This guy really blows at avenging. A classic Elephant Larry sketch, now on our YouTube channel for the first time!
My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote): 1/16/12-1/22/12
Fun fact! I guess I didn’t actually have that many posts up this week. Wrote a bunch, but they’ll probably all go up next (this?) week, so whatevs, dudes. Hang ten. I did start teaching sketch comedy writing at Pace University Thursday, though, and will be doing that all semester, so what have YOU done with your life. Yeah. That’s right.
The 10 Best Geek TV Scores - Ever - Despite not being very knowledgeable about the techniques of music (I stopped playing piano in High School, you guys), I still geek out about scores and soundtracks… So I was pretty happy to do this one.
‘The Nerdist’ Welcomes Alison Brie, But Thomas Dolby Steals The Show [Recap] - Thomas Dolby retweeted this, which pretty much made my week.
What’s New With Doctor Who: New Companion, Leverage Crossover, and TARDIS Purse - Westphall reference! If you know what that is, you get a cookie.
Comic Book Club with Greg Pak - I didn’t write this, but it is my podcast on The Nerdist, and hey, no one is reading this collection of links anyway.
My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote): 1/9/12-1/15/12
First off, even though I’ve mentioned it a million times on Twitter and Facebook and never in person because I only communicate through the computer, the big news this week was that Comic Book Club is now an official part of The Nerdist Network!
We’ve been doing the show over five years now, and we’ve worked for various people, and developed the show many, many different ways; but working with Chris Hardwick and company is, seriously, the best fit we’ve ever had. They’re an awesome bunch of talented folks, with a fantastic array of podcasts in various nerdy subjects, and I can’t thank them enough for including us.
Anyway, enough about me, here’s some links to posts I wrote this week:
‘Fringe’ Goes “Back To Where You’ve Never Been” With An All-New Episode [Recap] - I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t think any show inspires me to write way longer than I should for a recap than Fringe. This week, I spent about thirty-six paragraphs analyzing one tossed-off two-word phrase, so enjoy!
DC’s Newer 52 Is Hopefully Just The Beginning Of Even Bigger Changes [Op-Ed] - I was pretty sleepy when I wrote this, so I think it’s probably three different op-eds jammed together without any full exploration… But I do believe strongly about the “seasons” approach to comics publishing I mention here. I think it could work (despite feeling the opposite about TV, confusingly).
‘The Rook’ Is ‘Downton Abbey’ With Superpowers [Book Review] - It’s either fortuitous, or short-sighted of me that I always reference the last thing I’ve watched in something I’m reviewing. Anyway, good, fun, probably under the radar book you should pick up.
Walt Simonson and Brian Bendis Team For Upcoming ‘Avengers’ Arc - Hearing Walt Simonson’s voice come out of the phone made my brain melt a little. My questions boiled down to, “You like Thor. Thor good. You draw Thor?”
Person of Interest’s Michael Emerson and Jonathan Nolan Go To Breakfast + EXCLUSIVE POI Picture - Fun fact! This happened in October, I pretended it happened the other day when I wrote this. Either way, if you want to read a story of me being terrified, here you go.
As excited as I am that a video I co-wrote, directed, and appear in has gotten over five million views, and its a video I’m proud of to boot… The fact that its gotten there because the comments section is being used as some sort of Saudi Arabian bulletin board is confusing at best. Anyway, check out the video over five million Saudis probably haven’t watched!
My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote): 12/5-12/11
‘Defenders #1’ Is Big, Crazy, and Bravura Work [Marvel Advance Review] - I was far too proud of how cleverly I constructed this review… There’s one cutesy bit I called out, one that’s (slightly) more subtle. If you’ve read the first issue, you’ll know what it is.
New Who Christmas Special Pics, Movies, and Bedtime Stories: What’s New With Doctor Who? - Beyond having fun writing these, it makes me super happy that not only is there enough Doctor Who news on a weekly basis for a round-up, but that I work for a place that allows me to write a weekly Doctor Who news round-up.
Brian Michael Bendis To Leave The Avengers…And Maybe Join The X-Men? [Op-Ed] - Well, I’m pretty convinced by my crackpot theory… Even though I know its probably wrong.
Kermit The Frog On The Future of The Muppets [Interview] - I think this goes under “life highlights,” though I’ll still hold out for interviewing a Muppet in person. That would make me faint.
6 Times The Avengers Previously Fought The X-Men - I did a bunch of research for this article… Enough that someone else posted this exact same list, said, “I used MTV Geek for inspiration,” and then proceeded to just straight up copy what I said. Point being, I managed to pretend I knew what I was talking about hard enough to be ripped off. Sweet. Side-note: this week, I saw someone post on Facebook that, “MTV Geek should stop trying to be Cracked, their writers are not funny.” Since I’m the only one who writes these lists, I’m again going to take the fact that someone got pissed enough to post on Facebook about my stuff that I’m doing something right.
10 Christmas Toys For Kids That Guys Buy For Themselves - Marni and I are seriously considering getting that Hot Wheels track.
My Favorite Posts (That I Wrote) - 11/20-11/26
Fringe Hits a Ratings Low, But a Dramatic High With “Wallflower” - Not the longest recap I’ve ever written, but man, it’s fun to analyze Fringe. I will be stupendously disappointed if the show doesn’t end on its own terms.
The Best High-End Comic Book Gifts [2011 Geek Gift Guide] - Comic Books for my fellow One percenters. I wrote this long hand in caviar.
10 Fun Muppet Facts You Probably Don’t Know - Well, I didn’t know them. Still haven’t seen the movie, but man, this was fun to research.
Back-Stage At The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Balloon Inflation With Burton’s B. Boy, Kermit, and Spider-Man - I don’t want to get too sappy, but being able to do things like this makes me very happy with the job I’ve accidentally ended up with.
Talk Nerdy To Me - I once again sat down with the awesome dudes of MTV News’ Talk Nerdy To Me, to chat about Akira, Superman, and more. So hooray for that!
Dark Side Daughter vs. Dramatic Prairie Dog - Because I wanted to finish the Internet off the right way.
NOTE: The edits are rough, but the amount of time I was spending on this was already making me sad, so I stopped.
I was a guest on this week’s Talk Nerdy To Me on MTV News! Thanks to Josh Wigler and Brian Phares for having me, and let me know what you think!
In case the video embed doesn’t work, here’s the link.
Lee Pace is from Oklahoma
AnonymousEr, well oops. I guess I always thought because he was so tall, thin, and twee, that he was British. Racism!
My Favorite Posts - 10/31-11/6
The 10 Best Comics For October, 2011 - This is always a difficult mix of finding the comics that stood out, versus ones that are “just” consistently good every month.
Lee Bermejo Talks Batman Noel + Exclusive Art! - This book really surprised me. It’s extremely confident as a debut for a writer/artist, and Bermejo is a smart cookie, so I was pretty pleased to get the chance to talk to him.
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is John Blake… But Who Is John Blake From The Comics? - I’m actually semi-convinced of my last theory there.
10 Babies Ready To Rock-a-Bye The Vote - My first post for TheFW.com! I like this title, but “10 Babies Ready To Vote The Potty Line” is funnier, I think?
10 Amazing Bathrooms From Around The World - My first post for GuySpeed! If you have a chance, take a look for the whole Star Trek: Voyager apartment I found the bathroom in, it’s ridic.
10 Most Awesome Political Candidates From The Comics - I love it when I’m researching a piece, and turn up insane pieces of trivia that sound crazy even to me, like The Demon running for President, in continuity. Also, Achewood’s Finding Nemo Party may be the best thing I’ve ever heard.
Uncanny X-men or Wolverine and the X-men? Which wins the battle of "what I should read?" I can only get one and I haven't been thrilled with Uncanny since Fraction left.
Oh man, they’re both really good… I think it depends on what you’re personally looking for a title. Wolverine and The X-Men is more my speed, with crazy, quirky ideas, some of my favorite characters (Doop, Bamfs, etc.); Uncanny is the big giant action book, and will be a cornerstone to the Marvel U. Both are well written with great art. So there’s your non-answer :)
