Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

DVD Reviews – Police Squad (Series Set)

Before there was the Naked Gun trilogy of movies (with missing sequels and all), there was the short-lived Police Squad television series. Released back in the early eighties, Police Squad was cancelled because the networks were afraid of a show that people actually had to watch. Hearing that makes me wondering what the point of television was if you didn’t have to watch it. Maybe all those classic shows are classic because you didn’t have to watch them. It just boggles my mind.

What doesn’t boggle my mind is that Police Squad is a pretty decent show and it’s such a travesty that the show was cancelled for such stupidities on the network’s part. The show is essentially a parody of all the other cop shows of the times, making fun of the obvious cliches and gimmicks that are used in those shows. A number of these gags would eventually be recycled in the later Naked Gun flicks, but that sort of adds to the enjoyment of the show. So yeah, you do have to watch the show to appreciate what it has to offer.

Although the show only lasted six episodes, it’s still a good way to kill three hours. Chances are if you liked the Naked Gun flicks and never got the chance to see the show that inspired it, you’ll probably like Police Squad too. The DVD extras aren’t all that special, but they’re serviceable and not necessary worthless. Recommended.

EGOTISM – The New Credo

The Old Credo is just that – old. While it once represented my own beliefs and thoughts for the time it was written, it was also written incoherently and was intended to be a joke – plain and simple. The NEW Credo – the piece of exciting work featured below – expresses my beliefs and thoughts TODAY. Like the Old Credo, this is written mostly as a joke. But some of these things bare some truth about my feelings – how much is something I won’t reveal… because that would be pretty stupid of me.

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RAW (July 14th, 2008) – Why, yes. I did try the Pepsi machine. He wasn’t there, either.

Shane and Stephanie plea one last time for order to be maintained or else actions will be taken. Oh God, don’t tell me you’re bringing Triple H back to RAW. The show’s actually starting to get good.

(2011 Update: Why is that whenever the idea of HHH coming back is entertained in some fashion, I automatically assume the show is going suck as a result? It can’t be a coincidence.)

Actually, I don’t have much to comment on. I had a really bad case of indigestion last night that prevented me from paying full attention to the show, but at least the show wasn’t boring. I don’t like Punk’s chances of walking out of GAB as champion, though.

Another attempt at making Kane an interesting character… yeah, this is going to go over well. Let’s face it: Kane was at his best when he was wearing a mask. Now he’s like a second-rate Undertaker.

Finally, John Cena gets run over by a car. If only this were to lead to a nine-month leave of absence like it did that other fellow…

Overall, decent RAW. Not amazing, but still decent.

Cheap Xbox 360 Is Now Cheaper

According to gamedame.com and confirmed by Microsoft, the 20GB XBox 360 model has dropped its price to $299US. Taking the place of the old $349US price tag is a newer model that comes equipped with a 60GB hard drive. If the newer model also comes with no red ring of death, I’m sold. Of course, you still have the Arcade package and Elite consoles, which are both the same price, so… if you’ve been holding out on getting a Xbox 360, you have a cheap alternative now.

Flair Finance No More & No Love For TNA

Sometime last year, Ric Flair started a financing company. A year later, said company is now out of business and the site now has contact information for anyone who wants to book Ric. Yeah, that’s a bit of a fair trade. “Hey, kids. Ric Flair Finance is out of business, but to make for it, you can book Ric Flair to be on your show and then receive a note from WWE preventing Ric from appearing.”

Still, it’s always sad to see a venture go down the crapper. And I would have thought Ric would have done fairly well in financing. Oh well.

There appears to be at least one disgruntled wrestler within TNA according to rajah.com. A TNA wrestler currently in the midst of a push made the following remark to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter: “Impact sucks so much I don’t even watch myself on television anymore.”

Well, we can say for sure that anonymous TNA wrestler isn’t totally bashing the company. After all, he only says that Impact suck and not necessarily the entire promotion or any of its storylines. Although to be honest, I’m not entirely surprised if the guy really feels that way about TNA.

On the bright side, CM Punk is still your World Heavyweight Champion… so there, some good news today.

Classic Bite Commentary #79 – July 4th, 2008

A few days after posting one of the most hardest bits I ever had to put together (and I mean it), it’s time to add some illumination to the proceedings and continue as usual with the Bite. Short and sweet, but that’s okay. Not much happened this month. Only two things worth mentioning in this commentary.

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VIDEO – Mega Man The 9th

You can find the article here, along with the Nintendo Power scan which confirms its legitimacy. So now let me offer my own thoughts:

OH MY GAWD! DEY’RE MAKING’ MEGA MAN 9! CLASSIC MEGA MAN 9! HOORAY! A REAL GAME! CLASSIC MEGA MAN 9! YAY! I’M SO HAPPEEEEEEEE!!!! EXCITING! I’M GOING TO PISS MY SHORTS RIGHT HERE! YAY!

Okay, sorry about that. But yeah, that’s exciting. And even better, they’re going to make the game similar to the NES games – just the way it should be. The only thing that would make this piece of news even better is if it was released for an actual NES… you know, so I can actually play it.

Better start saving up.

DTM BLOG Classics #38 – TNA Beats ECW (Yay?) & Pinky

I’m headed back to work. For those wondering why I had a day off yesterday, it was St-Jean Baptiste day… otherwise known as the Quebec National Holiday. To me, it’s just a day off and not a national holiday of any sort… primarily because it’s a political move to promote Quebec sovereignty, which I don’t agree with because we barely function as a province and chances are the supposed “nation” would be an unmitigated failure on its own.

So I’ll be looking forward to Canada Day… a real national holiday. Unfortunately, I work on that day… but I stay home the Monday before…

Ah, what do I care? All I ever do during the day is stay home and catch up on my DVDs. Most of the shops and shit are closed anyway, so what’s the point?

According to rajah.com, TNA scored a 1.03 rating while ECW scored a 0.99. For some reason, this gave TNA cause to celebrate. Now I don’t know about you, but I’d save my celebrations for when my show breaks the 1.2 rating barrier, which I don’t believe TNA has done (or will do for that matter if they continue onward with their current mess of storylines).

According to a message board, Amy Jo Johnson (she of the original pink tights in that kids show using Japanese stock footage and she of that Felicity show) is expecting a child sometime late-fall. Eventually, she’ll be married to… whoever banged her up. Congrats, AJ.

Sadly, people are mourning that a Jason/Amy relationship is unlikely… most likely because JASON IS MARRIED.