You've seen the first poster for DC and Cartoon Network's Beware the Batman, and now the first teaser video for the new CGI-animated show has arrived.

It's not much, but it does introduce Batman's voice -- delivered by a still-unannounced actor -- and give us a first look at the CGI Batmobile. He'll be joined by deadly teen girl samurai Katana (aka "the new Robin") and a gun-toting version of Alfred.

Beware the Batman will debut next year as part of Cartoon Network's DC Nation programming block.

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Dick Clark passed away today at age 82 after suffering a heart attack, and his accomplishments in the entertainment field are too numerous to be summed up in a single memorial post, so we'll just leave Clark's cameo on the 1960s TV version of Batman here.

"Are you a vocal group?"

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To say that Joss Whedon is a busy guy would be a massive understatement, but he's still not ruling out a Buffy The Vampire Slayer spinoff that has been on the back burner for years.

Ripper would be a BBC-produced series focusing on the adventures of Buffy's mentor, Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), who earned the nickname "Ripper" way back in his occult past.

Whedon told The A.V. Club that the BBC is interested in any series involving magic and Anthony Stewart Head, and because Head just keeps getting better-looking, there's no real hurry to make Ripper.

[Y]ou could make that now, or you could make it 10 years from now. And I've tortured Tony more than any other living human with, "We're definitely gonna do this!" Because I thought we were. He's working so much, though, I'd feel too guilty. But that's the thing with Ripper: It doesn't go away in my head because he's still right for it, and he could still bring it.

The rest of the interview, covering The Avengers, Cabin in the Woods, and some other Whedon projects, is well worth a read.

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Eliza Dushku is taking on the role of She-Hulk in Marvel's upcoming Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H, an animated series that will air on Disney XD.

Most geeks know Dushku as the stunning star of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, but Hulk won't be her first superhero voice acting gig: She also played Catwoman in DC's animated adaptation of Batman: Year One.

The news of Dushku's casting comes from Adrian Pasdar, who played Nathan Petrelli in Heroes and now voices Iron Man in Disney's Ultimate Spider-Man animated series.

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Gram of Thrones: a single-serving Tumblr that reminds you that winter is coming, and everyone knows that's the best time to take faux-vintage filtered photos.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will debut his television series, The World Tomorrow, on April 17.

Assange has already recorded 12 episodes of the 26-minute interview-focus show, and the first interview to air will be with controversial musician/activist M.I.A.

The show will be available on the web and through Russian news channel RT, which is available in the U.S. on Dish Network and some Comcast and Time Warner cable plans.

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Barack Obama recently threw up the Vulcan salute at the White House while posing with original Star Trek cast member Nichelle Nichols, who put the photo up on Twitpic.

"Months ago Pres Obama was quoted as saying that he'd had a crush on me when he was younger. I asked about that & he proudly confirmed it!" she said on Twitter.

Obama revealed himself as a serious Trek fan back in 2008, when he was overheard teasing his wife, Michelle, for wearing a belt that looked like it was studded with "dilithium crystals."

The President has also flashed the Vulcan salute at Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy.

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