Weekanerd NYC: Secret Missions, Brawlin', and Wild Stallions

Friday, March 7

• Causing Scenes: Improv Everywhere Discussion and Presentation
• 7:30 @ The New Museum Theater, 235 Bowery, Manhattan

Improv Everywhere is gently subversive organization responsible for the No Pants Subway Ride and recent internet video sensation, Frozen Grand Central Station. In their seven year history, the group has executed over seventy missions full of frivolity and good natured mischief. They're like the bizzaro version of Anonymous. This event is $8, and will include screenings of some of their past missions and a talk with founder Charlie Todd (ATTEND THE TALE). You should show up with no pants on, I bet they'd think that was hilarious.


Serious brawls and bogus journeys after the jump...

Saturday, March 8

• Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament
• 5pm @ Best Buy, 622 Broadway, Manhattan

This is actually the grande finale of a four-state tour, and the winner of NYC's qualifying round will go directly into the finals, battling it out with winners from across the nation. Full rules are on the official page, but basically 256 people can sign up, and registration starts at 3pm....so if you want to play you better plan on making a day out of it. Brawls are one-on-one, which is total bullshit, but whatever. The grand prize is a crystal-coated Wii (oh America/Japan and your embarrassing decadence), a home theater system, and of course the game. There are three other prize packs, again, check the link.

Sunday, March 9

• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey
  
• 7pm@ Hugs Drive-In Theater, 108 North 6th Street, Brooklyn

The myspace page is cryptic, but apparently this is free and you get free popcorn too. Presumably you don't need a car, but what do I know. I'll tell you what I do know...

...I used to watch this.

Weekanerd NYC - Star Trek Improv, The Warriors, Super Cheap Comics

Friday, August 17, 2007

• Start Trekkin' New York
  
• 7:30pm @ The Tank, 279 Church Street btwn Franklin and White, Manhattan
  

Need new Star Trek episodes? FanFic leaving you cold? Check out these fully improvised live episodes based on the Kirk-era series. The critically acclaimed (really?) show originated in Austin, where it's still performed. Visit the NYC Crew's MySpace here.

Friday and Saturday, August 17 & 18, 2007

• NYC Noir: The Warriors and Superfly
  
• Various times @ Film Forum, 209 W. Houston Street, Manhattan

The Warriors is one of those few cult films that is even better than what you've heard. At least if you like campy machismo, gangs who aspire to Dick Tracy villain levels of visual gimmckery, and fights with baseball bats. If you played the fantastic Rockstar videogame based on the movie, you'll probably appreciate it on a deeply personal level. Superfly is pretty fun too.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

• 70% Off Back Issues (under $20) at Jim Hanley's Universe
  
• All day @ 4 West 33rd St, Manhattan or 325 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island
  

This giant back-issue sale conntinues, and will peak at a whopping 90% off on Tuesday the 21st. But Sunday will likely be your last chance to get anything good, so grab your Indy fedora and do some comic execvation.