Check out the Oct. 27 issue of the TV Guide U.S. Edition. There is a Redeem code for a free iTunes download of the “30 Rock” 3rd season premiere episode.
Entries Tagged 'Fun Stuff' ↓
TV Guide: Free “30 Rock” Season Premiere iTunes Download
October 25th, 2008 — Fun Stuff
Springfield Punx Answers the Question: What Would Superheroes Like Simpson-ized?
August 11th, 2008 — Fun Stuff
If you enjoy superhero comic books and get a kick out of The Simpsons TV show, head over to the blog…
…right now.
Use an InfraRed Thermometer for Pet Summer Heat Safety
August 11th, 2008 — Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, Geek Fun
If you’re a tech geek, you probably think about ways to use tech gadgets for everything including your kids’ pets. Here’s how I use an infrared thermometer to check if the outdoor temperature where my daughter’s pet rabbit spends the day is cool enough to be safe for him.
Invincible Behind-the-Scenes Free on MTV & iTunes
August 7th, 2008 — Fun Stuff
I don’t watch MTV (does anyone???). So, I didn’t realize that the well thought-of Invincible super-hero comic book is series on MTV now.
It is NOT an animated show as far as I can tell. Comic book panels are shown on the screen and actors provide a dramatic reading of the dialog with speech bubbles being displayed as the actors voice the dialog. iTunes has a 18 minute behind-the-scenes available this week as a free download. You can find a slightly lower-res stream at the MTV link above.
I don’t recall reading the comic book myself. But, I think it may be a PG-13 type storyline.
The series website is found at: InvincibleSeries.com
Vacation Spots For Geeks
August 2nd, 2008 — Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Geek Fun, Travel
Not sure if any of the places/things mentioned in this InformationWeek article qualifies as budget unless you live near the spot and visit as a staycation, but I thought the idea was on-topic for my blog…
I also learned about the book…
A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry
…while listening to a Science Friday podcast with an interview of one of the book’s authors: Sharon Weinberger. And, there’s also the book…
…for more geeky vacation tips.
MarvelKids.com Create Your Own Superhero
August 1st, 2008 — Family Fun, Fun Stuff
Here’s another good link from my friend John Pescador’s tumblog…
Marvel: Create Your Own Super Hero
Trivia info: Did you know that the two word phrase Super Hero is jointly trademarked by Marvel Comics and DC?
Voyager CD-ROM Movie: The Beatles’ A Hard Days Night
July 26th, 2008 — Fun Stuff
I’m finding all kinds of interesting stuff as I clean-up and re-organize my home office area. I found a Voyager Company 1993 CD of a transfer of The Beatles A Hard Days Night movie. Voyager, long defunct, also published the highly regarded Laser Disc Criterion movie presses. This CD version apparently came from that project. The movie is delivered as 10 QuickTime MOV files that play fine today. The video window is tiny and difficult to see (increasing the size results in heavy pixelation). However, the sound quality is very good. It is fun to see a time warp of not just an old movie (the movie was released in 1964) but also the pre-DVD movie deliver method.
Labyrinth LE for iPhone Good Free Fun
July 26th, 2008 — Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Gadgets
Labyrinth LE for the iPhone is one of the many free games available. Even the first few levels were tough for me but still a lot of fun.
The World Needs a Doc Savage Movie
July 22nd, 2008 — Fun Stuff
Batman The Dark Knight is a huge hit and there’s a boatload of comic book superhero movies in the queue. But, I really wish Hollywood would give Doc Savage another chance. Savage preceded the comic book superhero movement. The character first appeared in a pulp magazine in 1933 (5 years before Superman appeared in Action Comics #1) and was, if you will, the bright contrast to The Shadow (like Batman contrasts with Superman). There was a campy but entertaining 1975 movie (Doc Savage: Man of Bronze) made. But, I think Doc Savage deserves another big budget Hollywood shot. Its 1930s steampunk-like high tech with a built-in cast of interesting supporting characters could take off where Indiana Jones left off.
Marvel tried to move Doc Savage from its very successful Bantam Books reprints (I have dozens of the Bantam Doc Savage books stored away somewhere) to the comic book world in 1972. It really hit its stride with issue #3 IMHO. It featured the Jim Steranko cover shown above. Steve Englehart was the writer and Ross Andru the artist in #1 and #2. The difference under the cover in #3 was the inker. Tom Palmer came on board for three issues starting with #3. He really brought Andru’s layouts and pencils to life (see below).
Comic-Con Blog
July 22nd, 2008 — Fun Stuff, Travel
No exactly a budget item. But, definitely a fun item. My good friend Ryan Ozawa and his wife Jen are heading to San Diego to attend the ginourmous Comic-Con in San Diego. You can follow their adventures on special blog just for this event: