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2012-01-27T21:22:00.000-08:00

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Mixing Two of the Best TV Shows

2011-12-04T10:01:00.000-08:00

From Video Games' Past

2011-11-25T10:45:00.000-08:00

I had no idea that Mario Paint Composer was a genre of YouTube music. Cool.

3D Hobbit

2011-11-08T16:59:00.000-08:00

I didn't see Avatar in 3D. I have seen several other movies in 3D, though, and none of them have convinced me that the extra money is worth it. Maybe with The Hobbit?

Please, Put Me Out of Lucas's Misery

2011-10-23T19:01:00.001-07:00

I know I am sick enough to pay to see the originals in the theater and in 3D, but after watching this I'm afraid I may be sick enough to watch the crapfest that is the new trilogy, in 3D. The movie doesn't look any better, but it's Star Wars. Remember when that really meant something?

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - 3D Trailer from Eric Geller on Vimeo.

Stray Kitteh Animation

2011-10-16T09:32:00.000-07:00

What is China?

2011-10-11T21:17:00.000-07:00

This American Sex Tape

2011-10-10T17:47:00.000-07:00

Via The AV Club

The Story of River Song

2011-10-09T14:22:00.000-07:00

One thing that I don't like about episodic science fiction is when they introduce a character in an episode that we're supposed to love and then kill them. There's never a strong enough emotional impact. They only existed for an hour of TV time and then are gone. Why should I care about them?

Steven Moffat's turned that old story on its ear by killing River Song in her first appearance and then bringing her back throughout the Doctor's travels through time.

We've seen it through his perspective, now see it through hers:

Amanda Palmer+The Cure+A Uke=

2011-10-08T08:13:00.001-07:00

Amanda Palmer covers The Cure's "In Between Days" from Kickstarter on Vimeo.

Also:

Amanda Palmer covers Rebecca Black's "Friday" from Kickstarter on Vimeo.

Jim Emerson's In the Cut

2011-09-25T09:17:00.000-07:00

Jim Emerson, of the excellent blog movie Scanners, has been producing video essays about cutting together action sequences. He starts with the chase scene from The Dark Knight, a film he has largely negative opinions of, to help explain to himself and his readers why he doesn't like Nolan's direction.

Here are the three parts he's release so far:

In the Cut, Part I: Shots in the Dark (Knight) from Jim Emerson on Vimeo.

In the Cut, Part II: A Dash of Salt from Jim Emerson on Vimeo.

In the Cut Part III: I Left My Heart in My Throat in San Francisco from Jim Emerson on Vimeo.

I've mentioned his blog here before and I'd like to recommend it again. It's probably my favorite blog about movies, that I know of at least.

A Mario Bros. Movie Worth Watching

2011-08-23T19:50:00.000-07:00

Anne Hathaway Raps

2011-08-18T17:11:00.000-07:00

♥

"Who's On First?" Sort Of

2011-08-13T16:30:00.000-07:00

There Be the Dungeon

2011-07-30T07:17:00.000-07:00

Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo.

An affectionate short documentary about some people who play Dungeons and Dragons.

Gender Bender

2011-07-26T21:09:00.000-07:00

Oh, Adventure Time, how much do I enjoy thee? And then you do this and make me enjoy thou more.

Thank you!

LARP Movie!

2011-07-23T16:47:00.001-07:00

Ted Buckland

2011-07-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

He can make any song sad.

And, oh yes, I do watch Cougar Town.

Game Of Thrones Theme Song

2011-07-06T06:06:00.000-07:00

Played on violin.

Vaginal.

Tubthumping

2011-07-05T16:33:00.000-07:00

I was in college when this song was released. I know the words, but I've never liked the song. Until today:

They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba

Now that's fun.

Total Vaginal!

2011-07-02T09:34:00.001-07:00

I haven't visited the website, and don't plan to, but I like the commercial.

Did you ever see that episode of Spaced?

2011-07-01T16:45:00.000-07:00

How to make a blockbuster movie!

2011-06-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

Thomas Jefferson: The Musical

2011-06-25T21:06:00.000-07:00

Done by the same people who did Pokémon: The Musical.

After the Fall

2011-06-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you've wonder what stuff Angel's been doing since his show ended.

The Rocketeer!

2011-06-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

The Rocketeer 20th anniversary from John Banana on Vimeo.

To celebrate the twenty years since The Rocketeer movie came out.

Would the fans be called GLeeCs?

2011-06-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's a mash-up of Green Lantern and Glee. And I would totally watch it.

Doctor Who Infographics!

2011-06-09T19:26:00.000-07:00

So far, there are two.

First, the Doctors:

Second, some villains:

Personally, I'm looking forward to the companions.

Quick, gang...

2011-06-08T19:20:00.000-07:00

So, Warren Ellis challenges people to create an animated version of The Wire.

Hanna-Barbara is my favorite.

Firefrog!

2011-06-07T19:04:00.000-07:00

James Hance mashes up two of my favorite things to grace television.

You can follow his progress on his tumblr and see some of his other great drawing.

In Which I Continue To ♥ Jess Fink

2011-05-24T20:05:00.000-07:00

Jess Fink for the art and Chris Sims for the idea. There's more, including Blue and Gold, when you click that link.

Torchwood!

2011-05-24T19:09:00.001-07:00

How crazy am I? I like Rhys. Suck it.

The Muppets!

2011-05-24T16:10:00.000-07:00

I like the way this starts.

Song: Buffy vs. Bullying

2011-05-19T17:13:00.000-07:00

Lazy or Limited Animation?

2011-05-16T16:39:00.000-07:00

It's a facinitating look at the animation of Seth McFarlane. I get the feeling that if the writing was stronger, no one would care about the lack of animation. (Everything that's not animated is blacked out.) One of the greatest animated shows ever, Rocky and Bullwinkle, has some of the crappiest animation. Just thought I should point that out.

Here's the article this video came from.

Those Sad Vampires

2011-05-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

KITTEN CRASH TEST!

2011-05-06T16:59:00.000-07:00

Via The Mary Sue

A List For Lovers

2011-05-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

111 Male Characters Of British Literature, In Order Of Bangability

Lots of The Lord of the Rings characters in the top 25.

There's also this:

68. Peter Pan (Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up)

Yeah...

Pokémon: The Musical!

2011-05-04T17:03:00.000-07:00

WOOO-WHOOOOO! Gary as Dickface! It's like they read what I named him while playing my GameBoy.

via Topless Robot

Lovecraftian Sex Ed

2011-04-27T17:25:00.000-07:00

I hope there are still people checking in here because you have to watch this.

(via The Mary Sue)

Crisis on Earth 2?

2011-04-22T16:29:00.000-07:00

When? When? When? When? When? When? When? When? When? When? When?

Sweeeeeeeet

2011-04-21T17:25:00.000-07:00

The Picture Says It All...

2011-04-20T16:40:00.001-07:00

From DorkTower

Although Helene McLaughlin found some quotes that come pretty damned close.

ANIMATED WALTER!

2011-04-14T18:38:00.000-07:00

I so wish this was on the other side of the DVD.

Gestation Music Video

2011-04-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

Magic- A Belly Grows from The Panic Room Videos on Vimeo.

Via Geekmom

So Long Facebook?

2011-03-31T10:17:00.001-07:00

The next big social network?

Read about their API!

Good-bye Ms. Jones

2011-03-26T23:30:00.000-07:00

Author Diana Wynne Jones died earlier today.

Most people probably know her because she wrote the novel Howl's Moving Castle. My favorite book of hers is A Tale of Time City. If you've never read anything by her, I highly recommend it. If you have kids, feel free to use them as an excuse to buy her books.

Tyrion Lannister...

2011-03-22T17:08:00.000-07:00

...the true hero of the books.

A Nerdly Break-up

2011-03-08T16:17:00.000-08:00

Via Topless Robot

The Great Gatsby NES Game!

2011-02-28T17:06:00.000-08:00

Just, just click. It's spectacular.

"Good Radiation"

2011-02-05T11:03:00.000-08:00

Heard this this morning. Had to share.

It's Time To Get Laid

2011-01-17T20:09:00.000-08:00

The wonderful Kate Micucci sings a song about the end of the night with a special guest star!

Jack and Durden

2011-01-17T11:56:00.000-08:00

You might want to read this, too.

Top Charming

2011-01-11T22:58:00.001-08:00

Great for Labyrinth Fans and Haters!

2011-01-01T08:03:00.000-08:00

Why did Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman make this? Who knows? But I like the theory of Rob Bricken, from Topless Robot, foreplay.

Muppet Proposal

2010-12-16T16:22:00.001-08:00

Via The AV Club

Sure Its an Ad, But...

2010-12-10T08:52:00.000-08:00

This puts me in the holiday spirit.

Snakes & Maths

2010-12-09T17:24:00.000-08:00

via Geekdad

Inside Game of Thrones

2010-12-08T18:31:00.000-08:00

Holy hell-- this looks great!

But will there be an Electic Monk?

2010-12-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

Very few people understand how much I want this to work.

via Bleeding Cool

Before Calvin & Hobbes

2010-12-07T17:22:00.000-08:00

Some early Bill Watterson art.

via Robot 6

A Making Of...

2010-12-06T17:05:00.000-08:00

First I watched this, then I had to go change my pants and clean myself up.

Via George R.R. Martin's blog.

Dancing with Yourself.

2010-12-05T10:53:00.000-08:00

Keri Smith offers Secrets of the Self Employed (or How to be an Amazing [insert profession here])

My favorite:

14. Ignore cool. Successful people do not try to be hip, they just do work that excites them.

NetFlix Origami

2010-12-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

Finally something we can do w/ those damn envelopes!

Buffy Reboots on Big Screen

2010-11-23T09:39:00.000-08:00

Whedon sighs audibly.

Mari Kasurinen

2010-11-17T22:22:00.000-08:00

Amazing! Simply Amazing!

Mawaige

2010-11-17T16:52:00.001-08:00

So, Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer are married.

I'm not quite sure which one to be jealous of.

'Just a Friend' by Biz Markie, Jeff Goldblum and The Roots

2010-11-17T16:08:00.000-08:00

The Roots are the best thing about Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Great Short Animation

2010-11-16T18:47:00.000-08:00

Cat V. Gator

2010-11-15T12:34:00.000-08:00

I had no idea.

2010-11-02T08:13:00.000-07:00

http://kitty.cat
There's a TLD called .cat

Another Reason To ♥ Jess Fink

2010-10-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

First it was her time travel memoir.

Next came her Victorian era robot porn comic. (Totally NSFW.)

Then she started recapping TNG episodes, in comic form.

And now she does this for Halloween:

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Bill O'Reilly Sucks

2010-10-27T10:21:00.000-07:00

Not that that's news, or anything.

Anyway, from Robot 6:

[W]hen the shoe was on the other foot, O'Reilly did a little stomping of his own: He took offense to his portrayal by political cartoonist Mike Thompson and ... well, let’s let Mike tell it:
He then gave out my work e-mail address and instructed his viewers to "let him know what you think." O'Reilly stressed that his viewers should take the high road in their e-mails to me, which is a little like placing a bowl of Halloween candy in front of kids and telling them not to gorge themselves. O'Reilly's smart enough to know what would happen.
Yup, the high road was definitely the road not taken. Thompson received over 2,500 e-mails, many of them in all caps, discussing exactly what people thought of him and his cartoon and what they would like to do to him.

I'm well aware that there's hypocrisy on both sides of the political spectrum, I'm just tired of it. Aren't you?

Do you miss the animated GIF?

2010-10-26T06:20:00.000-07:00

Find 10 more here.

via GeekMom

Too True

2010-10-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

Via Whatever

Alma

2010-10-23T13:21:00.000-07:00

Beware the Ticking

2010-10-22T17:30:00.000-07:00

Anyone Else Want One?

2010-10-21T16:38:00.001-07:00

Via Topless Robot

Because It's Just Odd

2010-10-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen, Eartha Kitt

2010-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

Powers of Ten

2010-10-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

You all remember The Known Universe, right? This one came first.

It's an ad, but still cool.

2010-10-15T17:41:00.001-07:00

Why are athiests so angry?

2010-10-14T16:44:00.000-07:00

Greta Christina's "Atheists and Anger":

But I think it's important. One of the most common criticisms lobbed at the newly-vocal atheist community is, "Why do you have to be so angry?" So I want to talk about:

1. Why atheists are angry;

2. Why our anger is valid, valuable, and necessary;

And 3. Why it's completely fucked-up to try to take our anger away from us.

So let's start with why we're angry. Or rather -- because this is my blog and I don't presume to speak for all atheists -- why I'm angry.

A response to some comments:

And as commenters in the rant have pointed out, even the social movement leaders who generally get tagged as the non-angry, peaceful, "good cops" -- Martin Luther King, Gandhi -- were very angry indeed. They just channeled their anger in constructive ways. Which I think is a grand idea. But acknowledging that anger and expressing it is an important part of that process.

Our American Cousin

2010-10-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

Thunder Busters

2010-10-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

RIP Toxie

2010-09-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

What Do Teacher's Make?

2010-09-28T14:37:00.000-07:00

Fan-Made Opening Title

2010-09-27T08:47:00.000-07:00

THE WALKING DEAD "Opening Titles" from Daniel Kanemoto on Vimeo.

Crazy Cat Man

2010-09-23T17:52:00.000-07:00

I'm afraid this could happen to me someday.

Just another reason on a long list of why accordians are awesome.

2010-09-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

Great Old Spice

2010-09-15T14:00:00.001-07:00

Adam WarRock

2010-08-12T09:52:00.000-07:00

Adam WarRock sure knows how to captivate geeks like me!

Item 1: Rapping about This American Life:

&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://adamwarrock.bandcamp.com/track/ira-glass"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Ira Glass by Adam WarRock&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Item 2: another great track, called NES Hard:

I'll be watching for his album release.

Brilliant Avengers "Premake"

2010-08-11T17:23:00.000-07:00

Here's what happened.

2010-08-11T12:28:00.003-07:00

America, meet 4chan

2010-08-10T17:40:00.000-07:00

The whole story is here. The important part is that the dialogue below was part of court testimony.

Your Camera Makes You Ugly

2010-08-10T13:49:00.000-07:00

I found this article via Wired. It's all the more reason for me to buy the camera I want.

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/dont-be-ugly-by-accident/

Get Down with the Blackstar Warrior

2010-08-09T17:12:00.000-07:00

Unnesessary Censorship

2010-07-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Reports From the Battle of Endor

2010-07-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

#wookielinks twitter hashtag.

The empire set to change name of death star to spherical base due to the negative connotation associated with "death"

and

Empire sloppily retreating out of Endor, 100 unaccounted ewok deaths.

Mortified: 500 Miles to Hollywood

2010-07-16T09:45:00.000-07:00

This is a funny and touching segment of the series, Mortified:

They are all pretty good in that distinctively This American Life way.