At the risk of sounding like a middle-schooler I loudly proclaim: “T-shirts Are the best.” I enjoy looking at them. I enjoy wearing them. So it only stands to reason that I would enjoy making them.
It was entirely good news, then, that I became pals with Chris Glass. He not only deftly designed this very blog-a-majig, but as a hyper-talented graphic designer also co-runs my favorite t-shirt entity Wire & Twine. A few months ago we started kicking around the idea of making Nerdist-themed shirts and now it has come to pass: W&T and The Nerdist have formed a tidy little partnership that will make and sell the aforementioned shirts. The first offering is “Nice Tweets,” an expression of my Twitter-diction.
Our plan is to roll out a new Nerdist Tee about every month, so check back often and ignite the giddy anitcipation that Old West folks had for the Wells Fargo Wagon when it would periodically deliver THEIR nerdy shirts.
Well, I just got off the phone with an AT&T customer service representative (who was very sweet, btw) and it looks like there’s some good news for some current iPhone owners about subsidized pricing that just came down the pike today.
AT&T has extended the following rad pricing:
$99 8g 3G
$199 16g 3GS
$299 32g 3GS
…if you meet the following criteria:
You purchased a 3G iPhone between July-September of ‘08
Your monthly plan is at least $99
You have been a responsible bill-payer
You are alive
And that seems to be pretty much it. The rep, Andrea, also said that AT&T had no idea that a whole new phone was going to be released until WWDC last week so they initially scrambled to put the pricing plan together that bummed everyone out. With all of the AT&T bashing that’s gone on lately (of which I am THOROUGHLY guilty) I think this is a good move on their part. Though many bash-opposers said that we were whiny and should just shut up and live with our contracts, I feel like it’s necessary to point out that it is VERY common to upgrade mid-term. The carrier’s upside is another full two-year commitment, so it’s not like we were asking for something and not giving anything in return.
In any case, the pricing rage was just the head of the anger pimple after learning that a few of the iPhone’s most coveted features wouldn’t be available in the States for a while (MMS & tethering), so this move to placate a large number of us is a much-needed panacea. It demonstrates the company’s good will and should keep us happy until those aforementioned features become available (though I’m not so sure about the reality of tethering).
Now, for the first time in a while, I can sincerely say, “Thank you, AT&T.”
Italicized Note: I will be reviewing said unit on Monday’s “Attack of the Show.”
I love G4. This is the ad that they’ve posted to promote Web Soup and International The Sexy Ladies Show, which both premiere this Sunday. I’m weirdly turned on by it. Is that okay?
The title may be misleading. This isn’t a music video of Halloween 2 per se, but something much cooler. In the spirit of creating as detailed a reality as possible, Rob posted this vid from the made-up band “Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures” whom I assume are a hot local Haddonfield group.
Rockabilly about lady aliens in a cemetery? YES TO ALL.
Are you in Los Angeles? Do you enjoy comedy? Have you heard of “The Internet”? Do you have a mouth? If the answer to all of these is “yes” then you must come be in the audience for my new G4 program, “Web Soup.” Right now we’re looking to put YOU at a taping at 2pm on one of the following Fridays: 5/29, 6/5, or 6/12.
So go ahead and shoot an email over to soupaudience@comcastnets.com, subject “Web Soup Audience,” and include 1) the date you want to attend and 2) the names of everyone in your attending party. Seating is VERY limited so only include names of people you are POSITIVE can come. Don’t be a request hog! If you don’t hear back from us, please try again when we release more tape date info in a couple of weeks.
I genuinely want these tapings to be fun live show experiences so please bring your laughing lips! Thanks!
No, that’s not official but brilliant youtuber jaronpitts stitched together a fan-made trailer that imagines Fillion as such. The trailer is INCREDIBLY crafted, even by studio standards, with what appears to be random footage from Nathan’s career (which I might add I am a huge fan of). I would not be the least bit surprised if this gets BOTH of them the job.
Let’s make this happen through the AWESOME POWER OF THE INTERWEBS! Pass it on!!!
When Chris posted Doc Brown’s Open Letter to Marty McFly, I was inspired, NAY, determined to share with you, my fellow nerds, 7 things that have always bothered me about one of our all time favorite movies. However, when looking closer at Back to the Future… I found a little more than 7 so please enjoy the following…
7(ish) Things I’ve Always Wondered about: Back To The Future
Next up: a nickels worth of “FREE” advice. Seems to me that advice just cost him a tardy.
My life used to be a mess. I had accumulated a seemingly limitless assortment of toys, books, inoperative gadgets and of course, faded newspapers. With each move I managed to collect more and more boxes, like debris caught in a gravitational field of pointlessness…that is, until I discovered the organizational trick known as “Trashing.” Trashing is a process by which you take things that are in your house and place them somewhere else, where you have no responsibility for them anymore. The cornerstones of The Trashing Technique are government sponsored bins that are somehow emptied of their contents on a weekly basis. No one knows for sure exactly how it works, they just knows it works. [click to continue…]
This is fantastic news for me because I am hosting and writing on it. I’d like to slobber on G4 by saying that the pilot was BEYOND fun and I’m looking forward to doing the show regularly. “Web Soup” is produced by the “The Soup” producers, so it’s more of a spin-off than a rip-off. I guest-hosted “Talk Soup” in the early 00s before Aisha took over and have always loved the format. People have asked me on Twitter if I’m going to do a Joel McHale impersonation. I reply that I’ve had pretty much the same TV voice since ‘94 when I started at MTV but if that seems Joel-like then there are far worse people to be compared to cuz that guy has GOT THE GOODS. (As a side note, Joel’s considerably taller, making the impersonation that much more difficult. I’d put him at about 8′1″.)
I can’t wait to present web videos and vagina jokes to you every Sunday night starting June 7th on G4! Soon I will post an email address for you to submit vids. ALSO, I would like you to come to tapings if you’re going to be in LA on Friday afternoons so you can use this as-yet-undefined email for that as well.
I have to say that interviewing Richard Branson was one of the highlights of my career, and I think I’ve been in this business for a hundred years. He just has this geniune warmth and “good-guy-ness” that makes you want to just hangout with him. Also, though I’m sure he’s not complaining about his ass-loads of cash, you don’t get the sense that the money is his first priority. He pursues what he’s passionate about and has a youthful fascination with learning and discovery that is infectious. I heap thanks upon you, Richard!
PS – I’m most of the way through his book “Business Stripped Bare,” and I highly recommend it.
