The 'Albuquerque Action Squad' Mini Fig Set via Citizen Brick

Citizen Brick is every Lego lovers dream site... a place when they can buy custom brick sets and mini figs alike. They make the more... well, lets be generous and say "questionable" sets and mini figs that a wholesome company like Lego might be less inclined to make. You know... like tiles marked 'ammo' or mini figs like the Hail Satan Enthusiast. Wholesome stuff like that. But it is there newest addition to the already extensive catalog that got my attention; Meet 'The Albuquerque Action Squad' !!! Yup, CB is venturing into the world of Breaking Bad, with three figs that will satisfy any fan of the blue: 1) Legal Defense Enthusiast (Saul) 2) Drug Dealing Enthusiast (Jesse) and 3) Law Enforcement Enthusiast (Uncle Hank). I applaud them for not going right away with a Mr. White/Heisenberg figure... but I am eagerly awaiting a second wave that may feature a half burn Gustavo Fring figure! For now, these three will have to do. They will run you $55 bucks for the set, but once they sell out they will probably be worth much more than that. You can check out all Citizen Brick had to offer by clicking here, and check out some detailed pics of the mini fig set after the jump...

 

Batman vs The Terminator - A Fan Film For The Ages !!!

Mash-ups can be tedious at times... just cause you have two really cool characters, doesn't really mean they will necessarily work well together. Even if they seem like a born match. Usually the best mash-ups are the ones you don't really see coming... the ones you DON'T think would work so effectively. That is the case with this crazy ass fan film I found over at Comic Alliance called Batman vs The Terminator... yup, that is correct: The Caped Crusader taking on the most dangerous machines of all time. Yup, that is something I can definitely say I never thought I would see mashed up and something that was happily created by Tony Guerrero (writer) and Mitchell Hammond (animator). This is pretty fantastic, a true labor of love by two guys who really wanted to get their vision out into the world. They have a cool blog where they documented the process. I hope to see more than just this 5 minute clip in the future. But for now, this will have to do. Check it out, with the full size movie poster, after the jump...



Here is the poster:

Here is the full film:

Mario Seinfeld - A Parody About Nothing by Esquire Bob Animations

I am always down to watch a quick animation clip, especially one that involves my favorite plumber of all time. But throw in a tie in to the greatest sitcom ever, and you got my two minutes. Animator Esquire Bob has a very well stocked Youtube page loaded with cool ass shit, but his Mario Seinfeld clip has got to be the crown jewel in the crown. Its great.... specifically because the casting is spot on. George would definitely be Toad, and Kramer is a great Luigi. But the best casting choice of all: Newman as Bowser !!! Your princess is in another borough !!! Lol. This is really funny. I hope to see more of them in the future. Check out the full clip after the jump...

Patton Oswalt And The 'Indi-izer' Save Blockbuster Films From Themselves

Patton Oswalt is Indy film icon. The dude exudes indy cred, and that is probably why he was tapped to host the Independent Spirit Awards. He is also quite hysterical, so in order to promote the upcoming award show he created a short viral video poking fun at the big budget Hollywood blockbusters that the Indy Spirit Awards try to be the total opposite of. The Indi-izer is an Ipad app that allows any huge movie to be transformed into a low budget indy-fest, complete with low cost sets and too much talking. A perfect analogy to promote the essence of the Indy Spirit Awards. Check out the video after the jump...



 

Harold Ramis, R.I.P. November 21st 1944 - February 24th 2013 (69 years old)

A little piece of my youth just died. Wow, this sucks. Harold Ramis, 1/4 of the famous Ghostbusters and writer/filmmaker/producer extraordinaire has passed away. He died from complications of a rare disease, autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. Very rarely do we find someone in the film industry that is SO TALENTED on so many DIFFERENT LEVELS. This is a man responsible for writing classics like Ghostbusters, Stripes, Caddyshack and Animal House. He directed Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation, Analyze This, and Club Paradise (a personal fave of mine). He acted brilliantly in Ghostbusters I & II, Stripes, and late career cameos in films like Orange County & Knocked Up where he always stole the show. He is also responsible for most of the stories that powered the various Ghostbusters cartoons and video games from the last 30 years. The dude was a true triple threat that is quite rare in Hollywood. I honestly hate this part of getting old, its inevitable that the people you looked up to in your favorite forms of entertainment are bound to pass on. It is also more frustrating to lose a dude like this before they could make Ghostbusters III, all for no reason. They could have gotten any budget and done anything they wanted, and with Ramis writing the project I am sure it would have been epic. Thanks for fucking around all these years and wasting time (yes I am talking to you Bill Murray!). Take it light Egon, you were a really talented dude who seemed to be just a regular guy. Enjoy that big ghost trap in the sky!!! I will be posting a few of my favorite Ramis moments after the jump...      



Knocked Up: One of my favorite scenes featuring Ramis, even though it is a short cameo:




Stripes: Willing To Learn - Nope, never convicted... lol




Orange County: The Dean Flips Out - Stealing a whole movie in a short cameo...




Ghostbusters: Twinkie Scene - Does it get any nerdier than this... lol



Ghostbusters: This Man Has No Dick - I know Ramis doesn't utter most of the classic lines, but by far my favorite scene in the film...




Stripes: Basic English - The first scene... really? So great!




Stripes: Psycho & Ox - Ramis doesn't say a word, but his faces mugging with John Candy are brilliant




Best of Caddyshack: Since he wrote it and directed it, its only fitting...

Eastman & Laird Both Coming Back To IDW's 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' For A 30th Anniversary Issue ??? YES PLEASE !!!!

One of my favorite NY Comic Con experiences happened about 5 years ago with my good friend Sam James. Sam and I were walking the floor and he is a huge TMNT guy. So he sees Peter Laird of TMNT fame and starts going bonkers. He runs over to the table and buys a lithograph from Mr. Laird, which he is super happy about. As we started around the floor again, Sam mentioned that he wanted to meet Kevin Eastman, the other man responsible for TMNT... who was also somewhere at the show. As we sought him out I wondered out loud why he wasn't near Laird's table, considering how their creations were so related. Sam explained that they had a huge falling out and that they didn't really like each other much. That made the situation funnier and much more understandable. When we found Eastman, Sam asked him to sign the same lithograph... he explained to Eastman it would be an honor to have both guys signatures on one piece. Eastman promptly said "This is the shitty pieces Laird is selling at his table? I ain't signing that...". But he wasn't a complete dick, he did one better... he turned over the lithograph and did a full on Leonardo sketch right there on the spot. When he finished, he looked up at our shocked faces and said something to the effect of "Fuck Laird... now you got your very own TMNT original, not some generic piece of shit". He signed it, and so Sam was faced with the dilemma of getting both signatures on a piece, albeit one on each side... lol. This was first hand proof that these guys despised each other. So imagine my surprise when I opened my email and see that both Eastman & Laird will be working together on a 30th anniversary one shot issue that will feature a bunch of one off stories about the green foursome. I for one couldn't be any happier...

Click after the jump for more info on the release....



The book will be a 48 page full color one off that features some of the creative talent responsible for 30 years of TMNT goodness such as Eastman, Laird, Dean Clarrain, Chris Allan, Tom Waltz and Dan Duncan... the stories will hit on various eras of Turtle history. The book doesn't have an official release date yet, but I am sure that it will coincide with the August 2014 movie release that is rapidly approaching. I am excited, and being a day one comic fan boy of the property I will be pre-ordering my issue. Glad to see that the guys are able to put their differences aside in celebration of the great characters they created all those years ago! You can see the full press release below...

Here is the full press release;

San Diego, CA (February 24, 2013) – The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are celebrating a milestone 30^th anniversary this year and the festivities are ramping up! This May, co-creators Kevin Eastman andPeter Laird karate-kick into high gear with a very special 30^th Anniversary issue at IDW.  Featuring a brand-new cover created by the original team, this issue marks the first time in over 20 years the pair has worked together on the property.
 
“TMNT has been an important part of countless fans' lives, including myself,” said series editor Bobby Curnow. “Getting the chance to celebrate this rich history is an amazing opportunity. Almost as amazing as getting to see new material from these creators again!”
 
"Working on the TMNT Comics with the wonderful and amazing IDW team over the last three years reminded me how much I MISSED and LOVED the four green guys.” said Kevin Eastman, “getting to work with my Co-Creator Peter Laird again is the icing on the cake - and then some! It really took me back thirty years, to the earliest days, with the fondest memories, and why we got into this business in the first place."

The 30^th Anniversary Special will be a cavalcade of all-new short stories by the top talent that has built the rich TMNT world over the past 30 years. Each story is inspired by a different era of TMNT's rich history, and features the unique look, feel and voice of that time period. From Dean Clarrain, Chris Allan, Gary Carlson, Frank Fosco, and Jim Lawson to IDW’s own Tom Waltzand Dan Duncan, the creators showcased in this 48-page full-color special issue spin fantastic TMNT tales from the sewers to the stars!
 
Considered one of the most popular kids’ television programs of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.  It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series and later spawned four blockbuster theatrical releases.  The property also has translated into a significant consumer products business—with DVDs, video games, toys and more--that has generated billions of dollars at retail. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debut on Nickelodeon in 2012 and ranked as the number-one new boy series for the year in the United States.  In Aug. 2014, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films' CGI/live-action hybrid will hit theaters.

Kate Upton Outdoes Herself, Does A Bikini Shoot In An Anti-Gravity Chamber....

Every year they give away Nobel Peace Prizes to people who do important stuff to society around the world. Presidents, scientists, doctors, academics... these people get recognition for doing things that make the world a better place. Well, how come no one chooses to at least nominate Kate Upton for one of these Nobel Prizes? What... are you doubting that her modeling and photo shoot work are not making the world a better place? Have you seen the latest shoot she did for this years Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue? She decided to strap on a teeny, weeny gold bikini and visit an anti gravity chamber... that makes her already perfect breasts stand up perfectly. Are you kidding me? This isn't worthy of some stupid Noble Prize? This wouldn't stop wars all over the world, or at least take people minds off of world hunger for a bit? C'mon... this is gods work taking place right in front of our eyes! And not only do we have photos, but we have VIDEO as well. Lock it up, she is the most important person in at least MY WORLD! Check out all the pics and video after the jump...

Guardians of the Galaxy Gets A Trailer... OOOOOOHHHHH, I'M HOOOOKED ON A FEELINNNNNN !!!!

When the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was scrubbed from the Super Bowl broadcast, I began to gte concerned. How could a 2 minute trailer not be ready for a movie due out this summer? Was Marvel lacking that much confidence in a film meant to carry on the epic run the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on? What the Fuck! But then the actual trailer came out, and... well, I must say that I owe Marvel an apology. I owe them an apology because over the past ten years they have hit film after film out of the park. I owe them an apology because they have weaved together a cohesive universe over multiple films that is constantly moving forward. And most of all I owe them an apology because they have never given me a reason to doubt them, and I started too. But after 2 minutes and 31 seconds, I realized what an idiot I am! Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! The trailer was perfect. The tone of the film seems amazing, James Gunn's style is all over this trailer. All the alien tech and characters look amazing. Drax looks rugged. Gamora sexy and deadly. Starlord... Starlord is hysterical! The highlight of course is Groot & Rocket. Rocket looks and sounds pretty spot on. The spitting also drives home the characters rudeness. Groot looks epic, and him being Rocket's muscle is probably going to lead to some really fun action scenes. I also love the simpleness of the character... its pretty spot on. Can this be any better? I don't know how. You have probably seen it already, but if not have at it after the jump. Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on August 1st, 2014...



 

Will ' Penny Dreadful' Be What American Horror Story: Coven Couldn't?

 

You know... a complete show! I have been a big fan and supporter of AHS for its first three seasons on the air, and was a huge fan of this current season right up until the end. But they really botched all the great work they had done prior in the first 10 episodes of this season with the final two. It was a mess, and seemed rushed... kind of like they didn't know how to end something that started with so much promise. But with TV channels striking horror gold with shows like The Walking Dead, AHS, Bates Motel, Grimm, and the plethora of vampire shows on the air prove that horror is working right now. So Showtime has decided to get in on the game, and they have their own "horror" themed show coming to the air with Penny Dreadful. Penny Dreadful is a look into life in Victorian England for some of the greatest creations of horror fiction. Imagine if Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Dorian Grey, etc were all real... they would have to live somewhere, right? What might that look like? Eva Green and her cast mates will help us figure that out. I am in for a couple of reasons: 1) Being a cable channel, we will get tons of blood, violence and nudity. 2) Eva Green is beautiful 3) This can be fun, in the vein of League of Extraordinary Gentleman. The show comes out in May (May 11th) and we finally have a full trailer. Enjoy it after the jump....

'Game of Thrones' Cabaret Posters by Fernando Reza

The buzz for season four of Game of Thrones is starting to mount as we get within the two month mark of the shows premiere. That means more and more online tie ins are going to start popping up, and this post highlights one of them. My Reddit vigilante Joe Fletch discovered these awesome cabaret style posters featuring GOT items... yup, not the same characters that we have seen a bunch and instead a spotlight featuring certain items that have played a huge part in the characters lives. Wildfire, Milk of the Poppy, and Valaryian Steel all get their own ads from Fernando Reza, and they are glorious. These kinds of posters get me even more hype or the show, which returns to the air waves on April 6th, 2014. You can see more of Fernando's poster work by clicking here, and check out the posters after the jump...

Kate Mara, Will You Be My Valentine?

Let me get this out of the way right from the start... Kate Mara is a hot little piece of ass. I am not trying to be disrespectful, I am just calling it like I see it. I just did a marathon viewing of House of Cards in 2 sessions (6 episodes one day, 7 the next) and I am all in. Spacey & Robin Wright kill, and Doug Stamper is one of my favorite characters on TV. But its the little tawdry Miss Mara that I can't get enough off. I was rooting for her early in season 1 to become the big shot at the Washington Herald, and by the end I was truly despising the conniving douche she had evolved too... but that made me realize just how good of a job she is doing! This kid is great. And she has a hot new GQ spread to get you ready for Season 2 of House of Cards, availble TODAY on Netflix Instant Streaming. Now that is what I call a Valentines Day present! Enjoy the hot pics after the jump...

 

This Is How CCD Does Valentines Day: The Geekiest Valentines Ever!

This is how CCD does Valentines Day... we geek it out! These cards were collected from various outlets around the Internet and I honestly believe that these are the best ways for a fellow geek to express his love to his significant other. Gone are the days when geeks couldn't get any chicks... now they like us just as much as the jocks! Enjoy these and feel free to steal 'em and print 'em up on your Dot Matrix printer!

Achy Breaky Heart 2? Yup, That Happened...

Does society know no limits and boundaries? Is there no humility, no shame, no decency? Come ON! Billy Ray Cyrus was a joke of a musician, a one hit wonder. His Achy Breaky Heart is the worst kind of one hit wonder songs, because it has not a single redeeming quality in it when you look back on it. Often times you can look back on a one ht wonder and be like " Yeah, it sucks now... but back then it was the shit!". Not Achy Breaky Heart... that one sucked always and forever! Then he parlayed that shot song to ride the coattails of his Disney Channel starring daughter as the guest star on her show. She became a huge star, making herself and Billy lots of money. So when the show ended, you think this guy would fade away and enjoy all the money he never really earned so his daughter can be the star now, right? Nope, not this douche. He has been trying to stay relevant for years, which is a tough feat for someone who has never been relevant in the first place. So here is his latest attempt at stardom... and at the same time, a shot at his twerk-tastic sexpot daughter who doesn't want much to do with him. He has recorded a RAP REMIX of Achy breaky Heart (I can't beleive I just typed that... fml), complete with flashback sequences, fake alien ships, and bikini clad twerking (of course they are) sluts. The girls are the only saving grace of this video. They are hot, no sense in denying that. But Billy Ray looks like a member of the LPGA on his way to the Kotex Open with his KD Lang bob, and that tubby redneck black dude needs to quit before I remove the neon rope from around the brim of his cowboy hat and choke him with it. This is just as awful as it gets, and that is why I share it with you. I bring it to you so that you can mock him, ridicule him, and have a laugh at his expense because this dick is the worst kind of attention whore... the kind that actually thinks he is doing quality musical work. Fuck this asshole. Let the scorching and public humiliation commence! Watch the video after the jump...






If you haven't scratched out your eyes in horror, at least you can enjoy this: A full gallery of alien ass shots from the video courtesy of The Superficial. They truly do gods work!