Here it is, the official trailer for the second movie in The Hobbit trilogy. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is set to release in theaters North America on December 13, 2013. For worldwide release dates, head over here.
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A TMNT Super Mario Bros. Mashup (Video)
Have you ever wondered what a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Super Mario Bros. mashup would look like? Well, wonder no more as James Farr has put together an awesome video doing just that. James created his own popular web series XOMBIE and TRAINS-FORMERS. If you don’t know who James Farr is you can learn more about his work by visiting his website.
First Person Goomba (Video)
Since the early days of Super Mario Bros we have been squashing Goombas with out any consideration as to what their story is. In this awesome video from pipocaVFX, we see life from a Goomba’s perspective and Mario doesn’t quite seem like the “superhero” we are used to.
Bill Nye Joins Dancing with the Stars
If you grew up in the 90’s then it’s very likely that you have seen Bill Nye in action on the popular education television show, Bill Nye Science Guy. Recently, he’s been having a bit of fun as he takes his dancing skills on stage and on TV with ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
Bill has remained dedicated to educating people about science over the years and has even worked on some amazing projects like the Mars Dial, which actually went up to Mars as it was equipped on multiple rovers.
Cool Fact: Did you know that Bill Nye did a local Seattle sketch comedy show before his science guy gig? The show was called Almost Live! Before that Bill Nye worked for Boeing as a mechanical Engineer.
Microsoft Drops Anti iPhone Ads
Microsoft recently created a few anti-iPhone ads to help take some of the wind out of Apple’s sail after their new iPhone line introduction, the only problem, they are terrible.
The ads were not only lacking in the humor department but some would even say they are just plain tasteless. Apparently Microsoft felt the same way as they quickly decided to remove the videos from their channel. Thankfully, there are a few users who have managed to re-upload the videos so you can catch a glimpse and decide for yourself. These re-uploaded videos seem to be mysteriously disappearing one-by-one over the last few days but I was able to easily find another.
I’m all for good competition and a little smack talk now and then, but there’s definitely a right and wrong way to get the job done.