The folks behind the classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 are back together working on a new project, called Cinematic Titanic…
Looks pretty damn funny. The DVD is for sale here.
Author: Deck
Posted inTelevision
BSG Season 4 Preview
Looking forward to the fourth (and final) season of Battlestar Galactica…
Posted inGames
The Agency
How cool does this look? …
The game is called The Agency from Sony.
The Agency is an intense action shooter set in a high tech world that lies just around the corner. Live the life of an elite agent in a persistent online world of super spies and rugged mercenaries, who use both the highest technology and the lowest tactics to accomplish their goals. Featuring cooperative and competitive play, The Agency is designed to provide instant action and long term strategy for all fans of espionage, intrigue, and explosive gameplay.
In other words, 24 meets Alias meets Counterstrike. Sign me up!
Posted inGames
Ding!
As defined by Wikipedia:
ding - Jargon for advancing a level in many video games, particularly of the role-playing genre. It originates from Everquest as there was a "Ding" sound when you leveled up.
Why do you care? (Well honestly, you probably don’t. 
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That’s right, read it and weep, n00bs! It took a while, but I finally overcame my natural gaming attention deficit disorder and played one game long enough to reach the level cap. Yay me!
Here’s a screenshot of the actual Ding moment (click to bigify)…
The game is Lord of the Rings Online (blogged previously here and here), and it’s far from over despite the level cap. There’s lots of high-level content to see and phat loot to acquire. The beauty of LotRO is that there’s a ton of Middle Earth left for the developers to add to the game in the form of free updates, and eventually a paid expansion or two. (I can’t wait to explore Moria!)
That’s not to say I’m not looking forward to other games, but Lord of the Rings Online will be my home (literally) for some time to come.
p.s. In LotRO the level up sound effect is actually closer to a “whoosh” than “ding”.
p.p.s. In the interest of full disclosure, I was the last of my regular gaming group to level up. However, I contend that they cheated… How dare they continue playing when I’m lazy and/or not in the mood! 
Posted inOn The Web
RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)
I suppose it was inevitable, but it makes me a little sad anyway… Netscape has announced the end of ongoing development and support of the Netscape Navigator browser as of February 1, 2008. (On the other hand, it’s a little surprising this didn’t happen a while ago.)
Although Navigator has been irrelevant for many years now, I still have a soft place in my heart for the browser that took me down many of the early twists and turns on the “Information Superhighway”.
Rest in peace, Mozilla.
Posted inAbout
Happy Birthday Ma!
My Mom’s birthday is this weekend, so I decided to temporarily hijack my usual blog design with one dedicated to her… The red/black plaid pattern is a favorite of my Mom’s. In fact, at Christmastime my parents’ house is draped with yards of it.
So, have a terrific birthday Mom! Hope you like the redesign. Love you!
Check out the extended body of this entry for a snapshot of the temporary facelift…
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Posted inMusic / Television
Introducing Penelope Fortier…
I’ve noticed a striking brunette in a number of different commercials lately, but didn’t actually make the connection until tonight that they were all the same brunette…
Her name is Penelope Fortier and in just about each new commercial I’ve seen her in, I’ve thought that she reminds me a little bit of Kate Beckinsale (although not so much in this photo).
She has recently appeared in commercials for Radio Shack, Verizon, and in Mastercard’s “My Favorite Things” spot.
However, in addition to her acting/commercial appearances, Penelope is also a talented singer. Check out her MySpace page to hear a selection of her tunes or watch her music video.
Or you could clicky-click the ‘Continue Reading’ link to see these videos here and now. 
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Posted inHumorousness
Via College Humor (and Egotastic).
Brohemian Rhapsody
Hysterical! I wasn’t in a frat in college, but I’m sure this is exactly how it would’ve been…
Via College Humor (and Egotastic).
Posted inTelevision
… SPOILER ALERT! …
This episode centered around Jaime’s first official “away mission”. She manages to save a teenager from a bunch of generic paramilitary terrorists, and then steps aside while her new mentor (formerly known as Grey’s Anatomy‘s Dr. Burke) uncovers the location of the rest of the terrorists and their conveniently left-over cache of deadly nerve gas. There, Jaime discovers a map with a number of locations prominently targeted including Jackson, Mississippi and Portland, Oregon. Oh yeah, and another one slightly closer to home…
That’s right, the Bionic woman saved me (and the rest of Springfield) from certain gaseous doom.
Saved by the Bionic Woman…
I watched the second episode of NBC’s new Bionic Woman earlier tonight (on TiVo of course). I enjoyed this episode more than the premiere (previously blogged here), although that’s not really the point of this entry.
This episode centered around Jaime’s first official “away mission”. She manages to save a teenager from a bunch of generic paramilitary terrorists, and then steps aside while her new mentor (formerly known as Grey’s Anatomy‘s Dr. Burke) uncovers the location of the rest of the terrorists and their conveniently left-over cache of deadly nerve gas. There, Jaime discovers a map with a number of locations prominently targeted including Jackson, Mississippi and Portland, Oregon. Oh yeah, and another one slightly closer to home…
That’s right, the Bionic woman saved me (and the rest of Springfield) from certain gaseous doom.
(I think I experienced a little of that the last time I had a La Bamba burrito. )
Posted inMovies
Supposedly, the movie is going to have little to no spoken dialogue. Says director Andrew Stanton: “I’m basically making R2-D2: The Movie.” That sounds a little dicey, but Pixar has definitely earned the benefit of the doubt from me.
Meet Wall-E, the Star of Pixar’s Next Movie…
Yahoo Movies has the trailer for the next movie from Pixar, makers of such classics as Cars, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Toy Story, and my personal favorite Monsters, Inc.
WALL-E is the story about the last robot left behind after mankind has abandoned Earth. After 700 years of doing what he was built for – he’ll discover what he’s meant for.
Supposedly, the movie is going to have little to no spoken dialogue. Says director Andrew Stanton: “I’m basically making R2-D2: The Movie.” That sounds a little dicey, but Pixar has definitely earned the benefit of the doubt from me.
Check out the new Wall-E trailer, as well as the official site. Also, check out the faux corporate site for Buy n Large, makers of the Wall-E robot line.
Wall-E is scheduled to hit theaters June 27th, 2008.