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Cool Stuff March 11th, 2010 by Luke Gallagher

The Shining Clock: Putting The “Cuckoo” In Cuckoo Clock

(article by Jeff Sparkman) How awesome is this? Clever fellow and perhaps mad genius Chris Dimino designed a cuckoo clock that replicates one of the most famous scenes of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Shining.” Every hour, Jack Nicholson (as Jack Torrance) breaks through the door and shouts, “Heeeere’s Johnny!”, followed by a scream from [...]

Twilight Series: Eclipse Trailer Released

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(article by:  Crystal Halcott)
I’m not going to lie. I am a huge fan of the Twilight Series…that is, the book series. The movies, not so much. Yeah, sure they’re OK to go and see with my teenage neighbors or watch the original movie alone at night when I’m feeling sorry for myself and need a semi-romantic movie to cry too. To be honest, the first movie (Twilight) was just OK, the second (New Moon) was a downright disgrace. And now I’m dreading how Eclipse, directed by David Slade, will turn out. Here’s the low-down on Eclipse, and it’s very simple: Bella (Kristen Stewart) loves Edward. Edward (Robert Pattinson) loves Bella. Jacob (Taylor Lautner) loves Bella. Bella does not love Jacob. Enter a crazed, red-headed vampire, Vicoria (Bryce Dallas Howard who is replacing Rachelle Lefevre) and some warewolf-on-vampire action to win Bella over, and we have your basic love triangle (minus the vampire and wolf thing). Will I see the movie? Yes. Will I see it opening night (June 30, 2010)? Nope. Did that last time and wanted to kill myself…Do I expect great things from this movie? No way, but I still want to see it. Check out the trailer below and let me know your thoughts.
Source Slashfilm



Sony Revealed The PlayStation Move

166506-psmoveWell, here’s the HD Wii Console everyone has been waiting for. Yesterday, Sony had a conference at GDC and it was all about one thing, the PlayStation Move. Sony talked about how the Wii gamers will eventually buy a HDTV and would want a HD Console to play motion control games, so they are hoping those audiences to “move” towards the PS3 as they say, it does everything. With certain games, players will either use one or two Move controllers or one Move controller and a Sub-controller (ala Nunchuck for the Wiimote). A lot of people have been bashing it calling the Waggle 2.0 or like joked above, Wii HD, but there are people who got their hands on the device and was very impressed with it. As far as how your resident PS3 fanboy feels about it, well, just have to wait and see when it comes out as I will buy it just to try it out (or if Sony would like to help this poor college student out, GIVE ME ONE!!!). Either way, Sony does want the PS3 to do everything as they will also have the firmware update to play games in 3D with the new 3D HD TV’s coming out later this year. What do you guys think? You think too late for Sony to try to do this and tha Microsoft’s Project Natal is the future? Or does the Move seems good and it will probably be a hit. Check after the break for a nice vid Joystiq put together that features the games of PlayStation Move.

Source: Joystiq, Destructoid



NickToon’s To Air Dragon Ball Z Kai & A New Voltron

FUNiDBKaiWell, I wasn’t expecting this. yet alone NickToon’s to pick this up. Just this morning, it was announced that Nickelodeon spinoff channel, NickToons (which airs nothing but old and some new cartoons such as the new Iron Man cartoon), will start airing the filler-less Dragon Ball Z Kai starting in May. As said, Dragon Ball Z Kai is a remastered, re-cut version of Dragon Ball Z but with none of the fillers or extra stuff that wasn’t in the manga. The airing should coincide when th DVD and Blu-Ray is released. Of all channels, NickToons ends up picking this us and not Cartoon Network/Adult Swim. I know Toonami has died years ago but I was kind of hoping for them to pick up the series that helped get them ratings in the past, then again, they don’t even have Naruto: Shippuden, Disney XD does. Oh wells, anime on TV has been a bit rare lately seeing how most people that watches anime will watch it online anyways, either way, I’m glad to see DBZ Kai airing some where.

While writing this, it was just updated that they will also air a new Voltron, titled Voltron Panthera Force. No info on the show yet we should expect to see something soon. Hmmn, so we get a less screaming version of Dragon Ball Z Kai and a new Voltron…either way, one of these shows may ruin someones childhood.

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork



A Meeting of Bosses and Their Minions

Do you wonder how a staff meeting would go on all the worlds of all the bosses you have to take on in so many video games? Neither did I…Don’t miss this, its College Humor’s new installment in their bountiful world of beautifully rendered 16 bit to 8 bit hilarity .” How come one man, ONE MAN!! an get through literally thousands of you trained killers??!!”  They demand!! ” Just stop them from moving to the right!!!!!!”

It’s funny because it’s so true…



Awesome Battlestar Galactica Video of Beastie Boy’s Sabotage

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Here at nerdbastards we love everything in nerd pop culture (obviously). So it makes sense that when someone mashes together two separate pop culture things to make something funny or in some cases better we go nuts over it. Just when we’ve thought we’ve seen everything some cheeky bastard (Katamaran78 on youtube) goes and makes our heads explode. With one of the coolest mash-ups we’ve ever seen: “Battlestar Galactica” set to the Beastie Boys‘ “Sabotage” with scenes cut to mirror the iconic ’90s/faux-’70’s music video (copied nearly shot by shot).

This video was so freaking cool, it will make any Battlestar fan want to watch the whole series all over again but perhaps skip the finale, nobody needs to watch that mess again.

source: buzzfeed

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Top 10 BR-EST Celebrities Of Cinema

(This article contains nudity and is NSFW)

From the beginning of time there has been one thing that has baffled and fascinated men. Fascinated them to the brink of madness, to full scale war and sometimes even horrific crimes. These things are not uncommon, and are not too often overlooked. In fact they are constantly ogled, studied and discussed. What could these possibly be? Boobs. Not just normal boobs though, celebtitties. In many years of being a film buff I have compiled a list of favorites from full on exposure to a snippet of a first time starlett that wasn’t yet famous. The best are the celebs who made their nude debut after years of coy shyness, just to have a ,no pun intended, unveiling. If you have your favorite breasts to discuss, comment away. All these females are amazing specimans to say the least in the male objectification of women…  (more…)



Go To Bed With Ookla The Mok, Wake Up With Monchichis

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In case you need evidence that people were on drugs in the 80s, you’re in luck this May, because that’s when Warner Home Video will release its Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s Volume 1 DVD.

Like all drug dealers, they offer you some good stuff–a chance to own episodes of the beloved “Thundarr the Barbarian“–before sticking you with the shit that’s cut with baby powder. You’ll get to enjoy (maybe that’s too strong a word) “The Biskitts,” “The Flintstone Kids,” and “Monchichis.” To be fair, though, you also get to watch the Mr. T cartoon, imaginatively called “Mr. T,” in which in addition to pitying fools and suckas, he also coaches a coed gymnastic team and drives a van. Because that’s not creepy or anything.

If that’s not enough ass-kickery, there’s also “Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos.” Hells yes.

Other shows represented include “The Completely Mental Adventures of Ed Grimley,” “Galtar and the Golden Lance” (no, that’s not a porn title), “Dragon’s Lair,” “The Kwicky Koala Show,” and “Goldie Gold and Action Jack.”

That last one isn’t a porn title, either.

Now keep in mind this is only the first volume. We can only hope the second volume will include more classics like “Pac-Man,” “Rubik the Amazing Cube,” and “Turbo Teen.”

I never noticed how so many cartoons sound like porn.

The set hits shelves on May 4 and lists for $26.98. BYOB.



Wash to Get One-Shot from Patton Oswalt

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Admit it. When that harpoon speared Wash in the latter third of Joss Whedon’s Serenity, you felt like your own heart was being staked, didn’t you? Thanks to an upcoming one-shot from comic and actor Patton Oswalt, you’ll soon get a chance to honor Wash’s memory and learn more about him. (more…)



Oscar Winning Duo To Make A Short Ghost Recon Movie

ghost_recon_advanced_warfighter_bgFrancois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, the duo that won an Oscar for their short film, Logorama, is apparently now working on short live-action film Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon series. The film will serve as advertisement and a prequel to the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Seems like Ubisoft is hoping that what they did with Assassin’s Creed, they are hoping it will work for Ghost Recon, and getting the folks from Logorama may make it work right to get people pumped for the game. Let’s just hope a certain evil company,  *cough*Activision*cough,* doesn’t get the idea to make movies for their games because really, who would want a Band Hero movie.

Source: Kotaku