There will be a PHD Comics movie

[neonvincent]

Original here
PhysOrg: PHD Comics hits the big screen
by Deborah Braconnier
September 16, 2011

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you are a graduate student, you are more than likely aware of the popular Piled Higher and Deeper, or PHD, Comics created by Jorge Cham. These comics cover the everyday struggles that scientists face while in grad school in a humorous and accurate depiction.

For the last year, grad students around the world have found themselves missing their regular comics, it now appears that creator Jorge Cham had a very good reason for the comic going MIA. He has been working with a team of grad students from California Institute of Technology, or Caltech, to create a live-action film where the characters of his comic strip come alive.

More, including a trailer, at the link.

Crossposted to scans_daily  and random_lounge on JournalFen.

Comments

[solarbird]

Your example comic is far too familiar. DX

[neonvincent]

Same here, although I finally managed to get my Ph.D. (I was more industrious while working on my M.S., which I think was actually better science). That's probably why PhysOrg used it, as they could relate to it as well.

I checked your profiles to see what your postgraduate education was. I couldn't find any. What did you study? I presume, based on what you used to do, something to do with computers.