#funsies
Cloverfield "Confirmed" as a Secret Prequel to Escape From New York by Matt Reeves (Exclusive)
""No, it's not a secret prequel, but it is related to it. That's actually where the idea came from"
Headline: Secret! Interview: No, it's not.
Do what you love, even if it doesn't turn into a career - James Acaster on how he got into comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9iuYv_X9pU
"Comedian, writer and presenter James Acaster joins us for an inspirational talk on his career in comedy."
History of the World Part 2 | Teaser | Hulu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfMfLbCbzY
"A sequel 40 years in the making, Mel Brooks' History of the World PART II. A four night event, streaming March 6 on Hulu.
There is finally a sequel to the seminal Mel Brooks film, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, with each episode featuring a variety of sketches that take us through different periods of human history."
They said "seminal"
From 2018, filmed 1991:
Return to the Forbidden Planet, Cambridge Theatre Final Performance 01 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvuwOCSrcAM
"The entire last performance of the original cast of Return to the Forbidden Planet at the Cambridge Theatre 01/1991 filmed by Bobbie Aitken."
The Elder Futhark Die
https://sjgdicestoreq422.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/475528#
"Cast The Runes!
Tell your characters' fortunes – or your own – Viking style!
This set includes a 24-sided die inscribed with the runes of the Elder Futhark, and a 20-page book of rune lore to help you interpret them."
Post-campaign shop closes Jan 16 for a successful crowdfunding effort, incl the above.
Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long
"On Sunday, a Chuck E. Cheese employee named Stewart Coonrod posted a TikTok video that documents the process of installing a new song-and-dance show on an old Chuck E. Cheese animatronics system—a process that involves a 3.5-inch floppy disk and two DVDs. Coonrod says it is the last update before his store undergoes a remodel that will remove the animatronics altogether."
The 11-year-old piano prodigy with Mozart-level talent
Jude is 11 years old and autistic and might just be the next Mozart. His talent caught the attention of a piano tuner who surprised him with an amazing gift - a grand piano.
Star Trek Officially Gives Scotty the Legacy He Deserves
Star Trek's most famous Scottish engineer is even smarter than fans knew as his place in franchise history is redefined.
https://screenrant.com/star-trek-officially-gives-scotty-legacy-he-deserves/
About Star Trek (2022-) #3 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Ramon Rosanas https://amzn.to/3XoTV19 (affiliate link)
MiniBX SRD
https://lucasrolim.itch.io/minibx-srd
"This the SRD open Licensed for MiniBX, Hack it, create content and let me know if you need any resource.
A disruption, subversion or even a profanity against D&D B/X.
This is an attempt to make this game our own. More than a minimalistic hack, this is a new rule set, with insights and new, fast, quick, and easy to run combat and spell rules."
Greg Berlanti Signs New Mega Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Television Group
https://deadline.com/2023/01/greg-berlanti-new-overall-deal-warner-bros-television-1235211523/
"Warner Bros. is keeping their most prolific TV producer of the last decade in the fold. Greg Berlanti has closed a massive new four-year exclusive overall deal for his Berlanti Productions to remain at the studio for its television operations into the year 2027."
Star Trek: Discovery Spinoff About Section 31, Starring Michelle Yeoh, Is Still in Development at Paramount+
https://tvline.com/2023/01/10/michelle-yeoh-star-trek-discovery-spinoff-status-section-31/
"Yeoh herself told EW last February that she still hoped to do the series, describing it as the Discovery universe 'but different. It’s wilder. It’s Mission: Impossible meets Guardians of the Galaxy in space.'"
National Treasure Dolly Parton Finally Gets Funko Pops
https://comicbook.com/irl/news/national-treasure-dolly-parton-finally-gets-funko-pops/
"Dolly Parton is celebrating her 77th birthday on January 19th, and the festivities start now with the debut of her long overdue Funko Pop."
ZELDA / 真暗闇―ある日の光景― (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYXxEiIg6cY
(ZELDA / Dark Darkness - Scene of One Day - (1982))
🎩 https://fandom.ink/@carithlee/109662025684061723
File that between Joy and Division.
The Joker is pregnant, and there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why
And it’s not a dream sequence
https://www.polygon.com/2023/1/9/23546541/joker-pregnant-batman-comic-gives-birth
"some truly stream of consciousness back up stories, drawn by Francesco Francavilla (The Joker) in which, well. Yeah. The Joker appears to be pregnant for a page or two."
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Live-Action Series Ordered By Paramount+ From Rawson Marshall Thurber, eOne & Paramount Pictures
"The live-action series has been tipped to be the studio’s largest-scope TV project ever, potentially launching a 'Dungeons & Dragons' universe spanning multiple scripted and unscripted shows."
Time to add the D&DCU to the boycott, I guess.
‘Star Trek: Picard’: Patrick Stewart Leaves Door Open To Return As Paramount+ Series Heads Into Final Season
"Patrick Stewart’s Picard is heading into its third and final season at Paramount+.
However, the venerable British actor is leaving the door open to return to Star Trek: Picard, as is exec producer Alex Kurtzman, who also alluded to more series coming to the sci-fi universe."
This Coffee Brewing Method Delivers the Biggest Jolt of Caffeine
If it takes multiple espressos to get you through the day, there might be a reason for that.
https://lifehacker.com/this-coffee-brewing-method-delivers-the-biggest-jolt-of-1849964718
"It turns out if you want a big kick of caffeine to get you through a couple of hours of intense work, the brewing method that will serve you best is a pour over. … brewed as a pour over … close to a 50% jump!"