Admiral Ackbar	Hutch
Asteroids (oh yeah)	Mr. Kotter
BA Barracus	Mohammad Ali
Baretta	Q-Bert
Boss Hog	Rubik's Cube
Chachi	Tattoo
Easy Reader

Don't make 'em like that anymore, eh? What kid doesn't wanna be Chachi? These are the tip of the iceberg - dig the complete gallery right here.

Jimmy Dynamite
David Lynch has directed some European PlayStation2 spots. As expected, they's plenty weird. Download 'em here. And why exactly are these not suitable for American audiences?

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Try to be More Like a Viking
From this day forth I shall be called Kori Madgoat!
Find your Viking name.

"Insolent Human! Kneel before Mittens!"

Shao nian Huang Fei-Hong zhi tie ma liu
Iron Monkey, the 1993 prequel to Once Upon A Time In China, hits American cinemas this weekend. Posted up a couple stills from Yuen Wo Ping's kung-fu  masterpiece, which of course stars our man Nien Numb:

The Worms Crawl In, the Worms Crawl Out...
The Station Super Machine has been actin' up, so we ran a virus check this weekend, which shed light on a sorry state of affairs. She's  contracted SunOS/BoxPoison.worm, an instance or two of an un-clicked SirCam worm, and just a dash of the CodeRed worm for a delightful after-taste.

So, bought a router for that firewall action, gonna slap on some full-time anti-virus software, and will be re-installing Win2000 + patches and service packs, all after formatting the hard disk. Yah! Three cheers for viruses! Hip-hip...

Circle Gets the Square
The prospect for a sequel to Final Fantasy: Spirits Within is lookin' a might grim these days. Square announced that they are closing their film division and will focus on what they know best: them video games. Financially, Spirits Within was a loser, generating a paltry $30 million at the box office - far short of the $80-90 million expectations (I hear tell production costs ran over $100 million).

Beautiful visuals + screwball story = poor box office.

At least we still have the "Special Edition" DVD multi-disc set to look forward to later this month. Dig the highlights:

DISC 1:
? Two feature-length commentaries from various artists and developers.
? Isolated score with commentary by composer Elliot Goldenthal
? Storyboard/Playblast selects of the film with optional filmmaker commentary or subtitled factoids
? Widescreen anamorphic format

DISC 2:
? Original interactive documentary
? Final Fantasy "Thriller" Music Video
? Alternate opening sequence
? Mini-movie: Aki's Dream
? Trailer exploration
? Multiple workshops including: Seven in-depth character files, three vehicle scale comparisons, face wraps, character morphs, and compositing builds
? Matte art exploration
? Sets and props
? Final Fantasy Shuffler: Become the filmmaker by re-editing a pivotal scene from the film. Complete the edit and play back your final cut.
? Virtual tour of (the now defunct) Square Pictures

Preorder from Amazon for $22.50. Due October 23rd.

Look, My Liege... Camelot!
A musical number from Monty Python and the Holy Grail - expertly done stop-motion style with a LEGO Studios set. Pure hilarity.

Circle Gets the Square
Righteous interview with venerable Simpson's writer Al Jean over at TheDigitalBits.com. Topics include new DVD and plans for future DVD releases.

Into the Cellar
Archived that September '01 main page.