Thumbs Down to Artistic Misinterpretation: If you haven't yet seen it, the newly cast Wonder Woman's audition tape will make you cringe. The Amazon Princess rolls her eyes, uses air quotes and talks about her breasts being too small. Seriously.
Thumbs Up to Improved Efforts: Building upon the fun but limited Tag Mode featured in some Nintendo DS games, the Street Pass system in the Nintendo 3DS is getting cooler all the time. Street Pass Quest and Street Pass Puzzle, two games built into the system, should help get things off on the right foot.
Thumbs Down to Poor Choices: Not that I expect the sequel to last year's "G.I. Joe" flick to win an Academy Award, but the leading candidates are incredibly lackluster. That the franchise could land in the hands of the director of "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" makes me sad.
Thumbs Up to Connected Clix: Once on the brink of death, HeroClix is back with a vengeance. And that resurgence includes an online version of the game set to debut no later than this summer. It's a smart move to recapture interest from lapsed players.
Thumbs Down to Facebook's Monopoly: For all the right reasons, I'm much busier now than I have been in months. So why did Facebook have to pick this month to debut an embedded Monopoly game? Must… Resist…
Thumbs Up to Universe Defenders: The legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe, cannot be denied! Video game publisher THQ is crafting a game based on the '80s series for release later this year. King Zarkon, you've been served!
2 comments:
Never have we needed Lynda Carter more.
I think there is far richer pop culture references that originate or take place in Detroit that deserve to be placed in the city.
I don't think Detroit needs further proof of it's ongoing decline and lawlessness either.
I'd rather have seen the $50,000 go to a million other things that could better serve the city and it's residents.
I like geek power. I think when people who like sci-fi get together to work on cause, good things can happen. At the same time, there is a darker side to the collective that can sometimes produce bad ideas, like a Robocop statue. As a Detroiter, I can't help but feel a little laughed at the statue's launch. Maybe my ego is too easily wounded, but it's not like Robocop is like Rocky. It didn't win an Oscar. It doesn't represent the people of the city. When Detroiter's look back at what we've contributed to pop culture, I can guarantee that Robocop doesn't even come in the top 100.
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