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Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: How We’re Celebrating the Venture Bros. 5th Season

by Jamie Frevele | 4:59 pm, February 10th

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Because what better way to show a superscientist you care than to get matching speedsuits? In case you thought we might have some news on the upcoming fifth season of The Venture Bros., we apologize if you were misled. But we had to post this. It’s practically an advertisement for the show. (via Retronaut)

If you have been waiting for someone to make a life-sized Portal gun just for you because you have $208 lying around, today is your lucky day! Prop and toymaker Neca is now selling an accurate replica of the video game gun, but it probably does not create portals. (via Kotaku)

  • Guess what? Presidential candidate and Davey and Goliath cosplayer Rick Santorum said another stupid thing about women! This time, women in combat: “I want to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country … but I do have concerns about women in front-line combat. I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission because of other types of emotions that are involved. It already happens, of course, with the camaraderie of men in combat, but I think it would be even more unique if women were in combat.” Yup. Emotions. Hey guys, just to refresh your memory, you should Google “Santorum” and see what it says. (via The Jane Dough)
  • A stay-at-home dad talks about how annoying it is that while his children’s actual parent, he is still not considered the “primary arrangement” for his kids’ caretaking duties. Nope, dad’s just a “babysitter.” (via Geek Dad)

    • Um, some new pictures from the set of Disney‘s John Carter are out, and I had no idea they were including Slimer in this movie, let alone re-imagining him in this way. (via Comic Book Resources)

  • The trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 will run before The Hunger Games when it opens next month. And we will continue to imagine what a Katniss Everdeen vs. Bella Swan Celebtiry Deathmatch battle would be like. (Besides incredibly short.) (via Deadline)

    • If you’re in the Vancouver area, we are jealous of you, because there is a geek-friendly burlesque show happening there called nerdlesque, which is exactly what it sounds like. Burlesque dancers, performing shows, using themes of fantastic geekery. (via The Tyee)

  • The good news: The New York Times wants to print editorial cartoons again! More good news: They’re pursuing some of the country’s top cartoonists to take on the task! The bad news: The submission process involves the most established, professional cartoonists working on spec for a grand total of $250 — if they’re chosen at all. As you can imagine, these cartoonists were not feeling that deal. (via The Cagle Post)

    • Set phasers to wibbly-wobbly: IDW might be announcing a Star Trek/Doctor Who crossover comic. Do I have to say it? I’ll say it: Make it so! (via Blastr)

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    • Francesca M

      But Amy’s clothes are better suited to TOS!

      Dammit! I want a speedsuit! one always needs them for super sciencey shenannigans.

    • Andria White

      If you’re in the Portland Oregon area we’re home to the always amazing Geeklesque – burlesque and belly dance of a nerdy nature.  

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc93DfofDVA 

    • http://twitter.com/AbelUndercity Abel Undercity

      Dare I hope that Q is involved in the crossover?  It’d be nice for him to meet someone who could take him down a peg or three.

    • Frodo Baggins

      That jumpsuit is an elegant garment from a more civilized age.

      “an accurate replica of the video game gun, but it probably does not create portals.”
      What is the point of a propeller beanie if it doesn’t make you fly?

    • Anonymous

      The trailer for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 will run before The Hunger Games
      when it opens next month. And we will continue to imagine what a
      Katniss Everdeen vs. Bella Swan Celebtiry Deathmatch battle would be
      like. (Besides incredibly short.)

      That last bit made me laugh out loud and scare the cat. :)

    • Anonymous

      *feminism cap* 

      Rick Santorum – go to hell, you anal resin.

      Stay-at-Home Dad – I was raised by my father, so this is upsetting and hits close to home. No one is benefiting from these “only women deal with home matters” ways of things, because not only does it exclude men from dealing with home/family, but it forces women to.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_R7GVNIKWG3S2UTHEQOMSZXT4M4 Anna B

      I feel for Stay-at-home Dad. The other day, I got a call from my son’s pre-K while I was at work and I thought it was an emergency, which actually wasn’t. When I was talking to my son’s teacher, I told her how I thought it was an emergency, and she said, “Oh, we would’ve called you again and again if that were the case, then we would’ve called Dad.” I felt bad for my husband, that he doesn’t even get the second call.

    • Carmen Sandiego

      A trailer for Twilight ran at the Deathly Hallows Part II midnight showing I went to and the audience BOOED non-stop throughout the WHOLE THING.  It was awesome.  I’m hoping that behavior is repeated should we have to suffer through another one before The Hunger Games.