Author: Maurice Mitchell
This week’s “Tuesday Tossup” The Gulf Coast Oil Spill is pumping 2,900,000 (US) Gallons of oil a day. People are trying everything from human hair to a top hat and they’re running out of options. Oil rigs in movies are not uncommon and I asked myself which fictional drilling team might have cleaned up this disaster. I couldn’t decide, so we’ll leave it to you to decide. The Abyss – The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film, written and directed by James Cameron, about an underwater drilling team meeting aliens. An accident very similar to the Gulf Coast…
Most people love Star Trek from the movies or the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation, but never watch the original series because it looks goofy. But, any show that’s in the Smithsonian Institution deserves some respect. Read this quick guide and you’ll appreciate the show for the television landmark that it is. Plus, we’ll give you some tips so you don’t look goofy in front of the Trekkers.
[Pic of the week from Icanhazcheezburger]It turns out Shia LeBouf hates nuked fridges too. At the Cannes Film Festival, he bashed his film Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull saying it was garbage. He also took a swipe at Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Is he risking the combined wrath of Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay? Terrance Howard isn’t bitter about being replaced for Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2 and is excited about the success of the film and the star Robert Downey Jr. Mania.com is speculating that he might be up for the role of the…
NBC’s upcoming drama The Cape is the only well-done superhero series to make it to television. There have been many awful superhero shows on television. Some of the best have been Batman, Heroes (first season), The Flash and ALF. Some of the worst have been Black Scorpion, Night Man and Lois and Clark. I watched the first trailer this morning. Maybe it’s just because I’m a new father, but the scene showing Faraday reading a comic book with his son tugged at the old heart strings. The scenes where he manipulates his superhero cape to grab bad guys and turn…
A year ago, I said that Whiplash from Iron Man 2 looked like his outfit was made by “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.” After seeing the film I realize he was terrifying. Any guy that could make a handmade Iron Man suit, coolly walk into the middle of a Grand Prix race and cut a car going 100 MPH in half is OK with me. My bad. What did you think of Whiplash? Did Mickey Rourke’s performance surprise you? [Image from FilmShaft] Update: Fixed typo
Not even Battlestar Galactica’s Cylons Are Immune to the Recession Excelsior! in 3-D – Marvel’s going 3-D for their upcoming superhero films Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. “The team has been doing a lot of research into 3-D processes,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige says. “And were looking at it on future films when we have the time. We will be doing it at some point.” Say what you like about the format, but you know you want Thor’s Norse god hammer flying right in your face. [SliceofSciFi]
There was a certain, smooth simplicity to Google’s search page like a cleanly shaved head and now it’s gone. Unlike Captain Kirk, Captain Picard didn’t wear a toupee when staring down the hirsute Klingons. That took real guts. Google apparently doesn’t have similar intestinal fortitude. This week, in the face of their much flashier competition, the search engine Google introduced a new homepage design that is the Internet equivalent of an Elvis pompadour. Microsoft’s Bing has some powerful features, but I can’t stand how ugly and cluttered it is. Now, Google’s search page homepage looks just like it and I hate it. According…
I just saw the trailer for the Smallville’s season nine finale titled “Salvation.” While its far from my favorite television show, this looks like a dynamite episode. Here are ten good reasons to watch the season finale of the pre-adventures of Superman. WARNING: May contain spoilers!
Despite having twice the action, twice the robots and half the character pathos, it still manages to be an enjoyable film. While most people had never heard of Iron Man before 2008, he’s always been one of favorite superheroes. I’m sure there’s some psychological treatise that can be written about a small child dreaming of being encased in a metal suit. For now, lets just pretend I thought it was cool and leave it at that. Instead of focusing on a theme of redemption from the original, this film focuses on the theme of legacy as Tony tries to both…
Won’t anyone think of the children? I’ve noticed a recurring theme of pro-smoking propaganda in the posters for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. Paramount has released it’s final promotional poster for the film on the right and the truth is out there. The hero is obviously a chain-smoker who constantly has trails of smoke following him. Not only that, he’s twelve years old. Shocking. Meanwhile, his hated enemy is the only one who has a light. This film is looking more and more incredible with each trailer and poster. The pattern of symbols that make up the arrow on Aang’s head is…
We know you’re going to see Iron Man 2 this weekend, so we wanted to give you some helpful tips on how to get the most of your movie-going experience. Free Your Mind – Undoubtedly, you’re going to be standing in line with other geeks who think it’s cool to know Tony Stark’s real name is Anthony Stark. Here are a some quick bits of trivia to shut them up: The first appearance of Iron Man was in 1963. In the comics, James “Rhodey” Rhodes took over the role of Iron Man when Stark became an alcoholic. Tony Stark was modeled…
Season 5 (Series 31) Episode 03 Written By: Mark Gatiss Directed By: Andrew Gunn Airdate: April 17, 2010 The idea of Doctor Who’s greatest enemies fighting in World War II Britain is intriguing enough, but when you add themes of humanity, loss and ethical paradoxes it just gets better. “Victory of the Daleks” is the third episode of the 2010 season of Doctor Who. It’s a long-running British science-fiction show about an eccentric time-traveler, known only as “The Doctor,” who travels through space and time saving the universe. The episode picks up after the last episode with The Doctor (Matt Smith) being called…
We all know how deadly theStar Trek Enterprise is with piercing phasers and exploding torpedos. We all know how good the Star Wars AT-AT is at crushing rebel snow speeders under its massive feet. Pigs in Space: The Sausage Enterprise The Bacon AT-AT So, which one of these edible meat sculptures would be most likely to kill you with high cholesterol? [Images from SciFiwire]
Ryan Reynolds will not be wearing a spandex or rubber costume when he plays the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the movie coming out June 17, 2011. Last month, Slashfilm scooped that his costume will be mostly computer generated. The costume news was later confirmed (sort of) by comic artist Geoff Jones in a twitter post: “The rumor is that Ryan’s #GreenLantern uniform will be CGI — h***, yeah it will be! Generated from his ring in Ivan Reis-like glory!! :)”In the comics, Hal Jordon is test pilot on Earth when he meets a dying alien that gives him…
What were the hottest stories last month on GeekTwins? Well, Smallville’s Chloe Sullivan prevailed, Star Wars’ blue Jedi Aayla Secura is still sexy and the first confirmed picture of a time traveler captivated readers everywhere. Plus, sexy babes of science-fiction are still popular. Go figure.
Turns out the Star Trek Enterprise is running “Windows Vista.” [Pic of the week from starwrecked.com] This week’s geek news features the beginning and end of 3-D, the end of the dreadful Spider-Man musical and more…
“Heretic’s Fork” was a mixed bag of startling revelations and blown expectations. Summary: Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes realize the Vs know the names of the Fifth Column members; Ryan makes a revelation to Val; Chad begins the process to have his aneurysm removed.
The armored superhero movie Iron Man 2 comes out May 7th, 2010 (check out the helpful counter in the sidebar), and with every big movie there are movie promotional tie-ins. Some are good, some are great and some are downright awesome. Here are three of the super ones.1. Iron Man 2 “Glowing Repulsor” T-ShirtOne of the coolest things about Iron Man is the glowing circle on his chest representing his arc reactor power supply. You can always make your own or you can get the same effect with a t-shirt. Kind of like those tuxedo shirts you wore to the…
Last week’s season five premiere of Doctor Who broke every record in the history of BBC America. Totaling 1.2 million viewers, “The Eleventh Hour”was the network’s most watched telecast ever. The long-running British science-fiction television show about a time-traveling adventurer also set a network record in the adults 25-54 demographic. Since it drew a 0.9 rating, it became number two in its time slot among ad-supported cable networks. Plus, the episode is number one on iTunes. Are you surprised that Doctor Who is breaking records? [Image from dailypop.wordpress.com]
The armored superhero movie Iron Man 2 comes out May 7th, 2010 (check out the helpful counter in the sidebar), and with every big movie there are movie promotional tie-ins. Some are good, some are bad and some are downright moronic. Here are three of the moronic ones. 1. Diesel “Only The Brave” Iron Man Cologne Timed for the release of Iron Man 2, Diesel is selling a limited edition re-branding of their cologne “Only the Brave” with a red and gold fist. The aroma is described as lemon blossom, coriander leaves, and lavender. Oddly enough, I always imagined the…
We’d like to welcome two new additions to the Blog Roll: Comic Book Listing! http://comicbooklistings.blogspot.com/ Description: “The Comic Book Listings Blog features both ‘User and Hand-Picked’ Classified Comic Book Listings, Movies, Memorabilia, and News articles.” Why: It’s like browsing your favorite comic book shop online. He manages to find some really funky and cool items like a life-sized Yoda statue and a Superman neon beer bar sign. Favorite Post: Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali Statue Cybermage http://www.cybermage.se/ Description: “Books Are Like Really Good Friends, They are always there when you need them.” Why: My brother and I both love to read good science-fiction novels and…
Let’s get ready to rummmmmmmble! This week’s Wednesday Television post focuses on the television show V. V resumed this month and my wife and I recently watched the original 1983 miniseries it’s based on. While we enjoyed it, we had to ask the question: Which was better? So, we breakdown the similarities of the two series and you decide who survives!
A ten-minute behind-the-scenes documentary for Star Trek: The Motion Picture has surfaced and its pretty interesting. What’s hilarious is the irony of guys in outdated mod hairstyles and bellbottoms working on a vision of the future. One highlight is watching actress Persis Khambatta break down in tears as she had her head shaved for the role of the hairless “Deltan” Lt. Ilia. Check it out… What do you think about the documentary? Can you dig it?
The world of homemade fan costumes range from the breathtakingly cool, to the pathetically lazy. I’m not sure which is sadder: that they subjected a poor dog to this cardboard monstrosity of the Star Trek Enterprise, or that they used Bud Light beer can for the warp nacelles. [Boreme] We can attack this guy for his lame attempt at a Star Wars Death Star costume out of paper-mache. We can admire him for having the foresight to make space for him to use his hands. We can, however, fault him for not bothering to wear clean pants and shoes. So, what happens if…
Yesterday, we posted about a commercial airing on the Los Angeles CW affiliate showing how much Chloe and Allison’s work have meant to Smallville fans. Smallville follows the exploits of young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) in his days before becoming Superman. Today we have an exclusive interview with Maggie Bridger, one of the producers of the ad, about “Legendary.”
On Monday, we got a press release from a erstwhile devoted fan of Smallville, with unprecedented news. The press release, in its entirety, follows:
With so many posts on this blog how do you know which ones to go back and read? Here’s a list of the most popular posts last month to get you started. The Top 21 Lists of Sexy Babes in Science-Fiction Aayla Secura is the Sexy Jedi J.D. Shapiro Says Sorry for Writing “Battlefield Earth: The Movie” Will A Justice League Movie…Assemble When Will Doctor Who Begin in America? X-men Origins: Continuity Destroyed Winona Ryder?!: Spock’s Mother in “Star Trek” I Hate Wolverine’s Bone Claws, Too Top Ten Worst Comic Book Movies Top 10 Human Cloning Mistakes in Movies and Television
The very definition of determination, Paul Yperman spent two years and 30,000 LEGO blocks to make a Star Wars: Episode I Trade Federation Droid Control Ship. It started when he found a Star Wars cross-section book with a picture of the ship and felt a deep and compelling urge to create it in Lego blocks. This happens to me all the time by the way. The ship is so complex that he had to use custom software to design the donuthole in the center. He gives a shout-out to Thomas Benedikt as inspirational for this creation. He posted his pics…
Looking more and more like the home run chase of 1998, another comic has set a comic book auction sales record. A copy of Action Comics number one, featuring the debut of Superman has sold at auction, setting a new record of $1.5 million, surpassing the previous record of $1 million and exceeding the $1.075 million paid for Detective Comics number 27, which marked the first appearance of Batman. The issue originally sold for ten cents and there are less than 100 copies of the comic still in existence in varying stages of decay. This particular copy was in even better condition than…
With DC announcing plans to release movies with almost all of the “Justice League of America” regulars – Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Flash – a JLA movie may not be far behind. But, following Marvel’s universe building will be a hard road to till. Christopher Nolan has said he doesn’t want cameos in his Batman or Superman movies, but, DC can force the issue or replace him. A new Superman script is in the works, pending a lawsuit by the Kirby estate, but if they just settle out of court they can move forward. We know Green Lantern will not…