Fuck this PC "Happy Holidays" shit. Merry Christmas, and thanks for reading.
Hope nobody ends up like this poor soul. :(
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
Welcome to another edition of Let’s Get Comical!
Apologies for the delay in content, I’ve been working a lot lately, not to mention trying to find time to get all of my Christmas shopping done, along with having a social life. The comic week of December 14 was very light as well, as I only bought two new titles. Therefore I am combining last week and this week (December 21)! Double the pleasure, double the fun! I guess.
I should point out that Justice League was to be reviewed this week, but my comic shop was shorted this week, so I won’t have the issue until next week. It will be reviewed in the next edition of LGC.
Also, Catwoman and Wonder Woman have both been dropped from my pull list. I did not purchase the new issues that dropped this week, although I will probably break and pick them up at some point and use their reviews as filler for slow weeks. Catwoman at least got better after issue one, whereas Wonder Woman is simply a waste of cash. I mean, $3 buys you a bottle of beer at a bar! Much better use of $3 than a Wonder Woman comic.
Let’s get to it!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Burger King Free Fry Friday Film Fiesta
Welcome to the Fiesta!
We're nearing the end of 2011, meaning Hollywood is in a sort of holding pattern. Does anyone else feel this way? Usually we get one, maybe two good movies between December and March. That's a whole lot of crap!
Last week I asked you which recent (2000-present) movie needs to be remade. And, I kid you not, the result was a TIE between Jack and Jill and Other (Please Specify)! And since HitmanClark was the only person to specify which film (Wolverine), I hereby declare that Wolverine (2009) and Jack and Jill need to be remade!
THE FIESTA HATH SPOKEN.
Oh, and it was also the smallest turnout in Revived FFF poll history!
-- Box Office News: It's the lowest grossing weekend since Labor Day 2008! How about that!
-- Trailer Time: G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Men in Black 3, Battleship, ParaNorman, Rock of Ages, The Dictator, Kill List, The Expendables 2, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, MS One: Maximum Security, Perfect Sense, Dracula 3D, and Jack the Giant Killer
-- In Theaters This Week: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and in limited markets, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: It's the pre-Christmas rush with Dolphin Tale, Midnight in Paris, Columbiana, Warrior, Glee: The Movie (how in the HELL did this crap already get a movie?), Straw Dogs and Margin Call (12/20)
-- We begin with an email from the Anonymous Raw GLENNeral Manager. His email read, AND I QUOTE: "Speaking of Pulp Fiction." Now keen eyes will notice that I posted this same video in last week's Fiesta, but I'll forgive Glenn because he sexifies all of our threads. But make sure to watch the video before SOPA becomes a law!
-- George Takei wants Trekkies and Warsies to join forces against the Vampire Menace. To quote Glenn's avatar, "My fandom can deal with it." Also, how did I miss Shatner's response to Carrie Fisher?
-- Nominations have been announced for the Golden Globes as well as the Critics Choice Awards
-- The 2011 Guide to Making People Feel Old Using Movies!
-- Speaking of 2011, Screened posts a montage of 2011 in Film
-- MORE 2011 in review, as AFI selects the Top 10 Films of the year
-- 2012 comes after 2011, so naturally, Screened also briefly previews next year's movies
-- MOAR lists! Here are the SAG Nominees and 2011's best unproduced screenplays
-- The Spielberg Face
-- Austin Powers on Broadway!
-- Oh, Natalie Portman MAD
-- Paramount celebrates their 100th Anniversary
-- Want a sequel to Drive? Gotta pick up the book and READ. THE HORROR!
-- Christian Bale and some Chinese dude are finished, professionally
-- Rejected horror movie posters
-- So it's come to this: Directors remaking their own movies
-- Nolan talks The Dark Knight Rises
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Open to: all, results viewable to: all
Are new details about The Dark Knight Rises making you excited for the film?
Yes, they make my Dark Knight Rise
No, they make my Dark Knight Fall
ENOUGH PENIS JOKES
On a content note, the schedule for the Fiesta is up in the air for the next two weeks. It's looking like there won't be a Fiesta next week, but I will try to have one ready for December 30. If that fails, expect the same two-week hiatus that everything else is taking!
We're nearing the end of 2011, meaning Hollywood is in a sort of holding pattern. Does anyone else feel this way? Usually we get one, maybe two good movies between December and March. That's a whole lot of crap!
Last week I asked you which recent (2000-present) movie needs to be remade. And, I kid you not, the result was a TIE between Jack and Jill and Other (Please Specify)! And since HitmanClark was the only person to specify which film (Wolverine), I hereby declare that Wolverine (2009) and Jack and Jill need to be remade!
THE FIESTA HATH SPOKEN.
Oh, and it was also the smallest turnout in Revived FFF poll history!
-- Box Office News: It's the lowest grossing weekend since Labor Day 2008! How about that!
-- Trailer Time: G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Men in Black 3, Battleship, ParaNorman, Rock of Ages, The Dictator, Kill List, The Expendables 2, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, MS One: Maximum Security, Perfect Sense, Dracula 3D, and Jack the Giant Killer
-- In Theaters This Week: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and in limited markets, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: It's the pre-Christmas rush with Dolphin Tale, Midnight in Paris, Columbiana, Warrior, Glee: The Movie (how in the HELL did this crap already get a movie?), Straw Dogs and Margin Call (12/20)
-- We begin with an email from the Anonymous Raw GLENNeral Manager. His email read, AND I QUOTE: "Speaking of Pulp Fiction." Now keen eyes will notice that I posted this same video in last week's Fiesta, but I'll forgive Glenn because he sexifies all of our threads. But make sure to watch the video before SOPA becomes a law!
-- George Takei wants Trekkies and Warsies to join forces against the Vampire Menace. To quote Glenn's avatar, "My fandom can deal with it." Also, how did I miss Shatner's response to Carrie Fisher?
-- Nominations have been announced for the Golden Globes as well as the Critics Choice Awards
-- The 2011 Guide to Making People Feel Old Using Movies!
-- Speaking of 2011, Screened posts a montage of 2011 in Film
-- MORE 2011 in review, as AFI selects the Top 10 Films of the year
-- 2012 comes after 2011, so naturally, Screened also briefly previews next year's movies
-- MOAR lists! Here are the SAG Nominees and 2011's best unproduced screenplays
-- The Spielberg Face
-- Austin Powers on Broadway!
-- Oh, Natalie Portman MAD
-- Paramount celebrates their 100th Anniversary
-- Want a sequel to Drive? Gotta pick up the book and READ. THE HORROR!
-- Christian Bale and some Chinese dude are finished, professionally
-- Rejected horror movie posters
-- So it's come to this: Directors remaking their own movies
-- Nolan talks The Dark Knight Rises
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Open to: all, results viewable to: all
Are new details about The Dark Knight Rises making you excited for the film?
Yes, they make my Dark Knight Rise
No, they make my Dark Knight Fall
ENOUGH PENIS JOKES
On a content note, the schedule for the Fiesta is up in the air for the next two weeks. It's looking like there won't be a Fiesta next week, but I will try to have one ready for December 30. If that fails, expect the same two-week hiatus that everything else is taking!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
Welcome to, by my count, the 10th edition of Let’s Get Comical! Why I’m pointing out this milestone, I’m not exactly sure, but I’ve been doing this for about 10 weeks now, so go me!
As usual, I’ve fallen behind, choosing to drink on weekends rather than go home and read comics. So let’s get to reviewing!
Friday, December 9, 2011
FFF 2: FFF the Remake
Content Note: Please check out the MMA Thriday Roundtable below!
Welcome to the Fiesta!
Last week I asked you which film you wanted to see receive an "... on Ice!" adaptation, and you answered with American Psycho, although The Big Lebowski and Mrs. Doubtfire put up a tough fight.
-- Box Office News: I weep for humanity
-- Trailer Time: The Three Stooges, Madagascar 3, This Means War, The Cabin in the Woods, The Lorax, The Darkest Hour, The Five Year Engagement, The Iron Lady, and The Amazing Spider-Man: The Video Game!
-- In Theaters This Week: Wide Releases The Sitter and New Year’s Eve and Limited Releases Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Young Adult
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Fright Night (12/13)
-- RIP Col. Potter
-- From Jope: Hollywood’s mask of sanity is starting to slip
-- Also from Jope: United Kingdom children are pussies
-- From Glenn: An Interview with Pete Docter
-- Speaking of sequels, lots of movies are getting them, apparently! The Hangover! Grown Ups! Saw! Transformers! Madagascar! Top Gun?
-- In other remake news, Starship Troopers!
-- Those damned anti-capitalist Muppets!
-- Krowe posted this earlier, but get ready for Chris Benoit: The Movie! ALTERNATE JOKE: He Who Shall Not Be Named returns to the big screen!
-- Screened takes a look at the evolution of spies in movies
-- Just in time for the Pulp Fiction Roundtable! Hint, hint, Jope!
-- Screened also pays tribute to the 20th Anniversary of Star Trek VI
-- Speaking of Trek, updates on the new film! Peter Wellers: IN! And someone needs to replace Benicio del Toro!
-- Community Fans: Help Save Greendale!
-- HAIL SERKIS
-- Apparently there is something called the Annie Awards. Here are the nominees
-- 24: The Movie!
-- Thor 2 needs a director
-- And finally, The Dark Knight Rises is going viral
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Which recent (2000 to present) movie needs a remake?
Finding Nemo
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Superbad
Dodgeball
Catch Me If You Can
Jack and Jill
Other (Please Specify)
Welcome to the Fiesta!
Last week I asked you which film you wanted to see receive an "... on Ice!" adaptation, and you answered with American Psycho, although The Big Lebowski and Mrs. Doubtfire put up a tough fight.
-- Box Office News: I weep for humanity
-- Trailer Time: The Three Stooges, Madagascar 3, This Means War, The Cabin in the Woods, The Lorax, The Darkest Hour, The Five Year Engagement, The Iron Lady, and The Amazing Spider-Man: The Video Game!
-- In Theaters This Week: Wide Releases The Sitter and New Year’s Eve and Limited Releases Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Young Adult
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Fright Night (12/13)
-- RIP Col. Potter
-- From Jope: Hollywood’s mask of sanity is starting to slip
-- Also from Jope: United Kingdom children are pussies
-- From Glenn: An Interview with Pete Docter
-- Speaking of sequels, lots of movies are getting them, apparently! The Hangover! Grown Ups! Saw! Transformers! Madagascar! Top Gun?
-- In other remake news, Starship Troopers!
-- Those damned anti-capitalist Muppets!
-- Krowe posted this earlier, but get ready for Chris Benoit: The Movie! ALTERNATE JOKE: He Who Shall Not Be Named returns to the big screen!
-- Screened takes a look at the evolution of spies in movies
-- Just in time for the Pulp Fiction Roundtable! Hint, hint, Jope!
-- Screened also pays tribute to the 20th Anniversary of Star Trek VI
-- Speaking of Trek, updates on the new film! Peter Wellers: IN! And someone needs to replace Benicio del Toro!
-- Community Fans: Help Save Greendale!
-- HAIL SERKIS
-- Apparently there is something called the Annie Awards. Here are the nominees
-- 24: The Movie!
-- Thor 2 needs a director
-- And finally, The Dark Knight Rises is going viral
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Which recent (2000 to present) movie needs a remake?
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
The week of 11/27 was a small week for comics, as only one of my regular titles came out. Therefore I decided to merge this week with last week (comics released on 11/23, the week of Thanksgiving) since I spent all of my time reviewing Spider Island. And attending football games. And getting drunk.
Therefore, I have some catching up to do. LEGGO.
Monday, December 5, 2011
PLAYOFFS?!?
This year's College Football Bowl Games have been announced, and as usual, people are pissed. TWO ACC teams in BCS bowls? Michigan in a BCS bowl, and Michigan State, who destroyed them, going to a lesser bowl game?
It is now time for me to reveal MY PLAN for a playoff. Now I'm a loser and I casually follow the FCS (formerly 1-AA). These are your Montanas, your Sam Houston States, your Maines, all of those smaller schools. They have a playoff system, and last year it expanded to 20 teams. Now I don't know TOO much about their system, but I do believe the NCAA could easily replicate this process for the FBS.
That is the FCS playoff bracket as of today, December 5. As you can see, there are four play-in games, with the winners of those games playing the four top-seeded teams. Then we have an actual playoff to determine the actual National Champion! Pretty cool, huh?
Now my idea for a Playoff uses the AP Poll and other various rankings to determine seeds, along with Conference Championships. So if we were to use the FCS formula, my playoff bracket would go something like this:
See? Was that so tough?
Now my idea tourney would be a 32 team playoff. Yes, it's a lot of teams, but it does add in some stranglers who probably should have gotten in anyway. It would look something like this:
I'm sure there are some flaws, and there would need to be some teams/seeds reshuffled (And I would add first round byes for some teams), but I think this is a good size for a tournament.
Here's how I would sort the thing out:
-- Regular Season: 12 games, and season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Rivalry Weekend)
-- Saturday December 3: Conference Championship Games commence
-- Saturday December 10: First round games commence at stadium of higher seeded team; top seeded teams and Conference Champs get a bye through this round
-- Saturday December 17: Second round games commence at stadium of higher ranked team
-- December 22 and 23: 3rd round games commence at neutral sites; games take place in Arlington, TX (Cowboys Stadium; Cotton Bowl), Phoenix, AZ (U of Phoenix Stadium; Fiesta Bowl), San Diego, CA (Qualcomm Stadium; Holiday Bowl), and Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome; Chik-fil-A Bowl)
-- January 1: 4th round games commence at neutral sites; New Orleans, LA (Superdome; Sugar Bowl) and Miami, FL (Dolphin Stadium or whatever it's called now; Orange Bowl)
-- January 7 or 8 (later if bye week implemented before championship game): Championship Game commences from Los Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl)
Yeah, it's messy, and would take forever to finish, but it's the same amount of time between the MNC game and the last game of the regular season that we have now. That's why there would probably be much less teams included. Plus, it would actually decide a champion.
Don't like my idea? Well, I don't see you coming up with anything...
It is now time for me to reveal MY PLAN for a playoff. Now I'm a loser and I casually follow the FCS (formerly 1-AA). These are your Montanas, your Sam Houston States, your Maines, all of those smaller schools. They have a playoff system, and last year it expanded to 20 teams. Now I don't know TOO much about their system, but I do believe the NCAA could easily replicate this process for the FBS.
That is the FCS playoff bracket as of today, December 5. As you can see, there are four play-in games, with the winners of those games playing the four top-seeded teams. Then we have an actual playoff to determine the actual National Champion! Pretty cool, huh?
Now my idea for a Playoff uses the AP Poll and other various rankings to determine seeds, along with Conference Championships. So if we were to use the FCS formula, my playoff bracket would go something like this:
See? Was that so tough?
Now my idea tourney would be a 32 team playoff. Yes, it's a lot of teams, but it does add in some stranglers who probably should have gotten in anyway. It would look something like this:
I'm sure there are some flaws, and there would need to be some teams/seeds reshuffled (And I would add first round byes for some teams), but I think this is a good size for a tournament.
Here's how I would sort the thing out:
-- Regular Season: 12 games, and season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Rivalry Weekend)
-- Saturday December 3: Conference Championship Games commence
-- Saturday December 10: First round games commence at stadium of higher seeded team; top seeded teams and Conference Champs get a bye through this round
-- Saturday December 17: Second round games commence at stadium of higher ranked team
-- December 22 and 23: 3rd round games commence at neutral sites; games take place in Arlington, TX (Cowboys Stadium; Cotton Bowl), Phoenix, AZ (U of Phoenix Stadium; Fiesta Bowl), San Diego, CA (Qualcomm Stadium; Holiday Bowl), and Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome; Chik-fil-A Bowl)
-- January 1: 4th round games commence at neutral sites; New Orleans, LA (Superdome; Sugar Bowl) and Miami, FL (Dolphin Stadium or whatever it's called now; Orange Bowl)
-- January 7 or 8 (later if bye week implemented before championship game): Championship Game commences from Los Angeles, CA (Rose Bowl)
Yeah, it's messy, and would take forever to finish, but it's the same amount of time between the MNC game and the last game of the regular season that we have now. That's why there would probably be much less teams included. Plus, it would actually decide a champion.
Don't like my idea? Well, I don't see you coming up with anything...
Friday, December 2, 2011
Friday Film Fiesta RETURNS
Welcome to the return of the Friday Film Fiesta! The turkey has all been pooped out but the shame of being on the losing side of a football game lingers on.
Two weeks ago I asked you if the Blog of Doom needed to finish off the Twilight Roundtable Discussions, and 53.8 percent of you voted NO.
Well alrighty then.
-- Box Office News: Twilight dominates but The Muppets aren't going down without a fight
-- Trailer Time: Short list this week with John Carter, Shame, and, good grief, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
-- In Theaters This Week: No wide releases, though if you're lucky you get limited releases Answers to Nothing and Shame
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: The Hangover Part II, The Help, Cowboys and Aliens, The Debt, and Mr. Popper's Penguins (12/6)
-- JoBlo takes a look at Steven Spielberg's Top Ten Biggest Mistakes
-- Screened asks if black and white still matters
-- Coming Soon interviews Jeremy Renner
-- Aliens On Ice!
-- Ice Age On, well, Ice!
-- Drive gets animated
-- Four score, bitches!
-- Gary Busey is... wait, what?
-- Sundance has announced some films that will be shown next year
-- More details on The Dark Knight Rises
-- PEZ gives us our first look at the Lizard, and here’s some concept art as well
-- FOX is trying to keep some continuity
-- Twilight Zone has a writer
-- Here’s a leaked synopsis for the Akira movie
-- Good news for Riddick fans
-- Good news for the three Bridget Jones fans in the world
-- WHY
-- This week in Not Michael Cera news
-- News on the Evil Dead remake
-- And finally, I almost didn't post this because of Badguy and Cyke's ignoring of my "90BOOB10" comment in the last Fiesta, but that would be punishing the rest of you. Maybe. But anyway, what did Tori Spelling think about her topless photo?
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Which film needs an "On Ice!" adaptation?
American Psycho
The Breakfast Club
The Big Lebowski
Juno
Mrs. Doubtfire
Other
Two weeks ago I asked you if the Blog of Doom needed to finish off the Twilight Roundtable Discussions, and 53.8 percent of you voted NO.
Well alrighty then.
-- Box Office News: Twilight dominates but The Muppets aren't going down without a fight
-- Trailer Time: Short list this week with John Carter, Shame, and, good grief, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
-- In Theaters This Week: No wide releases, though if you're lucky you get limited releases Answers to Nothing and Shame
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: The Hangover Part II, The Help, Cowboys and Aliens, The Debt, and Mr. Popper's Penguins (12/6)
-- JoBlo takes a look at Steven Spielberg's Top Ten Biggest Mistakes
-- Screened asks if black and white still matters
-- Coming Soon interviews Jeremy Renner
-- Aliens On Ice!
-- Ice Age On, well, Ice!
-- Drive gets animated
-- Four score, bitches!
-- Gary Busey is... wait, what?
-- Sundance has announced some films that will be shown next year
-- More details on The Dark Knight Rises
-- PEZ gives us our first look at the Lizard, and here’s some concept art as well
-- FOX is trying to keep some continuity
-- Twilight Zone has a writer
-- Here’s a leaked synopsis for the Akira movie
-- Good news for Riddick fans
-- Good news for the three Bridget Jones fans in the world
-- WHY
-- This week in Not Michael Cera news
-- News on the Evil Dead remake
-- And finally, I almost didn't post this because of Badguy and Cyke's ignoring of my "90BOOB10" comment in the last Fiesta, but that would be punishing the rest of you. Maybe. But anyway, what did Tori Spelling think about her topless photo?
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Which film needs an "On Ice!" adaptation?
Thursday, December 1, 2011
WHO WANTS FREE STUFF
I might have a giveaway... not sure what the terms are yet but yeah I'll definitely be giving away some free stuff to one of my three readers. That means you have a 33.3% chance of winning!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Lone Star Showdown in Photos
So last week I attended, thanks to the generosity of my good friends, the LAST EVER Texas vs. Texas A&M football game (until UT's Athletic Director Deloss Dodds retires or dies). The final result was, of course, Texas A&M losing 25-27 on a last second field goal.
We could go on and on about why A&M lost the game but that's a rant for another day, so enjoy the crappy pictures I guess.
We could go on and on about why A&M lost the game but that's a rant for another day, so enjoy the crappy pictures I guess.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Let's Get Comical! - Spider Island Edition
Welcome to this very semi-special edition of Let’s Get Comical! Today I’ll be reviewing issues 666-673 of The Amazing Spider-Man. These issues cover all six parts of the “Spider Island” storyline as well as the prologue and epilogue.
This storyline was just beginning as I started getting into comics and the DC New 52, and I’ve always enjoyed Spider-Man going back to the 90’s Animated Series. So it was only natural that I eventually started reading Spidey’s main comic.
This has been a column literally MONTHS in the making. Does this year’s biggest Spider-Man storyline bring it? Was this column worth the nearly three month wait? FIND OUT BY READING BELOW!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
Another week, another week-delayed review of my comic book pulls! Just know that I TRY to get these things put up the week the comics come out but I always get stuck working or drinking and thus they’re always delayed.
But woe is me and life goes on and all that junk so let’s just get to the reviews!
Friday, November 18, 2011
#fff
Content Note: Be sure to check out MMA Thriday below!
Welcome to the #FridayFilmFiesta #FFF #otherFFF the best movie news column that is now TRENDING WORLDWIDE on Twitter!
You know, hashtags are like a glass of wine. One is classy, you can get away with two, but anything after that is just sloppy.
Last week I was GOING to ask you if you would ever consider having sex with a woman that looked like Adam Sandler, but apparently even LiveJournal’s Russian Overlords thought that was a crappy poll.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN THIS WEEK.
#jk
-- #boxofficenews: Immortals wins the day, but sad, pathetic souls still paid physical currency to see Jack and Jill. And lots of it.
-- #trailertime: A documentary about Tetris players, Ecstasy of Order, Into the Abyss, The Hunger Games, Brave, Mirror Mirror, Being Flynn, Contraband, Band of Misfits, and Shame
-- #intheatersthisweek: Happy Feet Two, another crappy Twilight movie, and next Wednesday, The Muppets!
-- #nextweeksnotabledvdreleases: Super 8, Conan the Barbarian, and a bunch of stuff I've never even heard of!
-- Ricky Gervais has been announced as the new host of the Golden Globes
-- LAPD reopens Natalie Wood's death case
-- In the latest round of CELEBRITY NEWZ~!!! Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are divorcing. Well maybe if Ashton didn't spend all of his time photographing women in bikinis from the second floor balcony of his beach condo...
-- In other CELEBRITY NEWZ~!!! Brad Pitt to retire?
-- Remember when William Shatner (wrongly) settled the Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate for us? Carrie Fisher has a response
-- Speaking of Star Trek, Golden Glennifer sends along an update on JJ Abrams' Star Trek 2
-- Eat your heart out, J. Edgar
-- Take that, Objectivists!
-- Titanic's heart will go on, in the third dimension!
-- 90BOOB10
-- But do his friends call him Murphy?
-- A LEGO movie? I'm so there!
-- We already know about Community being canceled for Whitney (the best show you're not watching!) but across the pond, the makers of Doctor Who are planning a reboot and a movie
-- I hope Rebecca Black makes a cameo
-- Well, at least we'll get SOME nudity in that Linda Lovelace movie
-- Ha ha ha haha! Ha ha ha haha! Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
-- A teaser for The Hobbit will be out before the end of the year. Better get crackin' guys!
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Should the Blog of Doom finish off the Twilight Roundtables?
Yes
No
Would rather have sex with Adam Sandler in Drag
Content Note II: There will be no FFF next week due tomy being drunk college football rivalry weekend Thanksgiving. See you in two weeks!
Welcome to the #FridayFilmFiesta #FFF #otherFFF the best movie news column that is now TRENDING WORLDWIDE on Twitter!
You know, hashtags are like a glass of wine. One is classy, you can get away with two, but anything after that is just sloppy.
Last week I was GOING to ask you if you would ever consider having sex with a woman that looked like Adam Sandler, but apparently even LiveJournal’s Russian Overlords thought that was a crappy poll.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN THIS WEEK.
#jk
-- #boxofficenews: Immortals wins the day, but sad, pathetic souls still paid physical currency to see Jack and Jill. And lots of it.
-- #trailertime: A documentary about Tetris players, Ecstasy of Order, Into the Abyss, The Hunger Games, Brave, Mirror Mirror, Being Flynn, Contraband, Band of Misfits, and Shame
-- #intheatersthisweek: Happy Feet Two, another crappy Twilight movie, and next Wednesday, The Muppets!
-- #nextweeksnotabledvdreleases: Super 8, Conan the Barbarian, and a bunch of stuff I've never even heard of!
-- Ricky Gervais has been announced as the new host of the Golden Globes
-- LAPD reopens Natalie Wood's death case
-- In the latest round of CELEBRITY NEWZ~!!! Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are divorcing. Well maybe if Ashton didn't spend all of his time photographing women in bikinis from the second floor balcony of his beach condo...
-- In other CELEBRITY NEWZ~!!! Brad Pitt to retire?
-- Remember when William Shatner (wrongly) settled the Star Trek vs. Star Wars debate for us? Carrie Fisher has a response
-- Speaking of Star Trek, Golden Glennifer sends along an update on JJ Abrams' Star Trek 2
-- Eat your heart out, J. Edgar
-- Take that, Objectivists!
-- Titanic's heart will go on, in the third dimension!
-- 90BOOB10
-- But do his friends call him Murphy?
-- A LEGO movie? I'm so there!
-- We already know about Community being canceled for Whitney (the best show you're not watching!) but across the pond, the makers of Doctor Who are planning a reboot and a movie
-- I hope Rebecca Black makes a cameo
-- Well, at least we'll get SOME nudity in that Linda Lovelace movie
-- Ha ha ha haha! Ha ha ha haha! Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
-- A teaser for The Hobbit will be out before the end of the year. Better get crackin' guys!
And that brings us to this week's poll.
Should the Blog of Doom finish off the Twilight Roundtables?
Content Note II: There will be no FFF next week due to
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
No witty intro this week, sorry. I’m starting to post these way later than I’d like to, so yeah.
Last week was a small week for my comic list. Only two new DC comics, a review of an older one, and two new Marvel ones. Let’s get to it!
Friday, November 11, 2011
FFF 11-11-11 Veteran's Day Spectacular
Welcome to the Fiesta on this historic 11-11-11! It’s also Veteran’s Day, so make sure to hug a veteran, and try to convince them that there has to be a better place to get a free meal than Applebee’s. And I guess make a wish for a girlfriend at 11:11, I dunno.
Last week I asked you which old FOX show you wanted to see return to the air, and you answered Firefly.
-- Box Office News: People love them some pussy
-- Trailer Time: Coriolanus, Red Tails, Catch .44, Safe, Haywire, Snow White and the Huntsman, A Thousand Words, another Dwayne movie, and finally, Sean William Scott starring in Goon, which is clearly based on the career of former WWF jobber The Goon
-- THEY are HERE (aka In Theaters This Week): Immortals, J. Edgar, and Jack and Jill! I, for one, have waited all my life to see a movie where Adam Sandler plays a woman.
-- THEY are COMING (aka Next Week’s Notable DVD Releases): Larry Crowne and, uh, a bunch of obscure stuff!
-- Speaking of Brett Ratner, he explains how Olivia Munn got famous
-- Darren Aronofsky wants you to know that Meth is Bad, Mmmkay?
-- More proof that Hollywood can’t do anything original
-- Tom Cruisical?
-- If you thought Battleship would be Hollywood’s only venture into the world of board games, think again
-- Get ready for another Stephen King movie
-- This Week in “Who Cares” News: Robert de Niro is set to play Bernie Madoff
-- In literal TV news, Sony and Panasonic will stop manufacturing TV sets
-- Also from Brundlefly: Year-Old news regarding the whereabouts of Sid from Toy Story
-- Bayhem
-- Muppets SOILERS
-- Want to star in Iron Man 3?
-- The Hunger Games is expensive
-- All Morgan Freeman does is win
That brings us to this week’s poll:
Adam Sandler in Drag: Would You?
Yes
No
Maybe if Drunk
That’s it, time to leave the Blog for a while
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
Like that irritating rash on your crotch that won’t go away, it’s the best comic book review column that you and your friends may or may not be reading!
Last week’s pick-ups were small, and one was so hard to read that it took days to finally get this column started. Which one was it? FIND OUT BELOW!
And beware of the spoilers!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Pedophile State
Read about it on Wikipedia. Yes, Wikipedia
What I don't get: the graduate assistant sees an old dude anally violating a CHILD in a shower, DOESN'T call the cops, DOESN'T get a blunt object and beat old dude over the head multiple times, and instead chooses to call his dad?
Buh?
What I don't get: the graduate assistant sees an old dude anally violating a CHILD in a shower, DOESN'T call the cops, DOESN'T get a blunt object and beat old dude over the head multiple times, and instead chooses to call his dad?
Buh?
Friday, November 4, 2011
Fraturday Night Fiestamasters
Welcome one and all to the greatest movie column on Earth (on Fridays), the Friday Film Fiesta!
Last week I asked you if "Disney Vaults" are a good idea, and 63.6% of you answered "No." We already know that Sony execs canceled plans to put Tower Heist on PPV before it hit theaters based on FFF poll results, now we'll have to wait and see if Charlie Bros. cancels their plans to put the Harry Potter movies in moratorium...
-- Box Office News: Puss in Boots scratches its way to the top spot while the latest Johnny Depp movie drinks itself stupid
-- Trailer Time: We Need to Talk About Kevin, American Reunion, Shame, Underworld: Awakening, and 21 Jump Street
-- In Theaters This Week: Tower Heist (don't try to order it on PPV) and A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (with Ultraviolet Digital Copy!) and a movie Jope will be surely be buying at midnight, The Change-Up!
-- Forbes has compiled a list of Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors
-- Bond 23 has a name, as well as a hottie
-- Horror Fans: Get ready for a new Werewolf Movie next year
-- Speaking of horror, this should please R8DR. Although I kinda liked Cowboys and Aliens...
-- We had a discussion on Found Footage Films here the other day, did we not? Hope you're ready for another
-- Cabin Fever is getting back to back sequels
-- TV News: In Living Color is coming back
-- Aww, hell
-- Seriously?
-- I bet she doesn't even get naked
-- This week in "Why The Hell Not" Sequel News: A sequel to 300 starring... young Owen Lars?
-- Did you enjoy The Smurfs? No? Well screw you, you'd better see Popeye!
-- Good news for those who enjoyed the new Planet of the Apes
And that brings us to this week's poll:
Which old FOX show would you like to see return?
Married with Children
King of the Hill
Firefly
The Tick
Beverly Hills 90210
Other (Please Specify in the Comments Section!)
Last week I asked you if "Disney Vaults" are a good idea, and 63.6% of you answered "No." We already know that Sony execs canceled plans to put Tower Heist on PPV before it hit theaters based on FFF poll results, now we'll have to wait and see if Charlie Bros. cancels their plans to put the Harry Potter movies in moratorium...
-- Box Office News: Puss in Boots scratches its way to the top spot while the latest Johnny Depp movie drinks itself stupid
-- Trailer Time: We Need to Talk About Kevin, American Reunion, Shame, Underworld: Awakening, and 21 Jump Street
-- In Theaters This Week: Tower Heist (don't try to order it on PPV) and A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
-- Next Week's Notable DVD Releases: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (with Ultraviolet Digital Copy!) and a movie Jope will be surely be buying at midnight, The Change-Up!
-- Forbes has compiled a list of Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors
-- Bond 23 has a name, as well as a hottie
-- Horror Fans: Get ready for a new Werewolf Movie next year
-- Speaking of horror, this should please R8DR. Although I kinda liked Cowboys and Aliens...
-- We had a discussion on Found Footage Films here the other day, did we not? Hope you're ready for another
-- Cabin Fever is getting back to back sequels
-- TV News: In Living Color is coming back
-- Aww, hell
-- Seriously?
-- I bet she doesn't even get naked
-- This week in "Why The Hell Not" Sequel News: A sequel to 300 starring... young Owen Lars?
-- Did you enjoy The Smurfs? No? Well screw you, you'd better see Popeye!
-- Good news for those who enjoyed the new Planet of the Apes
And that brings us to this week's poll:
Which old FOX show would you like to see return?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
EDITOR'S NOTE: This was to go up last Friday or Saturday but didn't. Thanks, real life!
Big week for comics here in Scoopland. Diddlyland? Land of the TAB? Damn, having two online aliases stinks when trying to come up with terrible nicknames for your blog.
Anyway, it’s a bigger than usual week for comics, as I picked up some of my usual reads, PLUS A LITTLE BIT MORE! I guess they save the good stuff for the end of the month. Eleven issues in all, though one of them, Amazing Spider-Man, will be reviewed at a later date. As I said previously, I want to dedicate a single column to the Spider-Island storyline.
Obligatory “Beware of Spoilers” tag although if you’re one of my regular readers (lol) then you should know by now. I might get rid of this tag next week anyway.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A Detailed Look at Raw (October 24, 2011)
You may or may not remember my post from August where I admitted to occasionally watching pro wrestling yet I attend shows when they come to town because it's something to do and I'm not cool enough to spend money on drugs or other bad stuff. Well, WWE, which is much more well known than TNA, came to town last night so you know I was there.
This was a televised show, their flagship Monday night program called Raw. You might have heard of it, it's been around since 1993 and it used to compete against WCW Monday Nitro until WCW started being run by the same kind of people who think TCU and West Virginia are better potential members for the Big 12 Conference than Colorado, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Missouri and booked itself right out of business. Umm, where was I? Oh yeah, Raw. Well let's see what happened at this show shall we?
PS apologies for the pics, it's hard to take good pics in such crappy light, so ignore the fuzziness. I think they turn out pretty well to be honest.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
FFF
Welcome one and all to another edition of the non-flipping, non-flopping, non-flying FFF!
Last week I asked you if you preferred watching movies via digital copy or physical media. A whopping 80 percent of you voted that you prefer using physical media (DVDs, etc.) to enjoy your films.
In completely unrelated news, the FBI will soon be monitoring the internet activities of the Butler family and flamingtoilet. Watch out for those "Flowers By Irene" vans!
And that brings us to this week's poll.
What is the best "video game" movie?
Super Mario Bros
Resident Evil
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Pokemon
Doom
Other
Last week I asked you if you preferred watching movies via digital copy or physical media. A whopping 80 percent of you voted that you prefer using physical media (DVDs, etc.) to enjoy your films.
In completely unrelated news, the FBI will soon be monitoring the internet activities of the Butler family and flamingtoilet. Watch out for those "Flowers By Irene" vans!
- Box Office News: Real Steel continues to STEAL money from many movies, this time from shitty remakes and comedies. Are these puns as horrible to read as they are to write?
- Trailer Time: The Adventures of TinTin, The Descendants, Red Tails, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Chronicle, and Black Gold
- In Theaters This Week: Paranormal Activity 3, The Three Musketeers, and Johnny English Reborn. Well this is lining up to be a record breaking weekend at the box office.
- Next Week’s Notable DVD Releases: Captain America: The First Avenger and Winnie the Pooh (10/25)
- You've seen The Walking Dead, now witness The Walken Dead!
- From the Glennster himself: George Lucas, as we all know him to be
- This Week in Dumbasses Filing Lawsuits: A man claims The Hangover II ripped off his life story
- Apparently Spike TV aired something that isn’t Star Wars, UFC, TNA or Manswers: Scream Awards. Here are the soilers, I guess results now that the show has already aired
- There might be an 8 minute clip of The Dark Knight Rises before IMAX showings of Mission Impossible 4
- Possibly Coming Soon: Trans4mers and Tran5former5 starring Jason Statham
- Oh yikes, Seth MacFarlene wants to be involved in a new Star Trek TV project. Aren’t there enough Seth shows on TV?
- Speaking of Star Trek, Spock comes out
- ATTENTION ANDY: Matt Reeves has been chosen to direct the new Twilight Zone movie
- I guess Mel Gibson doesn’t call him Robert Downey, JEWnior. Thank you, thank you, I’m here every Friday!
- We’re getting a sequel to Zombieland, but it will be straight to TV
- Here’s a genius idea: Let’s make the Once-ler a sympathetic, human villain!
- Assassin’s Creed will soon be a movie. Because the last few movies based on video games did so well
And that brings us to this week's poll.
What is the best "video game" movie?
Friday, October 21, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
So here we are, another week, another batch of new comics to read. I was lazy and didn’t read ANYTHING I picked up last week, hence the lack of reviews. But there are some good titles out this week, so let’s see what happens in the world of comics.
Beware of spoilers, or as we also like to call them, soilers.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Friday Ultraviolet Digital Copy Fiesta!
Welcome to the Friday Film Fiesta, brought to you by the Green Lantern Ultraviolet Digital Copy! Why deal with the hassle of uploading a regular digital copy onto your PC or mobile device when you can store an Ultraviolet Digital Copy inside of a "digital cloud" and stream them from ANY** PC or mobile device?
Last week I asked you if you would be willing to pay $60 to watch movies on Pay-Per-View before they are released in theaters, and the majority of you voted NO. And really, why order a movie on Pay-Per-View when you can stream an Ultraviolet Digital Copy stored on a digital cloud?
**Apple devices only, no Androids allowed
- Box Office News: Real Steel STEALS the money from other movies, and also STEALS a record from Rocky IV. In other words, it was a REAL STEAL for REAL STEEL LOL GET IT?
- Trailer Time: Check out the new trailer for The Muppets and debut trailers for The Divide, Stephen King's Bag of Bones, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, 11-11-11, This Means War, Act of Valor, Sleeping Beauty, and American Reunion. Oh, and something about that Avenger Project they talked about at the end of Iron Man.
- In Theaters This Week: The Big Year, The Thing, and the remake absolutely nobody wanted to see, Footloose
- Next Week's NotableDVD Ultraviolet Digital Copy Releases: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Red State, Bad Teacher, and the movie given rave reviews by the Place 2 Be Podcast, Monte Carlo!
- Speaking of this week's sponsor, what the heck exactly is this Ultraviolet Digital junk? Sorry to go off on a rant but Hollywood just spent the last few years basically telling us NOT to buy DVDs because they're obsolete, and now they're upset that nobody is buying them anymore? Hmm, could it be that people aren't buying DVDs anymore because they're too damn expensive? There's a REASON we spend so much time digging through the Wal-Mart DVD Death Bins.
- Apparently Sony reads the Fiesta. Hi Sony execs!
-RIP Qwikster, and possibly Reed Hastings' career too
- A very stupid woman is suing the distributor of Drive for false advertising and being anti-Semitic. JoBlo uses a Lionel Hutz joke, and I already made one the other day, so form your own opinion!
- Where have all the horror movies gone? Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, doo... sorry
- If you noticed that the Disney logo was nowhere to be seen during the Avengers trailer and are curious about its absence, here's your explanation
- Bad news for The Three Musketeers but good news for Our Boy Andy. Is there anything TiVo can't do?
- Coming Soon, Steve Jobs: the Movie!
- We have an update on the whereabouts of Our Fearless Leader, cWo Founder Tom Cruise
- This week in "Why the Hell Not" Reboot News: The Lone Ranger
- First Superman lost his undies, now new pics have him without his shirt
- There will be both a PG-13 and an R rated version of the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Disney is trying to ruin the zombie craze
- Javier Bardem joins the cast of Bond 23. I, personally, can't wait for Bond vs. Chigurh
- Not movie news, but movie related: Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially jumps the shark
- In other TV news, The Simpsons isn't going anywhere
And that brings us to this week's poll:
Do you prefer watching movies via digital copy or physical media (DVD, etc.)?
- Digital Copy
- Physical Media
- Illegally Downloaded
- I Prefer Reading Books
Last week I asked you if you would be willing to pay $60 to watch movies on Pay-Per-View before they are released in theaters, and the majority of you voted NO. And really, why order a movie on Pay-Per-View when you can stream an Ultraviolet Digital Copy stored on a digital cloud?
**Apple devices only, no Androids allowed
- Box Office News: Real Steel STEALS the money from other movies, and also STEALS a record from Rocky IV. In other words, it was a REAL STEAL for REAL STEEL LOL GET IT?
- Trailer Time: Check out the new trailer for The Muppets and debut trailers for The Divide, Stephen King's Bag of Bones, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, 11-11-11, This Means War, Act of Valor, Sleeping Beauty, and American Reunion. Oh, and something about that Avenger Project they talked about at the end of Iron Man.
- In Theaters This Week: The Big Year, The Thing, and the remake absolutely nobody wanted to see, Footloose
- Next Week's Notable
- Speaking of this week's sponsor, what the heck exactly is this Ultraviolet Digital junk? Sorry to go off on a rant but Hollywood just spent the last few years basically telling us NOT to buy DVDs because they're obsolete, and now they're upset that nobody is buying them anymore? Hmm, could it be that people aren't buying DVDs anymore because they're too damn expensive? There's a REASON we spend so much time digging through the Wal-Mart DVD Death Bins.
- Apparently Sony reads the Fiesta. Hi Sony execs!
-RIP Qwikster, and possibly Reed Hastings' career too
- A very stupid woman is suing the distributor of Drive for false advertising and being anti-Semitic. JoBlo uses a Lionel Hutz joke, and I already made one the other day, so form your own opinion!
- Where have all the horror movies gone? Doo doo doo, doo doo doo, doo... sorry
- If you noticed that the Disney logo was nowhere to be seen during the Avengers trailer and are curious about its absence, here's your explanation
- Bad news for The Three Musketeers but good news for Our Boy Andy. Is there anything TiVo can't do?
- Coming Soon, Steve Jobs: the Movie!
- We have an update on the whereabouts of Our Fearless Leader, cWo Founder Tom Cruise
- This week in "Why the Hell Not" Reboot News: The Lone Ranger
- First Superman lost his undies, now new pics have him without his shirt
- There will be both a PG-13 and an R rated version of the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Disney is trying to ruin the zombie craze
- Javier Bardem joins the cast of Bond 23. I, personally, can't wait for Bond vs. Chigurh
- Not movie news, but movie related: Star Wars: The Clone Wars officially jumps the shark
- In other TV news, The Simpsons isn't going anywhere
And that brings us to this week's poll:
Do you prefer watching movies via digital copy or physical media (DVD, etc.)?
- Digital Copy
- Physical Media
- Illegally Downloaded
- I Prefer Reading Books
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Let's Get Comical!
New title for comic book discussion. U LIEK IT?!?
Anyway, I've spent the past few days reading various comic books, so let's get to talkin' about them, shall we? As always, beware of the dreaded spoilers...
Anyway, I've spent the past few days reading various comic books, so let's get to talkin' about them, shall we? As always, beware of the dreaded spoilers...
Friday, October 7, 2011
Friday Film Fiesta
It's time for the Friday Film Fiesta, which means that in a few hours it will be the weekend!
Last week I asked which franchise you prefer - Star Trek or Star Wars? The result was even worse than anyone could have imagined: a TIE. Six people voted for Star Trek, while another six voted for Star Wars. BUT, the important thing is that nobody voted for Lost in Space.
Last week I asked which franchise you prefer - Star Trek or Star Wars? The result was even worse than anyone could have imagined: a TIE. Six people voted for Star Trek, while another six voted for Star Wars. BUT, the important thing is that nobody voted for Lost in Space.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The New 52!
I’ve never been much of a comic book guy. In fact, all of my knowledge of comic book characters comes from watching the many awesome cartoons from the 1990’s (well, everything from the DCAU is awesome, not much of the Marvel cartoons hold up), and a little bit of Wikipedia. But when DC announced earlier in the year that they were rebooting, I felt like it was my time to finally jump into comic book reading.
So a little bit of backstory for those who are unfamiliar, DC rebooted pretty much all of their comics and released 52 new #1 issues throughout the month of September. Starting on August 31 with Justice League, several titles were released each week, with the final #1 issues being released on September 28. I only picked up 14 of the 52 comics and decided I would post some thoughts on everything.
THIS WILL HAVE SPOILERS, DURR HERP DERP.
Random sidenote, it’s actually pretty amazing how cheap these things are. I’ve already dropped probably around $100 on just a few comics, what with back-issues and such. Most titles only cost either $2.99 or $3.99. Some of my other hobbies are much more expensive. So hooray?
Let’s start with “Flashpoint #5” which explains the reboot.
Friday, September 30, 2011
TRANSFORMERS FRIDAY Film Fiesta
Welcome to the Fiesta on this exciting TRANSFORMERS FRIDAY (TM) (C) (R)!!!
Last week I asked which classic movie most deserves a modern day remake. You voted that you think Hollywood should stop remaking classic movies and focus on making movies based on original ideas. Which I guess would also mean more movies based on books, video games, TV shows. Aw crap, the whole damn system is broken.
Last week I asked which classic movie most deserves a modern day remake. You voted that you think Hollywood should stop remaking classic movies and focus on making movies based on original ideas. Which I guess would also mean more movies based on books, video games, TV shows. Aw crap, the whole damn system is broken.
Friday, September 23, 2011
FF+
Welcome to the Fiesta!
Some sad news to report first, I received word last week that since the Fiesta is being downgraded from the Other FFF to just FF+. I can promise, however, that there will be no change in quality. As sad as it is, life goes on, and so shall the Film Fiesta +!
Last week I asked if you were sick of the 3D film fad. Most of you are, but I'm just glad that others found the Dudley Death Drop reference funny.
Some sad news to report first, I received word last week that since the Fiesta is being downgraded from the Other FFF to just FF+. I can promise, however, that there will be no change in quality. As sad as it is, life goes on, and so shall the Film Fiesta +!
Last week I asked if you were sick of the 3D film fad. Most of you are, but I'm just glad that others found the Dudley Death Drop reference funny.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Friday Film Fiesta
Welcome to another thrilling edition of the Fiesta!
Last week I asked which of the newest changes to the Star Wars Original Trilogy upset you the most, and the response was overwhelmingly that Vader yelling "No!" during the climax of ROTJ is the most upsetting change. However, one joker decided to vote that he or she liked all the changes, meaning that person is either a troll or has severe mental issues.
Last week I asked which of the newest changes to the Star Wars Original Trilogy upset you the most, and the response was overwhelmingly that Vader yelling "No!" during the climax of ROTJ is the most upsetting change. However, one joker decided to vote that he or she liked all the changes, meaning that person is either a troll or has severe mental issues.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9/11 Tenth Anniversary
I was watching the early NFL games today and partook in the moment of silence that took place prior to the start of the games, in honor of those who lost their lives ten years ago on September 11, 2001. Then I did it again during the afternoon games. In between those moments of silence there were more moments of silence. It got to the point where the moments of silence were no longer memorial, they were just annoying.
And it makes me wonder, will we as a nation EVER be over 9/11?
Now I'm not trying to sound unpatriotic, because I'm not trying to be. But I think it's ridiculous that every year we're supposed to stop everything we're doing and remember that horrible day. YES, I'll always remember where I was and what I was doing. I was in 7th grade, eating breakfast and about to go to school when my dad yelled at me from his room to turn on CNN. The rest of the day consisted of me trying to get information, which was nearly impossible due to my retarded school district banning teachers/schools from talking about it or showing anything on TV. The reason for this is because some retarded bitch mother called the superintendent and demanded they not show anything about the attacks in schools because she didn't want her kids exposed to it. Now this is stupid for so many reasons but that's a rant for another day about the pussification of America.
Anyway, the point is that I DON'T want to remember that day. And I wish the media would realize that. Yes, it was exactly ten years ago. You know what else had a tenth anniversary? Pearl Harbor. I found this article which talks about what happened during the tenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The answer: nothing, because people were over the attacks. It DOES point out that we're probably still making a big deal of the anniversaries because the war on terror is not over yet. Makes sense, but still.
I can't be the only one who doesn't want to relive that day every year.
And it makes me wonder, will we as a nation EVER be over 9/11?
Now I'm not trying to sound unpatriotic, because I'm not trying to be. But I think it's ridiculous that every year we're supposed to stop everything we're doing and remember that horrible day. YES, I'll always remember where I was and what I was doing. I was in 7th grade, eating breakfast and about to go to school when my dad yelled at me from his room to turn on CNN. The rest of the day consisted of me trying to get information, which was nearly impossible due to my retarded school district banning teachers/schools from talking about it or showing anything on TV. The reason for this is because some retarded bitch mother called the superintendent and demanded they not show anything about the attacks in schools because she didn't want her kids exposed to it. Now this is stupid for so many reasons but that's a rant for another day about the pussification of America.
Anyway, the point is that I DON'T want to remember that day. And I wish the media would realize that. Yes, it was exactly ten years ago. You know what else had a tenth anniversary? Pearl Harbor. I found this article which talks about what happened during the tenth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The answer: nothing, because people were over the attacks. It DOES point out that we're probably still making a big deal of the anniversaries because the war on terror is not over yet. Makes sense, but still.
I can't be the only one who doesn't want to relive that day every year.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday Film Fiesta
It’s baaack! After what feels like forever, it’s once again time to get down on the Friday Film Fiesta. But enough with the Rebecca Black references, there’s movies to talk about!
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Evaluations
When I started this blog back in June I had hoped that I would be able to actually sit down and compose thought provoking blog entries and/or news reports each and every day, primarily stories and opinions based on the world of sports. The problem with this is that I'm just an average person, with no inside sources to any sports. I am not ESPN, Yahoo, FOX Sports, etc. I'm just your average guy on a computer. I come home from work exhausted and don't want to report on news that's already old by the time I get to post about it.
Therefore I have decided to reformat this blog. I will still be talking about sports, but rather than in depth coverage (which you can find anywhere, another reason I want to get away from that), I'll just be posting summaries, like for example, on Sundays post something like "NCAA Games from the Weekend" with my thoughts on games I actually watched. Same with NFL, NBA, etc.
I'd also like to add more reviews to the Blog, such as continuing my DVD reviews. I'd like to finish off The Simpsons and then move on to other shows such as Batman: The Animated Series and Spongebob Squaepants (don't hate). I'm also adding a new feature on Fridays called the Friday Film Fiesta, a compilation of news and events from Hollywood. This was a regular feature on my favorite Web site the Blog of Doom until the last few writers were forced to give it up due to work. I've chosen to take it over, and will be posting a "director's cut" here every week starting this Friday.
I hope the two people who might read this Blog will be entertained. I know I will be, and isn't that all that matters here?
Therefore I have decided to reformat this blog. I will still be talking about sports, but rather than in depth coverage (which you can find anywhere, another reason I want to get away from that), I'll just be posting summaries, like for example, on Sundays post something like "NCAA Games from the Weekend" with my thoughts on games I actually watched. Same with NFL, NBA, etc.
I'd also like to add more reviews to the Blog, such as continuing my DVD reviews. I'd like to finish off The Simpsons and then move on to other shows such as Batman: The Animated Series and Spongebob Squaepants (don't hate). I'm also adding a new feature on Fridays called the Friday Film Fiesta, a compilation of news and events from Hollywood. This was a regular feature on my favorite Web site the Blog of Doom until the last few writers were forced to give it up due to work. I've chosen to take it over, and will be posting a "director's cut" here every week starting this Friday.
I hope the two people who might read this Blog will be entertained. I know I will be, and isn't that all that matters here?
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Thursday Night Borefest
College Football kicked off tonight (and most games are still going on as I write this) but HOLY SHIT are they boring.
I'll never understand the obsession with televising games between non-BCS schools and BCS schools in primetime spots. For example, ESPN is currently televising a game between UNLV and Wisconsin, where Wisconsin is obviously winning big. Quick check of the score shows it's 51-17 with 8 minutes left to play. UNLV is making a garbage time comeback but I saw the beginning and couldn't stand to watch any more.
Then I check the rest of the games going on tonight, all blowouts featuring FCS schools going up against BCS schools. Boring. The only appealing game (Wake Forest at Syracuse in a BCS vs BCS matchup) is being "televised" by ESPN3, which I don't really consider as a televised game. I know Wisconsin has a lot of hype and might make a run for the National Championship this year, but why not televise Wake/Cuse?
Then I look at the schedule for Saturday and see that shit like Akron @ Ohio State will be on ESPN while Directional Michigan @ Michigan will be televised by ABC over Minnesota vs. USC.
WHO. THE. FUCK. CARES.
I would MUCH rather watch Minnesota vs. USC than watch a crappy blowout win by Michigan or Ohio State. I remember the last few years too, when ABC was televising these exact same shitty games instead of stuff like Georgia at Oklahoma State (in my area, at least, which made it even worse). Yes, USC will probably blow Minnesota out, but it's a BCS team vs. a BCS team, with a "historic background" (Big Ten and PAC-XX schools meet in the Rose Bowl every year) and is much more entertaining than Michigan winning a game 63-7 against a team that never offers any competition.
I'll never understand the obsession with televising games between non-BCS schools and BCS schools in primetime spots. For example, ESPN is currently televising a game between UNLV and Wisconsin, where Wisconsin is obviously winning big. Quick check of the score shows it's 51-17 with 8 minutes left to play. UNLV is making a garbage time comeback but I saw the beginning and couldn't stand to watch any more.
Then I check the rest of the games going on tonight, all blowouts featuring FCS schools going up against BCS schools. Boring. The only appealing game (Wake Forest at Syracuse in a BCS vs BCS matchup) is being "televised" by ESPN3, which I don't really consider as a televised game. I know Wisconsin has a lot of hype and might make a run for the National Championship this year, but why not televise Wake/Cuse?
Then I look at the schedule for Saturday and see that shit like Akron @ Ohio State will be on ESPN while Directional Michigan @ Michigan will be televised by ABC over Minnesota vs. USC.
WHO. THE. FUCK. CARES.
I would MUCH rather watch Minnesota vs. USC than watch a crappy blowout win by Michigan or Ohio State. I remember the last few years too, when ABC was televising these exact same shitty games instead of stuff like Georgia at Oklahoma State (in my area, at least, which made it even worse). Yes, USC will probably blow Minnesota out, but it's a BCS team vs. a BCS team, with a "historic background" (Big Ten and PAC-XX schools meet in the Rose Bowl every year) and is much more entertaining than Michigan winning a game 63-7 against a team that never offers any competition.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Dear Sweet Jesus
This is a RUMORED change to the new Star Wars Blu-Ray. I should be outraged (and I am) yet I can't stop laughing. Somebody make it into a ringtone, stat!
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Some More Vague College Football Predictions
Big Ten Edition
Standings:
Legends:
1. Nebraska
2. Michigan State
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
5. Northwestern
6. Minnesota
Leaders:
1. Wisconsin
2. Penn State
3. Ohio State
4. Illinois
5. Indiana
6. Purdue
- For the first time in many, many years, Ohio State will be nowhere near the Big Ten title scene, thanks to the Jim Tressel/Terrelle Pryor/Tattoo scandals. I can't see them losing too many games, but enough to keep them from a BCS bowl, possibly ending their streak of 10+ win seasons. They might not even go bowling this year, depending on how hard the NCAA decides to come down on them for the scandals (spoiler: they won't).
- Nebraska will be the team to beat in whatever division they're in. Seriously, which retard named and designed these divisions? I'm not sure about Michigan State. Yes, they were a great team last year (and came out of nowhere really) but can they duplicate their success? Same goes for Iowa, which pretty much gave up on last year's season when it became apparent that they wouldn't be winning the Big Ten Championship.
- I can't see Michigan winning more than 6 or 7 games. They're all set on offense thanks to quarterback Denard Robinson, who is pretty much their only good player, and the number of victories will depend on how the defense performs. How will new coach Brady Hoke improve the defense? We'll see.
- Penn State should also be in for a decent season, probably around 8 or 9 wins. They should be better improved from last year's rebuilding year, and it all comes down to how the offense performs. Illinois and Northwestern should be in for decent seasons as well, although Northwestern's bowl game losing streak will continue. I'd pick Illinois to be my surprise team of the conference, though Wisconsin will be the team to beat.
- Indiana and Purdue are so bad, dude. Minnesota will lose more than a few games but I see them playing inspired football under new coach Jerry Kill. Look for them to make some waves in the next few years.
Bowl Predictions (why not?):
Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs. PAC-12 Champion
BCS At-Large: Wisconsin
Capital One Bowl: Michigan State vs. SEC
Outback Bowl: Ohio State vs. SEC
Gator Bowl: Penn State vs. SEC
Insight Bowl: Michigan vs. Big 12
Meineke Bowl: Iowa vs. Big 12
TicketCity Bowl: Illinois vs. Big 12
Little Ceasar's Bowl: Northwestern vs. MAC
Legends:
1. Nebraska
2. Michigan State
3. Iowa
4. Michigan
5. Northwestern
6. Minnesota
Leaders:
1. Wisconsin
2. Penn State
3. Ohio State
4. Illinois
5. Indiana
6. Purdue
- For the first time in many, many years, Ohio State will be nowhere near the Big Ten title scene, thanks to the Jim Tressel/Terrelle Pryor/Tattoo scandals. I can't see them losing too many games, but enough to keep them from a BCS bowl, possibly ending their streak of 10+ win seasons. They might not even go bowling this year, depending on how hard the NCAA decides to come down on them for the scandals (spoiler: they won't).
- Nebraska will be the team to beat in whatever division they're in. Seriously, which retard named and designed these divisions? I'm not sure about Michigan State. Yes, they were a great team last year (and came out of nowhere really) but can they duplicate their success? Same goes for Iowa, which pretty much gave up on last year's season when it became apparent that they wouldn't be winning the Big Ten Championship.
- I can't see Michigan winning more than 6 or 7 games. They're all set on offense thanks to quarterback Denard Robinson, who is pretty much their only good player, and the number of victories will depend on how the defense performs. How will new coach Brady Hoke improve the defense? We'll see.
- Penn State should also be in for a decent season, probably around 8 or 9 wins. They should be better improved from last year's rebuilding year, and it all comes down to how the offense performs. Illinois and Northwestern should be in for decent seasons as well, although Northwestern's bowl game losing streak will continue. I'd pick Illinois to be my surprise team of the conference, though Wisconsin will be the team to beat.
- Indiana and Purdue are so bad, dude. Minnesota will lose more than a few games but I see them playing inspired football under new coach Jerry Kill. Look for them to make some waves in the next few years.
Bowl Predictions (why not?):
Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs. PAC-12 Champion
BCS At-Large: Wisconsin
Capital One Bowl: Michigan State vs. SEC
Outback Bowl: Ohio State vs. SEC
Gator Bowl: Penn State vs. SEC
Insight Bowl: Michigan vs. Big 12
Meineke Bowl: Iowa vs. Big 12
TicketCity Bowl: Illinois vs. Big 12
Little Ceasar's Bowl: Northwestern vs. MAC
Monday, August 29, 2011
More Vague College Football Predictions
ACC Edition
5. North Carolina
6. Duke
- Virginia Tech and Florida State will meet in the title game for the second year in a row, and it wouldn't surprise me if both of these teams had perfect 8-0 conference records going into the Championship Game. What else can be said other than that these two control the football side of the conference?
- Non-Bowling teams: Duke, Wake Forest, and Boston College will fail to get 6 wins this year, due to the fact that they're probably really, really going to suck. Yes that's my basis for this prediction, wanna fight about it? I think North Carolina will finish with either 5 or 6 wins because of their coaching situation. Miami could be sitting home this Christmas too, depending on what happens with the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
- Too many off-season coaching changes make this conference tough to predict, as is the case with Miami and Maryland. I think they'll be decent, but nothing to sneeze at. Miami should be great next year though, as Al Golden turned around Temple for God's sake. Can't wait to see what he does with the U. Again, it depends on what happens with the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
- I think Virginia will surprise some people this year, they were a crappy team last year but coach Mike London had them playing inspired in the one full game I saw (vs. USC). Georgia Tech and Clemson will either suck or be good.
Man, this conference blows (in football).
Bowl Predictions (why not?):
Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. BCS
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. SEC
Sun Bowl: Clemson vs. PAC-12
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Miami vs. PAC-12
Music City Bowl: N.C. State vs. SEC
Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Big Ten
Military Bowl: Virginia vs. Navy
Belk Bowl: Maryland vs. Big East
Independence Bowl: North Carolina vs. Mountain West
Standings:
Atlantic:
1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. North Carolina State
4. Maryland
5. Boston College
6. Wake Forest
Coastal:
1. Virginia Tech
2. Georgia Tech
3. Miami
4. Virginia5. North Carolina
6. Duke
- Virginia Tech and Florida State will meet in the title game for the second year in a row, and it wouldn't surprise me if both of these teams had perfect 8-0 conference records going into the Championship Game. What else can be said other than that these two control the football side of the conference?
- Non-Bowling teams: Duke, Wake Forest, and Boston College will fail to get 6 wins this year, due to the fact that they're probably really, really going to suck. Yes that's my basis for this prediction, wanna fight about it? I think North Carolina will finish with either 5 or 6 wins because of their coaching situation. Miami could be sitting home this Christmas too, depending on what happens with the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
- Too many off-season coaching changes make this conference tough to predict, as is the case with Miami and Maryland. I think they'll be decent, but nothing to sneeze at. Miami should be great next year though, as Al Golden turned around Temple for God's sake. Can't wait to see what he does with the U. Again, it depends on what happens with the Nevin Shapiro scandal.
- I think Virginia will surprise some people this year, they were a crappy team last year but coach Mike London had them playing inspired in the one full game I saw (vs. USC). Georgia Tech and Clemson will either suck or be good.
Man, this conference blows (in football).
Bowl Predictions (why not?):
Orange Bowl: Florida State vs. BCS
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. SEC
Sun Bowl: Clemson vs. PAC-12
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Miami vs. PAC-12
Music City Bowl: N.C. State vs. SEC
Champs Sports Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Big Ten
Military Bowl: Virginia vs. Navy
Belk Bowl: Maryland vs. Big East
Independence Bowl: North Carolina vs. Mountain West
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Vague College Football Predictions
PAC-12 Edition
2. Arizona State
3. Utah
4. Arizona
5. Colorado
6. UCLA
- I think Utah is in for a rude awakening this year. Yes they've performed well against BCS teams in the past, but they've never played a full slate in the regular season. I can't help but see them travel to the Grand Ol' Lady in Week 2 and getting blown out by USC, in a 49-14 type of game. They'll then limp towards a 6-6 record. In two or three years though, Utah will be the team to beat in the PAC-12 South.
- I don't like picking Arizona State to win the South but then who else can win? I think USC dominates but they're still ineligible for the post-season for another season, so their spot in the inaugural PAC-12 Championship Game will go to Arizona State, who will be there simply because the other teams in the South are going to suck, whereas ASU will simply be above average.
- I have Oregon over Stanford simply because of Stanford's new coaching staff, though I'll probably be wrong on this. I do see the two teams as being interchangeable in the top two spots in the North division. The rest of the North, like the South, will be average (Washington) to just plain terrible (Washington State).
Coaching Changes: Rick Neuheisel (UCLA), Paul Wulff (Washington State)
Projected Bowl Lineups (why not):
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Big Ten Champion
Alamo Bowl: Stanford vs. Big 12
Holiday Bowl: Arizona State vs. Big 12
Sun Bowl: Washington vs. ACC
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Mountain West
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Oregon State vs. ACC/Army
New Mexico Bowl: California vs. WAC... what's the other conference that plays in this shitty bowl? Eh.
Standings:
North:
1. Oregon
2. Stanford
3. Washington
4. Oregon State
5. California
6. Washington State
South:
1. USC2. Arizona State
3. Utah
4. Arizona
5. Colorado
6. UCLA
- I think Utah is in for a rude awakening this year. Yes they've performed well against BCS teams in the past, but they've never played a full slate in the regular season. I can't help but see them travel to the Grand Ol' Lady in Week 2 and getting blown out by USC, in a 49-14 type of game. They'll then limp towards a 6-6 record. In two or three years though, Utah will be the team to beat in the PAC-12 South.
- I don't like picking Arizona State to win the South but then who else can win? I think USC dominates but they're still ineligible for the post-season for another season, so their spot in the inaugural PAC-12 Championship Game will go to Arizona State, who will be there simply because the other teams in the South are going to suck, whereas ASU will simply be above average.
- I have Oregon over Stanford simply because of Stanford's new coaching staff, though I'll probably be wrong on this. I do see the two teams as being interchangeable in the top two spots in the North division. The rest of the North, like the South, will be average (Washington) to just plain terrible (Washington State).
Coaching Changes: Rick Neuheisel (UCLA), Paul Wulff (Washington State)
Projected Bowl Lineups (why not):
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Big Ten Champion
Alamo Bowl: Stanford vs. Big 12
Holiday Bowl: Arizona State vs. Big 12
Sun Bowl: Washington vs. ACC
Las Vegas Bowl: Utah vs. Mountain West
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl: Oregon State vs. ACC/Army
New Mexico Bowl: California vs. WAC... what's the other conference that plays in this shitty bowl? Eh.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Don't these assholes feel any remorse?
The latest news in the college football world is that of a Miami Hurricanes booster providing illegal benefits to Canes football players between 2002 and 2010, including big names such as Willis McGahee, Devin Hester, Frank Gore and Jacory Harris. These benefits include sports cars, nights on the town and prostitutes, among other things.
Now obviously this is a big no-no in college football, and proof that the NCAA's current system involving student athletes and "amateur" status is broken and not working. But that's a post for another day. My issue is with the assholes who cause all of these problems.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
NFL Preseason + More A&M
Could there be anything more boring? Well, yes there is, but damn I can't stand watching any of these preseason games. Half the guys playing will never play a down this season, some will be cut before it even begins. Just always feels like a waste of time to me.
The A&M to the SEC drama continues, as today the A&M Board of Regents granted President R. Bowin Loftin full power over the school's commitment to athletic conferences. A Texas Legislature meeting scheduled for Tuesday was also canceled. I still love how ESPN, which has a contract with A&M's rival school, is portraying A&M in this mess while other sports journalists are calling them out on their bullshit. Seriously, how can anyone trust ESPN's views on this situation? A&M isn't trying to leave the Big 12 due to greed or ego issues, as ESPN is saying, they're leaving because Texas being the country's richest school/athletic department isn't enough for them, and they're trying to use their glorified pay-per-view network to gain every advantage possible over other schools while hurting those schools at the same time. Someone is FINALLY calling UT out on their bullshit (well if you don't count Nebraska last year), and now they're butthurt about it.
One other thing, if A&M doesn't mean shit to the conference, and the Big 12/UT have "at least 20 schools" they could use to fill A&M's place, then why the giant uproar with legal threats, among other things like smear campaigns, trying to guilt A&M into staying?
The A&M to the SEC drama continues, as today the A&M Board of Regents granted President R. Bowin Loftin full power over the school's commitment to athletic conferences. A Texas Legislature meeting scheduled for Tuesday was also canceled. I still love how ESPN, which has a contract with A&M's rival school, is portraying A&M in this mess while other sports journalists are calling them out on their bullshit. Seriously, how can anyone trust ESPN's views on this situation? A&M isn't trying to leave the Big 12 due to greed or ego issues, as ESPN is saying, they're leaving because Texas being the country's richest school/athletic department isn't enough for them, and they're trying to use their glorified pay-per-view network to gain every advantage possible over other schools while hurting those schools at the same time. Someone is FINALLY calling UT out on their bullshit (well if you don't count Nebraska last year), and now they're butthurt about it.
One other thing, if A&M doesn't mean shit to the conference, and the Big 12/UT have "at least 20 schools" they could use to fill A&M's place, then why the giant uproar with legal threats, among other things like smear campaigns, trying to guilt A&M into staying?
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Sources
"Texas A&M has accepted an invitation to join the Southeastern Conference."
"Texas A&M does not have an offer to join the Southeastern Conference unless they tag along with either Texas or Oklahoma."
"No truth to the rumors that Texas A&M is joining the SEC."
"Rick Perry confirms A&M has talked about joining the Southeastern Conference."
I haven't updated this blog in a while because I've been trying to pay attention and sort out all of these sources. The latest rumor in the college sports world is that my alma mater Texas A&M has finally had enough with Texas' glorified pay-per-view network and is once again flirting with the SEC.
Now I got all worked up over this story last summer when conference realignment was going on and I literally spent an entire evening stewing in my own anger. I realized the next day how dumb it was and decided to take conference alignment a little less seriously. Which is why until I see footage of SEC Commissioner Mike Slive shaking hands with Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne and President R. Bowin Loftin at Kyle Field on ESPN, I'm considering A&M as staying in the Big 12.
The problem is that there are TOO MANY UNVERIFIED SOURCES talking about this subject. Rumors are starting on blogs dedicated to football teams, people saying they know somebody who knows somebody who's cousin is an A&M alumni who used to work in the A&M athletic department and knows what's up. Umm, no.
One of my idols is my old professor of journalism, Ed Walraven. He is one of those dudes who's been around the block and doesn't take shit from anybody. I dedicated my Twitter to quoting his hilarity during my senior year of college, and I have plans on creating a rant segment named after him for this blog. More on that soon, but one of the most important things Walraven taught us is that you MUST VERIFY YOUR SOURCES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE RELIABLE. A blog is NOT an acceptable source. You cannot print rumors as facts. This is what multiple websites are doing. There are no credible sources, because the reliable sources such as the SEC, A&M, AP, etc are KEEPING QUIET UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
And that's what I wish we would all do here. I'm not commenting on anything because I don't know what's going on, and I guarantee only a handful of people actually do.
"Texas A&M does not have an offer to join the Southeastern Conference unless they tag along with either Texas or Oklahoma."
"No truth to the rumors that Texas A&M is joining the SEC."
"Rick Perry confirms A&M has talked about joining the Southeastern Conference."
I haven't updated this blog in a while because I've been trying to pay attention and sort out all of these sources. The latest rumor in the college sports world is that my alma mater Texas A&M has finally had enough with Texas' glorified pay-per-view network and is once again flirting with the SEC.
Now I got all worked up over this story last summer when conference realignment was going on and I literally spent an entire evening stewing in my own anger. I realized the next day how dumb it was and decided to take conference alignment a little less seriously. Which is why until I see footage of SEC Commissioner Mike Slive shaking hands with Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne and President R. Bowin Loftin at Kyle Field on ESPN, I'm considering A&M as staying in the Big 12.
The problem is that there are TOO MANY UNVERIFIED SOURCES talking about this subject. Rumors are starting on blogs dedicated to football teams, people saying they know somebody who knows somebody who's cousin is an A&M alumni who used to work in the A&M athletic department and knows what's up. Umm, no.
One of my idols is my old professor of journalism, Ed Walraven. He is one of those dudes who's been around the block and doesn't take shit from anybody. I dedicated my Twitter to quoting his hilarity during my senior year of college, and I have plans on creating a rant segment named after him for this blog. More on that soon, but one of the most important things Walraven taught us is that you MUST VERIFY YOUR SOURCES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE RELIABLE. A blog is NOT an acceptable source. You cannot print rumors as facts. This is what multiple websites are doing. There are no credible sources, because the reliable sources such as the SEC, A&M, AP, etc are KEEPING QUIET UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
And that's what I wish we would all do here. I'm not commenting on anything because I don't know what's going on, and I guarantee only a handful of people actually do.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A Detailed Look at a TNA House Show
I am a pro wrestling fan. There, I admit it.
I used to watch religiously back in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s but really stopped paying attention around 2006. I go through periods where I’ll have nothing to do on Monday nights, so I’ll check out Raw but after a few weeks I’ll go do something else. I still keep up with most thins, however, thanks to the awesome website The Blog of Doom.
However, I still leap at the chance to attend live events. They’re pretty fun, you’ll feel better about yourself after witnessing some of the ugliest, smelliest people in attendance, and it’s just something to do.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
The Simpsons Season 6
First, a little back story on this one. The DVD set was released in August 2005, but there was a new gimmick introduced: character head DVD cases. Now as you know, DVD collectors fear change, and Simpsons fans are very OCD about continuity, so this move pissed off more than a few people. And indeed, the Homer head looks very weird on the shelf surrounded by all of the other “normal” DVD cases.
However 20th Century Fox included a surprise with the DVD set: call a number and they would send you a new, “normal” case, and as a result of the negative reactions, all future Simpsons DVDs shipped with normal cases. Well I think they wanted a few bucks for shipping but yeah. For whatever reason, mainly me being in high school and not yet having a checking account, I never attempted to get the normal case. But you know what? It actually doesn’t bother me. My Simpsons DVD collection will never be uniform, but I’m kind of okay with that. Or am I?
As for the season itself, the show had originally been airing on Thursday nights starting with Season 2 I believe, but FOX moved it back to its original Sunday night slot (where it remains today) when the show started beating The Cosby Show in the ratings week in and week out. I was in kindergarten this year and wasn’t watching, but obviously other people were.
This season is also Matt Groening’s favorite season, but will I hold it as highly? Let’s find out, shall we?
Friday, July 29, 2011
The Simpsons Season 5
Time for another edition of the Simpsons Summer Marathon! Today we’ll be discussing Season 5 of the show starring America’s favorite family. I apologize for these things taking so long to crank out. The episodes are a blast to watch but it takes forever to write about them. Which jokes should I reference? Should I try to describe everything going on? WHO TOOK MY FALSE TEETH?!?!?
I might say this about every season of the show, but this one is probably the best. Now let’s find out just how good it really is…
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
A Rant About SDCC
Ah, San Diego Comic Con.
I'm sure there was a time when it was actually focused on comics, but in recent years it seems that the focus has shifted to selling overpriced exclusive merchandise and booths featuring attractive female models paid to stand around all day wearing comic costumes and looking like they would rather be elsewhere instead of being ogled at by nerds or whoever attends this thing anymore. Corporate bigwigs? I don't even know.
But mainly they focus on the overpriced exclusive merchandise.
Friday, July 22, 2011
InVasion - Ten Years Later
Have you ever had a dream where you’re about to screw a really hot chick and then all of a sudden she turns into some sort of unicorn-human hybrid with claws instead of hooves and teeth on her hoo-hah and they chop your unit off and you bleed to death while kids point and laugh at you?
Because I haven’t.
I have, however, witnessed the real life equivalent of the above description play out in real life in the form of the WCW InVasion.
Longhorn Network vs. Big 12-2
I figure if I'm going to talk about college sports then I might as well discuss this shit. Yes I do hold a degree from Texas A&M and yes there will be a slight bias. If you don't like it, this is my blog, so fuck you. If you want me to write articles with objective, unbiased journalism, give me a job.
Delusional Longhorn t-shirt fans best quit reading now. (lol as if I have readers)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
NCAA Football 12 Review
This should have gone up a few days ago, but I'm lazy and wanted to improve my social life. Sorry.
So rather than doing something productive with my time, I've decided to make an attempt at reviewing the latest version, NCAA Football 12. Sure, I could be at the beach ogling the hotties in bikinis like everyone else, but that stuff costs money, and I don't have any money to drive to the beach. I do, however, have enough cash to buy this game, so here we are. So yeah.
Sorry for the crappy intro, can you tell I'm not used to reviewing things? Let's get to it...
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Women's World Cup
- I actually completely forgot about all of Japan's struggles from earlier this year, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, so this was a good "feel good" moment for them. It almost looked like they wanted it more in the OT period. Congrats to them!
- Alex Morgan <3
- How stupid is it to decide your sport's world championship on something that requires a little bit of luck? That would be like a Super Bowl ending in a tie and having the winner decided by seeing which punter can punt the ball closest to the end zone.
- Disappointed/sad Alex Morgan makes me sad :(
- I realized why Americans aren't "into" soccer while watching this game. The camera is too far away and you can barely see what's going on. The game ended in an anti-climactic way that only required a little bit of luck. I was more confused than anything and if the US had pulled it off, it wouldn't really have felt that satisfying. It's nothing like say football or basketball where the camera puts you right there and overtimes require a little bit of luck AND skill. Or maybe we Americans are just snobbish assholes who hate sports we didn't invent and this is why every other country on earth hates us? Nah...
- Did I mention Alex Morgan? Let's end with a picture of her, shall we?
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