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Futurama is Back, Baby

By Joel Minty
August 1, 2009
The crew reacts to the news of their impending return.

The crew reacts to the news of their impending return.

YOU READ IT. YOU CAN’T UNREAD IT.

The cast of Futurama has officially re-signed for a new 26 episode season.  I came across this recent development through my friend Rob Salem, the Toronto Star’s TV critic and my former professor.  As expected, the talks have quickly (though not without trepidation, methinks) come to fruition for both sides, though apparently the voice actors will be receiving less scratch.  My hero David X Cohen (the man who coined the term “cromulent”) and some guy named Matt Groening who, I guess, works in the art department, had this to say:  “We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters.”  Ha-ha, I get it.

No more bad news, please! Roll out the episodes before we suffer a fate worse than death — pre-life!

Then death.

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Futurama IV: A New Hope

By Joel Minty
July 24, 2009

When it comes to Futurama junkies, I can out-bend most. At the risk of sounding like a total dork, a risk I am all too willing to take, I am currently ranked 4th out of 66483 people at Futurama trivia … Continue reading

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My Little Pony Live-Action Film Trailer

May 8, 2009

With live-action iterations of Transformers and G.I. Joe both hitting theatres this summer, it’s easy to forget the other 1980′s cartoon/toy-line adaptation that will be coming to a theatre near you in the coming months.  I am of course referring … Continue reading

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Star Trek Review

May 7, 2009

As a life long Trekkie, I went into the new J.J. Abrams Trek reboot/sequel with my expectations set to stun—fearing that if I set them to kill I would end up vapourizing myself… whatever that means.  Phaser analogy aside, I … Continue reading

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G.I. Joe: Resolute soon available in Canada

By Dork Shelf
April 23, 2009

The new animated G.I. Joe mini-series, G.I. Joe: Resolute, has been released and is available online—in the United States. A few clips have made their way onto YouTube, but these are not official and may be taken down. Canadians may … Continue reading

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137 Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

April 16, 2009

postmodernbarney has posted a truly epic list of 137 uncomfortable-but-true plot summaries of movies, TV shows, and comic books we all know and love. Among my favourites: E.T.: Out-of-control pet causes mayhem, sadness. Big Trouble in Little China: Redneck trucker … Continue reading

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Inglourious Basterds Behind-the-Scenes Clip Still Won’t Convince me to Watch American Idol

April 15, 2009

Quentin Tarantino decided to debut some behind-the-scenes footage from his new film, the Second World War Nazi-Killfest Inglourious Basterds. The clip features our first look at Toronto native-son Mike Myers as British General Ed Fenech.  Thanks to the internet—and Dork … Continue reading

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TV Character Battle: Ben Linus of Lost vs. That Guy from Lie To Me

April 12, 2009

Friend of Dork Shelf and fellow dork in her own right, Christie St. Martin, has posted an epic TV character grudge match over at her newly redesigned site.  What would happen if you pitted Benjamin Linus from Lost, master deceiver … Continue reading

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Dork Shelf Podcasts Now On iTunes

April 5, 2009

The Dork Shelf Podcasts can now be subscribed to on iTunes. Our bi-monthly shows discussing all the latest Dork Shelf.com goings on featuring Will, Lucas and Jeff and an assortment of wild and crazy guests are now easier than ever … Continue reading

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Venture Bros. Season 3 DVD Review

April 4, 2009

Behold the might of Jeff’s Venture Bros. Season 3 DVD review! Bringing back the Anti-Gravity scale; things will be rated out of 1 to 5 G‘s! The Good The Venture Bros. is incredibly well written and layered. It stands up to … Continue reading

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’s Cobra Commander Fails

March 27, 2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra comes out this summer from director Stephen Sommers. Sommers; creator of such cinematic gems as Deep Rising, The Mummy 1 & 2 and Van Helsing, has resurrected 60′s action figure and 80′s cartoon G.I. … Continue reading

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Astro Boy Trailer

March 24, 2009

Like many kids, I was exposed to reruns of the 1960′s Japanese cartoon Astro Boy in my youth. Part of me liked it, another part of me kind of hated it. I could never put my finger on it, but … Continue reading

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