The Darrin Effect

Posted on July 14, 2008

The Darrin Effect: twenty jarring cases of recast television and film roles. Includes dueling Dumbledores, a coterie of Catwomen, and Sarah Chalke as Roseanne’s fake Becky.

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“I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to win.”

Posted on July 7, 2008

An inspired montage of the most clichéd phrase in reality television: “I’m not here to make friends.”

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Fringe: LOST meets Alias, or X-Files 2.0?

Posted on July 1, 2008

io9.com fills us in on what we can expect from the pilot episode of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe. Spoilers ahoy!

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Surviving the Apocalypse (nuclear, robot, zombie, etc.)

Posted on June 26, 2008

8 Rules for Surviving the Apocalypse, including my personal favorite: “Do not join a theme gang.”

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A guide to mocking ‘The Happening’

Posted on June 16, 2008

A handy list of spoilers for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening…so you can make fun of the film without actually having to watch it.

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“What the Frak is Going On?”

Posted on March 31, 2008

Video: “What the Frak is Going On?” Three seasons of Battlestar Galactica boiled down into a surprisingly thorough 8-minute recap. Is it Friday yet?

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“The dahg’sh name wahsh Indiana!”

Posted on February 14, 2008

Video: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull trailer in glorious HD. Almost geektastic enough to make up for the news that J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot has been delayed.

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What part of “secret” didn’t Superman understand?

Posted on August 23, 2007

20 Comic Covers That Reveal Superman’s Secret Identity. My favorite is the one where Superman’s “pal” Jimmy Olsen fakes a terminal illness to ferret out that Supes is really [spoiler warning] Clark Kent.

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Beam me up, Tumnus

Posted on August 20, 2007

James “Mr. Tumnus” McAvoy cast as Scotty in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek reboot? Ye might consider tradin’ in that pan flute for a proper set of bagpipes, laddie.

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New Dark Knight Photos

Posted on August 18, 2007

Eighteen new photos from The Dark Knight, featuring some very creepy shots of Heath Ledger as the Joker (and possibly some minor spoilers). Sadly, there’s still no word on whether the script calls for Ledger to dance around any museums, defacing art while listening to Prince on a boombox.

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Young Stormtroopers in Love

Posted on August 17, 2007

Flickr: A young couple go about their daily lives, pausing occasionally to snap a photograph…while wearing Stormtrooper helmets. The result is oddly captivating. (via)

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Songs for Swingin’ Zombie Lovers

Posted on August 9, 2007

Pitchfork has streaming audio of Nellie McKay’s “Zombie” from her upcoming album, Obligatory Villagers. Includes the best refrain in a jazz number ever: “Do the Zombie…RARR! RARR! RARR! RARR!”

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Enemy wessels approaching, Keptin!

Posted on August 8, 2007

Some guy I’ve never heard of is the new Ensign Pavel Chekov in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot.

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Project Runway/Top Chef: Where are they now?

Posted on August 7, 2007

New York Magazine plays “Where are they now?” with former Project Runway and Top Chef standouts in The Near-Fame Experience of Being a Bravo Reality Star. Spoiler: they’re all bitter.

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5 Stages of a Successful Romantic Comedy Relationship

Posted on August 2, 2007

Love advice courtesy of Cracked.com: The Five Stages of a Successful Relationship. Assuming, of course, that you’re a character in a bad romantic comedy.

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