Just finished watching tonight’s episode of The Amazing Race: All Stars and guess who came in first? Yep, the Warhol pinups Rob & Amber yet again. This time they picked up TWO home gyms for their 1st place finish in this leg of the race. Note to the producers: NO ONE WANTS THEM TO WIN. They already won a million dollars on Survior, got tons of money from getting hitched on TV, won plenty of prizes in season 7 of The Amazing Race, and now they are making out like bandits again. I hate to root against a fellow Red Sox fan, but I’ve just about had enough of them. Here’s hoping next week’s “surprise finish” sees Rob & Amber get Philiminated.
UPDATE: Looks like the Karma gods (and maybe the producers) heard my plea. Rob & Amber are toast. I’m actually quite glad. They were gloating a bit too much, even for them.
2006 marked the 10th anniversary of Gainax’s landmark anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and with it, the series’ enduring popularity shows no signs of slowing. To this day the series generates millions of dollars in revenue and is seen again and again on DVD and Japanese TV.
Although a new live action version of the series was announced in 2003 by ADV Films, many fans are unsure about the production values and changes to the storyline that have been rumored to have taken place. But in September of 2006 Gainax confirmed that a new animated film series dubbed Rebuild of Evangelion is indeed in production. The series of four movies is slated for initial release in September of 2007 and has heavy involvement from the series’ creator Hideaki Anno.
According to Wikipedia the first three of these new movies will feature an alternate retelling of the TV series, including new scenes, settings, backgrounds and characters. The official Japanese website features a cryptic trailer for Rebuild of Evangelion and hints at new evas as well. Reportedly the fourth film installment will feature an all new conclusion to the storyline that fans were originally so upset with. Instead of wrapping up the series, the release of The End of Evangelion only served to feed the fan’s hunger for all things Eva.
As one of those huge fans of the series, I’ll be looking forward to this new release and keeping my finger’s crossed that they can re-create the magic and drama that made the original so great. Stay tuned!
I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for more than a year but never really got up the energy to do anything about it. The time has come however and so here I am. Thanks go out to Anthony, David and Corey for their gentle nudges into the blogosphere. It was their suggestion to try WordPress, and after a less than spectacular first attempt over at Tumblr, I’ve gone ahead and signed up here.
I’m not sure how often I’ll post or even what form these posts will take. There are sure to be thoughts on politics, science fiction, pixels, TV and more. If you find my musings interesting then go ahead and bookmark me. If not, then leave me be. I won’t be offended either way, but I promise to try and be at least mildly interesting.
“Louie, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!”
Let me just say for the record that Ricardo Mantelban is one of my favorite all time actors. Who wouldn’t want to buy a car that has “soft Corinthian leather” seats? Especially after hearing him pitch it to you.
You didn’t really think I started this blog for the sole purpose of posting random, personal stuff did you? Heck no! We’re gonna do some old fashion advertising here people!
Introducing Frenzic. a great new game from the Iconfactory & ARTIS Software for Mac OS X. In the spirit of classic puzzle games such as Tetris and Bejeweled, Frenzic tests both the mind and the reflexes and offers hours of endless fun.
This clever cartoon perfectly illustrates what it is like to work in the design industry. I have to say that I’ve had more than a few clients that fit several of these categories. My favorite would have to be the ever-present Wannabe.
