This week the guys talk Verizon data plans, Diablo 3 impressions, and a man with 30 kids!!! We also talk about She-Hulk, Ridley Scott slander, and we review Battleship.
The Nerdpocalypse podcast – Episode 37: Micah sunk my Battleship!
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Trailer for CW’s Arrow…spoiler alert: It’s crap
I don’t have much to say about this trailer for the upcoming television show, Arrow. Here are the high points. This is going to be a drama/action show about Green Arrow. This is basically a Smallville version of the character so just assume it will suck. If you don’t believe me just take a quick look at the trailer. I’m not sure they could have possibly made this look any cheaper than they did. What are your thoughts?
Comic Review: Superior
Superman is the most recognizable character in comics history. Why shouldn’t he be, he is indestructible. He is like a superhero messiah that has defied even death. Why wouldn’t Mark Millar want to use him as a starting place for his superb adaptation of a familiar comic book trope? In Superior the reader is given a heaping helping of Superman, with a dash of Captain Marvel a.k.a. Shazam, bit of the monkey’s paw, and the movie Big for good measure. I absolutely loved this series. I read it in just over an hour and hope that another installment is on the horizon.
Review: Battleship
MICAH’S REVIEW
The film stars Taylor Kitsch as Alex Hopper, a slacker with as much talent as he has recklessness. After doing something charmingly stupid to impress a woman, Alex’s brother decorated Commander Stone Hopper (Alexander Skarsgard) is fed up and forces Alex to join the Navy.
Meanwhile NASA scientists have discovered planet very similar to Earth and decide to launch a signal to that planet in hopes of contacting intelligent life. As fate would have it, alien life is discovered and apparently they don’t like being bothered. So in response to Earth’s prank phone call, the aliens decide to send ships in to begin an invasion. It’s up to Alex, and every military stereotype you can think of, to stop this threat.
Disassembled: A Bad Day for Marvel Characters Everywhere.
Ript Apparel: B.A.D. MOFO
Ript Apparel is selling this awesome Samuel L. Jackson T-shirt for only $10. Check it out!
The Nerdpocalypse podcast – Episode 36: Netflix coming out the Waazoo!
This week the guys talk WiMax iphone cases, Apple iTV, Assassin’s Creed 3, and butt robots…yes, butt robots. The guys also talk X-Men 4 possibility and Will Smith as an actor.
Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling in The Gangster Squad…yes, please
Sometimes ideas come along and they just work without much explanation. Here is one. Take a couple of hard nosed looking cops taking down illegal casinos and Hollywood thugs during the 1930s. Make the villain Sean Penn and have him play opposite to Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin. To top it all off make sure to give the movie a very stylized effect with a great Jay-Z song playing in the trailer. Gold Jerry, Gold. I present to you The Gangster Squad, which hits theaters this October.
New character and behind the scenes images from Prometheus
Here are some nice high res shots from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, via Entertainment Weekly. I love the look of the space jockeys. They look wildly futuristic but at the same time so familiar. This may be due to the fact the most comic book movies use the same materials, seemingly. Either way, I’m pretty psyched for returning to this universe. Check out the images below, and remember to click on each image to enlarge them. Let us know what you think in the comments.
Gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 – Colonial Badass
Here is the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming Ubisoft free runner, Assassin’s Creed 3. Can we just all agree that even at Pre-Alpha level footage this game looks incredible. It hits all the high points, Colonial setting, free running with assassinations, and a sweet axe. Shut up and take my money.