And they are called “tweets”, not… this. @amyhillman again, wait till June on the iPhone – Bet ya a million smackers (not a unit of legal tender) a new one will be out then about 21 hours ago from web in reply…
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Getting some extra tissues for tonight’s Galactica finale…
Eddie Olmos told me when I met him last year it was gonna be “tough to watch.” And speaking of watching, if you are DVRing the Galactica series finale toniht, add 11 minutes to the end… Cause it’s 2 hour,…
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Thoughts on SXSW forthcoming
Just got back from SXSW Interactive and have some thoughts on the conference I will be posting soon. I returned to three major deadlines at work so those have to be attended to first…
Geek
Favorite quotes from SXSW…
So far… “Comedy is like a song – it has a setup, a moment and then a punchline. It has a point and then it’s done. And people either like it, they get it – or they don’t.” – BJ…
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VIDEO: Ricky Gervais and Elmo
This video is full of win.
Geek
I’m at SXSW…
And I have so far learned three things: The direction I am going with my UX career looks to be the right one. The Day Stage panels are intended solely to sell books, and they kinda suck… I have to…
Movies
More (and final) thoughts on Watchmen…
I read with some interest an article from Nikki Finke on the Watchmen movie – in it she kind of mirrors my opinion of the movie, in that it was TOO literal a translation of the book, and that it…
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On Watchmen…
I really wanted to love Watchmen. I mean, if anybody on this planet was jazzed to see this movie, it’s me. The Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons miniseries from 1986/87 is one of my favorite works of the comic form. After reading…
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JoeLanta 2009 Details Announced
JoeLanta 2009 details have been announced. The toy show will be returning to the Marriott Century Center May 17th… and all proceeds go to the the Cody Lane Foundation toward creating the Cody Lane Memorial Toy and Diorama Museum. Please…
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VIDEO: Star Trek: My Experience Documentary Trailer
It was recently announced that the Star Trek Experience tourist attraction, closed in September of last year, will be reopening in early May at a new location (though it will be less “feature-packed” than the old site, at least at…
Movies, TV
On the Oscar’s “In Memorium” segment…
Being a huge fan of Patrick McGoohan, I was pretty disappointed/ticked off at his omission from the In Memorium segment on the Oscars Sunday. Well, I was not the only person who noticed – This posting from Mark Evanier takes…
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Watchmen compared to The Godfather?!
This article/review of the new movie Watchmen (based on the Best. Comic. Ever) compares it to The Godfather. If this is so, I may lose control of all my bodily functions next Friday when it opens and I finally get…
Movies
By all that’s holy… will we finally see Orson Welles’ last film, The Other Side of the Wind?
I’m a HUGE Orson Welles fan, as big (pun unintended when it comes to Orson) as they come, and this article has quotes from people involved in the making and support of his last film, The Other Side of the…
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Wil Wheaton has seen Watchmen, the lucky so-and-so…
Former Trek star Wil Wheaton has seen Watchmen at an advance screening. I’m uber-jealous, but very pleased that he likes it. Quite a bit, actually…
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VIDEO: Wrestler parody, The Uncler…
I LOVED The Wrestler, and I think this parody pretty much nails that movie… In this trailer, Uncle Sam is the “washed-up” protagonist… The Uncler w/ Uncle Sam and Alyssa Milano from Alyssa Milano
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Peter Gabriel refuses to perform for the Oscars (cause they only gave him 65 seconds to sing)!
Good grief, here’s ANOTHER reason not to watch the Oscars: Peter Gabriel, one of my favorite artists, has declined to perform “Back to Earth”, the nominated song from Wall-E, because the producers only gave him 65 seconds on-air! Way to…