Whales look (and sound) totally cool when they're cruising around under the sea, but they look even cooler when they're cruising around on an alien planet IN OUTER SPACE! Of course, even whale poop looks cooler on an alien planet so that's not saying much.
But can you imagine how cool it would be to come across a whale while exploring the surface of an alien planet?
Don't spend too long thinking about it, space out on the surreal and beautiful short PANACEE by Jules BOULAIN-ADENIS, aka NALEB, and watch the space whales soar!
The great thing about roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons is the freedom you have to imagine your character doing whatever you want, but this freedom is also the terrible thing about RPGs.
Absolute freedom means figuring out all the nasty things your character can do "just because", and when some people let their imagination run wild it heads straight for the darkest part of the fantasy forest.
Jack Black is no stranger to the music scene, and even though he's more commonly known for his screen time in movies and TV shows his band Tenacious D proves he's truly a star of both stage and screen.
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So what's next for the veteran actor/musician/comedian? According to the videos he has been posting on Instagram lately Jack is ready to conquer the world of Lip Sync Karaoke, which is to singing as mime is to clowning- silent.
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Jack has posted many more really rad lip sync videos to his Instagram, including Sabbath's The Wizard, Little Room by The White Stripes and this rousing rendition of PJ Harvey's Dress.
The Burger King who stars in the fast food chain's commercials gives people the creeps, and he has been known to act like a creep when he's hopped up on Whopper Sauce and Chicken Fries.
But, as much as he dresses like a pimp and acts like a greedy pig, at least the Burger King has never demanded Prima Nocta privileges from newlywed customers, and water is free and available any time in his restaurants.
So before you dismiss the Burger King as a creep watch this minimal animation short by AOK and see how bad the King of Burgers could be if he acted more "kingly"! (NSFW language)
People are adding geeky themes to their homes more than ever before, with superhero motifs being the most popular by far, but along with the trend comes repetition and boredom since many DIYers lack imagination.
This tutorial from DudeMom shows how to add fabric panels and a new paint job to an old dresser and make it look totally super, or if you'd rather buy than DIY the Super Hero Ceiling Fan Blades seen at the top of the post may be more your speed.
When children build castles in the sand their construction is often accompanied by a story telling where the structure is from, who lives there and what's happening inside the sand structure.
It's a tradition among sandcastle builders that dates back thousands of years, and yet these stories of warfare, death and destruction sadly never change, because if the waves don't destroy the castle the crabs surely will.
This amazing looking CGI short entitled "Chateau de Sable" was created by students Quentin DELEAU Lucie FONCELLE, GOUDAL Maxime Julien PARIS and Sylvain ROBERT from ESMA.
I thought Slave Leia costumes had been done to death until I saw this extra sexy version by Bearded Leia cosplay, which features the shaggy dog of the gender swap world and his handler.
The best part about this cosplay isn't the beard, or the fact that Bearded Leia is comfortable enough with his body that he's down to wear a golden bikini at a Con. No, the best part by far is that totally tubular Jabba the Hutt balloon sculpture!
Emotion is one of the main differences between the top two sci-fi franchises- Star Trek is the more logical and cerebral of the two, while Star Wars is full of visceral and emotional elements that Vulcans may not comprehend.
Therefore fans expect to have all the feels while watching a Star Wars story unfold, and our deep connection to the characters gives the writers a galaxy full of ways to tug at our heartstrings.
Every year, we are astonished at the number of people who enjoy San Diego Comic Con. This year's convention will be held July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center. If you've decided this is the year you're finally going, you may as well be prepared. And there's no one better to prepare you than Neatorama author and annual SDCC attendee Jill Harness. Learn how to negotiate long lines, what to buy, who to see, where to eat, and how to plan your days at the con to get the most enjoyment and memories out of them. For example,
Hall H is the biggest waste of time and one of the most awful experiences in all of Comic Con. As I mentioned, you have to wait FOREVER to get into the panel, then even if you make it before the cutoff, you’ll still likely be in the back of the room where you’ll just be watching everything on a giant TV screen anyway because the hall is so big you can’t even see the people in front of the room from the back.
Some people will still justify it by pointing out that they got to learn all the amazing stuff about their favorite show or movie before anyone else, but the difference is literally the length of the panel itself because as soon as the panel is over, everything that just happened will be put up on the internet -so you just gave up AT LEAST half of your day at Comic Con just so you could see stuff on a screen happen an hour before the general public.
That makes sense. A first-time attendee would do better to get an overall feel for everything that is Comic Con than to use a whole day for one activity. There's a lot to do, so spend your time well. Check out the rest of the Comic Con tips at Rue the Day.
And whether you're going to SDCC or not, we'll have pictures of the cosplayers from Jill and Zeon the next week, as we do every year.
Etsy seller RedwoodStoneworks specializes in making small plaster creations -particularly planters. Their geeky designs are particularly lovable and feature franchises like Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy.
There are also geek games and toys like D20s and LEGO.
If you're more of an animal nerd though, don't worry, they'll still have you covered with dogs, cats, squirrels, pandas and more.
While most sit flat, there are even some hanging designs available to adorn your walls as well.
I still can't put my finger on why seeing a lonely robot wandering around after mankind has gone extinct makes me feel bad for the bot, but I'm pretty sure it's not the "mankind going extinct" part.
Perhaps it comes down to how much I and others like me we relate to that feeling of loneliness we take with us wherever we go, or maybe I'm just a sucker for a lonely robot story.
Whatever the reason, Redone by David James Armsby made my engine purr, even though the conceptual short introduces us to mankind's doom...
Shot-for-shot remakes are often the most boring kind of remake, because fans try so hard to actually remake the original film they lose sight of what makes a remake fun, namely originality and a sense of humor.
When fan filmmaker Tim Hoekstra and his buddies created this shot-for-shot remake of Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge Of The Sith they put effort in to making sure the dialog and the shots were just right- and that's about it.
Disney Studios experienced a creative dry spell a while back that ceased production of their short films for decades and made fans long for the good old days of Disney cartoons.
But since Disney started making 2D shorts again they've been going at it full tilt, reimagining Mickey and the gang with a sketchy retro look that's classic enough to be classic and new enough to be new.
I'm truly torn on what I like best about Split Decision, but in the end I settled on how happy I am to see Donald allowed to truly quack up again like he used to in the good old days- he's my anger hero!
Foxes must possess some sort of magical powers because so many different cultures feature magical foxes in their mythology that it cannot be a coincidence.
The Japanese are especially sweet on foxes, which is why they figure prominently in both Japanese myths and their pop culture, because who doesn't love to see a cute little fox character in a cartoon, comic or video game?
This particular cartoon is called Kagemono but it wasn't made in Japan- it was animated by Sabrina Cotugno back in 2012, when she was a student at CalArts. Kagemono is truly a mini masterpiece, so tune in and fox out.
The top two sci-fi franchises of all time continue to divide the geek community like the Death Star divided Alderaan, and for decades fans have been either team Star Wars or team Star Trek.
Now that's not to say you can't like them both fairly equally, but forced to choose in a "desert island" scenario fans will always choose one over the other.
And while the actors don't see a problem appearing in both franchises, especially when they're just doing voiceover work for an animated Star Wars series, the fans always have some gripe about their crossover appearance.
As this Looper video shows Trek alumni George Takei, Simon Pegg and Brent Spiner don't care if they catch heat from the fans about working in both universes. And Ron Perlman and Deep Roy don't get any grief about appearing in both franchises because they're too awesome to criticize.
