The Nokia Connection convention in Singapore is, as you all obviously know, the world’s preeminent event for cinematic work. So it makes perfect sense that Disney would debut a new Tron: Legacy trailer with a bit of new footage, that people have to record with a handheld camera that — what? The Nokia Connection convention isn’t the world’s preeminent event for cinematic work? It’s just a showcase for its goddamn cellphones? Then why the hell does it have a new Tron: Legacy trailer? Erg, whatever. There could be a single frame of the end credits shown at some German Bratwurst Enthusiasts convention, and I’d still probably run it.
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.