Song parody writer the great Luke Ski is the musical brains behind Battlestar Rhapsody, which is set to appropriate clips here by YouTuber nnaylime.

[via /Film]

New Jersey custom bike shop Pitstop Motors built this Predator motorcycle as a commission. It's a fully functional machine, but the owner reported that he earned two tickets on the motorcycle's maiden voyage — thanks to gawkers holding up traffic. Pitstop Motors has made a number of other theme bikes, including a black Spider-Man bike, a dragon bike, and a cyberpunk machine.

More pictures and information about the Predator motorcycle are available at Super Streetbike Magazine.

[via Super Punch]

[via Topless Robot]

In honor of the 10th anniversary of The Matrix, a group of fans recreated nearly 900 frames of the film. The entire sequence is animated "in camera," with no wire removal, no Photoshop, and no special effects other than what can be created with the Lego blocks themselves. The entire project took 440 hours, and you can see videos of the laborious process on the project website.

You can also see a side-by-side comparison of the Lego version with the original:

[Lego Matrix via Cinematical]

[Harry Knowles Twitter via CHUD]

Horrible Turn is a charming bit of fan fiction with impressive production values. We revisit several of the characters from the original — even Johnny Snow makes a few appearances — and learn the real reason why everyone loves Captain Hammer. Plus, the prequel has its own, all-female version of the Bad Horse Chorus, and reveals the first dastardly deeds of the Evil League of Evil.

Horrible Turn [via Whedonesque]

Matrix 1905, Starring: Chaplin [English Russia — Thanks, Peter K.!]

This comes from the wonderful mind of cartoonist Lucy Knisley, who imagines what Harry Potter might have looked like when she was younger:

[Lucy Knisley]

Paul Johnson, who calls himself "Otaking," is working on his own Doctor Who anime, a video in which the Third Doctor encounters thugs, the military, and a stereotypical anime babe, and gets caught in a war between the Daleks and the Cybermen.

He's released a couple of brief clips, including this one starring the Daleks:

Here's the most recent segment, which features the Cybermen and shows us a glimpse of the Doctor himself:

He's also posted a video that shows his process from penciling to final product for a scene where the Doctor takes down a few street thugs:

[via Japanator via Topless Robot]

The blog Propnomicon is devoted to creating props based on Lovecraft's mythos, and one of its ongoing projects is to assemble the specimens, tools, and field notes that might have come out of the Miskatonic Antarctic expedition. This prop maker is hoping to be as true to the story and geological history as possible (although in consulting experts, he finds the two sometimes conflict), and has included core samples and fossils in his prop set, as well as illustrations of the Elder Things, their city and, the Shoggoths, and paraphernalia from Miskatonic itself.

From the Mountains of Madness [Propnomicon via Make]

Lost fan Pedro Contreras made a complete Risk set, right down to the cards and plastic tokens, so that the show's various factions can battle for the Island and the Dharma stations. It appears from the pictures that he's even written out instructions for play. I wonder, does he account for time travel in his rules?

Yes, you want it too: Lost Risk [Todo Series via alexvega]

The University of York Filmmaking Society has taken it upon itself to remake classic movies into single-shot, minute-long videos. In addition to 28 Days Later, they've condensed Forrest Gump, Kill Bill (Volumes One and Two), and (rather less faithfully) Star Wars.

[via Cinematical]

[b3ta.com via Neatorama]

At this week's Clone Wars press event, members of the press were treated to the eye candy that is Big Rock Ranch, where Lucasfilm Animation is housed. In addition to the tranquil ponds and sometimes cheesy Star Wars artwork, we also got a taste of the kitchen's culinary whimsy. Each dish at breakfast and lunch had a cheeky name, from Palpatine's Pizza to the Jabba Frittata (The Official Star Wars Blog has some great shots of the labels). Among the otherwise beige Wookiee Cookies were a set of Cad Bane cookies that turned out somewhat more green than blue, but with sufficiently evil sparkly eyes.

But the sugar rush didn't end there. The event happened to fall on Ahsoka Tano voice actress Ashley Eckstein's birthday, and at the end of the day, the staff wheeled out a tray of cupcakes decorated with Ahsoka sugar discs while the animators sang "Happy Birthday."

It was a very thoughtful gesture, but to be fair, those cupcakes don't hold a candle to some of the other Star Wars cupcakes professional and amateur bakers elsewhere have concocted. Here are some of our favorites:

Krix, a graphic designer and propmaker, took Best Journeyman and Best Professional Costume Design at the con for his Big Daddy suit (as well as the accompanying Splicer and Little Sister). The suit took roughly seven weeks to complete (and, he says, was not quite perfected by Dragon*Con) and weighed between 50 and 60 pounds. You can see the spinning drill as well as some shots from his process below, but he has the entire step-by-step posted on his blog.

Big Daddy (Bioshock) [Volpin Props via Cherie Priest]

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An illustrator and animator, Goodin receives several submissions each week for Covered, posting images based on a wide variety of comics, from Marvel and DC's superhero books to Disney and romance comics. Below are just a few of the dozens of comic cover covers featured on his blog.

[Covered via Underwire]

Nexus #13: Original by Steve Rude, Cover by Paco Afromonkey
Avengers #221: Original by Ed Hannigan and Joe Rubinstein, Cover by Jon Adams
Tales of Suspense #89: Original by Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia, Cover by Mark Todd
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie II: Original by Jim Lawson and Lavigne, Cover by Will Dinski
Millie the Lovable Monster #4: Original by Bill Woggon, Cover by Alessa Kreger
Dr. Who #3: Original by Dave Gibbons, Cover by Lisa Hanawalt
Captain America #2: Original by Joe Simon, Cover by Danny Hellman
Brave and the Bold #68: Original by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson, Cover by Matthew Allison
Green Lantern #122: Original by Dick Giordano, Cover by Mark Grambau
GI Joe #1: Original by Herb Trimpe and Bob McLeod, Cover by Ryan Dunlavey

At least two Lego enthusiasts have used the multicolored blocks to visit Frank Herbert's Dune. The gray sandworm popping out of the dune with the detailed Fremen comes from Brickshelf member RebelRock, while the blue sandworm is the work of Flickr user - 2x4 -, whose science fiction-themed Lego constructions include the Tron lightcycles and a bevy of ships from Battlestar Galactica.

[Brickshelf via MAKE]
[- 2x4 -'s Flickr via The Brothers Brick]

Noting that the Ghostbusters films owe a great to old horror comedies, from Abbott and Costello flicks to the 1970s children's series The Ghost Busters, YouTube user whoiseyevan created this faux trailer from over a dozen films and TV shows, recasting Dean Martin as Ray Stantz, Bob Hope as Peter Venkman, and Fred MacMurray as Egon Spengler. And personally, I think the 1975 Ghost Busters theme is a great improvement.

[via Coilhouse]