Fallout Movie on the Horizon?

Ok, so it's 5 a.m. and I haven't been able to get to sleep yet, so I figured it's as good a time as any to blog!

I used to play a lot of video games, that is, until this semester at SDSU took over my life! By far my favorite game of last year was Fallout 3 on the Xbox 360. It is a game truly unparalleled in its scope. I was sucked into Fallout's rich story and immense environment set in a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C from the very beginning. I loved the feel and presentation of the game, which I can best compare to the nostalgic qualities of the 1950s Cold War era.



So imagine my excitement when I logged onto IGN.com to discover an article about a possible, upcoming Fallout movie! Yes, according to IGN writer Martin Robinson, Bethesda Softworks, the company that made Fallout 3, recently filed "a trademark for the brand covering both a television series and film."

The company's filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office site lays claim to use of the "Fallout" name for "entertainment services in the nature of an on-going television program," as well as "motion picture films about a post-nuclear apocalyptic world."

So this claim might just be an attempt by the company to prevent others from profiting from the "Fallout" name... but I agree with IGN and anticipate a Fallout TV show and/or movie!


... but then again, Mad Max kinda already was like a Fallout movie... oh well, bring it on!

LOST FRIEND HOAX?

Back on April 10th, I posted this story about Matthew Perry's supposed upcoming role in the season five finale of LOST. Well, it looks like the whole thing was a hoax perpetuated by a devious LOST fan over at IMDB.com.

Back on April 10th, Perry's IMDB profile looked like this:


But today:


So it looks like it was all just a false-alarm... or was it? I guess we'll know for sure when the two-hour season finale of LOST airs on Wednesday, May 13th.

LOST Fan Hacks Wikipedia, Alters Film History (Briefly)

The Wikipedia page for The Empire Strikes Back has since been changed back, but apparently a LOST fan updated the site briefly the other night after the episode "Some Like It Hoth" aired. In the episode, Hurley was supposedly writing the script for the film. For a short time, the site recognized this by saying, "The screenplay, based on a story by George Lucas, was written by Hugo Reyes." Haha, Check it out:

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Thanks to Mel and DarkUFO for sharing this!

Hurley's EMPIRE Script Found!

Ok, in this season's 13th episode, "Some Like It Hoth," Hurley was supposedly writing Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back... back in 1977. Well, it turns out that somebody out there on the internet (supposedly) got a hold of Hurley's version of the script. Given the numerous references to LOST, however, it is clear that this is just a fan creation, but it's a fun (albeit kinda lame) read for LOST fans nevertheless. I found this article on Zap2It via DarkUFO. Check it out:

In the wake of last week's episode, "Lost" fans didn't want to know what lay in the shadow of the statue, or why Miles could hear dead people, or why the Dharma Initiative built the Swan in secret. Nope: they wanted to know more about Hurley's "improved" script for "The Empire Strikes Back." And luckily for you, I got an exclusive hold of said script. It took a bit of doing, but I like to go the extra mile for my readers. So sit back and enjoy Hurley's take on a cinematic masterpiece.

Bad times for the Rebellion, dude. After the Death Star went all bloop, The Empire got mad. Real mad. "Chase the Rebels to the ends of the Universe" mad.

The rebels, with the help of Luke Skywalker, are hiding out on Hoth. It’s colder than a frozen donkey wheel cave there. Obsessed with finding young Skywalker, Darth Vader has sent loads of spy robot thingies to find Luke for reasons yet unknown.


Exterior--Hoth. A little spy robot thingy zips through the atmosphere and crashes into the snowy planet below. That's when Chewbacca shows up and blasts it away with his crossbow laser. He shakes his furry fist in the sky in triumph.

Chewbacca: Raaar.

Han Solo: Nice work, fuzzball. Now let’s go pay off that debt to Jabba. The Hutster’s gotta be pretty peeved about that $3.2 million we owe him. Hey, anyone seen Luke? I wanna tell him that the Force will always be with him, and stuff.

Luke: Sorry, I’m a bit busy feeling the blood flow into my brain here in this monster’s cave.

Obi-Wan: Luke. Luuuuuke. You totally have to go see Yoda, Luke. You need to learn how to become a Jedi so your father will love you again.

Luke: What I totally need? A jacket. And my father is dead! Dead! That’s what you told me. Don’t you remember?

Obi-Wan: Whatever happened, happened.

C-3P0: Sirs, welcome back! Wait, what happened to you? Looks like you have a ton of Arzt on you.

Leia’s way excited to see Luke, and tries to kiss him, but fortunately she trips over a stray cable and falls to the ground. Whew. That was close.

Leia: Han, no time to leave now. The Empire’s bearing down on us. I count four AT-AT Walkers approaching.

Han: Looks like eight.

Chewbacca: Raaar.

Han: Fifteen? No way.

Wide shot of a totally cool ice battle. The AT-AT Walkers bear down on the small Rebel fighters, who employ ninjas strapped to the wings for extra fire power. Ninjas with bazookas. Just when all ninja hope looks lost, a buncha ice dragons come out of nowhere and save the day. Awesome.

Luke: Well, thought we were goners there for a bit. Now I have to go to the Erin Go Braugh system or something to learn about the Force.

R2-D2: Beep beep bloop beep.

Luke: Degobah, right. Was kinda woozy when Dead Ben said it and all. Ugh, this planet is nasty. Like a Mr. Cluck’s after prom night.

As the X-Wing cruises along the galazxy, they hear a low hum and see a bright flash of light. Before Luke knows it, his plane is going down faster than Starla after she dumped me for Johnny.

Yoda: To learn about the Force, you are here.

Luke: In direct sentences, I wish you speak. C’mon, little guy, I’m looking for a Yoda guy. Seen him?

Yoda: Yoda not far. Patience.

Luke: Whatever. I have an Apollo bar and a Hot Pocket, want one while we look?

Yoda: An Apollo bar? Heh! A Hot Pocket? Heh. A Jedi craves not these things.

Luke: What’s that cave over there? Smells awful.

Yoda: An incredible smell, you have discovered.

Luke: Lemmee guess, I go in there and face the Dark Side. What exactly is in there?

Yoda: Only what you take with you.

Luke: So, the entire collection of “Y: The Last Man”? Awesome, dude.

Luke enters the cave. His breath is visible. He hears ominous sounds all around him. Finally, in the clearing, he sees it: a carburetor. Through the low moan of the wind, he can hear “Viva Las Vegas” playing. Luke runs away in terror.

Yoda: Much to learn, you have. Many hugs as a child, you never received.

Meanwhile, the Millenium Falcon pulls into Cloud City to avoid Vader pursuing them. It’s made up of really big, futuristic awl things floating in the air. And the guy who runs it? Totally awesome.

Leia: “Totally awesome?”

Han: Totally. Lando’s the best. Plus? He hates the Empire.

Leia: Then why is Darth Vader right behind him?

Han: Son of a…

Lando: Sorry, old buddy. I need to keep this city running. It’s all I got. Plus: they had your names on some sort of list.

Back in Degobah, Luke has a nightmare involving his friends in Cloud City. He packs up some Lunchables for the trip, and hops in his X-Wing.

Yoda: Luke! Luke! Complete your training, you must.

Obi: He’s our last hope.

Yoda: Actually, there’s another.

Luke: Whoa. Wait. Another? And you’re just telling me this now? I would so not have done one-armed handstands while lifting boxes with my mind AND doing that day’s Sudoku if I’d know there was another.

Yoda: It’s your sister, Leia.

Luke: Ew, gross! We almost totally made out a few days ago! Why wasn’t the Force disturbed by that near makeout? Because I’m currently disturbed as hell.

Back in Cloud City, everyone’s inside this scary but super cool chamber. Han’s standing in the middle, about to be frozen alive by the machine inside.

Leia: I love you.

Han: Damn right you do.

C3P0: Wow, that Han is one bad...

Chewbacca: Raaar.

C3P0: Just talkin' 'bout Han. Can ya dig it?

A cloud of smoke appears, and out of it slowly rises Han’s body. He’s now encased in carbonite, although as a last act of defiance he threw up metal hands as a final "screw you" to the Empire.

Darth: Boba, Mr. Solo is now helpless thanks to his exposure inside the carbonite chamber. You can take his frozen body to Tattooine.

Boba: You know, I’m thinking I’ll just use Fed-Ex. I hear they have these pits, but they aren’t really “pits” so much as Sarlacci, and I just don’t want to end up being slowly digested over the course of a thousand years. Just not my style.

Lando: Quick, Vader’s gone. Now’s the time to unveil my secret weapon to save Han.

Leia: What’s that?

Lando: Her!

Smash cut to Corvette, from only of the most awesome hour of television ever, Exposé.

Corvette: RAZZLE DAZZLE!

Corvette and Boba Fett engage in a 20-minute fight to the death. Eventually they stop fighting, settle down, and have three kids of their own. And those kids all fight crime. With the Hoth ninjas.

Darth: Ah, right on schedule. Young Skywalker approaches. I hope he doesn’t think I’m just back for his money.

Luke: Yes, I think you’re back for all my moisture farm money. Exactly. Moron.

Darth: Luke, there’s something you need to know about your father. He’s, um, well, he’s me.

Luke: No, that’s impossible! That’s…wait, actually, that kinda makes sense.

Darth: Really?

Luke: Well, I just found out I had a sister I never knew about, so I guess my capacity for shock is diminished.

Darth: Wow, The Emperor foresaw you taking this way worse.

Luke: Well, I’m still pretty steamed about you leaving me as a kid. And making me live on a planet where the coolest thing to do on a Saturday is go to Toshi Station for some power converters.

Darth: Well, that’s why I’ve been following you all around the galaxy. I want to be your father again.

Luke: Then why all the continual attempts to kill me? Seems like a lame way to insert yourself back into my life.

Darth: Well, the shifter broke.

Luke: What?

Darth: The shifter broke. Life seems so much simpler when you're fixing things. I'm good at fixing things... always was.

Luke: You’re totally having a flashback, aren’t you?

Darth: Look, let’s go back to Tatooine, you and me. Together. We’ll take the Death Star. We’ll fix it up good, you and me. All it needs is…

Luke: …a carburetor?

Darth: Well, that and a few million man hours of work. You did wreck it pretty good, son.

Luke: Only because I was afraid you’d hurt me.

Darth: I said I was sorry for leaving you as a child.

Luke: No, I mean literally hurt me. You were shooting at my X-Wing.

Darth: This is all in the past. Hey, I’ll make you a deal. You help me fix it up, I’ll let you pick the first target for the newly completed Death Star.

Luke: Won’t the Emperor mind?

Darth: He usually hangs out in a throne room that features a ginormous opening into a bottomless pit. I think we can get rid of him fairly easily.

Luke: Oh, Dad!

Darth: Oh, Son!

Three Dog Night’s “Shambala” plays as we go into montage mode, with Darth and Luke happily rebuilding the Death Star together. Watch Darth laugh as Luke gets oil squirted into his eye! Watch R2-D2 give sass to the Death Star’s mainframe interface! Watch the proud look in Darth’s mask as Luke picks the target for the Death Star’s reconstructed firepower: the forest moon of Endor. Because let's face it: Ewoks suck, dude.

Nixon's Moonlanding Disaster Speech

I found this very interesting article on Watergate.info via Digg.com about the speech that President Richard Nixon would have given if the astronauts of Apollo 11 had died on the moon back in 1969. Here is the full speech with a short introduction:

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. The following speech, revealed in 1999, was prepared by Nixon's then speechwriter, William Safire, to be used in the event of a disaster that would maroon the astronauts on the moon:

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.
These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.

These two men are laying down their lives in mankind's most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.

They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.

In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man's search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.

For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.

Creepy.

"Some Like It Hoth" Thoughts and Theories, Part Two

I loved "Some Like It Hoth," but many critics and fans disagree. For example, IGN rated the episode 6.7 out of 10 (they rated last week's episode "Dead is Dead" 9.4 out of 10). The episode may not have furthered the story very much, but it did fill in some gaps in the backstory of Miles (we find out why he asked Ben for $3.2 million, for example) and provided many hilarious moments.

My favorite funny moment occurred when Miles discovers that Hurley is writing "The Empire Strikes Back." Yes, that's right! Here's exactly how Hurley rationalizes this: "It's 1977, right? So Stars Wars just came out. And pretty soon, George Lucas is gonna be looking for a sequel. I've seen Empire, like, 200 times, so I figured I'd make life easier and send him the script... with a couple improvements."
Haha, so it turns out that Hurley may have written "Empire"?! Wow, this show is crazy!


Hurley wrote "The Empire Strikes Back"?!

Also, according to Jorge Garcia (Hurley), this episode had his favorite line of the entire show, which was: "The Ewoks sucked, dude." Jorge had previously informed The LOST podcast with Jack and Jay that this was the episode in which he delivered his favorite line. Jay confirmed that this line was the one Jorge said was his favorite.

But the "Some Like It Hoth" wasn't all about hilarious Hurley antics. In fact, Miles had a touching scene at the end of the ep. He stands outside of his father's house, watching him read a polar bear book to his younger, 3-month-old self. The scene sounds crazy, but Ken Leung's superb acting pulled it off beautifully. Dr. Chang then receives a phone call, leaves his house, and sees Miles. He says "Miles? I need you," to which Miles replies in a childlike manner "You do?" I thought this interaction was funny, but at the same time, it felt very genuine.


MIles watches his father read a book to his 3-month-old self.

There is not a new episode next week. Instead, ABC is airing a recap episode of sorts titled "Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6." Here is the ABC press release for this recap episode:
WHAT TRANSPIRED FOR BOTH THE OCEANIC 6 AND THE REMAINING ISLAND SURVIVORS DURING THE THREE YEARS AFTER THE ISLAND WAS MOVED WILL BE EXPLORED, IN THE NEW SPECIAL, "LOST: THE STORY OF THE OCEANIC 6," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 ON ABC.

ABC once again invites new and avid "Lost" viewers to take another look at one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed shows. "Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6" will explore the series in a way that will bring new viewers up to date -- but which current viewers will also find illuminating - in discovering what happened to the Oceanic 6 and the remaining island survivors during the three years after Ben moved the island. The special airs WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid, Sun and Claire's son Aaron - otherwise known as the Oceanic 6 - were rescued and tried to pick up the pieces of the lives they knew before the crash and to perpetuate the lie concocted to hide the truth about what really happened. But Jack and Ben had to convince all of them to return to the island in order to save those left behind. Although they eventually did go back - sans Aaron -- what could possibly have been the motivating factors for each, and exactly how - and when -- did they return? As for those left behind on the island, violent shifts through time were wreaking havoc on their lives. Discover how Locke's leaving the island under the guise of Jeremy Bentham may have helped end the time rifts, and what led to his eventual death in the outside world.


Dan is the man with the answers.

The next new episode of LOST will be episode 5x14 "The Variable" airing on Wednesday, April 29th at 9/8c on ABC. Fans are hyping-up this episode for a number of reasons: 1. It is the 100th episode of LOST 2. It is a Faraday-centric episode 3. It is supposedly a direct follow-up to what is arguably the best episode of LOST ever: "The Constant" 4. And finally, check out this short synopsis: THE TIME OF RECKONING BEGINS AS DANIEL FARADAY COMES CLEAN REGARDING WHAT HE KNOWS ABOUT THE ISLAND... that means answers!

DISNEY has LAZY ANIMATORS!?

Wow, check out this video from TodaysBigThing.com, which compares Disney films to one another and basically shows that Disney made one movie and then traced their original templates to make more movies!

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Again, wow, this video is amazing! But at least Disney has produced one original, great thing: LOST! Thanks to Jeff Cannata from "The Totally Rad Show" for posting a link to this video on Twitter!