Filed under: Clips, Hip-hop, Music, Nerds, Toys/Figures | Tags: 36 chambers, Da Mystery of Chessboxin, lego, Wu-Tang Clan
Ever wondered what the classic Wu-Tang Mystery of Chessboxin’ video would look like if it was given the lego treatment? Well thanks to some cat named Davo you needn’t wonder any longer. I thought the endless puzzles in lego Batman were time consuming enough but damn!
Filed under: Comedy, Hip-hop, Movies, Music, Nerds, Television | Tags: Eminem, Fantasy, Flight of the Conchords, Frodo, gangsta, Klenginem, Klingon, Lazy Sunday, Narnia, rap, Star Wars, WarCraft
Meet Klenginem, Klingon’s version of Eminem and King of all dorks. I don’t even know what to think right now. I knew that some Trekkie dorks out there spoke Klingon, just like Hobbit uber-fans are known to converse in Elvish. But Klingonese rappers? This takes the cake.
While Klenginem might be the worst musical monstrosity to come out of Germany since David Hasslehoff, it does give R&S a chance to reflect on some great Fantasy-themed raps, which are thankfully spat in English. Follow us as we get our nerd on.
Flight of the Conchords – “Frodo”
Lazy Sunday (Narnia Rap)
Star Wars Gangsta Rap
WarCraft: The Rap
We tried, but it looks like there are only 4 cool Fantasy-themed raps in existence. Know of some others? Hit us up in the comments.
Filed under: Comedy, Nerds, Television | Tags: animation, Japan, Leopardon, live-action, Marvel, Spiderman, Takuya, Tokusatsu
Marvel has just launched a new section to their comic nerd paradise, and it might be the smartest thing they could have done. Capitalizing on the popularity of flash movies/clips that now drive the traffic on the web’s biggest sites, Marvel unlocked a smattering of their catalog of television shows, both live-action and animated. They’ve got Classic Spiderman, Ironman’s Iron Adventures, X-Men: Evolution and the true gem of them all… the live-action Japanese version of Spiderman! Really, it’s even better than you could imagine.
Peter Parker Takuya is so much cooler when he’s Japanese. Just watch the intro for his killer theme song and his Voltron-esqe battle robot, Leopardon! I am swamped at work yet I couldn’t pull myself away from the episode fittingly titled “Motion Accessory is a Loveful Beetle Insect Spy”. Enjoy, and make sure to keep checking Marvel’s site as they no doubt keep adding shows to their digital repetoire. Check out Wikipedia’s article on the show to learn more about teh crazy antics of Takuya, Leopardon and their nemesis Professor Monster.
Filed under: Clips, Movies, Nerds | Tags: Alan Moore, classic, DC, Dr. Manhattan, graphic novel, movie, newsreel, trailer, watchmen, Zach Snyder
One of the most anticipated movies of the year is less than a week away from release, and R&S is more than a little excited for Zach Snyder’s interpretation of Alan Moore’s spectacular graphic novel, The Watchmen.
For those that don’t know, The Watchmen is one of the most critically acclaimed graphic novels ever written. It was one of the first comics to explore the dark side of superheroes, and it completely blows the doors off the traditional superhero concept. Alan Moore really set out to do something different with this one, and you can listen to him talk about his motivation and inspiration for the book here.
Zach Snyder killed it with his visually stunning adaptation of “300“, and from all the trailers I have seen, The Watchmen is going to be no exception.
The movie comes out this Friday and will also be available in glorious IMAX.
Filed under: Gear, Music, Nerds | Tags: AT-AT, Battle of Hoth, Boombox, cool, gadgets, Star Wars
This is the boombox you’ve been looking for, young Padwan. I don’t have any details on this gorgeous gadget, but I do know that the Battle of Hoth would have been a lot fresher if these bad boys were blasting some Imperial beats. Check out more pics of the AT-AT boombox at Zen77990.
Probably the greatest Star Wars gadget since this.
Filed under: Clips, Comedy, Hip-hop, Movies, Music, Nerds, Television | Tags: Crispin Glover, Joaquin Phoenix, Late Show with David Letterman, Screwed up guests on Letterman
Where’s Crispin Glover?
Joaquin is a joker. His hip-hop odyssey is a farce; he’s a disgrace to the mic and the movement. I love it when he tells Dave he’d like to come back and perform some hip-hop, to which Dave replies, “We’ll keep you in the rolodex.”
