We’ve had a lot of interesting moments at Mashable in the past year — and luckily, we also happened to be filming many of them. In 2012, we followed an Internet celebrity singing with a turkey leg, talked to folks who lined up for the iPhone 5 for a week, and a tracked down a filmmaker who did documentaries for the Arab Spring. We also peered into Martha Stewart’s bag and survived a takeover attempt from Conan O’Brien. 1. Conan O’Brien Buys Mashable, Ousts Pete Cashmore as CEO In an April Fools’ Day prank, TeamCoco and Mashable got together to create a zany story line that includes Conan buying the site and ousting founder and CEO Pete Cashmore. The Conan O’Brien takeover launched at midnight on April 1 in a 24-hour story arc that shows O’Brien’s attempts to make paper-based tweeting happen. 2. Mashable Goes ‘Behind the Launch’ With New Documentary Series We follow the journey of Vungle, an in-app advertising startup, as they court investors, hire new employees, and finally launch their company. Catch up on all fourteen episodes here. 3. How to Learn a Language on YouTube Reporter Neha Prakash embarks on an attempt to learn Russian from YouTube tutorials, which culminates in a trip to a Russian restaurant as she tries to order from the fluent waitress. Her favorite word? Cпасибо, which means “thank you.” 4. What’s in Martha Stewart’s Tech Bag? America’s pioneering DIY expert has three iPads. What else does she carry in her seemingly endless bag of gadgets? 5. Watch Calexico Play Two Songs Live At Mashable Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico fill Mashable HQ with the distinctive sound of the American southwest. They talk about their new album, Algiers, being a musician in the digital era, and sticking to an analog recording experience. 6. What Does Siri Know About the iPhone 5? Tech editor Pete Pachal grills Siri for inside information about the phone, only to get coy replies. 7. Who Lined Up For the iPhone 5? Meet the colorful characters who camped out at the Apple flagship store for a week. 8. iPhone 5 Line: Unnecessary But Fun We do an early morning stakeout at the Apple Store right before it opens its doors. 9. This Is What Happens When Comic Con Attendees Try to Impersonate Bane At the New York Comic Con, we asked everyone from Wolverine to Batman himself to demonstrate their finest Bane super-villain vocal talents, with mixed results. 10. This Man Fights in and Films the Last Gasps of the Arab Spring Activist and filmmaker Matthew VanDyke spent years traversing North Africa and the Middle East by motorcycle, befriending Libyans and other travelers along the way. We talk to him about his work in this two-part series. 11. Nicole Westbrook Talks Turkey With New Yorkers Watch 12-year-old YouTube viral video star Nicole Westbrook as she interviews people on the street with a turkey leg. You can’t make this stuff up. 12. Internet Feline Luminary Talks Big […]
Warning: The following clip contains a spoiler alert for those who haven’t seen the last episode of season 6. Showtime has released a clip of the first two minutes of the seventh season of Dexter, a chilling scene that picks up right where last season’s cliffhanger left off. Season 7 begins with Debra catching Dexter embracing his “dark passenger” and trying to explain what happened in the highly-discussed season finale. Although it clears up a few questions — how will Deb react to seeing Dexter in that situation and how Dexter will try to clarify things — it’s hardly a spoiler. In fact, the clip ends with yet another massive cliffhanger. The season premieres on Sunday, September 20 on Showtime at 9:00 p.m. ET. What do you think of the two-minute preview? Will Dexter be able to talk his way out of this one? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. BONUS: 5 Modern TV Shows Recut as Classic Sitcoms 5 Modern TV Shows Recut as Classic Sitcoms 1. The Walking Dead Alternate Intro A zombie apocalypse is a great vehicle for comedy, right? 2. What if Dexter Had Been a Sitcom? It’s all smiles, laughter and bad sax in this re-imagined version of Dexter. 3. Lost: The Sitcom! Season 1 Intro It sure looks like the Lost gang are a fun bunch. Is that a holiday resort? 4. Breaking Bad is now on ABC In which Walt and Skyler are just your average American couple having a few marital issues… 5. The Office Recut as a Classic Sitcom With all the classic elements of a sitcom, The Office looks like it could be a comedy hit! BONUS: The Wire With a Laugh Track Finally, there’s no title sequence, but this scene from The Wire gets a laugh track. It’s amazing how the addition of some canned chortles can totally change the mood of a clip. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/07/13/dexter-season-7/
Films Featured at Comic Con 1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 The Twilight Saga is a Comic-Con mainstay, drawing twi-hards from near and far to line up days before the event for a glimpse of the full cast’s appearance. Attendees caught a preview of the first seven minutes of the final installment, which chronicles Bella Swan’s transformation from waify teen to blood-sucking lady vamp. 2. Oz The Great and Powerful Sam Raimi debuted the first teaser trailer for his Oz origin story at Comic-Con on Thursday. His first flick following the Spider Man trilogy, Oz stars James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams in this whimsical and dark tale of how the West came to be so wicked. We can’t help but wonder, is there a green Kunis in store? 3. Wreck-It Ralph John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman promoted their new animated Disney movie, along with director Rich Moore in Hall H on Thursday. The flick tells the story of 8-bit arcade menace Wreck-It Ralph, who opts to quit his villainous day job in search of lighter pastures. Attendees caught a 10-minute preview of the movie, which in part revealed where villain group therapy takes place: at the center of a Pac-Man board. 4. Frankenweenie Tim Burton’s presentation of Frankenweenie drew a decked out crowd of superfans, dressed as some of the director’s most iconic characters. Burton said it felt like a visit from his family—that is, a family of 6,000. He says that this homage to horror and humor stems from personal experience. 5. The Expendables 2 Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were among the all-stars that took the stage for a Q&A about this action-packed sequel. Fans were thrilled to see the Governator going back to his apolitical roots. 6. The Batmobile Warner Bros. showed off a lengthy preview of this new documentary about the vehicle of legends. The doc takes viewers through the history of Batman’s most awe-inspiring weapon from its inception in the 1930s up to the present model in The Dark Knight Rises. The special will air on Monday, July 16 at 8:00 on the CW. 7. ParaNorman With ParaNorman, writer-director Chris Butler aimed to make a zombie movie for kids. In this freshly released interview, we learned that the flick is also something of an autobiography. Granted, we’re pretty sure a young Butler didn’t communicate with the dead. 8. Resident Evil: Retribution Michelle Rodrguez and Milla Jovovich made an appearance in Hall H to preview the fifth installment in the franchise. Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/07/13/half-time-comic-con/
