Archive for the 'Media' Category

Why…so…SERIOUS?

Monday, July 21st, 2008

As you might guess from the title, I saw The Dark Knight.  I managed to stay remarkably spoiler-free beforehand, so there were some twists I was NOT expecting.  Great movie, but I’ll keep the real details for after the jump (to help keep others unspoiled)…

xkcd - Babies

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

I know I felt like this when we first had my son (well, I didn’t want to disassemble him.  I’m not so good with tools).  Click on the picture to go to xkcd.com and get the alt-texty goodness.  And read the archive if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

Buffalo Homecoming

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Stepping away from the NHL draft and other nerdity for a moment, I’d like to point out (both for locals and potential visitors alike) that June 26-29 is Buffalo Homecoming, a yearly event to highlight what there is to like about Buffalo.  June 26th is dedicated to the city’s varied eateries, and folks are encouraged [...]

Wordle

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Wordle is a site that’s making the blog-rounds.  The site has a Java applet where you can put in a bunch of text (or your del.icio.us tags) and makes tag clouds out of them, with multiple font/color options.  I made on of the headers on my site with it, and there are some really interesting [...]

Hulk SMASH

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I went to see The Incredible Hulk over the weekend (twice, in fact).  I enjoyed it quite a bit, although Iron Man is still my movie of the year so far.  I only read Hulk comics when I got ‘em in the multipacks I bought, but I enjoyed what I read of Peter David’s run.  [...]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Monday, May 26th, 2008

I went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull last night.  I thought it was pretty good, say B- or C+ grade-wise.  I enjoyed it, and don’t feel as if it was a waste of money, which is good considering how much it costs to go to a movie nowadays.  There [...]

Any Game, Any Time

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

There is talk of making ESPN Classic into just plain ol’ ESPN3, and the local sports talk radio discussed just what you’d like to see on it.  One interesting idea (more of a dream, really) would be to have an OnDemand channel for any sporting event that’s been put to film.  I got to thinking [...]

For the Good of the World: Cadbury VS Boll

Monday, May 12th, 2008

In a fit of awesomeness, Cadbury Adams’ Stride brand gum has thrown it’s support behind the Stop Uwe Boll effort. Movie City indie has the details.
On April 4, 2008, Uwe Boll remarked to legendary horror site FearNet that he’d consider acquiescing to his critics and abandoning making films in this genre if an online [...]

10 Terrible TV Shows

Friday, May 9th, 2008

The blog mental_floss has a neat top 10 list:  10 T.V. Shows Canceled After One Episode.  It really goes to show just how bad a show has to be to get cancelled after a single episode.  One, Australia’s Naughtiest Home Videos, was cancelled mid-episode.  That site is very cool, by the way, if you like [...]

Iron Man

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Uh, wow!  AWESOME MOVIE!!!  Great dialogue, great actors, characters that react the way real people would, super-great comic action!  I can’t wait to see it again, and then again.  And then once more.  CHEESEBURGER FIRST!