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Fresh Ink Online: Batman, Punisher, Spider-Man
Posted By: Frank Meyer - Friday, November 20, 2009 3:50 PM

Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler gears up for Thanksgiving with reviews of Invincible, Punisher, Irredeemable, Nola, and Phonogram The Singles Club. But is it Amazing Spider-Man or Batman and Brother Power the Geek that nabs the coveted Pick of the Week title? Watch and find out!

And tune in next week for a Turkey Day guest host spot by ultimate fighter and ultimate comic lover Nate “Rock” Quarry! Woo-hoo!!!

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Shawn Hatosy Of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans Behind-The Scenes Interview
Posted By: Eugene Morton - Friday, November 20, 2009 1:00 PM

 

This week, one of the stars of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Shawn Hatosy stopped by AOTS to talk about the new film. Afterward, we sat down with Shawn to get the real dirt on what it was like working alongside Nicolas Cage and Xzibit on such a dramatic and edgy character study about a law man gone awry. Then, we begged him to give us details about the return of the TV cop drama, Southland and asked him to tell us what it was like working on the touching coming of age tale, Outside Providence. Check it out!


Gillian Jacobs From Community On AOTS
Posted By: Nikole Zivalich - Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:20 PM

Gillian Jacobs

Today, on Attack of the Show Kevin and Olivia were joined by Gillian Jacobs. Gillian stopped by to talk about her show Community. Check out the behind-the-scene pictures to see the magic for yourself.


AOTS Thursday, November 19
Posted By: Eugene Morton - Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:30 PM
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Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn take a look at the Flip MinoHD camcorder which is only 0.66" thick and can record up to 120 minutes of HD video. Find out if this original pocket camcorder is keeping its place at the top at $230.
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It's back to school with actress Gillian Jacobs who talks to Kevin Pereira about her NBC series, 'Community' and what it's like filming on a real college campus, her thoughts on Twitter and more.
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Little known fact: there are many different kinds of dragons. Well known fact: Jeremy knows all about them. Now you can learn all about the differences between Asian and European dragons from our one and only dragon expert.
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Ean Golden from the DJ TechTools team demos their VC-100 Arcade controller where you can mix your own music at the touch of a button.
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It's another daily news feeding with Blair Herter and today he brings stories about Google's new Chrome OS, layoffs at AOL, Sony's plan to upgrade PlayStation 3 consoles to 3D and more.
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Christmas is just around the corner, so why not stock up your wish lists with these awesome toys, like the remote controlled Hover Drone, a new twist on a classic with the Rubik's Touch Cube, the G-Bound RC that drives on water and robotic Zhu Zhu Pets.
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This is a warning for future generations. If aliens with advanced technology ever come to our planet threatening to blow it up unless we can find one reason they shouldn't, the only chance you have is showing them Around the Net. It's accidental boomerang
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It's a very special edition of our Viewer Army where our new friend Miles Robbins heads over to Susan Sarandon's ping-pong bar, Spin, for their crazy Rocky Horror Picture Show event. His ping-pong is undeniably strong.
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Looking for a fun getaway? Look no further than the crazy Attack of the Show studios in this special tourism commercial.

Creative Twitter Avatars
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:25 PM

Creative Twitter Avatars

Artist Adam "Ape Lad" Koford created a set of Twitter icons based on the website's mascot. We can't get enough of them. Check out the full set here.


Tags: Geek Out
Community's Gillian Jacobs on AOTS
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:01 AM

Community's Gillian Jacobs on AOTS

Community college just got a whole lot better looking. Actress Gillian Jacobs will be visiting Attack of the Show tonight to talk about her NBC series, Community with fellow stars Joel McHale and Chevy Chase. Find out firsthand on her thoughts about filming on a real community college campus, pole-dancing and getting in on the Twitter action. Tune in tonight at 7:00 PM!


Tags: TV
_____s of the Day
Posted By: Donell Tucker - Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:59 AM
_____s of the DayToday's Weird Holiday - Name Your PC Day
 
Quote of the Day - "When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane." - Hermann Hesse
 
Word of the Day - obfuscate - (OB-fuh-skayt) - To make obscure or difficult to understand or make sense of. Example: It was difficult obtaining the intel from the spy because he decided to obfuscate the details of his past.
 
Record of the Day - Patricia Jones achieved the world record for the longest keyboard playing marathon by an individual. He played for 70 hr. and 57 min. at Teresa's Piano Gallery.
 
Born on this Day - Larry King - TV and radio personality
 
This Day in History - 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at a military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This speech became one of the most memorable speeches in American history.
 
Milton Berle Joke of the Day - "You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think."

Tags: Comedy
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AOTS Wednesday, November 18
Posted By: Eugene Morton - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:30 PM
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
Welcome to the new Hall of Fame where Attack of the Show celebrates the great works of our fellow geeks. So meet computer engineer Johnny Lee, the first inductee for his YouTube demonstrations on modding Nintendo Wii remotes.
On set or on location, Attack Of The Show brings you the deets on your favorite things to watch when you're not watching us.
From 'Outside Providence' to 'Southland', actor Shawn Hatosy makes his way down to Louisiana in 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'. Watch as he sits down with Olivia Munn to talk about working with Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and famed director Werner Herzog.
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It's one thing to be turned on by feet, but it's a whole separately deal when it comes to socks. Check out this real fetish where people have a sexual fascination with both clean and dirty socks.
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
Nate Quarry and Blair Butler sit down with Kevin Pereira to go over their picks for the upcoming UFC 106, including the fights between Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin and Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson.
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Blair Herter brings another solid news feeding with stories on the real Google Phone coming soon, Warner Bros' DVD2Blue program, and more.
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When you're looking for a reason to cheer up, just think about these folks who are dumb enough to smoke firecrackers or set mousetraps on their nether regions.
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Seesaw Flip, Call of Duty Spielberg, Cat First Aid, Cartman/Walken/Gaga Poker Face, Statusfaction.
Attack Of The Show knows what you like, what makes you laugh, and has an exhaustive list of your private information that includes your PIN numbers.
The Internet is srs bzns. That's why Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn officially declare a War on Suck against iJustine's "Statusfaction" video on YouTube.
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
Check out more messages from AOTS fans from our Google Voice Inbox. This time, we're all about giving thanks, pie and...growling?

Actual Great Moments in De-Evolution: RFD TV
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:35 PM

Actual Great Moments in De-Evolution: RFD TV

We here at G4 are so immersed in videogames and technology that sometimes we forget about the real things in life. No, not actual relationships, love or weird things like books, but the real American way of life. Farms. Tractors. People who live between Los Angeles and New York. Those places where our food comes from. That stuff.

So this week's Actual Great Moments in De-Evolution is dedicated to RFD TV, a cable network dedicated to rural America with specialty programming about horses, antique tractor shows, livestock auctions and agricultural news--everything that rural Americans probably deal with every single day in their life. Yeah, that's right. That popular rural lifestyle is now available with your regular cable programming between MTV's Real World and Mad Men on AMC. Actually, more like ESPN Deportes and that random channel that always plays weird Chinese dramas.

How can you miss out on specials like HEE HAW, a country variety show, Ms. Lucy's Classic Cajun Cooking or The Marty Stuart Show featuring the one and only country music icon himself?

As they say themselves, it's about time someone paid attention to rural America and by golly, we're watching (from the comfort of our Pottery Barn sofa and our 59" flat screen plasma TV)!


Shawn Hatosy Talks Bad Lieutenant & Southland
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:55 AM

Sean Hatosy Talks Bad Lieutenant & Southland

Girls, get ready. Shawn Hatosy (Outside Providence, Alpha Dog) is stepping into the Attack of the Show studios tonight to talk about his new movie, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans with Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and director Werner Herzog. And Southland fans, there's news for you, too! We'll also get the inside scoop from him about the second season of his series on  TNT. So there you go. It all happens tonight at 7:00pm ET on the one and only G4.


Tags: TV
_____s of the Day
Posted By: Donell Tucker - Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:54 AM
_____s of the DayToday's Weird Holiday - Use Less Stuff Day
 
Quote of the Day - "There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharlal Nehru
 
Word of the Day - expiate - (EK-spee-ayt) - To atone, to make amends for. Example: She graciously expiated her guilt for being a terrible sister.
 
Record of the Day - Muhamed Kahrimanovic achieved the world record for most coconuts smashed in one minute. He crushed 81 coconuts with just one hand.
 
Born on this Day - Sinbad - comedian/actor
 
This Day in History - 1963 - The Bell Telephone Company came out with the push-button telephone.
 
Milton Berle Joke of the Day - "Remember those nights Cynthia... we would dance cheek to cheek. I'd rub my stubble against yours."

Tags: Comedy
AOTS Tuesday, November 17
Posted By: Eugene Morton - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:30 PM
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There's no denying the Internet's impact on every day life. That's why Kevin Pereira talks to David-Michel Davies, the Executive Director of the Webby Awards, to talk about the top most influential web moments of the decade.
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
The sequel to the popular Left 4 Dead is finally out. Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira break down what new features and gameplay fans can expect in all the zombie killing from Left 4 Dead 2. Pills here!
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Tuesday means it's time for more DVDs! Chris Gore talks to Olivia Munn about three new releases coming out this week; J.J. Abram's 'Star Trek,' the controversial 'Bruno' and a very special film, 'Official Rejection.'
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
We took you to Vegas for SEMA 09 and now we're taking you overseas to check out some of the hottest rides available, like Russia's Monaco Red Diamond Edition SUV and Ducati's Multistrada 1200 multi-terrain motorbike from Italy.
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Blair Herter brings a nice and healthy news feeding with stories on the Pirate Bay tracker shutting down for good, YouTube's new channel for citizen journalists and more.
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
When you think racing, you think of only two things... Volkswagens and iPhones! Check out this Quick Hit of Real Racing GTI, which combines the two of them seamlessly.
Special guests, hot movie coverage, on-location shoots and everything else that only a show like Attack of the Show can show.
New correspondent Alex Sim-Wise reports from London on her real life training for zombie apocalypse survival with military experts and the developers from Left 4 Dead 2. Somehow we don't think this will involve any health packs.
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Your fixation with internet videos is perfectly healthy. Sure, you spend more time watching expert knife wielders, mushroom rockers, obnoxious wedding guests and bearded titans than you do with your friends and family, but they understand. They have the same Around the Net addiction you do.

The Wii is Strong in This Darth Vader
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:17 PM

The Wii is Strong in This Darth Vader Sensor Bar Holder

What is this? A Darth Vader action figure ripped in half? Or possibly a clever way to hold your Nintendo Wii sensor bar next to your TV screen? We're going with the latter.

No news yet on when this fun Wii accessory comes out but it retails for $40 and will probably be out just in time for the Christmas shopping season. *Hint Hint*

 


Tags: Toys
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Get Real with the Fake AP Stylebook Guys
Posted By: Moye Ishimoto - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 3:40 PM

Real Time with the Fake AP Stylebook Guys

Twitter may bring friends, celebrities and news headlines together, but sometimes there are those that take themselves way too seriously--like the the AP Stylebook tweets by the Associated Press. The Twitter feed provides an ongoing online guide to a proper stylistic tips for journalists. (Example: "Lowercase arthritis, leukemia, etc. Capitalize a name associated with a disease such as Alzheimer’s disease.") 

Yeah, little known fact: professional journalists don't really know how to write. That's where the AP Stylebook comes in to tell us the correct way to spell things out and when to capitalize certain words.

So it was only a matter time before a group made a parody version. Meet the Fake AP Stylebook Twitter which always manages to bring a hilarious twist to seemingly serious notes on American journalism. (Example: Do not write that someone "sported a mad boner" unless you have sourced documentation of the madness of said boner.)

Attack of the Blog! recently caught up with the two founders of the Fake AP Stylebook, Mark Hale and Ken Lowery, to get the lowdown on their comedy project and their personal pet peeves.

(Our latest favorite Tweet: When writing front-page headlines, make sure they are clear, can be read while spinning and move the movie's plot forward.)

How did the Fake AP Style Book Twitter get started?

Mark: Ken showed me the real AP Stylebook's Twitter feed, since he knew I had a bit of a journalism background, and I checked it out and replied "I'm not sure if I'm sad or relieved that this isn't a joke feed," And off we went.  He wrote a fake entry, I wrote a fake entry, he started a feed for it, and here we are, three weeks and 48,000 followers later.

Ken:  We've done joke feeds like this before (@zombiehorde, @thisreallyhurts, @forevercon, and others), and mostly they were exercises in comedy, not unlike improv prompts. "Tell this kind of joke in this style. Now do a new one every day." For whatever reason, this is the one that blew up. Quite by accident, I'd like to add.


Tags: Comedy
AOTS Monday, November 16
Posted By: Eugene Morton - Monday, November 16, 2009 5:30 PM
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There's no denying the Internet's impact on every day life. That's why Kevin Pereira talks to David-Michel Davies, the Executive Director of the Webby Awards, to talk about the top most influential web moments of the decade.
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The sequel to the popular Left 4 Dead is finally out! Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira break down what new features and gameplay fans can expect in all the zombie killing from Left 4 Dead 2. Pills here!
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Tuesday means it's time for more DVDs! Chris Gore talks to Olivia Munn about three new releases coming out this week; J.J. Abram's 'Star Trek,' the controversial 'Bruno' and a very special film, 'Official Rejection.'
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We took you to Vegas for SEMA 09 and now we're taking you overseas to check out some of the hottest rides available, like Russia's Monaco Red Diamond Edition SUV and Ducati's Multistrada 1200 multi-terrain motorbike from Italy.
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Blair Herter brings a nice and healthy news feeding with stories on the Pirate Bay tracker shutting down for good, YouTube's new channel for citizen journalists and more.
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When you think racing, you think of only two things... Volkswagens and iPhones! Check out this Quick Hit of Real Racing GTI, which combines the two of them seamlessly.
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New correspondent Alex Sim-Wise reports from London on her real life training for zombie apocalypse survival with military experts and the developers from Left 4 Dead 2. Somehow we don't think this will involve any health packs.
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Amazing Modern Warfare 2 Knife Throw, Shrooms, Wedding Crasher, Between Two Ferns with Conan O'Brien, Beard Cage.
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Olivia Munn announces her own magazine and calls upon AOTS fans to pick the pinup that will be included as a poster in it.

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