Oh, no, Joe...
There's a little footage from the upcoming G.I. Joe movie on MTV.com (you have to endure an ad first, and if your region doesn't let you view MTV stuff, the clip is on YouTube, but every time I loaded it, the sound was a few seconds off). Looking at the Joes, I can safely say that, if this is in any way a good movie, it's not going to be a good G.I. Joe movie. The Joes now look like they're kitted out for some futuristic sporting event on pay-per-view, and they move as if someone used Peter Parker to construct Robocop. I don't get why the villains managed to come across as halfway resembling live action versions of the cartoons/comic books/action figures, yet "XFL by way of Cyberdyne" was the orders to wardrobe for the heroes. It's gotten to where I'm wondering why they bothered licensing the property. They probably could have gotten the rights to the old E-S.W.A.T. arcade game for a fraction of the cost and made the same film.
In Doctor Who news, the new Doc's companion has been chosen. Okay, picking an Alt-U version of The Cure's Robert Smith to play the Doctor might have not been to do with attracting a younger audience, but with the addition of this quite fresh face, I'm almost ready to predict Doctor Who moving to the CW Network with the theme re-recorded with electric guitars and piano. I just hope they're decent actors and that the writers aren't going to outfit either one of them with a bullwhip and machine gun or something...
If I sound a tad off tonight (and for the next few days), it may be due to windows. No, not Windows, but the ones Cristi and I just had installed in our house. They're thermo-UV-shamwow-something that get you a tax break, and the ones they replaced were single-pane models which either (1) have never been openable since I bought the place over a decade ago or (2) only stay shut thanks to strategic wood screws. Anyway, these old windows used weights to ease opening and closing (when they worked). The cavities in the walls where these weights reside (they were left behind) were filled with spray-foam insulation. This filled the rest of the house with a quite heady chemical smell which is diminishing but persisting. Which brings me to a photo of where some of the insulation escaped the sill (the installers are coming back Monday to trim it up): Am I suffering from oxygen deprivation or does this glob of foam really look kind of like "Rex" from "Toy Story?"
Anyway, while I take advantage of the chemical forces in the air (don't do drugs, kids) to try to come up with some new comic book ideas (I already have one about a time-traveling talking orangutan. Really, I do), let's check out some other things that I bookmarked before my brain cells started falling over while singing Irish drinking songs:
- From the "Huh, that's still around?" file, The Matrix: Online, the MMO based on the movie trilogy, will end at the close of July.
- Economics. Comic books. At last, they combine to form Econcomicatron... or Devastator... I think.
- If you happen to have about $2.3 million lying around, you could own Cameron's house from 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I presume they've fixed the broken window by now.
- And speaking of wasting money on something cool, the custom USB drives just keep getting pricier and more appealing: 2gb in a Ninja Throwing Star for around $110. But they toss in extra chi for free.
- Last entry's "Deadpool" clip inspires me to share a list of 10 great Deadpool 'moments' from his comic books.
- "Hex Empire" is a nifty little strategy flash board game that kind of reminds me of "Risk," but not quite.
- Fans of the campy "Flash Gordon" will recall Klytus' famous death scene (fast-forward to 7:15 for the entirety of his demise). Now, there's an action figure commemorating the event.
- People who are much smarter than me have created (and will soon have kits for builders to purchase) the "Candyfab 6000," a device that can fabricate 3D models and objects from sugar.
- And let's close with a little magic act: Abracadabra is a bit like a chain-reaction Mah-Jongg game. Link as many matching objects as you can to clear the board.