Childhood Rebooted

Today it was announced that 3 classic 80’s cartoons would be rebooted for the 21st century: Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse, and Ducktales. Both Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse will premiere on Netflix with the prior debuting in a few weeks on March 27th with brand new CGI-animation (click here for a short sneak peek) and…

POWER/RANGERS

Adi Shankar today released the latest of his “”Bootleg Universe” one-shot films, a re-imagining of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Joseph Kahn does a terrific job directing the short, showing a world in which these former “teenagers with attitude” must now deal with the ramifications of having been soldiers in an intergalactic war. For an…

Destiny Digest #3 : I kicked Atheon’s ass.

On Friday night, I earned the “Raider” trophy as I finally beat Atheon.  I was in a 6-main raid with an acquaintance of mine met through our own Jonathan.  I was brought in as a ringer, since their slot was open.  How can I sum up my experience running the Vault of Glass? Intense.  From…

Top 5 Most Anticipated New Shows of Fall 2014

1. The Flash (CW, Tuesday October 7, 8 p.m.) – I had the opportunity to catch an early screening of the pilot episode and The Flash definitely lived up to the expectations. Set in the same television universe as Arrow, The Flash certainly feels grounded in that reality while maintaining its own tone and idiosyncrasies….

Wash lives! Joss Whedon drew it, so…it’s canon!

via Joss Whedon’s Twitter He also brought us more Buffy The Vampire Slayer! via Joss Whedon’s Twitter Unfortunately, he also recently had knee surgery and had to miss Comic-Con this year. via Joss Whedon’s Twitter   Your presence was surely missed at the Marvel Hall H panel (as well as the after hours dance floor)….

E.T.’s Home Found in New Mexico

via Yahoo In September 1983, it was reported a mass burial of unsold Atari consoles and video games occurred in a New Mexico landfill. The game most associated with this event was the much-maligned Atari 2600 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. For over three decades many believed this to be an urban legend. However today, April 26,…

The Madness Begins – SDSU Wins in OT

Image via UT San Diego It’s better to win ugly than to lose gracefully. Fortunately, the fourth-seeded San Diego State University Aztecs went with the prior. SDSU had built a 14-point lead early in the second half; however, the 13th-seeded New Mexico State Aggies came charging back after a 14-4 run. With 16.9 seconds left,…

How I Met ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Image via Entertainment Weekly In the summer of 2005 I began seeing promos for a new comedy coming to CBS with the tagline ‘A Love Story in Reverse.’ Instantly I recognized a few of the actors and actresses: “Hey she’s from Buffy! Hey he’s from Freaks and Geeks! Hey it’s Doogie!” On September 19, 2005…

SSB X The Dirty Gentlemen

Soon, Strawberry Scented Burnout will be facing off against our dear friends, The Dirty Gentlemen. We will be honoring the ancient tradition of “Dodgeball” The sport in which two teams of human beings stand across from each other in death defying competition, sending a red rubber sphere hurling back and fourth over an invisible divider,…

My Favorite NES Soundtrack

via ChuchMag The very first console I ever owned was a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). I was 4 1/2 years old then and the 1980’s were coming to an end. But my lifelong affection for the sights and sounds of this 8-bit machine were only beginning. Now before I even had an NES to call my…