TR Contest: Most Feared Headlines
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?Gotta admit, it didn’t take me too long to think this week’s contest up after last week’s. Sure, I’m probably in for a nightmare amount of great entries to judge, but about the only thing that nerds do better than longing for non-existent things is pre-hating and pre-fearing other non-existent things they don’t like. Let me start you off with a few of my personal nightmares:
? Michael Bay to Direct Live-Action Masters of the Universe Movie
? Comedy Central Backs Out of Futurama Deal
? George Lucas Develops Technology to Destroy Every Single Copy — VHS Tape, DVD or Film — of Non-Special Edition Original Star Wars Trilogy… and Uses It
And here’s one you should all be fearing seeing up on TR, but apparently don’t have the sense to:
? Fan Fiction Friday: The Other Story
Oh well. One headline per person — seriously, just one, or you can’t win (you can still get an Honorable Mention, though) — and the contest ends on Monday the 22nd at 12:01 am EST. Stay warm, and if you happen to find yourself in an all-rubber superhero costume this weekend, try not to lounge around touching yourself in it… or if you do, please, for god’s sake, don’t film it.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.