MCM, Rollbots, The Vector, and You

By On July 22, 2009 · 51 Comments · In Blogs, Books, Grammar, TV, Twitter

(I want to hand a post off to someone I met via Twitter a few months ago, who to me is like a Canadian force of nature.

He’s got a lot of stuff out there, and if you’re looking to self-publish books, he gets mad amounts of downloads, and tracks the stats (with analysis) over at his blog, which is entertaining, as well.

Guy’s got some new stuff coming out, and I thought you would find it cool. You know I’m a huge baby about my personal space, therefore you also know I’m like doing being serious here. Everything after the vid is the enigmatic “MCM”.)

Hi, I’m MCM and I’m insane. Above, you can see the trailer I made for my TV show, “RollBots” (airing on the CW4Kids in September) about spherical robots in a Hot Wheels world.

I’m also writing a mystery novel called “Fission Chips” where the audience decides what happens next. If you like being a bastard, you’ll like it. I cry myself to sleep every night because of what people suggest in the polls.

My newest book is “The Vector”, about a woman trying to survive a crumbling world dominated by bio-hackers and machete-wielding Chinese agents. You can read it for free on my site, with new chapters every Monday and Wednesday. There’s lots of blood in there.

Thanks to Brian for letting me post here today. I suppose I will now have to delete those incriminating photos of him with the toga, hedge clippers, and four geisha girls from Oregon. A deal’s a deal.

(MCM is also on Twitter. On a scale of one to ten, what you would use your personal RollBot for. Also, I’ve stopped using question marks for at least the next two months. How do you feel about this.)

 
  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    I'm interrupting this post to bring you (well, specifically Alexis) this special news bulletin:

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  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    When people ask why I have no desire to visit other countries, I'm just gonna send them this link from now on. How exactly would I be expected to keep my composure in a place such as that.

  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    You mean you wouldn't join in his tall, awkward dancing?

  • GregOdenstonsils

    Brian Spaeth is deceptive.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    Also, only 3 feet tall.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    sell. out.
    and hey, why not be awkwardly ghetto-fab while you're at it?

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    ZOMGozors!! please tell me exactly when and where i can purchase RollBots action figures, thx.

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    Watch the start – I don't mean to be editor-geeky, but his hood changes drastically between the wide and med shots. I this is a Euro thing too.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    Ask the overlords at Mattel… they control the action figures (and little bits of my soul). All I do is write stuff and hope it makes sense. Which it usually doesn't.

  • http://www.icanprobablydothat.com Boney

    crazy canadians.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    it's probably a stupid Turkish thing. and i'm Greek so i think i'm genetically required to hate him. or something. i don't read history.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    so you're saying they exist and i could most likely find them at my local Toys R Us?

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    We're kindred spirits!

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    No, they're in development and you'd have to perform a precision raid on Mattel HQ with tranq darts and shock grenades to see one in person. If you manage to snag some, send me one. I've only heard rumours…

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    I make less sense than you. I go by “MCM” because I can't consistently spell my real name. So there.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    We're so crazy, we invented basketball. Somebody said: “What a dumb idea for a game”, and we said: “No, it's not dumb, it's CRAZY” and started laughing maniacally. And then we got locked in a padded room. Collectively, I mean. It was a very big room. Anyway.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    this can be arranged.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    While you're in there, can you get me a few Hot Wheels sets? I want to make a device to fetch beer from the kitchen without having to leave my desk. I have the hamsters, but nothing to tether them to.

  • Wish

    Do the robots all speak Canadian in your books/tv shows? I don't like subtitles so I would prefer to hear/read them speak American.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    i have another question. did your inspiration have anything to do with a Popple having a robot's babies? or vice versa? just some combination of a Popple and a robot? thx.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    Actually, it was just wanting to make marbles that could transform that did it. I had happily forgotten Popples until you brought it up. Now I'm going to have this concept of Popple robo-hentai stuck in my head all day. Thanks.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    We hired a special class of Canadian actor that specializes in speaking American, just for that reason. We don't want to confuse anybody. Hell, even Canadians aren't used to hearing Canadian on TV.

    Sadly, my books are all written in Canadian with American subtitles.

  • Wish

    Thanks, that helps explain why I was having difficulty following the plot.

    You have tv in Canada? You are much further along then I thought.

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    We actually use our telescopes to look across the border into American homes, and watch their TVs. We have to guess at the soundtrack, but it works well enough.

    I gotta say, I really love the crazy antics on that “CSI” sitcom. Knee-slappers every time!

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    but wait… you guys get Looney Tunes, right???

  • TVBrain

    Have you ever been in a Turkish Cellphone commercial, Joey?

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  • http://1889.ca MCM

    In flip books, yes. Almost all our entertainment is paper-based, due to the high ratio of trees per capita. The only limit is how many episodes you can fit on the shelf in your igloo…

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    oooops. but hey, if it helps, i loved Popples!

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    They solve cases with their detective work.

  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    Do you like movies about gladiators?

  • http://1889.ca MCM

    And so did Optimus Prime, if you know what I mean.

  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    More breaking (in the future, that is) news, Cavs fans, from TMZ:

    Bron -bron getting dunked on!

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    Lotta comments between 7 people. lol

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    I'm way more interested in the Ed O'Bannon NCAA lawsuit:

    Ed O'Bannon is having sadness about his number and face.

  • http://preludetoapretentiousreview.blogspot.com/ Kingsley Le Corbusier

    Saw that. Ed helped me win the only time I've ever won a bracket pool.

    I had a smoothie with protein powder in it for lunch. Are you proud of me? That might have been my first one since the good ole days with CuCu.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    we can keep going, too. this post made my day all kinds of happy cuz of the RollBots. i <3 pretty much anything that ends in 'bot'.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    i don't like the way <3 looks in this typeface. it looks like a heart with Parkinson's.

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    I added something to the bottom of the sidebar for you, too.

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    See? Funny. :(

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    hey!! i was gonna ask you what happened to that! yay! thanks!

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  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    you used a question mark. and a sad face. why do you think my funny is sad?

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    It's meta.

    You're funny, but I think you're torn inside about it. Come to terms with it.

  • http://alexisreviews.tumblr.com alexiskn

    dude. my pretty flippy floppies broke. :(

  • http://www.twitter.com/mfeige mfeige

    These Comments made me do so much laughing! Gosh this comments section is so funny. Sadly I have nothing to add.

  • http://madpropstobakedpotatoes.com Brian

    Surely the random LOL wouldve been gold. smh

  • http://www.twitter.com/mfeige mfeige

    LOL :(

  • http://www.twitter.com/mfeige mfeige

    These Comments made me do so much laughing! Gosh this comments section is so funny. Sadly I have nothing to add.

  • http://brian23.com Brian

    Surely the random LOL wouldve been gold. smh

  • http://www.twitter.com/mfeige mfeige

    LOL :(