Keloid by Big Lazy Robot

 Trailer:  Insanely Amazing Robot Warriors! Hell.Yes.Please.

Its a 3 minute trailer set in a future of robot warriors verses humans in robotic armour... nothing particularly new there, but these have got to be some of the coolest robots I have seen for a long time.

This trailer blew me out of the water as soon as I started to watch with a sound track that could come from Batman and robot soldiers so realistic in their movement and a look matching what could very well be the future of robotics as it stands now.

Not much back story in this except the government put a load of A.I. soldiers out there to control the uprising citizens (what could possibly go wrong with that plan?) but if it hits the cinemas here, you would find me front and centre with a massive bowl of popcorn and a childish excited grin on my face that would make those around me give a wide berth!

Thanks Big Lazy Robot, for keeping me up a bit later tonight... I'm gonna watch Keloid again right now. You should too. 

Also have a look at the first short  here: http://vimeo.com/biglazyrobot/keloid

Marvel: Agents of Shield

 TV Series:  Agent Coulson... is that you?

Super heroes, bloody everywhere these days, thank Zeus. Without them I'm not sure how I'd get through my week. 

Personally I'm waiting for the day some mad scientist offers me the chance to really show the world how good I am at breaking stuff... I don't normally have access to gamma-ray-emitting type devices or bio-engineered spiders (although I did see a huntsman once that were big enough) to really get a chance to be in a marvel movie.

Agents of Shield is just the kind of show that might show us all just what a mess we could make with weird technology attached to our arm. The supers in it seem to be your average Joe, down on his luck and given a second chance, only to find its not only giving him super strength but also a nasty case of mental health issues. 

Thats where Shield come in, sweeping up the mess made and helping you get back on your feet yet again... men in black with a conscience?

The show is set after the battle of New York in the Avengers movie and we catch up with Agent Coulson and his small, 'handpicked' team of agents... hold up, back up a little... wasn't Coulson killed in Avengers I hear you ask! Well, yes he was, but he has made  a remarkable recovery and is back... there are hints that something may have been done to him whist out of the game but we will have to watch more to really find out!

In true Marvel fashion, the show doesn't take itself too seriously, with jokes and puns interspersed with the action and pretty big special effects for a TV show (and the reason it's in this blog!) it a fun little roller coaster ride with characters that are likeable enough. Actually I found the characters a little stereotyped, with the nerdy, useless in battle but brilliant in the lab, scientists (Fitz and Simmons) and the two hard as nails field agents (Ward and May) who are pretty much unstoppable in a fight with mere humans and the newbie, Skye, who's the alternative, grungy hacker with a heart (but which side is she on?) and finally Coulson, who has a little too much compassion for somebody at his level. 

It all feels a bit teen novel to me, but it is early days so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt for now (the Marvel fan coming out of me there!) I think its got a lot of potential and if you haven't already, its worth a watch... especially after reading back this recommendation... its not the most positive of things so let  point out the good stuff.

Lola, Coulsons classic car,  is pretty cool. Its old school with all the best bits of a 007 car on steroids (well it flies on jet wheels for a start) and the fight scenes are long and aggressive enough with sprinklings of super-tech thrown in for good measure.

I'm hoping the writers are allowed to tie the storylines in with the upcoming movies like Thor: the Dark World and maybe get the odd cameo with Iron Man or something. 

This has a lot of potential, I will be watching every week and if it takes off will blog more to keep you lot up to date!

Head over to www.agentsofshield.com for more.

Mega Plush Animated Short

 Shorts:  Plush Toys Dark Side

Ever wondered what went on in the teddy bear underworld? Well wonder no more... The Punisher meets Toy Story with the kind of adventure I wanted to be going on with Ted!

Hell Yeah, can't wait for the next instalment!

Find out more at http://www.themegaplush.com/