Video of the Day: Richard Pryor Teaches Children The Alphabet

Good clean humor from the master himself. Educational too!

Fan Creates 'Ghostbusters' Themed Stormtrooper Helmet or "Something Strange ..... In Your Galaxy Far, Far Away"

The 501st TK Project is a "Star Wars" themed charity event, where fans are invited to create unique Stormtrooper helmets which will be auctioned off to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Of the many entrants, artist Nicole Falk created this "Ghostbusters" inspired helmet.

Apparently, when not sliming Dr. Peter Venkman, Slimer (aka "The Onion Headed Ghost") works for Emperor Palpatine. Not sure what he does. Maybe it involves food testing? Scaring Stormtroopers? Trying to get Lord Vader to laugh?

(Via Ghostbustersnews.com)

Scientists Develop New Healing Technology Or "Hey, Who Wants An Artificial Healing Factor?"

Scientists at the University of Columbia have created a new process, where they can implant special 'scaffolding' into a damaged limb to aid in healing. This scaffolding is coated in a special growth protein to aid the body's natural recovery process.

Know what this means? This means as soon as it's been refined and is working properly, I am going to be able to get my very own version of Wolverine's healing factor.

Pardon me. Time for another Kool Aid moment!

(Via Gamma Squad & DVICE)

New Cop Show To Mix Horror Movie Genres or "Zombie Cops & Vampires, Not Cops And Robbers"

With the proliferation of dramatic vampire shows ("The Gates",  "True Blood", "The Vampire Diaries") currently on TV, it looks like at least one network thinks the subject is a little played out and needs something new. Something fresh. Well, maybe not so fresh. Something that's risen from the dead.

NBC is looking at producing a new cop procedural show tentatively called "Zombies vs Vampires". The show centers around a world where zombies exist and are policed by a special police squad.  And one of the cops is secretly a vampire, a fact he hides from his human partner.

Vampire shows haven't been the same since "Buffy" and "Angel" went off the air, but this one shows a lot of potential. Here's hoping that it doesn't .... suck.

Yes. I did go for the obligatory 'vampire' pun.

(Via AintItCoolNews.com)

Marvel Comics To Publish New 'Thunderstrike' Title or "The '90s Are Coming Back!"

An eagle-eyed fan spotted this news at the New York Comic Con: Marvel Comics is bringing back the character "Thunderstrike", a man named Eric Masterson that once filled in for the Mighty Thor back in the day, in a new limited series. Seeing as 'Batman Beyond' has finally been retconned (or is it future-conned?) into the DC Comics continuity and the recent 'Spider-man: Clone Wars" mini series, this is not all that surprising. But what about "Darkhawk"?

I want my new "Darkhawk" series, mofo's!!

(Via Bleeding Cool)

'Plants Vs Zombies' Almost Sued By Jackson Estate or "Do The Zombie Hustle!"

Have you ever heard or played ''Plants vs Zombies''? If you have, you know it is one the most addictive games to come out of Pop Cap Games in the last long while. It's full of imaginative zombie types, not the least of which is the Moonwalker Zombie, a 'Michael Jackson-esque' zombie that summons a squad of back-up dancer zombies to attack en masse.

Well, the estate of Michael Jackson (read, 'Poppa Joe Jackson') didn't like this and instigated proceedings to sue Pop Cap Games for defamation. Cleverly side-stepping the lawsuit, Pop Cap decided to remove the MJ zombie and replace it with this, the new, improved 'Moonwalker Zombie'!

What kind of bothers me isn't that Pop Cap decided to take an appropriate course of action to avoid a potentially damaging lawsuit. It's that the Jackson estate decided that this kind of thing was entirely necessary. I know there is some sort of legal precedent for this, 'defamation of character' or the likeness of the Gloved on in "Thriller" being copyrighted and what not.

The original Moonwalker Zombie was, at best, a loving homage to one of the most innovative music videos of the 1980s. I mean, if people who do parodies of such things can be sued, MAD Magazine better watch out!

(Via Joystick Division)

Video of the Day: Michael Jackson's "Thriller" - Plants vs Zombies Remix!!

Take one MJ's greatest hits, mix in 'Plants vs Zombies' (one the most entertaining games of the last couple of years), mix well and you get this awesome video! It's not the first, or the best, remix video of "Thriller", but it sure is amusing!