Great Moments In Shatner Acting--Popeye Style!!

As happens every now and then, some aliens have come to Earth with a powerful weapon to conquer us all:

But they failed to reckon on the possibility of being outsmarted by an infant!

So of course, when a baby has a wishing machine, you know what's going to happen...

Hmm, not too different than what a normal baby is like, then.

Some Earthlings aren't too pleased with having Swee'Pea as their king...

...but the youngster knows how to quiet down the opposition:

Who can save us from the ruinous whims of a toddler monarch?

Oh, no!!

That's going the full Shatner!

And all is well with the world again.

You just can't make Popeye hate spinach!!

From Popeye #35 (1956), as reprinted in Classic Popeye #35 (2015)

Manic Monday Triple Overtime--This Is How Priceline Worked A Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Maybe we could send this guy to Iran, or Syria, or Latveria...

Well...OK.

That's probably a little bit more effective than this guy:



But I'd still love to see what the Priceline Negotiator could get from Jabba!

From Star Wars #4 (2015)

Oh, Sweet Terror!

So, I'm reading reading New Avengers #10--no, that's not the terror, smart ass--and I come across this ad:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those not hip to the ways of Serling, the doll is Talky Tina, from the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll." Check it out here on YouTube, or just wait for the next holiday when lazy SyFy programmers will strip TZ all weekend for the umpteenth time.

25 minute story writ short: Telly Savalas is a real jerk to his step-daughter, and really dislikes the new talking doll mom bought her. Well, he has some reason, because when no one else is around, it keeps saying stuff like "My name is Talky Tina, and I don't like you very much," or "My name is Talky Tina, and I'm going to kill you." SPOILER ALERT: She does.

And, yes, this replica doll says those exact phrases.

But isn't $139 a crazy amount for a talking doll? Sure, but the doll isn't available until July, so if you start saving your shekels now, you'll be able to afford it!

Plus, if you have a friend and/or relative who knows the episode, just think of the mirth and hilarity if you were to sneak into their house and leave this little beauty in their bedroom? The screams of terror, possible heart attack and their inability to sleep anymore with the lights off will be worth every penny!! (Bonus suggestion: buy several, and leave them everywhere throughout the house!! Make sure to have those webcams ready!!)

Also available for a cheaper price (but less frightening) is the Talky Tina Talking Bobblehead:



Or, if you're rolling in dough, you can go for a fully functional replica of William Shatner's fortune telling machine!! Yeah, it's $250, but you'll know the future! And, you know--SHATNER!!

A Mind Altering Experience

I sincerely believe that if every single human on the planet watched this entire video every single day, within a month we'll all have achieved utopia.



Prove me wrong...