Click On This: February 8th Edition!
Feb 8, 2013

Football! Superheroes! Jewelry! Dinosaurs!  All in this week’s guide to the awesomeness on the the internet.

While we bid farewell to this up and down NFL season, Pixar animator Austin Madison, offered a full series of pieces based on the most memorable confrontations.  Savvy fans will smile at all the pop culture jokes Madison slipped in.

For those six of you who didn’t watch the big game, which once again set new records over the weekend, you missed a few things.  Those things included this Will Ferrel gem, a blackout that some brands capitalized on to great effect, and a half time show that saw Beyonce’s publicist’s sad attempt to remove all unflattering photos of her client from the web.  This of course made said photos go viral, and led to such wonderful memes as this:

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Oh internet, you so crazy!

Unfortunately, it seems like the Justice League also can’t catch a break, as the newest rumors have Warner scrambling for answers after the recent script commissioned received less than favorable reviews.

Fear not though, if you’re looking to change the fate of the Justice League and the rest of the free world, a certain organization is stepping up their recruitment efforts.  We wonder if our expertise in PR will benefit their Mass Device Initiative.

This week, we also got wind of a few things we NEED.  Including this awesome Star Wars inspired cameo, these fantastic Marko Manev Super Hero Noir Prints:

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And maybe the greatest dinosaur toy ever!  Please make a note as Click’s birthday IS coming up in May.

In other dinosaur related news — yes, it’s been a busy week for dinos — we’ve heralded the joy that is T-rex Trying multiple times before on this blog.  Those in the LA area can catch a signing and reading with the man responsible tonight at Skylight Books.  If you head out, look for us and say hello.  You know, when you are chortling.

We’ll leave you with a belly laugh in the form of this fake oscar campaign video for Anne Hathaway.

For our friends out East, stay warm and happy weekend!

By: jonah

Click On This: Movember 30, 2012 Edition
Nov 30, 2012

It’s been two weeks since our last edition of Click On This! We hope you had a lovely holiday.  We know we did!  In this week’s post we talk Academy Awards, animation news, and bid a fond farewell to our friends’ somewhat awkward odes to 70s styles.

While the ceremony itself is still a few months off, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the finalists for this year’s Visual Effects Award.

Animation fans got some interesting tidbits from creators about a Roger Rabbit sequel as well as news of a Family Guy movie.  Unfortunately both tidbits were of the vague variety and not actual studio announcements.  Still it’s exciting none-the-less!

In stranger news, the folks at Imagine Entertainment have announced the board game version of popular romance novel 50 Shades of Grey.

We predict it will be a hit at kids’ parties everywhere!

 

Exciting casting news for Marvel’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film was overshadowed by a bit of an internt controversy surrounding the film’s helmer James Gunn. After the fallout, Gunn issued a very aware, but succinct apology.  With so many in Hollywood issuing forced apologies, it’s nice to read one with such sincerity.

In case you missed it, the viral marketing campaign for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming giant monsters versus giant robots film Pacific Rim kicked off this week with a teaser video and robot blueprints.

Finally, we end Movember and say goodbye to a bunch of moustaches and welcome back the naked upper lips our Facebook feeds are filled with every other month of the year.  According to founder Adam Garone, the campaign started like many humanitarian efforts do: as a bar bet.  So far the campaign has raised over 126 million dollars for cancer research; no stats are available on how many relationships have been negatively affected by poorly grown homages to Burt Reynolds.  For those coping with the loss of their facial hair, we offer this helpful how to video.

That’s all for this week.  Enjoy the weekend Clicksters!

By: jonah

Click on This: October 26, 2012 Edition
Oct 26, 2012

We like “The Monster Mash” as much as anyone, but it’s a shame the song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is reserved for December.  Yes, we’re hurrying to complete all the last minute tweaks to our costumes.  (Gallery to come next week!)  But, it hardly seems fair to deny you your weekly dose of interweb goodness, so without further ado, here you go!

Want to be a part of the Click Team?  (Who doesn’t?)  Here’s your chance!  Warning do NOT apply if you are allergic to nerds or people who LOVE their job!

There are any number of feel good stories every day around the web, but how could we NOT mention this gem about a bunch of window washers who gave the kids of Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee a wonderful visit from their friendly neighborhood Spider-man and other Marvel heroes.

Speaking of Marvel heroes, it’s possible you saw THIS once or twice already but we had to include it here, too.  We’re not too excited yet, but May is still a long way off.

If you haven’t made your Halloween costume yet and are planning on going store-bought, Comics Alliance has a handy “What Not to Wear” guide for you.  We found the “Angry Birds Princess Leia” to be particularly horrifying.

Speaking of horror, our strategic partners at Adler Integrated got themselves nice and scared at LA’s Haunted Hayride.

If you’re looking for a special gift for that young (or young at heart) Lego maniac this Halloween, may we suggest these Monster Fighters?

Or, if you need a way to keep the Halloween Spirit going after next Wednesday, there’s a Zombie Shootout in Southern California on November 3rd.  We could pretend that we knew it benefited charity when we bought our tickets, but that would be disingenuous.

Finally, there’s Zen, and then there’s Tom Hanks.

Cut it out indeed.  Have a great weekend Clicksters, and a safe and Happy Halloween!

By: jonah

Click on This: September 21, 2012 Edition
Sep 21, 2012

Happy Friday, friends! We’ve successfully made it through another workweek, and you know what that means. It’s time for your weekly dose of interweb glory. This week we bow down to the folks at Mondo, join the fight to stop nerd-on-nerd crime, and give you two doses of heart warmth to get your weekend started off right!

Be still our Tarantino lovin’ hearts! This week, Lionsgate announced the November release of a ten disc/eight film Tarantino Blu-ray box set. Oh, and it gets better. The set comes with incredible artwork, courtesy of the talented folks at Mondo.

A thousand thank you’s to the geniuses behind the YouTube group “Bad Lip-Reading.” They worked their magic on The Hunger Games and it’s hilarious!

If, like us, you’re a fan of nerdy TV shows, but haven’t successfully convinced your loved ones to join in on the geeky goodness. Rest your troubled minds! Nerdapproved has assembled a “how-to” on effectively describing your favorite shows to help achieve your desired result.

Speaking of nerds, one of our favorites shares his disdain with geek-on-geek crime! “Can’t we all just live long and prosper?!”

What better way to celebrate the release of Bait 3D on DVD/Blu-ray than with a remote controlled shark?

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s a SHARK!

Needless to say, it was a big week for Apple as they released iOS6 just a few days before the iPhone 5 became available for purchase. Techcruch discusses the highs and lows of the software upgrade.

Now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for! It’s time to send some zen, heart warmth, giggles and glee your way to lead you into your weekend with a smile:

“Stephanie Tanner” had Mr. Bear, “Linus” had his blanket. Be it a plush toy or pillow, if you grew up with a security blanket of your own, you can imagine how devastating it would be if your beloved friend were to go missing. Watch as one boy is reunited with his long lost toy, “Ah-Ah”. It’s okay, we cried too.

Watch out “Babe” and “Wilbur,” this amazing lifesaving pig is giving you a run for your money in the adorable department.

Have a great weekend!

By: Julie Camberg

Click On This! – September 14, 2012 Edition
Sep 14, 2012

Is summer over yet?  As much as we love the summer for movies, the beach, and fun in the sun, we’re ready for the heatwave to end, and for the fall movie season to arrive.  Here’s your weekly reminder of things cool, cute, and industry relevant!

Possibly the most exciting intellectual nerd news comes out of TIFF where Lionsgate has agreed to distribute Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.  Of course genre nerds get some candy with this news as the film features several nerd icons and performers who regularly show up in the Whedonverse.

Bronies have a reason to rejoice this week, as the recent Friendship is Magic release rocketed (or galloped) to the top of the Amazon charts.

 

Geoff Boucher of the popular Hero Complex blog for the LA Times, is apparently leaving the Times after he built the Hero Complex into an incredibly recognizable web presence.

Millions of sites that utilized Go Daddy crashed this week.  While hacker Anonymous originally took the credit, it seems that it was a server issue.

Genre fans will be excited to note that there’s a new installment of Boondock Saints on the way.

If you’re looking to spice up your raging kegger this fall we found the answer in this curious little keg assistant.

While we normally offer a little cute each week, we fear this week’s offering may almost be too much.

Comics fans were hit with the not-so-shocking news that another major character death will “change the way you view the Marvel Universe!” … or something like that. Wake us when something exciting happens.

If you’re in LA, are you headed to this weekend’s Comikazee Expo?  We are.

Finally, the newest trailer for Wreck-it Ralph continues to make us anxious for the film.

We feel so bad, cause we truly love our jobs.  : )

Have a great weekend Clicksters!

By: jonah

Click on This! – August 31, 2012 Edition
Aug 31, 2012

It’s Friday again.  Time for a new Click on This!  In this week’s episode ooh and ahh to a talented pup, laugh with mom bloggers who get a taste of what it’s like to be a Disney voice, and thrill to the newest craze, the Zombie Run.

Last week Click took select Mom Bloggers for a special day at Disney, where they got a first hand look at what it takes to create the memorable voices for animated classics.

Speaking of Disney, if you ever wanted to dress like a Disney character in your daily life, but a bit more subtle, have we got the blog for you!

With all the attention Zombie Walks around the country have been getting, it was only a matter of tie, before the craze had it’s own evolution.

There’s something both adorable and bizarre about a pooch that barks the Game of thrones intro.

Never let it be said that the Click staff isn’t talented.  Click’s own Scott Neumyer is profiled on the Muck Rack.  And is the new Wired Geek Mom contributor also Click’s Dinah McLean?  Watch out interwebs, we’re everywhere!

We’ll leave you with this adorable moment of snuggly Zen.  Have a safe and happy Holiday weekend!

By: jonah

Click on This! – August 24, 2012 Edition
Aug 24, 2012

As the summer movie season comes to a close, this week’s installment of Click on This takes a look at some BIG casting news for some of next year’s anticipated releases, shares some pet parenting tricks, and looks at some awesome art.

If you’re like us, you LOVE awesome movie posters.  Artist Adam Rablais has an amazing selection of alternate movie poster designs available for sale in his Etsy store.

 

Sam Claflin.  First he was Finnick.  Then he wasn’t.  Now he is. For reals this time.  If you have no idea what we’re talking about, read the Hunger Games trilogy.  (After you finish Click on This of Course.)

As fans of Lost, we grew quite fond of Mr. Echo as portrayed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.  So w’ere extremely excited by the announcement that he’s joining Thor 2 as the powerhouse villain Kurse.

At Click, we love our dogs.  But as all dog lovers know, even the best pups can be a handful sometimes. And since it’s nice to share a laugh about our lovable, if often infuriating animal friends, we present Dog Shaming.  Enjoy.

 

In comics this week it was revealed that Superman’s newest love interest is none other than Wonder Woman.  For those of you wondering how Lois Lane feels about all this, fret not.  In the “New 52″ Lois and Clark aren’t married or even dating.

We’d also like to let our readers know that this Sunday is the third annual Women Read Comics in Public Day.  So grab a book and get to readin!

We finish our comics news trifecta with this interesting article about superhero body physiques from some of the most celebrated male and female (yes, there ARE women working in Comics) artists of today.

What would Pokemon look like if it came from the mind of Tim Burton?  Artist Vaughn Pinpin answers that question with some inspired designs over on his tumblr.

We are saddened by the passing of Muppet performer Jerry Nelson.  Nelson performed and voiced some of our favorite Jim Henson characters, including The Trash Heap, Floyd, and The Count. Instead of being melancholy, we’d like to reflect on the endless hours of joy that Nelson brought to all of us, and leave you with this -

 

 

The Trash Heap has spoken indeed.

We’ll leave you with what we assume has Joss Whedon’s master plan all along courtesy of artist Will Sliney from the Gutters.

Have an awesome weekend Clicksters!

 

 

By: jonah

Click on This! – August 10, 2012 Edition
Aug 10, 2012

Is it Friday already? And why are all these people following us?  I don’t know, maybe they should call it “Stalker Friday” instead.  We kid, we totally #FFed them first!  In this week’s installment of Click on This, we share our favorite new meme, talk BlogHer, and share a treat for Browncoats and LEGO lovers!

Speaking of #FF, we were all impressed and excited by the Mars Rover news, even if the pictures weren’t quite what we expected.

 

 

However, it seems that Curiosity itself is kind of snarky, and has taken to Twitter.  Our favorite so far: ‘PLAN 2 FROM OUTER SPACE: Everyone flashmobs PLUTO… dress like PIRATES, dance to C+C MUSIC FACTORY. Pluto is all WTF?’  We suggest you follow along and laugh with us.

 

We sent some reps to BlogHer, and apparently they were able to bring home great swag … for their pets.

 

Continuing with industry news, Fast Company has a fun piece introducing the faces behind some of the biggest brands on Twitter.  Of course we were slightly crushed to discover that the Tweep behind Hornitos was NOT a masked wrestler, OR this guy.

 

As we watched the Olympics, we expected to see records broken and truly beautiful performances.  But who knew that the medal ceremonies would birth a new meme?

Of course, when asked to comment Courage Wolf, Nyan Cat, and Honey Badger were all similarly “unimpressed”.

 

Casual admirers will be impressed at the scale and time taken to construct.  Browncoats will smile at their favorite series being expressed in such intricate detail.  LEGO builders will marvel at the scale of the project.  But Browncoats who collect LEGOs – like yours truly – saw our jaws drop when we came across this.

 

Finally, we leave you with some adorable hilariousness.

 

 

Have a great weekend Clicksters!

 

 

By: jonah

Click on This! – August 3, 2012 Edition
Aug 3, 2012

Ah, True Believers, you’ve made it to another Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of our world famous (at least to our grandmothers) edition of Click on This!  You see, we know how busy you are, and realize that not everyone really has the time to scour the net for better ways to avoid doing work while staring at your computer screen.  So each week we comb through the most hilarious/sometimes-relevant-to-our-industry stories and bring you the best.  This week we double down on cute, cute, and cute; share true tales of Brony unity; and look at Kevin Bacon future Olympic hopeful.

Oh Jerry Springer, how you’ve fallen . . . even further.  Still, doesn’t it seem like staging fights between Ooh La La and his multiple paramours isn’t as bad as incurring the wrath and scorn of the Brony Nation?

While the internet isn’t ALL sneezing baby pandas, it does provide plenty of adorableness.

For you Star Wars fans, Etsy shop The Octopus Tree House currently has some awesome prints of the sweetest “li’l villains” we’ve ever seen.

“My, baby Jabba, what big eyes you have!” “All the better to tug at your heartstrings…”

No really, do yourself a favor and check ‘em out.

We at Click have LONG been fans of papercraft … well … crafts …  and these new additions by Qooplo really seem to exponentially expand upon the inherent cute factor.

We’ve all had bad nights before, but it’s less “baaaarf” and much more “awww” when it’s our four legged friends who are all partied out.

Pugs Like to Party Down

 

On the business tip, while we may find issue with the moniker “Original Ginger” (we feel like there HAVE to have been some redheads kicking around somewhere before) we did find this guide to sizing images properly for all your social media sites incredibly informative.

Finally, as we continue to watch the Olympics with the rest of the world, we can’t help but speculate on future events.  Ideally ones feature Kevin Bacon.  And his adorable dog, too!

 


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That’s all for this week!  Have a safe and happy weekend!

 

 

 

By: jonah

The New British Invasion
Jul 27, 2012

With the Olympic Games kicking off today, all eyes have turned to London as the world prepares to celebrate nationality and diversity. As such, I have also turned an appreciative eye to London with a tribute to some of my favorite new Brits from across the pond.

GOLD MEDAL: TIE!

Tom Hardy

Photo by Jon Furniss

Why You Know Him: He’s become a household name due to his most recent role as Bane in Warner Bros. The Dark Night Rises (2012).

Still from The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros.)

Films you may or may not also remember him from:

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features, 2011)

RocknRolla (Warner Bros., 2008)

Black Hawk Down (Columbia Pictures, 2001)

Band of Brothers (HBO, 2001)

Solider, spy, villain, whatever—I’ll be in the front row.

Tom Hiddleston

Photo by Slaven Vlasic

Why You Know Him: He recently became popular as Thor’s troublesome brother Loki in Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers (Marvel/Disney, 2012).

Still from Marvel’s The Avengers

2011 was quite the year for our Mr. Hiddleston!

Thor (Paramount Pictures/Marvel, 2011)

War Horse (Dreamworks, 2011)

Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics, 2011)

And he clearly has a penchant for literary characters, with his upcoming rolls as Henry V in Henry V (BBC TV Movie 2013) and Prince Hal in Henry IV (BBC TV Movie  2013).

Who doesn’t love an intellectual with a mischievous grin?

SILVER MEDAL:

Michael Fassbender

Photo by Pascal Le Segretain

Why You Know Him: He earned some serious geek cred as a robot in Prometheus (20th Century Fox, 2012) and as Magneto in X-Men: First Class (20th Century Fox, 2011).

Still from X-men: First Class (20th Century Fox)

 

The German-born, Irish-raised Fassbender has been on our radars since sharing screen-time with Tom Hardy in Band of Brothers. Take some time to re-watch some other Fassbender films:

Shame (Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2011)

Inglorious Basterds (Universal Pictures, 2009)

300 (Warner Bros., 2006)

Band of Brothers (HBO, 2001)

In my view, there are very few troubles that can’t be improved with a nice smile and some British charm/sarcasm. (Wait, is that redundant?)

BRONZE MEDAL:

Henry Cavill

Photo source: HenryCavill.org

Why You Know Him: This superhero-sized actor is quickly becoming a household name with his upcoming role as Clark Kent/Superman in Man of Steel.

Still from “The Tudors” (Showtime)

He’s most commonly recognized by fans of the show “The Tudors” (Showtime, 2007 – 2010) for his role as King Henry VIII’s right hand man/brother-in-law Charles Brandon.

Looking for a quirky Saturday night period piece film?

I Capture The Castle (BBC/Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2003)

The Count of Monte Cristo (Touchstone Pictures, 2002)

Any man that can pull off a velvet doublet gets an ‘A’ in my book.

Additional contenders: Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alex Pettyfer. Any I missed? Add them in the comments!

By: Emily Ronkar

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