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My Little Pony: Fighting is F@#!ing Awesome
Ever heard of game developer Mane 6? No? Yeah, that’s not surprising: it’s a batch of bronies (and presumably a few female fans as well) who are working on a 2D indie fighter game featuring the characters from Hasbro’s surprisingly popular television cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Read more… Captain There’s Something Very Disturbing About This Vulcan…
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 8, 2011 in Japanese TV, Star Trek
Chupa Chups is a Spanish brand of lollypops and in 1995 their Japanese agency this very odd advert featuring a Mr. Spock styled alien in a silver spacesuit which seems a bit, well you be the judge: Read more… Ten Kawaii Retro Anime Commercials
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 6, 2011 in Animation, Japanese TV
When ever most of us think of anime we mostly think of TV shows or films — however like the US the use of animation was very popular for commercials in the 50s and 60s. Some of the nicer spots here also feature some amazing stop motion animation which reminds me a great deal of the look that Pixar has these day: Read more… A Swappable Sonic Screwdriver Fit for a Doctor
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jul 6, 2011 in Dr. Who
Oh sure any average Dr.Who cosplay fan can order a stock model sonic screwdriver — but this sweet goodie allows up to 80 possible combinations so you can be unique! Apparently this customizable sonic screwdriver also includes multiple sound effects to astound your co-workers and fellow geeks, however batteries are required… Read more… Independence Day? More Like Twilight Zone Marathon Day
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jul 3, 2011 in Television
While some may consider the Independence Day to be a day celebrating the birth of the United States of America, we know better. It’s Twilight Zone Day. SyFy has been broadcasting a 24-hour marathon of the Twilight Zone each 4th of July weekend for several years — that is, except for last year, when they inexplicably ran Greatest American Hero all day instead. This year, they’ve realized the error of their ways and are giving us a 24-hour block of the best Twilight Zone episodes known to man. Seriously, it’s a great lineup. And you’ll have time enough at last to watch it after those cookouts are over. Read more… Treks and X Now on Flix
If you’re a Star Trek fan, then chances are good that you’ve been waiting for this day for what seems like an eternity. But the moment is here: just in time for the long holiday weekend, you can catch the entire original Trek series on Netflix Instant, along with the entirety of Next Generation and Voyager. Start and stop as you please! Marathon it! Iron-man it! It’s a matter of honor now. But Trek isn’t the only nerdy thing to watch this weekend — Netflix has also added the entire X-Men animated series for your viewing pleasure. For viewers new to the series, you’ll probably want to stop watching riiiight around when Cable shows up. Hey! Just like the comics! Read more… Two Kirk Enter, One Kirk Leave
For Chris Pine, taking up the role of Captain Kirk for the Star Trek film reboot was tough — not only because of the decades of fan love that William Shatner’s Kirk had amassed, but also because Shatner is a wily old coot who’s rumored to kill and eat any challengers for his Kirk throne. Thankfully, Pine survived the filming process without becoming Shatner food, and even got some critical acclaim to go along with his Captain title. Shatner had one final plan to defeat Pine, though — stage a fake documentary titled “The Captains,” wherein he’d pretend to interview all of the other Trek captains (like Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew), then surprise him with an arm-wrestling contest … to the death. Okay, that’s actually not the circumstance for the above photo at all, but the documentary part is real, at least. Read about it on /Film. Read more… Miku Hatsune Stars in a Toyota Advert
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 24, 2011 in Animation, Japanese TV
I just came across this cute Toyota commercial which star virtual idol Miku Hatsune: Read more… Sword of Omens! Grant Me Sound Beyond Sound!
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 24, 2011 in Animation, Television
Of all the things I expected to see on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a man in Panthro makeup performing an orchestral version of the Thundercats theme song with full backup was admittedly not one of them. Thankfully, it was forever encased in digital bronze via Hulu, allowing future generations to look at that point in history and say, definitively, “This is the point when the world changed forever. This is when we all looked at each other and realized our problems meant nothing compared to the eternal struggle between fearless Lion-O and the dread sorcerer Mumm-Ra. This piece of music was the turning point.” Read more… Torchwood’s American Facelift Gets an App
Posted by Tim Sheehy on Jun 22, 2011 in Dr. Who, Television
Though I was never a huge fan of Doctor Who, it didn’t take long for me to fall in love with it’s more recent spin-off Torchwood. Series four, Miracle Day as they’re calling it looks to move the production of the show stateside, no doubt due to the nature of its mixed cast. It had been rumored that the show would end up as a reboot airing on Fox but that deal seems to have fallen through, and the series will instead continue its previous plot where it left off on Starz and BBC Worldwide starting July 8th. To help promote the show, the studio has developed an iOS app that’ll pack in an interactive motion comic with “some gameplay elements”. The comics will tell a parallel story featuring the voices of Eliza Dushku, John Barrowman, Eve Myles. Personally, I can’t stand Dushku, but Barrowman’s great so I’m psyched. An additional nine episodes will be available in packs of three for $1, or as an entire pack for $3. The app will be made available prior to the premiere on July 8th. A Game of Thrones Finale Review: OMGWTFCoK!
Posted by Gia Manry on Jun 20, 2011 in Fandom, Television
HBO aired the last episode of its adaptation of Game of Thrones, the first book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, last night, and by and large the response is: OMGWTFCoK! CoK, of course, referring to A Clash of Kings— the second book in the series, which HBO will also adapt. And which everyone who watched all of Game of Thrones is now salivating for (even if they already read the novels). But before we get too excited for the second season, which hasn’t even been slated for broadcast yet, let’s talk about what HBO did right (and wrong) with the series so far. (Spoilers: they did almost everything right.) Read more… Who Needs Kirk? Here’s a Twilight Zone Shatner Action Figure!
Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 20, 2011 in Hobbies and Collections, Television
To me the coolest thing about this William Shatner Twilight Zone action figure is that it was actually approved by William Shatner himself! I still find myself upset that Shat didn’t get any love in the last Star Trek film, so it’s nice to see him getting some attention for his Twilight Zone work — even if its in the small scale form of an 8″ tall action figure. Read more… You’re a Good Doctor, Number 11
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 19, 2011 in Dr. Who
Artist Larry Wentzel has a whole bunch of Peanuts-themed Doctor Who art on his Flickr page, but I think this one is probably my favorite. Wentzel says “I imagine after the 11th Doctor was put in the Pandorica, the villains broke out into a little celebratory dance.” I bet they did, too, or at least I hope they did after seeing this picture. Seriously, these guys are just getting down. I didn’t know Daleks could bend that way, much less play piano. Maybe that one’s a special model. Vince Guardalek? Michael Sacco is a freelance editor and writer, currently working as senior editor at WoW Insider. Darren Aronofsky and Michael Chabon Fight Nazis with Magic
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 18, 2011 in Television
Darren Aronofsky may be off the Wolverine movie to which he was previously attached, but at least he’s found good company for his next project, according to Variety. He’s set to direct the pilot for Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Chabon’s (above) new HBO drama series, Hobgoblin, about “a group of con men and magicians who use their skills of deception to help defeat Hitler and the Germans during WWII.” I’m assuming here that by “magicians” they mean the real-world sleight-of-hand artists, as opposed to the fantasy archetype we all know and love. If you want that, you can always go read Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis, or any number of alternate-history novels, I suppose. But Aronofsky is a great director for a project like this, and Chabon’s body of work, like his love letter to classic comic books “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay,” speaks for itself. Shame about that Wolverine movie, though. Spike’s Deadliest Warrior Gets Even Deadlier
Posted by Tim Sheehy on Jun 15, 2011 in Television
Something about Spike TV’s Deadliest Warrior has never sat right with me. While the concept seems promising, I’ve found the show’s approach to be a bit juvenile at times and the research they conduct to determine the results hardly seems scientific enough. That said, they do an impressive job of demonstrating some of the ancient weaponry, while dramatizing the action enough to keep us entertained. Next season, it seems they plan on kicking things up a notch. Not only will they add a trained Navy Seal to their cast of hosts, but the research used to determine the outcomes will be even more in-depth. Read more… Tom Hanks is All in for American Gods
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 12, 2011 in Television
Genre fans the world over rejoiced when the news broke that HBO had optioned Neil Gaiman’s American Gods for production into a TV series under the direction of Playtone. Now it looks like there’s even more good news — Tom Hanks has officially signed on to the project as executive producer, with Gaiman as head writer and executive producer himself. The six planned seasons are 10-12 episodes each, and the budget ($35-40 million per season) is fairly high, but bear in mind it’s probably going to be a while: HBO is aiming for a 2013 release “at the earliest.” Read more… Muppets and Firefly: Shiny!
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 5, 2011 in Cinema, Television
Nerds love the Muppets, nerds love Firefly; it was only a matter of time before someone took those two great tastes and made them taste great together. Artist James Hance is creating an entire series of Muppet-fied Firefly images (with some Fraggles to round out the cast) on his website, with proceeds from his upcoming prints to be donated to the Can’t Stop the Serenity charity. Read more… SyFy’s “Alphas” Nabs Edward R. Murrow
Posted by Michael Sacco on Jun 3, 2011 in Television
Well, not the real one, given that he’s dead and all, but SyFy’s upcoming kinda-sorta-superhero team drama does star James Strathairn, who made a splash playing Murrow in Goodnight and Good Luck. Strathairn was easily my favorite part of that movie, and it’s admittedly a little surprising that SyFy managed to nab someone of his caliber to headline their show. If you don’t like good films or TV (which incidentally makes you SyFy’s target audience), then you’ll probably recognize Bones‘ Mr. Nigel-Murray himself, Ryan Cartwright, in the show’s cast. Check out the first promo art for Alphas right up there. A Pony Fan Is Born
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen this question asked in recent months, be it on Facebook, Twitter, or in real life: “what is the deal with all my friends getting into My Little Pony all of a sudden?!” So I thought I’d save you fan-persons a bit of trouble and trot out an explanation (get it?). I’ve split it into two sections: first, how adults come to the new animated series from Hasbro, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and second, why they tend to fall in love with it. Read more… Doctor Who is Gonna Bust a Cap in Yo Ass
Posted by Michael Pinto on May 30, 2011 in Dr. Who, Television
I always thought of the doctor as a peaceful type, but after watching this I realized he could be quite gangsta on occasion. Lucius Malfoy’s Inception
Posted by Michael Sacco on May 15, 2011 in Television
NBC may have passed on picking up the much-maligned Wonder Woman pilot, but that doesn’t mean that they’re done with genre TV for 2011-12. In fact, they picked up two pilots — the first is called Grimm, and it’s about a cop who finds out supernatural creatures are real and has to protect the city from them. The second, Awake, may be of special interest to Harry Potter film fans, as Lucius Malfoy portrayer Jason Isaacs is playing the lead. The plot? Isaac’s character is a cop (yes, again) who lives in two worlds after an automobile accident: one where his wife survived, and one where his son survived. It’s pretty high-concept and Isaacs is a great actor, so with any luck the show will survive. Dig for Scifi Gold on Netflix With This Chart
Posted by Michael Sacco on May 14, 2011 in Cinema, Television
Netflix actually has a lot of genre stuff available to watch instantly, so you may suffer from what I like to call Netflix Indecision Disorder: the condition that forces you to just aimlessly browse Netflix for two hours instead of actually picking something to watch. Suffer no more, friends! SF Signal concocted this excellent chart that’ll help you find the perfect scifi show or movie to watch on Netflix based on your interests or capricious whims. That reminds me … I need to go watch Alien Nation again. Read more… Warehouse 13’s Gender-Bending Author Gets a Spinoff
Posted by Michael Sacco on May 13, 2011 in Television
Warehouse 13 is apparently SyFy’s most popular show ever, so it makes sense that they’d want to milk it for all it’s worth. Enter spinoff! Yes, showrunner Jack Kenny announced he’s working with the scripted content-starved channel to create a Warehouse 13 spinoff starring, of all people, H. G. Wells. No, not the author. Well, kind of the author. See, on the show, Wells is actually a woman who let her brother write stories based on her real adventures with crazy inventions in the late 19th century, so the spinoff would focus on said adventures in that time period. Kenny describes it as “steampunky environment.” I worry whenever the term “steampunk” is used by a professional. Is This Our Last Pond Season?
Posted by Michael Sacco on May 8, 2011 in Dr. Who, Television
The latest incarnation (literally) of Doctor Who has been its most successful yet, with Matt Smith proving a popular Doctor and his lovely companion Amy Pond acting as his impulsive foil. It looks like their duo (now trio, with husband Rory) may be coming to an end, though — actress Karen Gillan, who plays Amy, has signed on for a role in BBC’s drama We’ll Take Manhattan, and its filming schedule conflicts with Who‘s. Arthur Darville, the man behind Rory, also signed on to play Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus, which runs throughout the summer and fall. Where does that leave the Doctor and his companion? Well, it’s not the first time he’s picked up a new companion in his travels. But somehow I feel a little more attached to Amy than others we’ve met. |
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