Monthly Archives: March 2015
‘Daily Show’: Trevor Noah Emerges on Short List to Replace Jon Stewart
Trevor Noah joined “The Daily Show” as a contributor only at the end of last year, but he could soon find himself serving as an integral part of the program.
Noah is gaining consideration as a potential successor to Jon Stewart, the Comedy Central mainstay’s longtime host, according to a person familiar with the matter, and if successful, could get a crack at becoming one of the more influential voices in latenight. Continue reading
Hayden Fox returns! NBC is bringing back ‘COACH’
A wave of nostalgia is going to be washing over television during the next year or so. Days after Fox announced it was reviving The X-Files for a six-episode run (which will film this summer, with no premiere date yet announced), news broke of NBC bringing back the sitcom Coach, picking up the series for 13 episodes. Continue reading
Robocop and ED-209 (1987) Vs. Robocop and ED-209 (2014)
Our next versus round, we see who would be the better cyborg and counter part crowd control surveillance unit machine! Would it be the modern day Robocop and ED-209 from the 2014 film or The classic Robocop and ED-209 from the 1987 film! We will let you decide! If you dare!!!
The franchise began in 1987 with the film RoboCop. RoboCop 2, followed in 1990, and RoboCop 3 in 1993. There have also been various television series, video game and comic book tie-ins. The franchise has made over US$100 million worldwide and a fourth installment, a remake serving as a continuity reboot titled RoboCop, was released in February 2014.
ROBOCOP (1987)
The RoboCop franchise is an American superhero cyberpunk media franchise featuring the futuristic adventures of Alex Murphy, a Detroit, Michigan police officer, mortally wounded in the line of duty who is converted into a powerful cyborg brand named Robocop at the behest of a powerful mega-corporation, Omni Consumer Products. Thus equipped, Murphy battles both violent crime in a severely decayed city and the blatantly corrupt machinations within OCP.
ROBOCOP (2014)
In 2028, OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. While its drones have long been used by the military overseas, their use is forbidden in American law enforcement. However, OmniCorp gets a golden opportunity to crack that market when Detroit cop Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) is critically injured in the line of duty. By transforming Murphy into a cyborg, OmniCorp executives hope to rake in billions for their shareholders, but they forget one thing: There's still a man inside the machine.
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith) so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Ed-209 (1987)
During its first demonstration, ED-209 malfunctioned disastrously, blasting junior executive Mr. Kinney to death over a sustained period of time. Dr. McNamara and his fellow technicians struggled to gain control over ED-209, having to pull some sort of plug to finally shut it down. Because of the Kinney tragedy, the RoboCop program was given the green-light.
It's armed with three automatic cannons, two on the left platform, one on the right platform with an auto-shotgun and a rocket launcher capable of firing three rockets. It also has additional combat programming enabling it to melee attack at closer ranges. It's speech center can synthesize human voices for peacekeeping
matters, or animal sounds when injured or angry (it growls like a jaguar when enraged and the one who fought RoboCop [on two occasions] squealed like a pig when it fell down the flight of stairs and couldn't get back up), possibly for use on the battlefield in a similar application to a battle siren. Despite its size and power, ED-209's logic circuits are its weak-point. It cannot process information as quickly as a human brain and this can be used against it. Your best hope of survival when faced with an ED-209 is to lure it to a location where it will be at a tactical disadvantage, like a flight of steps. Fighting one on its terms is possible, however, but you'd need some major firepower.
Ed-209 (2014)
Twin Cobra cannons provide precision-strike cover for close-combat searches while anti-armor Hellfire missiles offer 360-deployment for defensive / disruptive maneuvers. Warheads may vary. Environmentally sensitive yet blast resistant, all units possess the latest in O-Shield material, wrapping reactive graphene armor on the lightest liquid-steel infused mesoskeletal structure yet. Armed with full media capability – 360 infrasonic cameras and audio targeting – ED-209 operates as evidence recorder, analyzer and transmitter. Real-time backup ensures operational security. Solar O-cells draw directly from the stars or can be remotely charged from equatorial fuel stations for blackout sorties (subterranean, etc.). The ultimate in clean fuel, enriched O-cells power communications, motion, and weaponry.
With all that said who would you like to see win! We want to hear your voice on this!
Iron Man Mark VII (Stealth Mode Version) Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys
Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are excited to present a specially designed 1/6th scale Mark VII in Stealth Mode collectible figure based on The Avengers to celebrate the launch of the epic sequel Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron! This MOVIE PROMO EDITION collectible figure will only be available exclusively in select markets.
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Paramount to Develop Multi-Part Transformers Sequel, Spin-Off Films
Word comes today that Paramount Pictures is hoping to emulate Lucasfilm’s plans for “Star Wars” with the development of spin-off films to their hit “Transformers” franchise. I Am Legend writer Akiva Goldsman will work with Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, and Lorenzo di Bonaventura to create a “writer’s room,” the goal of which will be to develop ideas for a “multi-part Transformers sequel” and “potential spin-off films.” Continue reading
Masi Oka to Return for NBC’s Heroes Reborn
NBC has announced another casting addition to the upcoming “Heroes Reborn” as Masi Oka will reprise his Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated role as Hiro Nakamura for a guest-starring arc in the series. Continue reading
‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff Title Revealed: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

The All-New Avengers Lineup Revealed
Though Marvel Comics is gearing up for their big summer event, Secret Wars, they’re also looking to the future of what will be the Marvel Universe after the world-smashing event concludes. With that in mind, they’ve decided to finally reveal (via Wired) their “All-New, All-Different Avengers” that will be debuting this May on Free Comic Book Day which you can check out below. Continue reading
Here is Ryan Reynolds in the official Deadpool costume
Ryan Reynolds just took to Twitter to reveal the first full look at Deadpool’s movie costume, and for that he wins all the chimichangas. It’s just magnificent:
This should be exciting news for fans, especially since Reynolds and Fox seem committed to getting the film right before it hits theaters next year. Buzz for the movie has been building steadily for weeks now, coupled with announcements that Morena Baccarin and T.J. Miller have joined the cast dropping recently. Deadpool hits theaters on February 12th, 2016.