Game 7, and Gavin is obviously the Man in the Know. Dramatic narrative was obvious in some case, but there were aspects that were just more in Gavin's perview than others. What exactly is going on with him, then?
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Sunday, 7 February 2010
Of Steam, Steel and Murder
Watch this Space!
By which I mean, watch the space above us... and the earth! Courtesy of NASA sticking a camera on the International Space Station and feeding it through, we can now sit at our computers and stare as the world goes by... from space! Woo!
(Currently going around, but again ultimately the BA again.) And they have other channels for the space nut.
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Saturday, 6 February 2010
Bruce's Juice Smackdown
From the Dragon's Den. Here's what not to do!
(Thanks to BA. Let's send this viral!)
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Friday, 5 February 2010
Dungeons and Chickens
The latest D&D play podcasts (featuring "celebrities") has been released... and it's people behind Robot Chicken! No, not Seth or Matthew, but Tom Root, Dan Milano and others. Check out the intro:
So far, there is Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. These are YouTube links, but if you sign up to the podcast, you can download them and see them in much bigger-vision!
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Wednesday, 3 February 2010
999999999
Hey, it's LittleBig Planet, the movie! At least, that's what the figures reminded me of. Never played that game... or seen the gameplay itself, but the art totally matches.
So, it's the Apocalypse and a lone band of heroes might unite to fight a final horror before the planet can be reclaimed... except that the heroes are these little puppet robot things (so cute!) and the big bad is something they do. But, unlike other movies where the hero does something stupid then angsts over it for another hour before finally confessing to his friends who shun him only to forgive him later (see, for example, the last animated movie I reviewed), this guy totally owns up straight away. 'My bad! Let's go defeat the thing!' I like that.
The puppets, as I said, are well done, and have this lovely hand crafted look to them. And the creatures are amazingly techno-cool as well. Huge plaudits to the designers here. The colour scheme is a little samey, we could do with mixing it up, but it is supposed to be after the downfall of the planet so it tonally correct. The vocal talent is a good mix and don't overwhelm the character, although at times one is going 'hey, that's Elijah Wood' more than 'hey, that's 9', but not all the time. The other voices I did recognise, but couldn't name names until the cast list.
Enjoyable movie, and definitely one to see on the big screen.
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Tuesday, 2 February 2010
What of the Year???
Okay... what's wrong with this picture? Beyonce won Song of the Year... for Single Ladies???? Okay, fine, it's a bouncy song, she's shaking her thang, not exactly a thought inspirer... but SONG OF THE YEAR??????? This is why I don't pay any attention to the charts any more... (at least she doesn't auto-tune...)
(And what's up with that cyber arm?)
Edit: Note, I'm not saying this ia bad song, simply that it's no 'Song of the Year'. Oh, and *snicker*:
Beyonce's Birdy Song
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Monday, 1 February 2010
Auto-tuneless
Here's something you wouldn't expect from me: I agree with Jay-Z. Not about death threats, but that Auto-Tune shouldn't be used.
Now, it's not like people haven't played with their voices before. Check out Peter Frampton and, say, Cher. But then we have, as exhibit B... T-Pain.
Now, I've read various points of view, but what my major gripe with this is one basic fact.
Auto-Tune should not a career make.
The difference with Peter and Cher is that they have a perfectly good career with their natural voice and adding effects is merely a tweak to add on. But now, we are getting singers who are Auto-tuning themselves to cover a lack of talent. Or maybe not. Maybe they do have talent, but who can tell? Auto-tune is covering more than sins. It's a crutch that people are leaning on.
And then we kick it up a notch. We get people who think that putting a straight (non-music) video into a blender, then auto-tuning the soundtrack makes them into a musical genius. Hint: no, no it doesn't. Auto-tune is again used a crutch to pretend to have talent.
And yes, I am aware of various skeptical music videos featuring Carl Sagan, etc. I can understand their sentiment... but still not forgiving the Auto-tune use...
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