OK, I’m late to this but I have to post this parody of the Microsoft Surface promotional video. The satirists basically took the original video and changed the VO narration. It’s quite funny. [youtube]CZrr7AZ9nCY[/youtube]
Author: Joseph Dickerson
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Hyperspace Hoopla Video from Star Wars Weekends
I mentioned this in my last Star Wars Weekends posting and I finally found some video of the Hyperspace Hoopla that ends each day. Here you are: [youtube]bl0NoXDFWFU[/youtube]
Movies
Quick take on The Transformers…
Just got home from a sneak peak (yes, I got to see it five days early – insert Nelson’s HA HA here) of The Transformers. I’ll have more to write later but here’s a quick, flash response: It’s the most…
TV
Thoughts on the forthcoming Doctor Who Series finale…
OK, don’t read this if you have not seen the next-to-last episode of the Third Doctor Who series, The Sound of Drums, cause there be spoilers here. Seriously. OK, so the Master is back, he’s hypnotised the world in order…
Disney, Geek
Star Wars Weekends, Part 3 – Revenge of the Heat!
OK, that was a long time between Part 2 and now. I blame James Lileks ““ he has been blogging so heavily he has caused an imbalance in the blogosphere that has sapped my ability to complete any posting I…
Disney, Geek
Star Wars Weekend, Part 2 – More meandering musings…
Kay, I’m sitting at the Legends of The Force talks show, and Jay-Captain-Typho interviewed the woman who played young Aunt Beru. She has a lovely singing voice, by the way – watch this: [youtube]uV0_JOASbxY[/youtube] For more info on Bonnie go here.…
Disney, Geek
Star Wars Weekends! Yes, I’m that much of a geek. I was there.
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! For one day only, the Dickerson family faced the terrible crowds and humidity at Disney MGM Studios! See people wearing inappropriate Star Wars themed garments ill-suited for the weather! Gasp, as hundreds of people try and get…
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Ah, Happy anniversary Star Wars – please send George money.
Yup, 30 years ago Star Wars came out. This is my obligatory blog post on the matter. Please send George more money, there’s still portions of southern California he doesn’t own yet. For some context on the opening, read this.
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Comprehensive Immigration reform…
My initial reaction… [youtube]uSOCgnhjEeA[/youtube]
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LOST Spoilers removed from Aintitcoolnews.com
Well, the story I mentioned earlier just went down the memory hole: Aint it Cool News just deleted the whole thread for the Lost finale spoilers… looks like users started to post the full spoiler in the message board and…
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MASSIVE Lost finale spoiler – read at your own risk.
The site Aint it Cool News got a lot of readers ticked off yesterday. They posted an article that referred to a detailed spoiler report from a “spy” they received on the season finale of Lost, but did not actually post…
The Prisoner, TV
OK, this is too cute – the first episode of The Prisoner, with stuffed animals…
I can’t not link to this, being a huge Prisoner fan… The first episode of The Prisoner, using stuffed animals. [youtube]wLXshSkZiFs[/youtube] Fantastic.
Disney
Walt Disney World travel tips
A repost from my old blog, but still appropriate and helpful, in my opinion… Here’s some helpful hints that my wife and I learned from our recent trips to Walt Disney World: ASK FOR UPGRADES AT CHECK-IN. This has worked…
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An open letter to James Lileks
I wrote this to James Lileks, fantastic newspaper columnist who just today revealed in his daily bleat he was demoted to beat reporter by the troubled Minnesota Star-Tribune. I thought it appropriate to post it here as a show of…
Geek, Movies
Review – Spider-man 3
There was a very funny YouTube clip I found recently, which was a parody of the “I’m a Mac… and I’m a PC” ads Apple has been doing for a couple of years now. In it, Superman and Spider-man banter…
TV
Goodbye Tom Poston
We are losing some greats, folks. I can’t help but mention that fact everytime I post an celebrity obit because, well, it’s true. I have the sense the talent pool for entertainers is getting to a low point, with a…