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Yikes! But it does have a sort of rough-hewn, Darwinian get-right-to-the-point kind of plausibility about it.
Showing posts with label geek stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geek stuff. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Dr. Horrible
The trouble with deployments is that you spend six months or so out of touch; and then you spend the next year or so playing catch-up, finding all kinds of little things that everyone else saw ages ago.
On the other hand, getting to see cool stuff isn't bad, exactly. And better late than never!
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a Joss Whedon webmovie- a short supervillain musical. It came out last July, and by every account I've read it was a huge hit.
I can see why. Aside from Whedon's name-recognition (which is undoubtedly a part of it) the play is funny and character-driven (as much as supervillain musicals can be, anyway.)
On the other hand, getting to see cool stuff isn't bad, exactly. And better late than never!
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a Joss Whedon webmovie- a short supervillain musical. It came out last July, and by every account I've read it was a huge hit.
I can see why. Aside from Whedon's name-recognition (which is undoubtedly a part of it) the play is funny and character-driven (as much as supervillain musicals can be, anyway.)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Today's Geek Pleasure
It's Draco and the Malfoys, a two-man group that does Harry Potter songs from the perspective of Draco Malfoy.
"My Dad is Rich (And Your Dad is Dead)" is funny in a kind of appalling way. "Potions Yesterday" is probably the most listenable, along with "99 Death Eaters," which is based on the melody from "99 Luftballons."
"My Dad is Rich (And Your Dad is Dead)" is funny in a kind of appalling way. "Potions Yesterday" is probably the most listenable, along with "99 Death Eaters," which is based on the melody from "99 Luftballons."
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Another Little Geek Moment
So I'm reading a collection of Jorge Luis Borges essays; and one of these is a discussion of the various translations of The Arabian Nights. One of the translators he talks about is a "Dr. Mardrus."
Forget the Arabian Nights for a moment (I did.) Forget Borges. It's DOCTOR MARDRUS!
Has there ever been a better supervillain name? I don't think so.
Forget the Arabian Nights for a moment (I did.) Forget Borges. It's DOCTOR MARDRUS!
Has there ever been a better supervillain name? I don't think so.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
My Current Geek Pleasure
Entirely by accident, one of my music searches came up with Fellowship!, a musical parody of Fellowship of the Ring.
The website has some music samples under the "Merchandise" section; unfortunately, they don't include "Galadriel Explains It All" or "The Lament of the Ring," which are the two funniest songs on the soundtrack. Trust me, it's very good.
(Well, it's very good if you like musical parodies of movies based on epic fantasy trilogies. And doesn't everyone?)
The website has some music samples under the "Merchandise" section; unfortunately, they don't include "Galadriel Explains It All" or "The Lament of the Ring," which are the two funniest songs on the soundtrack. Trust me, it's very good.
(Well, it's very good if you like musical parodies of movies based on epic fantasy trilogies. And doesn't everyone?)
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