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You're going to need to see Star Trek a second time just to catch all the cameos and Trek in-jokes. Here's our guide to the greatest, and most annoying, easter eggs in Trek. Besides the obvious red shirt slaying and tip-of-the-hat to Sulu's half naked fencing there were a lot of other super quick Trekkie and J.J. moments. Advertisement Hey Its What's-His-Face: The film is stuffed with plenty of Trekkie cameos, and here are some members of the Federation you really shouldn't miss: Possibly the most annoying Trek cameo, which completely and totally takes you out of the moment, would be Tyler "Madea" Perry sitting on as Admiral Richard Barnett. I have absolutely no idea what he was saying during the film, because I was too busy trying to figure out what the hell he was doing there. He Ted Dansoned my Academy trial moment, and I'm none too pleased about it. It's been reported all over that Greg Grunberg, the man who is in just about all of Abrams' creations as a good luck charm, was … [Read more...] about The Best And The Worst Of Abrams’ Star Trek Easter Eggs

While Tommy Lee Jones is best known for his work in film and television, his recent career has centered on a more noble pursuit: helping sell Boss canned coffee to Japanese audiences. Since 2006, Jones has regularly appeared in Boss’s advertisements, lending his perpetually unamused mug and Oscar-nominated acting chops to commercials telling people about a brand of coffee they might enjoy. Well, now he’s back, ringing in the nation’s entrance to a new imperial era by looking back over the 30 years of now-abdicated Emperor Akihito’s Heisei era with one of the most bewildering entries to his Boss oeuvre to date. It’s best to watch the clip without context first, allowing yourself to experience the unfiltered mystery of Jones moving from job to job—train conductor, karaoke bar manager, construction foreman, astronaut, sumo referee, several types of bizarre creatures—while weeping and holding cans of coffee. Why does he have these jobs? Is … [Read more...] about Tommy Lee Jones remains committed to his calling as the world’s best Japanese coffee salesman

Right. For my first ever board game column for Kotaku, the editor-in-chief here suggested I cover the top games coming in 2013. This created an anime-sized bead of sweat on my forehead. You see, board games aren't like video games. You want to know if a video game's coming out, you call a guy who works in a place, or perhaps do a Google. Board games? Oh, man. Advertisement You call the game shop. They've never heard of it. Neither has their system. If you're lucky, Googling informs you that the outsourced Chinese manufacturing solution/team have said they'll be putting the first print run on the boat to the Spanish warehouse in "some months". You find the number for the Spanish warehouse. "Qué?" answers the foreman. You panic. You don't speak Spanish! Thinking quickly, you fling the phone out of the window. No word of a lie: I once spent two years—2010 and 2011—waiting for an expansion for one of my favourite games to be reprinted. Two years! And guess what? When … [Read more...] about The 5 (Or So) Board Games To Get Excited About In 2013

Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez-Walta, and Jordie Bellaire’s The Vision was a landmark series for the Android Avenger and Marvel at large. And now, following in its footsteps is a brand new series from Chelsea Cain, Marc Mohan, and Aud Koch. Just announced at Marvel’s “Next Big Thing” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, The Vision is a direct continuation of the seminal 2016 series, which saw Vision attempt to create a perfect family for himself, only for the experiment to rapidly descend into a haunting, brutal examination of humanity and identity. Set in the aftermath, the new six-part miniseries is due to begin in November and will follow Vision and his daughter Viv (and the family synthezoid pooch, Sparky) as they adjust to their new lives in the wake of unspeakable tragedy. Here’s the cover, courtesy of Marvel: Advertisement The series marks a return to Marvel for Cain as a writer in the wake of her work on Mockingbird, an excellent series that’s … [Read more...] about Chelsea Cain Returns to Marvel for a Brand New

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