For the non-nerds among you: Project Cafe is the codename that has been given to Nintendo’s next video game console. It is important to note that this codename will almost certainly NOT be what the console is ultimately called… The Wii was codenamed Revolution (which was one damn cool codename), and the GameCube [...]

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Unnecessary Movie Sequel Idea of the Day: A new Major League movie.
Now, this concept has a lot in common with the usual groan-inducing sequel/remake/reboot movie ideas that hit the web every now and again: It’s been too long, there is no need for a sequel, the original was a classic so just leave it alone, [...]

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Oh boy!
Star Wars is coming to Blu-Ray – and there’s an official date: September 27!  I still don’t have a Blu-Ray player, but between this and the complete Lost collection, clearly I need one.  The biggest question is how “special” these editions will be.  Will the prequels get new effects?  It sure would be nice [...]

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Aw – ain’t that girl cute?  Who would want to pick on her?  Well, she was made fun of by boys at her school because she loved Star Wars.  Can you believe that?  It seems like there are constantly these stories popping up about young kids being bullied.
And plenty of those stories involve kids being [...]

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There are many important issues facing this country of ours right now: the economy, the war on terror, and health care spring to mind. But those issues can’t be easily resolved by the government because they are constantly hampered by partisan bickering. Should all Americans have access to affordable health care? Should [...]

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Leslie Nielsen was hysterically funny, and he never even cracked a smile. His deadpan delivery in Airplane! and The Naked Gun movies is really quite masterful. I am pretty convinced that the below line, delivered by a lesser actor, would never have become so memorable and quoted.

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Remember when I wrote about how a Buffy movie might happen without Joss Whedon?  Well, it’s offically happening.
Sigh.
So what does Joss himself think about it?  You can and should read his thoughts here, but his point is essentially that it seems strange to remake something when the original is still so fresh in people’s minds.
And [...]

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Congratulations Terry Collins, you just got the worst job in Major League Baseball! Good luck to you!
You’re walking into a crappy situation – the payroll is over-inflated, you’ve got injuries to deal with, and the players that are healthy aren’t playing to their true potential.
And yet, you will be expected to win. [...]

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HUGE NERD NEWS – The Star Wars films are going to be re-released in 3D!
Now, I know the 3D craze has its fans and its detractors, but here’s the thing you gotta keep in mind here – ILM is going to be doing the conversions for the movies.  ILM, or Industrial Light and Magic for [...]

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That’s right kids – according to the New York Post, Beavis and Butt-head will be joining Family Guy and Futurama in the history books of canceled, animated TV shows being resurrected years later.
The new episodes will keep the two morons in high-school, as well as keep the same crude animation style the show was famous [...]

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