The Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch Causes A Bomb Scare

 

Part of a neighborhood in London was evacuated over the weekend due to a bomb scare.  The bomb that caused the scare?  The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, as seen in the film Monty Python And The Holy Grail.

 

Water company engineers spotted the object when they lifted up a fire hydrant cover during work on a street in Shoreditch, east London.

 

The road was cordoned off and a nearby pub was evacuated amid fears that the "grenade" could explode.

 

But after nearly an hour of analysis bomb experts realised that the cause of the scare was in fact a copy of the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch" used by Eric Idle to slaughter a killer rabbit in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail.

 

What amazes me about this story are two different things.  One, it took the bomb squad almost an hour to realize that what they had was a stuffed toy replica.  Two, the fact that this took place in England, the home of Monty Python.  How could every memeber of the police who saw the "bomb" not realize it was the Holy Hand Grenade?  Do none of the cops in England watch Monthy Python?  Are they really only watched by American college kids now?

Battlestar Galactica Isn't Quite Over Yet

 

If you're a huge Battlestar fan like I am, then chances are you too are still recovering from last Friday's series finale.  A whole helluva lot went down in the last two hour episode.  Questions were answered, people died, a home was found.  But now comes the sad realization that we all have to face. 

 

There's not going to be any more BSG.

 

As cool as it was to see the show come to an end on Friday, now we fans find ourselves facing monday morning with the reality setting in that there will be no more BSG to ever see again.  No vipers, now drunken Saul Tigh moment, no Helo being a badass, no one saying the word "Frak".  It's all gone.  All of it.

 

Well, not quite yet. 

 

There's still The Plan.  Of all the questions answered during the finale, one glaring question was not answered.  All this time we've been told again and again that the Cylons had a plan when they attacked humanity, but we've never learned what that plan was.  Well coming this fall we're going to find out what it was.  There's one last little bit of BSG left, and it will be aired in the fall as a one-shot 2 hour TV movie called The Plan, and it will detail the attack on the colonies and the subsequent chasing of the fleet from the Cylon point of view.

 

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see it.  Yes, it will officially be the last bit of BSG ever, which is sad, but at this point I'll be happy just to get whatever little bit of the show that I can.

Bruce Lee Vs. Iron Man

 

Bruce Lee was basically the baddest person who ever lived.  No one, and I mean NO ONE could beat him in a fight.  However, he's never fought a superhero before.  Now we know what the fight between him and Iron Man would look like.

 

Also, be prepared for a twist ending.  Just like M. Knight Shyamalan always says..."What a twist!!!"

We Haven't Seen The Last Of Rose Tyler Yet

 

It looks like actress Billie Piper will be donning the role of Rose Tyler one last time to help out David Tennant's Doctor Who.  According to The Sun newspaper in England, all of the Doctor's former companions will be guesting starring with him one last time in what will be David Tennant's last adventure as the Doctor before Matt Smith comes in and takes over the role from him.

 

Billie, 26, will again play Rose Tyler and teams up with other sidekicks Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman).

 

The trio will join forces to take on the Doctor’s revived arch-enemy The Master, played again by John Simm.

 

The episode sees the Timelord regenerate into the new Doctor (Matt Smith).

 

“This will be the most exciting episode Doctor Who have ever done. We really wanted to get all the companions back on board as a fitting send-off to David.

 

“And of all the enemies for him to face in his final episode it makes sense for The Master to be the main one. Getting Billie to agree is a real coup, but she loved working on the show so much it didn’t take much convincing.”

 

The last time we saw Rose, of course, she was left in a parallell dimension with a half human duplicate of The Doctor.  As to whether we'll be seeing that Doctor or not remains to be seen, nor is it explained how Rose will get pulled out of the parallell dimension.  But then again, this is Doctor Who, and just about anything and everything can and frequently does happen on that show.

 

While it'll be nice to see Rose again, I really hope that her appearance here doesn't screw up things with her and her Doctor copy.  I really liked how they closed out Rose's story and don't want to see that awesome ending ruined.  I'm going to have faith though and will hope that whatever happens will only add to that solid sense of closure that her ending had left us with.

The Ghostbusters vs. Jesus Christ

 

I found this lovely little painting while wandering around over at /film and got a good laugh out of it, so I had to share with you.  Here we see Egon, Ray and Venkman as they try to capture the spirit of good ol' JC as he attempts to ascend up up heaven.  Apparently, this is an adaptation of an earlier photoshop work that was posted online a few years ago, but which I had never seen before today.  Here's that original piece.

 



 

I'm not sure which piece I like more.  While I love the colors and the vertical layout of the first painting, there's just something about the second piece that I really l0ve a lot.  Maybe it's just the idea of the ghostbusters trying to trap Jesus in plain view of a bunch of his followers that makes the whole thing that much funnier in my opinion.

 

Which one do you like more?  Or, do you just think I'm going to hell for finding these funny in the first place?

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs! Yay!

 

This is so cool.  When I was a little, little kid the book Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs was one of my absolute favorites.  I used to read it over and over when I was 5 or 6 or so.  The book was about an odd town named Chewandswallow in which the weather changed three times a day, right around breakfast lunch and dinner...and it always rained food and beverages.  However, the weather started getting out of control and the town was suddenly in danger of getting destroyed by giant pancakes and ketchup tornados.

 

Now, Sony pictures has created a CG animated film adaptation of the book, and it's even in 3D.  According to Wikipedia, the film will explain the origins of the town's odd weather patterns and will be a spoof of disaster films like Twister and Armageddon.

 

The film has a great cast too with such names as  Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, Anna Farris, Tracey Morgan and James Caan providing their voices.  The best part though is none other than Mr. T himself will also be adding his voice to the film.  As far as I can recall, this is the first time Mr. T has done voiceover work for a major motion picture.  I hadn't really thought of it before, but I'm now suddenly shocked that Mr. T hasn't been doing voice work for films for years now.  He has an incredible, instantly recognizable voice that would work well with a ton of different kinds of characters.  He should have been doing this long ago, and I'm really looking forward to getting to listen to him in this film.

 

Plus, the trailer makes the film look like it's going to be a lot of fun.  It looks really pretty, and the 3D is just going to make it that much better.  The film is set to come out on September 18th, 2009.  I can't wait.

Those Robots Really Know How To Party

 

What happens when the Shredder throws a party at the Technodrome?  Well, just about every robot ever shows up and partys down...that's what.

 

This here is a rap video about said party, and it sounds like it was pretty damned epic.  Be warned though, this is a little NSFW due to language, so be sure to not go blasting it if you're at work or if there are any little kids around.

 

All I know is, I'm never going to look at the Jetson's maid the same way ever again.  Who knew she could be so dirty?