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Archive for June, 2006

Quick Stop Interview: Amy Sedaris & Paul Dinello

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 5:24am

strangerssm.jpgWe chat with two of the stars behind the big screen adaptation of Comedy Central’s late, lamented, twisted work of surreal genius, STRANGERS WITH CANDY.

Melonpool Quickcast #2: Fourth of July Spectacular

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 5:00am

melonpoolsm1.gifSupreme Ruler of the Known Universe Ralph Zinobop promises the world and denies any connection to local prostitutes in the Melonpool Quickcast Fourth of July Spectacular!

Weekend Shopping Guide 6/30/06: It’s Clobberin’ Time

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 4:28am

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

Scrubs Blog: Week 29 – Summer Talk

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 2:34am

scrubssm.jpgIt may be summer hiatus, but we roll out the first in a series of exclusive episode commentaries to hold you over the long wait for Season 6…

Game On! 6-30-2006

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 1:41am

Game On! returns this week with more reviews a some Xbox Live news with new maps for CALL OF DUTY 2 and looks at NBA BALLERS: REBOUND, Disney/Pixar’s CARS, MOTO GP 06, THE MOVIES: STUNTS AND EFFECTS EXPANSION PACK and METAL GEAR SOLID: DIGITAL GRAPHIC NOVEL…

Comics in Context #135: The Passive Aggressive Phoenix Saga

Posted Friday, June 30th, 2006 at 0:16am

comicsincontextsm.jpgPeter Sanderson wraps up his in-depth look at X-MEN: THE LAST STAND.

Nocturnal Admissions

Posted Thursday, June 29th, 2006 at 2:42am

nocturnalsm.jpgPolitics and the military are the themes of two new DVDs this week, as D. K. Holm takes a look at ANNAPOLIS and COMMNADER IN CHIEF.

The Fred Hembeck Show: Episode 63 - MoCCA Jones

Posted Thursday, June 29th, 2006 at 2:40am

After an impulse purchase of the massive indie comic tome, Fred is blown away by Alex Robinson’s BOX OFFICE POISON…

Fat Man Pants: Beers and interview = Mattt sounding dumb

Posted Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 14:25pm

fatmansq.jpgThis week, Mattt Potter talks to Director Adam Rifkin, bitches about Will Wilkins then says he is a good guy, but then bitches about him again, and drops some “OLD FOOL” science on your ass! (If you know what I mean!)

Brat-halla #134: Norse Force - Ravens From Home

Posted Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 5:35am

brathallasm.gifThis week, Hod gets a visit from Odin’s ravens and finds out how the family’s been doing without him around.

Film Flam Flummox: Clickable Supes

Posted Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 2:57am

filmflamsm.jpgMichael Dequina talks Superman, CLICK, and a flick about WAIST DEEP.

Clerks 2 InAction Short #1

Posted Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 at 11:00am

clerksinactionsm.jpgRandal & Dante ponder what flick moviegoers will be seeing this summer in the first of our exclusive Clerks 2 InAction shorts.

Toy Box: Hawaiian Spike and Angel

Posted Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 at 3:18am

toyboxsm.gifHawaii may be home to beautiful beaches and wonderful people, but nothing can suck the cool out of a vampire like wearing one of their trademark shirts. Angel and Spike might not make the cover of GC in these things, but they can make it on your shelf, thanks to Diamond. Check out the review!

Party Favors: Philadelphia Freedom

Posted Monday, June 26th, 2006 at 6:55am

partysm.jpgJoe Corey’s “Party Favors” column of pop-culture ephemera makes its home at the Quick Stop, with Seymore Butts, Russ Meyer, and Philly cheese.

Widge Goes Off: #1 - When Titans Concede!

Posted Monday, June 26th, 2006 at 5:15am

widgesm.jpgWidget Walls’ “Widge Goes Off” returns with a Quickcast and a round of Monday Morning Box Office Quarterbacking.

Spook’d #83: Amazing Finish

Posted Monday, June 26th, 2006 at 5:14am

spookdkips.gifThis week, our host Alastor waits at the finish line for the finalsits of the Amazingly Deadly Race.

Quick Stop Interview: Tim Nett of Trailer Park and Producer of The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards

Posted Monday, June 26th, 2006 at 5:13am

trailerparksm.jpgChristopher Stipp of Trailer Park talks to Tim Nett of… Trailer Park, as they discuss the evolution of modern trailers and the people who make them.

Quickcast Commentary: The Venture Bros.

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 15:06pm

venturesm.jpgWe wrap up our inaugural week with an exclusive “lost” audio commentary from the first season of THE VENTURE BROS., which makes its second season debut this Sunday evening at 10:30pm on [adult swim].

Scrubs Blog: Week 28 – Hellos & Goodbyes

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 11:59am

scrubssm.jpgQuick Stop is now the exclusive home of the Scrubs Blog, featuring behind-the-scenes shenanigans and insights from the cast & crew of NBC’s fan favorite med-com. This week, it’s a special Season 5 farewell…

Weekend Shopping Guide 6/23/06: Push the Button, Frank

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 5:40am

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…

Addicted To Bad: Paid Up

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 5:32am

addictedsm.jpgForget studying, flash cards and practice tests! Addicted to Bad has the proven, PAY IT FORWARD method of guaranteed A’s! Sure, it involves letting your horribly disfigured teacher score with your mom, but you want to get into a good school, right?

Melonpool Quickcast #1: Santa Monica Kids

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 5:18am

melonpoolsm.gifSteve Troop’s Melonpool lands at Quick Stop with a Quickcast video series, the first installment of which proves how difficult it is to work with kids.

Comics in Context #134: Cineplex-Men

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 5:16am

comicsincontextsm.jpgPeter Sanderson’s in-depth comic analyses find their way to Quick Stop, beginning with a look at X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, both the flick and the Chris Claremont novelization.

Trailer Park: Hi. My Name Is.

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 3:28am

trailersm.jpgFrom re-introducing himself to revealing too much about himself, Christopher Stipp takes some time to review trailers for GRIDIRON GANG, WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?, GHOST RIDER and Jet Li’s triumphant looking FEARLESS all inside the Trailer Park.

Nocturnal Admissions: Running Scared

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 3:23am

nocturnalsm.jpgD. K. Holm catches up with the intense thriller Running Scared, by the team that gave us The Cooler.

Game On! 6-23-2006

Posted Friday, June 23rd, 2006 at 3:19am

Ian Bonds has all the gaming news and reviews you can use (as well as a rhyming dictionary) with his looks at ASTONISHIA STORY, ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS: TABLE TENNIS, STREET FIGHTER ALPHA ANTHOLOGY and AND 1 STREETBALL.

Ken P. D. Snyde-Cast 10: Fortune Cookies

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 5:46am

[adult swim]’s Dana Snyder and Ken Plume’s weekly chat podcast returns, now at the Quick Stop.

The Fred Hembeck Show: Episode 62 - Network Switching

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:50am

Cartoonist Fred Hembeck makes his Quick Stop debut with a personal piece about Al Jolson, The Beatles, and the incredible allure of Hayley Mills. You know, from THE PARENT TRAP…

Music For The Masses

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:48am

musicmassessm.jpgM.C. is back in the cushy new digs with an introduction, a couple of reviews, and a really cool contest… in that order.

Noctural Admissions: Opus Dei For Night

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:24am

nocturnalsm.jpgD.K. Holm is back with even more commentary on everything from Roger Ebert to John Wayne.

Tales from the Toybox: Wolverine vs. Sabretooth

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:17am

toyboxtales-20060622-00.jpgIn the first of our collectible spotlights, we take a gander at Sideshow’s epic Marvel “VS” series of dioramas featuring the two feral mutants locked in deadly combat.

International Intrigue: The 10 Best Foreign Films Of the ’90s

Posted Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 4:16am

internationalintriguesm.jpgAlison attempts to tell you about the best foreign films of the last decade and asks your opinion about what films truly are the best.

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini: Bill Morrison

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 16:17pm

monkeytalksm.jpgQuick Stop welcomes Paul Dini’s Monkey Talk (co-hosted by his irrepressible sock monkey son, Rashy) featuring an interview with comics artist/writer Bill Morrison (and plenty of Rashy shenanigans).

Mattt Potter’s Web Fun For Four Year Olds

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 16:10pm

matttpottersm.jpgYou know, we can’t even begin to describe the first Quick Stop piece from View Askew’s own Mattt Potter, so it’s probably best you just click on the link and experience it for yourself.

Brat-halla #133: Norse Force - Basic Training

Posted Wednesday, June 21st, 2006 at 10:40am

This week, Hod begins his rigorous training in a class made up of his martial artist peers… the toddlers.

Nocturnal Admissions: A Slacker Darkly

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 19:31pm

nocturnalsm.jpgD.K. Holm takes an in-depth look at filmmaker Richard Linklater’s latest, A Scanner Darkly, as well as his indie classic Slacker.

DVD Late Show: June 20, 2006

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 8:20am

Christopher Mills is back with the largest Late Show yet, with reviews of eleven new cult, exploitation and B-movies on DVD - everything from classic British horrors, Brazilian babes in bondage and spectacular space opera from the creators of Godzilla!

Toy Box: And just who the Hell do you think you are?

Posted Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 8:15am

Are you a fan of all things toy? Oh, c’mon, admit it - those action figures, busts and prop replicas are mighty cool. Michael Crawford will be giving you the lowdown every week on all the goodies! This week, a short introduction, just so we can get all personal like…

Open For Business

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 23:35pm

News-June19-mewes1.jpgThe construction crew has left, we’ve thrown open the doors, and we’re ready to serve you. We’ve even got a special welcome video and some hot coffee.

Quick Stop Interview: LITTLE BRITAIN’s David Walliams & Matt Lucas

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 18:15pm

interviews-20060619-littlebritain00We chat up David Walliams and Matt Lucas, the stars of Brit import Little Britain.

Preaching From The Longbox: The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 15:00pm

This week, Britt Schramm christens PftL’s move into its new digs by telling you why you should embrace the newest Saturday morning incarnation of the Dark Knight. Plus the PftL Mailbox, 3 New Comics to Keep Your Eye On This Week and a 4-color appearance by our man Kev; just not in the way that you’d expect.

Widge Goes Off: Billy Connolly and the Westbeth Connection

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 14:00pm

westbethsm.jpgWidget Walls discusses the strategy of New York’s Westbeth Entertainment - a strategy so terrifyingly simple, it beggars explanation as to why it hasn’t been done before. The strategy? Britain has plenty of comedy - let’s import some of theirs.

Spook’d #82: KIPS - Well-Suited

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 1:29am

This week in Spook’d, Van Helsing uses his brains to deal with the rioters as we finish off the current KIPS storyline.

The Battlestars: Live At The Mint

Posted Monday, June 19th, 2006 at 1:26am

Bear McCreary conducts and performs his score from Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica.

Antony Teofilo watched in awe as Bear McCreary, composer of the score to Battlestar Galactica, performed music from the show’s second season with his studio band for a modestly sized audience.

Game On! 6-15-2006

Posted Thursday, June 15th, 2006 at 22:41pm

Well, here I am, back again with more reviews and such for another fun-filled week in Game On! This week, I’ve actually got a couple of RPGs to cover, as well as a few of the more violent titles that have been recently released. I’m not much for intros as it is, so let’s just jump right in here, shall we?

Spook’d - #81 - Sweet Reunion

Posted Monday, June 12th, 2006 at 12:30pm

This week, Jeffery Stevenson and Seth Damoose demote young Hod back into the beginner’s stages of his life.

Spook’d - #80

Posted Monday, June 5th, 2006 at 11:15am

80: KIPS - Hurry, Hurry

Trailer Park: Revenge of The Ratner

Posted Friday, June 2nd, 2006 at 21:04pm

My very own lost-in-the-archives column with reviews of LITTLE MAN, FLUSHED AWAY, YOU ME AND DUPREE and WORLD TRADE CENTER. Collect all 6, trade with your friends…

International Intrigue

Posted Thursday, June 1st, 2006 at 22:45pm

The International Intrigue hiatus is officially over. I don’t know how you went about watching any foreign films at all in the past couple of weeks. Don’t worry, I’ve returned to guide you through the murky waters of languages not quite our own.

But in the interest of easing back in, I’ve just got one single solitary review for you (regulars will know that oftentimes I have many). So I dedicate this still not-all-that-short column to the “I love your column but it takes me all week to read it” crowd.