Tag: 2012

Just hours after dorks worldwide had worked themselves into a tizzy over George Lucas's prediction that the world would end in 2012, the Jedi Master announced, via his intergalactic PR team, that he had been joking "when he talked about the end of the world in 2012." The initial report of the director's doomsday prophecy came from actor Seth Rogen, who said he had begged for a seat on Lucas's ...

We may call B.S. on this one (simply because of how unsurprising it is), but apparently George Lucas is a fan of the world-ending-in-2012 theories. Seth Rogen (of 'Knocked Up') recently met with the creator of 'Star Wars,' and reported that Lucas went on and on about Armageddon. Rogen told the Toronto Sun, "If you're George Lucas and you actually think the world is gonna end in a year, there's no ...

Ridiculous and implausible science fiction movies number in the thousands, but one particularly absurd film has actually provoked public admonishment from NASA. According to The Australian, NASA members recently discussed Hollywood science fiction fare, particularly the inane nonsense offered by 'Armageddon,' 'The 6th Day' and the unprecedentedly terrible [Ed. note: AMAZING] '2012.' The ...

Share Now is a good time to ponder the apocalypse. Iran and North Korea are going nuclear, the wonky weather is a harbinger of catastrophic climate change, and end-of-the-world blockbusters abound. (Tim Burton's '9' came out last week and '2012,' 'The Road,' and 'Zombieland' are all coming up later this fall.) In that dismal spirit, the Switched team has gathered its first choices for ...

The times, they are a-changin'. Back in February, we found that LCD TV shipments had surpassed CRTs for the first time in history. Now, an iSuppli report on HDTV growth has shown that HDTVs overtook standard-definition televisions "as the leading TV shipped globally" in 2008. Sure, the current economic environment may put a damper on HDTV sales for the moment, but the previously mentioned ...