Dr. Horrible has a PhD in horribleness and an evil plan to rule the world.  He has vowed to join the evil league of evil and combine forces with “the thoroughbred of sin,” Bad Horse.  Fortunately, he’s got a sing-a-long blog so we can have a front row seat to all of this awsomeness.

This whole thing presents several pertinent questions….but I can’t for the life of me think what they are.  Your thoughts?

I’m horribly unqualified to do a tech review, but I have to tell you I love this thing. (more…)

After following the coverage of the stevenote this morning I’m impressed, but not by what I thought I’d be impressed by.

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OK. So I’ve been reading all the reviews at various places like AICN. I’m scared. I really, really want the new Indiana Jones movie to be good. I don’t want it to be like the Star Wars prequels. It’s a fantastic summer for movies. (Iron Man, Batman, etc.) But Indiana Jones just holds a special place in my heart. Last Crusade was a bit of a disappointment to me. Not bad, but just lacking something… It just didn’t place it straight somehow. The way the first one did.
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There’s a great featurette at starwars.com right now, comparing the original Marvel comic versions of the main Trilogy with the new Japanese manga. The contrast is striking, as the manga manages to be cooler and more interesting than the Marvel version in every way, in many instances outshining the movies themselves.

Rock Band.

 I am Stony,  legendary rock drummer.  Hear my fans roar.  My band: Fall With The Herd.  We will rock your face off.

Q: Can this really be classified as a “video game” if I have tendonitis from banging the skins? 

A: This is so much more than a video game.

According to this press release, NBC and Netflix have arrived at a deal to stream key NBC show Heroes the day after the episode originally airs. Netflix users will be able to watch Heroes for free on their PCs. Netflix also struck a deal to stream old episodes of Friday Night Lights, 30 Rock and The Office.

Take THAT, iTunes!

UPDATE: All Laser Pointer, iSight, and even WiiMote head tracking info is now located at InsightVR.com.

This was the scene in our driveway yesterday evening. It took a few weeks worth of spare time to hack it together but I think the result was worthwhile.
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This thread is for discussing the last Harry Potter book. It’s meant for those who have read the book, and may contain spoilers.

I can’t believe Hagrid was a WOMAN!!

I suppose everyone will say HAL in 2001.

But I urge you to give some consideration to the ridiculous: The Net. Hackers.

War Games!
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I’ve sent very few. One to U2 when I was a teenager. One to the Waterboys when I was a teenager. An email to Bob Mould a couple years ago (and he replied! it was just a “Thanks Susan—Happy Holidays,” but it was a reply! I took a screen shot of my email inbox and everything).

Then there is this email, which I just sent to a hardcore metal band called Converge:

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Unless you have had your head under a rock, you probably recognize this guy. Patton Oswalt is a writer, actor, comedian and man-about-town. He starred in The King of Queens and most recently voiced the rat Remy in Ratatouille. He has over 20 movies to his credit and is widely regarded as one of the best comedians in the business. His new concert album, Werewolves and Lollipops, releases tomorrow on CD and DVD; it is absolutely hilarious. In it, Oswalt touches on a range of topics from KFC Famous Bowls to the Bush administration to roasting William Shatner. It’s a work of (filthy) genius. He agreed to be interviewed for KB.

(Warning: this interview contains profane language. Adults only.)
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Apple kicked off its World Wide Developer’s Conference today. Mostly it addressed what will be in the next version of their operating system. After reading the various write-ups, I’m underwhelmed. No new toys, and the only compelling feature for many people will be the automatic backups that were announced six months ago. No clarity yet on if this feature uses Sun’s ZFS file system, which would be cool. Bah! What a bummer. (more…)

This is the essential question from the best sci-fi movie of all time, Blade Runner. Discuss. Note that Ridley Scott says that he is. I don’t buy it.

That’s right, it’s the premiere of “Robot Chicken: Star Wars.” Lucas has officially collaborated with Seth Green to produce a 30-minute stop motion animation parody. Read about it here; watch the best clips here and here (and here).

Wizard asked the geeks about Star Wars (thirtieth anniversary and all that). Here are the results (just the winners): (more…)