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It is no surprise Miley Cyrus has caused quite a stir lately in the public eye. Breaking from her good girl image during her days as Hannah Montana, Cyrus has now spoken to the world saying she has grown up and how kind puberty was to her.



Miley Cyrus

In her latest video, "Wrecking Ball," she has no problem in cementing the fact.

Even though the music video has caused some controversy as Cyrus rides around on a wrecking ball completely naked, I do ask all of those who have seen the video the following question: Why does it shock you?

Well, watch the video first. Afterward, read my thoughts on the subject.


So, after viewing her latest video from her upcoming album, "Bangerz," here is how I feel.

Let us start with the song itself. It is your typical breakup song. A woman leaves her man and now she feels completely vulnerable. She is dealing with the breakup and it is practically tearing her apart.

Courtney, who is a very dear person in my life, put it like this: "The song is a break up song but it's also about vulnerability; and being naked in the video is one of the best ways to show it. Stripping naked is [as] vulnerable a person can be. It's like she's baring her soul, [her] everything. I think it's an artistic approach."

This is a very true point of view.

I am sure there are people out there who have seen this video and might be upset by the images. Perhaps some may have seen it as vulgar or tasteless. I disagree with these viewpoints because this is no more appalling than watching Lady Gaga videos where she has been naked a few times.

I honestly would like to know why people are still disgusted by images of naked people. I can possibly understand parents would want to shield their children from certain images on television and movies which are deemed too adult and inappropriate for minors. However, from my perspective, I would rather show two people making love than two people trying to kill each other. Think about it for a moment. One scenario sounds more pleasant and enjoyable while the other seems frightening and distressing.

If this does not help drive in both points, then I submit the following:

Would you rather see this?


Michelangelo's "David"

Or, this?


A very disturbing image, indeed.

Maybe I am looking into it more deeply than what it is. I just find it unacceptable for people to look at something beautiful and criticize it at the same time. Miley Cyrus is a very beautiful woman. She has a lovely voice and is very talented. While there are still some who objectify her raunchy appearance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, we should all remember there have been other artists who have done similar acts on stage or in their music videos.

"Wrecking Ball" is a very powerful video with just as much of a powerful message. If the only thing people can take away from the video are the images of Cyrus naked and nothing else, then they have not fully understood what the video was trying to convey. We have come a long way since Michelangelo's "David." People really should relax. Above all, if you do not like it, then do not watch it. It is so simple.

Given this is the first time a live conference was streamed on Fanboys Anonymous, I have to say I have had quite an interesting time watching and listening to what Sony has in store. The main focus of the presentation was mostly regarding the company's upcoming gaming console, the PlayStation 4. Inside the packed auditorium, journalists from all over the world have gathered to gain the latest information.


What does Sony have up its sleeve?

With so much to cover, let us get started.

A new PS Vita model (PCH-2000) was shown in six different colors and will be released in October for Japan. It will keep all of the same functionalities of the current system and it will be twenty percent thinner and fifteen percent lighter. Battery life has been expanded by one hour and has a much rounder design.


Collaboration Battle was showcased as a new game series for Vita. Gundam Breaker will have some really sweet looking mech action and will be released Oct. 31 in Japan along with a bundle with a white Vita with etchings of the characters on the back of the unit.

God Eater 2 will be released with a "Fenrir Edition" Vita bundle .

Soul Sacrifice Delta is set to release in March of 2014 as an update to Soul Sacrifice. Keiji Inafune came up on stage to talk about the game.

"After the release in one year, a new Soul Sacrifice [game] will be released," said Inafune.

Sega has announced a game set in the same world of Phantasy Star Online 2; called Phantasy Star Nova, the game is being developed by Tri-Ace and will be made available for the Vita in 2014.


Phantasy Star Nova

Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD re-releases are set to come out for the Vita with a special bundle.


A special edition Vita to coincide with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD

The most surprising news to come from the event is the announcement of the PlayStation Vita TV. The system plays Vita games on your television (obviously), has slots for Vita games and memory cards, will support PS3 controllers as well as access to 1,300 games from the Vita and PSP library and all available downloadable games and will support PS4 Remote Play later through a future firmware update. The Vita TV will be released for 9.954 yen ($100) and there will also be a special bundle with a PS3 controller and an eight gig memory card for 14,994 yen (#150).



Ladies and gentlemen, the Vita TV

According to our friends at Joystiq, "It connects to the TV via HDMI, supports Wi-Fi, and has an internal memory card of 1GB. Also, Vita TV can connect to two DualShocks at once, this functionality applied with PSOne games in mind."

Next up, PS3.

Rain, Grand Theft Auto V, Tales of Symphonia, BlaxBlue, Rocksmith, Monster Hunter Frontier G and Ace Combat: Infinity are just a few of the games coming out before the end of the year.

A representative from Polyphony Digital came on stage to talk about Gran Turismo 6. The game was shown and the main focus being a new simulation engine. This mostly makes the cars looks super sweet and more responsive. Gran Turismo Online was announced and can be accessed on smartphones. A video was shown which shows off the cars which will be accessible in-game. The game will release in Japan on Dec. 6 and a special 15th anniversary collector's edition to be released along with the standard version.

Now, it is PS4 time.

The system is set to release on Feb. 22, 2014. The reason for this date in Japan is because of availability to unique content and titles exclusive to Japanese consumers.

A new trailer for Knack was shown and I can tell this will be a very popular title upon release. Those who purchase a PS4 at launch, Knack will be available for download for free.

Here's a brief lineup of PS4 games to be released at launch: Killzone: Shadow Fall, Assassin's Creed, Driveclub, Need for Speed Rivals, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, Hohokum, Infamous: Second Son, Wolfenstein, Psycho Break, Thief, a new Strider game, Witcher 3, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, The Crew, Kingdom Hearts 3, The Order: 1886, Final Fantasy XV and Medal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are some of the games to be released for the PS4.

New trailers for Watch Dogs and Psycho Break were shown and I, personally, am excited to play these games when they are released.

A live gameplay demonstration of the new Dynasty Warriors game was shown and it looks mighty impressive with hundreds of bodies being thrown everywhere.

This looks to be a really exciting time for fans of the PlayStation brand. With some awesome games and systems coming out soon, it looks like Sony could have one heck of a show in store.

It was hinted at and we saw a brief glimpse of the packaging during last night's episode of Talking Bad, but today Sony Pictures Home Entertainment officially announced Breaking Bad: The Complete Series Blu-ray box set! On November 26, this set will be released alongside a Final Season set.

I personally would've expected an RV replica, but this also makes perfect sense.

It may not be the prettiest packaging, but it really fits the tone of the show, and as you can see in this image, it comes with quite a few collectibles. These include a Los Pollos Hermanos apron, a booklet, and a collectible coin designed by Vince Gilligan, the creator of the show.

Junichi Masuda is scheduled to make an appearance on the September 15th edition of Pokemon Smash in an episode that will feature news on the new Mega Evolutions as well as more information on the Pokemon X and Y anime. Considering we still don't know who Ash's new traveling companions will be it's certainly possible there is a good chance of them being revealed during this episode. The new season will begin airing next month in Japan.

However CoroCoro will leak several days before the episode airs so while there is a chance we will see some things that aren't already being revealed as a part of CoroCoro we may just be getting repeat information that has already been revealed by the time the show airs.

Okay, are you all still alive? Barely? That's what I thought. Let's get through this together, shall we?

Holy. Shit. That ending was one of the most infuriating things I've ever seen, so much so that I literally ran around in circles in my front yard when it was done to blow off some steam. I'm hoping that there are no crueler cliffhangers in the next two episodes leading into the series finale, but I know that's probably very stupid and naive of me. To call this episode a game changer is a massive understatement.

Anyway, let's wade through the rest of the episode before diving into that ending. Todd is really gearing up to be the next Heisenberg, except for his inferior, non-blue meth. He's even got a little crush on Lydia, so maybe he's hoping he found his Skyler. I still absolutely love the fact that this half of the season has been framed as one continuous story, with the teaser this week showing what happened during Walt's phone call to Todd at the end of "Rabid Dog." And with the way this one ended, I'm sure that idea will continue come next week. But I'm getting ahead of myself...

I really loved the billboard in the background of this shot.

If there was one theme this episode, it was one of rather brilliant plans from most of the cast. Starting with Hank using the brain matter to trick Huell into thinking that Walt killed Jesse, that was an excellent way to get Huell to talk. Knowing that To'hajiilee is the Indian reservation where the desert scenes are shot, combined with seeing Walt bury the money again in the recap leading into this episode, it was obvious the money would come back. Which leads into Hank and Jesse's rather ingenious plan to have Walt lead them right to his money. I was surprised at how well it worked, and from the moment Hank, Jesse, and Gomez showed up, the tension was just too much. The most interesting thing about that moment to me is that Walter White, even when facing his downfall, still refuses to hurt Hank, trying to call off the hit on Jesse when he realized Hank was there too. And it almost did him in.

Meanwhile, Todd and Uncle Jack devised a great way to get Walt back into the business; they'd kill Jesse as long as Walt showed Todd the ropes so that he could properly cook Heisenberg's blue sky meth. I felt very uneasy about that plan, and of course it could be irrelevant come next week, but assuming everyone makes it out of this, there will be fallout. Jack and his crew already proved they won't listen to Walt, showing up in the desert even after he told them not to, so nothing good can come from this situation for anyone.

The other great plan, though less effective than the others in this episode, was Walt using Brock and Andrea to try to smoke Jesse out. We all know it would have worked if Jesse had gotten the call and wasn't working with Hank, but unfortunately for Walt, Hank saw right through him. I admit I was so nervous during that entire scene and wondered just what Walt was getting at until Andrea mentioned trying to get in touch with Jesse right there. Interesting that Walt's plans are much less effective now that everyone else is either on to him or against him. That does not bode well for him in the next three episodes, that's for sure. The man is slowly becoming powerless.


Now...that ending. When Walt saw that Jesse was with Hank, I truly believed that he would make that sacrifice and have Hank killed anyway. With Hank dead he could just leak his "confession" video, after all, and be absolved of all his sins. Yet even at this point in the series, Walt is still a family man at heart, so he's not a total monster. At that point I really didn't know what Walt was going to do; he was trapped, and I didn't think even the great Heisenberg could work his way out of this one. So it was totally shocking and nerve-wracking for Walt to not only surrender, but to actually get arrested. Regardless of whether or not you hoped for Walt to get caught in the end, it's hard to deny that it was a chilling moment, and everyone in that scene played it beautifully, from Dean Norris showing Hank's barely contained glee to the look of pure pain and betrayal from Bryan Cranston when Walt realized that Jesse sold him out. There was even a quick, simple shot of Jesse's excitement that this man was finally in custody that I loved. This was also about the time that I started getting unbelievably nervous; dread was slowly washing over me and pushing down on my chest. Something had to happen here. Hank can't pull it off this easily. Then the dread intensified when Hank called Marie. That shot of her looking down at the brain matter in her trashcan could've been a horrible bit of foreshadowing, something that Breaking Bad excels at. Then the two of them became so filled with joy, Hank mentioned that he probably wouldn't be home for awhile, and they said "I love you," possibly for the first time onscreen in the entire series. I really thought Hank was about to die, and my dread grew.

Then Jack's crew showed up, and my dread exploded into a full-blown panic. My palms were sweating, my heart was racing, and I thought the tension might really make me pass out. Could this episode really end in a standoff, waiting for shots to be fired? Nope. Instead the episode will end MID-SHOOTOUT. It was infuriating. It was unfair. It was amazing TV.

Now, as far as predictions go, you'd think I would've learned by now not to make any because they almost always turn out to be wrong. But with this shootout, now that I've had time to think about it, I really don't see Jesse dying at this point and we know Walt can't die because of the flash forward scenes, but Hank is still in very real danger in my mind and things could go either way with him. Of the three though, Gomez is the most likely to die. Maybe Hank gets shot but manages to make it to Walt's car, where he and Jesse can make their escape. I don't know, but whatever happens, I'm sure it will be just what the story needs to push it forward even more.

Random Thoughts

• "Don't drink and drive, but if you do, call me!" It's still great to me that Breaking Bad has its humorous moments despite how dark it's become, and Skyler teaching Junior the family car wash business when Saul arrived was such a fun scene. Junior's starstruck reaction to Saul was great, and it's actually surprising that those two have never shared a scene before.
• Huge moment in my mind: Jesse talking to Walt and actually calling him "Walt" instead of "Mr. White." That's only the second or third time in the entire series that that happened, and it's always a powerful moment when it does.
• Next week's episode is called "Ozymandias," and it has me so curious. According to IMDB, a bunch of dead characters will be back next week, including Krazy-8, Mike, Gale, Tuco, and Jane. Interestingly enough no Gus though. I have no idea what this means. Flashbacks would seem like the most logical answer here, but Breaking Bad is not a show to waste time on flashbacks unless they serve the story well. Like when the end of "Gliding Over All" flashed back to season 4 to really drive home Hank putting everything together. But based on the title of the episode and the amazing trailer released back in July, Walt's empire seems to definitely be crumbling now and I can't wait to see it.

There you have it. I had a lot to say this week, so hopefully I didn't bore you all too much. Like I said, I promise we will all get through the home stretch together, so drag yourselves back here next week with me for "Ozymandias!"

Starting at 2 a.m. Eastern Time this Monday (Sept. 9), Sony Computer Entertainment Japan will present their press conference from the Tokyo Game Show and will be streamed live via Ustream.

What will come from this year's Sony TGS event?

Fans of PlayStation will receive the latest news from the live stream and Fanboys Anonymous will be on top of the latest stories to come out of this press conference. For those who will be watching the live show will be happy to know all English translations will be posted on the European Playstation Blog.


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After watching the live stream, please post your comments and tell us what you think.

Nintendo has announced three popular Wii games to be available at a new low price.

According to the latest Nintendo press release, "Three of the best-selling and best-reviewed Wii games of all time are now available at a new low price. Starting [Sept. 6], Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Sports Resort are available at a suggested retail price of just $29.99 each."



Courtesy of Nintendo

This is very welcomed news for those who have not purchased a Wii or a Wii U since the system is backwards-compatible.

"Super Mario Galaxy 2 is tied with Super Mario Galaxy as one of the best-reviewed games of all time, with a Metacritic score of 97," as continued from the press release. "To date the game has sold more than 2.7 million in the United States alone. New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold more than 9.4 million in the U.S. and Wii Sports Resort, the follow-up to the game that introduced motion controls to the world of gaming, has U.S. sales of nearly 7 million."

This is a nice incentive for late-bloomers to pick up some classic games at a very sweet price.

Episode 41 of the I Got Gameplay podcast is now online. On this episode, Michael Burhan, Samantha Jennings, Travis Goss, Nikki Mills and special guest Xander Skullion discuss the issue of gaming censorship. Should game developers create more child friendly games or should parents be the ones responsible for making sure that children have no access to this product?

The group also discuss Anita Sarkeesian and if there are no real female protagonists in gaming.

You can check out the episode by clicking on the following links:

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Episode 40 of the I Got Gameplay podcast is now online. On this episode Michael Burhan, Samantha Jennings, Miguel Leon, Lee Garasiche and Travis Goss as the group discuss retro video games and new video games. Are we yearning for times of old or have improvements in speeds and amazing graphics managed to win gamers over?

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Check out episode 11 of The Dace Man Show with regulars Gibby and Nikki Mills....and a special caller from the 641!

Join The Dace Man this week as he tackles:

:: Celeb News This Week ::

• Dave Chappelle goes Kramer and calls us crackers.
• Beiber drops the 'N' bomb
• The love of my life Jeanette McCurdy dating a Detroit Piston

:: Weird World News With Gibby! ::.

• Mainly Fat People.

:: Sports News ::
Also the fan favorite segments: the High Five, The Five Worst Cities in North America and the Douchebag of the Week

Step into the Crazy Train with Chris "The Dace Man" Dace this week on The Dace Man show....queue the Final Countdown!!!

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Unfortunately, this isn't a screenshot of the app.

Have you ever wished that you could have Tony Stark's totally awesome AI assistant? Well, I have good news. You can! As long as you can wait four days. The app will be available for both iPhone and Android users.

Paul Bettany, the voice of JARVIS, recorded 20 hours of audio specifically for this app. A lot of Blu-ray movies and TV shows are creating apps for a second screen experience. Viewers can watch behind the scenes videos, facts, interviews, and other extra features. JARVIS will become the very first voice activated second screen experience with the release of Iron Man 3 on Blu-ray.

But, 20 hours of audio of behind the scenes stuff? That sounds like a lot. What else can this bad-boy do? Oh, it can also be used as your personal assistant. Say whaaaat?! Sounds too good to be true, right? I wonder how much you can actually do with JARVIS. So far, all we know is that you will be able to do the following; check the local weather, be used as an alarm clock, and post to social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

It sounds like JARVIS may possibly be better than Siri, not that that would be hard to accomplish. See you Tuesday, JARVIS!

Season 3 of Suits has kept me glued to my screen. This season has gone in a different direction, with the first eight episodes revolving around Anne Hessington and her case involving Hessington Oil. It started off as simple bribe charge that slowly evolved into murder and has been absolutely captivating to watch.

The story arch between Mike and Rachel has left me questioning whether Rachel will still be a part of the show in the latter half of the season. She applied to law school at Stanford, and I hope this does not happen. She makes Luis Lit more tolerable and is an incredibly attractive woman who would keep me tuning in.

Donna has fallen for an Englishman named Stephen Huntley who seems to have a knack for always making a situation worse, but you'll have to watch to find out more about that because I don't want to give away all the details.

Harvey finally comes clean with Jessica about sneaking around behind her back to become a managing partner. However, he also admits that he didn't really want the position; he only wanted to help her understand that her latest merger between Jessica Pearson's law firm and Darby International was a mistake.

So far Suits Season 3 has been full of strengths. That's not to say it's been perfect—some episodes have left me just plain bored. Overall, however, I feel very positive about the current run of episodes. Do you agree? Or perhaps disagree? Let me know in the comments below!

DC Comics is setting up a contest wherein artists can win a chance to draw a page for Harley Quinn #0. Being as Fanboys Anonymous caters to the superhero market and loves to promote any way to help out its fellow geek, we needed to send this information your way. It could be the chance that you're looking for to start your big break. The key thing that's making everyone go nuts over this, because people tend to do that sort of thing? One of those requirements for the contest is to draw Harley Quinn naked in a tub surrounded by dangerous electrical appliances.

As opposed to Harley Quinn in the shower having fun with a towel. Been there, done that.

Harley Quinn is no stranger to a little breaking and entering for a good time and now, she’s going to help one talented artist break into comics with DC Entertainment’s Open Talent Search. That’s right, we’re looking for someone to draw one page of HARLEY QUINN #0 alongside some of comic’s most amazing talents, including Amanda Conner, Paul Pope, Bruce Timm, and a few other surprises, maybe even you!!

Beginning this November, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner will be writing the madcap adventures of Harley Quinn and they’ll need all the help they can get to handle her, so they’re opening the invitation to one undiscovered talent to join them. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be published in this special issue, then put on your working hat and start drawing now, because an opportunity like this doesn’t come along very often.

Submissions can be Pencils, Pencils & inks or Pencils, inks & colors. Please keep in mind, the level of your work should be of professional-quality, so don't feel the need to ink or color your work if you're only confident in penciling.

Oh, and did we mention that we’ll be reviewing the submissions ourselves to personally select Harley Quinn’s new creative accomplice?

Harley Quinn. One page. Published work. Breaking into comics was never this fun. ;)

— Jim & Dan

Here’s how to enter:

Read the rules & regulations listed below to confirm that you are eligible to enter DC Entertainment’s Open Talent Search and agree to the terms and conditions.

Read the following script page and give us your original artistic interpretation of what those four panels should look like on a single page:

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4 panels

PANEL 1
Harley is on top of a building, holding a large DETACHED cellphone tower in her hands as lightning is striking just about everywhere except her tower. She is looking at us like she cannot believe what she is doing. Beside herself. Not happy.

PANEL 2
Harley is sitting in an alligator pond, on a little island with a suit of raw chicken on, rolling her eyes like once again, she cannot believe where she has found herself. We see the alligators ignoring her.

PANEL 3
Harley is sitting in an open whale mouth, tickling the inside of the whale’s mouth with a feather. She is ecstatic and happy, like this is the most fun ever.

PANEL 4
Harley sitting naked in a bathtub with toasters, blow dryers, blenders, appliances all dangling above the bathtub and she has a cord that will release them all. We are watching the moment before the inevitable death. Her expression is one of “oh well, guess that’s it for me” and she has resigned herself to the moment that is going to happen.

Please have your final artwork fit the following specifications:
.jpg
11" x 17"
72 dpi
Preferably 500 KB, no larger than 1MB.
Fill out the form below, attach your artwork, and click “Submit.”

Source: http://www.dccomics.com/node/305151

So, if you're up for the task and you think you're a good enough artist to pull it off, go ahead and send your submission in to DC. Best of luck, puddin'!

Do we have a new Gangnam Style on the rise? The latest viral video going around is a music video for the song "The Fox" by Ylvis, a Norwegian duo. Check it out:

It's ridiculous....it's stupid....and it's amazingly catchy.

Expect to see this on ringtones everywhere by next week.

By the way, is anyone else curious now as to what noises foxes actually do make? Google searches for this must be skyrocketing.


Ylvis - The Fox Lyrics:

Dog goes woof
Cat goes meow
Bird goes tweet
And mouse goes squeek

Cow goes moo
Frog goes croak
And the elephant goes toot

Ducks say quack, fish goes blub
And the seal goes ow ow ow

But there’s one sound - That no one knows
What does the fox say?

Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
What does the fox say?

Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow
Wa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pow
What does the fox say?

Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho
Hatee-hatee-hatee-ho
What does the fox say?

Tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff
Tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff
Tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoffo-tchoff
What does the fox say?

Big blue eyes
Pointy nose
Chasing mice
and digging holes

Tiny paws
Up the hill
Suddenly you're standing still

Your fur is red
So beautiful
Like an angel in disguise

But if you meet
A friendly horse
Will you communicate by mo-o-o-o-orse?
How will you speak to that ho-o-o-o-orse?

What does the fox say?

Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow
Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow
Tchacha-chacha-chacha-chow
What does the fox say?

Fra-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow
Fra-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow
Fra-kaka-kaka-kaka-kow
What does the fox say?

A-hee-aee ha-hee
A-hee-aee ha-hee
A-hee-aee ha-hee
What does the fox say?

A-oo-oo-oo-ooo
Woo-oo-oo-ooo
What the does the fox say?

The secret of the fox
Ancient mystery
Somewhere deep in the woods
I know you're hiding

What is your sound
Will we ever know?
Will always be a mystery
What do you say?

You're my guardian angel
Hiding in the woods
What is your sound
Will we ever know?
I want to...I want to...I want to know!

May God have mercy on our souls and may any aliens that visit us not judge us all too harshly.

When I heard they were remaking this movie, I was excited because my brain translated "remaking" as "updating", somehow expecting the exact same film but maybe with better special effects. The first minute of this trailer got me very excited, thinking "Oh! They didn't go with that stupid black suit! They kept the old one!" and then....well...see for yourself.



Why won't Wolverine see things my way.....?

Yes, the movie seems stuffed with guest stars spouting off "perfect for the trailer" dialogue while my expectations get lower and lower by the moment.

I really don't understand how they didn't think "Does it come in black...?" has BEEN DONE. I think more than a few people saw Batman Begins, as well as that exact line being in the trailer in reference to the updated Batmobile (aka the "Tumbler"). The original Robocop design is sah-weet(!) and it's so iconic that to tease us with it and then take it away is borderline cruelty! This new black suit design is Cyclops (post AvX) meets Daft Punk meets Tron after bumping into a Cylon. How many movies have we seen where the bad guys, or even the good guys, are dressed all in black, or the teams of henchmen are all black-suited? This design does not stand the test of time (that "time" being the length of this movie).

I personally have a huge problem with CGI and gravity. I don't know why nobody seems to be working on giving CGI characters realistic "weight" to them. There are several shots in this trailer that look like a 90's video game with better pixelation. There are also robots in this movie. Lots of robots. I don't remember the original movie's tension coming from Robocop shooting a bunch of robots but from the fact that he wrestles with his actions towards humans while trying to maintain a grip on his humanity. This version seems like he's kept his entire personality and may as well be "Iron Man" but the twist is that he was forced into the suit. Despite his ridiculously unending list of physical ailments (the original just had a chest cave-in, this version was basically put through a shredder that was on fire and laced with a new strain of the plague).

I'm being harsh, I know, and many of you were likely born post-Robocop I and your first introduction to the character may have been his jetpacking antics in Robocop III. I won't hold it against you so let me have it! Comment below and tell me how wrong or incredibly right my knee-jerk reaction to this trailer is.

Good day mates! The Dace Man here, bringing you another installment of YouTube Spotlight!

This week we are going to take a look at the lovely and talented Miss Lara de Wit! You all may know her from her popular music videos on her YouTube channel "Lara plays videogame music!".

I was first exposed to Lara's talent by a friend on Facebook sharing her Mighty Morphin Power Rangers video on my wall. Since that day, I have fallen in love with this woman. I find myself leaving her channel on during work hours and letting her play the soundtrack of the day. Playing songs from video games, pop culture, TV shows and awesome movies, the girl has tapped into geek kingdom and brings music to life via piano or violin. Under the YouTube handle of Lara6683, she has over 110,00 subscribers with videos that have over millions of hits!

Lara is such a hit on YouTube that she often tours conventions and the world playing with many other musicians. A very notable collaboration she recently did was with violinist Taylor Davis. The two put together an amazing CD collaboration that has not left my truck since I received it in the mail. You can purchase a copy of this awesome CD (called "Game On: 2 Player Mode") on iTunes. You can also read the Fanboys Anonymous review of the CD by yours truly here.

Lara posts videos all the time, further validating her commitment and awesomeness across the board. So now you need to do the following, watch the video and follow all the links muahahahaha. Experience the ecstasy that is Lara De Wit's music and you will not be disappointed.

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Larawithabird
Like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lara-plays-videogame-music
Catch her latest projects:http://www.youtube.com/user/lara6683

Buy her Digital Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/game-on-2-player-mode

Go old school and buy the CD: Game On: 2 Player Mode

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Although this has happened several times before, Futurama is coming to an end with its series finale episode that airs tonight, entitled "Meanwhile". To celebrate the fantastic series, you'll find a complete review of the episode once it airs, but for now, let's take a look back at how we got here.

In the past, Futurama has had a couple of episodes that acted as a series finale in case it would not be renewed. "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings", which aired August 10, 2003, was the first of these. Writer Ken Keeler, who has written all of the potential finales, left things open ended enough that there could be a return, but if not, we were left off with an indication that Fry and Leela would be happy together. Fry's holophonor opera has seemingly failed, but in a sweet scene that works both in-story and breaking the fourth wall, Leela asks "Please don't stop playing, Fry. I want to hear how it ends."

Futurama would return later on through a series of four DVD movies that once again "ended" with "Into the Wild Green Yonder", wherein the creators once again split the decision and go for a final scene that references both the story and the show itself. The Planet Express ship along with the principal cast of characters inside approach a wormhole with uncertainty of what will happen, but excitement towards the future ahead of them. Fry and Leela solidify their relationship and kiss.

The next episode, "Rebirth" (a title which says it all) started the Comedy Central era in a rebooted sense, leading us to the finale we're at now - once again written by Ken Keeler.

What I would like to see in the finale

Everyone plans out ideas of what a series finale should be for a TV show that they love and I'm no different, whether it be for How I Met Your Mother, The Simpsons, or how frustrating it was that we didn't get proper finales for shows like Heroes and FlashForward.

Perhaps only being rivaled by How I Met Your Mother and Scrubs from what I've seen, Futurama is one of the best comedies that has a consistent heart as well. Despite being built around laughs, it does not shy away from sad scenes that tug at the heartstrings. "Jurassic Bark" is notorious for being an epically depressing (though thankfully they retconned that later on with "Bender's Big Score" - itself filled with sad scenes depicting Fry's past, love for Leela and so forth). "The Luck of the Fryrish" is another, revolving around the revelation that Fry's bully of an older brother, Yancy, actually did love him.

They've shown that they can maintain continuity extremely well and reference events from previous episodes as being much more important than you would have assumed when you originally watched it (ie, Fry becoming his own grandfather in the Area 51 time travel, resulting in his Delta Brainwave abnormality that is the reason for Nibbler freezing Fry even in the first episode!)

What I'm hoping we get is a mix of all these aspects of Futurama. I'd love to see them go the sentimental route more than going for cheap laughs if they have to choose between the two. Fry and Leela should in fact end up together (as evidenced by Bender's "ultimate fate" description in "Overclockwise"). There should also be references to his past, despite how we already saw some closure in "Murder on the Planet Express" (which, by the way, is the only episode of a TV show to officially make me cry...twice). I'd love to see a glimpse into the future, where Fry and Leela have a son that they've named Yancy, named after Fry's brother and father, "to carry on their spirit".

Make this count...and make it so good that we don't need Futurama to return again (even though I'd love for them to continue).

For now, we wait, but this post will be updated with a full review of "Meanwhile" and a retrospective review of the series in whole in a few hours. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile Episode Review

The Nerdist was running a pre-finale and post-finale show, and while the episode was going on, they literally ran THE HYPNOTOAD! Hilarious!

This episode revolved around a time travel device created by Professor Farnsworth that allows whomever presses it to go back to the previous 10 seconds - but only the previous 10 seconds. What better thing to use as a plot device for Futurama than time travel?

Fry proposes to Leela and awaits her answer, but when he thinks she has opted out, he jumps off a skyscraper to his eventual death - realizing before falling that his watch was fast from the time travel device. In the midst of attempting to save Fry's life, the device breaks, freezing time for Fry and Leela seemingly forever.

They live their lives together, growing old together. As an elderly couple (implied, at least from my interpretation, to be near death), they go back to their proposal spot and are approached by Professor Farnsworth, who fixes the machine and informs them that they can all reset it back to when it originally broke.

Fry and Leela, having no regrets, decide that they'll sacrifice themselves (time travel duplicates, and whatnot) and allow the younger Fry and Leela to "have another go-around". I actually thought that they would have the Professor fix the machine so they could retain their memories or at least allow their older selves to talk to their younger selves, fill them in on what happened, and walk off into the sunset to their eventual deaths, allowing their younger versions to basically have two lifetimes of memories. Even though they didn't necessarily show that, the fact that they didn't means one could interpret it that way, if they so choose.

Overall, I was quite happy with this episode. There wasn't much for Bender and company to do, nor was it the most hilarious, but as I said, I was preferring a sentimental ending more than just a chuckle-fest and they delivered.

This was yet another open-ended finale, and I'm very proud of Ken Keeler and everyone involved for pulling it off once more. Congrats on a great series, everyone!

Shared via George Takei's Facebook, care of some folks over at Tumblr (wafflesforstephanie, geth-metal, and frostbackscat), is an example of geek warfare.

In an attempt to create a new meme to share, someone took this 2012 Comic-Con cosplay and added the standard Impact text over it: "Steampunk, Gender swapped Joker, in a Willy Wonka hat...Congratulations, you've made 'trying too hard' into an art form."

Subsequently, this person was called out on their bullshit, as it turns out that this cosplay is NOT a random mix of stuff, but rather Duela Dent, a character from DC Comics that has in the past referred to herself as "Joker's Daughter" (though the validity of that is in question and I personally hope they never give Joker an offspring....unless maybe it's through Harley Quinn).

Us geeks pay much more attention to detail than fans of other forms of entertainment and getting something like this wrong is like a black mark on your credibility badge of honor in a culture that thrives on remembering trivia. Tisk tisk. Nice cosplay!


(PS. Fanboys Anonymous is looking for more contributors to the Cosplay section. If you are interested, please shoot us an email via the contact form)

Ah yes how the mighty have fallen. With this new series here on Fanboys Anonymous, I will be talking about how some of the stars that Disney creates have gone into the world of Hollywood and have been subject to public scrutiny for some choices that they have made. Today we will discuss probably the biggest names out of all of these stars gone wild, with that person being none other than Hannah Montana star, Miley Cyrus

Doesn't her face make you question what she is doing at that moment?

As you can see from the picture to the left, Miley has had a pretty wild time since her time with Disney. As the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, a very successful country singer, Miley easily had the connections to Hollywood and the music industry. With a voice of an angel to back her up, she easily can be consider to have an even better voice than her father's. Miley's stardom began with the 2006 Disney series Hannah Montana, which easily became the most popular show on the network in less than a year. Her work then led to albums being produced with her as Hannah Montana, and world tours for her music were soon to follow. By 2009, most people considered Miley a positive public image and a good role model for young children. This image, however, soon changed.

Smoking cannabis, or weed for the smart ones out there, is one way to get a lot of heat and criticism. Also posing nude for photoshoots and some provocative outfits while performing is another way for some to question ones morals. Both of which, Miley is well known for. Even for her birthday she had a Bob Marley cake and later made a comment along the lines of you know you smoke too much weed when you have your friends make a Bob Marley cake for your birthday. These thngs along with some other have contributed to the one being a rotten egg after previously being the best one in the bunch.

However, despite all of this negativity in her life, she is still a very successful pop artist and is pretty much a well known sex-symbol around the world. She has done various twerks, a new dance that was recently popularized, and has a new album set to come out later this year. The Disney cardboard cut out Hannah Montana is long gone. Miley has shown her true colors, a girl who has gave in to Hollywood.

Twerk Team!