DVD Day: October 28th, 2008
? Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition
Get it. Do it. Now. I find it incredibly gratifying that the set is the fifth highest-selling DVD of the week’s releases on Amazon.
? Dead Space: Downfall
An animated prequel to EA’s recent sci-fi/horror game, with the voices of Bruce Boxleitner and Kelly Hu, natch. Also available on Blu-ray.
? Ouran High School Host Club Season 1 Vol. 1
Finally, an anime not buried in the back! Despite the pretty, pretty boys, this series effectively mocks all the other anime series with pretty boys who look like girls.
? Zombie Strippers Unrated Special Edition
Why on God’s green earth would anyone buy the R-rated version of Zombie Strippers? “Well, I like fantastic gore and naked women, but only in moderation, please.”
? The 4400: The Complete Series
USA’s far superior, infinitely less goofy superhero series than almost no one watched.
? Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
I have no idea what this is, but the tagline is “The power of Christ impales you!” Fucking awesome.
? Sukeban Boy
From the director of Machine Girl comes this movie, which Amazon can’t decide is a scathing indictment of schoolgirl fetish movies, or just the ultimate schoolgirl fetish movie.
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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.