DVD Day: September 2nd, 2008
? Transformers
Michael Bay’s opus finally comes to Blu-ray, so you can see Bumblebee’s urine cascade down and splash onto the head of John Turturro in glorious high-definition.
? The Big Bang Theory
Despite being made by the guy who does Two and a Half Men, this geek-com is getting decent review. Any of you watching it? Is it worth checking out?
? Quark the Complete Series
I’ve never heard of the 1978 sci-fi spoof show, but it’s already sold out on Amazon.
? Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
The long-dreaded new Marvel direct-to-DVD movie has arrived. Someone was giving me shit about how this is movie is for kids, and thus cannot be judged. Which is bullshit, but more importantly?I thought the whole point of these Marvel DVDs was that they were being made for the damn fans, who certainly would rather see the actual Avengers than these ridiculous, huge-headed rugrats. And frankly, what kid wouldn’t also rather see Captain America, Thor and Iron Man as opposed to their totally unknown, inexperienced spawn? That dog won’t hunt, monseigneur.
? Gurren Lagann Vol. 3
Perhaps not coincidentally, the Sci-Fi channel took a break from airing this Gainax anime, so this DVD will be the first place to see these episodes (legitimately). It obviously worked?it’s also sold out, but that might be because it has a totally awesome cover.
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.