It's been a rough week for me on TR. I have gotten slammed for 1) not knowing Namor was a mutant, and 2) not knowing ILM worked on the early Trek movies. I'm sure you guys think I'm a moron, which is true, but I can't tell you how upset these two facts make me -- two pillars of my childhood have just crumbled and disappeared, and I'm going to be doing a lot of crying in a fetal position before I'm better (and god help me, if it turns out that She-Ra isn't really He-Man's sister, do not let me know. I'm too fragile right now).
Worse, the TR comments have dropped off this week, I can only assume because of my two previously mentioned gaffes. Well, all I can do is bring out the big guns -- a (fake) commercial for a Star Wars body spray which features two girls having a lighsaber duel where they cut each others' clothes off (it was made by Adam Green, who is clearly a terrible person, and my hero). Am I forgiven? Please? Don't make me beg... much more than I'm doing now! (Via FilmDrunk)
Comments
sal said:
Having nerd wood this early in the morning is a good thing...but um...where is the X-rated version?
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:12:36 AM
Anarchris said:
Video blocked at work, cannot view. TRY AGAIN!
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:13:47 AM
blacklantern88 said:
That was frickin amazing. More people need to combine sex and star wars because, frankly, its a winning combination EVERY time.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:22:36 AM
zsasz said:
about 1 million times better than all the prequels put together.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:30:09 AM
Gasstank said:
Now that's a commercial that makes me want to buy a product. Several products now that I think about it. Score three points for TR!
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:34:08 AM
nicomouse said:
sweet sassy malassy!!
Namor became a mutant retroactively some times in the 90's during john byrne's run, so don't worry about shit! you and this site rock
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:37:40 AM
ClancyDamon said:
"These aren't the girls you're looking for."
The oldest, most played out joke in all of sci-fi, and I still love it any context. You have earned credit towards future mistakes with this video.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:40:13 AM
Zach said:
Incredible. In so many ways.
Anyways, while I can't speak for everyone, I know I've found myself commenting less lately because news seems to be a little slower this week. that's all. I understand you make mistakes. I do too.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:40:45 AM
Zach R said:
(puts finger to lips) Shhhhh, you had me at lightsaber strip fight.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:44:53 AM
DekaPrime said:
greatest lightsaber fight ever. . . .'nuff said
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:05:37 AM
Russ said:
Fantastic! The perfect way to break up a day stuck in a cube... Personally I would like to say I love your site and there is little you can do to make me think less of you. As you give me things like hot girls striping each other in a very nerdy way. I watch your site via RSS so I don't comment often, just know I am here.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:06:07 AM
Paul said:
Why can't this happen to me when I'm at a bar. Great video, it gets better each time you watch it. (6x so far)
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:07:25 AM
Jonah said:
Hmm, I wasn't aware "Amber Jade" was a Jedi name.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:10:50 AM
ian m said:
Whatever, I don't really give a shit about those obscure deets anyways. Sometimes the excessive typos get annoying, but its all good, I still love TR.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:13:18 AM
SammyC said:
Yeah, I agree with Ian. I don't give a shit about minor nerd mistakes that are pretty much totally immaterial to any sort of story element. I find typos really annoying.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:20:40 AM
Dullard said:
It was as if thousands of sperm suddenly spilled out and then were silenced.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:25:34 AM
Sensaes said:
As a high-powered lawyer for George Lucas, you have made me very happy. I'll be forwarding this to George just as soon as I've dealt with my trouser malfunction...
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:27:23 AM
JPyke said:
Anyone notice that the Stunt Coordinator was Rick McCallum, Executive Producer of the Special Edition Original Trilogy and all three Prequels?
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:27:35 AM
BorgQueen said:
AWESOME, awesome, awesome! Next lame-ass party I attend I am busting out my lightsaber keychain and recreating this video.
Also anyone else find it sad that this fight was better than some of the fights in Episucks I, II and III?
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:28:08 AM
Skeletor said:
I dig attractive females, hot lightsaber fights, drunken typos, Snake Mountain and getting to name my minions things like "Beast Man."
But most of all, I enjoy my daily Topless Robot visits.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:30:52 AM
Rob said:
Aw, you guys like me! Or, you like seeing hot chicks disrobe each other in the nerdiest way possible. I'm not going to examine it too hard.
For those concerned with the typos, I feel you. Weirdly, I'm a great editor of everyone's writing but my own, which I (clearly) suck at. My brain knows what I'm trying to say and just fills it in. My apologies, and I'm trying to get better.
Overall, thanks for the kind words. I'll try not to beg for your affection more than once a month or so.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 10:49:00 AM
eTrutle said:
Awesome video. Checking this site is one of the highlights of my work day.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 11:17:44 AM
tasakeru828 said:
Don't worry, Matt.
You hate Faulkner, so I forgive you.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 11:25:35 AM
Troa Axaltion said:
I never stopped reading or caring, but lately it's been stuff I know less about, like robot raps or Star Trek
That being said, don't change anything, everyone deserves the equal time you give.
I'll keep reading and comment when I feel it's appropriate.
Like Now.
Nothing better than chicks stripping each other with lightsabres! hooray for the interwebs!
Posted 04/08/2009 at 11:27:06 AM
Frito said:
Trust me guys. After enough girls light saber dual over you, it cant get really old. Ill be sitting in the library minding my own business when all of a sudden "Dual of the Fates" comes on over the intercom and there are hot girls fighting all over the place.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 12:48:50 PM
Lshygirl5 said:
ok, now give us some dudes doing the exact same thing and I will be satisfied. Actually, I have to saw that the zombie high heels the other day made me the happiest person on Earth, so I have already looked past nerd mistakes that I would never have known in the first place.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 12:55:06 PM
Nephilim of Sin said:
This...is...awesome. I am now speechless.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 01:32:38 PM
ensignyoshi said:
can you imagine my suprise a few years back when I noticed ILM did work on trek? Don't worry about it, this star trek fan forgives you
Posted 04/08/2009 at 02:10:04 PM
mightynard said:
s'ite. too bad they didn't mash-in the star wars kid.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 03:43:32 PM
Templar said:
two pillars of my childhood have just crumbled and disappeared
Congratulations, Rob, you've just brutally assaulted a third one.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 04:31:04 PM
Templar said:
I mean, seriously! This is the kind of crap Jabba the Hutt would pull on a dull day when the Rancor was sick.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 04:40:21 PM
Kevin Garcia said:
In your defense, I don't think Namor should be a mutant either.
First, his description as "first mutant" makes no sense considering Wolverine's older than him and Apocalypse has been around for over 3,000 years. Even first "public" mutant makes no sense because no one associated him with mutants (any more than they did Toro) until AFTER the X-Men came out.
Second, he shouldn't be considered a mutant anyway, since it's clear that both he and his cousin Namora have the same body chemistry. Something about the mixture of Atlantean and surface-human DNA causes these powers, and they are identical in each hybrid. Mutations are by their very definition random (of course, this logic would question the "mutant" status of Cable, Proudstar, Siryn and probably a few others).
Third, more important than being Marvel's first mutant, the Sub-Mariner was Marvel's first hero AND first villain. Appearing before Marvel Comics #1, he has always straddled the line between saving humanity and destroying it. That to me is more significant than whether he qualifies for the X-Men (though they have had non-mutant members).
The emphasis on the whole "mutant" thing came about because someone probably thought it would help boost the sales of his solo book in the 90s and more than likely, a writer felt the need to "explain" his powers (because otherwise how could we accept a guy with tiny wings on his feet, I guess).
Posted 04/08/2009 at 06:27:31 PM
JayWicky said:
What Kevin said. Don't feel bad about that Namor thing, it's just some 90s-induced, X-Men wannabe shit.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 08:05:24 PM
johnny said:
I don't think namor is a mutant. He is the "Half Blood Prince of Atlantis" Half human and half Atlantean. i don't think Atlanteans are mutants, just they're own species.
Posted 04/08/2009 at 08:25:56 PM
baron said:
Wow they were hot, omg, it makes me want to
"these aren't the girls your looking for"
Um......
"Move along"
Ummm I got to move along now.....
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:06:18 PM
girl_a_saurus_rex said:
I've forgiven you long before you ever made the mistake...but where is your plea designed to win back the affections of female fans? I think that...*checks pockets* Yes! We have feelings too!
some girls love nothing more than a nerdy woo-ing.
^^
Posted 04/09/2009 at 04:43:05 AM
Xanthippas said:
I haven't been reading this blog all that long, but I'm going to go ahead and declare that the greatest video that has ever been and will ever be posted here.
Posted 04/09/2009 at 11:23:26 AM
Tanner said:
I know it's been said so many times already, but this is the most beautiful sight my geeky eyes have ever witnessed. Good-looking girls who can actually pull off a convincing lightsaber duel. *CRIES TEARS OF JOY* Oh, there is a God. And you and He just made my work day better.
Posted 04/13/2009 at 09:41:28 AM






