Two weeks ago, while finishing up the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise, I wrote about my affections for Captain Jonathan Archer.  I've now completed the entire run, and thoroughly enjoyed it -- especially the fourth and final season.  So I'd like to address the criticisms leveled against the show.  Spoilers after the jump.

This is for all you new people: I only have one rule. Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, I'll shoot you myself. You get me?

Cartoonists Mike Cornnell and Dana Wulfekotte have a great idea. Hollywood, please make this movie.

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I've previously featured Japanese beatbox performer Hikanin demonstrating the Super Mario Bros. theme music. He's back, this time performing music from Street Fighter.

via technabob | Official Website - Google Translator Version

Artist Faith Pearson recreated scenes from Star Trek, Godzilla, and King Kong using old printer ink cartridges. You can view four more images at the link.

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Geek Tyrant came up with a gallery of alternate movie posters, mostly from the superhero and horror genres, with a retro feel and different actors. I don't know which artist to attribute, but s/he's a genius! Featuring Clint Eastwood as Wolverine and Boris Karloff as Skeletor.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2010/8/21/incredibly-awesome-movie-posters-from-an-alternate-universe.html

Artist Cody Frisbee took six monsters and creatures from Dungeons & Dragons and imagined them as sports team mascots. I'd love to root for the Gelatinous Cubes, who would, of course, hail from Cleveland.

Geeks Are Sexy (SFW content, despite the URL) has a roundup of all six mascots.

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Tony Chavira of Master Planning examined the livability of five futuristic cities depicted in science fiction franchises: The Jetsons, Futurama, Blade Runner, and Star Wars (Coruscant and Tatooine). Here's what he has to say about the disadvantages of Luke Skywalker's home planet:

Tatooine has very few natural resources aside from sand and water. The indigenous “sand people” are violent and roam around in packs with weapons with few in authority to stop them, which makes it dangerous to be outside at night (or during the day in some cases). On top of that, there is really no centralized authority on the planet aside from an area that is deliberately sectioned off for an international mafia family. Similar to the way “thug life” is structured, the Hutts give back to the community it exploits, and runs the planet like a fiefdom. Because of this, and as there is little possibility for economic growth deriving from the planet’s natural resources, it is a very difficult and harsh environment to live day-to-day.

http://fourstory.org/features/story/sci-fi-density-and-social-justice/ via reddit

deviantART user Tara Reich made this outfit that looks like a TARDIS. The Fourth Doctor scarf from Limebarb adds to the groovy 70s look. Reich does some amazing work and her cosplay gallery is worth a click.

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Yesterday, I posted a video of a live performance battle between Tekken and Street Fighter characters at a con in Germany. What I didn't know was that it featured the directors of those games, Katsuhiro Harada and Yoshinori Ono, respectively. Apparently, they've spent the past week getting in mock battles with each other and playing pranks at the hotel. Kotaku has a roundup of pictures and tweets from this clash.

Not many men look good in a Chun-Li outfit. Including this one.

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These Whovians are getting quite data-focused. I've previously posted about a spreadsheet detailing every villain or foe in Doctor Who. Now The Guardian created a similar workbook in Google Docs showing each time that the Doctor has traveled in time. You can download it so that you can run your own custom calculations.

Link via io9 | Image: BBC

Artist Kyle Starks drew ABC figures for lesser-known Marvel villains. His copyright notice speaks of a dark conspiracy:

All these lame-os are property of Marvel Comics, which is owned by Disney. Which is owned by the frozen head of Walt Disney.

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At a recent convention in Cologne,Germany, Namco had martial artists/actors put on a live performance of a battle between Street Fighter and Tekken characters. It's about sixteen minutes long and hilariously weird. It resembles the drama of professional wrestling more than anything else.

via Kotaku

Every year, Atom Films hosts an online competition for Star Wars fan films. The film above, entitled "The Unconscious Sith" is a well-directed depiction of a young boy entering a comic book and moving from panel to panel, gradually becoming a Sith. It won the George Lucas Selects Award.

I'm not sure if that'll make you more or less likely to watch it.

2010 Finalists via Geekosystem

One emerging Internet meme is to take Justin Bieber songs and slow the tempo by 800%. soundcloud user charliejane2 did something similar with eleven theme songs, including those to Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica.

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Jonah Hex (not to be confused with the feature film) and The Spectre are two animated short films that were released as part of the DVDs of Batman: Under the Red Hood and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, respectively.

Each is about twelve minutes long and features outstanding animation and storytelling about two lesser-known DC superheroes. Spoilers after the jump.