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Archive for October, 2006

A Message From John Hodgman

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 5:49am

The legendary raconteur, humorist, DAILY SHOW correspondent, humanitarian, and author of THE AREAS OF MY EXPERTISE delivers a special plea to readers located in and around the area of Oxford, Mississippi…

Spook’d #100: Extreme Lair Makeover – Furniture in a Flash

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 4:30am

spookdkips.gifThis week, it’s time to move some furniture… Monster League of Naturalized Americans’ style.

Preachin’ From The Longbox: I’ve Lost That Loving Feeling

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 4:27am

longboxsm.gifFor this Very Special Installment of PftL, Britt Schramm says farewell to the Stop and gives a few shout-outs to his peeps. But not without taking a few jabs at the industry in typical PftL fashion.

Nocturnal Admissions: Movie Review, The Departed, Part 3

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 4:18am

For a third (and final?) time, D. K. Holm revisits THE DEPARTED.

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/23/2006

Posted Monday, October 23rd, 2006 at 4:10am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…

Scrubs Blog: A Guided Tour

Posted Saturday, October 21st, 2006 at 5:05am

The long-promised tour of the first floor of Sacred Heart Hospital has arrived! Your hosts for this tour are Production Designer Cabot McMullen & Art Director Susan Bolles, plus some guy named Rob Maschio (who we hear has a role on the show)…

Game On! 10-21-2006

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 23:22pm

Ian Bonds is back again with a handful of handheld games including GUN SHOWDOWN, CONTACT and RENGOKU II, and takes a long hard look at what went wrong with BOMBERMAN ACT: ZERO on Xbox 360…

Comics in Context #151: The New Old Masters

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 20:30pm

Peter ooks at the recent explosion of comics as fine art, as cartoon art and cartoonists exhibitions begin popping up all over the place, from the museums of New York to the halls of the U.N. and even the Library of Congress.

Take Me Home Blog #13: Shingles and the American Dream

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 19:51pm

jaegersm.jpgTen days before principal photography, Sam Jaeger expounds on the great delusion of filmmaking.

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #18: Flyover States

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 6:33am

[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns with a special guest, as Dana is trapped in the midwest with his good buddy Chip Duford in this special 2-part episode…

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/20/2006

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 6:30am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…

Addicted To Bad: No, Joe!

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 6:23am

Yeah, yeah… knowing is half the battle, but what’s the other half? This week’s ATB dares to watch GI JOE: THE MOVIE to find out, and the answer isn’t pretty.

Weekend Shopping Guide 10/20/06: Under the Influence

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 4:35am

It’s time once again for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted… This week featuring Amy Sedaris BIG LOVE, Soupy Sales, Hitchcock, MXC, CHARMED, and more…

Melonpool Quickcast #18: Mayberry Meets Steve Rude

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 3:26am

Mayberry interviews Eisner Award winning artist and all-around nice guy Steve Rude at the San Diego Comic-Con.

Nocturnal Admissions: DVD Review, CSI: NY: Season Two

Posted Friday, October 20th, 2006 at 3:24am

D. K. Holm catches up with season two of CSI: NY, the junior member of the CSI family.

The Fred Hembeck Show: Episode 77 – Croon River

Posted Thursday, October 19th, 2006 at 2:34am

Fred tries to figure out old school crooner Andy Williams’ love of Pink Floyd, and his CD of Williams covers of rock & pop classics and not-so-classics…

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/19/2006

Posted Thursday, October 19th, 2006 at 2:24am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…

Interview: Amy Sedaris

Posted Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 at 6:54am

We chat with the star of STRANGERS WITH CANDY about her new book, I LIKE YOU: HOSPITALITY UNDER THE INFLUENCE…

Brat-halla #150: Norse Force – Battle Tactics

Posted Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 at 6:00am

by Jeffery Stevenson and Seth Damoose with colors by Anthony Lee NEWS: Well, all good things come to an end… but not this comic. Seth and I (after a lot of thought and debating) have decided to move Brat-halla over to a new website. We’ll keep posting here for the next 3-4 weeks to let […]

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/18/2006

Posted Wednesday, October 18th, 2006 at 3:37am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/17/2006

Posted Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 at 2:55am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…

Toy Box: Lost – it’s a puzzle!

Posted Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 at 2:00am

If you thought the hit tv show Lost was a puzzler, you haven’t seen anything yet – check out the puzzles based on the show with Michael this week!

“I Won The Stephen Colbert Green Screen Challenge!”

Posted Monday, October 16th, 2006 at 20:33pm

Here’s the firsthand account of how Bonnie Rose, a member of the Quick Stop family, won THE COLBERT REPORT’s “Green Screen Challenge” – plus an exclusive hi-res version of the winning entry that beat George Lucas and his ILM henchmen.

Spook’d #99: Extreme Lair Makeover – County Count

Posted Monday, October 16th, 2006 at 6:00am

spookdkips.gifThis week, a special guest arrives to help with the construction work.

Quick Stop Thingamabobs: 10/16/2006

Posted Monday, October 16th, 2006 at 2:09am

The web. It’s a big place, full of plenty of distractions ““ some funny, some informative, some ludicrous, some disturbing, some inane, some profound. Each and every weekday, we present links to a few of our favorite finds…