Torchwood -"A Day In the Death"

The Cruz household is truly geeky when it comes to the teli. We don't watch much television, but our viewing diet does consist of much geek pop culture.  There is a British show (besides "Dr. Who") that we watch religiously, called "Torchwood" (which happens to be a "Doctor Who" spin-off...hah hah).  Now the last season of "Torchwood" ended quite a while ago, but one episode from that season always sticks with me.  It's called "A Day In The Death..."  I thoroughly enjoyed the writing in that episode...and I remember it hitting me like a ton of bricks when I watched it.  Basically through a series of complicated events (that I'm too lazy to explain) one of the main characters finds himself in the precarious position of being undead, and is forced to deal with the "life"style change? ;) Anyway, I thought I'd share...so the following is the intro to that episode.  Great editing, and soundtrack...enjoy!

Batman: Gotham Knight

Okay, so I like Batman...a lot. I also like The Animatrix and Vampire Hunter D very very much. So Apparently some all-powerful geek emperor got the great idea of mixing the two together, and came up with "Batman: Gotham Knight"...and I can't wait! Check out the behind the scenes featurette:

Young Folks!

This is a small music video that I made last year, but never posted online. The song is "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn & Paul. Enjoy the goofiness of a husband and wife. Hopefully there will be more to come!

Note: I changed the settings on my blogspot account, and now ANYONE can leave a comment. So show your support! :)

Valentines Day Fun!

Valentines Day! Yay? Mmm...sorta. It has truly become just another pseudo-holiday that depresses single people, and forces those that have left single-hood to spend money and perform. If St. Valentine knew what went on every February 14th...he'd probably roll-over in his grave! That's why the wife and I chose the low-key, economical celebration of staying in with authentic Chinese BBQ, dessert, and our favorite shows to keep us company:

-Phoo-Action

-Torchwood

-Lost

-America's Best Dance Crew

In any event, I also couldn't help but love my wife extra special this year by making her this card:

Deadlines!!!

Deadlines, we all have them...'cept mine are killing me! Please please please pray for me and my work deadlines! Who would have thought my job could get so stressful. Hah hah hah! Aw geez...I'm goin' to bed. Enjoy the sketch...I did it at work while my computer was rendering footage. Can't wait till I get my Apple! Yay!

Yo Gabba Gabba!

As many of you may or may not know, my career in "Media Arts and Animation" humbly started out in Boca Raton, Forida. I designed cheap toys and packaging for a less than reputable company that changed its name about three or four times, due to its shotty financial book keeping. Kids, if your employers keep the company running by "robbing from Peter to pay Paul," get the heck outta Dodge!

Thankfully God spared me from that death trap, and delivered me to a job flowing with milk and honey. Currently I work for my church, on a three-man team that produces a weekly kid's show for our Children's Ministry. It's a really neat gig, and I'm quite proud of it! Considering we run on less than a skeleton crew and have a next to nothing budget, we put out some quality stuff. Check it out here:

www.youtube.com/markanthonycruz

Since it's our job to produce a kid's show, we've made more of an effort to pay attention to what the ankle-biting population of America is watching these days. That's when my buddy Rob brought a specific show to my attention called "Yo Gabba Gabba."

"What in the world kinda name is that," I asked.

"I don't know, but it's like crack for kids," he replied.

Needless to say I wheeled over to my desk, searched for "Yo Gabba Gabba" on YouTube, and saw this:

I was instantly hooked! I did a little more research and found that the show was produced and created by some of my favorite artists and musicians. Also it premiered in August 2007 and was already in production for a second season! I continued to devour tons of clips from the show on YouTube, and found that it wasn't just crack for kids...it was crack for geeks like me as well!

I said to myself, "Man, where were shows like this when I was growing up?!"  Then I felt it...the overwhelming sense of betrayal to my own childhood. I was brought up on shows like "Sesame Street," "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," and "3-2-1 Contact!" These shows were a child's bread and butter in those days. I measured time with those shows. (i.e. 2 and a 1/2 hours...oh that's 2 Sesame Streets and 1 Mr. Rogers)

Now here I was, bedazzled by the glitter and glamour of "Yo Gabba Gabba"...stabbing my childhood shows right in the back. I felt like I was joining a gang, signing up to be a "Gabber," if you will. I could see it now, DJ Lance Rock leading a mob of rainbow-colored ruffians through "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood..." taking what they felt was theirs. It didn't matter if you had some juiced-up snuffleupagus on your side, or a trolley for drive-bys...it was judgement day...and the streets ran red with blood, yellow feathers, and purple-panda fur.

Robots and Rabbits

Well, this little doodle has been floating around in my sketchbook for a while.  I figured I'd post it.  Hopefully you guys'll find it as amusing as I do.  It's based off of a song written by Drew of:

www.toothpastefordinner.com

More doodles to come! Cheers, everyone!