Local paper has an article about how it is very difficult to erase data from hard drives, and yet, when you lose a chapter of your thesis or your Very Important Power Point presentation the IT guys just shrug and say better luck next time.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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Comedy writer Ken Levine has a nice rant about pop-up ads.
My favorite part:
My favorite part:
It’s as if you’re watching a concert and suddenly from out of nowhere someone gets right up into your grill and screams “HEY, WANNA BUY LIFE INSURANCE?!!” What are the chances you’ll say “Sure. Thanks. I specifically went to this remaining-Beatles reunion just hoping someone would sell me long term life insurance”?Click Here For Full Post..
Mickey Mouse meets Tony Stark
Disney has reached a deal to purchase Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion.
Commentary after the jump.
Wow. This is a huge deal, though I admit, I'm not sure what to make of it. I would imagine that it's win-win for Disney. The properties mentioned above are all proven winners and I can just see the characters walking around the Disney theme parks and the ride designers are probably salivating over the possibilities. Lots of cross-promotion possibilities as well.
I would imagine however, that this does not bode well for any smaller, under-performing comic series. Disney is about the bottom line and, especially in this economy, they will undoubtedly be looking to cut costs.
I also wonder if this will be a problem for darker, adult themed material. I tend to think it won't, Miramax managed to put out lots of edgy material for years and Disney rarely faced backlash. I'm sure that there will be lots of analysis (and hand wringing) in the days to come from people far more knowledgeable than I.
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Under the deal, Disney will acquire ownership of Marvel including its more than 5,000 Marvel characters, including The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man, all of which have been turned into highly valuable feature film franchises.Read more at Market Watch
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Wow. This is a huge deal, though I admit, I'm not sure what to make of it. I would imagine that it's win-win for Disney. The properties mentioned above are all proven winners and I can just see the characters walking around the Disney theme parks and the ride designers are probably salivating over the possibilities. Lots of cross-promotion possibilities as well.
I would imagine however, that this does not bode well for any smaller, under-performing comic series. Disney is about the bottom line and, especially in this economy, they will undoubtedly be looking to cut costs.
I also wonder if this will be a problem for darker, adult themed material. I tend to think it won't, Miramax managed to put out lots of edgy material for years and Disney rarely faced backlash. I'm sure that there will be lots of analysis (and hand wringing) in the days to come from people far more knowledgeable than I.
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Is it 9/10 yet???
Mo Ryan of The Chicago Tribune has a fabulous in depth interview with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke (mild spoilers for season 5).
In the interview Kripke talks about the evolution of the show- how it started as a horror movie every week. When they broke the stories it was "ok, what's the monster this week?" but the focus quickly shifted to the characters and the monsters became secondary. Read the full transcript here
More on Supernatural after the jump (SPOILERS).
UPDATED 8/31: Hilarious new scene available through iTunes
Amazing "Oh Death" Promo
Episode 5.01 "Sympathy for the Devil" airs 9/10
Summary: APOCALYPSE NOW — Picking up where the finale left off, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) watch as the Devil (guest star Mark Pellegrino, “Lost”) emerges from Hell. The brothers and Bobby (Jim Beaver) deal with the aftermath of Lucifer rising and the stunning news from Chuck the Prophet (guest star Rob Benedict) that Castiel (Misha Collins) was blown to bits by the archangels. Robert Singer directed the episode written by Eric Kripke (#501).
[source: SpoilerTV]
Meg (now played by Rachel Miner) returns
Episode Stills from SpolierTV
5 minute clip from Comic Con (low quality).
Episode 5.02 "Good God Y'all"
Summary:IS THIS THE END? — Castiel (Misha Collins) tells Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) that he is going to search for God, who will be able to defeat Lucifer. Bobby’s (Jim Beaver) old hunter friend, Rufus (guest star Steven Williams), is panicked about demons attacking his town, and begs Bobby for help. Sam and Dean arrive at the town and realize there is a spell over the townspeople, making them hallucinate that they are demons and causing them to kill one another. Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Sera Gamble (#501).
[source: SpoilerTV]
Ellen (Samantha Ferris) and Jo (Alona Tal) also appear in this episode.
Episode Stills at SpoilerTV
Episode 5.03 "Free to Be You and Me"
Written by Jeremy Carver
Jess (Adrianne Palicki) appears. A dream or hallucination?
Dean takes Cas to a whorehouse (Source: Kripke at Comic Con)
Episode 5.04 "The End"
Written by Ben Edlund
Dean is transported 5 years into the future where the earth has been decimated by the Croatoan virus. Evil!Sam & Scruffy!Cas
Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols"
Celebrity ghosts Abe Lincoln & Gandhi
Paris Hilton guest stars as demon who takes on the appearance of Paris Hilton
Paul McGillion (Carson Beckett on Stargate Atlantis) also guest stars as a cop
Episode 5.06
The Tooth Fairy
11 yr old boy being cast for a recurring role
Episode 5.07
Writer: Sera Gamble
Casting Call: [OLDER DEAN WINCHESTER] Between 70-80 years old, he is Dean (JENSEN ACKLES) aged into an old man. He hasn’t lost any of his verve, or edge, just his speed.sptv050769...GUEST STAR (20) [source: SpoilerTV]
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In the interview Kripke talks about the evolution of the show- how it started as a horror movie every week. When they broke the stories it was "ok, what's the monster this week?" but the focus quickly shifted to the characters and the monsters became secondary. Read the full transcript here
More on Supernatural after the jump (SPOILERS).
UPDATED 8/31: Hilarious new scene available through iTunes
Amazing "Oh Death" Promo
Episode 5.01 "Sympathy for the Devil" airs 9/10
Summary: APOCALYPSE NOW — Picking up where the finale left off, Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) watch as the Devil (guest star Mark Pellegrino, “Lost”) emerges from Hell. The brothers and Bobby (Jim Beaver) deal with the aftermath of Lucifer rising and the stunning news from Chuck the Prophet (guest star Rob Benedict) that Castiel (Misha Collins) was blown to bits by the archangels. Robert Singer directed the episode written by Eric Kripke (#501).
[source: SpoilerTV]
Meg (now played by Rachel Miner) returns
Episode Stills from SpolierTV
5 minute clip from Comic Con (low quality).
Episode 5.02 "Good God Y'all"
Summary:IS THIS THE END? — Castiel (Misha Collins) tells Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) that he is going to search for God, who will be able to defeat Lucifer. Bobby’s (Jim Beaver) old hunter friend, Rufus (guest star Steven Williams), is panicked about demons attacking his town, and begs Bobby for help. Sam and Dean arrive at the town and realize there is a spell over the townspeople, making them hallucinate that they are demons and causing them to kill one another. Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Sera Gamble (#501).
[source: SpoilerTV]
Ellen (Samantha Ferris) and Jo (Alona Tal) also appear in this episode.
Episode Stills at SpoilerTV
Episode 5.03 "Free to Be You and Me"
Written by Jeremy Carver
Jess (Adrianne Palicki) appears. A dream or hallucination?
Dean takes Cas to a whorehouse (Source: Kripke at Comic Con)
Episode 5.04 "The End"
Written by Ben Edlund
Dean is transported 5 years into the future where the earth has been decimated by the Croatoan virus. Evil!Sam & Scruffy!Cas
Episode 5.05 "Fallen Idols"
Celebrity ghosts Abe Lincoln & Gandhi
Paris Hilton guest stars as demon who takes on the appearance of Paris Hilton
Paul McGillion (Carson Beckett on Stargate Atlantis) also guest stars as a cop
Episode 5.06
The Tooth Fairy
11 yr old boy being cast for a recurring role
Episode 5.07
Writer: Sera Gamble
Casting Call: [OLDER DEAN WINCHESTER] Between 70-80 years old, he is Dean (JENSEN ACKLES) aged into an old man. He hasn’t lost any of his verve, or edge, just his speed.sptv050769...GUEST STAR (20) [source: SpoilerTV]
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Friday, August 28, 2009
a suitcase full of knives
From TV Guide Magazine:
"It all started at Comic-Con this summer when comedian Paul Scheer gifted Lost’s exec producers with a wacky velvet painting of themselves with a polar bear. Now the site that goes by the same name is revealing a series of 16 limited-run posters of Lost moments by top artists, released one per week. As a bonus, secret Lost-themed events are popping up world-wide to premiere each one, so keep checking the site for clues to discover if the next poster might be revealed near you. Call it an act of good Dharma"
I'd like the poster above, would be a nice companion to the actual Vertigo print I have...
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Douchiest Colleges
So GQ has published a list of America's 25 Douchiest Colleges described thusly:
One of my alma maters (can you still call it that if you didn't actually graduate?) was an honorable mention for the "Excessive School Pride Douche" (can't believe another school topped actually).
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The question isn't whether you're a douche bag when you go to college. We were all kind of douche bags when we went to college, if we're going to be honest about it. No, the question for America's youth is: What kind of douche bag do you aspire to be? Like, Where can you go if you want to major in Jet Skiing? How about if you're a trust-fund type but are embarrassed about it? What if you want to lord your intelligence over people for the rest of your life, in the form of a bumper sticker? Picking the right school can be daunting. That's why GQ offers up its heavily researched, possibly stereotypey, but still accurate guide.Lil Sis is now a "When I Was 17 Douche" (she was almost a "Paul Wolfowitz Douche").
One of my alma maters (can you still call it that if you didn't actually graduate?) was an honorable mention for the "Excessive School Pride Douche" (can't believe another school topped actually).
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I want to work there!
"Employees at the online movie retailer often leave for three, four, even five weeks at a time and never clock in or out. Vacation limits and face-time requirements, says Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings, are "a relic of the industrial age."Read full article here
I'm sitting at work with a massive headache counting the minutes until 5 thinking about how awesome this sounds (and yeah, I'm working on my blog instead of the piles and piles of work I have to do- deal with it).
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NPH FTW!
He hosted the Tony's in June (view a hilarous clip here), he's hosting the Emmy's on September 20th where he is also up for Best Supporting Actor in a comedy series, and now he's booked as a guest judge for American Idol.
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huh.
John Krasinski (The Office) and Emily Blunt (Devil Wears Prada) just announced their engagement. Had no idea they were even dating, which makes me feel weirdly out of touch with the world for like, 5 minutes.
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Big Bang Theory Season Opener Pic
Big Bang returns 9/21!
Looks like the boys went a little wild in the arctic!
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Looks like the boys went a little wild in the arctic!
I Heart Jim Parsons!
Jim Parsons on Letterman- so adorably quirky in real life!
I tried to find a video of the commencement speech, or at least the full text but so far no luck. I did find a USD news article with some quotes here Click Here For Full Post..
I tried to find a video of the commencement speech, or at least the full text but so far no luck. I did find a USD news article with some quotes here Click Here For Full Post..
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dollhouse Casting Scoop
You knew it had to happen after TSCC was cancelled- Summer Glau has been cast in a reoccurring role on Dollhouse.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Supernatural- Up to Speed
Want to check out this great little show everyone's been talking about? This brief video will get you up to speed before the start of Season 5 on 9/10.
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Welcome!
Welcome to Tripping the Wasteland! I'm launching this new blog just in time for the start of the Fall TV season. I'll be posting links, synopses and commentary on all things pop culture. I hope you enjoy reading and I look forward to long and fruitful discussions!
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