Now I’m surprised I haven’t played this one. One of the precursors of modern/alternative rock, back in 1986: “Ship of Fools” by World Party, from their Private Revolution album:

Now here’s an interesting fan film where Boba Fett duels with Darth Vader and lives to tell about it: Wrath of the Mandalorian.

Let’s go back...way back...no we don’t need the Wayback Machine for this one. We only have to go back what, 36 years:

I was watching a little bit of Adult Swim and Aqua Teen Hunger Force last night and decided afterward to dig up my old downloads of this series:

This was a potentially funny toon which took its parody just a little bit too far, and was noticed by Bill Cosby’s lawyers, who issued a Cease & Desist order. No more episodes were made. I can see why: if the creator hadn’t included Buck Naked Cosby and Cosbyette, Cosby himself would have allowed the parody to continue, because IMHO it was genuinely funny.
As it is, episodes (except the fifth, which I happen to have!) are still available for download. WARNING! NSFW!

OMG! A thirty-year-old nightmare come to life! I can’t...and won’t...embed the video in question. I could only get as far as the announcer announcing the first actor to star in this, and that was enough for me.
That said, here is the link. Enter at your own risk. And May The Force Be With You. You’re going to need it!

HAT TIP: Sisu

This cheesy version of Mr. Roboto is much more palatable coming from the Japanese than it ever was from Styx!

Coming Soon!

I LOVED Diablo and Diablo II (with the Lord of Destruction expansion pack)! I can’t wait till this hits the stores! Here’s a screenshot:

Time to save up my money for a new Official System!

A total mangling of the lyrics that is so funny, you’ll fall out of your chair! WARNING! NSFW!

Something tells me I’ve done this before, but I don’t care! Every time I see this, it’s just as funny!

O...K...

Yes, I admit it; I am a sucker for mush from the 60s. Case in point:

Compare that to another song he’s famous for...one which I can’t stand and won’t subject you to...so long as you don’t click on the link. Go figure.

In case you’ve seen Hidden Frontier, Odyssey, or Helena Chronicles (all three Internet-based Star Trek Fan Series), the producers have something else up their sleeve…
...and it isn’t Star Trek:

Looks like the HF studios will be very busy right about now and for the foreseeable future.

The 1980s brought us ”Jumping The Shark” to describe something that a fictional character does that’s so over-the-top and totally out of character, requiring massive suspension of disbelief. Such an event usually signals the demise of the show where it takes place.
Now a new phrase has entered our vocabulary, courtesy of that great movie hero, Indiana Jones. I actually saw The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull a couple of weeks ago, and sure enough, the situation analogous to Fonzie jumping the shark in Happy Days occurs. Indy escapes from the Russians at Area 51 and stumbles on a town nestled in a valley. He reaches a house and calls out to a family sitting in their living room watching TV.
Only the family...is a mannequin facsimile. Indy realizes ”Oh Sh******t!” when the air raid siren goes off. He scrambles to find a place to hide, finding a lead-lined refrigerator which he rips everything out of it, climbs in, locks the door, and the Bomb goes off. He survives after being tossed and turned inside the fridge a few thousand feet or so. He gets out and sees the Mushroom Cloud where the “town” once existed. Shortly thereafter, he gets picked up by AEC personnel and receives a nice decontamination shower.
And so we now have: ”Nuking The Fridge!” Do I think this movie Nuked The Fridge? Not Just No but HELL NO! C’mon, get a grip! This is Indiana Jones we’re talking about here! This flick was a 50s Sci-Fi B movie! Because of that, my rating for the film is 7.5. So There.

Since I lived overseas when I was a young lad, I developed an admiration for world music, and here’s a great example...Peter Gabriel and Youssou Ndour (from Senegal) performing Shaking The Tree:

If there could only be more modern cartoons like this one!

HAT TIP: Kickin’ & Screamin’

This week’s video shows Weezer having fun with (my SWAG) Diet Coke and Mentos...and Pork and Beans of course: