Posts Tagged ‘prequel’
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As you can see, after being out of commission since Wednesday evening, Theater Hopper is up and running! Aren’t you glad I had a comic prepared in case of just such a miracle?
The story behind our down time is long and sorted. Longer and more sorted than I care to go into right now. But rest assured, I have a rant on deck that could choke a donkey!
For now, do as I do and count your blessings that the site has returned unharmed. I’m just so elated to have it up and running again, I think I’ll leave it at that for now. Check back later for the full story.
Oh! And for those of you who e-mailed and offered support, thank you. I know I’ll thank you again, but I wanted to thank you now, too.
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Apr28
It IS true that long time Star Trek producer Rick Berman is looking into filming an eleventh Star Trek movie. But since the cast of The Next Generation announced (in unison, I presume) that the Gawd-awful Nemesis would be their swan song, Berman has had to rely on his wits to get by.
His answer? A prequel!
Yes, Rick Berman isn’t satisfied until he’s ruined everything Gene Roddenberry hoped to accomplish with his franchise.
You’ll have to apologize for the lame Khan joke that kicks off today’s strip. It’s been done before and by better comics. But I felt it was a necessary device to get to the William Shatner underwear-stealing gag I had saved for the last panel.
Not much else to report for the moment, but if you have a webcam and are looking for new portals on which to slap your mug, it should be known that the Theater Hopper forums has a portal of its very own! All you have to do is sign up for an account in the forums, include the URL path to your cam image and you’re set!
Also, don’t forget that pre-orders for the very first Theater Hopper t-shirt end this Friday. Be sure to check out the store to find out how to order one!
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Jun02
Still recovering from my trip across the pond, but surprisingly, the jet lag hasn’t hit me yet. I went back to work yesterday and was fairly functional! I’m just worried that at some point I’ll be driving on my way to Arby’s this weekend and a sudden bout of narcolepsy will drive me into the median. Keep your fingers crossed, kids!
Big thanks to Jonah and Jeremy Gregory for today’s guest strip. I’m always a sucker for a great Muppet Babies reference! You should really check out their comic Random Pirate Comics. What’s cool about it is that you’re not enjoying one comic, but several! You have to visit the site to see what I mean. So what are you waiting for?
I know I said that the guest strips would end after today, but I actually got a couple more in my inbox that will carry us through over the weekend. The one I have on deck for Sunday will be a nice little bookend to my extended hiatus. But I promise I’ll be back in action on Monday again.
At any rate, be sure to come back to the site both Saturday and Sunday for some extra goodies.
As I mentioned yesterday, in addition to extra guest strips, a few more pre-orders for the book came in while I’m away. We’re closer to our goal, but still a long ways away. I’ve been trying to stay positive throughout the entire pre-sale event, stay excited and hopefully get you guys excited as well.
However, at this point, with the June 11 deadline for pre-orders looming, I have to take a more realistic approach.
I don’t think we’re going to make the goal of getting 300 books. What that means for those of you who have placed orders, I don’t know. I’d still like to go forward with it. There are too many of you who’ve shown faith and support in this project to turn tail and run. Whether that means I order a lower print run and lose a cut of the potential revenue or if I try to scrounge up some money on my own to pay for the difference, I haven’t decided.
But whatever the outcome, today is payday. So if you were thinking about pre-ordering a book at all, today is the day! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK TODAY!
Thanks again to everyone for their support. One thing is for sure, this has been a real learning experience and I still think there are lessons for me to learn. So in the very least, I am greatful for that.
Talk to you soon!
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I remember when they announced that all 6 Star Wars movies were going to be available on Blu-ray at the same time and I had a little bit of an internal conflict about whether or not I would introduce the franchise to my son starting with A New Hope or with The Phantom Menace.
It didn’t take me long to decide that the Original Trilogy should come first. Chronology is nice, and everything. But my love of Star Wars is based around a certain experience or feeling I can’t quite articulate.
This video helped give that feeling meaning…
The prequels are fine, but the Original Trilogy always comes first.
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Earlier in the week, Fox released a teaser video promoting the soon-to-be released trailer for the Alien prequel Prometheus. That’s a bit of unconventional marketing. Basically taking the teaser aspect of promotion out of the hands of Entertainment Tonight, or what have you. It made me excited to watch the first trailer and write about it here.
Then I watched it.
The trailer isn’t bad, really. I just had a hard time latching on to it – I think because of how the title card came up so slowly in front of the rapid, flickering images from the film.
Maybe it was a clever tactic to get people to pour over every frame and study the trailer like an ancient text. I just don’t have the time for that kind of stuff, man.
Luckily, Movieline does. They posted 50 stills from the trailer that you probably want to check out.
I’ll be honest… looking at those stills made me more excited for Prometheus than watching the trailer did.
What was your reaction to the Prometheus trailer? Leave your comments below!
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