WonderCon 2011: “Star Wars: Last Fan Movie Standing” Crowns Winner Dan Koelsch, April 2, 2011April 2, 2011 Every year WonderCon hosts a “Star Wars: The Last Fan Movie Standing” to decide which fan films for the sci-fi classic are the best. This is the contest’s 10th year, and we had a good mix of terrible ones and hilarious ones. After the break, watch both the winner of this year’s contest and the movie I thought should have won (though they are both great). This event was really fun, as I don’t get to see a lot of diehard Star Wars fans. Everyone was getting into it by shouting out one-liners from quotes in the film, and generally just geeking out at the obscure prizes for audience participation (a C-3PO baking pan actually exists).Last Fan Movie Standing Winner: My Vote:Both videos are actually two years old (a lot of these were old for some reason), but they still hold up. Which do you think should have won? Comic-Con Conventions Events Fan Made Work Viral News Viral Videos Star WarsViral videoWondercon
Skynet Becomes Self Aware, Twitter Notices April 19, 2011Briefly: In the fictional historical/future timeline of the Terminator franchise (specifically The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Skynet, the artificial intelligence system created by the US Military, becomes self aware today, April 19th, at 8:11pm. Skynet is the main antagonist of the franchise, waging war with humans and creating the Terminator cyborgs… Read More
Viral Video: Will Ferrell’s Facebook Friends Get To See His New Movie For Free March 12, 2012Will Ferrell’s Spanish language comedy Casa De Mi Padre opens this weekend, and the comedian has a special treat for his 3.5+ million Facebook friends. If you go to your local theater and tell them you’re friends with Ferrell on Facebook, they’ll let you in for free. Probably. Maybe. Unlikely…. Read More
Strange Noises Heard Around The World Could Have Scientific Explanation January 27, 2012January 27, 2012Earlier this week, we reported on a phenomenon sweeping the Internet in which strange noises were heard around the world. These roars/groans from the sky are a bit frightening, which may have contributed to videos of the occurance flooding YouTube (along with many hoaxes). While we considered the idea that… Read More