May 2012
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IF THE ZOMBIES COME BEFORE FIRST CONTACT I WILL BE...
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Newest column is up: PRIMER. →
One of my favorite scifi movies. Yuuuuup.
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Wizard World Philly: O Captain, My Captains. →
New Philadelphia Comic Con Wizard World Convention update. STAR TREK COSPLAY. It’s a thing. DO IT, and win stuff!
(And I used a picture from The IT Crowd because THAT IS HOW I ROLL.)
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The Dark Knight Rises has been edited to 3 Hours
psychologicalgesture:
ok, this is the official runtime…no bullshit. Paul Franklin confirmed today that they finished editing the film, and it was screened for all the VFX artists. It was 3 Hours of epic filmmaking.
Get ready folks. Nolan is taking us for a wild ride.
Fucking epic.
Wizard World Philadelphia: KID'S DAY →
In which I expound on why kids need comics & vice versa.
badcgijosh:
I think Kanye West in the trailer for The Great Gatsby makes perfect sense
Kanye is basically Gatsby and he’s absolutely infatuated with Daisy Buchanan (Kanye) who is married to Tom (Kanye)
Yuuuuuuuup.
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New column: O is for Orphan →
Mostly an excuse for me to talk about twists in movies and why some work better than others.
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Wizard World Philly: The 5 Captains →
Wrote another con post. This one is about the Star Trek Captains, and has a little story about how cool Patrick Stewart is!
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Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
danharmon:
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
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Wizard World Philly Costume Contest →
Check this out: there’s a costume contest to get some cool free stuff in relation to Wizard World Philly comic con, and I wrote about it. Do it!
New column is up; it's about 9. →
Yeah, the “stitch-punk” movie. I wasn’t a fan.
(Spoilers ahead) After that finale, I am now about...
raptorific:
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This is actually pretty solid and kind of amazing.
I relate to the Wonder Years “Came Out Swinging” entirely too much.
Like, I’m actually sort of worried about it.
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Hear this: When our masters’ work is done, every living thing will have...
– Colonel Friday, The Invisibles. (by Grant Morrison.)
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The worst part of having read all the Song Of Ice & Fire books (other than the INTERMINABLE wait for the next one) is seeing people speculate and talk fondly of characters I KNOW get fucked off and killed. It is goddamn heartbreaking. They’re all going to be so upset…
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My Heart Is Deep Space & My Head Is Mathematics
I spent the last two weeks Stuck in isolation Here aboard this station Waiting for another call And every nerve is at an ending I’m so uncomprehending Of how I end up here whether asleep or awake Just call it off Call it anything you want I’m pretty sure the atmosphere will swallow me back up Say it’s all right, that I’m just adjusting But the gravity is failing me So call...
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new column is up: M is for MIRACLE →
“Do you believe in miracles? YES!”
@nicholasreed ladies and gentlemen.
me: Ugh I'm watching late night, and I dont know who's worse...Jay Leno or Dave Letterman
Nicholas: Yes. Yes is the answer.
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Avengers
They came, they saw, they assembled, THEY KICKED MY ASS.
Seriously, Joss Whedon fucking knocked it out of the goddamn park. Totally better than I ever expected it to be.
If you weren’t planning on seeing it: CHANGE PLANS. If you were: YOU MAKE GOOD CHOICES
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Perfect Strangers: The Video Game →
bistrowen:
I think the internet has found was it was created for. We have reached the apex of civilization.
Co-signed.
We’ve been hearing a lot about the war on women, which is real enough. But...
– Paul Krugman, The New York Times, “Wasting Our Minds.”
Go read the whole damned thing.
(via inothernews)
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Newest Column: The Last Starfighter →
Read, comment, enjoy.
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That Batman trailer was goddamn awesome. Excellent...
I’m still completely in the bag for Prometheus, but GODDAMN.