Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

It Took Them Six Years To Make A Rise Of Skywalker Comic Book

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-1-preview-reys-sith-showdown/

Yes, six years after the last Star Wars movie disappointed movie goers, Marvel is putting out a comic book adaptation. Why we needed six years for a comic that was just going to rehash old territory is beyond me, but there you go. I suppose this is their way of trying to make sense of what that movie was even supposed to be.

Too little, too late, I’m afraid.

Captain America’s World That’s Neither Brave Nor New

Captain America: Brave New World came out a week or so ago and by chance, I got to see it recently. This fourth movie in the Captain America series is the first to feature Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson in his first big adventure after assuming the Captain America mantle in that Falcon and Winter Soldier miniseries, which was probably the last real Marvel thing that I actually watched with any semblance of interest or enjoyment.

There’s been a lot of noise surrounding this film beforehand. It was originally titled New World Order before someone figured that we might offend someone – mostly the Orange Goblin, brother – and then there were the reshoots and all the talk about “how dare they replace Steve Rogers with Captain Falcon” or the usual nonsense. My only real concern here was whether the people behind the creative for this thing was capable of crafting a story that was worthy of the films that came before it. The previous Captain America films have been – in my book if no one else’s – the best films out of the MCU. Good storytelling, fantastic performances, and .

Brave New World had a lot going on its shoulders. It needed to convince the world that Sam Wilson was a worthy successor to the Captain America lineage and it need to live up to the standard that past films have established… and I think it’s safe to say that Brave New World fails on both counts.

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No, I Have Not Watched Squid Game

I was at a party the other day and someone had asked me if I was following the Squid Game show on Netflix. I told them no. They looked at me as though I kicked a baby down the steps or something. Apparently, people really like this show and will shame anyone who doesn’t share their love for this weirdly quirky show. I then asked them if they had seen Cobra Kai and then I told me no. I coldly replied that they didn’t deserve to live. We both laughed it off and talked about other things that don’t matter.

But, no, I have not seen a lick of Squid Game. To me, it’s this odd show from Korea that seems like a goofier version of the old Battle Royale film from ages ago, which I did see and thought was tremendous. I’ll probably break out the DVD and give that another watch instead.

What’s With All The Sequel Shows?

I don’t follow the entertainment world all that much unless it involves a few specific franchises or unless it concerns something that piqued my interest, but apparently, I’ve been oblivious to the news that people have been considering or are in the process of producing legacy sequels to TV shows from the turn of the century.

Apparently, there’s a Buffy continuation in the works. Malcolm In The Middle is also another show… this trend isn’t new. There was the recent Fraiser show that was cancelled, there was the Fuller House sequel to Full House show, there was the Roseanne show that lasted a season before they got rid of her and redubbed it The Conners, there’s That 90s Show, which is a follow-up to That 70s Show… because nobody gave a rat’s ass about That 80s Show.

So I just have to ask…. who is clamoring for these sequel shows to be made? Is there a fan base that saw all the Star Trek stuff that was coming out and went “Yeah, we’d like some of that for our own show that’s 30 years old and long past the point of relevancy.”

Yes, let’s make a sequel show that’s nowhere near as good as the original and feels even more out of place than the existing stuff does. Why do we need another Buffy show? Why do we need another Malcolm show? Quite frankly, why do we need ANY of these things? All they’re gonna do is ruin the thing you liked as a kid and it’s going to suck on its own merits.

The good news is that both Malcolm and presumably Buffy as well, will be debuting on Disney+. And since I don’t have Disney+, I have no need to watch either show… but then again, I had no reason to see either show in the first place. I’ve only seen a handful of episodes from either show and never got deeper than that in terms of my viewingship or something.

Hey, you know what? If you’re looking forward to these, I wish you all the best and hope these turn out good for your sake… but I’ve got other things to do in the meantime.

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.

Source : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/02/be-warned-two-nes-titles-from-limited-run-games-may-damage-your-console

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.