Author: ÜberSciFiGeek

The Legend of Neil re-airs on MTV 2

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!

The Cabonauts at Chicago Comic-Con

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!

RiffTrax LIVE: Plan 9 from Outer Space

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.

RiffTrax Presents: Batman Forever with ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.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!

Star Wars: In Concert

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:

  • Full costumes for Jedi Masters Kit Fisto and Plo Koon will be on display.
  • For the first time ever, pages from John Williams’ original hand-written sheet music for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace will be exhibited for the public.
  • Also on display will be various never-before-seen props from the films, including blasters and helmets from Coruscant, Tatooine and other iconic Star Wars locations.

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.

Kyle + Rosemary

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

Ten year giveaways at ThinkGeek

from ThinkGeek:

Muggles, Squibs and Assorted Others,

Welcome to the latest version of the ThinkGeek digital communique! We are as tickled as red shirts on a non-hostile lagooned beach to be sitting around the corner from our ten year anniversary. In fact, we are so tickled we decided to [REDACTED BY CORPORATE COUNSEL] our [REDACTED], and so now we can [REDACTED]! Sweet, huh? But enough about us. Read on to see some new wares and for the opportunity to win some pretty unique ThinkGeek prizes…

Red Shirt Star Trek Cologne
Because Tomorrow May Never Come.

When you serve on the Enterprise, sometimes duty takes you down to the planet. But if you are wearing red, you don’t have a name, you don’t have a character, and you don’t have a contract for more episodes, so why not go out smelling your best? Red Shirt Cologne is made just for you. A little spritz and the final memory everyone will have of you will be your wonderful scent. And really, the last thing you’d want someone to say at your funeral is, “I don’t know his name, but boy did he smell bad.”

ThinkGeek is Turning 10 Years Old — Wants to Gift YOU Stuff!

ThinkGeek officially launched in 1999 on a most auspicious Friday the 13th. That makes us 10 years old in just a little more than 2 weeks from now. Ah the memories — all that caffeine, all the new faces here at the TG headquarters and all the happy joy times spent finding fun products and gizmos for fine folks like you over the years. And speaking of you, there could never be a ThinkGeek 10 year anniversary without you — so we decided we would run a little contest on your behalf. We are giving away lots of prizes including a $1200 shopping spree, cookies baked by ThinkGeek staff, a TaunTaun sleeping bag prototype, even a box of random doodads we recently found in a closet! Get all the details here.

Find more What’s New items at ThinkGeek!

Get 20% off Back to School Emily gear!

from Emily the Strange:

New EmilyStrange.com Feature — My Account!
Create an account and get 20% off your order!

My Account is a brand new feature at EmilyStrange.com. Even if you have previously joined our mailing list, placed orders, created a wish list, joined the S.O.S. Forums or Emily the Strange Fan Club, you will still need to sign up for My Account to access all of your EmilyStrange.com information and features in one convenient location!

Be Your Own Hero: Super Kitties Rock
Save Yourself messenger bag
Aim Low pullover hooded sweatshirt
Strange Couture double breasted coat
Super Kitties Rock specialty t-shirt

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ghostgirl Now Available in Unabridged Audio from Recorded Books and Audible.com

ghostgirl audiobook

from ghostgirl:

Author Tonya Hurley’s ghostgirl has just been released as an unabridged audio book by Recorded Books and is available in cassette and CD versions through the company’s website RecordedBooks.com and as an mp3 download by audio book specialty retailer audible.com. The New York Times best-selling young adult novel features an original score by legendary electronic music pioneer Vince Clarke of Erasure and is narrated by the acclaimed actress Parker Posey.

ghostgirl is the story of a misfit teenager who dies in a freak accident in Physics class, “wakes up” as a ghost in a parallel world only to find that she needs to finish school along with a motley crew of departed classmates all waiting to “graduate”. In this critically-acclaimed debut novel, Tonya Hurley has created a funny, romantic and bittersweet story that puts an original spin on the teen world view and the universal issues that define growing up — love, loyalty, friendship, rejection, fitting in and most of all, self-acceptance. Narrator Parker Posey delivers Hurley’s deliciously dark and insightful tale buoyed by Clarke’s atmospheric synths with a reading to die for.

Tonya Hurley is a New York Times best-selling author and creator, writer and producer of animated and live action hit television series, groundbreaking videogames and award-winning websites for teens. She has also written and directed several acclaimed independent films, which have been selected for the LA Independent, TriBeca and Edinburgh film festivals and also broadcast on ABC, PBS and IFC. Hurley has also been nominated for the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Award in Film.

The Middleman: The Complete Series

The Middleman: The Complete Series

Shout! Factory has recruited the Middleman and his cronies for The Middleman: The Complete Series, available today.

Based on the series of graphic novels by acclaimed writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost) and artist Les McClaine, The Middleman focuses on the titular superhero and his new protégé, an aspiring artist named Wendy Watson. Together they defend the Earth against “exotic problems” such as animated terra cotta warriors, menacing lucha libre wrestlers, extraterrestrials, trout-eating zombies and much, much more!

The Middleman harkens back to the clean-cut comic book heroes of the 1950s while spouting rapid-fire references to modern pop culture. Think Torchwood (without all the kinky stuff) meets Get Smart.

Both smart and exciting for fans of all ages, The Middleman scored big with sci-fi fans and critics alike when it debuted as a live-action television series on ABC Family in June 2008. Now the complete series is available in one collectible 4-disc box set that is chockful of action, suspense, wit and bonus features brought straight to you by the cast and creators of The Middleman themselves!

Bonus Features:

  • Commentaries with the Cast and Crew
  • Web Featurettes
  • Alternate Scenes
  • Weekly Javicasts — All 14 of the weekly Internet podcasts with creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach.
  • The ABC Family Middleman-ager
  • Gag Reel
  • Casting Sessions
  • The Wilhelm Scream
  • The Evolution of the Opening Title Sequence
  • “The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome” Table Read
  • “Scream Ur Luv 4 Me” Music Video
  • PSAs
  • A Gallery of Photography by Ralph King

Booklet Insert, “Getting to know your… Truth Bomb User Manual”:

  • An Introduction by Series Creator Javier Grillo-Marxuach
  • Cast List
  • Episode Guide

You’ve seen the series, now read the 13th episode! ABC Family revealed in a press release earlier this year:

Fans of the ABC Family cult hit series can revisit the weird world of The Middleman and his trusty side-kick Wendy Watson when the “lost” series finale episode appears in comic book form this summer.

In a deal with Viper Comics, The Middleman — The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse graphic novel is to be written by creator/executive producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Hans Beimler, with illustrations done by Armando M. Zanker and layouts by Les McClaine. The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse special collector’s comic book edition will be released in July 2009 to coincide with the annual Comic-Con Convention in San Diego.

The Middleman: The Doomsday Armageddon Apocalypse
$7.95, 72 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9802385-8-7

Order now at Amazon.com:
The Middleman: The Complete Series
The Middleman: The Collected Series Indispensability

Or order directly through the Shout! Factory website.

The Middleman: The Complete Series is distributed by Shout! Factory. For more Middleman information, please visit Viper Comics’ Middleman Website, The Online Headquarters of The Middleman, and The Middleblog.