Uber-producer and former Mrs. James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd (Aliens, The Walking Dead) has a new television project, and this time rather than focus on a world besieged by undead cannibals Hurd is looking to explore the mysteries of the unknown that exist within our own borders, and I’m not just talking about the popularity of Snuggies.

The producer is developing a television series based on the recently published non-fiction book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen.

Indiana Jones: Off The Beaten Path: An Unofficial Expedition
Written by George Beahm
Illustrations by Tim Kirk
Foreword by Eric H. Cline
Hampton Roads Publishing Company
Release date: April 18, 2008

With the imminent release of Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, a whole new crop of merchandise has bloomed to take advantage of the excitement and renewed interest in our favorite archaeologist-adventurer. One of these is George Beahm‘s new book Indiana Jones: Off The Beaten Path, which is an “unofficial expedition” of the universe Indiana lives in. Beahm’s book focuses on where facts end and fiction begins as he explores each of the first three films in depth, and briefly touches on the newest adventure. This fact versus fiction thesis statement is nicely summarized in the foreword by archaeologist Eric H Cline, who is a huge fan of Jones, and appreciates what the character has done in raising interest in the field of archaeology.