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Quint needs your help for the annual AICN Holiday Shopping Guide!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here this Thanksgiving Eve with a call to arms. I need your help. Every year I gather cool geek items from every corner of the globe and compile a gigantic Holiday Shopping Guide for us, the geeks. I know that in the immediate future every American reading this is likely to be stuffing their faces with either Turkey, Ham or Tofurkey, but whenever your belly shrinks up a bit and you once again have control of your body I'd appreciate some input on what you think is the coolest damn thing available for us, the geek, this year.
I'm talking DVDs, toys, books, video games, limited edition prints/plates/posters/statues... whatever grabs your attention. I'm compiling stuff from all price ranges, from the easily affordable to stuff for the super-rich only. Check out last year's column to get an idea of what I'm looking for:
CLICK IT HERE FOR LAST YEAR'S HOLIDAY GOODNESS!!!
I've already got some great stuff in mind and have even worked out some giveaways with this year's column (Trust me, it's damn cool). So, drop me an email or leave a talkback below and let me know what on the top of your list this season! If you're a company with something hot for the geek this season, feel free to contact me as well. The more suggestions, the better the article will be! Keep an eye out for the column some time in the first week of December! Now, prepare for the massive food invasion and have a safe and Happy Holiday!!!
-Quint
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Nov 25, 2004 3:56:46 AM CST
mr. show season 4 should be coming out soon. invader zim volume
by miltonwaddams
i'm not really up to date on movies that are the hot shit, aside from the given lotr EE coming out.
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Nov 25, 2004 3:58:25 AM CST
oh, and half life 2 is the best single player game i've ever pla
by miltonwaddams
ever. it's pc only, and with nicish requirements, but it's no lumbering doom 3 beast, which was barely fun anyway. half life 2. amazing.
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Well, obviously, the book 5 ON THE OUTSIDE: VERN'S WRITING ON THE FILMS OF CINEMA should be on there. I might be a little biased because I wrote the whole god damn book. No, but even if I didn't write it, it would definitely be the one. Give that book to somebody for christmas or kwanzaa and they will perpetually owe you one even after they die. http://www.lulu.com/outlawvern
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AICN is bar none the best site on the web. It's like family. Thanks guys!
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Nov 25, 2004 9:31:28 AM CST
COOLER THAN A PETER JACKSON FILM - HOTTER THAN A POOPING ELMO -
by chickengeorgevii
What do all the kids want for Christmas? Why...they want a CHICKEN GEORGE VII ACTION PLAYSET!!!!! FEATURING: - Chicken George VII action figure with authentic beer gut, man boobs, and kung-fu grip....easy bake oven converted into action playset trailer.....14 expired green screen monitors....Evil Kenevil motorbike....assorted empty vials.....three *used* and deflated blow up action heroines.....2,816 empty Milwaukee
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wouldn't harry's regular column make that redundant? besides, herc'll probably have another hd/bluray-dvd fit, hee-hee. anywho, GET FESTIVE, BE MERRY, IT'S A CELEBRATION, BEEYAATCHES!
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is hands down the best $12 I've spent in a while. I will be giving several of them this holiday season.
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besides that there is nothing I can contribute, except the obvious, the LOTR:ROTK EE. Ill wait for the list.
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1. The Day Today 2 disc DVD set. released earlier this year in England. need a multi system for it, but well worth it. and Brass Eye (although released a few years back) is by the same bloke.
2. The Nintendo DS
3. Apple motion
4. a return trip ticket to Tokyo
5. a real cricket bat (maybe even signed by the shaun of the dead fellas)
6. Incredibles preproduction art.
7. a hello kitty vibrator (a bit old)
8. howls moving castle replica
9. the new worldwide standard mobile phones (3G?)
10. Yamaha ZR Evolution 50cc scooter
11. a visit to the set of king kong
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Another coffee-through-my-noser from George. Thanks, man. It's not like I needed this shirt for work today or anything...
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The new Bill Hicks:LIVE DVD is a must own. "But who is this Bill Hicks you speak of?" you may ask. Trust me on this one. It's the best $12 you're likely to spend... www.billhicks.com or at your finer local audio/video merchant. The disc has in their entirety the "HBO One Night Stand", "Relentless" & "Relevations" concerts, plus the wonderful BBC documentary "Just a Ride". To be watched with a "heroic dose" (2 dried grams) of psilocybin mushrooms. Get it for the GoatBoy on your list.
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This is probably my favorite dramatic t.v. series ever created.
Vic Morrow one of my favorite actors ever now because of this show. -
PC Games. Evil Genius, Medal of Honour Pacific Assault.
DVD. Return of the King Extended Addition - there's no way I'm missing out on the footage of Christopher Lee.
Books - Tom Green - Hollywood Causes Cancer, Rodney Dangerfield Autobiography, Nikki Sixx - heroin diaries.
Wishlist - That Batman and King Kong is as awesome as I hope they be and Burt Reynolds and Paul Hogan make massive comebacks.
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City of Heroes... sure it's half a year old now, but the game is quality entertainment for atleast 20 levels. Oh and Knights of the Old Republic II will own all your stupid Halo sucking asses.
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For the Halo Lover in you.
http://www.redvsblue.com/estore.shtml
Or the new Strong Bad/Homestar DVD
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Nov 26, 2004 10:05:50 AM CST
I recommend Resident Evil 4 for NGC - why not go the whole hog a
by barrelrider
Have you seen Resi 4 yet? it's absolutely stunning, and any game with a chainsaw peripheral should be applauded!
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At the absolute tippy top of any geek worth his salt's wish list...
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God bless ya bruv.
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www.amazon.co.uk
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Nov 26, 2004 3:52:41 PM CST
Broadband ... and a subscription to Xbox LIVE ... and a copy of
by jdanielp
Other great LIVE enabled titles are "BURNOUT 3", "PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 2" and "CRIMSON SKIES" ... not to mention the various sports titles from Electronic Arts and Sega. -- And other soon to be released titles (if not already out) which also will have Xbox LIVE play options are "GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT", "NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2", and "TIMESPLITTERS 3". -- But listen, ... if I had a child ready for video games ... a Nintendo DS would be cool (for DAD, too). And with the price drops, the Nintendo Gamecube has built up some great Mario titles ... not to mention Zelda. (Microsoft seriously needs to work on their library of kid's games. Now that I'm a father, if I was chosing a system today, I'd probably pick up Nintendo's Gamecube, instead.)
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I gotta back up vern, I picked up 5 on the outside a couple weeks ago, and it's golden material. Only problem is I sometimes get odd looks from other people when I crack up while reading it in public. Really if you enjoy the reviews on his site buc up 15 bones and pick it up. Help an ex-con get back on the straight and narrow.
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Nov 26, 2004 4:44:57 PM CST
I just saw where "GOLDENEYE: ROGUE AGENT" got a poor review (at
by jdanielp
Sorry I mentioned it in my previous post.
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First off, top of anybody's list has to be Spider-Man 2 in glorious shiney disc. I have mine (wonderful, wonderful Friday release that the mailman dropped off today) and I can swear to you that it's even better the second time around. Now then, Christmas gifts....I'm kinda hoping that someone, somewhere (Mrs P, are you reading this) will pick me up a Robocop figure from the new Movie Maniacs series that should be hitting the stores about now. The ROTK extended version would also be very, very nice. Uh..what else...oh, the BBC have released a three disc set of the previously "lost" Dr Who episodes that include footage & episodes from The Dalek Master Plan. All these are from the Hartnell & Troughton era of the sixties. Okay, that's all the practical stuff, the stuff that is do-able. The wish list is, of course a 42 inch plasma screen tv with a home theater sound system.
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i think i'm right, but i could be wrong here. 32 and 50 are the only two size plasmas to get right now. they have native resolutions and don't do interlace like the 37's and 42's to produce a picture. this means that you get artifacts on the 37 and 42.and if you are going to get a 50 then you gotta be about half a mile away from the screen for it to look any good.
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"Home Movies" Season One on DVD.
Howard Chaykin's "American Flagg".
Wild Mountain Bacon Cheeseburger at Wendy's.
"The O'Reilly Factor for Kids" by Bill O'Reilly.
"How to Talk to a Liberal(If you must)" by Ann Coulter.
Naked pictures of Ann Coulter.
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You are now my "homies" and "beaches" I guess is what they say now. (I don't know.) But thanks for the support buds. your friend and published author, Vern. p.s. fuck all the rest of you though p.p.s. just jerkin your chain on that postscript there. p.p.p.s Or am I?
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Nov 27, 2004 7:43:20 AM CST
If you missed out on it last Christmas (and haven't picked it up
by jdanielp
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...but it's pretty lame that they're using "GoldenEye" in a completly different context from the film just for the name recogition. Your character literally has a golden eye. Sounds like a rental. And is Bond in it at all? I haven't heard him mentioned in any of the ads. On the toys for geeks tip, McFarlaine is coming out with an H.R. Giger line of sculptures of his work. For you phillistines, Giger designed the Alien and is also a really interesting surrealist artist who incorporates that bio-mechanical look to most of his stuff. The Alien/Predator line looks good too. I'll grow up someday. But not today.
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Very strange - 42 inch plasma screens are on sale pretty commonly in all major electrical outlets here in the U.K. Just curious, but where are you located ? (In reality - a 42 incher would be WAAAAAAAY too big for my study. The mere 28 inch screen I have in here at the moment is pretty dominant, but a guy can dream huh ?)
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Nov 27, 2004 11:37:27 AM CST
Hey BarrelRider, Resident Evil 4 would be a good choice if....
by alchemist
...It didn't come out in January, after the holidays :P
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Nov 27, 2004 12:04:29 PM CST
there is a torrent on suprnova that has 100% of the newsradios
by miltonwaddams
i'll still buy the dvds, but i can't find that show anywhere anymore. this will suit me nicely.
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sorry, didn't mean to make it sound like you can't get 37's and 42's. just meant to say that because of the resolution of the 37's and 42's they have to interlace the picture which means there is more chance of artifacts. the 32's and 50's have a native resolution and don't have to do that. I actually just bought a hitachi 32. was going to get the 37 but 2 friends back in OZ who sell home theatre both warned me against 37 and 42 because of the interlacing.
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Nov 27, 2004 3:15:41 PM CST
DARTH VADER VOICE CHANGER HELMET=BETTER THAN HULK HANDS?
by acne scarface
inquiring minds want to know.
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No, not that Lucas shite, but some decade-old, unearthed hunk of weed-inspired weird - Stakkmasters - Episode III - Stakkmasters Meet the Radiation Men! http://www.dracuslut.com
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A VHS copy of "the Brave Little Toaster"? Check.
Hmmm...
"America: The Book" by the staff of the Daily Show is amazing, of course.
"Degrassi: The Next Generation- Season 1" on DVD...
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I second the Home Movies and Invader Zim sets...
All the Buffy and Angel sets, as well as the "Popular" first season. The Futurama sets are now completely out- force those on people! -
I really need a leg lamp from A Christmas Story.
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http://www.theleglamp.com/signaturelamp.htm
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thanks for the info!
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I think I'll have to pass on the store bought electric sex and make my own! Now where's my DC-Inverter? Hmm...
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