The audiobook version is very well done in that vein. I agree it would be nice to see a mockumentary style film, History channel style or something. It'd be far more chilling to see artifacts from WWZ as opposed to actual happenings.
I'll second Donnie Darko. It was okay, a good single-watch, but it's not really as deep as it tries to be. I've outgrown it, anyway - not really my thing anymore (teen angst with fantasy disguised as sci-fi used solely to inject weirdness). #observationdeck
You don't need a whirly-pop. You just need a big pot with a lid. About dutch oven size, but it'd be a pain with a dutch oven. Shake the corn yourself. Honestly, I barely shake it anymore - it pops without much fuss at all.
I love io9 and have a lot of respect for the editors and writers here. I think the high road here would be to review it as normal. It's a science-fiction/fantasy event. Terrible movie, terrible format, but worth the review. I hate this movie, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't thinking about going to the 3d show.
I love bombastic space opera - is this that kind of stuff? I know the Lensman hit prior to Asimov's big stuff an I would describe that as more romantic.
I don't know for certain, but I've seen both "serialized novel" and "serialized novella" used separately. I would surmise novels would end at novel length. Of course, the whole thing can be quite fudgy anyway.