+ In all seriousness, I dreamed of a toy like this when I was a child, but now that it actually exists, I'm more than a little freaked out by it. The upcoming "Star Wars Force Trainer" toy straps on to your head (or, okay, some child's head) and uses your brain waves to help you move a ball in a tube a la The Force. Did I mention it uses YOUR BRAIN? Here's a demonstration:
P.S. Did you like the way the New York Post spelled "Brake Through Toy" at the beginning? Not proud would Yoda be.
+ British actor Bill Nighy, who I still think should have been cast as Eleven in "Doctor Who," has gotten a huge consolation prize with a role in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows." He'll be playing Rufus Scrimgeour.
+ Rotten Tomatoes has counted down its Top 50 Best Movie Robots. Fingers crossed the metal dude from "Short Circuit" gets that well-deserved top spot.
+ Want a preview of the latest "Buffy" season 8 comic? It's here. Called "Always Darkest," it's penned by Joss Whedon and Jo Chen.
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Odds and Ends: "30 Rock," "Muppets," "24" casting and Bret Michaels' broken honker
+ It's the blog post that's sweeping the nation! Or at least the part of the nation that likes Tina Fey AND Gonzo. This blogger makes the case: "30 Rock" is a rip-off of the Muppets. Thanks, Nightfall, for the tip!
+ Wow, talk about thorough: this guy is reviewing the new "Star Trek" movie minute by minute. I love that movie A LOT but I don't think even I would have have the patience for that. Thanks, Crone51 for finding this!
+ Every time I think I can break up with "24" and never watch Kiefer Sutherland glower again, they pull me back in. This time, the catnip is in the form of "Battlestar Galactica's" Katee Sackhoff, who will join the cast as a new series regular, playing "a respected and down to Earth data analyst" for the new CTU.
+ Speaking of BSG, if you're in the vicinity of the 92nd Street Y in New York on June 12, be sure to stop in for a discussion of the scientific and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, featuring robotics experts and BSG cast members Michael Hogan and Mary McDonnell.
+ And finally, as you may have heard, Bret Michaels broke his nose during Sunday's Tony Awards. A piece of set fell on him and apparently his syphillis did not have the strength to protect him that evening...so now he's bitching that the Tony Award people should have been nicer to him about the whole thing and sent him candies and plastic-wrapped hugs and Neil Patrick Harris totally should not have made a joke about the incident even though, yeah, it was pretty funny and Neil knows comedy gold when he sees it. Sorry, Bret!
+ Wow, talk about thorough: this guy is reviewing the new "Star Trek" movie minute by minute. I love that movie A LOT but I don't think even I would have have the patience for that. Thanks, Crone51 for finding this!
+ Every time I think I can break up with "24" and never watch Kiefer Sutherland glower again, they pull me back in. This time, the catnip is in the form of "Battlestar Galactica's" Katee Sackhoff, who will join the cast as a new series regular, playing "a respected and down to Earth data analyst" for the new CTU.
+ Speaking of BSG, if you're in the vicinity of the 92nd Street Y in New York on June 12, be sure to stop in for a discussion of the scientific and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, featuring robotics experts and BSG cast members Michael Hogan and Mary McDonnell.
+ And finally, as you may have heard, Bret Michaels broke his nose during Sunday's Tony Awards. A piece of set fell on him and apparently his syphillis did not have the strength to protect him that evening...so now he's bitching that the Tony Award people should have been nicer to him about the whole thing and sent him candies and plastic-wrapped hugs and Neil Patrick Harris totally should not have made a joke about the incident even though, yeah, it was pretty funny and Neil knows comedy gold when he sees it. Sorry, Bret!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Odds and Ends: TV renewals galore, the Martha Stewart of Star Trek interiors, 19th-century robots and Tracy Jordan
+ The verdicts came in on a whole bunch of nerd-favorite TV shows this week and, well, there's good news and there's bad news. But mostly, good news! Going against fate and all things holy, "Dollhouse" actually got renewed for a full second season. Of course, it'll still be trapped on Friday nights but goodness, who among us really thought FOX would renew a Whedon show in our lifetimes? Now I know how people felt when we went to the Moon for the first time. In other good news, "Castle" got renewed as well, prompting Nathan Fillion to tweet, "I can't remember the last time I had a second season of ANYTHING. I don't know if I remember what to do. Step one: go to Canada. Relax." Step Two? "See Star Trek a second time." In other news, "Bones" got renewed for two seasons and "The Big Bang Theory" will return next year as well -- not a shock there! And now for the bad news, "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" got canceled. I didn't really watch the show, but the absence of robots from the TV screen is a loss any way you look at it.
+ This man in Leicestershire, England has turned his flat into a dead-on replica of the "Star Trek: Next Generation" Enterprise. The newscaster sounds shocked that it cost him four thousand pounds -- given the detail, I'm astonished it cost that little.
+ io9 has an interesting item about William Douglas O'Connor, friend of Walt Whitman and apparently the author of the first "robot revolution" story. Called "The Brazen Android," it revolves around the creation of an omniscient brass head. The story, which was started in 1857, is available in its entirety as an audio book here.
+ And finally, to brighten your day, a list of everything Tracey Jordan has said this season on "30 Rock." My personal favorite? “I watched Boston Legal 9 times before I realized it wasn’t a new Star Trek.” Hee.
+ This man in Leicestershire, England has turned his flat into a dead-on replica of the "Star Trek: Next Generation" Enterprise. The newscaster sounds shocked that it cost him four thousand pounds -- given the detail, I'm astonished it cost that little.
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+ io9 has an interesting item about William Douglas O'Connor, friend of Walt Whitman and apparently the author of the first "robot revolution" story. Called "The Brazen Android," it revolves around the creation of an omniscient brass head. The story, which was started in 1857, is available in its entirety as an audio book here.
+ And finally, to brighten your day, a list of everything Tracey Jordan has said this season on "30 Rock." My personal favorite? “I watched Boston Legal 9 times before I realized it wasn’t a new Star Trek.” Hee.
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