Because I know you all appreciate the little things in life as much as I do, I proudly give you this pair of photos retweeted by the official Star Wars Twitter account today.
‘Empire’ Behind The Scenes Shot
AICN has a regular feature they call the Behind The Scenes Photo Of The Day. Some days I don’t even look at it because it doesn’t appear of interest to me.
And then there’s days like this one…
Who Wants Some 8-Bit Game Of Thrones?
Theme music that is. Love this clip. It totally makes me think I’m about to blow into a Nintendo, just barely put the cartridge in the machine, and hope and pray that it’ll work when I hit the power button to play this awesome game in the vein of Zelda or Secret Of Mana.
George Lucas Strikes Back
I’ve had this fake trailer sitting in my Google Reader for over a week now and finally got around to checking it out today. Very, very solid stuff. A handful of laugh out loud moments. I’m sold!
Check it out after the jump…
MAGNET BOY!
It’s the kind of superhero that should come from the pages of DC and Marvel – well, maybe not.
Ivan Stoiljkovic, a young boy in Croatia, has a unique talent.
His family claims that he is magnetic… and, as such, pieces of metal stick to his body.
As you can see from the photo on the left, that is quite possible.
Or he’s incredibly sweaty.
Whatever the case, the boy seems quite happy about his newfound ability that has photographers snapping pictures like crazy to show the world of his “talents.”
The 6-year-old is said to be able to carry up to 25kg of metal stuck to his torso – that’s a whopping 55 pounds to us American simple folk!
His family also claims that his hands emit heat and that this wealth of superpowers have given him HEALING POWERS!
And this… is how Mutantkind is born.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Episode 4 – Sibling Rivalry Pt. 1
I talked about this ongoing amazing Mortal Kombat web series on the podcast this week and thought I’d continue to show my support for it by posting the videos up here as I watch them.
This week’s episode covers young sisters Kitana and Mileena as well as introducing a couple more villains from the MK series. It’s a step in a different direction after the grounded, gritty, realistic style we’ve seen from the first three but it does not make it any less awesome.
Go back and watch the other three before watching this if you haven’t. I promise, you won’t regret it!
How Scream Should Have Ended
The fine folks at HISHE are back with another one. This is how the first Scream should have ended.
Two word review:
Love. It.
Marching Band Covers RATM
What the hell?
A marching band covering Rage Against The Machine?
Have I died and wandered into some bizarro world?
Jed Whedon: “Captain Hammer’s High School Was Named After Him… While He Was Still Attending.”
The LA Times’ Hero Complex column has been awesome lately and is quickly becoming one of my favorite stops on the Internet.
This week, they grabbed an interview with Jed Whedon to promote a book titled “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: The Book.” Catchy, no? I didn’t even know such a book exists but apparently it came out a couple of weeks ago. In the book, Joss Whedon describes the musical as “Gone With the Wonderful Life of Citizen Goonies. And it’s shorter.” Love that man.
Here are some highlights of the interview with Jed:
JP: So, “Dr. Horrible” was produced during the writers’ strike. What were you doing when the strike started — before production began?
JW: Starving. No, we were eating a lot of donuts on line. And making silly Internet videos about the fact that the corporations we were striking against were so gigantic and could easily crush us and how all we could do was make Internet videos. It was in this spirit that we made Dr. H.
JP: Who’s your favorite character (both to write and/or act as) in “Dr. Horrible,” and give me a quick line or two of his back story?
JW: Captain Hammer is obviously the most fun to write because he is not so bright. And “not so bright” is comedy gold. Not to mention “kind of a …” Captain Hammer’s high school was named after him. While he was still attending.
JP: The new book spotlights behind-the-scenes activity. What was the most memorable obstacle that you had to overcome in getting the project finished?
JW: There were no huge obstacles because we made it ourselves. Early on we did talk to a lady who said it was impossible to have a horse inside of a building. Everyone would die. Also, when trying to decide how exactly to post the thing online, we had lunch with a friend who offered to help us build the website — for $90,000. So we said no thank you and I built it with my good friend, Jascha. I think we paid him a six-pack of beer.
JP: If you could cast a current singing star in a “Dr. Horrible” episode, who would it be and what would they be like?
JW: Justin Timberlake as Captain Hammer’s sidekick, Nails.
And of course, the question that all Dr. Horrible fans want the answer to.
JP: There’s been talk of a sequel. How far along is the planning for it, if at all?
JW: We have some songs, a rough outline, and no time. Though I have a feeling that when Joss is finished making his massive, expensive superhero movie, he will want nothing more than to make a tiny, cheap superhero movie. With songs.
And how about a little teaser for said sequel?
JP: We’ve seen some of the other villains in the “Dr. Horrible” universe — well, a quick scene — would it be possible to see other heroes in a sequel?
JW: At the risk of spoiling — yes. There will be other heroes in the sequel. Perhaps even a council of them. A Council of Champions, if you will.
WHEN SUPERTEAMS COLLIDE!
