Rob Bricken, Author at Gizmodo

Can Lego Batman survive this massive, animated Joker’s Funhouse?

Good lord. Maybe this massive Lego set doesn’t have quite the beauty of the Lego Rivendell we recently showed you, but what it lacks in artistry is more than makes up for in animatronics and a massive assortment of Bat-villains. It was built by Paul “Brickbaron” Hetherington for the last Brickcon, and understandably won him…

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You’ve just crossed over into the return of The Twilight Zone

J. Michael Straczynski’s first full-time job writing in TV was on the 1980s Twilight Zone reboot. Now his newest comic job is writing the Twilight Zone comic reboot. Wacky! Plus, dead kids solving crimes, a very unique vampire hunter and the Defenders of the Earth go steampunk in the last comics of 2013! New Issues…

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Transforming X-Wings battle Star Beasts in the 1980s Star Wars anime

Don’t stress, this video is a mock-up made by the guys at Nacho Punch — there’s not really an anime series based on Star Wars. If there had been, though, and it had been made in the ’80s, I think it’d look a lot like this, complete with lightsaber hands, transforming spaceships, and lots and…

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Kentucky is about to host the world’s first Ninja Throwing Star Range

“Ninjas” and “Kentucky” are two nouns that very rarely manage to show up in the same sentence. But all that’s about to change when the first indoor throwing star range opens in the Bluegrass State this coming spring. According to the delightful official website, the Ninjas Throwing Star Range will feature 500 types of shuriken…

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What’s the most adorable creature in all of fiction?

Nibbler. Pikachu. The Adipose. This Futurama alien, Pokémon, and sentient fat-thing from Doctor Who are just three of the many, many hyper-cute character that lurk in movies, TV shows, anime and more. But what’s your pick for the emperor of adorability? As an MST3K fan, I have to choose NummyMuffinCoocolButter, if only because the evil…

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OH MY GOD THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED TO FLY PLANES

Warning! This video is NSFW! It contains breasts, violence, and violence against breasts. It’s the trailer for Umberto Lenzi’s completely insane zombie movie Nightmare City, where the zombies are fast, smart, sadistic, and look like they stuck their heads in a deep fryer. • Nightmare City If you didn’t or can’t see the trailer above,…

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The Dead Snow 2 trailer proves you can’t keep a Nazi Zombie down

Yes, everyone’s favorite Norwegian Nazi-zombie-sploitation film is back with a sequel subtitled Red Vs. Dead. Alas, this apparently won’t be about zombie Stalin-era Soviet Communist zombies (sigh). Dead Snow 2 picks up right where the first movie ends, and features the return of the aforementioned Nazi zombies. However, apparently Freaks and Geeks’ Martin Starr is…

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The Biggest Mistakes, Blunders and Bad Ideas of 2013

To err is human, to forgive divine. So I guess if you forgive these people and companies for making some of the most moronic decisions of this year, you’re a god. Congratulations! Now cast your divine attention to learning how DC, Cartoon Network, Disney and more bungled their way through 2013. DC Hires Orson Scott…

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This Lord of the Rings-inspired dining room is perfect for Elevenses

One dining room to rule them all, one dining room to feed them; one dining room to bring them all and in the darkness seat them. I also imagine this thing is a hell of a gaming table, too. It was born for rolling 3d6. [Via The Mary Sue]

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This amazing Star Wars Christmas sweater truly brings joy to the world

Behold, the greatest holiday sweater of all time. It was made by a co-worker of Reddit user imnojesus, whose vision and talent needs to be enshrined in some kind of hall of fame somewhere, because this thing is brilliant. All I want for Christmas is to put this on and then go caroling. https://gizmodo.com/han-and-leia-sing-baby-its-cold-outside-while-luke-f-1486804793

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Who needs RoboCop when you can have cops in robots?

The first trailer for the live-action Patlabor movie has arrived, and boy howdy am I excited. Based on the classic anime series by Mamoru Oshii (director of Ghost in the Shell), Patlabor is about Tokyo Metropolitan Police Special Vehicle Section 2, which handles Tokyo’s giant robot-related crimes — with their own giant robots. The movie…

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The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression

I recently learned that suicide rates don’t peak during the holidays, but in the spring. This was a surprise to me for two reasons — 1) I presumed the bleakness of winter combined with the inevitable disappointment that accompanies any major joyous event would be the most major inspiration for people to kill themselves, and…

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Stephen Chow’s Journey to the West is delightfully insane

When we last showed you footage of director Stephen Chow’s adaptation of China’s classic fantasy epic Journey to the West, it had Chow’s trademark cartoon-ish lunacy, but still seemed indebted to the fantastic literary classic. This new trailer is nothing but pure insanity… and somehow that only makes u want to see it more. https://gizmodo.com/bow-down-to-the-monkey-king-by-watching-the-first-trai-5980026…

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Han and Leia sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” while Luke freezes on Hoth

No matter what holiday you may or may not celebrate this time of year, I think this wonderful, Star Wars-themed cover of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by nerd-bands Kirby Krackle and The Doubleclicks is a present for us all. So grab a cup of cocoa, nestle in the hollowed-out belly of your favorite Tauntaun, and…

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Dolph Lundgren leading a robot army against zombies just seems unfair

I mean, come on. Robots versus zombies seems like a pretty fair fight. But the trailer for the new movie Battle of the Damned — and I use the word “movie” loosely — stars Lundgren teaming up with the robots, and I’m pretty sure the living dead should crawl back in their graves if they…

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2013 Was an Absurdly Great Year for Comics

Have you heard the phrase “an embarrassment of riches”? Well, that’s what 2013 was in terms of great comics — even with all the time in the world, we couldn’t tell you about all the wonderful stories that came out of mainstream and indie publishers alike over the last 12 months. Here’s what we consider…

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Someone made a full-size, working car out of Legos

It’s not made completely out of Lego bricks — if you watch the video, there are some gauges in there, and probably a few other things — but it’s still a car, made with 500,000+ Legos, that actually drives. Holy crap. The car was crowdfunded and assembled by “Melbourne entrepreneur and marketing guy” Steve Sammartino…

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The How to Train Your Dragon 2 trailer is beyond epic

Hiccup and Toothless are back and badass in the sequel to the wonderful How to Train Your Dragon, and now that there are vikings riding dragons, the stakes have risen considerably. But this trailer also has a pretty big reveal in it, and one that Dreamworks Animation is none too happy about. The “spoiler” —…

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Who’s the most unfairly maligned character of all time?

Today’s discussion of Sansa Stark raised some good questions about why certain characters are or aren’t hated, and how much that hate is actually warranted. Which character do you think gets way too much hate and grief from people? To start the Open Channel, let’s take a look at the proto-Sansa — Dawn from Buffy…

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Jesus is having technical difficulties in the new Penny Dreadul teaser

We still don’t know too much Showtime’s upcoming Penny Dreadful, other than it’ll star Dracula, Dorian Gray, some Frankensteins (the doctor and the monster), and Billie Piper. But thanks to this new teaser, I think we can safely say Jesus is not cool with the shizz that’s about to go down.

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Can Lego Batman survive this massive, animated Joker’s Funhouse?

​You’ve just crossed over into the return of The Twilight Zone

Transforming X-Wings battle Star Beasts in the 1980s Star Wars anime

Kentucky is about to host the world’s first Ninja Throwing Star Range

What’s the most adorable creature in all of fiction?

OH MY GOD THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED TO FLY PLANES

The Dead Snow 2 trailer proves you can’t keep a Nazi Zombie down

​The Biggest Mistakes, Blunders and Bad Ideas of 2013

This Lord of the Rings-inspired dining room is perfect for Elevenses

This amazing Star Wars Christmas sweater truly brings joy to the world

Who needs RoboCop when you can have cops in robots?

​The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression

Stephen Chow’s Journey to the West is delightfully insane

Han and Leia sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside” while Luke freezes on Hoth

Dolph Lundgren leading a robot army against zombies just seems unfair

2013 Was an Absurdly Great Year for Comics

Someone made a full-size, working car out of Legos

The How to Train Your Dragon 2 trailer is beyond epic

Who’s the most unfairly maligned character of all time?

Jesus is having technical difficulties in the new Penny Dreadul teaser

‘Chainsaw Man’ Briefly Returns in ‘Dandadan’

Meta Smart Glasses Can Now Track All the Food You Put Into Your Mouth

Artemis 2 Day 3: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Here’s Who the Mysterious Main Characters Are in ‘Disclosure Day’

Rubin Observatory Spots Over 11,000 Asteroids in Record Haul

Volkswagen CEO Is Standing Up for Physical Buttons in Cars

Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ by Breville Hits Its Lowest Price, Now One of the Cheapest Coffee Machines Under $100

That Teenage Bout of Mono May Have a Troubling Second Act

We Landed on Mars, A.K.A. the Set of ‘For All Mankind’

DJI Mic 3 Bundle Quietly Falls Below Black Friday Price Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale Ends

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

You’ve just crossed over into the return of The Twilight Zone

The Biggest Mistakes, Blunders and Bad Ideas of 2013

The ALF Christmas Special may be the root of all holiday depression