Watch as David Tenant narrates the first episode of “Pets – Wild at Heart” where we see the extraordinary mimicking skill of a very special budgie named “Disco.” Disco has memorized over 130 phrases, and he seems to think he’s the avian version of a Time Lord. He’s also a little short to be a Stormtrooper. (Just watch the video!)
And here’s the trailer of the show, which will start on January 21st on BBC one.
Mario meets Taken in a short trailer parody where the iconic plumber must save Princess Toadstool (Peach) and Daisy from a band of familiar mushroom kingdom goons.
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Listen as stand up comedian Mike Bobrinskoy tells the exciting and hilarious tale of an email exchange he had what what seems to be an OK Cupid scammer.
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Here is the first issue of the whole new Star Wars comic book series from Marvel featuring an exclusive variant cover by artist Pasqual Ferry!
Set directly after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV, the series (helmed by the all-star creative of team of writer Jason Aaron and artist John Cassaday) is going to be flagship of Marvel’s new canonical line of comics. Yes, you read that word right: canonical! What actually happened following the destruction of Death Star? Did Darth Vader throw up with all that spinning? Did Luke ever use that cool grappling hook again? These questions (maybe) and (probably) more will be answered in Star Wars #1 ThinkGeek Exclusive Variant!
Edit: Please note that you can also buy the version with the original cover on Amazon.com.
The genius folks over at 8-Bit Cinema have decided to cave and finally give the people what they really want right now, Guardians of the Galaxy if it were an 8-bit game from the bygone Nintendo era. Everything from the chip-tune music to the perfect pixel representations of every character, all you will think after seeing this is: why isn’t this a real thing? Heck, there’s even a side scrolling space shooter stage. Doesn’t get much more retro awesome than that.
Also, yes, dancing Groot makes an awesome appearance, of course.
H/T toi09
Tags: 8 bit cinema, funny, graphics, Guardians of the Galaxy, makeover, NES, Nintendo, pixel art, video game
Bleary-eyed Australian commuters confused by the dark turned out to be victims of a bug in local cellphone towers.
Local radio stations reported numerous calls from drivers in Brisbane wondering why traffic was busier than usual before the traditional rush hour. Meanwhile coffee shops reported customers who seemed less amplified than normal, while one radio reporter admitted being baffled that his journey to work was in darker conditions than normal and arriving to find his office still locked.
It turned out that those affected had been relying on both the time display and alarm on their cellphones. The problem affected people on multiple networks, suggesting the issue was with time signals from cellphone towers.
At the moment the most credible explanation is that a software bug had caused the tower systems to switch to daylight savings time. (It’s currently summer in Australia.) Brisbane is in the state of Queensland (pictured) which, unlike most of Australia, opts out of daylight savings time and keeps the same time all year round.
The BBC notes that cellphone networks were quick to react on social media. Optus offered to cover the cost of a cup of coffee for customers who showed their phones in a specified city center cafe. Meanwhile Virgin offered to donate cash for one meal for vulnerable people through charity for each customer who posted a picture of themselves with their unexpectedly-early morning drink.
A simple and quick explanation on how plate tectonics really work by the folks over at Minute Earth.
