Archive for November, 2010
« Previous EntriesThat’s Better!: Movies Redone as Tron [Videos]
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Ain’t It Cool News recently held a contest where the readers who created the best “Tron-ifications” of clips from other movies would receive tickets to the Butt-Numb-A-Thon 24-hour film festival. I selected two of my favorites from the submissions. First, I chose a modified clip from Aliens for its technical impressiveness and visual splendor. (I.e., [...]
Um, You’re Doing It Wrong: Captain Kirk Gives a Kissing Lesson [Video]
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Well, this lesson on kissing from Captain Kirk in the video below might explain why so many of you Trekkies are virgins. Especially his signature move at the end. Wow, she really FELL for him.*
Confirmed: All Anime Opening Credits Are the Same [Video]
Monday, November 29th, 2010I’ve long claimed that anime is nonsensical, boring, and ridiculous. And I’m happy to admit when I’m wrong: I mistakenly failed to mention that anime is also hilariously derivative. Derek Lieu sampled the opening credits from over 80 different anime to illustrate that Japanese animators have even less originality than a Hello Kitty backpack.
Impressive Nerdery: Star Trek Home Computer [Video]
Monday, November 29th, 2010This guy programmed his home computer’s interface to look just like the one from Star Trek: The Next Generation. And then here’s an approximation of what happened next: “Computer, replicate me a girlfriend. Please, Computer. PLEASE. I’M SO ALONE. No? Fine, then replicate me another sandwich. With extra mayo. This ass isn’t going to get [...]
Delicious Capitalism!: Cyber Monday Online Deals for Geeks
Monday, November 29th, 2010Black Friday may be over, but your duty as a rabid consumer of online holiday deals is not. Welcome to Cyber Monday. To empower your continued enthusiastic support of capitalism, I’ve compiled this list of the online geeky sales that have continued or evolved from Friday. So spend like you mean it. Comics, Toys, and [...]
Twitter Link Sampler – Week Ending November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 28th, 2010Follow the GWS Twitter profile or GWS Facebook Page. Because I’ll never take humiliating pictures of you with your favorite stuffed Pokemon. Dork. And this is what virginity looks like. http://bit.ly/bHddHo Brains for only $0.25. And conveniently available via the drive-thru. http://bit.ly/hFJSuM Generally I’m pretty happy when a girl takes her shirt off, but… http://bit.ly/em60sc (SFW) Winner of a thread titled, [...]
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