I think of fabulous space mystics with swords that go “whoosh.” And when I think of Star Wars locations, I think Tunisia, Death Valley, and Elstree Studios, one of several studios in Elstree and Borehamwood, England. So does Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas’ heir to the Lucasfilm throne. Kennedy and company have announced they’ll be returning to the studio where most of Lucasfilm’s movies were shot.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/10/return-of-the-star-wars-film-crew-star-wars-vii-to-go-back-to-u-k/feed/ 0 http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/09/paramount-explains-why-star-trek-into-darkness-will-be-released-early/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/09/paramount-explains-why-star-trek-into-darkness-will-be-released-early/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:17:12 +0000 Carol Pinchefsky http://blogs.forbes.com/carolpinchefsky/?p=6245
You have but to google the words “release date” and “Star Trek Into Darkness” to learn that the highly anticipated sequel to the 2009 reboot of Star Trek will be released on Friday, May 17. But you—and Google—would be wrong. Recently, Paramount announced that the general, non-IMAX, release of Star Trek Into Darkness has actually been moved up to May 16. (The IMAX release remains at Wednesday, May 15, at 8pm.) Here’s why.]]> http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/05/09/paramount-explains-why-star-trek-into-darkness-will-be-released-early/feed/ 0