The Unofficial Song of the “Stop SOPA & PIPA” Movement: “The Day the LOLcats Died”

18 January 2012 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Agents of G.E.E.K., Current Events

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We all know about SOPA and PIPA. We do not like it and people are voicing their opinion around the world and on the web. I’m not going to sit here and lecture you about it and I’ll leave that to the professionals. On the other hand, I can share this brilliant music performance video by the team at Laugh Pong titled “The Day the LOLcats Died”.

SOPA and PIPA are two examples of recent legislation that is lethal to the internet as we know it. The internet rose up and is on its way to successfully fighting them off, but we need to stay vigilant.
The only way to prevent legislation like this from being passed in the future is to call your Congressmen and tell them. Make it clear that you don’t support SOPA, you don’t support PIPA, and that you won’t support future legislation that damages the stability of the internet.

SOPA and PIPA are two examples of recent legislation that is lethal to the internet as we know it. The internet rose up and is on its way to successfully fighting them off, but we need to stay vigilant. The only way to prevent legislation like this from being passed in the future is to call your Congressmen and tell them. Make it clear that you don’t support SOPA, you don’t support PIPA, and that you won’t support future legislation that damages the stability of the internet.

It’s true as Laugh Pong stated in the video. It will take more than blacking out your Tumblr page or getting angry on Twitter. Go online, get educated on whats going on (like at stopcensorship.org) and contact your local Senator. We can stop this madness. Thanks for listening minions.

Hit the jump and check out the video and a special thanks to the lovely Ms. Molly McIssac (@MollyMcIssac) (who is featured in the video) for showing me this awesome video!

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R.I.P. ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’ Star Andy Whitfield 1974-2011

12 September 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events

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An unknown Welsh engineer turned actor, Andy Whitfield made a huge splash when he was cast in the title role of Spartacus in Starz’s ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’. After just one season, Andy gained a huge fan following and his career looked to be getting  bigger and better until Andy was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Andy exited the show only to promise his fans that he will return after getting treatment. During that time, Starz was gracious enough to put the series on hold and produced a prequel instead titled ‘Spartacus: Gods of the Arena’. Even though he was declared “cancer free”, it seemed that a quick recovery was not in the picture as the cancer returned quickly. Unfortunately, his lead to his decision to permanently step down from Spartacus and gave his blessings to Australian actor Liam McIntyre who took over the role. Now, after 18 months of fighting, Andy has succumbed to the cancer and passed away on September 11th, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.

Statement from his wife, Veshti:

“On a beautiful sunny Sydney spring morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18 month battle with lymphoma cancer. He passed peacefully surrounded by love. Thank you to all his fans whose love and support have help carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was.”

Many released statements about Andy’s death, but none was as sincere and genuine as Spartacus co-star, Lucy Lawless:

“Obviously, Andy Whitfield left an indelible mark on all of us in the Spartacus family. He was a gentle man who never said a bad word about anyone, a gifted photographer, engineer (no really!) and a brilliant actor. Andy’s incandescent film presence made men want to be him and women want to marry him. Andy’s two babies will always know that their Daddy cherished them and their mother, Vashti, above all things. How lucky we were to have him grace all our lives. Godspeed, Andy!”

Andy, you will be missed and we are happy to know that you are in a better place.

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John Barrowman Wants Captain Jack Harness to Return to ‘Doctor Who’ for the 50th Anniversary

12 September 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events

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‘Torchwood: Miracle Day’ came to an smashing ending this past weekend, and I have to say that “Miracle Day” went above my expectations, even though I enjoyed “Children of Earth” much more. Now that Starz and BBC’s joint project comes to an end with no information on a season six announced, what is next for John Barrowman (@Team_Barrowman) AKA the beloved Captain Jack Harkness? How about ‘Doctor Who’?

It’s the 50th anniversary coming up of Doctor Who and Jack is an integral part to this story and, if I’m going to be a little self-absorbed, I would hope he would be involved, it would be a shame if he wasn’t.
I don’t think it’s a question of whether I would like to come back as Captain Jack, I’d be very happy to do that any time. I know the fans would really like that. But it’s a decision left up to the BBC and the drama department.
So like I’ve said to all the fans, you need to write to them if you want it to happen because I’ve never been asked. I know Russell [T Davies] thinks it might be a nice idea as did [executive producer] Steven Moffat but who knows?

Barrowman recently told BANG Showbiz:

It’s the 50th anniversary coming up of Doctor Who and Jack is an integral part to this story and, if I’m going to be a little self-absorbed, I would hope he would be involved, it would be a shame if he wasn’t.

I don’t think it’s a question of whether I would like to come back as Captain Jack, I’d be very happy to do that any time. I know the fans would really like that. But it’s a decision left up to the BBC and the drama department.

So like I’ve said to all the fans, you need to write to them if you want it to happen because I’ve never been asked. I know Russell [T Davies] thinks it might be a nice idea as did [executive producer] Steven Moffat but who knows?

During Captain Jack Harkness’ stint in the world of Doctor Who, his popularity among fans was so huge that a spin-off series (’Torchwood’) was created. It is well know that John Barrowman has been publicly pushing for Captain Jack Harkness to be included in the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. It is also know that while Captain Jack has found his way into the TARDIS with the Ninth and Tenth Doctor, however Harkness has never met the new Eleventh Doctor (played by Matt Smith). Barrowman has said during the Torchwood: Miracle Day panel as San Diego Comic Con 2011, that he has already got the blessing of Matt Smith and Russell T. Davies. Now it looks like the only ones holding it up is Moffatt and BBC. It looks like the Harkness fans will have to help push Moffatt and BBC to bring back Captain Jack Harkness into ‘Doctor Who’ next season by sending in letters pleading with the showrunners. I hope this actually happens. It better happen or I’m going to lose my shit.

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Attention Fellow ‘Magic the Gathering’ Players! Stay Away From Alyssa Bereznak’s Panties

31 August 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events, OMGWTFBBQ!, Originaltrooper

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This story (My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player) sounds mean and was meant to be mean. It’s about a drunk and shallow girl judging a boy on a highly respected (or at least it was until the editor dropped the ball…) tech-blog because he’s a nerd (like so many of us!) that she met on OkCupid. Instead of chalking it up as a bad date, the girl decides to publicly humiliate the boy who is considered a legend among men in the geek world. The tech blog and the girl who turned out to be nothing more than a intern is now hated and shunned by the very same community that the blog considered it’s reader. Now once the dust clears the boy (who is now more famous than ever) will continue to be the legend he rightfully deserves to be and will be enjoying tons of praise from his adoring supporters while the wicked girl will disappear into obscurity as nothing more than a joke (and possibly a meme). But that’s the point: Judging people on shallow stuff is filthy and disgusting. The only thing that was accomplished by judging and ridiculing someone publicly is that you just showed the same people you are trying to address how heinous you are really inside. It is true that one person’s Magic may be another person’s fingernail biting, but Magic seems like a much better choice than being a heartless bitch.

Sharing is caring! Links to great response articles:

Nerdpuddle: “My Brief OkCupid Affair With a World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player” UGH UGH UGH” by kiala

Gizmodo Australia: “Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too” by Elly Hart

Geek Mom: “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Date Alyssa Bereznak” by Ruth Suehle

Dork Tower: “Tuesday, August 30th, 2011” by John Kovalic

Has Boobs, Reads Comics: “Don’t Be a Jerk” by Jill Pantozzi

There much much much much more online. Just Google it (no pun intended).

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Apparently, Complaining About “The New 52″ Will Get You Excited About “The New 52″. Go Figure.

31 August 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events, Watch It!

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…Aquaman is suddenly cool?!

Have you seen that promo spot for “The New 52″ from DC Comics and Warner Bros. promoting the reboot? Well, I have and they are a bit boring if I say so myself. Well, now thanks to Patrick Willems (@pwillems), we kind of get a good idea of what is going on with “The New 52″ with a little rage in this fan-made commercial. I do understand that it’s kind of mocking the new changes that is happening in the DC universe, but it kind of had the opposite effect on me. Now, I’m a bit excited about the reboot and can’t wait to see what happens (again?). Fans make the best shit.

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‘Star Trek’ Legend, Leonard Nimoy Will Be the Voice of Sentinel Prime in ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’

1 April 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events, Watch It!

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I kid you not! This is not an April Fools joke. ‘Star Trek’ legend, Leonard Nimoy (who played Spock… I wish I didn’t have to mention that…) will be joining the cast of Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’. Not as an actual actor in the film, but as the voice of Optimus Prime’s predecessor, Sentinel Prime. You may have seen Sentinel Prime during the TF3 trailer when the astronauts of Apollo 11 discovers his body in the wreckage of the ship. One fun fact about Nimoy is that this isn’t the first time he gets to be the voice of a Transformer. Leonard Nimoy was the voice of Galvatron in ‘The Transformers: The Movie’ animation back in 1986. Seems a long ways since than. I just hope Nimoy’s great voice and talent isn’t wasted on another terrible Bay movie. Oh, BTW… if you’re wondering what vehicle Sentinel Prime will be in the movie, he is going to be a fire engine.

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Rumors Strike Back: The Men That May Be Kaneda and Tetsuo in the ‘Akira’ Live Action Film

22 March 2011 Eric Kwun | Posted in: Current Events, Watch It!

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Whoa. This is crazy. A while back, Warner Bros. and Legendary Picture hired writer, Steve Kloves to rewrite the script for a live action adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s six volume epic, ‘Akira’. Kloves is the golden child for Warner and he was the writer behind all the ‘Harry Potter’ films and Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. Well, it looks like the studio brass and director Albert Hughes of the Hughes Brothers (The Book of Eli) are really diggin’ the rewrite because the studio sent the script to a small group of actors for the lead roles of Kaneda and Tetsuo. Out of the group that was sent the script, insider sources believe that the leads will be cast from this small group. The actors considered are as follows:

Kaneda – Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Justin Timberlake (Social Network), Chris Pine (Star Trek), and Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line)

Tetsuo – Robert Pattinson (The Twilight Saga), Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man), James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class)

Out of this group of actors, I would have to go with Michael Fassbender as Kaneda and James McAvoy as Tetsuo. Is that odd? Fassbender and McAvoy already teamed up as Professor Xavier and Magneto in Matthew Vaughn’s ‘X-Men: First Class’ and from what I have seen, they seem to have chemistry on screen. The biggest busts in the group as to be Garrett Hedlund, Chris Pine, Justin Timberlake, and Robert Pattinson. Each of these actors are tested and capable actors, but I just don’t see these four be able to carry this movie. However, I can be wrong. Even though I like the pair of Fassbender and McAvoy, I doubt its going to happen.

Even though all these actors are being considered, we may never know who else might join the mix. Its going to be interesting as Akira is a high priority project for Warner Bros. and the studio is looking to fast-track the project to start filming in August 2011. The urgency may be because Warner Bros and Legendary dropped a seven-figure sum to Kodansha for the rights for this film over two years ago. Now, with a satisfactory script, a willing director, and casting underway, it looks like Akira is coming together. Akira will be produced by Andrew Lazar and Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran. The studio is planning to make Akira into a two-part film, each film covering three volumes of the six volume manga series. If Warner Bros. is able to get filming by the end of summer, we might see it open during the holidays in 2012. However, there is no word on whether the movies will be filmed back-to-back or not.

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