Hitler Hates FinalCut Pro X

GIRP

Hello NerdAlerters. It's been a while. I'm getting used to things like twitter and tumblr, where you throw something against the wall, and see if it sticks. With that in mind, here is a small flash game I found called GIRP

I think Miles is gonna kill the smoke monster. Because he's the only person who hasn't spoken to him yet. 

I think the scene where Joker shoots Bob the Goon because Batman stole his baloons is one of the funniest things ever shot on film. 

I feel like I should round this out with a third observation. But I won't. 

Y'know whats funny? HITLER!

A few years ago there was a really good German movie about Hitler's last days. It was called Downfall, and if you haven't already seen it you really need to (it also makes a great double feature with MAX). Here is a very good scene where Hitler finally realizes that there is no hope of victory. He has a little tantrum and then finally accepts the inevitable.



Oscar gold! Am I right?

Well, since Downfall came out there have been many Youtube videos that replace the subtitles on that scene for comedic effect. The first one I saw was Hitler as Hillary Clinton learning that she wouldn't defeat Obama. Funny stuff. But that was when there were maybe a half dozen of these things out, and now they exceed my ability to count. I wanted to make a posting that included every single one, but I think they are being generated faster than I can embed them. They seem to attack with overwhelming odds, just like real Nazis. Here are as many as I can handle.

Holy shit! Valve is bringing Steam to the Mac!

I'm usually no big cheerleader for corporations, but this is one time where my interests are intersecting in such a way that I can't ignore it.

Valve (makers of Half Life, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead, and Portal) are bringing their games to the Mac. This alone would be very good news. But it gets better.

They're also bringing their online store Steam (think iTunes but instead of music it's face-melting video games) which will encourage other gaming companies to start getting on the ball with their own Mac versions. They're also doing something kind of unprecedented. If you've already bought the game on PC, they're going to allow you to download it on your Mac. And to cap it off? They're going to have cross platform multiplayer, so PCs and Macs can play together.

Valve games constitute about 75% of all PC games I play. Today's news is that I might never buy another Windows machine again.

Every Day the Same Dream

Every Day the Same Dream This is a game. There are only three buttons (backwards, forwards, and interact) and there is no wrong way to play it. You wake up, drive to work, and sit down. The goal is to break the rules. Can you win?

I've tried a few times. So far catching the leaf is as far as I've gotten. And sometimes the lady in the elevator says something different. Games are getting weird, and moody. I think it's a great sign.

LOST...in space?

I am trying to get the latest podcast up before the season premiere of LOST tonight, but there are some technical issues so who knows if that's going to happen. To tide you over I thought I would share this with you.

Did you know that the WB tried to reboot Lost In Space as a TV series in 2004? And that the pilot was directed by John Woo? You know, the director of such awesome action films as Hard Boiled, Face/Off, and... Windtalkers. Not a terrible show it seems, though it never got past the pilot, which you can see here (embedding was disabled for some reason).

Thankfully, Matt LeBlanc is nowhere to be seen

LOST Art

Don't know if anyone reading this is aware, but LOST fans have been producing some really great pieces of art in anticipation of the show's final season. At first there was just the pieces at damoncarltonandapolarbear.com (all really cool), but now Gallery 1988 in California has gotten into the spirit with even more pieces! Here is my favorite, called LOST Showdowns, by Scott Campbell.

Not all the pieces are this cutesy. There is really a wide variety of styles and some of it is pretty astounding considering it is just fan art for a TV show on ABC. If you like LOST take the time to look at all of them. Really cool stuff.

Find them at http://lostundergroundartshow.blogspot.com/ and http://damoncarltonandapolarbear.com/dcpb/x/

New TRON 2 Poster

Frakking sweet!

Bring it.

Via a lot of places on the internet.

Endgame

Check out this new trailer for the final season of Lost. Its in spanish and its fucking awesome! No new footage but still cool.

This Has Been Cracking Me Up Lately

REVIEW: Star Trek: Mission's End

This was a mini series that I've had my eye on since I first heard of it, and I finally got the chance to pick up the trade paperback collection yesterday. (Yes, I wait for the trades). I am very much an Original Series fan, and this looked to be a good adventure in that vein. The last adventure, as a matter of fact. The hook is that this is the final mission of the Enterprise crew under Kirk's command. Five years goes by fast (especially when you get canceled after three).

The book begins with a flashback to Kirk's first mission as Captain, and features characters we only saw in the series' second pilot like Gary Mitchell and the blonde dude he eventually force chokes (who surprisingly had a name). They have been spying on an alien race of insect beings for a while decide the time has come to make first contact with them. It's an event Trek fans here about but seldom get to see, made all the more interesting by the world the aliens live on and in. Their entire planet is actually a massive space station built by giants (complete with huge stairs and seats) that was abandoned millions of years ago. Since then insects and lower life forms evolved to intelligence, developed a culture, warp drive, etc. From the first contact we flash forward five years. The alien's are being inducted into the Federation, and Kirk is there to see it happen. A perfect bookend to this crew's career, but everything is not as it seems...

It is an interesting story and feels very much in line with TOS. The scope of this story is large and not something we ever really got to see on the show, but I am sure we would have had Roddenberry and team had the resources. All of the characters get their moment in the sun, though I wish Spock had been given more to do, and they all sound like themselves. One of the purposes of the book was to show why the band broke up, so to speak. When they all reunite in The Motion Picture Bones has retired to the old country disco and Spock is shrooming on Vulcan. Bones' decision to leave Starfleet makes sense based on what happens in this story. Spock's, on the other hand, seems really sudden and a bit drastic. I found myself rereading the last few pages a couple times going "Wait, WTF?".

The art is good, but not great. The creature designs are good the alien culture seems well thought out. I wasn't blown away but I was never let down. Often times with books based on Film and TV properties every frame seems DOA because the artist is just tracing stills of the actors. For the most part that wasn't happening here. The characters look like the actors, but not photos of the actors. The line art is well supported by the coloring. It's bright and loud, just like you would expect from a show who's color palette was designed to sell then new Color TVs.

I really enjoyed Mission's End despite wanting a little more substance from Spock. It's a fun adventure and a fitting final episode to a great show that never got one. Another good Trek book from IDW.

Mission's End was written by Ty Templeton and drawn by Steve Molnar.

New Wolfman Poster

AICN just posted the new 1 sheet for the upcoming Wolfman movie starring Dr. Gonzo. The movie looks cool and the poster is not bad, but... take a look.

Harry says it is very film noir, but for some reason it reminds me a little of this.

Maybe its just me.

Battlecock Galactiballs: The stupid Plan.

Me and Feyonce recently finished up the entire series of Battlestar Galactica. I am actually proud of the fact that I got her to watch it at all. Lets face it, a title like Battlestar Galactica doesn't inspire a lot of interest from a potential audience. Before long I was overhearing her say "I love BSG" to her friends and family, with no provocation on my part. She even cried at the finale! A lot of people hated the ending but I thought it was great, though not perfect (is anything?). All in all, a solid program that is infinitely superior to the original (anyone who disagrees probably like Voyager). I was both sad and glad to see it end.

And then there was 'The Plan'.

'The Plan' was a follow up movie that was supposed to show the first two seasons of the show from the perspective of the Cylons. OMG! I was so there!

I never thought the Cylon's plan would be so boring.

Adama himself promised it would show the entire series in a new light, prompting you to reevaluate what you thought you knew. Apparently this meant showing Cylons switching wigs and hiding in closets to confuse silly humans. Wow. What a revelation. Although its nice to have some plot holes finally filled it felt like I had selected 'play all' on a DVD of webisodes. Probably the worst part of the movie was the pointless inclusion of nudity. Don't get me wrong, I love the nudes, but putting in a bunch of naked extras out of focus in the background, at this point in a nudity free series, seems like a shameless cry for attention. And it's not just naked ladies. There is some penis in here to. A quick zoom in on an anonymous penis in a co-ed restroom. Why the frak is there a penis on a show called Battlestar Galactica?

The whole thing seems pointless. And aside from an incredibly awesome opening showing the Cylons destroying humanity it's not really worth watching. But lets hope it does well so we can get a Final Five movie out of the deal. That's what this should have been.

Lame.

They're actually going to make that Taun Taun sleeping bag.

from Thinkgeek : "ATTN Tauntaun Fanatics! We should have the real version of these cool sleeping bags arriving in early November. Initial quantities will be limited..."

99 bucks. I feel like the internet has willed something into existence.

Man Murdered for his Batman Collection

Holy Crap!

A guy with soundly awesome collection of Batman Memorabilia was killed! For his awesome collection of Batman Memorabilia.

From the Miami Herald;

Much of the Batman memorabilia owned by slain Fontainebleau heir Ben Novack Jr. is missing from several warehouses in Broward County, The Miami Herald has learned. Sources close to the case said the locks on the warehouses were cut.

How bad does the economy have to get before this starts happening to Booster Gold fans?

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Gamefly texted me early this morning to let me know this is on the way. Yes. Gamefly sends me text messages.

Thanks for the laughs.

Swayze is dead. Long live Swayze.

Somewhere in heaven this contest continues.

Locke Rap

Season six can't get her soon enough.

Via Doc Arzt.