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Guess who's back, Michael?

And here's the teaser trailer:

KITT was originally meant to be voiced by Will Arnett, but instead became Val Kilmer:

From Variety:
Val Kilmer voices 'Knight Rider' Actor replaces Will Arnett as NBC's KITT By JOSEF ADALIAN
A carmaker conflict has caused NBC to hire Val Kilmer to replace Will Arnett as the voice of KITT on its "Knight Rider" revival.

Arnett ("Arrested Development" had already completed his part for the pic, which is slated to debut on NBC in less than two weeks. Producers Doug Liman, Dave Bartis and Dave Andron -- along with the network and studio -- were all fine with his performance.

Problem is, Arnett had a contractual conflict of interest.

For the better part of a decade, Arnett has done voice-over work for General Motors -- as the voice of GMC Trucks. NBC's new "Knight," however, is "played" by a Ford Mustang.

What's more, Ford isn't simply providing cars for "Knight Rider." It's taking an active role in the marketing and branding of the pic, a backdoor pilot for a possible series. Ford's logo even appears all over NBC's on-air promos for the pic.

Not surprisingly, when GM found out about the Ford connection, it asked Arnett to pull out.

"I was very excited at the prospect of playing the part of KITT in the new 'Knight Rider' movie," Arnett said. "However, because of a long relationship with General Motors as the voice of GMC Trucks, I had to respectfully withdraw from the project."

While NBC and Universal Media Studios will have to scramble to replace Arnett's dialogue with Kilmer's work, the upside is landing a well-known name for the part. In addition to his roles in pics such as "Batman Forever," "Heat" and "Top Gun," Kilmer has done plenty of voice-over work, including the voice of Moses in 1998's "The Prince of Egypt."

8.2.08 08:24

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My Life In Cameras

I'm sick and fuckin' tired of taking shitty photos.

Let's be honest: I don't claim to be a photographer by any standard, but I do enjoy taking photos. It all started with my uncle, who is a photographer and has been for quite some time. Armed with my dad's Canon AE-1 SLR camera, he showed me the ropes of manual photography.

I used to snap away with that fucker for ages. I'd keep taking photos till everyone was used to the little 'snap-whrr' of the camera and they'd start acting naturally. I almost always had that camera at an f-stop of 1.8, never using a flash (I also always framed my photos horizontally as opposed to vertically. Seems like I could only see things in 4:3 or wider).

Unfortunately, one day the Canon AE-1 escaped me (or rather, I misplaced it and haven't seen it since) and replaced it with a 1980's Zenith SLR from the days of communist Russia (complete with Olympic symbol on the top) which I bought for ten pounds at a charity shop.

Ten pounds, and it had a 50mm Carl Zeiss lens. Heheh.

I used that one up till it couldn't take anymore. In the end, sand got into the lens and screwed it up big time. But no matter. It was time to take the next step.

It was time to go digital.

One of the things I've always noticed with the advent of digital cameras was the framing. Now that people were free from the eyepiece and instead looking at a screen, images were framed unlike before. I'm sure the standard high-angle self-shot MySpace profile pic wouldn't exist without digital cameras.

My first digital camera was locally made, shaped like a sea shell, and full of shit. The less said about that fucker the better.

But then I got myself a Canon Ixus V3, a real beauty. And the photos were surprisingly good. To me, that camera had a certain color temperature which current Ixus cameras don't. I took loads of photos with that one, particularly band photos in the underground scene. When I was a writer and editor for Dragon Music Magazine, all the photos I took for that mag were with that camera, including some of the pin-up posters.

And then, one trip to Sidney later, it was fucked.

For some reason the screen became utterly screwed for no apparent reason. Goodbye Ixus V3.

For a while I used another shitty el-cheapo digital camera, this time made in Hong Kong, with terrible results. After that it was a Canon powershot A430, which was better, but it still didn't capture pics like my old Ixus did. One quick browse through Cash Converters later, and I bought myself an old 4 megapixel Canon Ixusi and gave my powershot to my girlfriend.

She's happy with the camera. Me? I'm pissed. This second hand piece of shit won't last. The battery keeps dying after only a few shots. And this is a new battery I bought just for this damn thing. Fuckin' Cash Converters.

And now I've reached my last straw. No more el cheapo digital cameras. No more second hand bullshit. I want a good camera. Not as big as a digital SLR, but with the same manual functions yet still able to fit in my pocket.

Something, say, like the Canon Powershot G9...?

I will own this camera. Oh, yes. I will. And I will be trigger happy once again and snap photos of unsuspecting couples ready to bermaksiat. Oh, yes.

24.2.08 20:00

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The Joys of Anal

If you've somehow ended up at this blog because of the title and were looking for some good ol' Alisha Klass butt-banging frolics, my apologies, but I just put that title up because I couldn't think of anything else. Stick your cock back in your pants and go find something else to wank about. Unless you wank about the writings of a pensive man. If this is so, again, please put your cock back in your pants.
If you're a woman, though, that is a different story, and...
Hmmm. I digress. Back to the plot.
So some of you have been wondering what's been going on with the Guber. True, I used to write a shit load more back in the day, and as the year closed in to 2008 whatever random bursts of writings that would have popped up almost vanished into nothingness. Well, there's a reason for that...
...and I'm not going to tell you.
Now, there's often been a few things that I'm not willing to tell you good folks about. Not many, but there have been a few occasions when this was so. This is one of those occasions. Perhaps in the near future I will let you all know, once things are set in stone and officially official, but until such time, I'm keeping schtum.
What I will say is this: things are better. Much better. I didn't think they'd get better, but the change was pretty much instantaneous. 2008 has brought forth some incredibly drastic changes in my life, but changes that are all for the better. I am reborn, recharged, re-educated and ready to rock out with my cock out.
Not literally, of course.
If anything, the events that have led up to this fateful year of our lord 2008 has been nothing short of insurmountably mental, but it's the fuckups in life and the way we handle them that leave us less fucked.
And I'm sure there was a less profane way of saying the above, but the adage still stands.
...Shit, what does 'adage' mean again?

25.2.08 15:01

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Bye bye, 20six...

I'm sorry, 20six. I really am. We've had some great times and you've been with me for almost five years, but the truth is, I don't think it's working out anymore. There've been so many times when I've needed you and you weren't there and all I get in return is 'server too busy'.
We can't connect anymore, you and I. Not like we used to.
I've... I've found someone else. Someone who's not as fast as you were back in the day but with a lot more to offer. And that someone is never too busy. That someone is called Tera, and her pad is a lot nicer.
I know it's hard. Saying goodbye always is. But, if you're in the neighborhood, do drop by. You can find me by clicking here.
All the best, 20six. We had a good run. At least I got to write a post on you one last time, even if it is to tell you that I've moved on.
Take care, and don't let the annal fissure disturb you too much.
- Justin Guber

29.2.08 12:08

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