Sci-Fi News: Smallville renewed, Demon apocalypse and Tron animated! [3.1.10- 3.7.10]
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 | Sci-fi | No Comments
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen won Worst Movie of 2009 at the 30th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards. Ouch.
Fox has renew Fringe. I cant say I ever saw the show. But the photo with the announcement says im missing something interesting.
Alien reboot news: Alien’s reboot will be in 3D and they are shooting for a trilogy. The first movie is going to be a ‘prequel’ and will NOT deal with the backstory from the 1979 original movie.
Stephen King’s Pet Semetary is going to be remade.
Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds, is set to premiere on June 17, 2011. And it will be in 3D.
Smallville has been renewed for a 10th season.
Supernatural was renewed for a 6th. There’s a challenge. How do you top the apocalypse?
Warehouse 13 comes back in July with new episodes.
V- will return March 30 to reveal more of the spaceship and Anna’s true face.
New episodes of Futurama will air on Thursday, June 24, at 10:00 p.m. Remember for a while there Fox was saying they were going to replace all the voice actors? No worries, they didn’t. The original voice cast has returned.
Tron – Will end up an animated series geared towards kids age 6-14. This, along with one can only assume gobs of toys and apparel, is being put together by Disney to help promote Tron Legacy which opens December 17.
Warner Brothers is going to make Space Invaders into a movie. If they don’t show someone in the movie playing the original game. I will be highly disappointed.
I Saw It: Library in the mall.
Sunday, March 7th, 2010 | I Saw It | No Comments
A really good idea, or a really bad one. The librarian’s response? “A temporary one.” However they do hope to try and keep this location open when the main one opens again.
Good idea: What better way to remind kids that theres other forms of entertainment other than video games? The location is known, how much easier can it be than to say “were in the mall”.
Bad idea: “Mom im going to the library” but the kids end up at the mall arcade.
World of Warcraft – A chart that explains it all.
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 | Geek | 1 Comment
WoW has 11.5 million subscribers world wide. Amazing.
WoW players in Asia pay by the HOUR?!?! God bless America and our 14.95 a month.
Via: Online Schools
Life is a song, so is your web site with CodeOrgan
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Geek | 1 Comment
What is Code Organ?
The Code Organ analyzes the ‘body’ content of any web page and translates that content into music. The Codeorgan uses a complex algorithm to define the key, synth style and drum pattern most appropriate to the page content.
Firstly, the Code Organ scans the page contents and removes all characters not found in the musical scale (A to G), and then analyzes the remaining characters to find the most commonly used “note”. If this is an even number the page is translated to the major pentatonic scale of that particular note, it becomes minor if there is an uneven number.
Secondly, The Code Organ defines which synthesizers to use. This is based on the total number of characters used on the web page – There are currently 10 synthesizer effects and the one that is picked based upon the percentage of content.
Lastly, The Core Organ selects a drum loop based upon the ratio of characters on the page versus the number of characters that are actually music notes – There are currently 10 different drum loops to pick from.
TRANSLATION:
The web site takes a URL that you provide. It scans it. It matches the text characters to a music scale, cuts out the characters that doesn’t match to a musical note. Takes what’s left, lines it up, processes a mathematical equation that would make Einstein go “huh?” and then produced music with several pre-recorded looped beats.
Try it out here: www.codeorgan.com
Most Curious by Tracey Neuls and Nina Saunders
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Art, Design, Weird | 1 Comment
Most curious, weird, cool and awesome.
London shoe designer Tracey Neuls and Danish artist Nina Saunders have collaborated to create an installation using fabrics by British textile brand Sanderson at Neuls’ London shop.
Called Most Curious, the installation features a sculpture by Saunders with upholstery bursting out of a chair frame and spilling onto the floor. – Dezeen
This has given me ideas and inspiration. To do what? Head out to the nearest forest and get me a few trees for my living room!
Thoughts on Heroes Volume 5 – Redemption
Saturday, February 13th, 2010 | Sci-fi, Television | No Comments
Save the cheerleader save the world…or DOOM IT!! Claire, whatever have you done? Saved the show? Saved the world? Or doomed both? Read on folks!
Volume 5 – Redemption not only was about characters finding redemption, it was also about the series finding redemption. Did they earn it? With Seasons three and four having failing to live up to the charm and wonder of the shadow and characters that season one delivered. Season 5 had a lot to make up for, and fast.
To start, Nathan. Talk about beating a dead horse. The character’s fate has been in the balance at the end of -every- season to date. Thank goodness that ass is dead.
Claire and Grechen kiss, thumbs down. Them playing rock band, thumbs up. Me being left with the impression Claire is going lesbian for Grechen, thumbs down.
Hiro and Ando’s adventures through out the season? DOUBLE THUMBS UP. I enjoyed every moment of Hiro’s story this season. Even though it was a little sad to see Hiro and Charlie had to part ways the way they did. The scenes of scrambled brains Hiro over shadowed that. Hiro has always made the shadow for me. Him and Sylar. But its good to see other characters coming into their own.
I didn’t like Emma. Something about her just didn’t click with me. The concept was good. A woman who is deaf, but could -see- sounds and control it to either draw people in, or pull like a sonic blast and direct it at someone. However, I hope this is a character we don’t see again, and remains a character exclusive to this season.
The Carnival? Very well done. From start to finish the concept was brilliant. Th
is group of people just minding their own business. They made a living together, as a family and community of people with different abilities. As Joseph had honest intentions, good intentions- his brother Samuel might have too, but he went on the wrong way to get his goals and in the end was consumed by obsession.
Which brings us back to CLAIRE. Oh Claire what have you done? You did so much this season. Your most likely turning into a lesbian. I guess kissing psycho serial killers does that? BUT WAIT. He has found redemption. (Psst. He’s already watched you sleep through your bedroom window. Hint hint nudge nudge! Why not date a man who can shape shift into..say..Johnny Depp??)
So much has happened this season, all decent to brilliant. But with Claire’s attempt number…well..she lost count. Could this have saved Heroes or doomed it to a last season? Rating have dropped dramatically when this last set of six episodes started to air. So will “A Brave New World” present us with a brave new chance?
The pros and cons of Claire’s actions.
Pro- No more hiding. People like Peter who have hidden using their abilities to lets say, get to an accident scene faster? Can now do so without the risk of accusations that they caused the accidents to happen for the fame and glory. People with abilities that can -help- people can now do so. Wheres that guy from the park that can make plants grow? Send him to starving counties and grow some food! End world hunger! This puts a whole new meaning to “Save the Cheerleader, save the word”
Con- No more hiding. People with abilities that could be seen as dangerous, could be subjected to any number of things. Really, anyone with an ability. X-men showed us that already. Once word reaches public eye, things will be split in several directions. People who will fear, people who wont, and people who will want to exploit.
Pro- We get to see the story unfold into a new direction.
Con- We risk seeing to much political crap and debate over the topic of people with abilities.
Pro- If season 6 is made, and flops horribly. We can just have Hiro pop back in time, save the Cheerleader from jumping in front of all the reporters thus saving the world again and the series can end with Claire going home and finding Patrick Duffy in her shower.
Con- Patrick Duffy would probably do it for the laughs. -.-
Dodge, you disappoint me, but probably not Barbie.
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 | General, Painted Purple | No Comments
Not that I’m a big follower of the current car market. I’m a fan of the Mustang. I enjoy going to vintage car shows. To me, the majority of cars that are available right now all look the same.
So what do you do to compete with other brands this year? (And make a come back from slumping sales and financial cutbacks that ultimately ended in bankruptcy?) You one up them and introduce “Furious Fuchsia” BRILLIANT. Every man in America will see this car, turn to their wives and say “That’s just down right wrong” — WAIT.. I don’t think that’s what Dodge want’s to hear.
About 85% of Challenger buyers are male, according to Chrysler.
Photographs don’t really do justice to Furious Fuchsia, Chrysler spokesman Dan Ried insisted, while acknowledging that fuchsia might seem an odd color choice for a male-oriented car.
“I saw it in person and it actually looks pretty cool,” he said. “It’s tough to capture how it looks in the daylight.”
Odd color for a male oriented car? You think? “It actually looks pretty cool” — psss hey guess who’s paid to say that? Spokesman Dan Ried! Don’t worry Dodge, Barbie will buy your car! 
All jabs aside.
Furious Fuchsia is an all-new shade. Chrysler describes it as an updated version of Panther Pink and Moulin Rouge, colors available in 1970 and which enjoy a fan following today, including Web sites dedicated to the colors.
Web sites dedicated to the colors? Really? *Googles* Well, what do you know…
Hey I think iv seen one these Panther Pink Dodge cars!
Anyway.. Dodge? A message to you:
I Saw It: Dumpster Diver
Monday, February 8th, 2010 | I Saw It | No Comments
Ah the things you see when you look out your back door. I tell ya. This has inspired me to start a new section. “Yeah, I saw it” will feature pictures of things I see out in the world that may be of interest? Funny? Cool? Enjoy!
Worth watching. Star Wars vs. Star Trek
Monday, February 1st, 2010 | Geek, Sci-fi, Videos | No Comments
If you ever wondered where the text went at the start of each Star Wars movie.. watch this video. It’s worth it!
SyFy Re-Imagined fairy tales starts with Beauty and the Beast
Monday, February 1st, 2010 | Movies, Sci-fi | No Comments
Syfy is lining up a franchise of sorts, re-imagined fairy tales and legends. The movies will air during SyFy’s Original Movie Saturday. The first movie we will see is Beauty and the Beast with premiers Feb. 27 at 9PM
Here is the description from SyFy:
Beauty and the Beast - In this gritty celebration of Valentine’s Day, a young Beauty (Estella Warren) with a gift for healing helps a deformed Prince (Rhett Gilles, Wraiths of Roanoke) regain his throne and defeat the ruthless nobleman who wants to be king — and then together they try to destroy a power-hungry witch.
Ok, sounds like a re-telling on the surface. However, SyFy’s overview of the other movies coming sounds more promising.
Vitale also announced a preliminary development slate for the new line of Syfy Original Movies including:
Red — A young woman who is a descendant of the real Little Red Riding Hood brings her fiancé home, where he meets the family and learns about their business – hunting werewolves. He’s skeptical until bitten by a werewolf. When her family insists he must be killed, Red tries saving him.
Hansel — Twenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge. But there’s a surprise waiting – his sister Gretel (who he thought had been killed) is the witch’s protégée.
8TH Voyage of Sinbad — Sinbad searches for the golden head of the long lost Colossus of Rhodes and, instead, discovers an island where the mythical Minotaur still rules, protecting a vast treasure. Sinbad and his crew have to battle the creature and its minions to get the treasure and save their own lives.
Aladdin (working title) — After accidentally releasing an evil genie from an ancient lamp, Aladdin must find a way to imprison the genie again before it wreaks havoc on the world.
Black Forest — A group of naïve tourists take a sightseeing tour into a supposed enchanted forest, where they encounter evil creatures from the world of fantasy. Trapped in the Black Forest, their only hope of survival is fighting their way out.
I can’t wait to see the Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel ones. Good ideas presented there.
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