Category: Musings

Honk The Sad Clown

I don’t have a sad clown face… so you’ll have to make due with PGSM-era Usagi-chan’s face getting squished by teacher… which is almost the same thing. It more than befits the “wonderful” piece of business that took place this past weekend that I am less than thrilled to declare now because it involves pure, unadulterated human error and stupidity… on my end.

So I was clearing out some flash drives and memory cards, moving some old camcorder footage over to a back-up hard drive. The way I found myself working was I’d copy the files over to the new drive and then format the card. Yeah, well, in a state of machination and stupdity, I clicked on the wrong thing and ended up formatting the hard drive.

That hard drive had a bunch of VEGAS project files for future video fodder.

The lesson of “always make a back-up” doesn’t help when the back-up drive is the thing getting wiped.

Now the good news is that some of the key elements were restored using a file recovery software… not everything because I’m an idiot, but enough that I can salvage what’s there. The key thing on the VEGAS front is that none of the “big” projects were on the drive – Order Of Ecclesia has dodged that lethal bullet and is up and running for Friday. However, there’s a bunch of camcorder footage that HAS been lost to the annals of time, some of which I have copies of elsewhere since they’ve been included in other video projectiles, but others that, sadly, have been lost the annals of time and space.

Moral of the story – stay awake, stay aware, and don’t go into a routine in a machine-like manner.

Oh well… back to the drawing board.

Another Street Fighter Movie Trailer

Welcome to an alternate 1993 where everything you lived through in 1993 is wrong because nobody knows (or cares) what 1993 actually looked like. Also, for a movie called Street Fighter, I’m dismayed by how many fights look to take place in a warehouse and not, you know, the streets. Even Street Fighter II had a stage that took place on a street (Chun Li’s stage, of course.)

Other than that, this looks like some tasty corn.

The ’94 film was its own brand of cheese, The Legend Of Chun Li exists for worse and worse, and Assassin Fist was a big bowl of meh. At least this knows the source material is absurd and is leaning into it. It doesn’t have to be total parody, but treating it deadly serious isn’t the way to go either. Hopefully, this strikes that nice balance.

Goddamn… I’m actually looking forward to this.

Go figure.

A Year Ago, SNK Fans Forgot To Relax Their Rectal Cavities

So it was about a year go when Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves – the first real Fatal Fury in decades – hit the streets, as it were. It was also about a year ago this month when SNK introduced two new fighters to the mix; famed football/soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and some DJ named Salvatore who I only know from the one clip where he told his audience to try and relax their anus.

You probably know the clip I’m talking about.

I didn’t comment on this at the time of release, given that I’ve been undergoing some other troubles at the time and by the time I was out of the hospital, I had completely forgotten about it. Full disclosure: I have not played the game myself. I’ll probably wait for a massive price drop before I dive in, though I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t weary of anything involving SNK these days, given their current owners that are benevolent and progressive. But then they decided that a real life soccer player and a real life DJ who’s more of a meme to me than anything are worthy additions to a fighting game roster than, say, insert favorite SNK character here.

I don’t know. I’m largely ambivalent on the whole deal. Maybe that’s why I didn’t comment on this last year; I heard about it, read the online reaction, and didn’t give the thing another thought. Then again, part of me regrets not saying anything, as telling SNK fans to relax their collective anuses or something would have hit closer to home.

Eh… maybe not…

Trek Sets Being Dismantled And Auctioned Off

Source: https://trekmovie.com/2026/04/10/star-trek-universe-auction-announced-starfleet-academy-and-strange-new-worlds-sets-dismantled/

Is this the end of the current era of Trek? The news of the sets being dismantled and pieces of it being auctioned off seems t0 indicate that to be the case. Unless they’re planning on using the space for another Trek-related piece of business, which I doubt because nothing has been formally announced on that front…

I don’t know what to feel. There’s a part of me that wants to feel sad about the lack of Trek product on television and certainly, I feel bad for the folks who had been working on these sets since the Discovery days and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Another part of me feels ambivalent, considering how ho-hum this current era of Trek television has been personally. It’s not something that I feel like I’m going to miss or regret its lost; it’s more like something that happened, I’m going to forget about it, and move on to other things. There isn’t that fondness here that I have for the old shows.

I only speak for myself in that regard. Clearly, there’s going to be a generation of fans who do have a fondness for this brand of Trek that is going to lament its ending, if that’s what this is. For now, we can only wait and see what the future holds for Star Trek… but if you live in the Ontario province and have plenty of disposable income, here’s your chance to own a piece of Trek. I guess…

The Legend Is Unleashed This August… Maybe…

Source: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/power-rangers-legends-final-film-gets-long-awaited-release-date/

After years of delays and who knows what else, The Legend Of The White Dragon – the final film of the late Jason David Frank – will FINALLY see release this August 26th to theaters. At least, that’s the official word for now. For those looking forward to this, I’m hoping that it comes out on time and you get a good movie out of it. Given how many times this thing has been pushed back over the years, I choose to maintain the stance of “I’ll believe it when I see it.”

Which is more likely to see release first, this or GTA6?

There’s a betting pool idea.

You’re welcome.

Rotten Easter Eggs

Hello, sorry for the late post. Had Easter dinner with the family. Largely enjoyable fare; turkey and such… and then I went to bed with a stomach ache… which, to be fair, was already a thing due to something I may have eaten the day before. And there’s a plumbing issue that needs to be resolved on Tuesday, so that’s fun.

Was going to do a video update today, but decided not to bother. Not in the mood and it’s a bit late. The video schedule on the State of The Blog should be up to date, though. Or we could change it again… maybe.

Reviews resume tomorrow via regular schedule.

Enough With The Underwhelming Mysteries, OK, H?

First, it was the MYSTERY BOX and who did it turn out to be?

Danhausen.

Not a big deal for me, perfect fit for WWE, but clearly people wanted someone else and they’re not getting them.

Now, we have the MYSTERY CALLER of Randy Orton. Oooh, lots of hype for that, huh? Big time Wrestlemania main event that was booked almost last minute and we have a mystery caller?

And who did it turn out to be?

Pat MacAfee.

No, really.

Could this have something to do with that one person who was rumored to show up for months, only for him to show up on the other show instead?

I don’t know… maybe…

But I do know one thing: McSon-In-Law should really stop doing mystery angles. The payoff for these things suck and with this and all these empty promises of era-defining moments that never happen, he’s practically turning into Dixie Carter. That’s not a good thing.

You know… sometimes, finding out about these things online is the only real way to go. It saves the time and investment wasted on underwhelming pay-offs.

But What About The Other PR Comics?

I’ve touched on this briefly… and I’ll continue to touch on this briefly because not much is known about either book beyond what little nuggets have been given to use from pressers. All we know is that there’s a new Power Rangers Unlimited series and a new Power Rangers Green series… because we can’t just call it The Adventures Of Jason David Frank Tommy Oliver and just straight make it clear who the star of this series is. Get over yourselves, folks. You’re not that clever in your naming conventions… or your Ranger designs… or your Megazord kitbashing… or your plot devices… or your… wait, what was I talking about?

Right now, very little is known about the new Unlimited book other than it’s an anthology of sorts spanning the different series. Considering the take that Boom has on these series, it’s all just window dressing to introduce whatever fanfic redesigns they want to introduce. Fill in the blanks like any good fanfiction would, but I guess it’s official canon until it isn’t.

As for the Green book, the JDF wet dream of TOMMY VERSUS THE UNIVERSE RAR?!! “If only he had been around to see it happen and wish he had been a part of it” would be the only response I’d have to this thing. Hell, it’s the only response I’d have to any of this, other than the eternal questioning of whatever happened to the Legend Of The White Dragon that was supposed to have come out years ago and is still apparently stuck in limbo?

Now I rag on these because I feel like it… but if they somehow make it work, then kudos. I’ve seen comics with bad idea on paper that somehow work. It’s just that given Boom’s prior output in the realm of Power Rangers – despite the critical and commercial acclaim – doesn’t inspire much confidence. Hopefully, I’m proven wrong and these turn out great. I’m more than willing to give each one a shot when it comes around.

Jericho Has Returned!

…to AEW last night.

From Winnipeg, you idiot.

Okay, now that we’ve resolved that piece of business, we can all move on with our lives.

“But what about the mystery caller talking to Randy?”

Who cares? It’s not coming out of a box.

Don’t give a fuck.

“Oh, but they brought back the Queen Of Ear Rape to slap the taste out of-”

Do. Not. Give. A. Fuck.

Next.

Further Ruminations About This New MMPR Comic Book

Yes, I have more thoughts on this MMPR comic book thing that’s coming up. For those who need a refresher, I did a couple posts on this previously, which you can read here and here.

Long story short, BOOM is rebooting MMPR with older Rangers and rather than follow the template established by the Johnson/Hotson miniseries The Return, you’re getting this other thing where the Rangers are older, are fighting a new threat who’s also named Rita and looks like the old Rita, and are wearing new knock-off costumes you’d find on the packaging of those cheap, imitation action figures you’d find in cheapo shops. It just occurred to me that the people behind this new reboot are the same folks who brought you that Beyond The Grid storyline, which is apparently critically praised because it checks a few boxes in certain places, but really came across as really shitty fanfiction… which is saying something considering I used to dabble in my fair share of it. (Which will return in some form or fashion because I hate you all, apparently… just watch.) However, shitty fanfiction can be dropped and forgotten about because it doesn’t count; this thing, however, was part of Boom’s mainline MMPR series and rather than focus on those characters, we’re focused on some mishmash of stuff… and ultimately, this was the storyline that convinced me to drop off the Boom Comics train.

Though, if I’m being fair, I was already on the verge of dropping the series after the whole Shattered Grid thing, which I was never a fan of. And despite a couple attempts to jump back into it here and there, the series didn’t land for me and I just moved on to something, like replays of old episodes on Youtube once the deal with Netflix went up.

There’s a contingent of fans who are no doubt tired of the MMPR saturation of product. Let’s explore other seasons that seldom few people outside of the hardcores will care about. I think I’ve said this before, but if not, I’ll say it here. The reason MMPR often gets the spotlight is because it’s the most recognizable of the seasons. It ran longer, it had a movie under its belt, it had the most popularity, and even years after that run had concluded and we were dabbling in more narratively-complex seasons, there’s always that vocal section who want to return to that original crew, bring them back together for one last rodeo or something like that.

I’ve got no issues with them bringing back MMPR. Would I prefer they explore other seasons? Sure… preferably, I’d rather they focus on the season that’s currently on television to raise awareness for that… except we don’t have that now.

So yes, bad costumes, tired plot concept, and written by a crew that drove me off the comic years ago… I suppose everyone deserves another chance… maybe.