Archive for April, 2009

  • In the land of gay Ewoks and lesbian Wookies In the land of gay Ewoks and lesbian Wookies

    Now, there's someone who's going to read far too much into that headline.  If you're one of those people, please swap the two alien species mentioned, or replace them entirely with Boba Fett or someone.  Now, feel better? If you think I'm being slightly facetious, then you'd be half rig...

  • Continuing our story some other place, some other time Continuing our story some other place, some other time

    There was a time, not too long ago, that when a television show’s ratings fell too low and it was canceled, that was the end of the road.  Not so anymore.  Ghostbusters is getting a second sequel, but in video game form.  Buffy the Vampire Slayer got an eighth season, but in c...

  • CSI and the infinite resolution of doom CSI and the infinite resolution of doom

    It may come to a shock to many, but the things you see done with computers on shows like CSI and 24 are pretty farfetched.  You cannot blow up an image infinitely and obtain details by simply "enhancing resolution."  To put it simply, if this were true there would be no need for more than ...

  • Ninja Turtles come back to life, or at least live action Ninja Turtles come back to life, or at least live action

    In all the rush to turn every possible comic book into a feature film, it looks like producers are turning to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a third time.  It you recall, the Ninja Turtles have been the focus of two previous film franchises.  First, the, to some, iconic 90s live acti...

  • Becoming a high school dropout for fame and fortune Becoming a high school dropout for fame and fortune

    Jeremy Tyler is a very talented young man.  It shouldn't surprise you that the only reason anyone is discussing his talent as a high school student is because he can play sports (also acceptable as reason would have been he's an American Idol contestant).  So, high school players get talke...

  • NBA is going to the birds, and it’s a good thing NBA is going to the birds, and it’s a good thing

    Sure, your first reaction upon hearing a live hawk terrorized an NBA game might be to recoil in horror.  Then you might consider fact checking that whole “terrorized” part and find out it was a little less dramatic. Basically, during a playoff game between the Atlanta Hawks and...