Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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Geek Gear: Star Wars Shirt ‘Run R2′

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:44 AM PST

Run R2 shirt

Check out this very cute shirt called Run R2 from splitreason.com available as a Men's T-shirt for $17.95; a Women's Babydoll T-Shirt for $18.95; and a Hoodie for $39.95.

The Star Wars-inspired design has everyone's favorite droid R2-D2 being chased down by an AT-AT [...]

The Cylons Are Coming: Ultra-Realistic Android Will Haunt You

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:18 PM PST



Every once in a while a video comes around showing off the latest advancements in robot technology and human-like androids being created every day. For we geeks, it can't be helped but to assume such advancements are just another step toward the machines rising up, taking over, and killing us all much like we saw in Battlestar Galactica with the Cylons or in The Terminator movies.

Over the past couple of years we've seen some pretty ridiculous androids that looked way too realistic for our own comfort, but today we have one that puts them ALL to shame.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Geminoid DK, an android modeled after Associate Professor Henrik Scharfe of Aalborg University in Denmark. What you're about to see will likely do one of two things: explode your brain or cause you to weep uncontrollably in the fetal position. Mine was the latter.

Click on over to the other side now to see some videos of Geminoid DK. [...]

Captain Kirk Takes To Space One Last Time With Space Shuttle Discovery

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:42 PM PST

Space Shuttle Discovery

Space Shuttle Discovery is finishing up its final mission, a 13-day visit to the International Space Station. The ship will make its final landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday after which it will be retired. For those of us who have grown up with Discovery, it's a little sad to see it retire.

Each morning, a special song usually picked by their families awakens the astronauts on board. For this last mission NASA decided to hold an online contest to allow fans to pick the songs. Nearly 2.5 million votes were cast between August 20, 2010 and November 1, 2011 Alexander Courage's theme song to the original Star Trek television series was the second most popular song of the ones available getting 671,133 votes or 27.2% of the total votes [...]

Charlie Sheen Gets Fired; Future Of ‘Two And A Half Men’ Uncertain

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PST



Warner Brothers Television announced today that they have decided to fire actor Charlie Sheen from the hit show Two and a Half Men. The decision comes after an extended period of strange behavior by the actor has seen him constantly in the public spotlight.

According to sources, the executives took a lot of time trying to figure out what they wanted to do about Sheen's recent actions, which did involve bashing his bosses on numerous occasions. Warner says that at the moment, they're not sure what they're going to do with Two and a Half Men from this point on or if it will just be canceled.

Not long after the news made its way out, Sheen texted The Associated Press with things like "They lose," "Trolls," and an expletive or two. The actor also made it known that he had plans to sue the company and that his next move would be "a big one." [...]

‘The Event’ Returns To Replace ‘The Cape’ On NBC Tonight; Catch-Up Now!

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PST

The Event

The Event returns tonight at 8/7c replacing The Cape in NBC's struggling Monday night lineup.

The series stumbled a bit in the first couple of episodes but it recovered solidly by episode four and shifted to a fast-paced LOST-meets-X-Files (not as good as either, though) type of series that's worth a look.

The Event doesn't hold back the answers, instead it gives up the goods and makes the adventure the real mystery. The story has an epic feel that's still missing in V with the huge story sitting on the shoulders of a single couple and a little girl. It's complex and it could collapse under the weight of that complexity but if it doesn't and if it stays alive it could be appointment television. Sure that's a lot of ifs, but hey, coming off the mess that was The Cape we have nowhere to go but up.

Continue on below to get acquainted or re-acquainted with The Event with a synopsis, recap video, and preview of what's in the future of the show. You can also join me tonight on Twitter to live chat about the show as it airs; follow @culturesmash. [...]

DVD Review: The Venture Brothers Season 4, Volume 1

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:47 AM PST



The Venture Brothers
Season 4 Volume 1
DVD/Blu-ray
Created by: Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick
Staring: Patrick Warburton, James Urbaniak, Christopher McCulloch
Cartoon Network/Warner Brother
Release Date: October 26, 2010

I'll get the easy part out of the way up front; Yes, The Venture Brothers Season 4, Volume 1 is another great set of episodes from my favorite show on TV, so yes, I'm going to give this a guarded recommendation (I'll explain the guarded part later). The eight episodes on this disc comprise the first half of season four, and while they may not be the best of the series, they are still very funny, and fans of the show are going to want to pick this up. If you haven't seen the show before I would recommend starting at the beginning, because these episodes are built on a lot of things that have gone on in the show before.

I don't know if I love the episodes on this disc as much as some of the other seasons. Certainly the absence of Brock Samson (voiced by Patrick Warburton) is a big reason why I don't enjoy these as much. [...]

A Love Letter to ‘Friday Night Lights’

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PST

FNL Cast

In the course of its five-season run, Friday Night Lights has been a variety of things. The show has been a fantastic coming of age character study, a great sports drama, and a honest look into the reality and challenges of marriage.

It's also one of the best television dramas ever.

The show focuses on the events surrounding a Texas high school football team, including the head coach and his family along with the players of the team. The series may have seemed like a typical high school drama at first, but it was quick to prove it was anything but [...]

Pre-Order Details & Trailer For ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Extended Edition Trilogy Blu-Ray

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:14 AM PST

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Blu-ray

Amazon is now taking pre-orders for The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Limited Extended Edition Blu-ray Edition.

While Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movies are already out on Blu-ray, this new box set contains the extended versions of all the films, along with over 26 hours of behind-the-scenes and making-of bonus material, including the Costa Botes documentaries. It also comes with the digital versions of the films.

According to Amazon, this Blu-ray box set from New Line Home Video is scheduled to be released some time in 2011 or 2012. If you're wondering why you should pre-order now, aside from getting it on the day of release, you'll also lock in the current price of $83.99; if the price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you'll receive the lowest price.

See full details of the box set here below from the product page; you can also view the trailer [...]

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