Adam West was a no-show at his one panel today. Found out that as I and many many others were waiting for him to show up, he was across the street at the “walk of fame” – selling autographs. Stay…
Movies, Trek
The new Star Trek movie? It’s THREE – THREE – THREE MOVIES IN ONE!
The writers of the new Star Trek film has revealed it’s a sequel, prequel AND a reboot. Read lots about it here.
Geek
Off to Dragon*con!
This weekend I will be spending two of my four days off work at the Dragon*con convention in downtown Atlanta. It’s been 14 years (!) since I’ve gone, and the guest line up this year is too good to resist.…
Geek, Movies
In honor of Sean Connery’s 78th birthday, here’s a quick review: Never Say Never Again fan edit
As I wrote recently I’m really digging some of the fan edits that I discovered at Fanedit.org. One of the first ones I picked out for viewing was a “special Eon Productions edition” (by “Blofeld’s Cat”) of the unofficial James…
Movies
In honor of Sean Connery’s 78th birthday, here’s a quick review: Never Say Never Again fan edit
As I wrote recently I’m really digging some of the fan edits that I discovered at Fanedit.org. One of the first ones I picked out for viewing was a “special Eon Productions edition” (by “Blofeld’s Cat”) of the unofficial James…
Apple
Steve Jobs, forgive me…
… I just bought my wife a new computer, and it wasn’t a mac. To be fair, she has never wanted a mac, and has resisted the constant propaganda I had thrown her way since I switched a few years…
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WOW, look at this custom paint of the new Millennium Falcon toy…
THIS is amazing…
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Oh, and if we are recasting Superman…
I have a suggestion: Jon Hamm.
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Bryan Singer doing another Superman movie? Fugettaboutit…
I love Superman. I think the first Christopher Reeve movie is a wonderfully crafted take on the character that is letter-perfect (well, except for the ending and that horrible “can you read my mind?” song). The “sequel” to Superman II…
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Replica captain’s chair from Star Trek $2000?!?
Holy cow, the Diamond Select reproduction of the original chair that James T. Kirk sat his over-acting posterior in was originally rumored to be $1000 (which I could almost justify with my wife – especially if I paid for a…
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Is Harvey Dent dead? Confirmation (and SPOILERS)…
The script to The Dark Knight was just posted online here… and… SPOILERS He’s dead at the end. More details in the script, of course, but unless the filmmakers change their mind, well… “He’s dead, Jim.”
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Now, because you can’t have enough Adam West on a web site…
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Geek, Movies
Discovering the world of fan edits… Star Wars: Revisited
Over the weekend I was looking at a couple of articles on The Digital Bits and I noticed a reference to a somewhat new “fan edit” from someone named Adywan called “Star Wars: Revisited.” Curious (the first and only fan…
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My week of Star Trek blogging continues… More Trek products on the way!
Trekmovie.com, quickly becoming one of my favorite web sites, has news about some new Trek products. Primarily, a reproduction of the 1974ish Mego Star Trek bridge playset and a full size captain’s chair from the original series… On the repro…
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Fantastic fan-made poster – The Dark Knight… Returns?
This is uber-fake, but still mighty cool: Which brings me to the whole “Dark Knight sequel has cast X in the leading role of Y” stuff. As Moriarty at AICN so accurately posted, the buck stops with Christopher Nolan re:…
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A fantastic response re: the recent iPhone software problems…
This is copied from an Apple support discussion board – the more light I shine on this issue, the better… Dear Apple Support People, Since you have given me the opportunity for a response: Firstly, could you please look at…