How to become a Jedi or Sith Lord

WikiHow has two articles on how to become either a Jedi or...a Sith. Gee, thanks WikiHow!

I don't mean to alarm anybody, but Neil Gaiman is going to be on The Simpsons tomorrow

Underwire

Normally, I don't watch The Simpsons - nothing against the show, I just keep forgetting - but, I will tomorrow!

Trailer for new Doctor Who Christmas Special released!

The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe. And yes, that is a Narnia reference.



I cannot wait until next month!

Best.cosplay.ever.

DTJAAAAM

Nothing can top a real life cat dressed as Dex-Starr, the feline member of the Red Lantern Corps.

(h/t ComicsAlliance)

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible

If I ever win the lottery, I am totally going do an exact recreation of this video.

Childhood toys: Destroid Phalanx from Robotech

Back when I was in my early teens, I walking through the local KB Toys (buying toys was a hard habit to break and I regret that I did) one day and saw this strange looking robot hanging on a peg. I had seen some of Robotech back then and may have recognized the Destroid Phalanx, but honestly, that was irrelevant to me. I ended up buying it because it just looked cool. I have absolutely no idea what happened to it though.

The Destroid Phalanx was a mech that the Earth Defense Force created using the chassis of the Tomahawk, which could be best described as a tank with legs. As you can see, the Phalanx lacked traditional arms and instead carried two large missile pods. During the SDF-1's long trek back to Earth, Phalanxes were employed as defensive weapons. When the SDF-1 came under attack, Phalanxes, along with Defenders (similar to former, but with twin barreled cannons instead of missile pods) would stand on the exterior of the ship's hull and destroy the Zentraedi Battle Pods that managed to get pass the Valkyries.


Of course the major flaw in the Phalanx's design is it's lack of secondary weaponry, once its missiles are gone, so is it. According to Robotech.com's Infopedia and the Robotech Wiki, the Phalanx carries eleven missiles in each pod with several magazines, so it would stay in a fight longer, but once it expended its ammo, what then? Presumably, the pilots were trained not to fire them all in a rush and pick their targets carefully. And in case you're wondering, those three blue squares on its head are searchlights. Personally, I think it would have worked out better as a gun mount.

Anyway, it was a fun toy to play with, but I wish I had gotten the other Destroids too. Not sure if Playmates ever released any Battle Pods though, so finding something for them to fight back them would have been a slight problem.

(Pictures via COLLECT 'em ALL)

Looks like The Kurgan has claimed another Immortal

Whenever I see pictures of electrical discharge around volcanic eruptions, I always think Highlander.

(h/t Boing Boing)

This dog could warm the cockles of even Sauron's heart

I don't normally post this sort of video, but I couldn't resist. A dog born without front legs instead walks on his hind legs.

Wow, Immortals looks bad. Like really bad

I'm talking Uwe Boll bad. Have you seen the trailer for those abomination?



On second thought, comparing Uwe Boll to this movie is too much of an insult to Uwe Boll, so I may have to go to Troll 2 level of awfulness. That's like the DEFCON-2 of bad movies, folks. I mean, what's with that ridiculous bit with Theseus crashing into the water? Did the writers get stoned one night and watch Dragon Ball Z or something?

If Immortals somehow ends up turning a profit or hell, even manages to break even, I will lose a lot of faith in my fellow man. Say no to godawful movies, people.

Ready Player One

Alt title: Why I haven't been posting as much lately.

I can't help it, this book is so gorram good! It's chocked full of references to games, TV shows, science fiction and fantasy, and more. Plus, it's written by Ernest Cline, who in turn wrote Fanboys, a movie that I really, really need to watch. I rarely get immersed in a book so deeply that I spend time thinking about and speculating on the plot, but Ready Player One is one of those occasions. Seriously, go out and buy it, because you will not regret it.