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Kaiju Meets Poetry In An Awesome Sandwich

Godzilla Haiku.

It is very awesome, yes.

Visit it now, please?

See what I did there?

Source:  Godzilla Haiku.

Yes Virginia, There Was Almost a US Version of SPACED

Back in the early 2000’s, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright made their name in the US with their classic flick Shaun of the Dead.  In fact, they made such an impact, it’s somewhat hard to remember a time before they were popular over here too.

But before they were, they, and the lovely Jessica Hynes created a brilliant TV show called Spaced.  I’ve gone on record for my love of the show before, but a rather dark piece of Spaced history found it’s way onto the internet today.

In the post Shaun period, it seems Fox attempted to put together a US remake of Spaced, and because of the nature of their TV contract, there was nothing Pegg, Frost or Hynes could do about it.

Luckily, the internet bitched loud enough and early enough that the remake was canned before the pilot went to order. And it seemed that was that.

Until today, wherein Pegg himself tweeted a link to a YouTube clip of the US remake.  It’s amazing how the clip not only seems to grab the proper aesthetic of the show, but holds zero of the heart or intrigue.  I guess, considering it was produced by McG, we shouldn’t be that surprised.

Source: Watch This: A Peek at the Doomed ‘Spaced’ Remake – Cinematical.

Watch As Two CG Samurai Kick Each Others Asses!

Samurai from Phil Shoebottom on Vimeo.

Just stumbled upon this super sweet video – seems an FX team in the UK worked on this in their spare time over a few months.

Hard to believe work of this quality is being churned out by 5 people for free these days.  Really stunning stuff.

Click play and enjoy, it’s just a minute out of your day!

So How Will Disney Affect Marvel?

Since it’s announcement at the end of last year, the Marvel/Disney merger has been the talk of the internerd, my website included.

But finally, some amazing artists have stepped up to the plate and shown us how the merger may affect some long time favorites, in a stunning photoshop contest from Worth1000.com.

The concept? Hybrid versions of Marvel & Disney characters.

I’ve chosen one of my favorites to feature above, but really, it’s only the tip of the iceberg – I highly recommend you check out the full list of entries!

Source: Marvel/Disney Hybrids – Worth1000 Contests.

The Muppets Return With Beaker Vs. YouTube!

I’m not going to like, I am loving the YouTube based resurgence of The Muppets.

And apparently, the creators of these new shorts love the internet too.

Without giving anything away, this video explores how well they know the new world of YouTube, and has a great song.

I give you – “Beaker’s Ballad”.

Source:  YouTube – The Muppets: Beaker’s Ballad.

Celebrating Geeky Love? Use THESE Valentines!

Hey folks – Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, and I know that if you’re reading this, you’re of the nerdy type.  And you’re probably dating someone nerdy too, as we date within our own.

So the fine folks at io9.com have whipped up a bunch of Valentine’s perfect for the nerdy love in your life.  Head over there, check them out, and print a few out for your dude or lady!

Source:  To Get No Valentines . . . Would Be A Disaster!!! – valentine cards – io9.

Awesome Fake Atari Game Covers Make You Wonder What Could’ve Been

The first video game system I owned as a kid was an Atari 2600, with about 13 games, which my parents bought at a flea market.

So when I came upon this blog from Penney Design, who have designed a series of fake 2600 game boxes for modern licensed properties, I totally nerded out.

The above Lost cover is but one of the many great designs on the blog.  They’ve created boxes for other properties such as Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Avatar and Cloverfield, amongst others.

Go check them out, they are SUPER well done!

Source: Penney Design.

The Spider-Man Reboot – If It Were Done By Wes Anderson

So, we already know that (500) Days of Summer’s Marc Webb will be helming the 2012 reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, but what if Sony went in another direction – say – indie favorite director Wes Anderson?

That’s the idea behind this latest YouTube hit, and I’m a little ashamed to say, I’d like to see it in a full, feature length format.

Alas, what could’ve been.

Source: VOTD: Wes Anderson’s Spider-Man | /Film.

What’s Japanese For “Blatant Copyright Infringement”?

Straight from the sexy decade known as the swingin’ 70’s comes this Japanese Television commerical for canned tuna (called “Sea Chicken” from Hagomoro Foods.

In no way, shape or form are they stealing characters and concepts from Star Wars to help sell their tuna.

Oh no. It’s 100% original concepts for this sci-fi themed tuna ad.

Source:  Video: ‘Star Wars’-Themed Sea Chicken Commercial from Japan (1978) | Serious Eats.

An Absolutely Fantastic Q&A With PATTON OSWALT

I don’t often like to use this as just a link blog, but today I found a Q&A with writer/comedian/my personal hero Patton Oswalt which simply knocked me on my ass.

He’s long been someone who’s thoughts on comedy have intrigued and influenced my own, and I think this interview with GQ Magazine is a prime example of how eloquent and forward thinking Oswalt is.

So, by all means, click through to read about his opinions on the future of the comedic art form, how internet has changed the future of comedy, and even his thoughts on the NBC Thursday Night line up (echoing my thoughts on the series on right now).

And if that wasn’t enough, there’s a really cool poster of his featured (seen above), which I’d love to own a copy of!

Click through, take 20 minutes, and really enjoy. It’s a heck of a read.

Source:  A Brief Conversation With Someone Smarter Than Us: The Q: GQ.

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