This current generation will know Ed O’Neill as one of the ensemble stars of ABC’s Modern Family, the hit that just so far isn’t losing any steam. There he plays a wise-cracking patriarch, which is not a far cry from his last, most famous role on Married with Children.

It’s probably true that O’Neill was given far more room to shine on that show, as he was the main star and the writing was a bit sharper. An intrepid YouTuber decided to hunt through the entire series and pull out what he deemed to be O’Neill’s best insults as Al Bundy. And boy, there are a lot of them.

I miss the days when a laugh track sitcom didn’t automatically have to be awful. What changed where that’s the case these days? I never really did understand that sudden switch flip.

I’ve currently loaned out my copy of Borderlands 2, so I haven’t been able to play any of the DLC or use the new character classes yet, but perhaps someday I’ll get my turn with the Mechromancer. The costume for Gaige you see here is by Kamil Kurylonek, and was taken at London Comic Con not too long ago. She was part of a larger Borderlands costume group, the rest of which you can see here.

Gaige is meant to be sort of a cyberpunk, homicidal teenager, and her power is a giant robot she can summon to appear and wreck stuff. Far more interesting than the standard soldier turret if you ask me. I always did hate that class. Really looking forward to trying her out myself at some point.

Check out another pair of photos of Kamil’s Gage below via Fashionably Geek: Continue Reading »

Yesterday, I posted my official, spoiler-free review of Man of Steel, a film that’s better than its being scored, but not quite on the level of other true superhero classics. I like writing reviews, but for movies as big as this one, I really enjoy discussing them more in-depth in places other than a simple comment section of a post.

Today, I’ll talk a little bit more about the specific plot points of the movie I was hesitant to mention in my review, as I suspect they include some of the more controversial aspects of the film, including the ending. Obviously this is a post you should stay away from if you haven’t seen the movie yet, but for those of you who have over the weekend, perhaps this will be a discussion you’ll enjoy.

It’s pretty easy to convey what I did like about Man of Steel. I think Snyder did a great job making the film visually stunning, as is his forte, yet different from his other works which were heavily reliant on slow-motion during fight sequences. His slower moments were beautiful at times, while the action sequences were pulse pounding and truly felt like supernatural beings duking it out to the maximum of their abilities. Superman never felt like he was holding back, which is something that often plagues his other iterations. To me, it does in fact matter if Superman throws a punch. Continue Reading »

Mischief.  Murder.  Coke.

“Never judge a book by its movie.”  I consider myself an avid reader who typically prefers the book to the movie, but sometimes a cinematic retelling offers a more entertaining depiction of the source material.  Sometimes the authors of the books even agree and stand in awe of the director’s vision for their work.  While I was going to stick to more recent films, I was disappointed to realize that the only recently released book-based film was The Great Gatsby.  Not only has Paul already covered that, but I have a strong aversion to the story and could not provide an unbiased opinion – I hated this book with a fiery passion, mainly because it was required reading in high school, but also because the only thing I can recall is that some woman loses a boob.  Which prompted me to investigate if it had any significance and laugh hysterically at the extremely obvious response given on Yahoo answers:

Well said.  Here’s a few that in my opinion were better on film than on paper. Continue Reading »

It seems like there’s a fundamental difference of opinion these days surrounding America’s first superhero and the use of his famous power set.

With Man of Steel, Superman has been physically unleashed. Sure, he’s done incredible things in comics and various animated things, but this is a significant moment in the history of Supes as a cinematic fighter.

Also, the release of Man of Steel has given rise to a lot of comments about Superman Returns, which was a Superman feature where he DIDN’T throw a single punch. A lot of people seem awfully relieved that the Man of Tomorrow is beating people up.

And frankly, I’ve found it kind of bothersome.

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Apparently not getting enough of being an insufferable rich guy in the Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio is taking the role to a new level when he reunites for the 85th time with his beloved Martin Scorsese for The Wolf of Wall Street.

The trailer just hit this week, and it’s already one of my favorites of the year. The music, the cuts, the cast, the humor, it’s just all so fantastic. Perhaps it’s not entirely a coincidence that I loved the Gatsby trailer as well, as the two are thematically similar, if not divergent in content.

The film is based on a true story of a corrupt Wall Street exec, and the film looks like a hell of a raucous good time. And I thought that even before I got to the midget tossing. Hopefully this delivers where Gatsby failed, and as this is Scorsese we’re talking about, that’s practically a guarantee of quality.

Greg Guillemin is a rather hilarious pop culture artist who recently compose a massive series of pictures aiming to show the “secret lives of superheroes.” The idea is that the superhero lives their normal life doing heroic things, but it their “secret life” where they do ordinary guy or gal stuff. As in, Batman stuffing his face with a donut as seen above.

But that’s not all. There are are a ton of ultra-closeups like these, including the Hulk smoking week, Catwoman biting her nails or Lara Croft picking a wedgie out of her shorts. I love the ridiculousness of this project and I’ve capture most of the best prints below. The rest you can check out on Guillemin’s site, and there are a bunch of NSFW ones I couldn’t include in the gallery below. Continue Reading »

In a show with many scene stealers, none perhaps stand out in Parks and Recreation than one of the weirdest couples ever, April and Andy. Hard to believe he ever used to date Ann at this point, right? This is a photographic tribute to the two weirdos, which you should enjoy.

Go here to see the tribute.

Go here to see The Wonder Years’ greatest sports moments.

“If you haven’t watched the show, I recommend you running to Netflix Instant and marathoning the entire thing, being careful to avoid that low rent version of ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ they use in the open so they don’t have to pay The Beatles and/or Joe Cocker a ton of money.”

The Countdown

Four tips to enjoy the new Arrested Dev season – [Cracked]

The manliest men to wear tights – [Pajiba]

Adam Sandler to star in suicide comedy – [FilmDrunk]

How to graffiti a mural without a wall – [Neatorama]

What to eat during the zombie apocalypse – [GeeksAreSexy]

The insane trailer for Fox’s Sleepy Hollow – [TVOvermind]

A gallery for the gamers out there – [Izismile]

The Man of Blue Steel – [WWIW]

Hidden gems found in Disney movies – [TheChive]

Macklemore’s father’s day tribute – [BroBible]

Behind the scenes with the Xbox One – [Maxim]

Words that the NSA thinks make you a terrorist – [Heavy]

Man calls police to report  ugly prostitute – [GuyCode]

15 quotes to make you introspective – [Caveman]

You know, I’m not sure if little kids would love or hate Doctor Who, and I don’t know any I can experiment on. I feel like it’s goofy enough where at least the Doctor himself would be enjoyable to them (he speaks baby, after all), but then again some of the monsters can be downright terrifying.

The Daleks are not one of them. Even though they’re dangerous as hell, they always have been on of the Doctor’s more silly foes, shaped like bumpy trashcans with a voice straight out of a bad 1950s B-movie. Hence, it’s perfectly adorable to dress your little girl up as one.

Photo via Tamara Camera by way of Fashionably Geek.

Yes, yes, this week is all about Superman, as we debate whether or not Man of Steel was actually good. But there’s always room for Batman! Hell, I know that Superman is supposed to be our great American hero and all that, but I swear I saw way more Batman shirts in the theater for Man of Steel than I did Superman “S” shields.

Anyway, this is part one and part two of a video series where Batman inserts himself into a whole variety of movie scenes, you know, because we won’t be seeing him in another movie for god knows how long.

It’s as hilarious as you might expect, but nothing will ever beat this video for me.