01 Jun

Yoko

We were a day late recording the new episode, but our reason is a sound one. The Microsoft E3 Press Briefing was this morning and we were fortunate enough to attend and watch as Microsoft showed a few games and then trotted out celebrities such as Yoko Ono, Steven Spielberg, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr. They didn’t really do anything, but I think they were there just so we could all see the immense and unavoidable power of Microsoft. I do not know how Sony or Nintendo will top this although I have heard rumors of Mario himself showing up at the Nintendo conference to announce to the world that “Itsa me!”

We are very heavy on the video game news up front, but we then return to our normal entertainment coverage. Included therein is a discussion on the Alien prequel that is being set up at Fox. I think we can all (all five of us) agree this is a horrible idea. I mentioned director Carl Rinsch (I’m not totally sure if he’s German or not) and his pretty amazing commercial reel, which can be seen here. They’re really all quite cool, and I especially like the last on the list, “Fred.” While the rest rely on a great deal of CGI, this one’s a little more grounded. These spots certainly show the guy has an amazing vision, but does that mean he should direct a movie which has almost no reason to exist?

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