September 03, 2007
Heeeeeee's Back
Just got back from Dragon Con about 20 minutes ago. Exactly twelve hours after leaving Atlanta. Yes, we came home a day early because are all conned out (meaning we had as much as we could). Yes, a good time was had in spite of some mishaps and a HUGE-MONGOUS...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-03-07
August 29, 2007
Here Be Dragons
Tomorrow morning, at Oh-dark-hundred, Clark and I are off to a fair. Not just a county fair, not just a Europe fair, but a World's fair -- the World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee! The Hungarians have built a giant motorized Rubik's cube, and the fair's symbol is the SunSphere, which...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-29-07
May 10, 2007
Stuck in the Kiddie Sandbox
My best friend Michael sends me the best stuff via emails. Today's little gem is a trailer for a new Anime film called Paprika (there's a link below). If you don't know what I mean by "Anime", please click this link. I have enjoyed Anime since I first discovered it...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-10-07
May 03, 2007
How an Animated Space Battleship Not Only Saved the Earth, but Saved Me as Well
We all have our fandoms, our interests and our hobbies. A very early one of mine is about a space battleship and her crew fighting to save the Earth. Not only did they save the Earth (many times), they also saved my life. Here’s how....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-03-07
November 24, 2006
Battlestar Friday Moves to Sunday? NOOOOOOOOO
Well, the SciFi Channel has decided, in its infinite wisdom, to move Battlestar Galactica to a new day come the winter season. Sunday nights at 9:00 PM. WHAT THE FRACK! The SciFi Channel has fewer good shows that I have fingers on one hand and they screw with them. Change...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-24-06
November 17, 2006
Battlestar Friday 11.17.06 ~ Getting Your BSG Game On
This week’s BSG Friday we take a quick look at board and card games based on Battlestar Galactica. I say quick because it is 7:40 PM and I have to leave soon to get over to Steve-O’s for BSG, Beer and Xbox games at 9:00! The first game based on...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-17-06
November 10, 2006
Battlestar Friday 11.10.06 ~ Ummmmmm Boomer Edition
Thanks to Mr. Steve K. I have these wonderful images of Cylon Sharon "Boomer" Valeri to share. Yeah, I still call her Boomer, in spite of her new call sign of Athena and married name of Agathon. Anywho, this week I am letting the screen caps do the talking. How......
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-10-06
October 27, 2006
Battlestar Friday for 10.27.06 ~ The Rumor Edition
You may have heard by now the rumors that BSG is making a space jump from the SciFi Channel to NBC. Here's a tidbit from the Internets. ****** Word has begun to circulate that NBC's acquisition of 'Battlestar Galactica' is in the "waiting for the ink to dry" phase at...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-27-06
October 20, 2006
Battlestar Friday ~ 10.20.2006
Hopefully tonigh's episode gets rolling with some serious action. The past two weeks, while good and emotionally intense, have lacked action. They have been somewhat slow as both sides try to solidify their plans. Tonight I hope that the rescuse plan gets into full swing and Galactica and the humans...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-20-06
October 13, 2006
Battlestar Friday for 10.13.06
Remember that BSG has a new time... 9:00 PM EST. Crappy ole Stargate is gone or moved or something. Whichever it is I don't care. I am glad it's not in front of BSG anymore because I hated suffering through the last few minutes while waiting for a REAL show...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-13-06
September 12, 2006
The Bat
The Bat Originally uploaded by manahanwill. He is my all time favorite super hero. Why? Because he is a mortal man who was not gifted with innate powers, blessed by the ghods, iradiated, nuked, or experimented on. He studied, worked hard, trained hard and applied himself to become the...
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09-12-06
May 26, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY COUNTDOWN ISSUE ~ 05.26.06
We have reached the twenty week mark. T-minus twenty weeks and counting. That's still too long, but at least we've hit a milestone number. So say we all!...
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05-26-06
April 28, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY PREQUEL EDITION 04.28.06
Some of you are probably already aware that a PREquel to the hit SciFi Channel show, Battlestar Galactica is being planned. Thanks to Mal Snay, MM & DV for the emails alerting me to this. Here are the details that we have at present. The Sci Fi Channel will delve...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-28-06
April 14, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY BSG MEETS THE SIMPSONS ENTRY 04.14.06
The two shows I love most in the world of television have come together thanks to a self-proclaimed nerdy fan. What would Six and Baltar look like if the new Battlestar Galactica colided with The Simpsons? Click here and find out. I love it. For us video and computer game...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-14-06
April 07, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER DON'T BLAME ME, I VOTED FOR ROSLIN ISSUE
Seriously, don't blame me, I voted for Roslin! T-minus 27 weeks and counting until the premiere of Season-3!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-07-06
March 24, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER T-MINUS 29 WEEKS AND COUNTING ISSUE
Not much to write on the BSG front. The countdown to October continues at T-minus 29 weeks. There are some toys coming from Hasbro the end of May 2006 in their Star Wars Titanium Line of ships and vehicles. I know that sounds really odd. BSG toys in a SW...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-24-06
March 17, 2006
Battlestar Friday THE OMG WHAT DO I DO FOR 30 WEEKS ISSUE! ~ 03.17.06
With 30+ weeks to go to the premiere of Season Three I keep asking myself, "what do I do on Friday nights from 10-11?" Tonight I can check out the two-hour premier of the new Doctor Who on the SciFi Channel. If it's good, I will watch that while I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-17-06
March 10, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER NOT-SO-HAPPY END OF SEASON EDITION
Ron Moore (all bow) updated his blog this week. Read the spoiler free Q&A here. Well tonight is the night. The ninety-minute second season finale/cliffhanger. If you are setting up the TIVO or the VCR (do people still use VCRs?) remember to adjust it for ninety-minutes. Tonight's episode is #220,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-10-06
March 03, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY FAMILY CYLON SECRET ISSUE 03.03.06
Can you believe that tonight is the beginning of the end of second season? There are only two more episodes and then the long hiatus until July. Well, I will just fill the time from ten until eleven PM with board, computer and console games. I even have a Battlestar...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-03-06
February 24, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER CYLON AND TOY ISSUE 02.24.06
I have good news everyone! There will be toys from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica and they will hit store shelves July 2006! Right now it's confirmed that there will be 3" models of the Viper Mark II, Cylon Raider and Galactica. There will also be a larger Galactica with retractable...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-24-06
February 17, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY SUPERSIZED EPISODE ISSUE 02.17.06
I have good news everyone! The season finale of BSG will be a supersized, ninety minutes long! This is the biggest BSG episode to date. "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2" will be presented as a special 90-minute television event on Friday, March 10, 10pm-11:30pm ET/PT. From Starpulse (with minor...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-17-06
February 10, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER WILD WIKI ISSUE
Internet Wiki-pedias are all the rage and new ones seem to be popping up all of the time. By now most everyone with an Internet connection knows of Wikipedia. But did you know that there is a Battlestar Galactica Wiki? That's right. Click here to visit the main page of...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-10-06
February 08, 2006
Mages and Monsters and Quests... OH WOW!!!!
This entry rated HG17 by the Academy of Game Arts & Sciences for its high geek factor. You have been warned. Burnsie, Twenty Sixth Level Mage of the Gnomeregan Exiles and member of the guild, the Legion of the Lorax, jumped excitedly on the small mound of dirt and shouted...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-08-06
February 05, 2006
Battlestar Dilbert
You know that your favorite TV show - sorry Simpsons, but you've in second place and have been for some time now - has made a huge impression when it ends up in Dilbert....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-05-06
February 03, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY HELO EDITION 02.03.06
This week I am going to focus on the character of Karl C. Agathon, call sign, Helo. There is, of course a fan blog dedicated to his character that you can check out by clicking here. Helo also has his own Wikipedia entry here. Tonight's epsiode, number 215, SCAR is...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-03-06
February 01, 2006
The Geek Hierarchy
Via my very long time friend, Tom Atkinson, from a comment he left in the Life of a Brit Living in Japan as an Imperial Storm Trooper entry of the other day, I give you this link to the GEEK HIERARCHY. Since you are reading this web site you are...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-01-06
January 27, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY BILL DUKE ISSUE
I can hear some of you saying right now, "who in the frack is Bill Duke and why should we care?" Understandable. Bill Duke's biggest fan base is the four guys I used to work with way back in the mid 1980s at Leon Podolak & Associates Surveyors & Civil...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-27-06
January 23, 2006
You Know, Gaius, I Had This Wacky Dream ~ Battlestar Friday 01.20.06 Followup.
I have thought long and hard about the Epiphanies episode over the weekend. On Saturday, I talked at length about it with my good friend, Larry. We both agreed that apart from the acting (which is always very good to fracking fantastic) this was the worst written episode of the...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-23-06
January 20, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY THAT RON MOORE BLOGS ISSUE ~ 01.20.06
Battlestar Galactica creator, Ron Moore (all bow) spoke on his BSG Blog earlier this week about two important things. First, Ron Moore (all bow) talks about the – without spoilers – the upcoming Cylon Point-of-View episode! That’s very exciting news for BSG fans! Why? Because we’ve been trying to figure...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-20-06
January 17, 2006
A Mid-Week Battlestar Galactica Entry
Okay, so does anyone who reads this blog have the mad skillz necessary to produce this patch? I would so love to have a few. And to the ladies - and the gay/bi guys - who read this blog. If you're still in the, "I ain't watching the new Battlestar...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-17-06
January 13, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY FUN TIME SPECULATION ISSUE 01.13.06
Part II of the BSG episode, Resurrection Ship airs tonight at 10:00 PM on the SciFi Channel. Speculation is high concerning what will happen and I have some educated guesses of my own. This is only speculation, as I do not read spoilers. Hell, I don't even watch the scenes...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-13-06
January 06, 2006
Battlestar Friday SUPER IT'S GOTTEN WORSE, MUCH WORSE ISSUE ~ 01.06.06
It’s gotten worse! The situation in the Colonial Fleet has gotten seriously bad. Very bad. Totally fracked up bad. All I kept repeating to myself during the last five minutes of this episode was, “oh my God, oh my God, OH MY GOD!” The writers of BSG continue to absolutely...
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01-06-06
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY NEW EPISODES BEGIN TONIGHT ISSUE! ~ 01.06.06
Tonight is THEE night! It's FINALLY here! The second half of second season (say that several times fast) kicks off at 10:00 PM EST on the SciFi Channel. The Episode - Resurrection Ship, Part 1 - picks up where we left off those many months ago. Let's briefly recap. A...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-06-06
January 02, 2006
Slow Boat to Skull Island
I saw Peter Jackson’s, King Kong on New Years day with Clark & Kim. This was kind of sort of supposed to be a ‘double date’ with Jenne along for the monkeyshines, but Jenne came down with a cold. She is still recovering from it. So far, I have been...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-02-06
December 30, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY NOT A LOT TO SAY ISSUE ~ 12.30.05
ONE MORE WEEK TO GO! That's right! Seven days and a little over four hours from this posting and the remainder of Season Two begins. Since Christmas I have been preparing for the second coming of Adama by reading this here book. Thanks Jenne! I highly recommend the compannion book...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-30-05
December 23, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY SIZE COMPARISON ISSUE ~ 12.23.05
This week's entry is for the uber geek! Ever wonder how large the Battlstar Galactica is? This is where you answer, "Why yes, I have wondered that many times." Ever wonder how big the Galactica is compared to, oh say... the U.S.S. Enterprise, or... oh, how about an Imperial Star...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-23-05
December 16, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY COUNTDOWN TO NEW EPISODES ISSUE
There are now only TWENTY-ONE days until Battlestar Galactica starts up with new episodes for the second half of Season Two! Just in case you aren't caught up with the first half of Season Two, set the VCR or the TIVO. Details below. ***** SCI FI reveals January schedule MONDAY...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-16-05
December 11, 2005
The Chronicles of Narnia
Late Saturday morning I was watching one of the cable news entertainment shows. I don't recall which one and honestly it's not important. The overly cheery and overly expressive female commentator was finishing up talking about a gay cowboy movie and eating pudding*, but what made me stay tuned was...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-11-05
December 09, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER FAMILY FUN TRIVIA EDITION ~ 12.09.05
Here's some trivia for you hardcore BSG fans. When someone tells you they are a fan of the new BSG, you can hit them with this trivia and prove that you are the UBER GEEK! Hey, if you're gonna be a geek might as well go all the way. *...
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12-09-05
December 02, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE ~ 12.02.05
Christmas will be here before you know it and just what do you get for that Battlestar Galactica fan on your list? Go on over to the Battlestar Galactica Unofficial Blog and check out the Battlestar Galactica Gift Guide that they put together. Now I already have the Season One...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-02-05
November 25, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER UNHAPPY I'VE GOT NOTHING THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING ISSUE
This week it's very true that I have nothing new to report or say about BSG. The composite photo that I have been on-again, off-again working on still is not finished. I am by no means trying to build up hype for this, because it's not worth hyping. It's more...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-25-05
November 18, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER UNHAPPY I'VE GOT NOTHING ISSUE
Yep, that's right. I've got nothing new to tell you this week that BSG fans can't, or haven't read somewhere else. I guess that means that for the casual fan, that doesn't follow everything, I actually have a little something. The big news this week - and in Internet time,...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-18-05
November 11, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY LINKY LOVE EDITION ~ 11.11.05
Thanks to my joing FlickR, I have found another BSG fan and he has a BSG website! Please check out GALACTICAA.NET and on FlickR, the photography of Patrick Crowley. Also this week, I have a link to the Battlestar Wiki for you. For our friend, the ever lovely Anne, I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-11-05
November 04, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY TOY and NEWS ISSUE ~ 11.04.05
Finally, there will be toys from the SciFi Channel's re-imagined, Battlestar Galactica. As far as I am concerned it is about damned time! The initial selection is very small and hopefully it will sell well, prompting Hasbro to expand the line. You can read the whole article here if you...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-04-05
October 28, 2005
Batman - Tarzan Adventure Hour
This comes to us from page 45 of the December 1978 issue of Fantastic Films magazine. The caption in the magazine reads, "The Batman - Tarzan Adventure Hour is one of the best drawn and intelligent animated series on television. The scripts are also amazingly adult, especially for Tarzan."...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-28-05
Mr Sulu, Set Course for Planet Homo!
I can not believe that anyone would be surprised by this "news". The only news here is that George Takei is finally willing to publicly discuss his lifelong sexual orientation! I have known this since I first started going to Star Trek conventions in 1978. I even sat in the...
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10-28-05
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY MAGAZINE RETROSPECTIVE ~ 10.28.05
Over a week ago my friend Tom stopped by for a visit and together we dug into my personal magazine vault. We found all of these magazines featuring Battlestar Galactica in one box. This week I give you a retrospective of these magazines and their covers. I was so into...
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10-28-05
October 21, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER QUIZ FUN TIME ISSUE ~ 10.21.05
I scored as Commander William Adama. I have risen to my position by being damn good at what I do. Not only that, I have the deepest respect for the people under my comand. I may be a little grumpy and unaproachable, but every commander needs to distance himself....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-21-05
October 20, 2005
Thank God I know Where My Towel Is!
Do you know where your towel is? I know where mine is and it's a good thing too! Michael dropped off the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy movie on Monday night and on Tuesday night I popped it in the DVD player. I was in a pleasant mood, well fed...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-20-05
October 18, 2005
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown...
...RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! Via MM and maybe Lovecraft....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-18-05
October 14, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY MCQUARRIE CONCEPT ART ISSUE ~ 10.14.05
Today I have a conceptual art retrospective for you! Star Wars fans surely know the name, Ralph McQuarrie. He’s the conceptual artist behind Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI. A painting of his will be on the roof of my MINI Cooper, Red 5 by tomorrow afternoon. It’s my...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-14-05
October 13, 2005
Welcome to America, Chewbacca!
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a Wookiee named Chewbacca growled and howled his way through "Star Wars" movies. On Monday, the actor who played him will take the oath to become an American citizen. Yep, even Chewie wants to be an American....
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10-13-05
October 07, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY FUNTIME DRINKING EDITION ~ 10.07.05
With Season One of BSG on DVD we can now sit and enjoy this most excellent show whenever we want. And what better way to watch it than with a few friends like Sam Adams, or your buddy Wiser. How about Jim Beam, Jake Daniels, Johnnie Walker or your dear...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-07-05
October 06, 2005
Will the Military Rule the Chicken Coup?
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush says the possibility of an avian flu pandemic is among the reasons he wants Congress to give him the power to use the nation's military in law enforcement roles in the United States. "I'm concerned about what an avian flu outbreak could mean for the...
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10-06-05
September 30, 2005
Battlestar Friday SUPER HAPPY FUN TIME BIG SPECIAL ~ 09.30.05
Today is the first of fifteen Fridays without a new episode of Battlestar Galactica. Looking at it that way it doesn’t sound too far off. That’s just a couple of more than a baker’s dozen. It’s not a very big number when you’re thinking about it that way or when...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-30-05
September 29, 2005
Mirrormask ~ A Film by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
This movie sounds like a must see! I love Gaiman's writing and I have been a fan of his writing in sci-fi, fantasy and comic books (they're graphic novels, Joel!) for decades. Here's a little about the opening of the film; In the opening credits, strips of paper come alive...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-29-05
September 28, 2005
Jedi Knight or Sith Lord?
Via Steve-o You scored as Anakin Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker56%Yoda50%Padme Amidala50%Chewbacca50%R2-D250%General Grievous47%Mace Windu44%C-3PO42%Darth Vader42%Clone Trooper39%Obi Wan Kenobi39%Emperor Palpatine28%Which Revenge of the Sith Character are you?created with QuizFarm.com I have a hard time believing that I am similar to Anakin Skywalker. I see none of his personality traits in me. None I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-28-05
September 26, 2005
Oh Where, Oh Where Could My Season One DVD Be?
I have never had so much difficulty trying to buy a DVD in my life. I have been to the following stores Two Targets (four times) One BJs (twice) Two Toys R Us (yes, they sell movies and they were in shopping centers I was in anyway) One Border’s Book...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-26-05
September 23, 2005
Battlestar Friday 09.23.05
Well my fellow Colonials tonight is the last new episode of season two until JANUARY! Unfortunatley if I give you so much as the episode title I will be giving you a spoiler, not that fans of the show, no matter how hard they try to avoid spoilers, don't know...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-23-05
September 20, 2005
Battlestar Tuesday ~ 09.20.05
Today is the day boys and girls that the Battlestar Galactica Season One DVD boxed set goes on sale. I have been told by Malnurtured Snay - a fellow blogger and BSG fan - that Target will have the best price at $38.99. I am glad that I forgot to...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-20-05
September 16, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 09.16.05
Today I have great new, followed by bad news, followed by great news and more great news. First the great news! It has been announced this week that that BSG has been picked up by the SciFi Channel for a THIRD SEASON!!! We're only half way through second season and...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-16-05
September 09, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 09.09.05
Three more episodes to go until the season two break and then no more new BSG episodes until January 2006! YIKES! I can feel the withdrawl already. There is good news however! On September 20th the BSG Season One boxed set is being released. That means I will have to...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-09-05
September 02, 2005
Battlestar Friday for 09.02.05
ALERT! THERE IS NO NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA EPISODE TONIGHT! The SciFi Channel is instead running a Stargate SG-1 marathon of some sorts that I couldn't possibly care less about. As for me, I have nothing new to comment on about BSG this week. I do have a lot of thoughts...
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09-02-05
August 26, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.26.05
Colonial Warrior's Jacket from the 1977 Battlestar Galactica TV show. Sold in Starglog magazine. A Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider from the Mattel toy company, 1977. For this week's Battlestar Friday I went back into my personal way back machine - AKA the walkin closet in the basement -...
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08-26-05
August 19, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.19.05
This week BSG fans I bring you, via the weekly TV Guide, a spotlight on the women of Battlestar Galactica. Of the four highlighted I am going to focus on one and believe it or not I am not focusing on Boomer this week. I know, I know, you’re shocked....
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08-19-05
August 12, 2005
Battlestar Friday ~ 08.12.05
For this week’s Battlestar Friday I have a blast from the past for you. It’s The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook by James Neyland. The book was published in 1978. I have looked on eBay for this book and could not find it anywhere. I wonder how many copies still...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-12-05
August 08, 2005
Battlestar Friday Recap
In the comments for last week's Battlestar Friday entry, I added a recap of the episode. For those who have not yet seen the episode (come on folks, get with the program here) be warned that it does contain spoilers. One of the many things that is truly amazing about...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-08-05
August 05, 2005
Battlestar Friday for 08.05.05
It’s actually pretty difficult to come up with something for the new Battlestar Galactica each Friday, especially when you consider that I avoid spoilers like the plague. And I cannot continue to lambaste and berate the folks who still haven’t tuned into this show. If you don’t want to watch...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-05-05
August 04, 2005
HOLY BDSM, BATMAN!!
This is an actual panel from a 1939 Bob Kane & Bill Finger Batman comic. It's not any issue that I have in my collection of Batman comics, which I started reading in 1980 and continued through 1996. Batman has long been my favorite superhero. What this says about...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
08-04-05
July 29, 2005
Battlesta Friday for 07.29.05
This week's early BSG Friday entry here. You’ve been reading for a long time now how much I love the new Battlestar Galactica. You know that I think it is the best SciFi show – nay – THEE best show on TV. Yes, The Simpsons have been relegated to a...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-29-05
July 27, 2005
Battlestar Friday... a few days early
A few weeks back I ranted against Best Buy and their 'exclusive' Battlestar Galactica Season One four DVD set. It came out yesterday by the way. I said that I would not buy it and I stuck to my guns. I didn't buy it simply because I don't like Best...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-27-05
July 22, 2005
Battlestar Friday
If you saw last week’s Battlestar Galactica episode, Scattered, then you know that a squad of Cylon Centurions has boarded the Galactica. You know this means trouble with a capital T and it also means that tonight’s episode, Valley of Darkness will have some very serious combat action. I personally...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-22-05
July 18, 2005
Monday Star Wars Geek Out!!
Clark in Command of Imperial Forces My Wookies Strike Back with the Grapes of Wrath It is wonderful to not wake up at 5:30 AM. It is wonderful to not drive the Circle of Death and the Legion of the Damned Bridge. It is wonderful to sleep in late...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-18-05
July 13, 2005
Lessons in Management from the Jedi Masters
Fellow blogger, Mr. Miata (AKA, Brian the Red) has posted an essay on his site about the management lessons to be found and heeded in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Check out these reviews. Darth Sideous says, "Gooooooood, good! Bruhahaha!" Yoda declares, "A good read it is....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-13-05
July 12, 2005
Battlestar Friday (very early this week)
Thanks to my special undercover operative planted deep in Cylon occupied territory (I can not disclose LD's exact location) we have uncovered the following secret and shocking plans of the enemy. Click here to read the secret plans. Gather your two dollar bills now because those are the only currency...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-12-05
July 08, 2005
Battlestar Friday
One week to go to the premier of season two with an episode titled Scattered. Sweet anticipation is building and I love the feelings that come with antici.... SAY IT... PAY-SHUN! For those of you who collect "collectors' editions" of TV Guide next week's issue will feature The SCI FI...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-08-05
July 01, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Exactly two weeks to go until the premier of season two! Yes, this is a pretty lame Battlestar Friday entry. I would love to bring you some news or something a little more, but the Internet is ripe with season two spoilers and we all know how I feel about...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-01-05
June 24, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Three weeks and counting down to the premier episode of BSG Season 2. Daveed informed me today that both Tricia Helfer - Six - and Grace Park - BA BA BA BOOMER! - are going to be in the October issue of Playboy magazine. YEAH BABY! OHHH BEHAVE! At press...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-24-05
June 17, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Well we have a month to go to the premier of the second season of BSG and I can feel the sweet anticipation building. July 15th is the day and 10:00 PM is the time. As to having any BSG news for you, I have none. I also have no...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-17-05
May 27, 2005
Battlestar Friday
I know many of my friends and readers are "tech-heads" and - like me - they love to read about the technology of their favorite Sci-Fi movies and TV shows. This week I dug around on the good old Internet - God bless the Internet - and found The 1977...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-27-05
May 24, 2005
It is Your Father's Light Saber
Not so long ago in a county not so far away… There is an old adage that says, “Genius has it limits. Stupidity knows no such bounds.” These two fools should have their photo in books next to this text for mixing their love of Jedi light sabers with gasoline!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-24-05
May 22, 2005
Ranking the Star Wars Movies
Now that the circle is complete and we can all sit down and watch the rise and fall of the First Galactic Empire, and the fall from grace and redemption of Anakin Skywalker it’s time to rank the six Star Wars films. Here is my ranking and a few reasons...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-22-05
May 20, 2005
Battlestar Friday
For this week's Batlestar Friday entry I give you a link to a very interesting article on how Battlestar Galactica killed broadcast TV. Fifty-six days to the premier episode of BGS Season Two. The first episode is called "SCATTERED and is written by David Weddle & Bradley Thompson, and directed...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-20-05
No Nits to Pick
I know I have been quiet today... too... too quiet, especially after a big Star Wars day. Mostly it is because I am back in the office and, as always, there is much work to be done. Another reason that I am quiet is that I am absorbing and savoring...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-20-05
May 19, 2005
Photographer to the Sith
Darth Vader struts his stuff! My good friend, Clark Oliver, as Darth Vader at premiere day for Revenge of the Sith I have now seen the movie THREE TIMES in the first day! AND I got to be the personal photographer of Darth Vader himself! I escorted Clark... I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-19-05
It is Great to be Twelve... again
I am back from seeing Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith. I am still taking it all in. George Lucas delivered and did so in a huge Star Wars way. It was exactly what I wanted. Every single moment, every single frame of film, every scene wipe, every vista, every...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-19-05
May 18, 2005
The Circle is Now Complete
In a little over eleven hours I will be sitting in a theatre watching the last big screen Star Wars movie. The circle will be complete. The six chapters of this epic space fantasy will come to a close....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-18-05
May 13, 2005
Battlestar Friday
R2 Don't just stand there... HELP ME! That's right. It's "Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con". Come meet all your favorite stars! Mark Hamill! Alf! And many more! Plus, tag-team robot wrestling! It's the mighty robots of Battlestar Galactica, versus the gay robots of Star Wars! And that's a direct quote from The Simpsons...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-13-05
May 12, 2005
Return of the Flu
The CDC is warning that an outbreak of "Sith-itis" - or the return of the Star Wars Flu - is expected to strike millions of American workers in exactly one week! Next Thursday to be precise! I have seen every Star Wars movie on opening day since I was 12...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-12-05
May 06, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Seventy Days exactly until the premier of BSG Season Two. Must... hold out... until... then. In the meantime I picked up the DVD of the mini-series to help hold me over. This week I give you a list of goofs/nitpicks in season one episodes. These are all that I could...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-06-05
Battlestar Friday
Seventy Days exactly until the premier of BSG Season Two. Must... hold out... until... then. In the meantime I picked up the DVD of the mini-series to help hold me over. This week I give you a list of goofs/nitpicks in season one episodes. These are all that I could...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-06-05
April 29, 2005
Hitchiker’s Guide to Battlestar Friday
Well today is the day the Hitchicker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie opens across the United States. I have absolutely no expectations what so ever for this film. I read a review… nay an account of ‘religious experience’ that some slobbering fan boy over at Aint it Cool News wrote....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-29-05
April 22, 2005
Battlestar Friday
This entry goes out to my man Larry D! Here's to you citizen! The withdrawal is only worsening. It seems like the premiere episode of season two is yarens away. For those of you not in the know about Galactica from the 1970’s a yaren is the equivalent of our...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-22-05
April 15, 2005
Battlestar Friday
The Colonial Viper. Trivia question for you BSG fans; what model is this baby and who's is it? Extra points if you also know his/her callsign? My commute would be so awesome flying well above the circle of death and avoiding the traffic below. I could land her on...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-15-05
April 08, 2005
Battlestar Friday
What, did you think because the first season of Battlestar Galactica is over that I wouldn't have anything to write about my favorite Sci-Fi TV show? Wrong. In case you are not aware and in case you missed most or all of it the first time around you are in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-08-05
April 01, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Tonight is it, the last episode of season one of Battlestar Galactica and what an incredible first season. I am both looking forward to and dreading tonight’s episode for a few reasons....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-01-05
March 22, 2005
It's WILLIAM SHATNER Day!
Today is William Shatner's seventy-fourth birthday! BDTH wished the Captain of the Enterprise a very happy birthday! Da-man was born on March 22, 1931 in Montreal, Canada. Beauty, eh! To see his online biography click here. To see his filmography click here. Here's a little Shat-trivia. In 1965 William Shatner...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-22-05
March 18, 2005
Battlestar Friday
TGIF and TGFBSG. That's right, it's Battlestar Galactica day and tonight's episode has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating. Not one episode of this show has received a rating below 4 stars! I won't spoil tonight's episode for you - I hate spoilers myself, so much so in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-18-05
March 11, 2005
Battlestar Friday
It's after 2:00 PM and I am finally breaking for lunch. Recall that on Monday I said this was going to be a brute force week? Well I was right. I have been so very swamped this week and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. But...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-11-05
March 04, 2005
Battlestar Friday
Warning: link leads to collection of photographs and a few of them have partial nudity and may not be safe for viewing at work. It is NOT porn. That's right... IT'S FRIDAY!! And that means a new episode of Battlestar Galactica at 10:00 PM on the Sci-Fi channel. This series...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-04-05
March 03, 2005
Is Your Story a Felony?
It might be if it includes a high school set in the genres of Sci-Fi, fantasy or horror. Writers and students be careful what you write about or you may end up in jail like this teen age writer of horror stories. The thought police are coming and they are...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
03-03-05
February 25, 2005
By Audience Command...
...Galactica Returns This Summer!!! My second favorite TV show has been renewed for a second season!!!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-25-05
February 08, 2005
By Your Command... Battlestar Encore
Folks if you still aren't onboard with the Sci-Fi channel's hit show, Battlestar Galactica tonight -Tuesday 02.08.05 - is your night. Starting at 7:00 PM the Sci-Fi Channel is showing an encore presentation of the first five episodes! Set those VCRs, TIVOs and/or DVDRs and catch THE BEST sci-fi on...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-08-05
February 02, 2005
Looks Great! Less Filling!
I saw a movie last night that has everything I love in an action, adventure, sci-fi movie; fighter planes, zeppelins, giant robots, spaceships, fantastical machines, an evil German genius, aerial and undersea battles, and two beautiful women. From beginning to end it had amazing visuals and great cinematic style harkening...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
02-02-05
January 28, 2005
By Your Command
Most of you know that I have one TV show that I watch regularly and religiously. The show that I firmly believe to be the funniest, most moral and THE best show on TV… period. That show being The Simpsons. Well I now have a second show that I watch...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-28-05
January 21, 2005
One Does Not Simply Walk Into MorTar... ???
Lord of the Rings fans be prepared to laugh your arse off....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-21-05
January 08, 2005
The Sithsons
Jedi Knight Bart Sithson faces down Emperor Monty Burns and Darth Homer. Darth Homer unmasked! Clark, thanks for the totally awesome Christmas gift that combines two of my loves, The Simpsons and Star Wars! They will find a place of honor in my display case. Clark went to the...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
01-08-05
December 23, 2004
Holiday Movie Review
I saw one incredibly funny and action packed romantic comedy holiday movie last night at Da-veed’s place. The main character is Shaun, a below average thirty-something who decides it’s high time to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother and his...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-23-04
December 21, 2004
Not Johhny Appleseed...
...not by a long shot. Have you had your daily does of extreme visual stimulation today? No? Then baby click here and get your fill. Via MM...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-21-04
November 10, 2004
Parallel Worlds
Parallel Worlds "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." Albert Einstein...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-10-04
November 03, 2004
Creeping Crud Day 2 ~ The Day After
I wake up this morning hoping that the creeping crud I have in my head and chest would be gone, and that I'd find Bush had been evicted and a new and better day dawning for all nations and peoples. No such luck in either case. I am still sick...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-03-04
October 30, 2004
Anime USA 2004 ~ Scenes from a Japanese Animation Convention
Dragon Ball Z! Are you ready for some Anime? Friday night Larry Disney and I attended the Anime USA 2004 Convention in Tyson's Corner, VA. Seventy percent of the attendees were in the 13 thru 19 age group. If Jenne and I had had children 15 years ago I...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-30-04
October 17, 2004
Return of the King Extended Edition
I can hardly wait for this!! I am so ready for another incredible butt-numb-a-thon in December!! via Jaime...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-17-04
October 05, 2004
Give that Girl a Lightsaber
Go on over to my friend Clark's web site and check out his Jedi Knight wife, Kim in action. Hey Kim, watch where you SCHWING dat thang! And since we are talking Star Wars and women you can also check out Star Wars Chicks dot Com....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
10-05-04
September 28, 2004
What's 4 Hours and 10 Minutes Long?
I don't know Will, what is four hours and ten minutes long? I'll tell you... the Extended Edition of Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, that's what! Just watching RotK is going to constitute one major butt-numb-a-thon! Imagine what watching all three extenditions with an hour break...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-28-04
September 21, 2004
Where do You Rank in the Hierarchy?
So... where DOOOO you rank in the Geek Hierarchy? Click here and find out and share your answer with the rest of us....
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Posted by Will Burnham on
09-21-04
July 26, 2004
Return of the King Extended by 50 MINUTES!!!
Friends and long time readers know what a huge Lord of the Rings slobbering fan geek boy I am and that I am eagerly anticipating the Extended Edition of Return of the King on DVD. A good deal about the extended edition was let out at the annual San Diego...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
07-26-04
June 23, 2004
Deadly to Space Aliens and Vampires... Harmless to Humans
I think that we all pretty much know that I like the new job and that the only bad part is the commute. However there is a silver lining and that is that I have good friends that live close by to where I work and I get to stay...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-23-04
June 16, 2004
Beam Me Up... NOW!
Mr. Sulu, set course four seven point six zero six, minus one two two point three three one. MAXIMUM WARP! We're headed for the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame! Read more about it by clicking here. Time to plan a vacation to Seatle, WA. Anybody wanna go along?...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
06-16-04
May 04, 2004
May the Fourth Be With You
May the Fourth be with you... always. And your little dog too!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
05-04-04
April 23, 2004
Junk ~ Photo Friday Image for 04.23.04
The Fastest Hunk of Junk in the Galaxy Luke Skywalker upon seeing the Millennium Falcon for the first time: What a piece of junk! Han Solo: She'll make point five beyond light speed. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-23-04
April 22, 2004
Ultimate Star Wars Toy
Via Michael Marshall. WOW! I would love to add this Star Destroyer toy to my Star Wars collection!!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
04-22-04
December 28, 2003
Have'n a Holly Jolly Butt-Numb-A-Thon
This was the Christmas of DVDs, and I do mean a whole lotta DVDs, and the DVDs are the reason I haven't been online since late Christmas Eve, or early Christmas morning, depending on how you look at it. When we haven't had company, or been out visiting, or volunteering...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-28-03
December 22, 2003
The Power of 'The Ring'
The below just came to me via email from friend, David Viale. It's a brief article that appeared in the Washington Post on Wednesday December 17th, the day after Trilogy Tuesday and they quoted me. ***** Wednesday, December 17, 2003; Page C16 The Power of 'The Ring' • Would you...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-22-03
December 19, 2003
Christmas Lights(aber)
Handmade replica of Darth Vader's lightsaber by Clark Oliver. Click on image for a larger view. Clark called me Wednesday morning and wanted to know if he could stop by my office around lunch time. I said sure thing and figured he just had the day off and wanted...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-19-03
Where in New Zealand is Middle Earth?
Have you ever been curious as to where Peter Jackson filmed the scenes for the LotR Trilogy in New Zealand? Have you ever been curious as to where New Zealand actually is? Well Eric Frost, editor of MP2K Magazine was and he made a map showing the geographic locations of...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-19-03
December 18, 2003
"Trilogy Tuesday Report" and "Bliss ~ Theme Thursday Images for 12.18.03"
It's hard to believe that Trilogy Tuesday and the LotR films have come to an end. Well almost. There is the extended version of Return of the King to look forward to on DVD sometime next year. Trilogy Tuesday was a blissful time for all, one big sidewalk party in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-18-03
December 17, 2003
Lord of the Butt-Numb-A-Thon
Banner over my office door on Wednesday morning. My boss commissioned Geren to make the banner pulling him from inspection duties to do so. I'll write about Trilogy Tuesday later... after I have digested it all. I'll post a few photos from the line latter this week. I didn't...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-17-03
December 15, 2003
The Return to the Line
Tomorrow is Trilogy Tuesday and I have my precious tickets and the day off from the SLJ. I have had the tickets since Saturday October 11th. In a way the enormity and reality of this cinematic situation hasn't fully hit me yet. It most likely won't until I get in...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
12-15-03
November 13, 2003
No Entry ~ Theme Thursday Image for 11.13.03
Beware the Green Dragon! Click on image for a larger view. Because Melanie asked for it you can see the full color image by clicking here. "Beware... beware! Beware of the big green dragon that sits on your doorstep. He eats little boys! Puppy dog tails! Big fat snails!...
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Posted by Will Burnham on
11-13-03