Ep. 56 – The Walking Dead
Season 2 of The Walking Dead has begun! Our favorite show is off to a compelling start, and Jen, Dave and Ged are talking all about it. Plus, thoughts on upcoming fall shows. You’ll find show notes after the break.
Gene Roddenberry on To Tell The Truth
To Tell The Truth was a popular American game show in the 1970′s. Contestants were presented with a moderately well-known but seldom-seen celebrity and two imposters. The goal was to identify the real McCoy (no pun intended) by asking a series of open-ended questions within a short amount of time. Above is Gene Roddenberry‘s appearance on the show.
If you’re reading this, we assume you spotted him right off the bat.
Full-scale Tron light cycle by Parker Brothers Choppers
Greetings, programs.
The guys at Parker Brothers Choppers have built a full-scale, working replica of the famous Tron light cycle. As you can see in the video above, it’s just about the coolest thing ever. We want one.
Ep. 55 – Star Trek at 45
Fans are celebrating the 45th anniversary of Star Trek‘s original airing and we’re no exception. Who would have thought that Gene Roddenberry’s “wagon train in the sky” that first hit the airwaves on September 8, 1966 would become an international phenomenon, beloved by fans nearly half a century later.
Ged, Jen and Dave discuss the show’s origins, history, high spots and low. Join us, won’t you? You’ll find show notes after the break.
43,000-Piece LEGO Star Destroyer
Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed.
On second thought, be very, very proud.
Iomedes has assembled this amazing, 43,000-piece Venator-Class Star Destroyer out of LEGO. It weights 82 kg and is 2.44m long. It’s an exact replica of one built by Erik Varszegi a few years ago. Unlike Erik’s model, Iomedes’ uses no glue or screws. It’s 100% LEGO.
Fantastic work, Iomedes. You’ll find a full gallery of detailed photos here and a video after the break.
[Via Geekosystem]
Star Trek: TNG in HD “impossible,” will happen anyway
Legions of Trekkies would love to see Star Trek: The Next Generation in HD, including us. We’ve got good news and bad news for those fans. The bad is that Star Trek: TNG in HD is impossible. The good news is that it’s going to happen anyway.
Here’s the problem. The show was shot at a resolution that’s fine for HD. The actors, the physical sets and so on are good to go. The effects and post-production work, however, was done in standard definition. High def effects shots simply don’t exist. The only way to create a true HD episode of TNG would be to re-do every single special effect by hand.
And that’s exactly what’s being done.
LeVar Burton recently visited CBS to observe progress on the project, and reported that he was “#mindblown” via Twitter. The first release will be a four-episode sampler disc, which will include: Encounter at Farpoint” (1 & 2), “Sins of the Father” and “Inner Light.” Release is expected “before the end of this year,” so now you know what to put on your holiday shopping list.
40 rare Star Wars behind the scenes photos
Malgusto has published 40 rare, incredible photos from the making of the original Star Wars movies. I’m a geek, yet even I haven’t seen these images before. Some are funny (Kenny Baker in Vader’s helmet is pretty great), some are sweet and some…well, let’s just say we see why Lando was taken with Leia.
It’s an impressive collection. Check them out.