Geek This Week: You Drive Mii Crazy

Also: Neverland ain't just a ranch, Middleman gets Doctored and Machinima plays games with us.

Hooking Viewers - We've somewhat soured on the idea of sequels to Peter Pan, but Syfy's upcoming prequel, Neverland, has our inner child once again demanding not to grow up. Like X-Men: First Class, it gives us a world where a pre-Captain Hook (Rhys Ifans) and Peter (Charlie Rowe) were once friends, until larger-than-life circumstances, fairies and giant crocodiles came between them. And with Keira Knightley voicing Tinkerbell, we do believe in fairies! We do!

Driven to New Depths (and Heights) - Driving during the winter sucks. We'd like it a whole lot better if our cars could go underwater and hang-glide...which they totally can in Mario Kart 7, out Sunday. It'll be a while before you can do this sort of thing in real life, but in the meantime, you can play the game as a Mii, or watch kids get behind actual wheels in the adorable TV commercial.

A Very Middling Crossover - Javier Grillo-Marxuach has been accused of creating the closest thing we'll get to an American version of Doctor Who with his brilliant-but-cancelled series The Middleman. But this year, the confirmed Whovian made the greatest Christmas card a Middle-Nerd could ask for: a crossover between The Middleman, Wendy and The Eleventh Doctor. We can't wait for the sparks when Sexy and Ida come together.

Ode to Joysticks - Now that the whole Oscar-host debate has crystallized, let's discuss the awards show we really care about: the Inside Gaming Awards. They'll be held Dec 9th, and hosted live on Machinima's Youtube channel. With categories like "Most Compelling Character" and "Best Trailer," we might actually pay attention to the entire broadcast. Celebrity guests are also expected. Eddie Murphy's free...

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