Mmm. Fried Gold.

Author: Marty Day
Filed under: tv
Date: May 7,2008

For a few years now, I’ve been telling anyone who would listen, that if you loved Hot Fuzz and Shawn of the Dead, you REALLY owe it to yourself to watch Spaced.

Aired on the BBC in 1999 and 2001, running for 2 seven episode seasons, Spaced was the TV show that put Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright on the map, and holds up as one of the finest bits of television programming I’ve had the pleasure of watching. Unfortunately, due to the fact that legal issues held the show up from being released in the US, the only way people could see it was via region 2 DVD, or illegal downloads.

This changes now.

Finally, Spaced hits DVD here in the US on July 22nd. And don’t worry, it’s not some quick cash grab release. Oh no, there’s a SHIT TON of extras. Check it out…

New exclusive commentary with director Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes (nee Stevenson) and guests Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Bill Hader, Matt Stone, Patton Oswalt and Diablo Cody.

Exclusive Spaced On Stage reunion Q&A recorded at the National Film Theatre, London in October 2007.

“Skip to the End” - Exclusive feature length documentary

“Spaced Jam” by Osymyso

Outtakes

Trailers

Deleted scenes

Raw footage

Photo gallery

Homage-O-Meter - An onscreen feature that tracks each pop-culture reference

Newly updated cast and crew biographies

Now you have no excuse. July 22nd. Be there. Hell, I own the British DVD, and I’ll be there.

For the full press release, including a ton of testimonials from some of the more well known fans of the series, click here.

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Wolverine & The Fast Improving Animated Series

Author: Marty Day
Filed under: comics, tv
Date: May 6,2008

So when on Earth did Marvel Animation get good again?

Last I checked, the Fantastic Four toon was ass, and the direct to DVD features weren’t good…and then this Wolverine & The X-Men toon looked bad too.

But then The Spectacular Spider-Man hit….and shy of it’s theme song….it’s REALLY good.

And now a new trailer hit for Wolverine & The X-Men that looks….honestly, kinda great. Sure, I don’t like Wolverine being the focus, but the animation and scope looks unrivaled.

Wolverine & The X-Men hits Nickelodeon in Spring 2009.

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Mecha Shiva! Mecha Shiva! Mecha Shiva!

Author: Marty Day
Filed under: tv
Date: Apr 24,2008

Want a taste of Venture Bros Season 3?

I knew you did.

Thanks to the fine people at QuickStopEntertainment.com and AstroBaseGo!, here’s a hint of what’s to come in the best Johnny Quest/60’s Comic referencing toon on TV today.

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BPET: Black Panther Entertainment Television

Author: Marty Day
Filed under: comics, tv
Date: Apr 18,2008

In a “Whoda Thunk It?” announcement, BET announced Thursday that they will be launching a prime time animated series starring Marvel’s Black Panther, due to hit screens early in 2009.

Originally, I figured this was someone’s idea of a gag, but Variety has announced it so. The interesting part that I didn’t know, was that the current run of Black Panther is being written by Reginald Hudlin, the current president of entertainment for BET.

While not one of the iconic heroes for Marvel, it’s never the less exciting to see a 2nd string character being given a shot to breakout. Here’s hoping it’s worth watching. I suppose it’s in bad taste that the last memory I have of Black Panther is as zombie food in Marvel Zombies. Whoops. Isn’t he married to Storm now?

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Meet The Joes!

Author: Marty Day
Filed under: across the net, movies, tv
Date: Apr 18,2008

~~Well, I’d post one of the images as a tease if I could, but the site has right click disabled, and I can’t seem to find the URL’s to any of the images in the source…~~
Thanks to a user at the NeoGAF forums for pulling the images out.

In any case, Celeb Blog WWTDD.com (that’s What Would Tyler Durden Do for those of you keeping track at home) has EXCLUSIVE images of the entire cast of 2009’s 80’s cartoon remake extravaganza GI Joe.

In addition to extra photos of Rachel Nichols as Scarlett and Ray Park as Snake Eyes, they also have our first looks at….

Channing Tatum as Duke
Karolina Korkova as Cover Girl
Marlon Wayans as Ripcord
Byung-hun Lee as Storm Shadow
Sienna Miller as The Baroness
Dennis Quaid as Hawk

What are you waiting for?! Check them out HERE.

What do I think? I think the all-black stealth gear is a bit too much like Brian Singer’s X-Men, but understandable. I kind of like the look for Storm Shadow, but wish he had a mask (I’d imagine that the actor wanted more face time…see every superhero movie ever), and god damnit, what does a guy have to do to get Sienna Miller in EYEGLASSES?!

EDIT, 6:46pm - It’s been brought to my attention by a certain Ms. Greco that the images have been pulled. But do you think this stops the internet? Besides, I think I kinda want a c&d request from Paramount. Means I’m big time.

While this is just a small taste of the images that were presented, these present the most revealing looks at the newest characters (I figure we have Snake Eyes and Scarlett covered…)