Microsoft Monday: New Xbox Bundles, Office 2016 For Windows, Minecraft For Oculus And Halo 5 Details

Microsoft Monday: New Xbox Bundles, Office 2016 For Windows, Minecraft For Oculus And Halo 5 Details

“Microsoft Monday” takes a look back at the past week of news related to Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” includes details about new Xbox One bundles, Office 2016 for Windows PCs, a scheduling app for iPhone called Invite, the cost of using Office 365 on an iPad Pro, Minecraft coming to Oculus Rift, Skype’s 15 hour outage, Windows 10 replacing Bing for Baidu in China, the download size of Halo 5: Guardian and what is at Microsoft’s event on October 6th.

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New Xbox Bundles To Be Announced This Week

Larry Hryb (“Major Nelson”), the director of Xbox Programming, wrote a tweet saying: “The holidays are quickly approaching and starting Monday, we will reveal a new Xbox One bundle each day of the week.” During the holiday season last year, Microsoft’s Xbox One became the top selling console in the U.S. and U.K. after the Redmond giant offered price cuts and several bundles options.

What kind of Xbox One game bundles will Microsoft unveil this week? It seems likely that bundles for Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Fallout 4 would be offered. Possibly, Microsoft may announce another type of Elite Bundle. The recently announced Xbox One Elite Bundle — which will be available starting November for $499 — has a matte finish, the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller and a 1TB SSD. “Microsoft Monday” will have all the details about the new Xbox One bundles on October 5th.

Office 2016 For Windows

Microsoft released Office 2016 for Windows PCs this past week and it includes updates for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneNote, Project and Visio. In the updates, there is an emphasis on real-time co-authoring, Skype integration and the Tell Me feature.
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Currently, the co-authoring feature is only available on Word. And all of the collaborators have to be on Office for Windows. Fortunately, Microsoft plans to offer real-time collaboration for more platforms and apps sometime down the line.

Office 2016 for Windows has Skype integration, which means that you can communicate while working in Office apps. You can utilize Skype’s text messaging, screen sharing and video chatting features while working within Office 2016 for Windows. And Office 365 for Business accounts supports Skype integration with corporate directories.

In the new version of Office, you can search for specific capabilities and commands within each app using Tell Me. This feature catches Office for Windows up with Office Online — which added the Tell Me feature last year. Tell Me lets you type in the name of the task that you want to perform and then Office will show you matching commands. Outlook also monitors e-mail patterns to determine how to prioritize your inbox.

If you are an Office 365 subscriber, you can download the new apps from your Microsoft account. Office 365 subscriptions start at $7 per month ($69.99 per year) for a Personal account. Or you can buy a retail version, which costs:

– $149 for Office Home & Student (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote)

– $229 for Office Home and Business (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote)

– $399 for Office Professional (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access and Publisher)

Microsoft Office For iPad Pro Requires An Office 365 Subscription

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Last year, Microsoft started letting iPad and iPhone owners download Office for iOS for free. And an Office 365 subscription is not needed for editing documents and storing them in the cloud on an iPhone or iPad.

At Apple AAPL +0.00%’s “Hey Siri” event earlier this month, Microsoft corporate vice president of Office 365 Client Applications Kirk Koenigsbauer took the stage to talk about how Microsoft Office products will run on the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro. During the demo, Koenigsbauer showed how well the Apple Pencil works with Office for iPad. However, Koenigsbauer did not reveal the cost of Office for the iPad Pro during the event.

Office on the iPad Pro will require an Office 365 subscription for editing, according to Ars Technica. Why does Microsoft require an Office 365 subscription for the iPad Pro? Microsoft said anything below 10.1 inches is a “true mobile device.” But screen sizes above that threshold are no longer a true mobile device.

To sign up for Office 365, it costs $6.99 per month (or $69.99 per year). This includes fully installed Office applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access for 1 PC or Mac, 1 tablet and 1 phone along with 1TB of OneDrive storage. Or you can buy an Office 365 subscription for 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets and 5 phones for $9.99 per month (or $99.99 per year).

Microsoft Introduces A Meeting Scheduling App Called “Invite”

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Last week, Microsoft introduced a new meeting scheduling app for the iPhone called Invite. The Invite app makes easy to organize meetings on-the-go. Currently, it is available for iPhones in the U.S. and Canada, and it will be coming soon to Windows Phone and Android. Invite plays nicely with Office 365 business and school subscriptions, and it also works with Outlook.com, Yahoo YHOO +0.00% Mail and Gmail.

How does the Invite app work? You suggest times that work for you and invite attendees. The attendees select all of the times that they can attend. After everyone responds, you pick the time that works best and send out the calendar invites.

What makes the Invite app more convenient than using the “send availability” feature on Outlook is that you can see everyone’s schedule at once. And the people you invite do not need to have the app installed to respond to the meeting invitations. Once you schedule the meeting, it can sync from the Invite app to your calendar program.

The Invite app was created by the Microsoft Garage team. The Garage team at Microsoft includes hackers, artists, musicians and inventors. Some other Microsoft Garage projects includes Microsoft Snip, the Send app and the Tossup app. You can download Invite from iTunes now.

Microsoft Monday: New Xbox Bundles, Office 2016 For Windows, Minecraft For Oculus And Halo 5 Details

Teen Wolf boss answers season 5 finale burning questions, talks potential Derek return

Teen Wolf boss answers season 5 finale burning questions, talks potential Derek return

In the final hour of Teen Wolf’s season 5A, five people were resurrected, Parrish was revealed to be a Hellhound, and Lydia was left a catatonic state. And that’s not even mentioning Theo being a chimera, the return of Braedan, and a handful of other huge life events. Let’s just say a lot happened in the season’s final hour.

With that in mind, we talked to showrunner Jeff Davis about all of the twists and what’s to come in 5B. (Yes, we asked about Roscoe the Jeep.)

Let’s talk about the Wild Hunt. “We always start a season talking about different mythologies and this was one of those more fascinating ones, the story of the ghost riders and the idea that the Hellhound, or the black dog, is part of it all the way back to Woden’s Hunt,” Davis said. “So it felt like a good way to start the season off and a potential mythology that we’d plant the seeds for that could pay off in later episodes. And we always knew that we wanted to tie Parrish’s story back to that first big storm and give a first clue as to what he is.”

Why the Hellhound? “We had a couple different ideas [for Parrish] at first, but we ended up on this because we knew that we wanted Parrish’s role to be morally on the fence,” he said. “You don’t know whether he’s a good guy or a bad guy but that he serves a function, that he is definitely there for a reason, that he was drawn to Beacon Hills for a purpose, and the purpose of a Hellhound is they’re a guardian of a supernatural place and that’s what he is. And we’re going to find out just what that role entails in season 5B and how dangerous it’s going to become for the rest of the characters.”

The Doctors caused the Wild Hunt. If you thought the Wild Hunt was the Doctor’s end game … you might be right. “Well, they are tied into a part of it, which is revealed in the fresco that is uncovered at the end. We’ve always described the Doctors as scientists who worship the supernatural and the Wild Hunt is actually the supernatural world’s reaction to what they’re doing by bending science and the supernatural to their will,” Davis said. “So they brought it about themselves in a way. And you’ll see the Clash of Titans that the painting reveals in season 5B.”

So about that painting … Davis wouldn’t reveal details about the painting, other than that one of the figures is a Hellhound, and the other is not.

Where in the world is Doctor Valack? After Valack broke out of Eichen House, he’s been MIA. But Davis promised that we will see him again in the premiere of 5B. “He has a lot to say,” Davis said. “And what you’re also going to realize is he’s not exactly the bad guy he might seem to be. He may actually be one of the good guys.”

The Desert Wolf is coming to town. And she is pissed. “She’s very big in Malia’s story and she’s going to cross paths with Theo actually and they’re going to find that they might have more common goals than they know,” Davis said. “And a lot of it has to do with her relationship with Malia and the reason why she says, ‘If she’s alive, then I’m just going to have to kill her again.’”

There’s more than nudity to Theo’s big reveal. While we’re talking about Theo, Davis revealed that Theo’s ability to transform into a coyote makes him both “very dangerous” and a “talented chimera.” (And yes, Cody Christian was wearing skin-colored underwear in that scene.)

Braeden is sticking around. Not only did Davis say that the writers had been trying to work Braeden back into the story for a while, but he also guaranted that she will be back in 5B.

Could Derek return? With Braeden back, the door is open for Derek to return. Davis simply said the writers aren’t “sure about it yet.”

We haven’t seen the last of Void Stiles. “That’s part of the darkness still lurking inside of Stiles and he’ll have the fear that, is it more than just being possessed? Is there something inside that he has to keep a lid on?” As for the difference between Scott and Theo, Davis added, “Whereas Scott tries to bring out the best in his friends, Theo actually came back for the worst in them. He came back for the angry kid, the killers, and the murderers, he wants that because to him that equates with power.”

There is hope for Roscoe the Jeep. In one of the finale’s more emotional moments, Stiles watched his beloved Jeep get towed away. But worry not, Davis promised there’s still hope. “There is hope for the Jeep,” he said. “Light a candle for the Jeep because the Jeep could still return.

Season 5B is all about resurrection. “We call season 5B a season of resurrection because it’s partly Scott has come back from the dead and he has to bring his pack now back from the dead as well,” Davis said, before adding that they’re currently exploring what side effects Scott might have from his death. “It’s a question of how does death affect him? Will it change him for the worse, for the better? It’s all about what his mother said at the end, give them hope. So he’s got to find hope again.”

Scott and Stiles aren’t making up anytime soon. “It’s going to be rocky still,” Davis said of the beloved friendship. “They were both taken in by an Iago and Theo played them all and pitted them against each other, so they’ve got to get past the underlying resentment and forgive each other and it’s going to take more than one episode.”

Hayden is going to be a changed woman. There’s just something about becoming a chimera, dying, and being brought back to life that changes a person, you know? “All the chimeras that were brought back to life, there is something that’s settled over them, a kind of darkness, partially because they were changed by the Dread Doctors,” Davis said. “They were experiments gone wrong and now brought back to life, they’re all a little bit Frankenstein’s Monster so they’ll each need to be reminded of their humanity. While Scott and Stiles try to rebuild the pack to face what’s coming to Beacon Hills, Liam and Mason will be doing their best to remind the chimeras of their humanity and try to draw them away from Theo.”

Kira’s getting her own episode. After missing out on the fun of the finale, Kira will return in a big way. “We have a really big episode which is all about Kira and Noshiko going off on their own story to try to figure out how to tame the fox spirit within her and it takes place actually in the desert in New Mexico where they have to journey.” In other words, there’s a possibility for a familiar face/place … we hope.

Season 5B picks up the same night as the finale. “511 happens the same night as 510,” Davis said. “Lydia will be taken to Eichen after it’s deemed that her injuries from Theo have essentially driven her into a catatonic state and that the only place that may be able to help her is Eichen House.” Furthermore, Davis teased a “very interesting” story for Lydia at Eichen House. “She’s a bit like Linda Hamilton in the asylum at the beginning of Terminator 2.”

Stiles and Malia are going to have to deal with their dark sides, but romance is still possible. Aside from exploring Stiles’ dark side, Davis said, “Malia has her own dark side to deal with in the fact that she’s going to break Scott’s rules which is that we don’t kill people or at least we don’t murder people, because she’s very determined to murder her mother.” And yet, he promised that “the relationships are very much on our mind every day because we love romance at Teen Wolf and it’s always interesting when they break up, they get back together and seeing the different variations on that and creating these kind of tragic romances.

“One of my favorite romantic scenes from a movie is from Last of the Mohicans when he says, ‘You stay alive! I will find you! Stay alive!’ And those are the kinds of things that we strive for, which are not necessarily scenes of soap opera where one person says I love you, you’re the greatest thing in my life, I couldn’t live without you, but more along the lines of ‘Stay alive becuase I can’t live without you’, which is underneath that. That’s what we strive for.”

Teen Wolf boss answers season 5 finale burning questions, talks potential Derek return

10 Really Exciting Movies That Are Coming Out In The Next 30 Days

10 Really Exciting Movies That Are Coming Out In The Next 30 Days

With one of the most successful summers on record, the book on 2015’s summer tentpoles has been closed. Normally, this would worry us, as this is a stereotypical dead zone for theatrical releases. However, 2015 looks like it was so stuffed with quality releases that they’ve actually scheduled some of this year’s better efforts in a time when your choices are limited to either a rock or a hard place. We know the multiplex looks barren right now. Better things are coming, though, and soon! Enjoy this list of 10 great-looking films that are slated to drop within the next 30 days.
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Pawn Sacrifice – 9/16

The story of Bobby Fischer’s historic chess match against Soviet champion Boris Spassky in 1972 seems like it would be more fodder for a documentary than a narrative film. But with Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber playing the roles of Fischer and Spassky in Pawn Sacrifice, a story that highlights the Cold War in one of its most unlikely battle grounds becomes something notable on the box office calendar. The film promises to delve into Bobby Fischer’s rather interesting and eccentric behavior on, and off, the chess board; and it looks like some top-form acting is going to be the ultimate result if Maguire’s performance in the trailer is anything to go by.

Black Mass – 9/18

With Mortdecai behind him, Johnny Depp could definitely use some films in his “Win” column. Judging by the advanced word we’ve been hearing, as well as the killer pair of trailers Warner Bros has released for the film, it looks like the story of Whitey Bulger and his reign of terror was just the ticket. Even better still, the rest of the film’s cast looks solid as anything, as Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch directly flank Depp in the film’s all star cast. Black Mass should  be – at the very least – fun to watch; but with everyone’s favorite Pirate looking scarier and scarier every time we watch the ads for this one – we won’t be surprised if he scares up some Oscar gold come next year.

Everest

Everest – 9/18

Real-life disasters can make for good drama, but only if those involved remember to keep the subject matter at a reasonable level of spectacle. Baltasar Kormákur’s Everest looks like it remembers how to balance the two elements, as well as add in a third factor: heart-stopping fear. One of several entries on this list that manages to use 3D, it looks like if the cast of Everest doesn’t impress you, then the visual prowess of the film’s use of the third dimension just might pick up the slack

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The Intern – 9/25

While The Intern does have the potential to be a lukewarm experience that’s being buried in the September doldrums, all signs point to a charming comedy surprise. While the original pairing of Michael Caine and Tina Fey is too delicious to completely forget, the new teaming of Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro is nothing to sneeze at. Especially because from the looks of it, Robert De Niro is in “charming old man” mode, and it looks really good on him.

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The Green Inferno – 9/25

After a year of being delayed, Eli Roth’s controversial horror film The Green Inferno is finally seeing its day in cinemas. How controversial has this film become? Enough that its reputation for grossing audiences out has not only almost landed the film an NC-17 rating, but it also has people supposedly passing out at advanced screenings. Glad to see Eli Roth may not have lost his touch after all this time, though we’re intensely curious if this film is as disturbing as folks say it is, or if they just can’t handle good horror in a sea of mediocre studio product.

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Mississippi Grind  – 9/25

Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) needs a lot of money, and fast – lest his gambling debts leave him unable to walk, or live for that matter. With a crazy plan of traveling down the Mississippi river and hitting all of the gambling action he can – with fellow gambler Curtis (Ryan Reynolds) by his side – what could possibly go wrong? If the fact that Mississippi Grind is the latest film “from the creators of Half Nelson” has anything to say about that, it’s that anything and everything will go wrong – and you’ll either laugh or cry accordingly.

Sicario

Sicario – 9/25

Denis Villeneuve ‘s take on the war on Mexican drug cartels looks to be, at the very least, a star-studded affair – headed up by Emily Blunt’s tough FBI agent, Kate Macer. Knowing Villeneuve’s pacing and usage of suspense, though (particularly from his work on the highly underrated Prisoners), we’re hoping that the action drama Sicario is more of a heart-stopping work of beauty. With Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro joining in on the fun, the odds are looking pretty good that we won’t be disappointed.

Walk

The Walk – 9/30

With Robert Zemeckis making realistic-drama-at-high-altitudes his current thematic obsession (see Flight with Denzel Washington, if you haven’t yet), the legendary director has now turned to history to inspire him once more. The Walk tells the true story of Phillipe Petit’s wire walk between the Twin Towers in 1974, and while we’ve seen this recounted in the 2008 documentary Man On Wire, we now get to see Joseph Gordon Levitt take on the story in a more narrative form. If you thought Everest was going to trigger your vertigo, then the 3D possibilities on this flick will definitely have you covering your eyes with your popcorn bucket.

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The Martian – 10/2

Matt Damon is going to science the shit out of Mars, and to do it, he’s going to need an assorted cast of actors from various disciplines to help him out. With The Martian casting everyone from Kristen Wiig and Donald Glover to Chiwetel Ejiofor and Jessica Chastain (with mainstays like Jeff Daniels and Sean Bean in between), it looks like Damon will have all the help he needs. Drew Goddard’s script and Ridley Scott’s direction both look in top form, balancing the humor and the gravitas of a film that puts Damon’s Mark Watney in the most dangerous spot in the universe – forcing him to carry almost an entire film on his back.

Legend

Legend – 10/2

What’s better than one Tom Hardy kicking ass and taking names? That’s right… TWO Tom Hardys kicking ass and taking names! Take that formula and apply it to the real life story of Ronald and Reginald Kray – the twin kingpins of organized crime in 1960’s London – and you’ve got a concept that doesn’t have to try hard to attract viewers. Of course, the overall sweetener is that Legend also boasts a script written and directed by L.A. Confidential scribe Brian Helgeland – and he definitely knows a thing or two about period crime pieces.

10 Really Exciting Movies That Are Coming Out In The Next 30 Days

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ Season 5 Spoilers. The Arrival of the Dark Swan and More Teased

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ Season 5 Spoilers. The Arrival of the Dark Swan and More Teased

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Once Upon A Time fans have only one week until the return of the series to ABC. Once Upon A Time Season 5 has been teased as an epic season, and fans will have the chance to see why starting next Sunday.

At the end of Once Upon A Time Season 4, Emma sacrificed herself for Regina’s happy ending. She became the new dark one, and the Dark Swan is the focus of the first half of Once Upon A Time Season 5.

Emma’s family and friends will do all they can to stop her full transition into the Dark Swan. At the end of the episode, Emma vanished. The first scene for the Season 5 premiere, shared in a previous Inquisitr report, showed Hook, Regina, and her family trying to figure out where Emma went when she vanished.

Spoiler TV shared photos from the Once Upon A Time Season 5 premiere, titled “The Dark Swan,” this week, and the photos do show Emma with Rumpelstiltskin. It has been teased in previous spoilers that he will become a mentor for the new dark one. The photos do not show Emma in her dark gear yet though. She is dressed very much like a peasant.

Adam Horowitz teased more about Emma’s dark side to TV Line recently, and fans will see a new side to Emma Swan during Once Upon A Time Season 5.

“She’s a very motivated Dark One. There’s a real driving force behind what she’s doing and why, that we will unfurl. It’s not like a rampant, uncontrollable evil that’s been unleashed. Emma as a non-Dark One was a very smart person who did things for a reason, and I think that translates.”

As for the appearance of Rumple with Emma, Edward Kitsis revealed that fans would learn more about that in opening of the premiere. He said, “She did not travel time; she did travel realms. And why Rumple’s there will be immediately explained within the first act of the premiere.”

There is more to Once Upon A Time Season 5 than Emma Swan. Mulan will return to the series for the upcoming season. Jamie Chung appeared in the role on the series in previous seasons, and she developed feelings for someone. There is a possibility that those feelings would be explored this season.

Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis teased to Entertainment Weekly that they would explore a LGBT relationship this season. Horowitz teased, “We want the show to reflect the world as it is now. Whether that’s going to be with any particular character, we’re not going to say.”

However, with Mulan’s return, many fans are speculating that the relationship in question will be a relationship with Mulan and Aurora. Fans will need to tune in to find out what happens next.

Once Upon A Time will return to ABC on September 27.

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ Season 5 Spoilers. The Arrival of the Dark Swan and More Teased

Top Ten Scariest Indie Games of All Time

Top Ten Scariest Indie Games of All Time

Do you think only hardcore games can scare you? Well you need to check out these ten indie games that can literally make you jump out of your seat.

10.) And Yet It Moves – Self Developed

This will definitely be the least scary title on the list for most of you. Overall it’s just odd and has potential to be scary to some. The art style is like paper cut outs. I think for me it’s the real abstract feel of ‘A Capella’ sound effects and goofy game design that make it seem not right.  It has the tendencies to just have a weird feel to it and actually is a cool experience.

9.) Which – Mike Inel

Very cool visuals and interesting background music make Which one of the more scary games that you could be playing alone. There is some real spooky stuff going on, and you’re wondering in this puzzle style first person horror game. The audio is going to be personal preference for most of you, nothing really scary there. Walking around in this grey world is quite the odd experience though.

8.) FRACT – Richard E Flanagan

Just really strange is one of the best ways to describe FRACT. It has a very abstract and unusual visual style and to be honest, kind of gives me the heebie jeebies. This wont be the last time you hear about me talking about the audio on this list. The audio in FRACT is actually pretty scary, and adds a lot to the experience.

7.) Soul – Kydos Studios

Soul is absolutely gorgeous. If you’re really into drawn art than you will love the visuals of this game. Although it’s not terribly spooky, there is no getting past the idea that you are in fact a soul. The vibration of the control is a heartbeat as you play which plays a minor factor in setting the mood for a late night freak out session.

6.) Uin – YoYo games

Uin looks and feels a bit dated but for some reason it creeps me out. It reminds me of something set in the world of Salad Fingers. It’s really just an odd game and to be honest the art although terribly simple is effective to give you the Goosebumps.  As if it wasn’t enough, Uin has a very spook filled audio section; don’t plan on this being just a regular old plat former. It’s mostly just completely odd, so if you like abstract games don’t miss out.

5.) Decay – Shining Gate Software

Decay is a point and click title for the Xbox 360, and its nothing short of ominous. If you like stuff like silent hill with puzzles and such, that you will probably find a bit of liking to Decay. Assuming you are into the game play similar to Myst. Overall there are some creepy things happening in this game and its worth exploring if you’re looking for a cheap spook.

4.) Devil’s Tuning Fork – The DePaul Game Elites

Just a spectacular idea of a character that plays with echo-location, this means that you see with sound waves. This game gives out some seriously creepy vibes, even though it doesn’t have any type of real visual horror. The audio is scary, there is no way to sugar coat it. The Devils Tuning Fork will seriously creep you out in a dark room by yourself.

3.) The Graveyard – Tale of Tales

The graveyard isn’t totally scary with shock value, but is truly just freaky. You play as a character that roams around a grave yard essentially waiting for death. It is a bit of a work of art to some, and to others just a fun little time burner. Don’t expect to be super creeped out by this, but it’s definitely a darker game.

2.) Amnesia the Dark Descent – Frictional Games

Fractional Games is defiantly one of, if not the best developers for creating games that will scare you to tears.  If you want to seriously experience fear from a video game than load this bad boy up and prepare for the worst. The sound effects alone are enough to make you feel like your really there. Monsters behind doors and running for your life is to be expected.

1.) Penumbra: Overture – Fractional Games

There is really something terribly creepy about running around in the dark with only a flashlight. It also doesn’t help that Penumbra is not only visually good, but the ominous audio sets the mood for a total creep fest. There is an innovative system, while surrounded by monsters; you are encouraged not to look at them. You have a chance of blowing your cover, as you are sneaking around if you see too much.

12 Pieces of Appropriately Geeky Big Bang Theory Trivia

12 Pieces of Appropriately Geeky Big Bang Theory Trivia

The cast of The Big Bang Theory is on the cover of PEOPLE this week (on newsstands Friday), and as the show enters its eighth season (it’s been renewed through season 10), we’ve gathered some handy trivia to pull out at viewing parties, Comic-Cons, or anywhere BBT fans may assemble. Use it wisely.

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1. Frequently, Leonard has no actual glass in his glasses.
2. Penny is the only one of the show’s main characters whose last name is still a mystery.
3. Mayim Bialik is the only cast member with a PhD: In 2008, she received her advanced degree in neuroscience.
4. Penny has been using the same purse on the show since the second episode of the first season.
5. The line in the show’s theme, “Autotrophs began to drool,” is a purposeful error/joke: Autotrophs are life forms like plants or algae that create their own energy, and therefore don’t need to eat.
6. The actors actually learned how to play the instruments their characters play on the show (theremin, cello, harp).
7. Melissa Rauch based her character’s voice on her mother’s, “Only without the Jersey.”
8. Sheldon’s “soothing song,” “Soft Kitty,” is based on an Australian children’s song from executive producer Bill Prady’s daughter’s preschool.
9. Jim Parsons has never seen Star Trek or Doctor Who, a fact that would be seriously depressing to Sheldon Cooper.
10. Briefly, a complete rip-off of the show called The Theorists was aired in Belarus. When the actors discovered they were performing in a stolen show, they all quit, which negated the need for legal action from BBT’s creators.
11. Kunal Nayyar (Raj)’s wife, Neha Kapur, is a former Miss India.
12. There’s a species of Brazilian bee named for the show: Euglossa bazinga.

12 Pieces of Appropriately Geeky Big Bang Theory Trivia