The Avengers' Breakfast Club Mashup

Here is a funny mashup of the trailers from The Avengers & The Breakfast Club...Sometimes the jokes are kind of slid in quick and others are heavy heavy handed...Watch and be lafin man.

Astonishing X-MEN Unstoppable

First, I know that I am terrible at writing a synopsis, so here is a short description from the wikipedia:

•  In the following Unstoppable arc, Whedon wrote an adventure taking place on the alien Breakworld. The X-Men square off against the Breakworld leaders, who are intending to destroy Earth

First off it should be noted that yes they are animated but with what is described as "motion comics" so it has a very low frame rate and ridged movements.  But if anything it helps you to get back into the "feel"  of reading a comic.  That is, up to a point, then the rigid, limited number of frames is a bit distracting.  

Whedon's arc, it should be noted, began as a comic arc done with illustrator John Cassaday.  Here is what the Wiki had for a short description:

• In the ... Unstoppable arc, Whedon wrote an adventure taking place on the alien Breakworld. The X-Men square off against the Breakworld leaders, who are intending to destroy(ing) Earth 

That is basically the whole plot, sorry, I don't often give a complete movie description but when you can do it in two line, well,  

As simplistic as it sounds, Whedon's script is tense and moves fast.  The characters have depth that you can identify with.  The predicament makes sense and the final outcome is something that you can emphasize   with.  

I can not speak to extras because it was a rental but if you are an Avengers fan and even if you are not familiar with the comics that was the basis of these DVDs, I can almost bet that these "motion comics" will be good solid entertainment. I would rate the effort a 7

BMU #351 with Steve Tuttle on Comics

It's Beam Me Up, episode 351.

This week I am joined in the studio by Steve Tuttle. Steve has been my go to guy for all things comics. I am planing and hoping to have him on the program at least once a month, but if we can get him interested enough, maybe once a week! 

 I open with a tribute the Shuttle Columbia which broke up over Texas on February 1st 2003. 

 New music this week from John Anealio called Scavenger, easily one of his best works! 

 Next I spend the next few moments talking to Steve Tuttle our comic guru about the influence of comics on entertainment like movies. Plus what is the attraction for many of the lines. 

 Star Trek trivia has a couple of new questions this week and then over to the beam Me Up blog but 

First I read some of the historic moments that happened in February throughout history. Then from the blog....

Robo-butt!    Later this year Johnathan Trappe plans to fly the Atlantic using a large cluster of balloons strapped to a lifeboat. 

and finally from Libravox, Goodbye Deadman by Tom W. Harris 

 Enjoy!

I haven't forgotten, have you?

On february 1st, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was 

nearing the end of 28th mission, it disintegrated on 

re-entry.

   This disintegration killed all on board.

   I believe that today should be a national holiday,

but I am noticing that no one is saying anything about it.

  So, in order for me not to go off on a wild tangent,

and totally ballistic on this, I shall make it short,

and to the point. 

   There needs to be a statue of our men and women 

killed while aiding the entire planet. And that is 

exactly what they were doing, aiding us all, and

they will always be hero's.

  So lets all just take a moment shall we, and remember

those that gave their lives for us all, and for

the pursuit of knowledge here on Earth, and beyond. 

The crew of the Columbia's final mission from left to right.

Mission Specialist 1          David M. Brown

Commander                     Rick Husband

Mission Specialist 4          Laurel Clark

Mission Specialist 2          Kalpana Chawla

Payload Commander        Michael P. Anderson

Pilot                                 William C. McCool

Payload specialist 1          IIan Ramon

I even contacted our one local news station and slightly complained a little that this hadn't been on the news. I was nice about it. For now. 

Lets never forget folks, and make damn sure that no one else does either. 

I realize there have been dedications to them in many ways, but this is the 10 year anniversary of their death, and the Columbia's destruction. I believe something should be said, somewhere. 

So I'll bloody well do it myself if the rest of the world won't.

To this crew, and all other crews of present and future missions, wherever they may take us.

THANK YOU, AND WE ARE BEHIND YOU, FOREVER.

This Robot May Not Be All its Cracked up to Be...

Oh I am so going to hell for that one but here we go anyway.  Let me introduce to you what I am affectionately calling Robo Butt 

Called Shiri, the device represents emotions with visual as well as tactile transformation of the muscles. (hey you can't make this stuff up!) Hell I could write more, but just watch the video!