Archive for July 30th, 2009


Oh, Nickelodeon…we’ve been through some shit, you and I.

I grew up with you. And you were always a glimmering beacon of childhood hope.  Orange splat, white letters and a promise of Green Slime, you made having cable as a kid a dream.

I can’t even count the hours I spent watching you. Between Nicktoons, Guts, Double Dare, Salute Your Shorts and dozens of other shows that I could fill books with useless knowledge of, you defined growing up for me.

Then I got older, and not only did it look like your audience left you, onto pastures called “Cartoon Network” and “The Disney Channel”, but you lost sight of what made you so great.  Where once you had cartoons, you now have weird “tween” sitcoms.  What was the last good cartoon you had, Nick? (that you didn’t bury, not named Spongebob)

Now I see your new logo…

I guess you’re not the same channel I knew.

Farewell Nickelodeon. Hello…whatever you are now.

Original Post: Nickelodeon unveils new logo – Entertainment News, TV News, Media – Variety.

Early in this month of July, we got the first look at Wes Anderson’s new film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

I mentioned then that the look of the film was kind of creepy, and yet also felt like a throwback to family films of the 1970′s.

Now, courtesy of Yahoo!, we have the first trailer.  The animation continues to unnerve me, and I can’t say if I’ll be able to sit through this.

Your thoughts?

Original Post:  Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Trailer | /Film.

No sooner than Tron Legacy and Iron Man 2 were crowed the belles of the ball at San Diego Comic Con this year, than did the viral marketing begin.

In the case of Tron, it was the super cryptic Flynn Lives! website, which is where that amazing teaser trailer leaked from last week.

For Iron Man 2 (and what inspired this post), the game begins today, with the official launch of the Stark Industries website.

You get a rather interesting welcome note from Tony Stark (shown above),  plus a link to apply to work at Stark Industries.  I’m guessing that application is what leads to the next part of the game, but good luck not googling for the answers to such questions as:

Just as I did with The Dark Knight viral last year, should anything interesting pop up, you’ll be the first to know. In the meantime, it’s time to see how deep the rabbit hole goes…

Original Post: Stark Industries.

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