The Next Generation Crew Is Together Again

 

I'm admittedly not the biggest fan of Family Guy.  While I'll admit that they do some hilarious things sometimes, for the most part the show tends to use the same formulaic joke over and over where someone will say something along the lines of "Hey (insert character name), that reminds me of the time you (insert activity) with (insert celebrity or pop culture figure)." Followed by a cut/flashback to whatever it was that they were referring to.

 

Here's some examples I'm making up off the top of my head:

 

• "Hey Peter, that reminds me of the time you went deep sea fishing with Gary Coleman." 

 

• "Hey Lois, this reminds me of that time I played twister with the Spice Girls."

 

• "Hey Stewie, this reminds me of that time we played basketball with Tattoo from Fantasy Island."

 

Get my point yet?  The show tends to be very repetitive and unoriginal, and I'd generally just rather watch South Park.

 

However, I must say that I am actually very excited about this weekend's episode of Family Guy.  This week's episode sees something truly historic happening.  For the first time since the show went off the air, the entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation are reuniting and will appear together (in animated form) for Family Guy.  And I mean everyone.  Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, Denise Crosby, and even everyone's favorite geek Wil Wheaton have all taken part in this and have recorded dialogue for the show.

 

Being the absolutely huge Star Trek Geek that I am, this has me super excited.  In fact, I'd even go so far as to say I'm almost giddy.  The above video is a preview of this week's episode, and if its any indication, then the rest of this show is going to be pure comic gold.

 

I'll hand it to the Family Guy staff, they did good with this.

Heroes Only Wishes It Was This Good

 

As I've mentioned before, I am officially boycotting the show Heroes from now on due to its overall crappiness mixed with its tendency to insult its fans.  This has left me though with a need for good superhero stories that needs filling.  It was during my search for such entertainment that I found this awesome little short film.

 

It's a Dutch made film called Nemesis, and its about a million times cooler than Heroes could ever hope to be.

 

Since the film is Dutch made, it is subtitled.  I know that's a problem with some people, but please don't let that deter you from this.  It's a great film that all comic book fans should see.  The story centers around a character who has spent his whole life wishing for superpowers.  One day, he decides to post up an ad seeking a nemesis that he can have a feud with.  A man calls him back and offers his services, and from there the story goes on.

 

What I love about this film is how genuine it is.  You can honestly feel that this was made by fans of comics.  And in only 8 minutes this little film produced characters that are more likeable, a story more imaginative, situations that are more relatable to the viewer, and a viewing experience that is generally more enjoyable than anything Heroes has produced in three whole seasons of television.

 

And when it was over, I didn't feel like I had just wasted my time, which has been a nagging feeling I've had after every episode of Heroes I've watched since the start of season two (and even sometimes in season one).

 

Maybe NBC should hire the writers of this and let them write the next season of Heroes.  Afterall, there's no way they could do a worse job than the people who are currently writing that show.

The Most Pimping-est Thing You'll See Today

 

This has got to be the coolest damn thing I'll see all day today.  I may as well just go back to bed at this point.  The rest of this day is all downhill from here.

 

This absolutely insanely cool painting of the galaxy's smoothest ladies man was created by an artist by the name of Alex Leighton.  It's part of a series of small sized paintings about different pop culture characters that the artist is selling online.  This paintings are currently selling for $45 each and there are a bunch of amazing pieces to see. 

 

You can see all of the pictures here.

 

Aside from slew of great Star Wars paintings (including such characterss as Grand Moff Tarkin and Admiral "It's a Trap" Ackbar), Mr. Leighton also paints other such great geek properties as TMNT, He-Man, Transformers, and even some old-school WWF Wrestlers.

 

The paintings are all so brightly colored and cartoony and cute that I can't help but want to own them all.  I wish I had a ton of spare cash lying around that I could just plop down to claim these beautiful little gems of geekyness.  At the very least, to own the full set of four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles paintings would be awesome.  But alas, that requires spending $180...and while I may be rich with love in my life, I am definitely not rich with cash.

 

Of course, we here at  Geek-tastic are always willing to accept donations towards the "Get Patrick Some Kickass Schwag" fund.

 

(Via GeekDad)

Geek Item Of The Week - 03/25/09

 

Fertility Idol Piggy Bank

 

If you don't instantly recognize where this fertility idol comes from, I am officially docking you geek points. Now go and re-watch Raiders of the Lost Ark and don't come back here until you've done so.

 

For those of you who do recognize where this comes from, you're probably just as excited as I am.  How awesome is this?  The tiny idol Indiana Jones went through so much hell for at the beginning of his first film is now yours to own for only $19.99.  Plus, it's a piggy bank, so you can fill it with actual money and thus turn it into an actual treasure.

 

Now go forth and build a giant booby trapped lair to house it in and laugh as one adventurer after another falls victim to your temple of doom.

My Worst Fears Realized

 

Oh dear God No!

 

I really wish I could say to you right now that this is a joke.  If this were only a funny photoshop job someone had put together to scare us all.  That would make it alright.  Unfortunately, that is not the case.  As horribly mind bogglingly awful it is to tell you this, I must be honest.

 

This is what Cobra Commander looks like in the new live-action GI Joe movie.

 

It even pains me just looking at it.  Good god how could the filmmakers do this?  It's so completely wrong on so many levels.  Is it any wonder now why we haven't seen Cobra Commander in any of the ads or trailers or posters for the movie?  I'm pretty sure someone, somewhere at the movie studio that has produced this crime against nature has realized what they've done and have been trying to hide this atrocity from the fans.

 

It's a sad, sad day indeed when cosplayers that go to comic conventions make better costumes than a big budget hollywood costume shop can come up with.  In case I need to remind you, this is what a live action Cobra Commander should look like.

 



 

Really, how hard is that to do.  This guy made his costume at home, with time and effort and love.  It looks like the GI Joe movie made theirs out of stupidity, hatred and a desire to spit on the fans of the franchise.

 

Every single person who worked on this film...everyone from the director and the studio executives all the way down to the craft services people and the coffee getters...should be ashamed of themselves for the horror they have wrought upon this world. 

 

Shamed!  Shamed I say!!! 

 

You'll have to excuse me for a bit.  I just died a little inside.  I'm going to go drown my sorrows in a bottle or two of Jameson.  Maybe that will help to drown out the sound of my soul screaming.

 

(Via ToplessRobot)

Want To Know What Makes Me Excited?

 

 

This trailer right here.

 

I'm often skeptical of movies before seeing them or suppress excitement at the trailer of a summer blockbuster, too many times I have been burned. Every once and a great while though, the recipe for a film sounds too perfect to be true. The concept for a film makes it's way to the hands of a director you know is unflinching in his storytelling and can really make magic. A lot of people felt that Zack Snyder was that man for Watchmen, but I don't like Snyder, so to me it was like parmesian cheese on pancakes, I guess if that's what you like, more power to you.

 

Spike Jonze and "Where the Wild Things Are" .  Wow, I'm so excited.

War.......It's Fantastic!!!

 

The above video is one of the new TV commercials for the upcoming Wolverine film.  It's notable for the cool bit of history that is shown in it as we see both Wolverine and Sabretooth fighting in multiple wars during their long lives.  These wars are the Civil War, WWI, WWII and Vietnam.  If the Wolverine film is even only half as action packed as this commercial is, then we're going to be in for a real treat when we go see it.

 

Also, bonus points go to anyone who can tell me from which film the above headline is a quote from.  It's one of my favorite quotes, which is kind of funny considering I'm pretty much a pacifist.