Celebrate Your Geekdom
from “Weird Al” Yankovic:
Al’s new single “CNR” is available RIGHT NOW at iTunes, Amazon, and everywhere else that mp3s are sold! The video is on sale too! Check it out on YouTube! Or heck, you can even star in the video yourself!
Weird Al’s new single from the “Internet Leaks” collection. Video directed by JibJab.
from Weta:
Our extremely limited editions of The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian are now shipping world wide.
Reepicheep is already sold out.
Caspian and Steed is all but gone… be VERY quick!
There are still statues available of:
The Warrior Satyr
The Minotaur Bust
We have only made 100 of each of these dynamic statues, so get in now.
This is how you find us online!
http://fans.wetaNZ.com/Magnus/ | Twitter: @wetaworkshop | Facebook: Weta Workshop
from Weta:
Dear Weta friend,
Weta and Grordbort Industries are proud to present Victorious Mongoose — Miniature Version!
It’s so small…
…you can fit 14 in the breast pocket of your smoking jacket
…we briefly considered shipping it in a nutshell
…it’s a perfect “my-first-raygun” for fine-limbed infants
…it has been known to pass body cavity searches undetected!
And it can be yours for an equally miniaturised fee:
US$49 (ex GST) | GBP32 (ex VAT) | NZ$89 (incl GST)
Collect ALL the Miniature Rayguns!
This is how you find us online!
http://fans.wetaNZ.com/Magnus/ | Twitter: @wetaworkshop | Facebook: Weta Workshop
from The Legend of Neil:
Tune in to a special encore presentation of episodes 5 and 6 of The Legend of Neil Season 1 on MTV 2 on Monday and Tuesday night this week (week of August 2nd) at 11pm EST. They’re showing off our newest color corrected versions, so they look especially great. Also you can actually Tivo/DVR “The Legend of Neil.” You can literally type it into your DVR search and it will come up! Yeah ok, maybe that’s not such a big deal to most of you, but it kind of gave me a boner. TMI?
We love you all, and be sure to watch and re-watch the premiere of season 2 and grab a t-shirt — these small acts of kindness go a long way in supporting web comedy content that you care about!
from The Cabonauts:
Hey Cabonautees!
The San Diego Comic-Con was a blinding success and we premiered The Cabonauts trailer to 6,000 people. You can see Nichelle introducing it here.
But we’re not stopping there. Nichelle Nichols and Hayden Black are off to Wizard’s Chicago Comic-Con next weekend (August 7-8). They’ll be signing autographs and world premiering the pilot episode of The Cabonauts at a panel on Saturday so if you’re in the area stop by for:
Cocktail Party with Nichelle Nichols, Friday Night 8pm-?
Nichelle’s Autograph Session, Saturday 10am-1pm + 2pm-5pm
The World Premiere of The Cabonauts Pilot & Panel, 1pm-2pm
Also, have you seen the videos for who’s coming on board the Scarad as passengers?
Torchwood‘s John Barrowman (Captain Jack) talks about it here.
And Heroes‘s David H. Lawrence (Eric Doyle, the Puppeteer) talks about it here.
Hope to see you in Chicago!
All Hail!
from RiffTrax:
Join the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 for the comedy event of the year!
Fathom Events presents RiffTrax LIVE: Plan 9 from Outer Space, an evening of LIVE riffing on the Worst Movie Ever Made beaming into movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, August 20th at 8PM ET/ 7PM CT/ 6PM MT/ Tape Delayed at 8PM PT.
Join Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot), now of RiffTrax.com, as they are reunited in HD for the first time ever on the big screen! This event will feature the world premiere of a brand new, never-before-seen short and non-stop hilarious riffing on a COLOR version of Plan 9 from Outer Space — a 1959 science fiction/horror film written, produced and directed by Edward D. Wood Jr.
Grab and share the RiffTrax‘s Widget here!
This event will be hosted by Veronica Belmont, the Host of Tekzilla on Revision3 and Qore on the PlayStation Network, with Musical Guest Jonathan Coulton and a special segment by Rich “Lowtax” Kyanka of Something Awful.
Everyone Loves Free Stuff…
All event attendees will receive FREE exclusive digital goodies including a never before seen downloadable short, an autographed digital photo of the guys and a song by the RiffTones! A URL and code will be revealed on-screen at the end of the event.
This one night event will be broadcast LIVE out of the Belcourt Theater in Nashville, TN into your local movie theater. Don’t miss an exciting evening of LIVE riffing, zombies, aliens, cheesy performances, wisecracks, laughable special effects and more!
To find out more about RiffTrax, visit RiffTrax.com.
from RiffTrax:
Have you ever worried that your favorite super hero might be nothing more than a passing fad? Well, Joel Schumacher is here to put your mind at ease with a film that he based on a slogan he once heard some kids shout after leaving Tim Burton’s Batman film: Batman Forever*. A movie so terrible that we still don’t understand why people were surprised at how bad Batman & Robin was.
Val Kilmer, fresh from his declining career, dons the pointy-eared rubber man suit. He’s aided by Chris O’Donnell, fresh from his separate, but equally declining career, as Robin, the “not quite a boy, not quite a man” wonder. Nicole Kidman surprises everyone by proving she doesn’t need Tom Cruise to make bad career choices and somehow actually having a career after this film. Tommy Lee Jones follows up his Oscar winning performance from The Fugitive as the scenery-chewing Two-Face, playing him as though he were a Dick Tracy villain. And finally, Jim Carrey appears as crossword puzzle writer Will Shortz, affectionately known around the office as “the Riddler”.
RiffTrax Presents is proud to bring you this riff by the team from THATGUYWITHTHEGLASSES.com. The GUY himself: Doug Walker, his brother Rob and perpetual hanger-on: Brian Heinz. Join them as they prove that Batman Forever isn’t just a bad idea, it’s also a bad movie.
*Batman Forever does not, in fact, last forever. Effects typically last anywhere from one and a half to two hours; if effects last longer, please consult a physician. Batman Forever has not been approved by the FDA, and should be used only as directed.
Get it here.
Don’t forget! The newest short, Wing, Claw and Fang!
Coming soon from RiffTrax: Fast & Furious!
from StarWars.com:
Star Wars: In Concert, a unique multi-media event featuring music from all six of John Williams’ epic Star Wars scores, begins its worldwide arena tour on October 1, 2009 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Narrated live by Anthony Daniels (the actor who portrayed C-3PO in all six films), the production features a full symphony orchestra and choir, accompanied by specially edited footage from the films displayed on a three-story-tall, high-definition LED super-screen — one of the largest ever put on tour. The live music and film elements are synchronized in order to create a full multi-media, one-of-kind Star Wars experience.
“We’ve taken the key themes from the music and cut together all the images that fit with each theme, so you can really get a sense of how the music played into the images,” said George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga. “The whole soundtrack is a testament to John Williams’ creativity and his extraordinary ability to enhance the emotional aspects of the films.”
“Creating the music for the Star Wars films has been an exciting and wonderful experience for me, and I therefore have derived particular pleasure in assembling a compendium of themes from all of the films to be presented in Star Wars: In Concert,” said Williams. “The editors at Lucasfilm have created original film montages to accompany each of the musical selections, and in the process, I believe that a singular and unique Star Wars experience has been born.”
“This event has been crafted to present Star Wars from many points of view; for the first time, the full dramatic sweep of Williams’ iconic scores can be heard performed live in one evening,” said Another Planet Touring Producer Spencer Churchill. “The show is a new way of experiencing the epic scope of the saga.”
Accompanying the concert is an exclusive exhibit of Star Wars costumes, props, artifacts, production artwork and specially created behind-the-scenes videos from the Lucasfilm Archives. Many of these pieces are leaving Skywalker Ranch for the first time. The exhibit features many classic fan favorite artifacts, as well as several new and never-before-seen items, including:
For more information, please visit StarWarsInConcert.com.
Star Wars: In Concert is produced by Another Planet Touring in association with Lucasfilm Ltd. Performances will be conducted by Dirk Brossé and the production is directed and designed by Steve Cohen. Star Wars: In Concert had its world premiere at the 02 Arena in London on April 10 and 11, 2009 as Star Wars: The Musical Journey.
American Express Cardmembers can get advance tickets NOW! For tickets visit ticketmaster.com or call 800.745.3000. Click here for more information. Terms, conditions & restrictions apply.
Fellow Guildie The One True b!X posted some awesome photos from Comic-Con, including the cast and crew of The Legend of Neil playing Rock Band at the Atom.com booth. Sandeep Parikh (series creator), Tony Janning (Neil), Felicia Day (the naughty fairy) and Mike Rose (Old Man) rocked out together. Here are some highlights from the epic event.
Check out the rest of The One True b!X’s Rock Band Photostream here, and other San Diego Comic-Con 2009 photos here.
from Stone Falcon Productions:
This is an animated short I created a few years ago via Frederator/Nickelodeon. It aired briefly but seems nobody really saw it, so I decided to stick it up here. I’m curious to hear your thoughts as animation fans about it, and if you think it would make a good TV series or not (the show wouldn’t be about the romance but more about life in the real world vs the online world).
This was done on a really low budget. Also, sorry about the Viacom watermark, this is the only copy I have.
Cast:
Kyle — Wil Wheaton
Rosemary — Jentle Phoenix
Harold — Alex Polinsky
Martin/Willy — Charlie Schlatter
Crimson — Aliki Theofilopoulos
Official Website: Kyle + Rosemary
Zaboo begins his journey on the road to manhood; Codex learns more about Vork than she’d ever want to know.