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Saturday, September 7, 2013

In A New Light: Geeky Characters Like You've Never Seen Them Before

I Can't Believe It's Not Wolverine!

This tasty bust of our favorite clawed bad ass can be found at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It's part of their Butter Sculpting Exhibit. Hugh Jackman himself applauded the effort stating on his instagram account, "You know you've made it when.."

Steampunk Optimus

This amazing steampunk rendition of the fearless leader of the Autobots was made by Encline Designs. They do amazing Airbrush designs as well as figures and models such as the awesome work you see above and much more!

Godzilla vs. The Death Star?

This is more of something I would love to see happen than a new rendition of an old character. Could Godzilla have saved Alderaan from the Death Star's superlaser? Creator Jagal surely thinks so! Hey, they're making a Batman and Superman team-up movie, why can't Godzilla and Star Wars do the same!

All 150 had to come from somewhere!

Mew is the first Pokemon, the common ancestor of all 150 (and now 650 with the current gen). Reddit user Hemlockdalise created Mew from all the Pokemon that he helped create. It all had to start somewhere and really puts the phrase, "Out of Many, One" into perspective. Atleast in the Pokemon sense! He also has this print for sale as a poster, t-shirt, etc if you really dig it!

Breaking Bad Lego

Bummed that Breaking Bad is finishing it's run? Well now you can create your own adventures with this awesome (yet quite pricey) Breaking Bad superlab playset! As of this posting it's out-of-stock, but I'm sure with the popularity of the show, it'll come back in stock soon! Head over to Citizen Brick's site to check out the rest of the pictures in all of their meth making glory!

Monday, September 2, 2013

The Walking Dead Take New York! Obstacle Course Run at the Intrepid!

Just in time for New York Comic Con and the Halloween season, registration is now open for The Walking Dead Escape - New York City. This SDCC fan-favorite event comes to New York City on Saturday, October 12th, at the USS Intrepid on Pier 86.

Participants can register as SURVIVORS or as WALKERS and must be at least 14 years old. Walkers will receive professional make-up and training before their shift. Yes, you have to train to be (un)dead.

Survivors can expect to run, jump, climb, slide, and crawl through the "Chain Link Megazone," "Herd Highway," "Hospital Hell," "The Prison Gauntlet," "The Governor's Gladiators," until they make it to the Quarantine Zone. Average time of completion is estimated to be 35-45 minutes. And if you're not exactly a gym-class star, don't worry - there will also be an "easier route" for participants with limited physical abilities.

AMC's The Walking Dead returns to your television machine on Sunday, October 13th, at 9pm EST.
Stars from the show have not been confirmed on New York Comic Con's website, but have appeared every year since the show's premier. (Also, it'd be pretty shitty if they didn't come this year since the NYCC passes are TWD themed again)

For more info on The Walking Dead Escape event, go to: http://www.thewalkingdeadescape.com/nyc-intrepid.html

And if you want an idea of what Alison Haislip went through at SDCC'13:

Monday, August 26, 2013

Previews for The Walking Dead Season 4!

October 13th cannot come soon enough for fans of The Walking Dead. AMC has been sprinkling in some undead goodness throughout the summer to satiate fans. We've got 3 videos below; one featuring Miss "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Ass Sword" riding a horse through the gates of the prison, a behind the scenes featurette, and the extended preview from SDCC.

In the next video, Andrew Lincoln confirms that our good ol' friend, the Time Jump, is back - a necessity since the show shoots in Atlanta's summertime. Any bits about the winter and spring will likely come via exposition as has been done in the past seasons.
Kirkman boasts, "We're making everything like different and new and unique for this season...And I think there's going to be some really cool new elements thrown in that will shock you!"

As we saw in the season 3 finale, we can expect some new faces in the mix. It also looks as though comic-fan-favorite Tyreese has an increasingly important role this season.

And here is the 4 minute extended preview from San Diego Comic Con:

We can expect big things from Kirkman and Nicotero's team. More face in the jail-farm-village means more drama. More zombies. Bits of hope that will no doubt be torn from our favorite survivors.
And [spoiler alert, but c'mon if you're reading this, you probably watched season3] don't forget that somewhere out there (beneath the pale moonlight... sorry. Totally unrelated An American Tail reference) is The Governor and his buddies.

The Walking Dead returns on October 13th at 9pm EST.

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Are you a Glenn? A Laurie? Rick? Carol? Do you have a Z-Day Plan? Let me know in the comments below.

Upcoming CW Fall Series Previews and Artwork!

The CW has just released artwork for three shows that will be coming to your television in just a few weeks. Check out the pretty pretty pictures and the show previews!

The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People is a sci-fi action drama starring Robbie Amell (center), Peyton List (left), and Luke Mitchell (right). Amell plays Stephen Jameson, who could be considered average if not for his ability to hear voices and teleport in his sleep. Jameson meets Cara and John (List and Mitchell) and finds out he's one of the "Tomorrow People" a super powered, super secret race and they're all being hunted by an organization of paramilitary scientists, ULTRA, led by Dr. Jedikiah Prince (Mark Pellegrino).
It's worth noting that this is remake of 1970s British children's show that ran for 68 episodes. The series was later reimagined in the 90s (also in the UK) and ran for 25 episodes.

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Reign

Reign stars Adelaide Kane (Teen Wolf), Toby Regbo (ITV’s The Town), Torrance Coombs (The Tudors), Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables). Mary, Queen of Scots (Kane) is a blossoming teen, coming out of hiding to reunite with Regbo's Prince Francis of France, and to formalize their arranged marriage. Francis isn't quite ready to settle down and his mother, Queen Catherine, has got some ulterior motives (as most queens do).
Who wants to bet how many essays will be written by high school girls comparing this show to events in their history books?

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The Originals is the upcoming spin-off of CW's hit show, The Vampire Diaries. The Originals stars
The Vampire Diaries' Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt and Phoebe Tonkin; Charles Michael Davis (The Game), Daniella Pineda (Homeland), Danielle Campbell (Prison Break), Leah Pipes (Sorority Row). Klaus is back in New Orleans' French Quarter. Haley is carrying his baby and Marcel, his former protege, is now King.
Wait. There's another vampire king in Louisiana and Sookie Stackhouse isn't under him? har har har.

Let me know in the comments below if you're excited for these shows or any of the 30 other shows set to debut this year.

Batman: The Great Debate

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill

Batman vs Superman

I am in the camp of people that really loved Man of Steel. I am in the camp that was stunned by the casting of Ben Affleck as the next Batman.

That is where I stood on that fateful day of casting news.

This tweet from one of my favorite twitterers helped me move on from the now notorious Batfleck explosion:

WEEELLLLLL, yeah. True dat.

Wow, I was so upset by Ruffalo as the Hulk in the early casting days, but then as we all know, he went and nailed it.

Nailed. It.

In less than a day there were posts from varying geek sites arguing why Affleck is actually a good casting choice. Even Joss Whedon gave his stamp of approval via his twitter; he also recommended that we go read this:

WOW. Well said, Mr. Oswalt. Color me corrected and intrigued.

SO, with that, I now join the quest with countless masses of other nerdlings to search for the Caped Crusader in Mr. Affleck via his movies. I'm going to rewatch certain films of his with the fresh perspective that he's gonna be Batman.

JOIN ME! Together we can rule the ga-- I mean, join me in this quest. I'll be live tweeting, too, if you don't have time to watch the movies. I shall do a follow-up post after I complete my movie crusade! Watch this space!

To Seek The Holy Grail,

Heather

The Incredible Dork

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Science: Girls with Secret Labs!

It's not just Dexter with a secret lab at home!!!

Turns out, this whole time, there have been two girls who could kinda pass as Dee Dee with secret labs in their homes. Okay, maybe not secret. 16 year old Evie Sobczack has a laboratory in her garage where she's been tinkering with a device for extracting algae byproduct for alternative fuel. As if one chick with an at-home lab wasn't already cool enough, 17 year old Sara Volz has a lab in her room under her loft-bed! With it she's been developing a process for increasing the amount of output from algae grown for biofuel. Both are blondish, both are teens, both have their own laboratories at home, they live across the country from each other, and are legitimately innovating!

Introooducing... Eviiieeee Sobczack! Evie has developed a totally new chemical-free way to extract oils from algae and turn them into biofuel. OH, and it's 20% more betterer (*cough* efficient) than current known methods!! BOOM. The device she invented won first place at the Intel INTERNATIONAL (not just national) Science and Engineering Fair. She started the project in 8th grade (I was so stupid in 8th grade *facepalm*) designing her own bioreactor, cellulose blaster, and other equipment that she needed to make her award winning device.

Ladies and Gents, 16 yr old Evie Sobczack of Florida

via Inhabitat

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, 17yr old Sara Volz made a biofuel lab under her bed to work on a method for identifying which algae are most productive. She successfully invented a way to do this and thereby increase the productivity of the algae for biofuel by honing in on algae producing the most oils and eliminating the poor performers. Her innovation led her to win the $100,000 winning prize from the Intel Science Talent Search. Unlike Sara, the only dedication I had at 17 was to eating brownies, not sleeping with the same light cycles that the algae in my bedroom lab required. I tip my hat to her!

So cute with her sciency stuff!!

Sara Volz, 17yrs old, of Colorado

via CoExist

I'm very excited about algae as an energy resource now. Don't be surprised if I write a post all about it sometime; I was tempted to go on about it here and now!!! My better judgement is telling me to pace myself.

Needless to say, these girls are an inspiration and provide us with some hope for the future and for our dire green energy needs.

Bangorang!
Heather
The Incredible Dork

Friday, August 23, 2013

Howl's Moving Castle is Real

Howl's Moving Castle?

Okay, so it's not REALLY Howl's Moving Castle; it's the Neverwas Haul! Close enough, though! It's a veritable Steampunk architectural treat! It even has a small steam engine for effect. I can just see Calcifer in there complaining about stuff. This thing is so cool; it fuels my imagination! I just wanna play dress up and have a party there with friends.

Tuns out you can! While it does travel to various festivals, it mainly lives in Obtanium Works in Vallejo, CA. They rent out the venue, with access to the Neverwas Haul, for weddings and gatherings! Oh, we wants to do that, Precious!

This lovely victorian contraption was dreamed up by the "Travelling Academy of UnNatural Science" captained by "Major Catasrophe", otherwise known as Shannon O'Hare. It's a pretend club, and the Neverwas Haul is their clubhouse and base for travels around the globe. I love the spirit of the thing!

Shannon O'Hare, the Mastermind

It was made entirely by freely obtained collectables, antiques, and oddities; so everything in it is made up of recycled parts, or, pre-loved stuff. To see more pictures, visit the Obtanium Works post about it here, as it showcases some video footage and a link to lots of Flickr photos. For a more in-depth read, Collector's Weekly did a big write-up on it here with an interview with Major Catastrophe himself.

I love it when people have fun and do what they love. I especially love playing pretends and dress-up. BIG THUMBS UP from me!!

Never Grow Up!

Heather

The Incredible Dork

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