Published by GeekBoy on 18 Jul 2008
When I first created this blog, I decided to include a “Science” category … and then proceeded to never use it. But today I ran across a science item that I simply couldn’t NOT share.
Below is video footage of the Earth taken by NASA’s EPOXI spacecraft from 31 million miles away. At about 13 seconds in, you see the moon pass directly in front of the Earth. I’m not sure exactly why this gives me goosebumps, but it does.
via Gizmodo
Published by GeekBoy on 18 Jul 2008
“This is a little thing we call bad cop / bad cop / bad cop / bad cop / crazy primordial seriously bad cop.” - Angel to Flouncy Theater Vampire
Not thrilled with this issue for some reason, and I can’t quite figure out why. I’ve read it through a few times now, and although some things obviously DO happen, I still can’t shake the feeling that nothing really happens. Maybe it’s because after the finale of the big Angel vs Demon Champions showdown last issue, anything else was going to seem slow? Maybe it’s because I’m not all that thrilled with Nick Runge’s art, and wish Franco Urru was still drawing it?
Anyway, Angel’s comic book dream was a nice touch. Then he talks to Nina and Mayor Lorne and Connor and Gwen and Illyria, and it’s snowing, and I’m kind of bored. The scene between Wesley and his babysitter Spike is okay, but doesn’t really tell us anything we didn’t know about these two already. The scenes where Gunn pressures George to use his powers are interesting — but a bit confusing too. I kind of feel like the whole “What’s the Hell’s Gunn Doing?” mystery has played out way too long at this point, particularly when it comes to how George and the Slayers involved. I get the impression we’ll finally get some clarity on that next issue, but that doesn’t do anything for the frustration I feel this issue.
Published by GeekBoy on 17 Jul 2008
If you’re a geek, and you’ve never watched the UK series Spaced, you are required to watch the following clip. Then read on, and find out how you can get more …
I know, right? Brilliant! I could watch that clip a thousand times.
Published by GeekBoy on 17 Jul 2008
Alrighty, let’s see how the servers hold up today. Act 2 of 3 of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is up. I’m really enjoying it, and I can already tell that I’ll be left feeling empty and sad when the third part airs on Saturday. Because in just 26 minutes, Whedon has already created characters that I’d love to see in a weekly TV series. I’m not sure exactly how it would sustain over time, but I’d love to see him try.
More screencaps follow after the link. Take special note of Moist’s t-shirt. Jersey represent!!!
Published by GeekBoy on 16 Jul 2008
This week’s W.Y.O.S.T. subject is Brian Thompson. If you ever watched the original Terminator movie, then you’ve seen him. For a few minutes anyway. In one of the opening scenes, he and Bill Paxton play a couple of street punks who go up against a naked cyborg Arnold … and are promptly killed for their clothes. As first roles go, an actor could do far worse — although from the body of work that’s followed since that movie in 1984, one wonders how exactly Brian Thompson has avoided playing the role of a terminator himself over the years. After all, the square-jawed baritone actor has played just about every other kind of imposing bogey man you can think of — two different vampires, two different Klingons, a shape-changing Gotham City supervillain, an alien bounty hunter, an indestructible demon, and even a vengeful Greek Titan.
A child of two teachers, Thompson broke into Hollywood as a Terminator casualty, but has gone on from there to build a career as either a tough guy or an outright bad guy, mostly in sci-fi/fantasy projects. By the time the 80s were over, he had racked up more than 20 appearances in such shows as Moonlighting, Knight Rider, and Falcon Crest, as well as the classic movies Three Amigos, Miracle Mile, and Alien Nation. In 1989, he landed his first Star Trek role, playing a Klingon officer in The Next Generation, and his relationship with the franchise would persist over the years — he appeared in the Generations movie (1994), in Deep Space Nine (1993 & 1996), and even had a recurring role on Enterprise in 2005.
