Category Archives: Geekery
The Dark and Gritty Power Rangers
Because everything’s going dark and gritty these days.
Though honestly, that was kind of badass. I was a huge fan of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers when I was a kid, and I can still remember being picked on a little at school about it. The idea of a group of teenagers getting chosen to have great powers and fight evil spoke right to the superhero fan inside of me. I didn’t care that most of the episodes were repetitive or that there wasn’t much character depth, it was just a fun show.
And, of course, the Green Ranger was the absolute greatest.
Well apparently some group called Limitless Films is going to make a gritty Power Rangers web series! Or they want to. I dunno. But they definitely made the above trailer, and I think they did a damn fine job with it. I hope to see more of this project.
Playing with Batman Action Figures
Have you ever heard of Hot Toys? Apparently they’re this ultra elite toy-making company that designs realistic, super amazing action figures! They use the movies as references, and then sculpt figures to match the actors. Very lifelike – and very expensive. Hence why I don’t own any. But these guys do!
Fantastic work! Stop motion animation action figure work is a favorite of mine, and I wish I could make one of my own. I’ve got the figurines, just none of the movie-making skill. It shouldn’t be too hard though.
I remember back in my freshman year of college, my floormates and I on Brew 5 made a stop motion movie right there in the hallway outside our study carrels. My roommate was the director, because I think he had the camera and the computer programs to make it work. I supplied the action figures, because my collection was growing even back then. I would love to share that video, but I don’ t have a copy anymore. It died when the computer I owned freshman year died, lost forever to a dead hard drive.
Still, that thing was awesome! We did very good work for a bunch of amateurs in a hallway.
Cool Dad? Or the Coolest Dad?
When I get kids, I’m definitely going to have to do something like this…
Also, the fact that I’ve never been to a trampoline park is devastating.
It’s Been Too Hot This Week, So Here’s a Popeye Fan Film
It’s been super humid here in Central New York this past week, and for a fat guy who’s on the road a lot during the work day, that can suck a lot. So today, with there not being much geek stuff going on in general, I’m gonna be super lazy and just give you guys this fun Popeye fan film made by Valentine Productions.
I think the world is ready to get over that Robin Williams live action Popeye movie from 1980. Wow, a live action film based on a classic cartoon…that thing was decades ahead of its time. Of course, if it were made now, it’d have a CGI Popeye.
Geekapella is a Thing I Just Learned About
And now you know of them too!
Thanks to Topless Robot for the find. I love it when geeks do something geeky, seemingly for the sole purpose of showing off their geekitude on the Internet. That’s probably what I love most about the Internet. Even moreso than the oodles of pornography.
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