Q: How many letters are in the alphabet?
A: 24, because ET went home!
What If E.T. Was One of Us? That’s what Mallory Politz’ has been asking these days… and she’s chosen an awesome, awesome way to figure it out …that may or may not have resulted in the birth of my new fav local blog, E.T. Close Encounters.
Click on the jump to read my interview with the gal behind the mask!
The phenomenon known as E3 came and went last week, and what a phenomenon it was. The Big Three had a terrific presence, and this year marked a return to form for E3. I couldn’t have asked for more. Something has felt “off” ever since the ESA lobotomized the show in 2007. But this year, things felt right again, and even though I couldn’t attend E3, I was able to experience the event vicariously through G4. Let me tell you, I could still feel the energy and excitement even from almost 2,800 miles away.
I’ve gathered some of the best trailers from E3 and posted them below, so ride the (more…) wave, scope ‘em out, and let me know what you’re excited for in the comments section. Continue Reading…
If there’s one thing we here at Geekadelphia believe in, it’s the inevitable robot uprising and enslavement of humanity. We’re ready for it, whenever it occurs. That cute little robot in the flyer there? Yeah, we’re ready for you, Boombox-bot. Your mechanical arms and adorable “i think i’m Button Gwinnett” wig aren’t going to save you. Bring it.
Speaking of that flyer, if there’s another thing we believe… it’s supporting our boys.
Our pals over at Used Wigs (what up Jeff!) are hosting their first live show this week, on Friday, June 12th, from 8PM to 10PM. The whole crew from their award winning deserving podcast, Used Wigs Radio, will be on stage dishing out the LOLs nonstop at Ardmore’s Milkboy Coffee.
In addition to their hilarious podcast, they’ve got lots of guests planned. Best selling author Josh Piven, comedian Don Weir, and a musical guest, Philadelphia’s Audible.
For more information, hit up the official site over at Used Wigs. See you there!
We have a strange hunch you guys might know what this week’s discussion topic is (see image above). If you guessed “E3 impressions”, you’re right on the money! I’ll start with claiming that this year’s E3 trumped last year’s in almost every way. Ahem, I’m looking at you, Nintendo.
With major announcements from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony as well as some of the most renowned independents, what more could you ask for (price cuts)? A few announcements and first-looks that excited me the most include Final Fantasy XIV, of course. Now, don’t claim that I’m all up in a hussy about some CG trailer, as it includes some footage using Square-Enix’s new gameplay engine. More of my impressions as well as (ideally) what you think after the break.
Kaiju Big Battel is one of those things that definitely has to be seen to be believed. It’s described as “performance entertainment” and basically entails 2 grown men dressed up as really bad “Godzilla” style monsters beating the crap out of each other. How can you possible go wrong with that?
Meant to be a mixture of professional wrestling and the tokusatsu kaiju(special effect monster) movies it began as a video project by students at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While said video project was never realized, another student suggested that more characters be created to fight at live competitions or Big Battels. The first Battel occurred on Halloween night in 1996 and they have been battling ever since. They have appeared at several anime conventions and regularly tour the US and they will be at the Trocadero June, 20 8:00pm tickets are $18.50 and the show is all ages so feel free to bring the kids. Get your tickets here!
Check out a video of the greatness that is Kaiju after the jump!
The dudes at Brave New Worlds… well, they just know what’s up. They throw awesome events and manage to involve some of the city’s most talented folks each and every time. Back in April, we saw Joker’s Wild, a stunning gallery chock full of Jokery goodness. This time around, we’re getting an 80′s nostalgia gallery, from the very same illustrators, the Autumn Society of Philadelphia.
Like their email blast says, BNW and the Autumn Society are doing a great job of “teaming up in order to bring great geek art to the masses.” The art will be on display all month, pending I don’t buy it all.
So yeah, head on down to the city’s best comic shop on First Friday, June 5th, to catch the show in the BNW’s Old City Lobby. I’ll see you there. Oh, and keep your eyes open. Word on the street is you might see some proton pack wearing busters of ghosts. If you can’t figure that one out, you’re no longer invited.
Brave New Worlds
45 N. 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA
(215) 925-6525
You know, I’ve always wanted to drink and learn at the same time. Unfortunately, while attending Ramapo College for my undergrad, this was greatly discouraged. Shots of Jack Daniels before Classical Music 101… didn’t go over so well. Isn’t that right, Glen?
However, due to a monthly science cafe created by several of Philadelphia’s science museums, including the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the Wagner Free Institute of Science, and, my personal favorite, The Academy of Natural Sciences you can do just that, and at Philly’s favorite geek hangout, National Mechanics, no less! Science on Tap… I’m sold.
Last month, Science on Tap discussed plant ecology and biology, and come July, you can learn about the origin of limbed animals and fossil discoveries in the arctic. However this month’s talk at National features Janet Monge of the Wagner Free Institute. She’ll be talking about her career as a forensic anthropologist in discussion called The Unknown Skeleton – Forensic Anthropology and the Unsolvable Case.
Will she touch on issues raised in Dexter? Not likely. Will Eric Smith ask her questions about Dexter anyway? You bet.
Come on out. Science on Tap meets on the second Monday of every month.
Science on Tap: June
Monday, June 8th, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
National Mechanics
22 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 701-4883
www.nationalmechanics.com
This has to be one of the coolest and most original shirts I have seen in a while. It actually somehow is not only completely bad-ass but insanely geeky at the same time, which is pretty hard to pull off and this shirt does it well. The shirt is by Ruby Red who is also the mastermind behind the AT-AT Anatomy shirt that Eric previously wrote about in a earlier post.
What he did this time was he took the white keys from an extended white Mac keyboard and the black keys from the original iMac (the one with the half sized F keys) and used them to make a picture of a skull. From the outset this does look a bit 8-bit but upon further inspection your geek cred will rise exponentially. Get it here for the small sum of $26.13.
More pics after the jump.
8static June is this Saturday, at the usual place. This month Tonylight is in from Italy, and he’ll be wrapping up the night with his unique style (warning: link contains hipsters and geeks dancing). Of course, before you get that far, you’ll have heard A_Rival from LA, Chromix out of NYC, and our own Cheap Dinosaurs. And maybe (just maybe) you might find yourself dancing.
If just watching isn’t enough for you, show up at 7:00 for a free workshop on glitchNES (open source circuit bending software) with it’s creator, NO CARRIER (Don Miller) . The software causes NES graphical glitches similar to hardware circuit-bending. It can be abused to create really stunning patterns and effects.
Eat your heart George Lazenby! British women apparently love Daniel Craig so much, that for a limited time, food maker Del Monte will sell James Bond popsicles. Out of all the scenes from Casino Royale they chose Daniel Craig in his speedo. The popsicle stick’s unfortunate placement doesn’t help things at all. You can mutilate Daniel Craig in three flavors; blueberry, cranberry, and pomegranate. Unfortunately, these can only be purchased in the UK, but could you really eat something that has a stare so intense it can look into your soul? There are so many things that are wrong with this.
Make no mistake, we’re fans of Firefly, and therefore, adore Nathan Fillion. Chris was swooning over him just recently, and I swoon over him everyday, thanks to my life size cutout Serenity promo… but, perhaps I’ve said too much.
That being said, behold, this amazing fanmade trailer for The Green Lantern, starring Nathan Fillion in the title role. Alas, the role actually belongs to Bradley Cooper who you might remember from Alias. Say it with me now… lamesauce.
There are pieces from a number of movies in this, including Serenity, Planet of the Apes, Stardust, Galaxy Quest, Star Trek, Iron Man, as well as clips from the trailers for GI Joe, Terminator Salvation, and Star Trek. There’s even a cut scene from Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe in here. Visit the video’s YouTube page for the full list.
Enjoy! Thanks to Erich for the link!
Just announced BBC/Warner Bros. will be releasing the Doctor Who Easter Special:Planet of the Dead on Blu-ray on July 28. This was the first of four special episodes leading up to David Tennant’s eventual passing of the mantle of Dr. Who to newcomer Matt Smith, ending Tennant’s 5 year run as one of the most popular Doctors in the show’s history.
This special that was aired on April, 11 2009 was the first episode of Dr. Who to be filmed completely in HD, the disc will be appropriately mastered in 1080p with only a Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack. The only extras on the disc sadly will be a 60 minute Doctor Who: Confidential, I somehow sense a double dip in the future knowing that a commentary was recorded for the original BBC broadcast. But for 13.99 on Amazon this is a bargain priced BBC video release. Pre-order it here.
Via Hi-Def Digest
