Well fellow shockers, (and that is how I will address you guys from now on), we made it through 2008 and it's time to party like a worn-out Prince cliche. In case you didn't catch it on yesterday's 'quadcast', Pete and Nick will hosting their own Pittsburgh getdown, while Kirsten and I explore New Haven nightlife.
New Year's pretty much demands a good playlist. After 364 days of b.s. ClearChannel, NPR, and shitty club music - I want to pre-party and get hype to some outrageous self-indulgent jams. Here is a sample of what is on my playlist for this evening. What's on yours?
1. 99 Problems - Jay Z
2. Ghetto Supastar - Pras ft. Mya and ODB
3. Shut Up And Let Me Go - The Ting Tings
4. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
5. Ride Wit Me - Nelly
6. What I Got - Sublime
7. Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - The Spin Doctors
8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
9. Basket Case - Greenday
10. Fly - Sugar Ray
National Treasure 2 is ironic, the script selection of Jet Li and Jean-Claude Van Damme, SportsCenter gets meta, the great Eddie Murphy debate, Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. the Hulk, Danny DeVito makes almost everything better, the creators of South Park are just Libertarian Hollywood punks, motivational skeet, Walt Whitman is not like Emerson and Thoreau, and Hank Pym is going all Wasp on us as Kirsten and Pete join up with Nick and Neal for our final podcast of 2008.
Previously in Zombie Palin: Yeah, in the Zombiepalinverse it's 2009, but in the real world today is Christmas. That's why we made this comic about President Sarah Palin and the undead decapitated floating zombie head of John McCain wearing santa hats zombie hats.
So I'm at home for the holidays, and one of the rituals is going to Archie Moore's (the local neighborhood bar) with my sister and her husband for beers and dessert.
During the course of our round table, we found ourselves with a lot of conflicting views: who looks better (in US Weekly and onscreen), Aniston or Jolie?, is Beyonce going to have a baby in 2009 -- or is Lil Wayne going to fall off?, who rocks harder, U2 or Journey?, neighborhoods vs. subdivisions, Eliza Dushku vs. Elisha Cuthbert, Pittsburgh vs. Harrisburg (S T E E L C I T Y baby), and even blondes vs. brunettes (I think you all know where I stand).
Of course, I was drinking and my voice rings loud, so I dominated the discussion. But I'm never sure how my opinion sits with you readers. That said, I'd like conduct an informal poll regarding the most heated of our discussions:
U2 Vs. Journey
(when it comes to the ultimate test: karaoke, are you going to pick Don't Stop Believin' or Sunday Bloody Sunday?)
Leave a comment and tell us who you are rooting for.
Video game documentaries The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters and Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade show two different versions of Billy Mitchell, Bigger Faster Stronger makes Neal want to take steroids, Kinamand makes Nick hungry for Chinese food, the Death Note live action films have sweet computer graphics, Neal can't stop watching Dark Angel and Jessica Alba, Nick hates Pixar's WALL-E, Busta Rhymes' "Arab Money" is ignorant, Neal discovers Borders is trimming their graphic novels section, and Nick can't stop thinking about War Machine.
Previously in Zombie Palin: You know what it is - 2009, Sarah Palin is President of the USA (and a zombie), John McCain is an undead head, and Palin's aide is always uptight. Join them as they tackle their latest obstacle...
For the third week in a row, I don't have much time to write posts (although you'd never guess looking at the comment feed). The streets is tough - and covered with snow thanks to that motherfucker Jack Frost.
Anyway, the snow (and the exceedingly s l o w drive home today) got me thinking about Greg Rucka's upcoming (Well, Sept 11 2009 isn't exactly close, but whatever) arctic thriller Whiteout. The art was cool - if a little hard to see considering the format - and the story kept along at a decent clip. As I recall, the book was an engrossing read. Fast forward a couple years and BAM! it's movie time. I hold to what I said a year ago in Podcast 007 and I am excited to see good a story reach the silver screen.
But Kate Beckinsdale in the lead? I'm not entirely sure about that casting choice - couldn't they get Lena Headey? Lena has been utterly destroying tough girl roles lately in 300 and The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Interestingly, both are British, but Headey kicks much more ass.
All I have seen are a few production stills, and I haven't been following the news - but I am kind of excited to see this. Superhero comics and movies are great, but when graphic fiction makes it to the screen because of their superior storytelling and concept alone, I think that is just the fucking coolest. Nick said it a few weeks back, comic books are the new spec scripts. So, maybe you should go out and pick up the trade paperback. I'm sure there are a million of them on the racks at B&N, right next to all the Watchmen and Sin City books. And if you like Whiteout, you may like Queen & Country (it's a lot more involved though).
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