I am watching the DVD of Popeye, the oft-maligned film that Robert Altman made in the early 80s, and I am smiling. The movie, flaws and all, works for me. While I am no big Altman or Robin Williams fan,…
Geek, TV
New Doctor Who companion announced: Karen Gillian
She had a featured role in last series’ “The Fires of Pompeii” and will appear with Matt Smith on the next full series next year. More details here.
Disney, Movies
Review: Pixar’s UP
Well, since I spent a couple of hundred words writing about Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus the other day, I owe UP at least as much “ink”… so here it goes. My initial reaction was simple: the movie’s a masterpiece.…
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Quick Reax: Pixar’s UP
Words fail, except one: Masterpiece. More later.
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-30
Getting back to my normal routine in #ATL, and will be seeing UP with the boys this afternoon. Very excited about this movie… # Pixar’s UP…. A masterpiece. # @DVDGeeks “Can you prove it didn’t happen?!” – Criswell in reply…
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Review: Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
Oh. My. God. My friend John, who I recently visited in his home just north if Chicago, runs the highly entertaining DVD Geeks radio and tv show. Well, since he reviews DVDs he gets sent a lot of them from…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-29
Woke up with John Colicos (Kor, Star Trek) in my head. Don’t know why, and I definitely don’t want my friend to become a living veg-i-table. # @breezyskies Heh. I had the last slice of Chicago deep dish this AM.…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-28
Umm, loved Tiki Terrace just outside Chicago… Great suggestion @televixen and @dvdgeeks! http://yfrog.com/0yvvoj # @amyhillman Latest rumor I just heard: Verizon is getting an iPhone… VERY soon. Watch for the announcement June 8th… # Writing up initial report on user…
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Good news, Who fans – BBC America will show David Tennant’s last five Who specials..
Thanks for Variety for letting me know that BBC America has just picked up the rights for the last five Doctor Who specials that will wrap up David Tennant’s run. Details on when the first two will be shown in…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-27
Day 2 in Chicago – Typing up my notes from yesterday’s user research, and getting ready for more interviews… #UX # One of the benefits of visiting Chicago: http://yfrog.com/0ot5fj # Back at hotel, one more interview today… Ate so much…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-26
Up way to early, on my way to the airport. Chicago here I come! # @televixen “Atlanta area friend?” Sigh. How about “regionally displaced hick?” # Finished up the first two Ux interviews, with interesting results… Getting ready for our…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-25
Back from fetching even more meat to throw on the grill… # Writing a blog post about the 32nd anniversary of the original Star Wars… # @tedmurphy Star Trek – MUCH better than Terminator 4 in reply to tedmurphy #…
Geek, Movies
Happy anniversary Star Wars! Thanks for the memories (good and bad)…
Today is the 32nd anniversary of the release of Star Wars (no, not Episode IV – they added that later)… and this past week was the 10th anniversary of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Upon noting these milestones, I started…
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VIDEO: New Doctor Who scene with John Barrowman and David Tennant (BBC contest)
Here’s a clip from Tonight’s the Night, a show hosted by John Barrowman (Captain Jack from Doctor Who and Torchwood), which reveals the winner of a contest to create a new Doctor Who alien. The winner got to play a…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-05-24
Enjoying a lazy Sunday… # Wife asked me to take boys to “Night at Museum 2”, I said “honey, why don’t you go – I’ll take them to UP next weekend” She chose… poorly. # About to walk my oldest…
Trek
From Cracked.com: Instruction Manuals for the USS Enterprise
This is very funny. Example: