Check out these two videos I discovered, the first is of a 13-year old Korean boy who just rocks the hell out of a classic. The second is a guy who connected his Guitar Hero controller to another controller via his PC as an oscillator, and made it into a rockin little piece of machinery. Check the video out, even though it sounds complicated to pull off, it's still sweet to watch.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Two Videos To Rock Your Face Off
Daily Links
- One posed for a photo as she scrubbed a Palestinian corpse. Another stripped a man to his underwear and then beat him. A third helped cover up the abuse of a young boy. The six Israeli women who feature in the documentary "To See If I'm Smiling" each wrestle with memories of their compulsory military service that they would rather erase. Source (Yahoo News)
- The Ten Video Games That Should Be Movies (and the Directors Who Should Make Them) Source (NYMag.com)
- Hollywood film and TV writers who've been on a nearly two-week strike against studios will return to contract negotiations on Nov. 26, their union and producers said Friday. Source (Yahoo News)
- NBC has reportedly fired "nearly the entire production staff" on TV show Saturday Night Live following the Hollywood writers strike. Staff working on the hit program learned of their fate on Friday, according to reports. Source (Star Pulse)
- While the maple syrup smell remains a two-year-old mystery to us, 30 Rock entered the fray with a hypothesis. On last night's episode, Liz Lemon, who smells waffles from her Upper West Side apartment, calls Tracy Jordan to remind him to practice his Re-Run dance for the What's Happening! sketch. Source (Gothamist)
- 10 Black Friday Secrets Retailers Don't Want You to Know. Source (Internet News)
- Barney's Mail Sack. Source (CBS)
Finally, here is the 4 Minute preview for the upcoming Heroes episode "Cautionary Tales", airing November 19.
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Casting Complete
Apparently, the casting is now complete for the newest installation of Rowling's saga, Harry Potter The Half-Blood Prince. Newsround is reporting that the two young-Voldemort parts have been filled by Hero Fiennes Tiffin (age 9) will play the 11 year old Voldemort, and Frank Dillane (age 16) will be playing the teenage Riddle.
Sources also tell that the role of Lavender Brown has been cast by the British actress Jessie Cave. Though the 20-year old is 2 years older than the age for the role, the casting director found Ms. Cave adequate for the role of Ron's girlfriend in the upcoming movie. Lucky for Rupert, this means he'll have plenty of screen time locking lips. Other new cast members are Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy and Jim Broadbent as Professor Horace Slughorn.
The following actors/actress have been confirmed for returning for their roles in the next installment as well:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due for release on November 2008.
The following actors/actress have been confirmed for returning for their roles in the next installment as well:
- Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange)
- David Bradley (Argus Filch)
- Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)
- Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick)
- Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy)
- Michael Gambon (Professor Dumbledore)
- Alan Rickman (Professor Snape)
- Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall)
- Natalia Tena (Nymphadora Tonks)
- Julie Walters (Molly Weasley)
- David Thewlis (Remus Lupin)
- Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood)
- Matthew Lewis (Nevile Longbottom)
- Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is due for release on November 2008.
Hayden Panettiere @ Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 11/15
Here's a pic of the delectable Hayden in a black-and-white striped dress at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on 11/15. It looks like she's fallen into the same trap Lindsey and so many others have fallen into, the mixture of wearing a short skirt and coming out of a SUV. This pic is SFW, and very wonderful for viewing. Life is so much more bearable with the internet to provide me pictures of her throughout the week.
Late Night/Early Morning Links
Hello again, we have a late night/early morning edition of daily links. I found these articles that I think you might be interested in checking out. If you don't, then you know what, mind your own damn business.
Let the games begin:
- Two Sneak Peek Video Clips of Harry Potter 6, The Half-Blood Prince. Which is now filming. Source (FilmWad)
- The Complete Time Travel Chronology (of Back To The Future.....so far) Source (bttf.com)
- Increasingly powerful voices in the U.S. are urging war against Iran to stop the country acquiring nuclear weapons. This week, in his Mansion House foreign policy speech, Gordon Brown declared the U.S. to be Britain's greatest ally and stressed that Iran's nuclear programme was a matter of concern. But how could the West actually destroy Iran's nuclear capability? Here, one of our leading academics on war and terrorism warns that some in the Bush camp are considering a very dangerous option... Source (Daily Mail)
- The Arrested Development comeback rumor started with a site called Blues News, which quoted Jason Bateman as saying he believes an Arrested reunion will happen (via movie or cable) and that: "The boss Mitch Hurwitz, I believe, is eager to do it; he's got a master plan, he's probably got timing worked out." Source (E! Online)
- If you weren't sure why 30 Rock won a Best Comedy Emmy, you should have been after watching last night's hilarious episode that left me laughing so hard my dog barked at me about piping down. Source (Palm Beach Post)
Friday, November 16, 2007
Alternate endings to this season - Writers Strike Strikes Back
I have to say, I am immensely disappointed that the WGA is striking right now. It's not that I do not support their cause, I work for a business which exploits its creativity as much as it can while compensating them as little as possible. I completely agree with writers wanting a piece of that 500 million dollar pie (see this video I posted earlier regarding the faux daily show recorded by writers at the picket lines). However what's really upsetting me is the disruptions in my weekly television viewing.
Yeah, call me selfish, I consider myself to be so.
But you know what, having to fish through all of the crap on the air right now, the few shows that I actually enjoy are the only solace I have to get me through the week some days when I'm rotting away at work. Mondays, the worst day of them all, the only way to get through a work-day sane is thinking about what awesome story twists Heroes is going to pack, or what hilarious catch-phrase Barney, played by Neil Patrick Harris, is going to surgically deliver to make me nearly piss my pants laughing. Or Thursdays eagerly awaiting the final episodes of Scrubs after 6 years of story build up and character development.
It's no fair to us. Yes, the writers should make their respective money for their talent. But come on!
So, in lieu of this strike that doesn't seem to have an ending in sight. I've decided to write up how I think things should end in the television universe on my favorite shows. These are in no way endorsed by the respective television shows, only by the limits of my twisted and corny imagination. So without further adieu...
HEROES
- Micah and Monica start a duo crime-fighting team. They dress up in costumes, Monica like batgirl and Micah as the ridiculously ambiguous 11-year-old technopath. Together they paint the town red, white, and blue... in matching sequence fighting off criminals like the Hamburgler and amateur internet hackers. After cleaning up New Orleans, they decide to start their own nudie website with Monica as the star, in the footsteps of Nikki. Micah rigs every computer connected to the internet to hit his website and together they become the richest moguls in the porn industry, far surpassing Linderman's wealth.
- Maury never gets out of his nightmare that Matt puts him in, leaving him forever in a coma, and stuck in a 70's style apartment with nothing to do but watch 24 hour-a-day reruns of Quark.
- Mohinder and Matt finally make that lasting commitment and marry each other, Matt after being fed up with women after his wife had his ex-partner's baby. They adopt Molly Walker, who then becomes Molly Walker Parkman-Suresh, and move to the East Village where they live happily ever after.
- Nathan decides to jump back into politics. However, after abandoning his constituents after the last election, getting nearly blown-up, and becoming an alcoholic, he can't get any jobs in public office higher than the DMV. He turns back to alcoholism and dies of liver disease at a young age.
- Claire, being fed up with having to run around the country with her parents, brother and Mr. Muggles, reports them to Homeland Security and gets them deported to a secret detention camp overseas. With them out of the way she starts her life with West, but then realizes how much of a tool he is, and reports him to HLS as well. She eventually starts up her own ring of fight clubs and becomes the undisputed champion of Ultimate Fighting Championship for 60 years straight until she gets bored and retires.
- Bob, having seen the enough of the company, moves to Hollywood to become an actor and remakes Groundhogs Day, writing himself a bigger role this time around.
- After a string of attacks, Elle is considered a sociopath terrorist by the US Government. They subdue her using tranquilizers, and jettison her into space on a one-way ticket straight into the sun.
- Sylar kills Alejandro finally, then settles down in Texas with Maya and have little psychotic babies. Sylar gets a job at the local Dairy Queen, but then soon finds himself on a quest to stop Maya from being deported and becomes a lobbyist for immigrant rights in Congress.
- After Claire broke up with him, West becomes all emo, and one night while flying in the sky and crying over how sucky life is, misses the oncoming 747 and gets sucked into the engine fan like a pigeon.
- Hiro, deciding that saving the world over and over again will get old, goes back to Feudal Japan and finally gets a piece of the swordsmith's daughter. He later finds out she's pregnant, and when Hiro decides he doesn't want the child, but Yaeko does. Hiro takes the family job of swordsmithing and becomes fat, bald, and poor from the many children Yaeko pops out.
- Ando, still in the present time, misses Hiro everyday.
- Peter, realizing he has Adam's power already and doesn't need him, teleports him back to his cell. He then attempts to go back to the future to save his horse-faced Irish lass of a lover, Caitlin, where he contracts the virus and dies.
How I Met Your Mother
Ted finally meets his future wife. It only took 3 years. Some funny stuff happens in between and Barney sleeps with more women than he can count. The end.
Scrubs
Laverne suddenly rising from the grave and changing her name to Shirley makes everyone realize she's a zombie. They all burn her at the stake outside of the hospital and roast marshmallows. Kelso finally brings Enid to the hospital where she decides to get a job. Bob subsequently abandons his position as Chief-of-Medicine and disappears to some tropical island with an army of Asian masseurs to do his bidding. Turk and Carla stay married and have a few more kids, Turk still mistaking her for a Puerto Rican even 35 years into their marriage. JD and Elliot finally hook up again. Their love is then tested by the Janitor, who challenges JD to a fight to the death for Elliot's honor. JD gets a restraining order and gets him fired from Sacred Heart. The Todd hooks up with Beard Face, and has an open relationship with Mickhead. Cox, finally accepting JD into his life, becomes the father figure JD always wanted. Then promptly moves to the other side of the world with Jordan without saying another word a week later.
The Office
Michael still acts like a jackass. Pam and Jim realize they both hate each other, then begin fighting for Dwight's affection. Dwight still lives on the farm with Mose playing ping-pong and growing beets. Stanley finally gets a raise!
Bizzaro TV, you gotta love it...
Harry Potter Intervention
This is a pretty ridiculous video I found online, though it's a little old, I still felt it was post worthy on here. The brother's comments are the best, he's the only voice of reason of all participants. If only I had thought to do one of these interventions back in college, I could have saved some friends, including myself, from being trapped by Rowling's story like being under the Imperius curse... lol Alright I'll stop embarrassing myself now.
Album Review: Cake: B-Sides and Rarities
Cake: B-Side and Rarities
This album is the first release Cake has commercially released since 2005, and for all of you fans out there, it's well worth the wait. The first track, the cover of "War Pigs", is another great cover in the traditional Cake fashion, although every time I hear it, it now makes me want to play Guitar Hero, ha. The second commendable song on here which made me squeal with joy was "Mahna, Mahna." This is a cover of the song on the Muppet Show with these weird puppets, my old roommate in college used to obsess over. Regardless, it was a blast from the past to see them covering this song. Yet another cover is the old salsa track "Never, Never Going To Give You Up." While this may be a previously released track, I remember this track by Tito Nieves as a child, and the quintessential Cake sound added to it, gives it a certain flavor. While the original can't be outdone, this spin on it was well appreciated.
Some of the additional tracks on here are different takes of previously released tracks such as "It's Coming Down" and "Short Skirt, Long Jacket". Remarkably done as per usual by the band, as well as the cover of "Strangers In The Night" which was used on the Stubbs The Zombie soundtrack. The mix between their old tracks, their soft, country sounding songs to their harder, more catchy songs balances this b-sides album very well. If you don't believe me, check out the clips yourself on iTunes:
iTunes - (link)
Amazon - (link)
Tracklist
- War Pigs
- Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To town
- Mahna, Mahna
- Excuse Me, I Think I've Got A Heartache
- Conroy
- Strangers In The Night
- Multiply The Heartaches
- Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
- Thrills
- Short Skirt, Long Jacket
- It's Coming Down
- War Pigs (Live)
- Is this Love (Bonus Track)
This album is the first release Cake has commercially released since 2005, and for all of you fans out there, it's well worth the wait. The first track, the cover of "War Pigs", is another great cover in the traditional Cake fashion, although every time I hear it, it now makes me want to play Guitar Hero, ha. The second commendable song on here which made me squeal with joy was "Mahna, Mahna." This is a cover of the song on the Muppet Show with these weird puppets, my old roommate in college used to obsess over. Regardless, it was a blast from the past to see them covering this song. Yet another cover is the old salsa track "Never, Never Going To Give You Up." While this may be a previously released track, I remember this track by Tito Nieves as a child, and the quintessential Cake sound added to it, gives it a certain flavor. While the original can't be outdone, this spin on it was well appreciated.
Some of the additional tracks on here are different takes of previously released tracks such as "It's Coming Down" and "Short Skirt, Long Jacket". Remarkably done as per usual by the band, as well as the cover of "Strangers In The Night" which was used on the Stubbs The Zombie soundtrack. The mix between their old tracks, their soft, country sounding songs to their harder, more catchy songs balances this b-sides album very well. If you don't believe me, check out the clips yourself on iTunes:
iTunes - (link)
Amazon - (link)
Daily Links
- Producer Universal Media Studios on Thursday began notifying the regulars on NBC's "Bionic Woman," "The Office" and "30 Rock" that the studio is suspending them on half-pay for five weeks, citing the force majeure provisions in their Screen Actors Guild (SAG) contracts. Source (Reuters)
- The $40 Chewbacca backpack is what would happen if your MyBuddy grew a pair, took some steroids and helped you conquer the galaxy instead of your backyard. This backpack is a smaller version of your favorite Wookie, stuffable with your favorite books and lightsabers. Source (Gizmodo)
- Seth Rogan has inked to play the titular Zack in writer-director Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno" for the Weinstein Co. and Dimension Films. Elizabeth Banks will star opposite Rogen as Miri. Source (Variety)
- Who knew you could poke a hole in an onion, soak it in some Gatorade, and then power up an iPod with it? Those must be some serious electrolytes in that drink. Source (Gizmodo)
- Because of the WGA strike, there's no Daily Show, which sucks. But if you think you're suffering, think of how the writers of that wonderful program feel! In this video that the writers of our favorite mock newscast made on the picketline, they clearly explain why this strike is happening and how the studio chiefs are total hypocrites. Source (Gizmodo)
- I found this site which has an extensive list of links to related videos, interviews, web pages, and downloadable content of the band Sublime. There's concert footage, fan websites and lots more, feel free to check it out. Source (daccaucobana)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Late night pictures
Yea, this is my first post. But it's late and I have to go to work tomorrow. So lucky you, here are some pictures to oogle.
A Clockwork Green
Welcome your canine overlords
Comic strips breaking barriers
(click to view animation)
This one speaks for itself
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