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I’ve lost track of how many behind the scenes of Star Wars galleries we’ve seen and posted over the years, but I do know that there have to have been more set pictures taken there than on any other film in history.

But still, somehow, I end up seeing new ones. The collection before you today takes what’s probably the darkest film, The Empire Strikes Back, and shows the lighter side of filming. Nearly every photo is of the cast goofing off in some form or another, and it’s just a great geeky gallery to behold.

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I’m not sure how many of you follow astronomy.   I guess the extent to which I do is if I hear on the news to look out for a comet, or that on this particular day you might be able to see Jupiter.   You know, that kind of stuff.   But little did I know how far we’ve really traveled and how much “closer” we are to outer space.

And by closer I mean our technology is so badass now that pictures of planets like Mars and Jupiter look like they’re in our living rooms.   The pictures you are about to see are not photoshopped.   They were all taken using the Hubble Telescope.   Not even taken from space.

Pretty amazing stuff after the jump….

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Here’s a wicked looking piece of concept art from Retrovenus Miravis which imagines what Iron Man might have looked like if Tony Stark was a master of genetics rather than electrical and mechanical engineering.

The result? It’s pretty damn cool if I do say so myself. I’m not sure how I feel about the “nightmare eye” (Soul Calibur reference), but the rest of him is on point. Can we please get a full Avengers horror collection going? Serial Killer Thor, Traitorous Captain America, Hulk…well, Hulk can stay pretty similar I guess. Just make him red.

Apologies for the absurdly long image, but it’s worth it. Apparently on a recently episode of America’s Got Talent, one of the talents featured was a guy whose specialty is getting his testicles destroyed for our amusement. Idiotic enough, but the worst part? The judges and audience loved it.

And here we are, marching one step closer to Mike Judge’s Idiocracy. For those who haven’t seen the film (you should), it’s a look at an America overpopulated by the stupid (even more so than now), and the most popular show on TV is “Ow! My Balls!” where unfortunate souls get hit in the balls, which is of course hilarious. And as you can see, we’re fast approaching the same thing in real life. Sigh.

Watch a video of Ow! My Balls! below to see it for yourself. Continue Reading »

I’m pretty sure that you guys are well aware of our affinity towards Dave Rapoza.   We consider him to be one of if not the guru of fanart.   In particular the kind of fanart that turns any type of character into an extremely badass character.   Speaking of which, we’ve already posted some of his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stuff on the site before.

However, I don’t think we ever compiled all of his deviations into one complete gallery.   There are 14 pictures in all covering TMNT.  If there are more please let us know and we’ll keep adding on this post.

In the meantime, enjoy the picture after the jump….

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Nothing like a little Venn Diagram humor to close out the day. From Stephen Wildish comes this image which shows how various factors come together to produce Yoda. I think small and poor grammar would apply to most children, but that didn’t exactly change with Gary Coleman as he got older.

As for the Hulk’s grammar? He didn’t say much during the Avengers, but there is a smart version of him that exists at times. He’s grey, isn’t he? Sorry, between TV, movies and videos games I consume, not enough time for comic books.

Check out more awesome stuff on Stephen’s blog here.

Alright, in retrospect “Mr. Potato Daddy” kind of sounds like a weird sex thing, but if you’ve played Bioshock and are looking at the above picture, it’s not quite as weird.

Someone (this guy) took a regular Mr. Potato Head and gave him a bit of a makeover. Everything gets better with cartoon eyes, and the same is obviously true for menacing video game characters as well.

There’s more to the gallery below, as other pictures show his lights glowing and him battling an actual Big Daddy. And losing. Check them out below: Continue Reading »

It’s rare that we post something that doesn’t have much to do with television or movies or video games.   However I would definitely say that this GIF falls in the category of “Unreal.”   I mean it clearly doesn’t look real.  And that begs the question of “is this real?”

I mean it sure as hell looks real.  I’m guessing this could conceivably happen.   My only reservation however, is the sheer distance this guy travels.   Usually when people fall off a treadmill it’s way more sudden and their body doesn’t fly like this.

What do you guys think?

I just want to congratulate PhD Pepper for being the first male in our “Cosplayer of the Week” feature.   While we don’t know much about him as a person (i.e. his real name, where he lives, what he does for a living, that kind of stuff) we do know that he puts a ton of effort into his costumes.

For the most part it looks like he has an affinity for Final Fantasy but you’ll see plenty of other deviations in his wheelhouse.  Among them are Naruto, Bayonetta, Monster Hunter, and many others.   Bottom line is that this guy knows what he’s doing hence why we selected him..

Here’s a little snippet from his Deviant Art Page

I guess I cosplayed for the first time in July of 2009. It was during Anime Expo. It turned out to be a really enjoyable time and because of that, its turned cosplay into kind of a hobby. I’m still pretty new to this so currently I don’t have very many cosplays, but i guess that will change over time.  I also play the piano, oddly I enjoy playing it but i hate practicing so it makes me slow to learn any new songs, especially to get a song perfect. There was a period of time where i really enjoyed body sculpting too, and cosplay has brought that interest back, but not quite to the levels of becoming a body builder, i don’t want to be quite that big, if i’m even capable of it.

Check out his photos after the jump….

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This rather stylish Nintendo travel poster set is from artist Jublin, and shows the fabulous destinations you can travel to in the Metroid, Mario and Zelda universes.

If you could pick, which of those would you like to go to? I’ve always wanted to go to space, but it seems a bit dangerous if  I don’t have power armor. The Mushroom Kingdom seems pleasant enough, but I have to say that I’ve wanted to step foot in Hyrule ever since I was a kid. Give me a horse and a sword and I’ll stay there forever.

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