The Weekly Static s01e16: Fake News, Fairy Tales, and FTWD

It’s the weekend, kids! Time to spill out on the streets of stars and ride away. Try to find out what you are, face to face. And once you’ve had enough? Carry on, but don’t forget to love…The Weekly Static!

But before we go any further, you should know why it is I’ve gathered all of you together this evening. There is a murderer on the loose, ladies and gentlemen…and that person is in this room with us at this very moment.

Isn’t that right…

With props to Kings of Leon and a song meant to be played before, during and after doing something incredibly f’n profound, here’s a personalized cheat sheet on what this is all about: The Weekly Static is my righteously desperate-yet-endearing attempt at finding the lighter side and an interesting perspective on the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets.

Our goal? Pretty simple:

● Offer a blunt, honest perspective on a handful of random TV news posts from the past week that also highlights your relentless team of news-thirsty Bleeding Cool writers and the quality work they do.

● Spotlight a news item we missed, but we’re pretty damn sure you’ll find it interesting.

● Feed my insatiable ego with humble offerings of praise, adulation, social media shares, pizza, Superman Funkos, and a plethora of Eisner Award nominations. And at least one write-in vote in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (and I wish I was joking about that one).

In Joining ‘Fear,’ Did Lennie James Confirm Morgan’s ‘Walking’ Death?

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Documentary is Being Delayed

CNN Defends Their International Journalist Against Latest Trump Attack

Doctor Who Christmas Special Gifts Fans with Teaser Poster, Synopsis

Warner Bros. Fires Andrew Kreisberg in Wake of Sexual Harassment Allegations

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green Exit American Gods as Showrunners

Delightful! Matt Hardy Has Won the War with Impact Over Broken Gimmick

Good Omens: Neil Gaiman Unveils First Look at Jon Hamm’s Gabriel

CBS All Access Lands Kevin Williamson Fairy Tale Series Tell Me a Story

John Cena Sued by Ford for Selling Luxury Vehicle, Now He Has to Bury Them

Syfy Launches Augmented Reality App to Promote ‘Happy!’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Ever wanted to know what it feels like to live with wondrous creatures that no one else can see? Then Syfy has the right show for you, and an augmented reality app to boot.

‘Happy!,’ which premieres on Syfy on December 6, is all about a cynical hit man who one day starts seeing a relentlessly optimistic winged unicorn, aptly named Happy.

‘Happy!,’ the augmented reality (AR) app, brings that same unicorn to your living room, ready to answer all of your questions, perform a bunch of tricks and — spoiler alert — defecate on your carpet. But it’s not as bad as it sounds, because naturally, unicorns don’t do turds.

The ‘Happy!’ AR app has been built by Syfy’s digital arm, and was released for iPhone and Android Wednesday. It features the voice of Patton Oswalt, who also voices Happy in the show…”

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Ray Flook

What’s In The Box?!: Loot Gaming – November 2017

Tis’ the season for subscriptions boxes as possible gifts, and if you’re looking for something specifically for a gamer, Loot Gaming usually has something cool to check out. This month we got a little something different than the norm which has all sorts of cool stuff inside.

First item up is these Dungeons & Dragons playing cards. These are a 54 card deck, which is your standard playing cards of 52, as well as two Joker cards. Each one of them uses a different creature or monster as part of the artwork for the card, with every suit having their own kind of theme happening within it. This is a nice little addition to your collection of gaming collection for the nights when your crew just wants to play a little poker.

Next up is the Lords Of The Deadra book, which is basically a small addition of information from Skyrim. This is a bit bigger than a pocketbook, but the contents basically have character and world descriptions from the world that Skyrim is set in. Nothing too fancy here, it’s a nice little reference guide with illustrations that can enhance the game for players, no secret information to be shared that you don’t already know or find out quickly in the game. Just a nice reference book.

Next up we move into the game DOOM, which has a few different items in the box. The first are these shot glasses that are designed to look like shotgun shells. These things are absolutely awesome as they’re your standard shot glass size, just brought up a bit to match the look and feel of a shell. The gold around the bottom and the DOOM logo on the side make all the difference so you know when you need to pound two, you can take a double barrel in style.

Keeping with DOOM, the pin inside the game is a 50 Calibur Bullet pin. I’m not entirely sure why this pin says October 2017, probably a misprint, but it definitely matches the one for November’s package. The pin itself is of great quality enamel and feels like the real end of a bullet, just enlarged. Not sure who would exactly wear this one as a pin, but it looks great!

Probably the best item int he box was the surprise Funko Pop figure we got of the Space Marine from DOOM. I get why they added eyes to the figure as that you recognize it as a Funko item, but at the same time, a lot of the games where you see the soldier wearing the helmet, you can’t see his eyes unless you’re looking at the health meter in the game, so this was just weird. Beyond that, he looks to a tee the replica of the current marine inside the DOOM series. It was an awesome addition to find in this month’s box.

The last DOOM related item was a full poster of the current game. This one looks incredible as it shows off a classic look from DOOM married to the current art style of the game. But like all Loot Gaming boxes, the drawback to this one is the fact that it’s folded up. Still waiting for the day when they send them rolled up.

Finally, the make or break item: the t-shirt. This month we got a Diablo t-shirt, made to look like the Motörhead logo. This was an absolute treat to have as I have actually played Diablo II to the sound of “Ace Of Spades”. I was instantly in love with this shirt the minute it popped out and have been proudly wearing it when I can. This was an absolute winner!

Overall, the November Loot Gaming box was amazing! No complaints beyond the issues with the poster, everything inside appealed to me as a gamer across several titles and there really wasn’t a losing item inside the box. Well done, Loot Crate! I can’t wait to see what Decemebr has in store.

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Gavin Sheehan

Lord of the Rings Funko Pops Wave 2- Gollum, Treebeard, and more!

Lord of the Rings had its Funko debut earlier this year. In February next year, the journey continues. Not only are we getting a huge new wave of Pops, but Mystery Minis as well. The requisite exclusives and such will be available in stores as well.

Funko Lord of the Rings Mystery Minis

The future of civilization rests in the fate
of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries!
When young Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring,
he steps into legend as he journeys with the
Fellowship of the Ring to destroy it once and for all.

Until the Ring is destroyed Funko is excited to
introduce several characters from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
now as Mystery Minis and unveil a new series of Pop!

These Mystery Minis are some of the most impressive to date. Just like the Star Wars ones, all of the sculpts look very detailed and perfect for the style. As far as exclusives go- you can find the Witch-King of Angmar, Lurtz,
and Eowyn at Hot Topic. Barnes and Noble get Galadriel (Glow), Frodo Baggins (Clear), and Gimli (Gold). I am happy that those are just color variants for the most part. I can ignore those.

Funko Lord of the Rings Pops and Exclusives

All sorts of fan-favorites are here in wave 2. Three different versions of Gollum are coming, including a standard chase with him holding a fish and a transparent version at Barnes and Noble. Nobel Aragorn gets two as well, with him as king exclusive to Toys R Us. The two best Hobbits (sorry not sorry) Merry and Pippin are here, as is the sinister Lurtz. For me though, the best figure revealed is the deluxe Pop of Treebeard. What a fantastic looking Pop.

The Mystery Minis will be in stores in January, with the Pops following in February. You can preorder them here now.

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Jeremy Konrad

Coming Soon From Funko: The Lord of the Rings Mystery Minis & Pop!

The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries!
When young Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring, he steps into legend as he journeys with the Fellowship of the Ring to destroy it once and for all.
Until the Ring is destroyed Funko is excited to introduce several characters from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy now as Mystery Minis and unveil a new series of Pop!

Mystery Mini: The Lord of the Rings

Unwrap the blind bags to find Frodo, Samwise, Merry & Pippin, Aragorn,
Gollum, Saruman, Galadriel, and many more!

Collect them all this winter!

Exclusives!
Find Witch-King of Angmar, Lurtz, and Eowyn only at Hot Topic!

At Barnes and Noble find Galadriel (Glow), Frodo Baggins (Clear), and Gimli (Gold)!

Coming in January!

Pop! Movies: The Lord of the Rings

This series of Pop! features Gollum, Lurtz, Merry and Pippin.   Rounding out the series is Aragorn!

Gollum has a chase, featured with fish.
A rarity of 1-in-6.



Don’t be hasty, look for the 6” Pop! of Treebeard!

We have exclusives!
At Barnes and Noble you can find invisible Gollum!

Look for Aragorn as King Elessar at Toys”R”Us!

Coming in February!

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Daniel Pickett

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – New Image and Details About Benicio Del Toro’s DJ

There are a lot of wildcards running about Star Wars: The Last Jedi but the one we might know the least amount is Benicio Del Toro as the slicer “DJ”. We’ve hardly seen any footage or pictures of him and the things we do know are vague at best. We have a few new comments from Del Toro and a new image of the character in Empire.

“This character could come straight out of a Bob Dylan or Tom Waites song, or even a Dostoyevsky novel,” says Del Toro in the new issue of Empire. “He’s like something out of Dickens; there have been characters like him in all kinds of literature.”

“He’s like a knife: if you grab him by the blade, he’ll cut you. If you grab him by the handle, he can be very, very useful.”

DJ is the person that Finn (John Boyega) and Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) are sent to track down. There’s a very good chance that “DJ” isn’t even his name since, on his funko pop, his hat has “don’t join” written on it in one of the written languages of Star Wars.

Summary: Having taken her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson, stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Carrie Fisher, and Adam Driver. It will be released on December 15th.

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Kaitlyn Booth

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