Stargate Universe

Stargate Universe or SGU has been on for three weeks now. All I can say is I hope it improves. This definitely not your mama’s Stargate. It is more action packed, sexy, and drama filled.
One thing the show really needs to get is set leadership structure. There is a lot of feuding among those stuck on the ship. I miss the set team and the dynamic it bought. There are way too many people trying to do what is best for them and not the whole. The scientist vs civilian vs military hoopla craziness is all I can say. They all need to start together or they aren’t going to make it. I have a hard time keeping up with all the stuff going on and with who.
I really hope things change soon or I’ll be jumping ship.

RiffTrax Live

RiffTrax Live is happening next week! Have you got your tickets yet? No? Well if you click “Like this” on this post, you could win a pair of tickets to see the show at the theater of your choice, and / or an autographed RiffTrax Live poster…! We’ll pick a couple winners, who will each get a pair of tickets – which means, get your friends in on the action, too! Good luck!

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Middleman is out on dvd today

Today is the day Middleman fans have been waiting for. The complete series on dvd. So go out there and get your pop culture reference, well written, canceled before its time show on. Enjoy! If you haven’t seen it go get it. You will like it and its worth the price. Check out this clip from this past weekend’s 13th episode that never got made table read from comic con with the entire cast. Yes the entire cast.

Star Trek Themed Cereal

I finally got my hands on two whole boxes of the limited edition Star Trek Cereal from Kellogs. I had been checking all the stores and had friends checking as well. I finally found it on Sunday.

This morning for breakfast I had a bowl for breakfast. The cereal is like Lucky charms but Star Trek themed. The taste reminds me of Lucky Charms including the sugary milk I drank after wards.
There are five marshmallow shapes, a red delta shield,blue,yellow,Planet Vulcan, and Earth .  The cereal bits are called galaxy.Their the perfect size for the cereal.

I was happy that the cereal didn’t taste like crap like some of the other limited edition cereals that have been made in the past.

So if you have been hesitant about getting a box because you thought it’d be crap its not. its well worth the price which for me was $2.00 , a price cheaper than some of the other cereals out there.

Happy 25th Anniversary Ghostbusters!

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Ghostbusters. It is my favorite movie of all time and one of those things i have not lost an interest in all of my 27 years of life. I may have been two when GB came out but it has been a favorite of mine my whole life. I still have my original 1984 Stay Puft Marshmallow man. One of the things I still have from my childhood.

Next week we see the release of the highly anticiapated video game, a third movie is in the works,  the movie is getting released on blu-ray,and there is a whole bunch of new merchandise out there. So this year is a good year for a fan.

Happy 25th Ghostbusters!

Star Trek Movie Review

Well it’s been a  few weeks now since the movie came out so I felt it was time for me to give my review on the movie.

It was one of those movies that lived up to the hype. It was well worth the extra wait. I have been looking forward to this movie since the day it was announced and then more so after I got my hands on the teaser poster which proudly hangs on my wall.

The trailers did a very good job of not leaking any of the info regarding Nimoy’s appearance in the movie, we all knew he was going to be Spock but not what his part in the movie.Thanks to those who prevented that from happening.

The actors were great in their rolls. They had those quirks fans could recognize.The “I’m a doctor not a… ” “I’m giving it all she got.” ” live long and prosper.” etc were in the movie as well and would have been missed if they had not been there.

Chris Pine turning Kirk into his own worked out very well. His take was so new and fresh it was enjoyable.

Zachary Quinto’s Spock was dead on. He had all the quirks along with making  Spock his own. He brought something new but it was still Spock.

I knew Leonard Nimoy was to be in the film and was incorporated very well. I was waiting for him to appear on screen. The old Spock worked well in the story line.  The time travel thing and Star Trek have gone hand in hand for a long time.

The special effects were great. It was good that there was nothing spared on that one.

The product placements were surprising as well as entertaining as well. Especially, since it was in a Star Trek movie. At least there wasn’t any sighting of the Burger king  King with a Whopper or something or worse the kingons who want to steal your glasses from Bk.

Every time the Vulcan salute was shown on screen my friend and I and some others in the theater also did the salute.  including the guy next to me with a bad case of gas. Talk about a gas giant. It made it a more fun movie going experience especially since there was no crying babies or couples making out except on screen.

I loved the action scenes especially Sulu and his fencing.It was great to see that in there.  I would have been a little disappointed if it hadn’t and they made him like a wrestler or something. Though that would have been entertaining as well.

People need to remember this is a revamping of Star Trek. Yes, some things were changed from what we know but its Star Trek its broken its own rules,changed timelines,etc  in the past.

You can like it or you can hate it we are all entitled to our opinons but do not need to bash those whose opinion differs.  Star Trek is about acceptance.

This movie was definitely one of those ones you can see over and over again that has continued to keep it one of the top grossing movies of the summer.

I have high hopes that there wil be a sequel but if not then this was a great stand alone movie.

Star Trek Promos my experience

With all the promotions going on I was going in full trek mode. I bought kellog’s,visited Burger Kings, etc. I even won a Star Trek messenger bag through a twitter contest. I finaly sent out my points for a free shirt from Kellog’s.My hardest part of that was to decide which color shirt out of the three options I wanted.  I finally went with Blue. I almost went with red but then the thought of all the red shirt jokes out there would haunt me everytime I wore it.  Blue was more logical in the long run.

Burger King my goal was to get a complete set of the four glasses, and the sixteen toys.At first I thought the toys would be the hardest to achieve with such a short time to do so.  The glassess I was fortunate enough to get within the first few days or the promotion. Had to eat a whopper jr meal just to be able to buy them at the 1.99 price.

My goal then was to get all the toys. All 16 noise making,realistic, movie based toys. I lucked out when one of the local Bks on two seperate occasions went out back and got out toys for me. I just finished the last four this past Friday. it took three weeks to get all of them. I opened mine and will be displaying them on a shelf.  They are some of the coolest toys I have ever seen come from a kids meal promotion. I was glad i didn’t have to buy a kids meal each time or that would have been crazy. I ate two kids meals the whole time. I’ll be sad to see the promotion end and the advertising gone from the resturants but it was fun while they lasted. This was my official first time  dealing with a  Star Trek promotion from a fast food place and it was awesome.

My current Trek promotion addiction is the Eggo waffles. There are over 25 different desings. The waffles do need a warning saying “resistance is futile” because it is hard to resist them.  It is also highly illogical to enjoy them all warm and covered in syrup.

I wish all these promotions could “live long and prosper” but as the saying goes “all good things must come to an end.”

My New Favorite Search Engine

Thanks to an ad on a tv channel i found out about this search engine that rewards you with points for just doing a normal search. You may not get points everytime you search but you can earn points pretty quickly. I’ve already earned my second prize.  The site also offers contest and giveways. if you follow their twitter or blog you can earn points through special secret words. I don’t endorse stuff unless it works and this works. I’m happy. Use this link and it’ll hook you up with three points to start off with. Happy searching! http://swagbucks.com/refer/unknowntrekkie

Star Trek/New Movie Goodies

Here is a roundup of some of the new Star Trek  goodies that are out there including those related to the movie opening everywhere Friday.

• Kellog’s has a promotion running for a free movie pass,t-shirt,plate,trading cards(on back of box)and flash drive. Their is also a Star Trek themed cereal that I have yet to see in person. You have to collect tokens from the back so specially marked packages and mail out the filled out form.
• There are some action figure ties in for the movie. Some are large and others are small. There is also a bridge and transporter set available. I am a fan of the transporter it makes the noise.
• Hallmark will have four new Star Trek ornaments this year.
• There is a Star Trek Scrabble set that comes with a special trekictionary. It’s the only Scrabble I could win.
• New Star Trek Monopoly is out. This looks awesome. I like how you be the captains chair.
• Various Magazines have articles and stories
• Various cast members are out doing the talk show circuit right now. Will try and get video if possible.
• Two versions of the  Star Trek Scene it Dvd Triva Game
• A Star Trek 20q game
• Tribbles that make sounds
• Star Trek bobble heads. I want the Kirk and Spock ones that talk.
• Posters I have seen a few different ones. FYE has one I would love to get my hands on with all the series
  Trek captains.
• Burger King has a set of 16 kids meal toys. They make sounds. Check with your local BK for availabilty and some will let you buy the toy without a meal. I need 13 more to go. http://clubbk.com/Toys/Default.aspx
• Also from BK is a set of 4 collectable glasses. These are awesome and worth the $1.99 a piece. I have the complete set.  They are a must for any Trek fans out there or someone who likes really cool glasses. I love the Spock one in particular. Some are selling them all at once while others make you buy them one at a time. Check your local BK for availability. Check this video out from BK.
• BK has a great site about how to prevent the Kingons from stealing your glasses. Check it out here.

http://www.whenkingonsattack.com/

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the fun at when kingons attack.

That’s all the new stuff I know of right now. Will update if necessary.

Live Long and Prosper and go see Star Trek.

A Sneak Peek at Middleman Cover

Over at The Middleblog Javi has posted a preview of the cover of the upcoming graphic novel. All I can say is awesome! I can not wait to get my hands on it. I think it will definitely be a great finale for a great show that wasn’t given the credit it deserved.

Even though its just in black and white I am looking forward to seeing the full colored version and the fun packed inside. Its on my list of must haves of ‘09.

http://themiddleblog.livejournal.com/42286.html