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Author: dtm666
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Five Years Ago… LEAFS LOSE TO 42-YEAR OLD ZAMBONI DRIVER WHO WORKS FOR THEM
Then 42-year old David Ayers – zamboni driver for the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time – was made emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and pulled off the performance of his lifetime. Most importantly, it made me aware of the calm, soothing baritone of one Steven Dangle.
I’m not a hockey guy… yeah, I know – guy lives in Montreal who isn’t a hockey fan; perish the thought. But watching Steve Dangle lose his shit over continual LEAF failure always put a smile on my face… but sometimes, you want the guy to be happy too…
Also, he has a nice pup.
Forever Physical Damaged Goods.
Apparently, a couple NES games from Limited Run can potentially damage your consoles if played enough times. See above article for further information.
You know, this reminds me of the time when another reproduction cart was being sold and it came with a fire hazard warning. Do people not test these shitty carts before they release them?
The Myth Of The White Dragon
So… any word on Legend Of The White Dragon?
For those who don’t know, this was the Jason David Frank passion project that was originally pitched to be a “Green Ranger solo” film before opting for something similar but with the serial number filed off. There was a crowdfunding campaign (well, there were two; one failed, but the other succeeded). There was some mild hype among the JDF fans… and then JDF passed away and this was being touted as a tribute to the man.
They had announced a couple release dates before postponing. This was months ago. Since then, radio silence. What the hell is going on with this film?
Listen, I’ll be honest. Having seen a couple of the trailers… I wasn’t particularly impressed with what they had shown off in terms of footage and stuff, but if it’s good enough to appease the JDF fans who wanted to see his final film, that’s a win regardless of what I think. However, the fact that nobody seems to have any clue as to what’s going on does concern me somewhat. I’ve seen a bunch of former Power Ranger actors get together to make a movie that also got crowdfunded and never saw the light of day. It seems to have been mostly forgotten, but I didn’t forget because I’m mentioning it here. Anyone willing to ask Karan Ashley what’s going on with that film since she’s had a hand in it or is that considered to be as taboo as bringing up a tasteless Rangerboard running gag to Tracy Lynn about how she ate the skulls of children or something like that?
I wasn’t a fan of JDF when he was alive – mostly due to his online antics that rubbed me the wrong way. But the last thing I want is for his final work to never see the light of day due to negligence or incompetence. The longer the people behind this film stay silent on its status, the more people you’re eventually going to burn and turn off on the whole thing together. Is that what you want JDF’s final legacy to be? A thing that he put his heart and soul into that’s never going to see the light of day because of… reasons?
People want answers on what’s going on with this thing. Hopefully, they get them sooner than later.
Review #1155 – Space Duel (Atari 7800)
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the extermination of the entire human race.
AEW All In 2024
For the second year in a row, All Elite Wrestling held their now annual All In event from Wembley Stadium in London and after the previous year’s record-setting attendance, we didn’t quite have that repeat performance here. No big surprise; something about diminishing returns. On the bright side, though; you still had a respectable 40-50K in attendance and they were given a largely entertaining show capped off with a show-closing moment that should have come sooner. Most importantly of all, there was no backstage drama to kill the mood and so people can talk about how this was a good show rather than some bullshit that happened in the back… but most people would rather talk about attendance being down since that’s the commonality with AEW these days.
Whatever. I don’t care. I finally got around to seeing both All In and All Out recently (via a loan of DVD recordings) and I have some quick thoughts for this show… as for the next show… well, that’s another story, but for now, All IN…
U.S. Sentator Wants Honest Movie Start Times In Theaters… Good Luck With That, Son.
Source: https://filmstories.co.uk/news/us-bill-seeks-to-force-cinemas-to-publish-actual-film-start-times/
A U.S. Senator wants to push a bill compelling movies theaters to publish what time the movie actually starts and not just what time they start screening commercials and trailers… you know, the stuff people don’t care about.
One of the problems with the moviegoing experience is whenever you go watch a movie and you arrive “on time” according to the listing, the movie doesn’t start right away, but rather, you’re bombarded with commercials for products that you’re never going to use and more often than not, movie trailers for films you’re probably never going to watch. Back in the day, when we went to a theater, we’d get a couple trailers somewhat related to the feature in question (similar genre and such) before we get the feature presentation. This lasts about a few minutes before the actual movie starts. Now it’s almost fifteen minutes of commercials, PSAs, and months-old teaser trailers that you’ve probably already saw on Youtube hundreds of times.
So what this bill proposes is you have two times list; one being the time where the commercials play and the second time being when the movie actually starts. On paper, it’s not a bad idea. In practice… well, who the hell knows? Each show, I’d imagine, would be different. I can recall watching a movie or two a couple times and each time, they had different trailers. Could be that one specific theater that I went to, but it could also apply elsewhere as well.
It’s an intriguing bill and a pressure for movie houses to be more honest with their actual start times, but I doubt it’ll actually come to pass. After all, if paying customers can simply walk in during the commercials, that means they’re not watching the commercials and god forbid someone misses that Kia commercial you’ve seen play on Youtube eleventy billion fucking times already?
Change Of Plans And Also AEW’s Australian “Grand” Slam (Feb 15th, 2025)
(Yeah, I couldn’t fix up a proper banner for this show, so you’re stuck with the Bots banner.)
Quick change of plans regarding video reviews, which are somewhat lagging due to a variety of factors… not the least of which is that we got hit with a couple hefty snowstorms and I’ve spent most of my days clearing out nature’s own white stuff that people snort whenever they’re on the wheel. That, and I’m going to be busy with stuff… so we’re reducing things down to a 2-vids-a-week schedule (Tuesdays and Fridays) for the next c ouple weeks at most.
I also got a chance to sample the recent AEW Grand Slam show from Australia that took place this past weekend, thanks to a timely DVR recording that I wasn’t aware that I made, but it was there. Long story short; if you were an Aussie wrestler challenging for a championship and your name isn’t Toni Storm, you weren’t winning the match. That’s the case with both Buddy Matthews and Harley Cameron, hometown kids who challenged for titles and lost while the “real” star of the show, Timeless Toni, got both her win and her title back from Mariah May.
I’m somewhat dismayed by this show, which is the usual great wrestling hampered by poor booking or creative choices. You have a Mox/Cope title match and your big idea to push this thing is to have Mox choke Cope out during a six-man brawl. You have Harley Cameron, who is literally one of the most entertaining character on the shows in recent weeks and someone who put in the work to improve her stuff, catch on with the crowd who generally seem to like here… and you have her lose in a nothing match against the walking drywall that is Mercedes. I felt like that could’ve been a match where you pulled a swerve and give Harley the shock title win… you know, something to keep the crowd happy after all the rigmarole with the promotion and arena switches.
And then there’s Kenny Omega, who challenged that Takeshita guy for his International World All-Atlantic American Western States Heritage Championship belt at the PPV… but first, we need to have a tournament to crown a contender to challenge Takeshita for the title at some random TV taping before facing off against Kenny at the next PPV… why?
And so, once again, we’ve got an AEW show that’s high on the quality wrestling matches, but the booking leaves VERY MUCH to be desired. This isn’t exactly enticing me to fork over money for the next PPV and while I’m sure it’ll feature the usual fantastic wrestling, I feel compelled to re-iterate that we’re in a day and age where you can get great wrestling pretty much anywhere and everywhere these days. You need more – MUCH MORE – than great wrestling to stand out. And that’s where AEW is struggling right now.
Anywhoo, this week, TNA will hold a live edition of Impact at Full Sail, which is where NXT used to reside. The show will open with a concert played by that one fellow there…
Alright, who said his name? I want answers, dammit.
The Secret History Of Order 64 – Part 1 of 5
During the Empire’s expansion, an order was given throughout the Imperial forces to exterminate all the Jedi. This came to be known as Order 66. However, there was another order that is less publicized, but also carries just as much weight. It is Order 64 and it involves the extermination of all the Gungans in the galaxy.
When Darth Sidious reorganized the Republic into the Galactic Empire, he made it clear that he viewed the Gungans as more of a nuisance than a threat, but he would not underestimate that threat. Therefore, a top-secret project had begun in the far reaches of the Outer Worlds, where Imperial scientists would develop a weapon capable of extinguishing every Gungan in range without doing harm to the planets that they inhabit. Eventually, that weapon was completed and deployed at a Gungan colony hidden in view. The result was the eradication of that planet’s Gungan population, leaving the world open to occupation.
The decision was then made to deploy the weapon on the planet Naboo, where the great majority of the Gungan race reside. Unfortunately, the ship carrying the weapon was unable to maintain structural integrity during hyperspace and would eventually rendezvous with an awaiting Imperial squadron in several pieces. It would seem that the Emperor’s grand dream of the Gungans being a distant (best forgotten) memory would be denied… except not really, for while the ship carrying the weapon had fallen part, the device itself had not. Sure, it wasn’t in the best of conditions, but it can be salvaged and in closer proximity to its intended target, a more robust ship can built to carry the weapon to Naboo, where it will accomplish its ultimate goal.
And so the plan was made to dissemble the weapon and carry the pieces over to a nearby Imperial laboratory, where research would continue on the weapon until it was ready to be deployed. The good news is that after a few years, the weapon was back in operating status and was awaiting a new ship to carry out its mission.
The bad news is that, elsewhere in the galaxy, there is a rebel uprising… one that would prove to be even more of a nuisance than the Gungans ever were.
To be continued…
Conan O’Brien Hosting Oscars. Will Big Jaw Steal His Gig?
Source: https://press.oscars.org/news/conan-obrien-host-97th-oscarsr
So the Oscars are around the corner and former Late Night host Conan O’Brien is this year’s host. Good for him, I suppose. I hear the pay is good for that gig. It’s not going to get me interested in this garbage, but the question that comes up now is… how long before “Big Jaw” comes along and steals his gig?
For those unaware, once upon a time, there was this fella named Jay “Big Jaw” Leno who hosted the Tonight Show and one day, he said that he would step down for the next guy to take over. You might assume that “next guy” would be Jimmy Fallon and… yes, that was true. But I’m going further than that. Leno would step down from the Tonight Show and the hosting duties would go to Conan O’Brien.
So Conan would get the Tonight Show while Jay Leno stuck around in the NBC lobby until they gave him a 10 o’clock show that tanked ratings and then NBC decided that we’ll move Jay to 11:35 (the Tonight Show time), move Conan’s show to 12:05 and everyone would be happy… except Conan wasn’t happy, made a big stink out of it, and after all that, Conan would leave the Tonight Show to eventually host his own TBS 11:30 show while Jay “Big Jaw” Leno slithered his way back to the Tonight Show, where he’d stay for another few years before passing the reigns to Jimmy Fallon, who has stayed put ever since.
So Conan is now doing the Oscars and Big Jaw is nowhere to be found… or is he? Will he make a play at stealing Conan’s role mere weeks before the event is to take place? Will this goad former late night rival David Letterman back into the spotlight so he can make more silly jokes at Big Jaw’s expense? Will Jimmy Kimmel bring back his famous Leno impersonations? Is Johnny Carson still rolling in his grave?
Well, it doesn’t really matter, because I don’t foresee any of this happening in real life… but imagine if it did. It would surely make the Oscars more interested and I’d almost be inclined to watch…
Almost…
But not quite…
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