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Hey peeps,
The New York Geekcast will be covering the Penny Arcade Expo 2010 in Boston this March 26th-28th.
Are you going? If so let us know. Perhaps we could interview you there!
For more information, visit the PAX East website by clicking here. Registration is filling up fast! Don’t delay!
So many choices, so little time.
Are you overwhelmed by the ridiculous amount of movies, video games, e-books, mp3’s and all the other media and devices out there at your finger tips? We are! In this episode we discuss how we deal with the sheer amount of crap available to us.
Break song: The Overload by Talking Heads
Show Notes:
3D TVs
Old man destroys antique cylinder
Avatar is Pocahontas
Skype on your TV
Boxee TV
Boxee beta open to all
Nintendo DSi XL
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
"I smite thee seventh of Windows!"
While this was already discovered a while back I just found out about it now.
You can enable a god mode in Windows 7 and Vista which is essentially everything in the control panel but all in one place instead of broken down into all those categories…..pretty neat.
A word to the wise: Don’t try it on Vista x64 as it’ll crash your system.
When I was but a wee geek, I was obsessed with everything Nintendo. So naturally I didn’t miss the Super Mario Bros. show with Captain Lou Albano. Occasionally besides showing a Mario cartoon, or awkward live action with Lou as a very Brooklyn (Flatbush) inspired Mario, they would also show a legend of Zelda cartoon.
This was a treat because it came on infrequently and It was just so different from Mario.
Well I watched the first episode this morning and while it’s far from perfect it’s hilarious now in an entirely new way.
"Hi. I'm Robert Zemeckis and I love Mo-Cap so much that I married it. Now all my children are digital puppets, but they're more human than human. So there."
Apparently Robert Zemeckis feels that the Motion Picture Academy should create a separate award recognizing Mo-Cap Movies. Here’s an article with more info. Thanks Mark.
Zemeckis, Lucas, and Spielberg really make me feel like there’s some sort of shelf-life for certain creatives. I know this isn’t true because I really enjoy Clint Eastwood’s movies but then again he hasn’t been directing that long.
So this begs the question; Does a combination of power, consecutive bouts of success, and large amounts of money birth an uncreative monster who’s become out of touch with what’s good entertainment/storytelling?
This hasn’t happened at Pixar but it seems like they have a system set in place of creative checks and balances that stop any one director from thinking his ideas are the best and always will be.
One thing is for sure; somebody has too many yes-men.
For all of you professionals out there, a little something to ease your pain. Or make it much much worse.
Clients from Hell collects horrible horrible notes from clients in various fields of industry. My favorite:
“We have an animation budget of about $1200. We are looking for character designs, storyboards and animation. We are thinking along the lines of that Pixar Film with fish in it. You know the one? Finding Nema? It’ll get you good exposure. We’ll put it on Virgin Airlines.”
Sigh.
Thanks to Mark. Go check out his really great pop culture/illustration blog.
Move over Pandora….Groove Shark is here.
Groove Shark is an internet music player that lets you select songs and play whole albums. For free!!!
Perfect for catching up on your MC Frontalot, They Might Be Giants and Weezer in preparation for The Top 10 Geekiest bands episode.
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