Celebrate Your Geekdom
from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls:
Hey all! Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls has started a new Facebook page, which offers more opportunities to communicate directly with Fans on Facebook. News and announcements will be posted in your news feed, instead of having to receive a note (like this one.) The vast emptiness of space is a bit overwhelming right now, and we could use some company! Please join!
Sign up here———>Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls
Over and out!
Lauren Faust
from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls:
Didja know? Milky’s got her own My[outer]Space page, Spacebook page and Twitter page!!! (now accepting suggestions for a space pun for Twitter.)
It’s a little lonely in the cyberspace for the gGirls right now, so if you frequent either of those social sites, show your love and support and join!!! Tell your friends, too!
Over and out,
Mother Earth (Lauren Faust)
Your kids will go into orbit when they see this stellar Out of this World floor pillow! They’ll love seeing the colorfully embroidered rocket ship, stars, and moon on this soft and cuddly pillow! It coordinates perfectly with our Out of this World kids bedding!
Olive Kids floor pillows are the perfect kids companion! Great for the bed, to watch TV on or to bring on a trip!
Check out the Mermaids line, as well!
Order directly through the Olive Kids website, or buy at Amazon.com.
from The Legend of Neil:
We are very proud of the brand new episode of Neil that features much drinking, references to Cheers, and an 80s montage. Yes, we were on crack the entire time while writing the ep. Actually funnily enough (is funnily a word?), this episode was written to be the actual 6th episode of season 1. But due to budgetary reasons for season 1 we couldn’t pull it off and had to instead do 3 episodes in the dungeon of level 1. So we’ve been saving this one up for a while. We’ve always really loved this episode so I’m so glad that almost 2 years after writing it we’re finally able to show it to you. Here’s hoping you like it!
If you missed our previous musical episode please chiggity check it here. If you do not currently own a Legend of Neil t-shirt then you are not cool. Become cool here.
Boing Boing Video proudly debuts “Meet The Elements,” a new animated music video from They Might Be Giants. This animated, upbeat ode to the periodic table of elements and how they form our world, appears on the new TMBG kids’ album Here Comes Science. Video directed by Feel Good Anyway.
from Mimoco:
The NEW Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT USB is here! She’s friendly, she’s cute, and she’s celebrating her 35th anniversary! Order Now!
It all starts with Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary celebration, which is right around the corner with the “Three Apples” exhibit in October.
Don’t miss out on the rest of the Hello Kitty x MIMOBOT Series! Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to know when the next character drops!
You’ve got too many books. They crowd the shelves two or three deep, sideways or stacked any way they’ll fit; they pile on tables waiting to be read, re-read, or simply kept forever. It’s gotten to the point where they’ve started to multiply when you’re not watching — there’s definitely more today than yesterday. And it’ll keep on like this, until there’s nothing at all left but books, books, and more books. How glorious.
Others don’t understand, but you — you breathe the stuff. You inhale paper and exhale ink; you live between pages, and your habitat is the written word. For you are a bibliophibian.
Based on this popular Wondermark comic.
Order directly through the TopatoCo website.
from The Legend of Neil:
All here is the OFFICIAL Legend of Neil PAX schedule (and yes I realize that this is coming in the middle of PAX, my bad, busy editing new episodes and one day is blending into the next).
PANEL:
Saturday at 9pm at The Unicorn Theatre: Legend of Neil Screening of Episode 3 and a SNEAK PREVIEW of Episode 4. Q&A with Tony and Sandeep
Saturday at 5:30pm at the Raven Theatre: The Making of a Hit Webseries with Tony, Sandeep, Kim Evey (producer of The Guild), Jeff Lewis (Vork in The Guild)
SIGNINGS:
at the Guild Booth in Bandland across from the Main Theatre:
Friday
3pm-5pm (Tony Janning, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis)
Saturday
11am-1pm (Tony Janning, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis)
3pm-5pm (Tony Janning, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis)
*Also note, that we may be at the booth at other times, and if this schedule changes it will be noted at the booth.
T-shirts, posters and photos will be on sale at the Guild booth at all times!
DRINKING TIMES:
If you find us at a bar, come drink with us. Happy hunting!
Loveyameanit!
from RiffTrax:
The Riff Masters are back by popular demand!
Come see the Encore screening of RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space! The original evening of live riffing captured on August 20th will be rebroadcast on Thursday October 8th in movie theatres nationwide!
Tickets are only $10 each and go on sale Tuesday September 15th.
Join Mike, Kevin, Bill and guests again for a hilarious night of entertainment and riffing on the worst movie ever made!!!
All event attendees will receive FREE digital goodies including the Flying Stewardess downloadable short, an autographed digital photo of the guys, three songs by the RiffTones and an animated short of the failed Plans 1-8!
For more information (and a Widget for your website) go to NCM Fathom.
from Weta:
Hey Weta fans,
There are more and more trailers coming out for the movies we have worked on over the last few years. Weta is very proud of our work on District 9, Neill Blomkamp’s first feature-length film, where Weta designed as well as created creatures, vehicles, weapons and props. This movie has been in theatres for a couple of weeks now. We have also been heavily involved in James Cameron’s Avatar — his first feature film since Titanic. This movie premieres in December world wide. Enjoy!
T-shirt clearance — all shirts under US$20! Save 20%!
As spring officially commences (although still very tentatively) here in the southern hemisphere, we thought we’d celebrate with a special offer. All adult T-shirts are now US$19.95 and kids’ shirts US$17.50. Offer ends 20 September. We have new colours in some styles and for the big-boned among us, a couple of styles now also come in 3XL. Check out the range!
In the News:
It’s been a busy and tumultuous time here at the Workshop. We’re getting used to being back in Middle-earth on many levels, not least in terms of our new range of collectibles. The first sword in our Master Swordsmith’s Collection — Andúril — has sold out. The Miniature Shields have been very popular. We are also incredibly proud that John Howe’s sculptures from Middle-earth have received such wide-spread accolade. It is especially pleasing for us to be able to offer these in faux bronze, to make them more accessible to our loyal friends and collectors.
Other stories from the last month:
Mess with the Mouse at Your Peril!
The Weta Halo Warthog takes a trip to Australia
Postcards from Venus — here are the winners
Have you ever tuned in to the Weta Cast?
We’ve had a lot of good feedback for our “online radio show”, the Weta Cast. Daniel Falconer and Magnus Hjert interview Weta Workshop crew as well as visiting celebrities and give you the inside scoop on the work that goes on inside Weta, reports from the shows we go to as well as friendly banter between your two fanboy hosts. It’s easy to tune in — if you can hear sound on your PC, you can listen to the Weta Cast. Go check it out! Listen to the Weta Cast, Episode XII with District 9 lead designer Greg Broadmore.
Just in — Two GREAT Interviews with Greg Broadmore
Greg has been a busy man – check out these two great interviews:
Indy Mogul interview Greg Broadmore about District 9, Rayguns and catfood
The Arms Channel interview Greg at Comic-Con about Rayguns
The Second Dr Grordbort’s book is near!
In a few weeks we’ll be starting to take pre-orders for Greg Broadmore’s second book: Victory! Scientific Adventure Violence for Young Men and Literate Women. As politically correct as ever, Greg has this time written an Adventure Annual, designed to teach the younger generation all about conquering the Universe and those who inhabit it. It follows the style of Dr. Grordbort’s Contrapulatronic Dingus Directory that was released last year. We let a few of our friends have a preview — this is what one of them says:
“I utterly love this universe Greg has created. Join Lord Cockswain as he selflessly ventures out into our solar system in the name of science, and discovery. Watch in awe as he uses his fantastic guns to research all of the wondrous life he encounters! And while he’s at it, teach those filthy savages a thing or two. This satirical take on the colonial era and the astonishing and fully complete world that Greg has created leaves the reader engulfed in an overload of creatures, weapons, locations and characters that are truly fantastic. Drawing from both twenties and thirties fiction, while simultaneously mocking it, the end result is pure gold. Propaganda posters, ray guns and tanks, what more could you ask for?”
Neill Blomkamp, Director — District 9
Customers who buy the book directly from Weta’s website or at the Weta Cave, get an exclusive Art Card, signed by Greg Broadmore. Check out a preview of some of the pages in the book.
Have you checked out Weta’s NEW FAN FORUMS?
Charles Song and our friends at The Shadow & Flame have kindly agreed to host the official Weta forums. These only opened last week but have instantly become a hit. There are two — one for Weta stuff in general and one especially dedicated to Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators — The Infallible Forum! Go check it out! These are very friendly online forums and we highly recommend you go have a banter with other Weta fans.
Weta Dollars Reminder:
Don’t forget — if you hold Weta Dollars that were earned on our OLD website, these expire 31 December 2009, so make sure you spend them before then!
This is how you find us online!
http://fans.wetaNZ.com/Magnus/ | Twitter: @wetaworkshop | Facebook: Weta Workshop
from Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls:
Eight absolutely ONE OF A KIND CHIBI MILKY WAY DOLLS will be made available at 12 noon on Saturday, September 5th on our Etsy Shop.
Each chibi Milky Way is entirely HAND-MADE by MWGG creator, Lauren Faust, and is less than 3” tall — so tiny, all stitches had to be sewn by hand! All eight feature a unique facial expression, a stitched signature and date, and will come with its own teeny weeny certificate of authenticity. Plus, you get to decide if you want your little Milky Way to be a magnet, a pin, or have a simple loop for hanging wherever you want her.
Make sure you arrive at the shop promptly to secure your favorite!
from “Weird Al” Yankovic:
First of all, big thanks to everybody that bought (or still intends to buy) Internet Leaks — I’ve had a terrific time reading everybody’s reactions to the new songs and videos.
Next up… Sony Legacy will be releasing The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic on October 27. This will be a jam-packed 2-CD collection featuring the best of my first 12 studio albums.
Long-time fans know that I’m extremely leery about releasing any kind of hits compilations, but this one is exciting to me for a number of reasons. First of all, my record label hasn’t released a new hits package since 1994, so, well, it’s about time. Also, frankly, it’s a pretty great deal. The good folks at Sony Legacy managed to remove the 12-songs-per-disc ceiling that I usually have, and they’ve allowed me to cram each disc to near capacity. And they’re telling me the MSRP is $15.98 — which I think is a darn good value for over two and a half hours of music! Of course it will be available at all the usual retailers like Amazon, and naturally we’ll have it for sale at weirdal.com too.
As per usual, the track listing was left entirely up to me, and it was an extremely difficult process. I wanted to include all the hits, all the fan favorites, and all the historically important songs — but in making my list, I found that I painfully had to omit tunes in all three of those categories. I wanted this collection to feel like a true “best of” instead of just another generic Greatest Hits package.
Hardcore fans will probably be a little disappointed, because this collection is not specifically geared toward them. There are no basement tapes, hidden tracks or hard-to-find rarities (unless you count the alternate mixes of “UHF” and “The Night Santa Went Crazy”). If you already have most or all of my albums, this collection will probably hold little interest for you, unless you’re a completist who just compulsively buys anything with my name on it (bless you, whoever you are). I should also point out that this collection doesn’t include any tracks from Internet Leaks — it didn’t seem right to include songs on a hits compilation before they had a chance to be on an actual studio album.
The Essential collection is more geared toward the cost-conscious consumer who wants a great “instant Al collection” without having to purchase an armload of my back catalogue. And of course, The Essential “Weird Al” Yankovic makes a fantastic holiday gift for any and all of your sadly Al-deprived friends and family members!
As I mentioned, it was very tough narrowing down the tracks. At one point I asked my Twitter followers to help me decide between “Polkas On 45” and “Polka Your Eyes Out.” The tally was very close… I believe that “Eyes Out” actually got a few more votes, but the fans of “45” in general seemed more passionate about their choice, so I went with that. Hey, it’s not a democracy, it’s art.
I apologize if I’ve left off any of your favorite songs. I know that I had to leave off some of mine. But in the end, I felt like the list below would please the most people… including me.
Thanks,
Al
THE ESSENTIAL “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC
(Release Date: October 27, 2009)
DISC 1
1. Another One Rides The Bus
2. Polkas On 45
3. Eat It
4. I Lost On Jeopardy
5. Yoda
6. One More Minute
7. Like A Surgeon
8. Dare To Be Stupid
9. Dog Eat Dog
10. Lasagna
11. Melanie
12. Fat
13. UHF (single version)
14. The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota
15. Trigger Happy
16. Smells Like Nirvana
17. You Don’t Love Me Anymore
18. Bedrock Anthem
19. Frank’s 2000″ TV
20. Jurassic Park
DISC 2
1. Since You’ve Been Gone
2. Amish Paradise
3. Gump
4. Everything You Know Is Wrong
5. The Night Santa Went Crazy (extra gory version)
6. Your Horoscope For Today
7. It’s All About The Pentiums
8. The Saga Begins
9. Albuquerque
10. eBay
11. Bob
12. Hardware Store
13. I’ll Sue Ya
14. Canadian Idiot
15. Pancreas
16. Don’t Download This Song
17. White & Nerdy
18. Trapped In The Drive-Thru