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Category: Humor

Films can be funny, but this is humor about films: parodies, satires, and more.

Attack of the Colonels

Posted on May 11, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Though this is slightly older news, I recently encountered a geek who hadn't heard, so for those who still don't know about it, here's a PSA: Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are channeling their inner geeks with Robot Chicken: Star Wars, a special for Adult Swim. The 30-minute stop-motion animation special, directed…

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Die Harderer

Posted on May 9, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Die Hard 4 — officially known as Live Free or Die Hard — comes out June 27th, heralding John McClane's escape from retirement for the special occasion of fighting Internet terrorists. His sidekick — who, for the first time in the franchise's history, is not black — is Justin Long, the television commercial personification of…

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Spoof of Life

Posted on Mar 6, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

There's nothing like a good spoof — and most of the parodies I see are nothing like a good spoof. Originality is a key factor. Star Wars parodies abound, and wading through the morass takes some effort. (Just look at the search results in YouTube.) But be it in Star Wars or elsewhere, there are…

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Parallel Trekking

Posted on Feb 9, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

I've found a couple amalgamations of Star Trek with other media, but the following is one of the most amusing I've encountered: If more serious variations on the Star Trek universe appeal to you, check out the upcoming book Glass Empires, an anthology of tales from the Mirror Universe, encompassing TOS, TNG, and Enterprise. I…

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