Fans Showing The Love

Andrea, consummate Wingin’ It and Slice of SciFi and Ninjas fan (and of a buncha other FarPoint Media shows, too) has stepped up, showing us how deep her love for Ninjas runs.

Andrea rocks.

Dragon*Con attendance update

It looks like two Ninjas will be at Dragon*Con.

Crash space was obtained, so thank you to all who responded to my call for help. Not only did I get roomspace, but Joe was also able to acquire roomspace because of all the responses.

Y’all rock. Just sayin’.

Ninja in search of Dragon*Con crash space

Okay, I really was planning on making it to Dragon*Con this year, but after finding out that all the con hotels are sold out, the only way I make it there is to find out if there are any ladies out there attending and in need of another roommate to split the bill.

And no, I’m not sharing a room with the guys, so don’t even ask Email me if you or someone you know is looking for a roomie for Dragon*Con.

If I can’t find something soon, I’ll just have to focus my efforts on attending something else this year, and on getting in for Dragon*Con in 2007.

Heat Vision and Jack

Listener Brian sent us the following tip:

I thought you guys might want to see this pilot for a show spoofing Knight Rider and other similar classic scifi shows. It stars Jack Black as a NASA astronaut on the run with his talking motorcycle companion voiced by Owen Wilson.

Although the show would not be appropriate for a full KAMN podcast, I figured you and your listeners would enjoy this.

The complete pilot can be found here: YouTube link

Thanks, Brian. The pilot is hysterical, and definitely worth a look, although I think it’s more of a parody of The Incredible Hulk than anything else. Ah, what a fantastic show that was…

Bionic Showdown

Anyone out there as big a fan of the bionic TV franchise as I am? I’m talking The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and all the various subsequent TV movies and potential spin-offs, including the failed pilot for The Bionic Boy. I couldn’t get enough of that stuff when I was a kid, but they all paled in comparison to Bionic Six.

Yes, I’m well aware that Bionic Six was a crappy Saturday morning cartoon that had nothing to do with Col. Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers and Max the Bionic Dog that was afraid of fire. But what a crappy Saturday morning cartoon it was! For those unfamiliar with one of the greatest crappy Saturday morning cartoons in history, Bionic Six was about a bionic hero, Jack Bennett, who has a wife and several children, two of which are adopted. An accident on a trip to the Himalayas forces Jack to give his family the same bionic surgery that transformed him in order to save their lives. A superpowered team is born, and so is a superpowered 80s theme song.

This show had some of the best toys around: die-cast metal with clear plastic limbs to represent the ones that were bionic. Only problem was the paint would chip off—same as the Silverhawks action figures. They all felt great in the hand, though.

Enjoy the opening sequence, and please continue the reminiscences in the comments, including Who to Cast in the Eventual Live-Action Film and What Limb I Would Lop Off and Make Bionic If Given the Choice.

Firefly Quiz

Take the Firefly quiz, and discover Which Firefly crewmember are you?

I took the quiz twice, came up 70% Jayne on the first one, and 70% Zoe on the second one. And yes, I do think that’s hi-larious.

Serenity Fan project

Done the Impossible is a fan project by the creators of SerenityMovie.net that tells the story of the Firefly fans… a film about the Browncoats.

Firefly has grown beyond just the genius of Joss Whedon — just as he intended it to. In many ways the words Firefly and Browncoat have come to symbolize a sense of community, family, and believing that the impossible can be accomplished. These concepts are at the very heart of Firefly and of its fans.

In this documentary, the fans explain what inspired them to become passionate about Firefly, to help save Firefly, attend shindigs, participate in message boards, donate to charities, and become Serenity extras. They talk about the many ways that Firefly has affected their lives. Cast and crew also share humorous and insightful experiences with the fans.

The project was shot in hi-def, and will be available November 2005, and a percentage of the proceeds will go to Joss Whedon’s favorite charity, Equality Now.

Pre-orders placed before September 15th receive a 33% discount from the retail price.

Mosquito Now Ready for Download

Mosquito, a Firefly spoofing fan film which debuted last week at Dragon*Con, is now available for download at MosquitoVerse.

Any D*C attendees see this already? I heard indirectly that it was very well-received…