Picked up from the wire (AKA Gizmodo) SANTA’S FACTORY, North Pole (Agencies) – An Imperial Stormtrooper commando broke into Santa’s Factory in the North Pole yesterday evening, killing an undetermined number of elves, arresting the owner and confiscating his sled.…
Year: 2007
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U.N.C.L.E. on DVD – initial thoughts…
Christmas has come early for yours truly. This set is fantastic. It contains all 106 episodes, extras on every season set (including over an HOUR of McCallum and Vaughn talking and playing off each other!), and over five hours of…
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Mr. Warmth
This past week, as I was freezing my hindquarters off on a business trip to Columbus, Ohio, I was able to catch the HBO documentary on Don Rickles Mr. Warmth. It’s quite good, and, seeing as it’s directed by John…
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Wow… the Wii Zapper is something
Got a Wii Zapper accessory on Wednesday, and I think that Nintendo has another hit on its hand. Basically, the Zapper is a handle/holder for the Wii wireless controller and nunchuck attachment that acts like an arcade light gun. The…
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The Two Doctors Redux!
This is fantastic: [youtube]22-J4rm7trc&eurl=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34819[/youtube]
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The Godfather in two minutes
Genius: [youtube]JnX8XY5aNSk[/youtube]
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Update on the G.I.Joe movie…
Well, well… there’s been some negative buzz building lately about the planned G.I. Joe live-action movie from Paramount (mostly about G.I.Joe no longer being a “real AMERICAN hero”, as to not impact international box office), and Hasbro has now responded.…
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Calvin + Hobbes + G.I.Joe = Gold!
Thanks Buddy! From Buddy’s site.
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Leopard impressions…
Well, I just finished installing Leopard on my 4th Mac (one was for a friend of mine) and my initial thoughts are this… Fantastic OS, buggy installer. I had to do a full install on one of the four computers…
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Frak! Galactica Season 4 pushed back to April!
For whatever reason, Sci-Fi is pushing back the season premiere from the previously announced January date to April. THIS is why the networks are losing me as a viewer, decisions like this. I think I now watch on a regular…
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RUN, DON’T WALK, to buy the new 2001: A Space Odyssey DVD/HD/Blu Ray release
After over three hours of watching the movie/extras on the DVD, I HIGHLY recommend the new 2001 release that came out today. Even if you have a “lowly” DVD player, this is a incredible improvement over the previous release of…
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Happy Birthday Weird Al!
He’s 48 today, and shares the birthday (different year) of Johnny Carson (RIP). Here’s a vid you may not have seen… [youtube]GWc6QQ9JlMc[/youtube] Yes, that’s Donny Osmond in the background. Yes, he has some sweet moves. Frighteningly so.
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Peter Davison returns to Doctor Who!
Just announced, Peter Davison is returning to Doctor Who to reprise his role as the fifth Doctor for a mini-episode slated to air in November. Details here.
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MARK THE DAY – January 4, 2008…
Hat-tip to Mark Evanier, letting all of us know that the lost “classic” i.e. one of the worse movies ever SKIDOO will be airing on January 4, 2008. Wow. Besides the soundtrack from Harry Nilsson, and the fact that Groucho…
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If you’re looking for a good B&B in Pennsylvania…
Might I recommend Shrute Farms. They have some great reviews on Trip Advisor.
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Well, that’s more like it: Apple will be supporting third-party apps…
Cats and dogs, living together, MASS HYSTERIA! Apple yesterday announced that there will be a software development kit coming for the iPhone. Up to now, independant developers wanting to leverage the computing power of the iPhone had to hack their…