Some college students got a harsh lesson in manners when they were arrested for not leaving a tip at Lehigh Pub in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The owner called the police claiming the tip was actually part of the bill and that the menus clearly state “18 percent gratuity added to check of parties of 6 of more.” Before the incident the pub had only 5 reviews (mostly negative) on Yelp.com but
We got yet another confirmation of the Time Lords (plural) return (see Time Lord Victorious) during BBC’s Children in Need special. The 3 minute clip shows the Doctor arriving fashionably late to meet Ood Sigma, explaining that he wasn’t in no hurry for his song to end. Sigma tells him that the Ood have been having bad dreams. But unlike the previous vague visions about “something vast” returning, it’s a
It’s not the first time Doctor Who has been animated but it’s got a whole nother feel to it when it gets the anime treatment, complete with fanservice! The anime short by Paul Michael Johnson is set in Japan (naturally) and features shiny Daleks, spry Cybermen, and the Master looking like he’s about to yell “Hail Zeon!” Who can save Japan? Only the most badass Time Lord of them all
“The Waters of Mars” isn’t just the darkest Doctor Who episode yet, it’s a chronological Rubicon for the last of the Time Lords. Spoilers: Emerging from the TARDIS, the Doctor finds himself at a pivotal moment – the destruction of Earth’s first Mars’ colony. Although initially reluctant to get involved, he eventually decides to save Captain Adelaide Brooke, whose death would have inspired humanity to travel across the universe. A
If you’re gonna stereotype why be subtle about it? That’s the idea behind blaxploitation films and Black Dynamite is the best since I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. Set in the 70s and it uses Grindhouse-esque editing inconsistencies to further mimic films of the period. When Black Dynamite’s brother is killed during a drug sting, he vows to clean up the streets one ass whoopin’ at a time. But the real
Supernatural always has a fair amount of humor to it but last night’s episode “Changing Channels” was non-stop laughs. While attempting to enlist the help of a trickster demon, Sam & Dean Winchester get trapped inside the TV. To survive they must play their assigned “roles” in a sitcom version of Supernatural, a hospital soap opera, a Japanese game show, a cop show, and a parody of Knight Rider… WITH
The apocalyptic movie 2012 isn’t even out yet but Director Roland Emmerich is already working on a sequel for the small screen. “It is about the resettling of Earth. That is very, very fascinating. (2012 writer/producer) Harald Kloser and I came up with the idea and we have the luxury of having a producer on the film who is a big TV producer, Mark Gordon. We said to Mark, ‘Why
Spoiler Alert! Heroes‘ Nathan Petrelli’s days are numbered. Shocking considering he died LAST SEASON and has appeared only occasionally as a fading multiple personality of the shapeshifting Sylar. Everyone knew it was only a matter of time before Sylar regained control of his body. Well everyone but Adrian Pasdar, who apparently discovered he had been fired while reading a script! A source confirmed “I know Adrian is getting killed off
Just in time for Halloween there’s a brand new L7 World webcomic: American Dad – Halloween Special. At least I hope it’ll be done in time. What started as a 3 panel short on Klaus has turned into 10 spooktacular (yeah I said it) panels. Now I “just” have to scan them, do the line art, and color them (flash). So don’t expect any updates till that’s done. Oh and
Women are getting shorter and fatter (and not just American women). Contrary to popular opinion, humans are still evolving says Professor Stephen Stearns, an evolutionary biologist at Yale University. Stearns headed a 60-year study of more than 2,000 women and found that shorter, fatter women who reproduce younger and enter menopause later have more children and pass on those traits. He predicts that by 2409 the average woman will be
It seems Mario has become so frustrated with constantly having to save her royal highness that he’s decided to cheat with Luigi! New Super Mario Bros. Wii promises to be one of the most difficult games yet according to Designer Shigeru Miyamoto. But Miyamoto doesn’t want to alienate casual gamers so he’s created an innovative help mode called “Super Guide” that lets players cheat by having a computer controlled-Luigi beat
This November the caped crusader trades in his utility belt for a gun belt in Batman/Doc Savage Special, a prologue to a 6-issue “pulp-influenced” miniseries by Brian Azzarello. This won’t be the first time Batman has packed heat but that was before his mythos was fully established so it’ll be interesting to see how Azzarello squares a gun toting hero with the gunning down of his own parents. And Batman’s
Better late than never. After half a dozen Saw movies, torture porn finally gets interactive with Saw: The Videogame. And there’s no need to worry about any possible spoilers though as it takes place during the very first movie and both of the game’s 2 endings are non-canonical. “Want to play a game?” Too bad, you don’t have a choice. The serial killer known as Jigsaw has kidnapped you (Detective
A new CNN poll shows 56% of Americans disapprove of the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama. Committee chairman, Thorbjorn Jagland, defends the decision saying “He got the prize for what he has done,” which at the time of Obama’s unanimous nomination (Feb 1) was diddly. But while the world may not be safer, it is “less tense” according to Jagland. Righttt… Exactly
Life’s never been better for Danny Wormwood. He’s a big-time TV exec who’s killing the competition. His girlfriend forgave him for cheating on her. And his pal’s making a miraculous recovery from a traumatic brain injury. Did I mention he’s the Antichrist? As such, bad things tend to gravitate towards him. Wormwood’s business rival has found some supernatural talent. His girlfriend is pregnant with… well, who knows what. Oh, and
