The 8th Annual Tomathon

Another year gone already?


Yes, this Sunday, August 31, is the Eigth Anniversary of the original Tomathon, which started the Blog of Doom. Eight years later, we're still here! Barely here, but still here!

Let's take a minute to thing about the great advancements and achievements that we as a human race have made since August 31, 2006:

- A black US president
- Lions for Lambs
- Smartphones (iPhones, Blackberries, Androids)
- Andy quits the Blog
- Valkyrie
- Andy quits the Blog again
- Selena Gomez
- Eruption of Eyjafjallajökul
- Knight and Day
- Swine Flu
- Bird Flu
- Tablets
- Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- Reese's Peanut Butter flavored Oreos
- Andy comes back to the Blog
- The end of the NASA Space Shuttle program
- Jack Reacher
- Oblivion
- Kate Middleton
- Vuvuzelas
- Kate Upton
- Edge of Tomorrow/Live. Die. Repeat
- The WELPies
- Polar Vortex

What a time to be alive

Last week you were asked if you would buy the unedited, original Star Wars Trilogy on Blu-Ray/DVD, and you tied with both yes and meh.

Box Office News: What's old is new again

Trailer Time: Check out new trailers for Gone Girl, Rosewater and more!

In Theaters This Week: As Above, So Below and The November Man

Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Draft Day, Mom's Night Out and various TV shows

RIP Richard Attenborough

One of Bryan Singer's accusers has dropped the sexual assault lawsuit

Apparently there is a boycott against the latest Ridley Scott movie Exodus

As reported here a few weeks back, Universal is bringing back their original monsters. Now it's being reported that they are banking on the monsters to reach Marvel popularity

Steve Carell is rebooting the Looney Tunes franchise

The original Godzilla movies are being restored to "4K definition" and will not contain any edits

The, ugh, Vacation reboot is assembling its cast. Is Anthony Michael Hall too busy to play older Rusty Griswold?

In honor of last week's poll, there is a version of Star Wars that George Lucas doesn't want you to see. Speaking of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back was spoiled in 1978 by David Prowse himself! Oh, and the new film has resumed production

Why does James Franco like to challenge himself?

Martin Scorsese plans to make a film about The Ramones

Ah-Nold joins the zombie craze

Yes, people still read the books movies are based on

Here are 64 films to look out for this fall

And that brings us to this week's poll.


Last year you were asked what your favorite Blog year was, and you tied, so we'll ask you again. What has been your favorite year of the Blog of Doom?
2007
2009
Those years sucked! I have another favorite