Archive for March, 2009


Putting The Transforming Cart Before The Transforming Horse

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March 16, 2009

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You can’t say Paramount doesn’t take advantage of a good situation.

With 3+ months to go until Transformers 2: We Swear It’s Good This TimeRevenge of the Fallen hits theaters, they’ve ALREADY ANNOUNCED that Transformers 3 will hit theaters on July 1st, 2011.

While this may seem like an early bet, July 2011′s Summer movie slate is already getting quite filled, with Harry Potter & The Deathly Hollows: Part II and The First Avenger: Captain America already set to hit the silver screen that month.

Is this too early for Paramount to scope out a 3rd Autobot flick? Or are they right in presuming a trilogy is a GREAT idea?  We’ll find out on June 24th.

Original Post: Transformers 3 on July 1st 2011 | /Film.

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Sci Fi Channel To Be Rebranded as Syfy

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March 16, 2009

I swear, I’m a step away from writing a bad Seinfeld routine, as all I can ask myself is “Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?”

After 17 Years of being titled The Sci Fi Channel, the science fiction network which has been home to a diverse selection of programming (from early showings of anime and the comic book show The Anti-Gravity Room, to the popular remake of Battlestar Galactica, and even WWE programming such as ECW) will be rebranding on July 7th to the newly titled…Syfy.

Sayeth the “ad wizards”, the term “sci fi” is too limiting to the breadth of programming available on the network, so apparently going phonetic will clarify that they have more to offer.

More importantly, however, is that “Sci Fi” isn’t copyrightable, so expect a lot of silly Syfy branded things moving forward.

In related news, I am now to be known as Mahtee Dae.

Original Post: Advertising – Sci Fi Channel Has a New Name – Now, It’s Syfy – NYTimes.com.

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Cramer vs. Stewart: The Unedited Interview

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March 13, 2009

Based on the large number of hits that came in when I posted the original Daily Show vs. CNBC clip, there were quite a few of you that wanted to see what happened.

In turn, I give you the followup, as Jon Stewart takes Jim Cramer to task, in 3 bits of tasty video.

I’d offer my own take here, but when there are so many better analyses of the video, I figure it best to just let the experts handle it.  Either way, it’s worth a watch.

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Funny Or Die Presents: Watchmen Tour with Malin Ackerman

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March 12, 2009

Man, Funny or Die keeps knocking it out of the park!

Let’s be honest, after Watchmen came out this past weekend, a dozen and one new nerd fetishes were born, most surrounding Malin Ackerman as Silk Spectre II.

Now, if you were say, her roommate, and you were low on rent, what would you do to generate some quick cash?  How about a special Watchmen Tour for those hot and bothered nerds?

How can that go wrong?  Find out in the video above.

Original Post: Watchmen Tour with Malin Ackerman from Malin Ackerman and Nicol Paone.

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Marvel Movie Madness: Spider-Man 4 Announced, Other Movies Move

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March 12, 2009

Fresh off the press release pile from Marvel, comes the announcement of the fourth adventure of everyone’s favorite webcrawler, plus a shift of release dates for other films, insuring Marvel movies into 2012!

Here’s how Marvel Studio’s new release schedule looks moving forward…

Iron Man 2 retains it’s release date of May 7, 2010.
Spider-Man 4 sneaks into the summer of 2011, with a release date of May 6, 2011.
The thundergod of Thor moves from a projected release date of July 16, 2010 into June 17, 2011. (Makes sense, given that Thor isn’t even cast yet).
The First Avenger: Captain America shifts slightly from May 6, 2011 (Spidey 4′s date) onto July 22, 2011.
And finally, The Avengers has been bumped from July 15, 2011 to May 4, 2012.

It’s worth noting that apparently both Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury) and Scarlett Johannson (as Black Widow) are signed through The Avengers.

Thanks, Marvel Studios! You’ve just confirmed I’ll be nerding out on here through 2012.

Original Post: Newsarama.com : Marvel Announces Spider-Man 4 Date, Revises Film Schedule.

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And the Black Widow is…SCARLETT JOHANNSON!

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March 11, 2009

Color this surprising.  After Emily Blunt left the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2 to co-star in the remake of Guiilver’s Travels, I wasn’t 100% sure who would take the tight vinyl pants.

Guess who? It’s Scarlett Johannson taking the reigns and starring in not just Iron Man 2, but MULTIPLE films, including The Avengers, if this report is to be believed.

Now, I like ScarJo as eye candy, but I have to admit, shy of Lost in Translation and The Prestige, she hasn’t done much for me as an actress. Hopefully she can wash out the bad taste of The Spirit from our mouths, and make nerds worldwide lust over her as she becomes Black Widow.

Original Post: Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » ANOTHER ‘IRON MAN 2′ EXCLUSIVE: Scarlett Johannson To Replace Emily Blunt.

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It’s Daft Punk At Your Fingertips!

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March 11, 2009

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You ever feel like your day could use some working it?  Maybe some making it?

Or perhaps even some doing it, which makes us stronger?

Now is the time, thanks to iDaft beta, the Daft Punk console courtesy of Najle.com.

It’s a keyboard based flash-app which gives you a whole slue of Daft Punk samples right at your fingers!

I forsee irritating people with this.

Original Post:  DAFT PUNk’S CONSOLE by NAJLE.com.

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Designer T-Shirts Have Jumped The Shark: BURGER KING STUDIO

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March 11, 2009

It seems the “artistic t-shirt” craze brought to you by companies like Threadless and Design By Humans now has competition.

The competition? The King.  The food type. Not the Elvis type.

Chalking itself up on the list of “Shit I Never Thought I’d See” is the Burger King Studio, which allows users to purchase designer t-shirts with BK related graphics  starting at $16, or design their own for the low price of $24.

I can’t say I’m all that surprised that someone is attempting to take the Threadless/DBH idea and make it even more mainstream…but Burger King, really? They’ve even opened a boutique shop on Universal City Walk in Orlando.

Sure, the shirts look interesting…but I’d be very interested to see what crossover there is between the fancy tee shirt and burger eating crowds.  Do they know that this is sort of the corporate equivalent of your Dad trying to say he loves the same music as you?

Original Post: Burger King Studio / Home.

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