May 17, 2010, 3:20pm

Little known fact: In the intitial shoots of “Predator”, the Predator was a giant bug, portayed by none other than mega-agile martial arts god Jean-Claude Van Damme. He quit after 2 days, unhappy playing an anonymous special effect and not wanting to be overshadowed and defeated by the Arnold. He was replaced by the 7’2” mime Kevin Peter Hall, who also played Harry in “Harry and the Hendersons.”

May 12, 2009, 10:17am

This is seriously happening right outside my office window right now.

April 28, 2009, 2:16pm

CNN reporter Dennis Michael described Bulbasaur as “the Carmen Miranda of Pokémon.” Joyce Millman’s impression of a Bulbasaur was that it looked like “a dinosaur thingy with what looks like a large garlic bulb growing out of its back.” She did not know how it defeated its opponents but speculated that “perhaps it overpowers them with a strong batch of pesto.”

According to a panel of 5-8 year olds assembled by the Honolulu Star Bullitin in 1999, Bulbasaur was one of the children’s three favorite Pokémon. A writer for the The Observer noted that Bulbasaur was the the third most popular Pokemon after Charizard (who was “was sleek, powerful, and utterly destructive”) and Squirtle (who “would evolve into Blastoise, a turtle with huge water cannons on its back.”) He speculated that the people who chose Bulbasaur were ones who “knew how it felt to be picked last in gym class.”

In the Ohio State Sentinal, Matthew Gross felt that Charmander is superior to Bulbasaur, saying Bulbasaur has “shown evidence of sloth and laziness.” In contrast, Clark Helmsley feels that Bulbasaur is superior, noting that it is higher in four of the six main Pokemon statistics. Helmsley also feels that Bulbasaur’s loyalty is more important than Charmander’s abiltiy to evolve into the powerful Charizard.

-From the Wikipedia Entry for Bulbasaur, under “Critical Reception”

Via The ISB.

April 22, 2009, 3:33pm

From Topps’ 1998 trading card deck “Dinosaurs Attack.”

“A nation watched in horror as the President, while boarding his helicopter and shouting to reporters on the White House lawn, was savagely slain by a trio of hungry Pteranodons. The First Lady and two Secret Service men were also eaten alive as hundreds of concerned citizens watched on live TV.”

Reverse of “#13 Rock Concert Carnage”

The blood splattered reverse of “#9 Nuptial Nightmare.”

Notable for the loose, surreal plotline and intense gore, these cards traumatized a generation. See much much more, including a nine-year-old firing a bazooka into a brontosaurus, a busload of schoolchildren being ripped apart, and pro-wrestlers wrestling a dino at Bob Heffner’s When Dinosaurs Attack page.

April 17, 2009, 10:01am

3D rendered steampunk godzilla.

December 16, 2008, 4:27pm