THIS WEEK ON True Blood: You Smell Like Dinner
Still stuffed to the brim with hormonal beef, remnants of little alcohol atoms rocketing around my synapses, tired from the first day of work since Thursday, I sat down this afternoon and watched the second episode of True Blood’s fourth season. Be it the chemical-soaked flesh I munched en masse yesterday, the fatigue, the lingering hangover from too much frisbee and alcohol and too little water, but I enjoyed the episode.
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Monday Morning Commute: Red, White, and Nerd
The MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE is usually the spot where I share what I’ll be doing for entertainment in the following week. However, since today’s the Fourth of July I’ve got way too many beers, burgers, and illegal fireworks to enjoy. So in place a normal post, I’ve lazily found a bunch of videos that make me feel something about being American.
Enter hyperspace to see America at its arguably most American!
Face of a Franchise: The Batman!
[face of a franchise presents two individuals that’ve fulfilled the same role. your task — choose the better of the two and defend your choice in the rancor pit that is the comments section]
During my time as a passenger aboard Spaceship Earth, six live-action Batman films have been produced. Spanning across nineteen years, these movies have seen four different actors wearing the cowl, each offering their own take on the Dark Knight. As viewers, we’ve been incredibly privileged to see such different interpretations of a classic superhero.
But alas, only two of these thespians’ performances are worthy enough to engage in a fight to the death.
Press Start!: The Supreme Court Says Yes To Killstreaks
This is Press Start!, the column where I spit about video games. A top five list of the happenings in the gaming world from a particular 168-hour span. I’m a bit distracted today. You see, here in the comfortable bosom of the United States, the glorious day of Burning Flesh and Explosion-Based Dismemberment is coming upon us! I can’t fucking wait. The next few days are merely filler, perhaps filled with the party before the party. Grab a group of friends and regardless of allegiances and ideologies, get your community smiles on. Let’s just get through this so we can all go grab some beverages and chuckle either in a backyard or a CoD lobby.
Zynga Reveals They’re Going Public. Money INC.
It’s been speculated for a while now, but Zynga has officially announced that they’re going public. Prepare for a new Globo-Facebook Friend and collaborator to roar onto the scene. With the thunder of a shit load of money and people desperate to till the land and run Mafia wars and shit.
Marvel Making Short Films About Lesser Known Characters. Iron Fist, Son!
There isn’t any sort of Iron Fist short announced. Unfortunately. I can draw optimism that it may exist someday, with the announcement that Marvel is filming short movies based off of lesser known characters in their universe.
‘G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes’ Casts Wonder Woman, Wants John McClane.
The Wonder Woman pilot died a thousand deaths before it being announced it would never even see the light of death. Thankfully there’s some good news for Adrianne Palicki, who was going to play the Wondrous Woman. She’s been cast in the second G.I. Joe, while Bruce Willis may join the movie as well.
Sony Claims Only The Most Hardcore Gamers Use ‘PlayStation Home’. LOL.
PlayStation Home is something I’ve never logged into. Ever. I spent something in excess of $500 a year on video games. Not counting my Live! subscription, nor DLC. According to Sony, I am the type of gamer who should be using Playstation Home. I wouldn’t use it for anything short of money. Or good, good porn networks.
‘Thor 2’ Being Written By Don Payne. He Did F4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Oh No.
Marvel-Disney-Corpo-World has revealed who is going to be writing ‘Thor 2’. His name is Don Payne, and he wrote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. First Kenneth Bragnah isn’t involved, and now this. My sphincter tightens.
Stake Land: Slaying Vamps and Banging Tramps
The setting of a “post-apocalyptic” world is a great tool for movie mayhem. The problem is it’s been done to death. Classics of the genre like the Mad Max series and (one of my personal favorites) A Boy and His Dog exploit the theory that following the total breakdown of society, man will devolve into hyper-violent, insatiable savages. And hey, I agree. Add vampires to the mix and you’ve got Jim Mickle’s Stake Land. Initially the premise sounds like Zombieland meets The Road, but Stake Land is entirely its own monster: a convincing and fiercely human take on survival horror.
