Glover produced “The Hobbit Song” by remixing sounds, effects, and dialogue samples from The Hobbit trilogy using Logic Pro X. The accompanying video is a visual feast from the three films. This video may prove to be an earworm. -via Geeks Are Sexy
Batman is correct and Superman should be glad of it. Of course, the exposure of a superhero's identity is probably not a big deal so as long as he leads a quiet normal life. A Justice League episode in which Lex Luthor took over Flash's body shows us a more likely scenario.
She doesn't look like much but she's got it where it counts- my gingerbread Millennium Falcon: #starwars pic.twitter.com/SoJ1Qr7ma0
— Tony B Kim (@Crazy4ComicCon) December 22, 2014She'll make 0.5 beyond the speed of frosting. And Tony B. Kim added some special modifications himself--most of them made of candy. They all make this graham cracker Millennium Falcon the fastest hunk of sugar in the galaxy.
-via That's Nerdalicious!
Hollywood filmmakers love to release merchandise based on their films, mostly because it means more money in their pocket, but not every film is a good basis for tie-in merchandise. In fact, some films really shouldn’t be marketed in this way at all, and yet the stream of movie tie-in merch flows on, bringing a new batch of bad products to us with every new batch of films.
Here are ten of the worst movie tie-in products ever made:
1. Rambo Black Flak Bubble Gum-
Rambo does all of his talking with his weapons, and he apparently chews Black Flak gum while blasting the bad guys! Want to be just like Rambo, kiddies? Chew a pack of Black Flak all at once and feel the Sly Stallone energy coursing through your veins!
2. Watchmen Condom-
There was once a pretty good movie made about an amazing graphic novel by Alan Moore called The Watchmen, and someone saw unlimited merchandise potential in the franchise. They made licensed costumes, toys, accessories and apparel galore, but then they took film merchandising one step too far and released a Dr. Manhattan blue The Watchmen condom.
The condoms came complete with slogan “We're Society's Only Protection” printed on the paper sleeve, and anyone who has read the graphic novel and/or seen the film will know why this product is wrong in so many ways!
3. Letters To E.T. Book-
The book Letters To E.T. is an utterly useless tie-in product, containing nothing but fan letters sent to Steven Spielberg after the release of E.T. in theaters. It pretty much has nothing to do with E.T., and something tells me the few people who bought a copy were the ones who wrote the letters contained in the book!
It’s one of the most lowdown examples of fandom exploitation, and probably left a lot of kids feeling sad and confused when they received it as a gift only to find it had virtually nothing to do with their favorite extraterrestrial.
4. Jar-Jar Binks Mega Mouth Candy-
Jar-Jar Binks is the most beloved character in the Star Wars universe, the universally loved and celebrated character that starred in Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones, and kids and grown-ups loved him so much that they totally wanted to make out with him!
Enter the Jar-Jar Binks Mega Mouth candy, featuring a sucker center shaped like J-J’s tongue so you can relive that famous scene in the movie when that human totally makes out with him!
The company Roxy's Dream produces excellent pet furniture with a geeky flair. We've previously featured its cat bed that looks like a landspeeder from Star Wars. It also produced this cat food and water station that looks like the Batman symbol. There are three bowls to serve everything that a Batcat needs: kibble, water, and justice.
Hopefully Santa brought you everything on your list, but if he didn’t it may be due to the fact that he's currently undergoing an identity crisis.
It seems even Santa is subject to massive image overhauls, and that jolly old fat man with the long white beard and fuzzy red and white suit image just isn’t hip enough for the young folk
He was good enough for Coca-Cola, and they sell like a bajillion bottles of Coke every year, so why is he being forced to modernize his image?
It could be because Justin Timberlake brought the sexy back, and the pop world went along with his sexifying plans, so now everything has to be sexified
But Santa isn’t supposed to be sexy- when would he find the time to make presents when he’s always working on his abs?
And if you’re gonna sexy him up at least give the guy an appropriately buff body!
Celebrating the holidays with your virtual family is an annual tradition for TV junkies like myself, but this year was sorely lacking in new Christmas episodes, especially in the sitcom world. so I had to go digging in the vaults.
Here are ten Christmas episodes from classic sitcoms of yesteryear, to remind us how good Yuletide sitcom episodes used to be.
1. 3rd Rock From The Sun- Jolly Old St. Dick (1996)-
What could be wackier than a bunch of aliens pretending to be a normal human family? How about a bunch of aliens pretending to be a normal human family at Christmastime! It's 3rd Rock, it's a Christmas episode, it's hilarious!
2. Married With Children- You Better Watch Out (1991)-
Remember how amazing it was to see real life Santas doing amazing stunts and tricks when you were a kid? This episode of Married...With Children will show you how one minor mishap in a Santa stunt will scar you for life!
3. Square Pegs - A Child's Christmas In Weemawee (1982)-
Do you remember that totally radical sitcom from the early 80s called Square Pegs? If not don't worry, because Square Pegs only lasted for a season, and is probably best known for launching the career of Sarah Jessica Parker, but it was a real gem of a show.
Watch this Christmas episode and, like, let those nostalgiac holiday vibes flow, man!
Diana McCallum and Andrew Ivimey write Texts from Superheroes, a funny blog consisting of screenshots of text messages between superheroes. It's the Christmas season, so your friends in the DC universe are decorating, sharing presents, and planning Christmas parties. They suffer a lot of the same stresses and problems that we ordinary people do.
Karem Piedra-Jimenez was aware that her boyfriend had been saving money to buy himself a Sony Playstation 4. When he had to spend his savings on more practical things, however, she thought she'd surprise him by purchasing the system for him as a Christmas gift. When he opened the gift, Karem was treated to his reaction of pure joy. There certainly wasn't a doubt as to whether he appreciated Karem and her gift. -Via Distractify
I have a hard time just getting my Christmas tree straight in its container, but, of course, Superman has no such issues. Just look at this lovely little elf (better known as Dizzytrist on Reddit) beside her super Christmas tree held up by a miniature Superman.
Looking at the presents on the roof and the upside down stockings though, maybe I'm just misreading the whole situation and maybe the real magic is the woman, her dog and a pointsetta poised firmly on the ceiling. Either way, gravity seems to be a tricky thing in this photo.
Via Nerd Approved
What is the connection between The Penguin and cigarettes? What about Doctor Doom and the Man in the Iron Mask? You just might be surprised by what you don't know about your favorite comic book villains and the inspiration that led to their inception.
This cool TopTenz article explores the history of ten popular villains, with characters from the X-Men, The Fantastic Four and the Ninja Turtles. My personal favorite is Shredder, who was inspired by something as innocent as a cheese grater.
Screen Junkies goes after a fairly recent movie, so you might want to avoid spoilers in this one. Maybe. There’s been a lot of criticism of the TMNT reboot, but I’m sure this will take it to the limit. -via Uproxx
At the end of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader famously offered his son, Luke Skywalker, the opportunity to jointly rule the Empire with him.
(Or possibly in a triumvirate with Emperor Palpatine. It's unclear exactly what Vader had in mind.)
The risk was high, as was the reward. But the alternative was to fight for the rebellion and probably die. The best bet was with the Empire.
What would have happened if Luke had accepted his father's offer? Read the rest by Andy Kluthe and Andrew Bridgman at Dorkly.
Roxy's Dream is a maker of custom pet furniture--especially geeky pet custom furniture. The company is named for the owner's late cat, Roxy. It produced this cat bed that looks like a high mileage landspeeder. You can see process photos here. Roxy's Dream notes that it took Padmé the cat only 10 minutes to settle into her new den.
-via Nerd Bastards
Arcangelo, a woodworker from Italy, does amazing fantasy-inspired work. We've previously featured his pipe that looks like that of Thorin Oakenshield, a character in The Hobbit movies. He's made more Lord of the Rings pipes, such as this one called Shire's Blossom. It's made of olive wood and finished with shellac wax.
Continue reading to look at his other Lord of the Rings pipes.
