QOTW
This week’s Quote of the Week was submitted by brand new site member SeraphWolfy. It’s a fitting beginning to our special Halloween Week at Fanboys of the Universe! SeraphWolfy’s submission comes from the recent Batman: Under the Red Hood animated movie. “I’ll need some guys…not these guys, because, well, they’re kind of…
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon; you’re perusing the world news online, nibbling the last of the apricot ginger scones from Susina and downing the last of the morning’s champagne. On such a lovely day, what could possibly have prepared you for this new nightmare? Camille Paglia, America’s foremost cultural critic, has launched a full-scale attack on…
I haven’t been watching RuPaul’s Drag U, mainly because I didn’t know it was on. I happened to catch a marathon this weekend and was pleasantly surprised, sort of. It was nice seeing the queens from Drag Race again (Yay! Pandora!), but it’s hard to believe that biological women have any desire to look like drag queens. Yet, there they were, rolling…
As I mentioned in the Comics Load, I’m really enjoying the current storyline in Superman. He’s walking across America, getting back in touch with humanity and trying to help out wherever he can, that is, until he’s attacked by a giant mecha-armor alien thing. I guess if you’re Superman, you have to expect that, even on a stroll. But when the giant…
I have been woefully neglectful in covering the new season of Futurama. While I think it’s been a little hit or miss so far, I can’t deny that something has made me laugh in each and every episode. I think I’ll withhold final judgement on the resurrection of the beloved series until the end of the season. Until then, I’m pleased to give it a little…
The penultimate episode of Series Five of Doctor Who aired a few weeks ago in the UK, as well as on countless computer monitors since then, but I managed to miss it. It just aired in the US on BBC America this weekend, but I managed to miss that, too. Luckily, it became available on iTunes shortly after the US broadcast, so I was able to buy and download it there. Why…
Sometimes, just out of nowhere, I’ll think of something funny that Carrie Fisher has written or said, and I’ll sort of burst out laughing, often accidentally spraying spittle on those around me. This is expecially embarrassing during otherwise quiet or somber moments. But that’s the odd effect Carrie has on me. The most recent sound bite that made me…
I know I already extolled the virtues and awesomeness of Dex-Starr the Raging Feline in this week’s Comics Load, but I couldn’t let the week pass without honoring him with Quote of the Week. There are so many things to love about Dex-Starr, not even counting the fact that he wears his Red Lantern ring on his tail. Come on! I suppose I’m a little biased…
When I can bring myself to watch or read the news, I find it very frustrating that the media will give a voice to just about any anti-gay wacko who has something cruel to say, but won’t follow it up with any sort of positive message from anyone else. I mean, have they determined that the formula to sell their advertisers’ products is to put as much sensationalized…
While my beloved Roger Ebert and I may not agree on every film, there’s no denying he is a brilliant writer. Thankfully, that also makes him infinitely quotable. While other critics (myself included) tackled the emotional content of Toy Story 3, Roger wrote a fairly breezy, almost dismissive review of the film. Then, in the midst of it all, he drops this zinger:…
As promised, in my ongoing efforts to negotiate peace with the True Blood fans, I bring you a Quote of the Week from Sunday’s premiere episode of season three. Probably my favorite moment in the episode, Sam feels the effects of guzzling Bill’s blood in the finale last season. I think we’ve all probably imagined what we’d do if Bill showed up at…
I’ve been brushing up on Firefly lately, since I’m toying with the idea of joining a local Browncoats group. To prepare for what I assume will be a grueling test of my knowledge of all things Browncoat-y, I’m revisiting some of my favorite moments from the series, including this one: Kaylee: [To Saffron] Oh sweetie, don’t feel bad. He makes everybody…
Sometimes, when I’m feeling particularly old and cantankerous, I like to lecture gay kids of today on how good they have it. What with their internets and iPads and equal rights in 5 out of 50 states (plus Washington, DC). So I was very pleased to have a recent episode of Family Guy sum it all up for me in their typically crude and ruthless fashion. For your consideration:…
Believe it or not, sometimes I get pop culture premonitions. I swear. For instance, V has been on my mind a lot lately, and I recently had a very heated argument over what the “V” in V actually stands for. In the old series, “V” stood for “victory,” plain and simple. In the new series, the Visitors are branded as “V’s”…
I’ve talked about Drunk History before. It’s the web series on Funny or Die, featuring various history buffs relating important historical events while completely drunk. It’s irresponsible and dangerous and funny as hell. My favorite features the story of Oni Judge, as told by Jen Kirkman. But for our Quote of the Week, I’m using the most recent…
At the risk of sounding even more narcissistic than usual, I quite enjoy the Quote of the Week feature here at FBOTU, even though sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a panic because I forgot to choose one for the week. Being a pop culture whore, my vocabulary is riddled with quotations from everything from Christopher Marlowe to Tiny Toon Adventures. It’s…
