Profile: At 45, Mark has newsstand bought comics older than most of the other writers at Nerdbastards in his collection. Growing up nerdy means that Mark remembers things like big floppy disks, bank accounts before ATMs, having VCR parties to record bootleg copies of Anime and BBC TV shows, and U.S. television with three channels and bunny ears. Years of sitting the nerd sidelines and Monday morning quarterbacking suddenly exploded when asked to write an introduction to an article on Nerdbastards. The rest they say in hushed whispers . . . is history.
Around this time of year graduating ceremonies across the country are going on. These are important, scary, happy times for those graduating. If your lucky your school gets an interesting speaker. The class of 2012 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia last Thursday were blessed with such a speaker.
Neil Gaiman gives a wonderful speech about his life and work, translating that creative spark into advise and tips for those graduating.
“I gave my first ever commencement speech to the graduating class of 2012 at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. I think I told them everything important that I knew about going out into the world and being an artist, so I may never need to give another one.”
If you had the chance to cherry pick your commencement speaker, who would it be? Let’s go all out and open the field to anyone living or dead, fictional or real. Let NerdBastards know in the comments section below.
Everybody wears underwear . . . at least this NerdBastard hopes so, commando is only for special occasions.
You could be in an accident for Pete’s sake.
Nerds have always shown our love by wearing and even tattooing our bodies with our favorite things. So it should be no surprise to anyone that the people who wore Batman Underoos and Spiderman pajamas growing up would want to wear their favorite superheroes, television shows, and video game underwear.
This NerdBastard is aware that no one clicked on this posting to read my words on the wonderful world of Nerdy underwear, you’re all here to ogle the undies. Go ahead and check out the gallery below for some of some of the nerdy undies available for both men and women.
This photo was recently smuggled out of a convention photo shoot, but the message written on Patrick Stewart’s card was unfortunately blurred beyond recognition. Since we at NerdBastards have not seen any news about Patrick since this picture was taken, you can imagine our concern.
Help us out by submitting your thoughts on what the card says in the comments section below or on the corresponding FaceBook post. We’ll take the best and post it to NerdBastards’ Facebook page where you will bask in the glory of your fellow NerdBastards’ respect and adulation.
Once again this NerdBastard went into the breach that is CW‘s “Arrow.” After watching this trailer I fear for my nerdy comrades that might accompany me into this dark and dangerous battle.
Until this trailer I held some small hope, a kernel of nerdy optimism, that ”Arrow” might fly true and strike the target dead center. DOn’t get me wrong, I’ll tape the show and watch it much like I did for “The Cape,” but my hopes are now razor thin, my confidence at an all time low, and my nerdy heart meter is beeping slowly . . . so very slowly.
The series, which will air on Wednesdays at 8:00-9:00 p.m., stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Colin Donnell as Tommy, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance.
The picture above is this NerdBastard’s thought on Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles) as She-Hulk after a rage induced rampage, you know, just like when Bruce Banner wakes up alone, with only a stretched pair of purple pants to keep him company.
Angie’s tweeter fans have kn0wn of Harmon’s desire to play She-Hulk and her love of the Avengers Movie. Angie posted a picture of her She-Hulk smashes sidewalk pose and a fan color-tweaked and re-posted the picture.
This NerdBastard will readily agree that the picture isn’t very sexy or She-Hulk-y besides the coloring . . . rip the shirt and skirt . . . and longer hair would go a long way to making the cut, but when I checked out some of Angie’s pictures online this NerdBastard does think she could pull of the Jennifer Walters part of the She-Hulk character.
Harmon had this to say about the character:
“I have to be her,” Harmon said. “You don’t understand. I have to be her. It’s the best quote ever when The Hulk turns around and goes ‘I’m always angry.’ I was like, Ohmygod! I stood up in the theater and literally cheered. I did.”
And she’d be fine wearing She-Hulk’s skimpy costume?
”I would rock that like there is no tomorrow. I would kill that outfit. I’d put these 36Cs on display. Boom!” she said. “And what about her libido? That’s my favorite part. She-Hulk, bed! She-Hulk, screw! Can you imagine? Then she just picks him up and throws him around the room like the Hulk did with the bad guy. [Makes smashing noises.] But apparently, she’s normal size.” Well, no role is perfect.
The folks over at Comingsoon landed some face time with the stars and director of G.I.Joe:Retaliation and produced this interview video of their talks with: Director Jon Chu, Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock), Adrianne Palicki (Lady Jaye) and D.J. Cotrona (Flint).
There’s plenty of nice little bits about the movie and characters as well as their love of the G.I.Joe franchise and hopes of living up to G.I.Joe fan-boys expectations everywhere.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation opens nationwide on June 29.
This must be my day to post stuff about CW‘s new show “Arrow.” On top of the still picture above that was released earlier today, there is now a teaser clip. Oliver has just returned from the island he was shipwrecked on and sneaks into one of his warehouses to set up “Green Arrow” shop.
This NerdBastard is reserving judgement until we see a little more. A lot of folks, mainly Smallville fans are lamenting the casting and the story line changes in comments sections everywhere.
The story line:
After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he’s become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow – a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be – flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle – while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel’s father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver’s own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.
The series stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, Colin Donnell as Tommy, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, with Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance.
The CW”s Green Arrow “Arrow” adaptation’s Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) finally steps out of the darkness and into the light for a picture in which we can actually see his face. More importantly we can see the bow he is using.
It looks to this NerdBastard that Queen is testing a bow in his workshop, note the tools in the background. I was wondering if we might see a high tech, collapsible bow and quiver like Hawkeye’s from the Avengers movie.
Here’s hoping that the bow and arrows develop technologically as the show develops. I wouldn’t want to see Queen jump straight to some super bow without some testing, adventures, and failures along the way.
“Arrow” stars Stephen Amell as the title character, Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, Colin Donnell as Tommy, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen (Oliver’s sister), Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen (Oliver’s mother) and Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance (Laurel’s dad).
Today is the 22nd anniversary of Jim Henson’s death. Jim is part of a short list of creative people that positively impacts the daily lives of some many children around the world, even 22 years after passing away.
The video below is a tribute to Jim Henson that will leave you sad, yet still smiling. Jim’s creative genius has gone on to affect entire generations of children, who in turn bring the magic of Jim Henson’s Muppets to their own children.
Elementary is another look at Sherlock Holmes set in modern day New York. The show is scheduled to air on CBS this Autumn. In hopes of stirring the already controversial pot of Internet and BBC angst, CBS sent out this first official image of the lead characters – Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as disgraced doctor Joan Watson. Aidan Quinn is also in the cast as Captain Gregson, who sounds like a modern day Lestrade figure.
After the hoopla surrounding the announcement of an American remake that follows so closely on the heels of an already wildly popular British BBC series modern day retake of Sherlock Holmes this time using a female Watson (Lucy Liu) died down, we haven’t heard or seen much. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more soon as CBS starts stirring the media pot.
This NerdBastard is hoping the show will be worthwile and not, as many fear, an attempt to hop on Moffat and Gatiss’ coat tails. Rumor is that a trailer might make it’s way to the Internet in the next couple of days.
Any thoughts? Did anyone read this far down the article?
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