Zombie Monkey Projects: Odd Things For Odd People
I know we’ve got some pretty rabid Joss Whedon fans here, including me and my wife. And I know a lot of us are looking forward to his new sci-fi series Dollhouse. So to help wet your appetite here’s the two-minute trailer for the show that was posted to YouTube late Thursday.
This Memorial Day weekend A&E releases their remake of The Andromeda Strain, a ’70s movie that was based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name.
Now I am one for slamming remakes. Most times you can just smell the taint of “bad” lurking within. But I will admit that this revision of the quintessential biological apocalypse may be pretty swank, especially since it will be far closer to Crichton’s version than the ’70s film, and Ridley Scott has his fingers all over it too.
For those who have never read the novel (shame on you) or seen the original film (again, shame on you), the general story goes something like this:
An entire town is killed by a mysterious virus brought to earth by a returning satellite. A search through the town reveals two survivors: a baby and an old man. Why the virus spared them could provide the key for immunizing the populace. A crack team of scientists isolates themselves with the survivors in an underground laboratory, and now they only have a few days to find a cure before the world is destroyed.
Below is a trailer for the A&E version followed by one for the ’70s version, which was considered pretty good in them there days.
There’s three things that always makes us smile here at ZMP: Muppets, coffee and random violence. So it would be no surprise that when we stumbled upon these video montages of Wilkins Coffee commercials featuring the early incarnations of Jim Henson’s Muppets, that we found ourselves giggling like a bunch of 13 year-olds.
In these you’ll find a precursor to Kermit the Frog beating the crap out of a pudgy character over and over again due to its lack of love for Wilkins Coffee. He carries a revolver, smokes, and at times gambles. These commercials are simple, clever and downright violent by today’s standards. But damn we love ‘em. Enjoy!
Source for first video - Future Shipwreck
Last night was the 1000 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was by far one of the best he’s done. Below is the highlight of that show, a bit he did with Richard Simmons. I dare say that it is possibly one of the best late-night talk show skits ever. I laughed so hard I think I peed myself a little. Just a little.
See the image to the left here boys and girls? It’s just what you think it is - a LEGO Bender! Alas though, it’s scratch-built and not available from the fine Danish company. I must admit that I let out a but of a squee when I initially thought that this would be an official release from LEGO. Yeah, I’m that kind of fanboy for the TV series. Pepa Quin, a mad-skilled LEGO builder, decided to take it upon himself to create the entire crew, the Planet Express headquarters and ship, and even a Slurm billboard, all from Futurama. There’s a slew of images of his creations here.
Source- The Brothers Brick
Ever thought to yourself : ‘Self, I need to make me a Cylon babe for my own human to robot love’n.’? Well now is your chance nerd-boy (or girl). DVICE, along with SciFi.com and Make magazine are throwing a contest where you’re given the opportunity to build a better Cylon. The contest will be judged by Battlestar Galactica cast members Tricia Helfer (Number six) and Grace Park (Boomer). What could you, the BSG fan, win? The best entry or entries will be featured on the Sci Fi Channel. Other prizes are BSG DVDs, T-shirts, posters and various swag. Official rules can be found here.
Source - DVICE
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