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Convention coverage, holiday greetings, and other topics that aren't so easily categorized.

The Return of Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 26, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Boston Super Megafest returned to Framingham in November 2008, bringing Jonathan Frakes, Dawn Wells, and Carroll Spinney — aka Riker, Mary Ann, and Big Bird.

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NASA and Pixar: Life Imitates Science

Posted on Nov 19, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The Mars Phoenix Lander issued its last tweet this month. NASA's presence on Twitter brought its character to life, similar to what Pixar did with Wall-E.

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Separated at Birth

Posted on Feb 21, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

After seeing the brilliant Kevin Murphy subject himself to the face recognition software of MyHeritage.com, I decided to see which celebrities this online software would consider me to resemble: For those of you drawing blanks, the above eight mugs belong to Howard Dean, Jude Law, Joe Montana, Julio Iglesias, Cab Calloway, Seann William Scott, Johnny…

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War of the Formats

Posted on Jan 7, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The current buzz of the movie industry is Warner's decision to abandon the HD-DVD format in favor of Blu-Ray. That leaves almost no major studios supporting both formats, choosing one or the other exclusively. The only party left to get off the fence is us, the consumers. I know competition is supposed to be good…

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Super Happy Fun Hour

Posted on Dec 26, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Christmas future is far away; Christmas past is past. Did everyone get what they wanted? Whether you've a Christmas bonus to spend or you're planning for next year, consider this fun-filled potential stocking stuffer: infinite bubble wrap. I confess to being easily amused and unable to walk past bubble wrap without deflating its purpose… but…

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A Super Time at the Megafest

Posted on Nov 20, 2007Jul 3, 2021 by Ken Gagne

Despite my geekiness and enthusiasm, I've never felt the motivation to pursue the objects of my affection by attending a convention. But when Super Megafest promised to deliver a bevy of cult icons to my backyard, Hiphopguy23 and I couldn't resist. My past experience with conventions came at the now-defunct Electronic Entertainment Expo, a trade-only…

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The Broadcast Goes On

Posted on Nov 11, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by a2history

[Editor's note: After seeing Jack Benny in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, I did an online search and found The Jack Benny Show Podcast (link opens in iTunes). I asked a Showbits reader and historian what he thought of this rebroadcast of the 1932 radio show; his response follows.] I am also a…

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Dungeons, Dragons, and Janes

Posted on Aug 21, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by hiphopguy23

Hiphopguy23 saw Becoming Jane in the movie theater last week. There were many scenes where the life of Jane Austen could've used more imagination. Is it wrong to imagine there is a rogue climbing the wall of the ivy-covered castle? Or to picture a hired assassin blending into the background during the royal ball? Or…

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