Posts filed under 'Sci-Fi'

Dr. Horrible Isn’t

Bismo recommended Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog to me, and now I’m recommending it to you. For once, something that’s been hyped on the Net lives up to the hype. All three episodes are available right now. Watch them quick for free, because after Sunday — or maybe on Sunday, I’m not sure — you’ll have to buy the series on iTunes. And oh, by the way, I’d rate it TV-14.

1 comment July 19th, 2008

R2D2 Projector

Bismo has pointed out a rather unique item. An R2D2 DVD video projector. It’s the sort of thing The Sharper Image would sell — if they hadn’t gone out of business. But don’t despair, because you can order one directly from Nikko Home Electronics for only $2900 plus shipping!

It’s odd that R2D2 isn’t shown projecting scenes from Star Wars. The projector has a typical computer screen resolution of 1024×768. The feature list says it uses DLP, but the spec sheet says LCoS. I’m inclined to assume the spec sheet didn’t get updated when the product was finalized, because DLP is much less expensive and simpler to implement than LCoS.

Add comment May 8th, 2008

Got His Mojo Blogging

My buddy Bismo is happy to inform us that his friend Mojo, highlighted here as an Emmy-winning special effects wiz for Battlestar Galactica on The Sci-Fi channel, has started a blog. And he’s using WordPress’s blogging service. Smart man, Mojo. Go here to read all about the night he picked up his Emmy. I’ll have to be careful reading this, however, as Bismo has warned me about spoilers. We’ve been only semi-weekly lately in our Friday night Galactica DVD watching, and we’re only up to the start of season 3.

2 comments May 7th, 2008

Battlestar Colbertica

There was a new Tek Jansen installment on Stephen Colbert last week. I’ll leave it to you to find it on ComedyCentral.com. There was also this funny pass-off from Jon Stewart to Colbert.

Thanks to my buddy Bismo, we’re very much into watching Battlestar Galatica on DVD. Very impressive with Emmy-winning special effects by Bismo’s friend Mojo Lebowitz, as seen on the Panasonic PT-AX200U projector! We’re about to start season 3, so the last thing we knew, the Cylons were occupying the new terrestrial settlement. Please, no spoilers!

3 comments April 15th, 2008

What If… Saul Bass Did the Star Wars Opening Credits?

I spotted this on Heidi MacDonald’s The Beat. Apparently, it’s the work of an animation student, and I think it’s laugh-out-loud excellent.

Somehow, this makes me realize that the original opening credits to Lost In Space were influenced by Saul Bass.

1 comment March 4th, 2008

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