I can’t help enjoying quality Nerd Music, so here are a few more songs I really like listening to, starting with Don’t Unplug Me by All Caps, a great tune about robots in love. Next up is the Gryffindor Rally Cry which is (surprise, surprise) from the Harry Potter universe. Finally, the TWILIGHT SUCKS! Emo Vampire Song rounds out the series. Some of these videos are actually fun!
Captain America: the First Avenger brings the WWII origin of the early Marvel superhero to the big screen, and sets us up for next years Avengers group film. I have enjoyed every movie in this series, and I am probably going to opt for the 3D version of this one. It is not alone in the theaters this weekend, because Another Earth also is opening, although a bit more limited screen count wise. This one is true science fiction the way Moon, Silent Running, and Cold Souls were, telling a unique story from the human perspective, and exploring the implications. It won Sundance this year, and I am going to have to try to make both of these movies this weekend if the latter is opening anywhere near me.
In movies, Limitless is a driving story of artificially boosted intelligence, and what the implications might be. I loved this one in the theaters, and ordinarily it would get my vote for top pick, but also out this week is the live action version of Tekken.
In TV, the choice release is Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One. I am not in favor of the new trend of releasing half a season of a program at a time because they try to use it to raise the prices, but sometimes you can find some good deals on these, and this is one of those times. Plus, it’s Doctor Who, so I would be picking it up regardless. Also out this week, Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series, packaging up the first two seasons with the miniseries Children of Earth into a single box set. If you bought the seasons separately, there doesn’t seem to be a lot new here; while they mention 10 hours of bonus features, that was about what you had on the original single season DVDs when you added them up, and no where does the BBC say if they are new features or the old ones recycled.
In Anime, Queens Blade 2: Evil Eye Series Part 2 continues the battle royal to determine the new ruler, as well as the practice of selling series in half-season chunks. And in classic re-releases, Gungrave – The Complete Series makes Gungrave affordable in a single box set; around $26 with a little shopping around.
The band is called Chameleon Circuit, and their music is all about Doctor Who. The first song in this sample set is Type 40, which is all about the Tardis itself, and the second is An Awful Lot of Running Around, which is pretty much the Companions job description.
The Disney version of John Carter of Mars has finally released its first major trailer, and it looks good. I appreciate the decision to keep it in its original time (it was written in 1912 after all, some of the logic and assumptions do not match up with the world a hundred years later). While I completely enjoyed the 2009 direct to video Princess of Mars, basically this same story with Traci Lords as Dejah Thoris, I am really looking forward to this version.
Haruhi Suzumiya has had an assortment of Manga and two seasons of Anime created for and about her, and now she finally has her own Apps. They are simple Apps that allow you some dialog access, a clock, and an alarm function, at least as far as I can tell. While I currently have a small Nihongo (Japanese) vocabulary, I haven’t learned how to read Kanji yet, so I may be missing some functions because I can’t read the instructions. At the moment Haruhi’s AniPoke is free, and until the end of August Mikuru’s AniPoke and Nagato’s AniPoke will each run at $0.99. Once we hit September the other two go back up to their normal $3.99 each. I could not find any difference between the paid and free variations, beyond who the character you were poking was (and no, this series isn’t ANYTHING like Pokeman; shame on you for not knowing that!). The alarm function gives you the voice of the character telling you to pay attention, over and over; it doesn’t stop until you tell it to. Thanks to the folks at Crunchyroll for the heads up on this one.