Who Ya Gonna Call? Hopefully, These Ladies (Updated)

By Rob Bricken in Miscellaneous
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 3:42PM

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I really think this "turn your awesomest dreams into photos" device must be real, as I'm hard-pressed to explain the number of incredibly swell photos that have fallen out of the end of the ol' intertubes this week. I'd long daydreamed of a Slave Leia Pillow Fight, and while I don't know who imaged over a dozen sexy Ghostbusters—who, not insignificantly, are professional NFL cheerleaders in their spare time—I'd happily send him a "thank you" card. On a related note, here's a gallery of an all-girl WWE catfight, including Lara Croft, Princess Leia, Batwoman (either a crappy Batman or a crappy version of the new lesbian Batwoman), and several others.

Ladies, I'm very sorry to leave you hanging on this All Hallow's Eve, but I've not seen any sexy-guys-in-nerdy-costumes pics. This is possibly because the Halloween industry is based almost entirely on women dressing like whorish pop cultures references, and not the other way around. Sorry about that. (Via Shutdown Corner)

Update: Link works now, fellas. Sorry for the consternation.

Delgo—Fantasy CG Movie or Something I Accidentally Stepped In?

By Rob Bricken in Cartoons, Movies
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 3:13PM


What the hell is this? I don't really know. Delgo appears to be a semi-major CG-animated film coming out this holiday, of some weird fantasy world of dragons, fairies, and some kind of fleshy lizard people. It looks like the filmmakers of made the bold choice of making their main characters disgusting to look at, much like the hideous gelflings in The Dark Crystal, a movie I loathe to this day. Of course, when you have the vocal talents of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt, it's hard to imagine that mass audiences won't fall in love with its nose-challenged protagonist, or his goofy-ass fantasy world. And if not, there's still a fart joke and a crotch-shot just in case. Delgo can't lose! (Via Filmdrunk)

Fan Fiction Friday: Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats in "Just a Cat"

By Rob Bricken in Nerdery
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 1:46PM

josie.jpgPlease, please think about the '70s cartoon character, and not Rosario Dawson when you read this. It makes a world of difference in this lovely little story by JayDee about the Pussycat's drummer/tambourine specialist.

A polite knock sounded on her room’s door. Valerie grinned and went to open it. ... Jay – not his real name - stood outside the hotel room door. He was very new to escort work and still pretty nervous meeting clients. He didn’t know any other escorts with the agency, which was how the company liked it, and so hadn’t been able to call on more experienced guys for advice. He did assume that they were mostly like him; good-looking guys from reasonably well off families who just needed a little extra money for college, and whose future career choices should help ensure they were quiet about spending a spell fucking for cash.

Okay. Valerie has asked for and received a male escort. And odd choice—one would think Josie would be the normal Pussycat pick, but that's cool. We're in standard fan fiction territory here. No worries.

“Hello Jay. I guess you know who I am, huh?”

“Yes Ma’am.”

“Well, come on in white boy. I want a better look at that butt!”

"White boy"? That's...vaguely disturbing. Is it okay that it's a black woman mocking a white prostitute? It isn't, is it? Well, I suppose it's better than the other way around, certainly. Mildly uncomfortable, but let's continue.

Un-noticed by Jay, Valerie’s uncut penis grew proudly erect from her crotch.

Well, of course. Fear the jump like you fear the reaper.

It's Bruticus Vs. Superion...Eventually

By Rob Bricken in Toys
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 11:57AM

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Even the most marginal of Transformers fans have to admit the awesomeness of the Combiners. My favorite was always Devastator, which had the most bad-ass name, in my opinion. If you preferred the Combaticons' Bruticus or the Aerialbots' Superion, you're in luck, because Hasbro will release two special sets of both mega-'Formers next year, as evidenced by two waaaay early (and already completed) eBay auctions. Now, both Bruticus and Superion are the Energon version, which aren't G1 accurate, but much better sculpted; plus, these releases are in their more G1-accurate colors—just like 2007's Devastator, actually, and also just like Devastator, these packs will likely be retailer-specific somewhere. (Via 16bit)

Matt Hazard Returns for the First Time

By Rob Bricken in Video Games
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 11:29AM
You've never heard of Matt Hazard. That's fine. That's because he's a fictional videogame star of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras (oh, and I mean fictional as in no Matt Hazard games were ever made, not fictional as in Mega Man), who has been hired to star in a new, next-gen titles. It's a silly premise, but please take note that Arrested Development's Will Arnett (and former, far-superior-to-Val-Kilmer KITT) is voicing Hazard, while none other than Neil Patrick Harris will voice the evil CEO. That is seriously enough for me to be excited about the game Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, due from D3 next year. In related news, you're elsewhere.
Tags: Matt Hazard

Strangely, Mattel Offers a Second, Identical He-Man Figure

By Rob Bricken in Toys
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 10:15AM

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Weird. I know He-man and Beast-Man are the first two Masters of the Universe Classics figures, due in December from Mattel's MattyCollector.com. So why is Mattel offering this second He-Man figure as a New York comic Con exclusive? I've poured over the two pictures, but I just can't see any difference between this one and the first He-Man. And I have no what sticker Mattel is referring to:

That's right, in addition to the February figure Stratos®, Faker® will also be available at NY Comic Con (with additional supply available in March here at MattyCollector.com). But get him first at the show!
...And yes, he will have the computer graphic under his armor! We wouldn't do the fans wrong!

Bizarre, right? I guess you can get whichever He-Man you want, as they are totally identical in every way. It obviously doesn't matter.

P.S.—Yes, I obviously think I'm fucking hilarious. (Via Poe Ghostal)

Tags: He-Man, Mattel

Happy Satan Day

By Rob Bricken in Miscellaneous
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 8:57AM


In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized?
Whether you're trying to score a pillowcase full of candy or just trying to lure young victims into your house, please take a moment to remember the real meaning of the holiday. Happy Halloween, folks.

Tags: Comedy, Halloween

The 10 Greatest and Most Pathetic Old-School Halloween Costumes

By Rob Bricken in Daily Lists, Nerdery
Friday, Oct. 31 2008 @ 5:00AM

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Not to sound like cranky old timers, but we here at Topless Robot believe that the golden age of trick-or-treating was the late 1970s/early ’80s. To quote Ray Liotta in Goodfellas, it was a glorious time. Kids everywhere would get dressed up as their favorite characters and hit the streets in search of candy and frights aplenty. Then it all changed thanks 1982’s Tylenol poisoning scare and the subsequent urban legends about how a cabal of madmen were seeking to tamper with Halloween candy. Before you knew it, the days of devouring fun-sized Snickers bars on the walk back home were replaced by taking your candy to get X-rayed at the local hospital. And with that, the magic of the day slowly began to die.

Instead of dwelling on how lame Halloween currently is for kids, lets take a trip in the wayback machine to a time when every pop culture icon from TV, movies, cartoons and videogames were immortalized in cheap vinyl shirts and even cheaper plastic masks. Here’s an amazing, double-sized look at 10 of the greatest—and then 10 of the worst—costumes from Halloweens past.

Someone Likes Mega Man and Is Very Bored

By Rob Bricken in Nerdery
Thursday, Oct. 30 2008 @ 4:11PM


And we all have to pay the price. You might want to consider stopping after Mega Man fights the Oreo—it's significantly downhill from there.

The Ghostbusters Game Has Uncrossed the Streams

By Rob Bricken in Movies, Video Games
Thursday, Oct. 30 2008 @ 3:08PM


Bustin' makes me feel good! It makes Atari feel good, too, obviously, as the company has indeed secured the rights to publish Sieer'a very promising-looking Ghostbusters game. Now, Atari could like use a bit of saving themselves, but releasing the game—you can see some of the gameplay in the video above—next summer, just in time for the movie's 25th anniversary? That should make them some badly needed dough.

Man. This is a good day for videogame news. I've got my fingers crossed that someone else will announce a next-gen Adventure later today.