Mar 29 2012
I miss Bob Ross. He was the most relaxing human being on earth, and one time when I was recovering from a particularly painful surgery, I watched about 25 episodes of the Joy of Painting. It was better than morphine.
This commercial wonders what Ross might think of the current coal industry if he was around today. Chances are he wouldn’t be excited to see it wrecking his happy trees and beautiful landscapes. I think we all deserve a little better from the industry.
Mar 26 2012
Rihanna gets her paycheck Battleship on.
As long as there is source material in this world, you can bet Hollywood will buy the rights to it and turn it into a movie. At first it was books and plays, and then comics, concept albums and worse books. Then, in 1985, we got Clue. I love Clue actually. Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, and Christopher Lloyd running around a mansion murdering people and being sassy? I’m in. But Clue set a dangerous precedent – the usage of a board game as inspiration for a major motion picture.
Mar 02 2012
I’ve seen Pokemon get a few dark makeovers over the past year, but another famous Nintendo franchise hasn’t yet worked its way into my nightmares. Until now.
Mario has been given the horror treatment by artist MPuncekar, who takes all the villains from the game and imagines them in rather terrifying ways. You think Bullet Bill looks intense? Just wait until you see the Goombas, Koopas, Whomps and Birdo. Who thought you could make THAT fruity dinosaur scary?
The full gallery is below, and I’m sure it’s too much to hope for that these designs ever make it into a harder edged Mario game.
Jan 05 2012
Go here to see the most satisfying revenge movies.
“When I sat down to make this list (in honor of Gina Carano’s upcoming, ass-kicking turn in Haywire), it quickly occurred to me how loosely “revenge” can be construed as an elemental part of a movie. So essentially, I was faced with a mountain of possibilities on which films to include. In the end, the most viscerally satisfying ones of all won out and made the list.”
The Countdown
10 toys that only made sense in their era – [Cracked]
US Army now has M4 Carbine PS Move controllers – [Insert Coin]
This guy is the new Star Trek villain – [FilmDrunk]
Iced tea meets Star Wars – [HolyTaco]
A felt Fantastic Four cover – [GeeksAreSexy]
Lily Aldridge is perfect – [HollywoodTuna]
The Girl with the Dancing Eyebrows – [Socialhype]
’90s cartoons we want back – [UGO]
Today’s girl is Katrina Bowden – [Maxim]
The best rejected Doritos commercial – [BroBible]
The best Maury screencaps – [Screenjunkies]
Darth Vader goes corporate – [Heavy]
Is my boyfriend a vampire? – [theChive]
Oct 07 2011
It goes without saying that Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation is without question one of the greatest characters on TV right now. He’s the pinnacle of manliness in a way that makes Jack Bauer look like Hello Kitty.
This is the first time I’ve really seen Ron get the credit he’s due with this great portrait from Sam Spratt, who also gave us that awesome Dwight Schrute picture. It shows Ron in all his manly glory, and reveals that he’s such a man, that even his chest has a mustache. Fantastic.
Also note the Tammy tattoos and the Pyramid of Greatness in the back. What’s the tattoo on his right arm say?
Aug 15 2011
Patrick Stewart at the end. Completely awesome.
Aug 10 2011
Unfortunately for the new generation of TV watchers the “sitcom” is becoming extinct. The studio audience laugh track or even live studio audience is becoming a thing of the past. It’s being replaces by reality TV, talent contests, and dating shows.
I long for the days of simple family fun with a twist of wit. Too bad those days are far behind us. In fact over 30 years behind us. If you were around in the 80s you can appreciate how awesome those shows used to be.
And today, I pay tribute to 10 great characters from 80s sitcoms. Male characters that is….
Aug 04 2011
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What you see above is the many available costume changes you’ll find in the upcoming Arkham City, a sequel to a game that was far better than it had any business being, Arkham Asylum.
There are a host of wardrobes available and I’m trying to name them all. There’s Batman Beyond (which looks freaking awesome), obese Year One Batman (by which I mean Dark Knight Returns Batman, whoops), two I recognize but don’t know and are presumably from different comic series, and then obviously Batman the Animated series after that. Finally, the standard costume from the game is on the right. All that’s missing is Adam West Batman, but maybe they couldn’t get the licensing rights.
The problem? This is all DLC. Sure, it doesn’t add anything to the game and is just cosmetic, which has long been DLC’s excuse for existing in many instances, but remember when you could just play through the game and unlock these? Perhaps you can still do that, but if they’re only available via real life money or preorders, that would be pretty lame.
May 02 2011
Note: I know this post has popped up briefly a few times before, but that was an accident and the official contest starts TODAY. Read on:
Are you a fan of Unreality? Do you know photoshop? Do you like winning things? Are you incredibly bored?
If you answered yes to any or all of those questions above, then you are a prime candidate for entry into Unreality’s first ever photoshop contest.
Pretty much, just for funsies, we want you to redesign our blue sun logo up there at the top of the page into something that you think A) looks awesome and/or B) represents what we cover here at Unreality. The dimensions of the banner are 900 x 180 pixels, and it has to fit into there.
If enough people end up submitting non-shitty things, we’ll post them all here for a fan vote, and the winner will have his or her banner featured on the top of the site for a week, and will also win a DVD or Blu-Ray of their choice so long as it isn’t something like the $100 collector’s edition of The Dark Knight which comes with a real life batarang.
You can submit your entries to me via e-mail at paul@unrealitymag.com. If not enough people respond, or entries are lame, I’ll probably just scrap it, but I have faith you guys can come up with some cool stuff, and I bet a decent amount of you out there are pretty creative. Yes, you can submit more than one attempt.
So yeah, if you have any further questions let me know, otherwise, get to work and send me what you’ve got. You have until let’s say, next Sunday to get your entries in. Excelsior!
Mar 20 2011
Remember those awesome Brisk claymation commercials we showed you a while back? Well, as it turns out, you can actually manipulate yourself to be that type of character with a new Facebook app from the company.
All you have to do is upload your picture, select a few options and bam, you’re all set. What else are you going to do when you’re bored at work?
Also, if you happen to be at SXSW, definitely stop by Brisk’s taco truck and grab yourself a bite.
