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Posted on 04.08.13 by Wolven @ 8:00 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Longtime readers of Need Coffee will know that we are huge fans of The Neil. So when we heard that his US book-signing tour for The Ocean at the End of the Lane was the last one he'd be doing, we were understandably distraught. But we were also determined. Do you want to know a secret? Back in 2010, we embarked on a plan to get an exclusive interview with Neil Gaiman during his book-signing tour for the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition of American Gods (the miniseries of which is still underway and still teaching us exactly how bated a person's breath can get). This plan was tied to forays and efforts made by individuals and entities and forces and, well… Let me put it this way: Do you remember us posting any big exclusive interview with Neil, back in 2011? No. No you don't. Things didn't work out, as things sometimes don't. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 04.05.13 by Widge @ 6:39 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  From the Tropfest Australia short film festival, comes one of their finalists: Cargo--directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke and featuring a mostly wordless performance by Andy Rodoreda. It is, in a word, brilliant. And I have a sneaking suspicion that it, in seven minutes, will both terrify and move you more than the entirety of the upcoming World War Z film will. This is because Ramke & Co. understand that this subgenre is about the people--not the zombies. Especially not the ridiculous CG rubbery kind of zombies. (Sorry, Brad.) "Cargo" comes after the jump. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 03.11.13 by Rob Levy @ 12:15 pm
Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own. With the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who approaching in November, Need Coffee Dot Com celebrates the legacy of the show by examining all Eleven Doctors. Every Doctor will be profiled (one each month) as part of the series. At the end of each overview is a recommended list of commercially available DVD titles from that particular Doctor. For the sake of simplicity only complete stories will be considered.  Patrick Troughton, the actor who would make a name for himself as the Second Doctor, was born in Middlesex, England on March 25, 1920. Growing up in North London provided the young Troughton the golden opportunity of indulging his passion for drama. In his teens, he attended Mill Hill School, where his interest in theater led to his first starring role in a production of Bees on the Boat Deck in March of 1937. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 02.12.13 by Widge @ 12:12 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  The weirdest things pop up when you Google image search for 'Montana' and 'zombie'... Well, as we often say, if it's undead and bleeds, it leads. So here we go. A station in Montana interrupted their daytime television mayhem to announce that the zombie apocalypse had begun. Obviously, the local and/or federal authorities managed to put a lid on the whole thing because the entire matter has apparently been hushed up. Here's the "retraction" from the TV station. Someone was nice enough to snag the video for posterity after the break... Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 02.02.13 by Widge @ 5:53 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Well, somebody somewhere has declared the first Saturday in February as Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. And using the Cosby Formula for Breakfast Nutrition, we do see that there's cream (which you can pour on fruit) and milk (which you can drink solo or pour on cereal). And some ice cream even has fruit in it! And hey, some ice cream has bits of stuff in it, like cookies and such...and bits of cake. And really, pancakes are cakes. It's in the name. And muffins are just cupcakes with no icing. And hey, some ice cream even is coffee-based (see pic). So, really, it's part of your balanced breakfast. Enjoy the madness. And especially the sugar. And to give you some ideas, here's some of my favorite ice cream-related adventures from the archives, for your dancing and dining pleasure: Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 01.29.13 by Rob Levy @ 9:00 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. With the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who approaching in November, Need Coffee Dot Com celebrates the legacy of the show by examining all Eleven Doctors. Every Doctor will be profiled (one each month) as part of the series. At the end of each overview is a recommended list of commercially available DVD titles from that particular Doctor. For the sake of simplicity only complete stories will be considered.  When William Hartnell died at the age of 67, he left behind an intriguing legacy. On one hand he was respected family man and a famous character actor who would go on to become a popular culture icon as The First Doctor in Doctor Who. On the other hand, there have been countless stories that the actor was a prickly fellow on and off the set. When filming Hartnell was known as a control freak notorious for clashing with writers, producers and directors. He took his role as The Doctor seriously and set high performance standards for himself and the creative team around him. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 01.22.13 by Wolven @ 1:52 pm
Comments on this: 6 so far. Add your own.  I almost titled this piece "Quid Nutriti Me Iam Nunc Destruit Me," but I thought that might be a little heavy-handed, even if it is true. It means "That Which Once Sustained Me Now Destroys Me." I can pinpoint the moment I stopped understanding what the Hell Fringe thought it was doing with itself and it started being painful to watch. It was actually two moments. Maybe three. One was when they broke the universes apart and left them separate--for no discernible reason--and another was when they revealed that Peter came back because Love. Not because "Love Motivated A Being Who Is Basically A Time God To Do Something He Absolutely Was Not Supposed To Do." No. Just, because "Love." Now, Pretenders, here: I like Love--hell, I Love Love--but in the Fringe Universe, it was previously always about what Love caused humans to do, not just "Love made this happen...somehow." Try to guess which of these I find more interesting. But I've already written about the ways in which these things seemed senseless. Those links all catalogue that. What I want to talk about now is the end of the series--the last chance to get it right. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 01.22.13 by Widge @ 5:51 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own.  The Need Coffee zine that was masterminded by Rox of Spazhouse and Rob Levy (listed in order of how likely they are to know a random hobo by name), Derelict, has been making the rounds ever since it was premiered at DragonCon this past September. However, just to show how small the world has gotten...it took literally years for us to get a visitor to the site from Antarctica. I checked the logs every month, hoping for somebody to show up. And finally a few years ago they did. But now, just months after the debut of Derelict, it's being read pretty damn near the bottom of the world...at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Indeed, up top you can see it being read at Derelict Junction, which is apparently in the middle of McMurdo. (And really, is there a more apt place to read it? Brilliant.) Don't believe us? More pics after the jump. Huge thanks to Ryan Murphy and the Super Tiger Team for making this zine-dream come true. When you get back, guys, we will hook you up with some coffee. Keep us posted. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 01.21.13 by Cosette @ 10:37 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Inspiring Tidbits From my Cough Drop Wrapper Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 01.21.13 by Widge @ 2:22 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Norman Reedus' Daryl Dixon is a surprisingly popular character on The Walking Dead. (So popular, in fact, I can see Robert "I Kill My Characters Only Because I Can't Directly Kill Your Hopes and Dreams" Kirkman lobbying to kill him off in the show just to spite the world.) So popular that he was converted, along with many of the other characters, into Hello Kitty form. Tracey Gurney, who produces some awesome Walking Dead art on her Deviant Art page (personal favorite: Michonne. Yes.), did the conversion. So in addition to the hilariously awesome plush Hello Daryl Dixon Kitty, a slightly different design was turned into multiple things, including an iPhone case. It's made the rounds: you can catch a picture of Reedus himself sporting one here. Nice. Heather of Sweets to the Sweet, who created the ridiculously badass Walking Dead cake we featured previously, had a client who loved the Hello Daryl design so much she asked to have a one-off custom cake created. And Heather obliged. So just know that somewhere in the world, sweet and tasty zombie ears exist. They're not just for trophies anymore. You can find Sweets to the Sweet on their Facebook page. And Tracey's site is here. (She has a Hello Kitty for the little girl zombie from the first episode. That is fantastic.) Categorized as: Stimuli
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