This may be a geek crime but I just can’t bring myself to care about Transformers 3. It’s a ruined franchise for me. I still like the Transformers. I just want to divorce the Bay movies from my fandom. I heard that T3 borrowed some scenes from Transformers 2. My only reaction was the hope […]
Archives for July 2011
Craig Ferguson interviews Neil Gaiman
Right now, at the time of posting, this video can be watched anywhere in the world. It’s a clip from US TV in which Craig Ferguson interviews Neil Gaiman. Gaiman’s on because it’s American Gods was 10 years old on the 19th of June. The geeky conversation stretches from Sandman to Doctor Who. There’s plenty […]
How long does a wet sponge(bob) last against sulphuric acid?
This blogger knows that many Geek Native readers have a thing for science. Good science. Clever science. You know, the sort of science that interests itself in working out how resistant household objects are to sulphuric acid. It’s an everyday problem – sudden streams of sulphuric acid spraying out in the flat – so knowing […]
Bomb scare at L.A. Anime Expo
Saturday was an interesting day for the anime expo crowd, well, at least the early birds who got there before lunch. The LAPD bomb squad made an appearance. This was very much an on duty appearance as a “suspicious crate” had been discovered in the South Hall lobby area of the LA Convention Center. Apparently […]
The $500 Star Wars blueprint collection
Sideshow Collectibles have been wowing the geeky game community in recent months with a series of action hero models and figures. The craftsmanship of these mini statues is simply incredible. What would happen if Sideshow Collectibles took their skill and applied it to a book. An illustrated book. A Star Wars book? What we have […]
Kokurikozaka kara trailer
Kokurikozaka kara (or Kokuriko-Zaka Kara – someone help with the translation) is the latest from Studio Ghibli. I’m a Ghibli high after their very good Karigurashi No Arrietty / the Borrowers work. In fact, Kieko Niwa is one of the co-authors of this adaption and he worked on The Borrower Arrietty and Tales from Earthsea. […]
Creepy as fook! Doctor Who backpack
What if The Doctor and Donna never met up? The world would be a horrible place and we know that because of the Doctor Who episode Turn Left. Turn Left also features the return of Rose Tyler. Well. For a bit. I’ll always remember the episode for just the 1980s style special effect that was […]
The first rule of Fight Club: You don’t talk about Monty Python
I’m a great big fan of Fight Club. I’m a great big fan of Monty Python. Ah-ha! There comes a Monty Python and Fight Club mashup. Okay; that’s a little expected but it should be good! Actually, let’s make no bones about this – both the visual and audio editing here are first rate. It […]
The Matrix Lobby scene as a capella
Everyone remembers the lobby scene from The Matrix. It’s when Neo starts to kick butt. The original track played in that infamous raid is Spybreak! by Propellerheads (iTunes link) but in this video they’ve been replaced. The sound effects have been replaced. The track and FX have been replaced by just one guy; Matt “pew […]
The sounds dial-up modems make… slowed down 700 times to creep factor 100
Do you remember old dial up modems? Once sweet music to my ear and the sound of pain to my phone bill. Good. Keep ahold of that memory and in your mind slow down the dial up tone by a factor of 7, now 70, now 700. Can’t do it? Me neither. This video solves […]
