Jan

Wait, what?

Posted by MGK Published in It's The Youtube, WTF

A sixty-second remake of The Thing but with Pingu?

Jan

for those of you who don’t go through the very old posts looking to see if new people have left comments

Posted by MGK Published in The Site, WTF

Hey, remember the “Internet Nice Guy” post from 2007? Well, it still gets traffic and the occasional comment, and I felt I should share this one, from “doesntmatter” (although I added some paragraph breaks to his wall of text): So funny how everbody jumps on the bandwagon an the females aplaud the author for being […]

100 comments

Jan

Archie Andrews and the Improved Hallows

Posted by MGK Published in Archie (Improved Or Otherwise), Comics, Interactive Fun Time Party

24 comments

Jan

Why Sinestro is so popular now

Posted by MGK Published in Comics

In email, colby (from Survivor? We may never know) asks Why is Sinestro so popular now? Up until a few years ago he was the dorky evil ex-Lantern, but now he’s one of the most popular villains DC has. Maybe even one of the most popular characters. Why did that happen? Hey, remember the early […]

43 comments

Jan

How I would plot a Flash movie trilogy arc thing

Posted by MGK Published in Comics, Flicks

In email, zzzzthunk asks: So a long time ago you talked about how a Flash movie shouldn’t be about the origin of the Flash but instead be about the final adventure of Barry Allen. But who signs on to be Barry Allen in that movie when they’re just going to be cut from the franchise? […]

60 comments

Jan

Yes, “Rob” is really that bad

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV column is up at Torontoist.

9 comments

Jan

part four, page two

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

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Jan

MGK’s Top Boardgames of 2011

Posted by MGK Published in Gaming

5.) Olympos. A ninety-minute civilization/conquest game is practically impossible to manage, but Olympos does so quite well. Its “time” turn-making mechanic (lifted from games like Thebes) gives the game a modular feel – clever players can figure out how to set up their plays so as to take multiple turns in a row and gain […]

32 comments

Jan

Fifteen years after “Oh, Jack”

Posted by MGK Published in Flicks

So they are rereleasing Titanic in IMAX 3D in a few months (and, curiously, advertising it with trailers that are not IMAX and not 3D, so… good going, movie marketing people). Now, I can already hear the groans from the peanut gallery, but… it’s been fifteen years. Yes, everybody was sick to death of Titanic […]

35 comments

Jan

Iowa caucuses predictions post

Posted by MGK Published in Politics

My guess: Rick Santorum 22 Ron Paul 20 Mitt Romney 16 Newt Gingrich 13 Rick Perry 10 Michele Bachmann 5 Anti-Liberal, The Superhero Who Hates Liberals 3 Herman Cain 2 Sarah Palin 1.75 Spuds Mackenzie 1.5 Zombie Reagan 1.25 Gary Johnson 1 Glenn Beck 1 Victoria Jackson .5 Chuck Norris .5 Orly Taitz .5 Frank […]

15 comments

Jan