Family is thicker than blood, except when it comes to science fiction’s two most popular offerings.
Star Wars and Star Trek could use a lesson in family values. Both franchises feature family members who try to kill each other, have children who are abandoned by their parents (or simply cannot get along with the ones they have) and even siblings who lust for one another. (more…)
It seems like a million years since I last played Quake 3. I can still remember sitting in my Los Angeles apartment, huddled in front of a monitor, hearing Bender tell my opponents to bite his shiny metal ass. I wasn’t terribly good at the game – I’d occasionally hit a winning streak and rain death down from the skies – but I did derive great pleasure from the game’s adrenaline-addled pace. I spawned, I acquired weapons, I killed and I died. I played until my eyes were bleary with gibs and the sound of rocket explosions rang in my ears. I took extra satisfaction from downloading every character skin and sound pack I could get my hands on. On a good night, I’d find myself in the midst of a pop culture slaughterhouse. Boba Fett, Krusty the Clown and RoboCop went toe-to-toe, spilling blood in ways that story bibles would never allow. (more…)
After searching for new toys, I stumbled upon the Kotobukiya Han Solo in Carbonite molds. They can make everything from ice to gelatin to chocolate.
Speaking of chocolate, who would have thought a vegetarian would make a chocolate and peanut butter covered bacon strip aptly named Ham Solo?
Upon further investigation, Booturtle did such a good job that even Boba Fett was duped.
