Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

BOOK REVIEW – The Wrestlecrap Book Of Lists (2007)

It’s safe to say that I’ve been a fan of the Wrestlecrap website for many years now. The long running website maintained by RD Reynolds, which spotlights many of the ridiculous, stupid, and just plain bad moments in wrestling lore (within comedic context) has always brought a smile to my face upon every entry. So much so that when RD produced his first book, I happily purchased it. Same goes for his follow-up book, The Death Of WCW; also written by Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly fame.

So long story short, I’ve recently managed to snag a copy of RD Reynolds’ latest tome; a compilation of lists and focusing mostly on the Wrestlecrap side of things. And I can honestly say that the third time’s a charm as he (along with fellow cohort Blade Braxton) has managed to produce a decidedly funny and interesting book with lots of lists in it.

Not to say that his earlier works were crap (the first book was a good sampler of the website, the second book was also a good read on a morbid subject matter), but I felt like this was a book that was more suited to the Wrestlecrap genre. Many of the lists were genuinely funny and include stuff that you never knew had actually happened. But do you know why this book is great? They actually show off the Katie Vick outfit that they had bought through WWE’s website… If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s probably for the best.

This isn’t a book that pokes fun at wrestling’s lesser or failed gimmicks with any sense of maliciousness, but rather, it’s a celebration of said gimmicks, whether it’s the stuff that we didn’t think sucked back then or whether it’s the stuff that we always knew was kind of shit. All in all, this was a pretty good read that’s well worth checking out.

The Language Police Wages War On Irish Relics

An Irish pub was recently given notice by Quebec’s signature language police to take down their Irish decorations of old signs and ads from Ireland, because they’re not in French or face fines. So apparently this province can’t afford to maintain infrastructure and improve services such as education and health plans, but we can afford to bully business owners who don’t speak French. Apparently I missed the news story about Quebec being run by Nazis.

Fortunately, after common sense came along and smacked these idiots upside the head, the language police have decided that the English decor of the Irish pub can stay put. Smart folks.

* Quebec may not be run by Nazis.

How Far Has Trek Gone…?

I’m looking at the front page of the TrekWeb website and what notable news stories am I reading today? Fan production New Voyages changing its name to Phase II, after the aborted Trek series that eventually became The Motion Picture. An interview for one of the writers of Operation: Beta Shield, another fan film. Alumni Trek actors talking about past days.

Has the franchise gotten to a point where it’s considered news when somebody pisses the words Star Trek on a field of snow? Maybe I should try that right now. Get ready for that to make headline news.

Disclaimer: I didn’t actually go out and piss the words Star Trek out in a field of snow. If I’m going to be doing any pissing, it’ll be in a toilet within the comforts of my nice, warm home. Thanks.

DVD Review – The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin (3-Disc Set)

Because we needed another Austin retrospective set…

The Legacy Of Stone Cold Steve Austin is a 3-disc DVD set (also available on Blu-Ray) that once again spotlights one of the biggest names in WWE, but this one is different because it’s mostly a compilation of matches with some occasional interview bits from Steve Austin himself. So it’s less a documentary and more a collection of some of Austin’s best matches. Not only his WWF stuff, but also some of his WCW and ECW stuff.

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Glamazon Barbie and Chain Gang Ken

WWE has apparently signed a deal with Mattel as far as toys are concerned. Meanwhile, Jakks Pacific, the company doing the WWE toys now, has signed a deal with TNA to do their toys. Just what we always needed; Barbie in a Diva Search contest. The sad thing is Barbie could very well be the most talented Diva of the bunch should she enter.

Sadly, both of these deals are expected to take affect in 2010.

(2024 Update: We took this piss out of this deal happening, but the WWE/Mattel relationship continues to be a beneficial one as of this brief update. The TNA/Jakks Pacific deal, on the other hand? Not so much. Oh well. Maybe they can fire that up again now that TNA is no longer a joke… or not. Whatever. I don’t care.)

First Impressions – Playstation Portable (PSP-2000)

So a couple days ago, I picked up a PSP… the POP Station rip-off console.

I kid, of course.

In all seriousness, I picked up the Star Wars edition PSP, which is the white Darth Vader-engraved PSP handheld that comes with a copy of the Star Wars Battlefront game. I’ve also picked up a copy of Dracula X Chronicles along with a Memory Stick to save all my crap in. I think it’s crap that I have to buy a separate memory stick when it should be included in the package, but that’s a fault that has been evident with most consoles requiring memory units, but I digress.

After giving it a couple days, I don’t think the PSP is such a bad system. The game selection might be a bit icky, but the system is fairly functional and seems to have a lot of stuff it’s capable of. The D-Pad and controls seem to be functional, they feel fairly good in the hands, I actually don’t feel awkward playing a system with Darth Vader’s mug on it in public while riding the metro, so that’s a plus. The analog stick is rather strange – at first glance, I thought it was a button or extra padding – but it works, so no complaints. Haven’t gotten the network function to work, but I’m not really a big network guy anyway, so that’s alright.

All in all, not bad, really. My main problem right now is finding some decent games for the console, but that’s another story…

RAW (Feb. 11th, 2008) – Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

The main event between Shawn Michaels and Jeff Hardy was actually pretty good – it’s almost make wonder if I’d pay money for this had it been on PPV. As much as I want Jeff to get the big one that he truly deserves, it’s probably not going to happen. After all, we know who’s winning that match and that’s the guy with the three Hs… who hasn’t been on TV for the past couple weeks.

I don’t know – seems pretty stupid to give the win to a guy who hasn’t been on TV for two weeks – regardless of their reasons – simply because it’s in the books, but this is WWE we’re talking about. Their booking plans make almost as much sense as TNA’s.

Other than that, nothing particularly special happened. Vince had his match with Hornswoggle and booked a rematch in a steel cage. Yeah, that’s going to bring in ratings.