It’s been just over a month since my last post, and December & November being pretty bare with only 9 total posts between them. You could rather easily say that I hit the wall somewhere around mid-November. It was around then when I began my thesis project for my graduate program; which obviously required a significant amount of effort and attention.
As much as I love Transformers, Iron Fist, and Tricia Helfer … my academic ventures were far more important at that time. After finishing that hellish semester, I then took some much needed time off from everything. My days were spent blissfully ignorant to the goings on in the Interwebnetz, plugging away at LEGO Batman & Rock Band on my PS3 and catching up with close to 2 months of comic reading (WOW did Secret Invasion underwhelm).
Among other things in the pipe here at DDOY, I’m planning on a redesign of the site as well as finally updating Wordpress. The last time I updated WP, I almost lost the database so lets hope that I’ve actually learned from my mistakes. Knowing my track record, I’m bound for a frak up.
I’m back in the zone, after a much needed respite ready to inundate you with my tedious and often ridiculous observations. Thank you all for your patience.
Yeah, I know it’s been a while (I’ll explain that later).
It dropped today that Hollywood is doing the unthinkable … remaking They Live. Easily in my Top 10 movies of all time, some may argue that by 1988, John Carpenter was running out of steam. While the production value was nowhere near some of his previous work it was still a good piece of dystopian sci-fi/horror.
They Live is memorable for numerous reason, Rowdy Roddy Piper’s most famous film work other than “Hell Comes to Frogtown”, one of the greatest lines “…I have come here to chew bubblegum, and kick ass”, and the most EPIC fight sequence ever captured … that is until Battle of the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King
Reaction is mixed, some are all for it … I have a deep and profound love for They Live, and as along as appropriate care is taken with the casting and direction it could rock the fat ass.
The commercial for Toyota’s “Saved By Zero” promotion infuriates me on a level which I have never experienced before. I thought it would have been over after seeing it all the way through the Phillies championship run; but no the madness continues.
Who ever greenlit this campaign needs to be hit in the face with a bag of hot nickels. And how the frak can you be saved by zero? Hey, I’m a fan of Toyota products … I drive a Scion but this just needs to stop.
Yesterday Entertainment Weekly got their hands on the first full on shot of the USS Enterprise as it will be seen in JJ Abrams’ 2009 reboot of the storied franchise.
The fanbase is clearly divided. And the anonymity of the Interweb certainly helps fuel the flame war. Over in the EW article they talked with Abrams who said:
“If you’re going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you’re going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?”
I appreciate his sentiments, but as I’ve stated before, the deal maker (or breaker) for me on this “reboot” would be the new look of the Enterprise. I really haven’t been able to come to a conclusion yet. I appreciate the visual queues it draws from both The Original Series as well as the Movie “refit”. What is the most drastic design change is how the saucer section connects to the rest of the fuselage. While it may appear short and stunted it does look like it is built for speed.
Paramount took a big risk when giving this franchise to Abrams. The reality of the situation is this … if this movie bombs there will be no more Trek for a good long time. And regardless of what the fans might say about this new look, they will be out there when the model kits come out along with the rest of them. Lets just say that I’m encourage by what I see, now I just have to wait for the trailer this weekend.
Apparently the Black Panthers went out of there way this morning to provide “security” for one polling location in West Philadelphia. One intrepid UPenn student got this story started with a camera phone. I had no idea that the Black Panthers will still active … and more importantly that those sweet berets and night sticks are standard issue at 9:00 in the morning.
Everyone can pretty much agree that the Guitar Hero: World Tour commercial featuring A-Rod, Kobe, Michael Phelps & Tony Hawk was pretty terrible and pointless. But this one featuring Heidi Klum has me thinking twice. Rather astute observers would note that there are two versions of this commercial both of which aired during MNF last night. This one is just more cleavagey and awesome. Heidi Klum is way better than Nazis.
Who knew German Victoria’s Secret models loved Bob Seger so much?
As the blog implies I’m a tried and true Trekkie. That doesn’t mean I have love (occasionally) for the Star Wars community. I do have a soft spot for anything aimed at my nerdy demographic. One such project happened to be Fanboys which has been stuck in celluloid-purgatory for quite some time now.
It tells the story of a group of friends who will stop at nothing to steal a print of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace … little do they know. I saw the trailer in front of Zack & Miri (more on that later) it looks full of awesome, with the requisite Shatner cameo and a talk backer throw down courtesy of Harry Knowles.
Surely it will be chockful of nerd-references and unliklihoods … it should be a good ride. Fanboys will finally hit theaters February 6, 2009.
If these videos do not make you want to perform Seppuku before you head to the polls tomorrow, I don’t know what will. Nothing is more frustrating about the democratic process is that absolute fucking idiots are afforded the opportunity to participate in deciding who are next leaders will be.
I had no idea that Obama was going to pay for mortgages and gas. Where was that in his economic plan? I must have missed that the first time around. And no I’m just not picking on Obama supporters. McCain people can be just as bad … like this crazy old lady.
This kind of stuff makes me yearn for a legitimate third party option. None of this Ralph Nader or Cynthia McKinney bull shit, but an honest to god “party” that exists outside the traditional political machinations of Washington DC. Shit, I even voted for Ron Paul in the Pennsylvania primary … because honestly I’m not impressed either way. As of 10:00pm on Election Day Eve … I’m still undecided
