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The Contrary Opinion – J.J. Abram’s Star Trek (With Spoilers!)

May 18, 2009 by DarthCthulhu

If one takes the glowing reviews of J.J. Abram’s Star Trek as a representative sample of the populace, most people love this movie. I am not most people.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

TV's Terminator Review

January 15, 2008 by DarthCthulhu

I was all set to hate this show. I didn’t think it was going to work in any way, shape, or form. I was surprised. And, most importantly, I was entertained. There was some surprisingly good writing in the show (as well as some really stupid plot holes).

Filed Under: Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television Tagged With: sarah connor chronicles, terminator

Feel Good Movie of the Year

December 24, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

This has to be seen to be believed. The Shining as a sappy Romantic Comedy Now, one very amusing thing you could do with this (not that I’m advocating it, of course), would be to show this trailer to someone who has never seen the movie. Particularly someone who hates horror films. And then get […]

Filed Under: YouTube Tuesday

Comedy Gold

October 8, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

Comedy. Gold.

Filed Under: Comics, Critical Bits

A Conversation With The Bat

October 6, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

Recently while being lost in another dimension (that happens to me sometimes), I encountered a reality with a certain DC Comics property in the flesh! That said, he isn’t QUITE the Batman we know and love (or, even more scarily, he is), but I managed to record my brief encounter. Below is a transcript of […]

Filed Under: Comics, Interviews

Amusing Words

October 3, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

Here are some amusing made-up words about corporate life I have discovered:

Filed Under: Critical Bits

Blasts From the Past: Virtual Adepts and Captioned Best Brains

September 28, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

I have two blasts from the past to share today.

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Real Time Raytracing – One Possible Future of 3D Gaming

September 27, 2007 by DarthCthulhu

Introduction We all love the wonderfully resplendent graphics possible on todays graphic hardware. It’s really quite amazing, the stuff we are able to squeeze out of some extremely complex arrays of silicon. But current GPUs have a dirty little secret that I am going to share with you. Current GPUs are terrible kludges, composed of […]

Filed Under: Editorial, News, Video Games

"I prescribe ninja stars!"

April 25, 2006 by DarthCthulhu

Check out this awesome series of comics starring Doctor McNinja, the Ninja dentist! It’s hysterically funny.

Filed Under: Comics, Web Meme

Live Action Mike Tyson's Punch Out!

April 23, 2006 by DarthCthulhu

Here is proof that Japanese high schools are far superior to those here in the States.

Filed Under: Video Games, YouTube Tuesday

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    Powered by dark science and dark magic alike, he is nonetheless afraid of spoons. Josh covers tech news and over the top rants.

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