Despite the name, Bomber Raid does not ape the style of another game involving the bombing of ground targets… which is a shame because it would have been the more interesting game. Oh well…
But yeah, we’re veering away from Intellivision for a spell to toss out a couple Master System reviews that have been just sitting there. And also, it’s no fun just ragging on Intellivision hard for three straight weeks, not when there’s Sega hardware to rag on.
Not a rip-off… I don’t think it is, at least…
Moar to come…
I’ll do you a solid, 80s kids. We’ll cover a movie that isn’t turning 40.
How about one that just turned 30? That’ll make you feel better, no?
Oh… oh well…
The Cable Guy is a movie starring Jim Carrey as the titular Cable Guy, who often has one favorite customer (Matthew Broderick) whom he constantly visits and eventually torments. It’s that classic trope of someone who comes to your house, fixes your stuff every so often, get somewhat familiar, and eventually becomes part of the family whether you want them or not. The Cable Guy sort of takes that concept to the extreme; Carrey’s Cable Guy is a constant, obsessive presence in Broderick’s life to the point where he becomes a menace.
This is a movie that I recall watching once or twice back in the day and remember very little about it. There’s a scene in a medieval themed restaurant where Carrey and Broderick are play jousting and you’ve got the music from Star Trek where Kirk and Spock are fighting each other, which is the only real memorable bit because me likes the Trek. The only other thing I know of this movie is that there’s a guy at the flea market who specializes in cable boxes and has a huge ass poster of this film as a shop sign. Still in business today, by the way… in 2026. Go figure.
In rewatching it again… I find The Cable Guy to be a mixed bag of sorts. On the one hand, there are some funny moments here and there, Jim Carrey got to flex his acting muscles a bit by playing a much darker character than what audiences were used to before hand (Ace Ventura, The Mask, etc.), and I can appreciate the grimness in having that fellow in your life who’s just there to leach off you. I know those kinds of people.
On the other hand, though, the movie didn’t quite leave an impact. There’s a couple bits that are funny, but the rest of it is just… I don’t know. I’m just watching this thing as it goes along, having a couple chuckles here and there, getting into the story as much as I could, and appreciating as best as I could what they’re trying to convey, but it’s just one of those things that never really clicked. It remains a poster at some guy’s shop at the local flea market and not so much a memorable movie.
Still, I wouldn’t call this bad. There’s good performances, there’s some funny bits, and Carrey showing range here opened the door for further acting opportunities. The Cable Guy didn’t quite work for me, but it could be more to your liking. Worth a shot if nothing else.
The long-awaited review of Frogger on Intellivision… makes me wish that I kept waiting.
For curious parties… no, I didn’t watch Sunday’s show.
I don’t even like MMA. Why would I watch this show?
Come on, people. Use your brains.
New review later today.
Later.
I bought a controller I needed for PC. It works fine. There’s some bonus footage to justify this video’s existence via my first time playing Sonic Lost World on Steam… which was a thing for some reason.
So, for what it’s worth, the first issue of the new MMPR comic has been released. Naturally, I had thoughts beforehand and promised that I’d give this thing a shot. When that is going to happen is… not anytime soon, I’m afraid.
A matter of busy with other stuff, but mostly, I haven’t had the chance to pick this up yet. I have been wanting to wait until all three series have released their first issues, but Unlimited is only premiering in July and I haven’t kept up on when the other one is popping up. So right now, the only issue out there is the new MMPR. Whenever I get the chance to grab a copy and give it a read, I’ll prep some thoughts soon afterwards. Not sure if this is going to be a quick “review” format or something a little deeper.
Truth be told, I haven’t been keeping up, so I don’t know what the reception for this thing is like. I’d imagine the usual heaping of praise for the bold new direction that Power Rangers desperately needed or whatever, even though it’s just another repackage of the MMPR formula and not even an inspired one. Here’s hoping there’s merit to that praise when I get to the reading. And once I do, I’ll post my thoughts and we’ll see.
I can promise one thing, though; it’ll be honest. If I find things to like, I’ll say as much. If I find things to dislike, the same. But if you’re looking for endless hype and praise, you’re in the wrong place.
Anyway, should be fun.
Another week, another Wily Challenge… hopefully next week, we’ll come up with something fresh and new… maybe… maybe not…
Source: https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-christmas-axed-107069.htm
So after what seemed like an eternity, BBC has confirmed that Doctor Who’s Christmas Special has been officially cancelled and that the series will be put on competitive tender, which basically means the show is on indefinite hiatus until somebody comes up with the money to pick up the slack. As such, this effectively means that Russell T. Davies’ Bad Wolf production studios will NOT be continuing the series further.
How ironic that the man who was responsible for Doctor Who’s return after a long hiatus would also be the one to kill it… or at the very least, seriously damage it.
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Night Striker on Mega CD… makes me wish I was playing Operation Night Strikers… which I didn’t know existed until after the initial dub and had to insert that in. Awesome.
