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Archive for May, 2008

Weekend Shopping Guide 5/30/08: Trigger Happy Snoopy

Posted Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 3:15am

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 Charlie Brown, Dom Joly, Patsy & Edina, Curly, Indiana Jones, Tommy Tiernan, John Rambo, Clint Eastwood, and more…

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #45: Danercise

Posted Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 0:15am

Ken & Dana return for another walk through verbal minefield, making the occasional excursion into Dana’s humanitarian tours, the freakish big screen adventure of a pair of raggy dolls, kiddie nostalgia and themed exercise, go after a critic rather unmercifully, and deal with Dana’s awkward references before making things even more awkward…

Trailer Park: What Do Critics, And Their Criticism, Really Matter?

Posted Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 17:23pm

This week, Chris takes a look at the martial arts comedy THE FIST FOOT WAY, the teenagers in middle America doc AMERICAN TEEN, and Nicole Kidman & Hugh Jackman in AUSTRALIA…

Masters Of Song Fu – Round 1 Challenge Voting Begins!

Posted Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 12:36pm

The competition is heating up, as the first round challenge has been met with a gusto by our challengers – and now it’s your turn to vote and determine who makes it to Round 2…

Cabin Fever #25: If At First You Don’t Succeed

Posted Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 23:55pm

Our demented duo return after a short hiatus and, due to rustiness, the episode gets off to the worst of starts – mics aren’t switched on, audio is lost, and everything that can go wrong does until take 3. Undaunted, they manage to squeeze out an hour of infotainment regarding 13-year old geniuses, incarcerated donkeys, and the diplomatic power of Hello Kitty. All this, and they also manage a second installment of the much-lauded “taste test” segment, focusing this time on the almost mythical wax candy: Nik-L-Nips…

Win THE INCREDIBLE HULK on DVD!

Posted Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 3:47am

We’re giving away, in conjunction with Universal Home Video, ten (10) copies of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: SEASON 3 and ten (10) copies of THE INCREDIBLE HULK: SEASON 4 on DVD…

Video Interview: Rhett & Link

Posted Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 2:05am

We’ve got a special spotlight on the interweb singer-songwriter/comedy duo, Rhett & Link, with not only a featurette on the guys and their work, but an interview, too…

Toy Box: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Never Ending Merchandise

Posted Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 4:05am

Indiana Jones hit theaters this last weekend, but the toys have been out for weeks. Michael looks at three of the 3 3/4″ figures this week, including Whipping Indy, Colonel Dovchenko and the Ugha Warrior…

TV Or Not TV: 5/26 – 6/1

Posted Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 5:07am

Will dissects the short comings of the juggernaut that is American Idol and takes a look at the TV offerings for the coming holiday week as summer begins…

SModcast 51

Posted Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at 23:49pm

SModcast 51: Sphincter Fresh – In which our heroes la-di-da-di, ruminate over good rates for sex, fret over a Nazi-occupied America, and encourage attic nookie.

Weekend Shopping Guide 5/23/08: The Man With The Hat

Posted Friday, May 23rd, 2008 at 4:12am

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 Indiana Jones, Fozzie Bear, Darth Vader, Derren Brown, Penn & Teller, Gordon Brown, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Wilkes Booth, Gomer Pyle, John Wayne, and more…

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #44: Fat Sam’s Grand Slam Speakeasy

Posted Friday, May 23rd, 2008 at 3:27am

Ken & Dana lose their memories in a spectacular display of apathy towards their own recent recording history before moving on to video games, Jay Edwards & Ned Hastings, Ken’s comfort zone, Art Garfunkel, the King of the Polka, sugar sandwiches, BUGSY MALONE, pedal cars, and the unkillable Paul Williams…

Trailer Park: Why Your Indiana Jones Isn’t As Good As Mine

Posted Friday, May 23rd, 2008 at 3:07am

Christopher Stipp takes a long, hard look at THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL and even kicks in 3 new reviews for SANGRE DE MI SANGRE, BAGHEAD and BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER…

Comics in Context #224: My Cinco de Mayo

Posted Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 5:16am

Peter Sanderson takes in a very special superhero fashion exhibition at the Met, talks some Iron Man, and mentions a few cartoon centennials…

Comics & Comics: I… Am… Iron Fan

Posted Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 4:33am

Spurred by his big screen adventure, Matt rekindles his love for all things Tony Stark and Iron Man…

Win GRACE IS GONE on DVD!

Posted Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 at 2:26am

We’re giving away, in conjunction with Fox Home Entertainment, two (1) copies of GRACE IS GONE on DVD…

Masters Of Song Fu #1: Round 1 Challenge

Posted Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 23:38pm

You’ve been waiting for it, and here it is – we’ve got our challengers and our Round 1 Challenge… Let’s see who can take on our Masters of Song Fu and prove their mettle on the field of melodic battle!

Opinion In A Haystack: Summer Movies, Bitter Fossils, and Self Reflection

Posted Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 4:55am

Bob Rose, filled with bitter vomit and meandering hate, is inspired by Speed Racer to question “how far have we fallen?”

Toy Box: Have you got TopSpots?

Posted Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 4:47am

Michael already has age spots…and now he has TopSpots! If you’re a blogger or website owner, you might think this new widget is as cool as he does…

TV Or Not TV: 5/19 – 5/25

Posted Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 4:54am

Will ponders the TV side of the glass if half full/half empty while pondering just what there is to watch out in the land of television this week. How can you go wrong reading a column that includes Iron Chefs, stolen panties, redneck weddings, comedic cross dressers and cannibalistic serial killers?

SModcast 50

Posted Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at 23:56pm

SModcast 50: Gnome Alone – In which our heroes relate ribald tales of corporate piracy, draw upon the scat games of the short and fantastical, discuss the first generation of hand-held games, and reminisce about the imaginary lengths a boy will go to in an effort to secure some free comic books.

Win a PREMIUM FORMAT INDIANA JONES from SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES!

Posted Sunday, May 18th, 2008 at 23:32pm

We’re giving away, in conjunction with Sideshow Collectibles, one (1) PREMIUM FORMAT INDIANA JONES. Not only that, we’re also giving away five (5) SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES INDIANA JONES T-SHIRTS to the runners-up…

Game On! 5-16-08: Confessions Of An Achievement Whore

Posted Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 4:28am

Ian Bonds checks in this month with a rant of sorts about Xbox Live’s most popular gaming phenomenon as he weighs in with his opinions on VIKING, DARK SECTOR, the new NBA BALLERS, two FINAL FANTASY handheld games, OKAMI and MARIO KART on the Wii, and CONDEMNED 2… and if there’s time, GTAIV (but there probably isn’t time)…

Cabin Fever #24: Brand Spanking New

Posted Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 4:11am

Aaron and Brian finally get back on track. With their shiny new equipment arriving, they start recording a brand spanking new episode, their first in nearly a month. Australians, mummies, dragon cartoons, the Champions League Final, the awesomesauce(TM) that is Father Ted and other assorted unimportant subjects get the usual treatment, as well as other crap that is unfit for community radio. It feels good to be back!

Scrubs Blog: My Fairy Tale Prince

Posted Friday, May 16th, 2008 at 6:11am

This week, we continue our look at the filming of the 7th season finale, focusing on Prince Charming himself, Keith…