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Archive for July, 2008

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #54: Wiki Or Won’t He

Posted Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 23:09pm

Ken & Dana return with post-Comic-Con tales of gift giving etiquette, reminders of competitions past, declare themselves the world’s most “Multi-poded” podcast out there, and cry out for a crazy uberfan. Oh, and to hell with those bastards at Wikipedia…

Comics in Context #228: The Bat Who Shot Liberty Valance

Posted Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 5:06am

Peter returns with an in-depth look at Christopher Nolan’s second big screen take on Batman, THE DARK KNIGHT…

Comics & Comics: Bring on the Baddies!

Posted Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 23:24pm

Matt Cohen is back – with help from Jesse Rivers – as they choose their top 10 dream comics starring Villains!

Cabin Fever #33: Turty Tree and a Turd

Posted Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 23:01pm

This week the lads get perplexed by a man’s sexual habits, get shocked by what two girls do with their Wii, and get a little spoiler happy with the new X-FILES movie. There is music from Moth Complex and, as always, plenty of things you won’t want your kid to listen to. Disgusted? So are we…

Toy Box: SDCC 2008 – The Best and Worst!

Posted Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 at 2:27am

Did you miss this year’s San Diego Comic Con? Michael runs down his best and worst!

San Diego Comic-Con 2008: ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO Panel

Posted Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 at 5:26am

Georgia Malone makes a beeline from the bar and joins the Quick Stop staff with a rundown of Comic-Con’s ZACK & MIRI MAKE A PORNO panel…

SModcast 59

Posted Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 2:05am

SModcast 59: Frosh Meat – In which our heroes battle bargain-hunters, jealous lovers, the danger of dills, and misty, water-colored memories of the way they were.

Win NIM’S ISLAND on DVD!

Posted Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 1:49am

We’re giving away, in conjunction with Fox Home Video, two (2) copies of NIM’S ISLAND on DVD…

TV Or Not TV: 7/28 – 8/3

Posted Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 0:20am

Will helps you get over the hump of the summer slump by presenting viewing choices that range from a seven foot long prehistoric shrimp to Pamela Anderson or Tommy Lee. How’s that for variety?

Weekend Shopping Guide 7/25/08: Far Out Spaced Nuts

Posted Friday, July 25th, 2008 at 3:34am

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 Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes, Edgar Wright, Flash Gordon, Alex Ross, Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Triumph, Seth Green, Magnus, Solar, Tom Selleck, and more…

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #53: Fleet Feet And All You Can Eat

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 23:10pm

Ken & Dana return with another installment to both baffle and alienate, as they launch into a discussion of the late, great Jack Benny before announcing the potential launch of their own little nerd Olympics. Then they answer the great buffet debate, before winding things down with a very special message…

Masters Of Song Fu #1: Final Challenge Voting Begins

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 23:08pm

The wait is over and the battle is met – we present you with the Final Challenge songs from Master Jonathan Coulton and your designated Challenger, Jeff MacDougall. Give ’em a spin, and GET VOTING…

Cabin Fever #32: Worst. Episode. Ever.

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 3:20am

Despite the fact that we have a good song from Bad Poetry Minute playing out the show… there’s not much else about the show this week that went well. Sure, we have a another taste-test. Yeah, we have some odd news from around the world. We even announce the start of the Cabin Fever Fantasy Premierleague competition. But try as they might, these morons just can’t figure out what’s wrong. Help us diagnose this mess by listening…

Trailer Park: Shailene Woodley

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:52am

Christopher Stipp talks to Shailene Woodley of THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER about being young in Hollywood, and what it’s like to have Molly Ringwald as a mom…

Win THE GREATEST SCI-FI MOVIES NEVER MADE!

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:49am

We’re giving away, in conjunction with Titan Books, five (5) copies of THE GREATEST SCi-FI MOVIES NEVER MADE…

Party Favors: Joe Versus The Joe-cano

Posted Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:27am

Joe survives a run in with director Joe Pytka, avoids cursing the 2008 Olympics, takes gaming to the next level, and blows the lid off CNN’s latest attempt to derail Fox News…

Interview: Jessica Hynes

Posted Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 6:13am

We go in-depth with the co-creator/co-writer/co-star of the cult classic Britcom SPACED about the show’s past, present, and future, as well as quite a few digressions (some including panto and hamsters)…

Toy Box: MatchMaster!

Posted Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 2:06am

Like soccer? Want to raise a soccer star, but don’t want to mess around with poopy diapers and teenage angst? Then the new MatchMaster Head to Head Soccer game might just be for you – check it out with Michael this week!

TV Or Not TV: 7/21 – 7/27

Posted Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 2:36am

Will tries to bring you the better TV choices out there this week, guiding you from a Bat-tastic Monday to a FUTURAMA filled Sunday…

SModcast 58

Posted Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 0:29am

SModcast 58: Kodachrome – In which our heroes talk a little shop, muse over collegiate nudes, wax Parisian, and seek salvation in Shrewsbury.

Win SPACED on DVD!

Posted Sunday, July 20th, 2008 at 23:02pm

We’re giving away, in conjunction with BBC Home Video, five (5) copies of SPACED: THE COMPLETE SERIES on DVD…

Comics & Comics: Who Watches The Trailer?

Posted Sunday, July 20th, 2008 at 17:48pm

Matt Cohen takes an in-depth (possibly too in-depth) look at the new WATCHMEN trailer!!!

Opinion In A Haystack: The Dark Hype

Posted Sunday, July 20th, 2008 at 17:20pm

Bob Rose gives his SPOILER FREE opinion of the insanity surrounding Batman’s new adventure on the silver screen…

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast #52: Holland Tunnel Vision

Posted Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 6:23am

Ken & Dana return with another of their patented “Dana Is On The Road So The Sound Quality Is Iffy” extravaganzas, as our dynamic duo trade compliments, take a letter from a time traveler, and even debate whether or not Dana’s seen the yo-yo version of a different kind of traveler…

Weekend Shopping Guide 7/18/08: You Give A Little Love

Posted Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 4:13am

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 Bugsy Malone, Robbie Coltrane, Vic Damone, Alan Carr, Justine Lee Collins, Al Murray, Batman, Raven Symone, Bobby Ewing, Ozzie & Harriet, Swamp Thing, Oracle, and more…