Apparently some Star Wars event called Celebration V is going on right now, and George Lucas just made an appearance. What did he have to say? That the hexalogy would finally be coming to Blu Ray next year. Lucas promised the series would appear in the highest visual and audio quality, but didn’t mention if this would be the 3D release he promised a long time ago. He also made it clear that the special edition cuts of the movies would be the only ones making this generational leap, blaming the expense of up-converting the original trilogy. Because it’s not like Star Wars has made a lot of money or anything.

Tons of exciting special features were promised, including never-before-seen deleted scenes. Like this one:

Some useful instructional videos the DaMorgue crew made during spring break ’10. I’ll leave Sean up to properly formatting this on our new blog layout and remember to never keep up your dreams!

Here’s Basketball!

And I hope you’re ready for some football!

In the biggest bombshell out of Comi-Con that I’ve read about yet, the cast of 2012’s Avengers was announced and showed up tonight. Brought on stage by Robert Downey, Jr. himself, Joss Whedon’s dream team is as follows:

• Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye
• Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man
• Mark Ruffalo as Hulk
• Chris Evans as Captain America
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
• Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow

Bummer for Ant-Man and Wasp, I guess. While the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises are off splintering into oblivion, it’s nice to see that the core Marvel continuity are developing in such as exciting way. Avengers already seems like it will be the Ocean’s Eleven of super hero movies in a worst-case scenario.

         Justin Smoak hasn’t exactly lit the world on fire since coming to the Mariners. He was just 1-12 going into today’s game. Now we all know that we have to be patient. But it’s hard isn’t it? We just traded the greatest pitcher ever! But this is what we have to watch, and this picture explains why there’s nothing to worry about with that .208 batting average Smoak is sporting right now.

Pitch number 3 in the picture is a 77 mph change up. Smoak swung and missed. One of the big question marks in Smoak’s short development is that he can’t handle the soft stuff, especially low and away. Since he’s a switch hitter, this means pitchers have been burying these change ups on him over and over and over and over on him. Basically all of his strike outs have come from these pitches, so it is really encouraging to see him take pitch number 4 (a 77 mph change up lower and MORE away) and park it into the right field bleachers. The future is bright.

I couldn’t’ believe it when news broke this morning that the “Barefoot Bandit” had finally been nabbed. A modern day folk hero much in the vein of Frank Abignale (famous counterfeiter/fugitive in the 60s) or D.B. Cooper (only successful plain hijacker in history) yes Colton Harris-Moore was a criminal but there’s something about his story that seems larger than life, almost of mythic proportions.

Briefly filling you in, if you’ve been living under a rock for the last year or so, Colton Harris Moore is a 19 year old fugitive from Camano Island in our very own Evergreen State. In and out of juvenile correction centers since his young teens, primarily for burglary and petty theft, Colton Harris-Moore gained notoriety after a string of almost 100 thefts (mostly around his home state) including bicycles, automobiles, boats and small aircrafts he learned to fly himself. Going from Washington across the midwest, and finally to the Bahamas, the 6’5 Bandit was easily spotted by law officials and apprehended earlier today after a high speed boat chase.

Is it wrong to support Colton Harris-Moore or view him as a folk hero? Well it’s a little much but looking at the circumstances he doesn’t sound like a bad guy, just misguided. A textbook neglected child, abused by his father, it’s no surprise he turned to a life of crime but what is surprising is how smart this kid is. He learned to fly a freaking plane on his own! While evading and constantly duping law officials! He made a clown of everyone for such a long time that you have to admire his street smarts and survival skills. Not to mention he never harmed anyone, on one occasion he even left $100 dollars at the doorstep of a Raymond, WA (Holla) Vetrinary clinic with a note reading “Drove by, had some extra cash. Please use this money for the care of animals.” There’s got to something good inside this crafty criminal.

On the other hand I’m sure I wouldn’t be quite the fan if he’d stolen my car or broken into my house. All in all I think it’s an amazing story, almost a modern day tall tale… That’s true. With all those burglaries it seems very likely that he’ll be looking at 10 years at the least and I base that off of absolutely nothing. I don’t know but I kind of feel bad for the guy… But I’m sure he’ll enjoy it when they make a movie about him, Shia Laboeuf anyone? Just kidding.

Yesterday I finally managed to catch Louis C.K’s new series on FX (It premiered last Tuesday) and I have to say this is not your typical sitcom. Rather than being a conventional program that follows a straightforward narrative Louie is more like a collection of short film’s blended together with a stand up comedy routine. The result is a bold concept that is quick to the punch but also relatable to the common man. It’s a show that relies on the strength of the writing and luckily Louis C.K. seems to have his formula of observational humor down. Making himself as pathetic and morose as possible you can’t help but get behind him in his daily misadventures.

The first episode covers some amusing topics including Louie volunteering as chaperone on a field trip gone terribly wrong and his embarrassing attempt to return to the world of dating. The second episode is intriguing as half of the episode revolves around a single poker night conversation and yet it works. I actually care about what these characters have to say because they seem completely natural. Who would of thought Louis C.K. had such ability as a writer/director? It’s like watching scenes from a witty independent dramadey. The only problem is the show feels too short within the 23 something minute format.

So this is one I will definitely follow, it’s a little nugget of originality in today’s bloated TV world that shouldn’t be ignored. Let’s just hope FX doesn’t drop the ball on this one