Posted on May 25th, 2008 by Steve
This Memorial Day (tomorrow night) on A&E channel, Ridley and Tony Scott’s version of Michael Chrichton’s seminal techno-thriller, The Andromeda Strain is premiering. I will see it and report back (there will probably be spoilers). Before I do, I want to deal with the reviews that are coming out and some big picture issues about […]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Steve
Survive a Zombie Apocalypse - Wired How-To Wiki:
Wired How-To just posted a new article on how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Here are some of their suggestions:
One tempting option is to go out there with a flamethrower. Zombies may have a natural aversion to fire, you should be able to ignite several of them with […]
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Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Steve
Anatomy of a Racer: Only Elite Athletes Can Vanquish Rivals at Triple-Digit Speeds:
Dishing out inertial forces of up to 5 gs, racing is one of the most grueling tests your body can endure while seated. Success demands a rare ability to stay calm and focused for hours while piloting a screaming land rocket mere inches […]
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Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Steve
If you like movies, and who doesn’t, and if you get Turner Classic Movies, you should check in this February as they are having their annual celebration of the Academy Awards, “31 Days of Oscar.”
I’m not a big fan of The Academy Awards anymore. Instead of rewarding excellence, it’s become a horse race, and I’ll […]
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Posted on January 30th, 2008 by Steve
From Macworld:
Microsoft says Wii owners can ‘graduate’ to Xbox 360:
Jeff Bell, VP of global Xbox marketing, implied what many hardcore gamers believe: that Wii’s lack of technology and lasting gameplay leaves something to be desired.
“We’re positioning ourselves to be ready if, in fact, gamers find they’re ready to graduate from a certain experience potentially with […]
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Posted on January 20th, 2008 by Steve
Last night I caught the History of Anime special on STARZ. Meh.
While their interpretation of the timeline was fairly decent (they put anime in the context of manga, the influence of Osamu Tezuka [he didn’t pronounce the “u”, so it would be Tez-ka; they all got it wrong], and anime’s influence on modern action films), […]
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Posted on January 4th, 2008 by Steve
Anyone that knows me knows that I love horror movies. I especially love zombie films, so if you know of a good one I haven’t seen, let me know.
That said, I am not generally a fan of movies or shows where the bad guy or a guy with an evil persona, or who does bad […]
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Posted on December 10th, 2007 by Steve
I am following a terrific Superman blog called Supe Kitchen. The author keeps it real for me by writing about the big picture. I really like her thoughts on Smallville, and if you are a Superman fan, you should check it out.
Technorati Tags: comics, krypton, smallville, Superman
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Steve
I haven’t done a real blog entry about Trek for a while, so, here is the current cast list, and I am excited;
Captain James Kirk: Chris Pine
Commander Spock: Zachary Quinto
Doctor Leonard McCoy: Karl Urban
Lt Cmdr. Montgomery Scott: Simon Pegg
Lt. Hikaru Sulu: John Cho
Lt. Uhura: Zoe Saldana
Ensign Pavel Chekov: Anton Yelchin
Captain Christopher Pike: Bruce Greenwood
Ambassador Sarek: […]
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Posted on November 29th, 2007 by Steve
This would be a good deal if all you wanted was an HD-DVD player. If you buy any Toshiba HD-DVD player between now and 02/29/08 and the box set of Star Trek Remastered Season One, Toshiba will throw in a phaser remote. If you are going to do this, remember, use the link below to […]
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