In just four short years, my friend Bob Lipski’s comic book “Uptown Girl” has gone from an independent monthly comic to a live action movie and now, a pilot for an animated series! I had the honor of seeing the full pilot today at its premier here in Rochester, MN. Bob, co-writer Brian Bastian (of…
Superman sequel set for 2009
“Superman Returns” is barely a break-even movie, and it had a LOT of problems and took itself way too seriously with a disturbing plotline where Superman’s courting Lois would be breaking up a family and it’s just not a very enjoyable, fun movie… but they’re going to make another one. Bryan Singer Signs On for…
Found another one!
Be sure to revisit the Venture Brothers thread below for an update. Now, a new BLEG: Anyone know where I can find “Hobbit Ride”, Brock’s Zep-esque jock rock from the pilot episode?
Ultimate Spam-Fighting Championship
I’ve had to turn up the spam-sensitivity of our system to deal with all of the comment spam our site has been getting. A lot of it has been getting through and I know the contributors to the site are annoyed by it. So 24 hours ago I cranked up the spam-detector’s sensitivity level just…
BLEG: How do I move programs?
I don’t often come blegging (that’s “using a blog for begging” for you newbies) to you guys. Well, okay, I’ll beg for you guys to click on that ad banner up above, but the term usually means begging for someone in our wide audience to come up with an answer to a question. Put simply,…
Homestar Runner Halloween 2006
Sorry to say this, but this year’s Halloween cartoon isn’t all that funny. It’s not bad, it’s just not as ingeniously hilarious as some past entries. That element is offset by the costumes, and this year’s Bubs costume is abso-freaking-wonderful. Homestar Runner vs. Little Girl 2 is worth a giggle, too.
Of singing henchmen, jock rock and more
This is the day Your love has made. We’re all here to watch the Butterfly King give her the ring. Joining hands and hearts, ’cause… — From “Henchman 21 and 24’s Wedding Song” I love The Venture Brothers. It’s a quality cartoon and every episode is a gem. They’ve just concluded their second season and…
About this Crocodile Hunter “controversy”
Oh my god, South Park mocks Irwin A few things need to be said: A) In South Park EVERYONE goes to Hell but Mormons. B) South Park’s episodes about Hell ALWAYS show a celebrity who has passed away only weeks earlier. Gene Siskel, Walter Mathau, JFK Jr., Lady Di… all have appeared “too soon”. That’s…
What’s the difference between Garfield and Dogbert?
I realize you’re tempted to say, “One is an essential and riotously funny character in one of the all-time great office satires and the other is a dumb cat who has somehow mined comic gold out of endless jokes about the same few topics: hating Mondays, loving lasagne, being fat and lazy, cruelty to dogs…
An addiction that doesn’t involve dealers in dark alleys
Here’s the trailer for “24” Season Six! (Thanks to Libertas which pointed me to Dark Horizons.) This choppy, seizure-inducing trailer goes by pretty quick, so I couldn’t tell which character is played by Alexander Siddig nee Siddig El Fadil a/k/a “Dr. Julian Bashir”. You’d think seven years of Star Trek would have ingrained his appearance…