Category: Mainstream Entertainment

All posts relating to general happenings in mainstream entertainment, where it’d be movies, television, music, or other things that fall within that bubble.

Ghostbusting 2.0

Been sitting on this for a while… and well, here’s my five cents on the matter.

So let me preface this by saying that as far as the first two Ghostbusters films are concerned, I kinda like ’em. They’re not films that I would hold on any high pedestal like most older folks would, but they’re funny films, they’re quotable, they’ve got memorable moments and characters, they’re well made films with some wonderful visual effects, all the usual buzzwords you’d associate with much beloved classics of the era. And of course, there’s the timeless catchy wonderfully 80s theme song by the legendary Ray Parker Jr. Suffice it to say, Ghostbusters is a cherished franchise by those who grew up during its prime years, some clearly more devoted than others.

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Yeah, About That Rousey Fight…

Was it truly a shock that she lost? Not really; it was bound to happen sooner or later… though I would’ve expected it to be later. But was it as big of a deal as everyone made it out to be? Again, not really. Ronda got humbled the old-country way. And when the eventual rematch comes around, it’ll probably be treated as a big deal and you’ll see if Ronda can get her win back or just get another beating.

As for me… well, no fucks were given the day Ronda Rousey lost… I was too busy playing TIE Fighter to care.

That Crazy Woman Even Chef Ramsay Couldn’t Help Finally Shuts Its Doors.

Source: http://everything-pr.com/amys-baking-company/260545/

You may recall a couple years ago an episode of the U.S. edition of Kitchen Nightmares where Gordon Ramsay visited Amy’s Baking Company, an actual restaurant run by a crazy couple who wouldn’t listen to reason and would attack anyone with the slightest hint of negativity levied towards them. It doesn’t help that one side of the couple, Amy, is so batshit insane and out of her mind that she turns the clock on feminism back five hundred years and disproved the age-old, antiquated, and sexist adage that “women should stay in the kitchen.”

Well, after all the bad press, that restaurant has finally shut its doors and good riddance.

Unfortunately, Amy continues to run her mouth and spew her venom at anyone who cares.

Oh well… couldn’t happen to nicer people.

But on the bright side, maybe Amy could apply for a job at WWE.

After all, we’ve got a #LOLDivasRevolution to sink.

Random Thoughts On… Police Squad!

For some strange reason, I’ve decided to pop in my DVD of Police Squad! (In Color) for the first time in a long while. A short-lived television series that would later be adapted into the Naked Gun trilogy of films, the show stars the late, great Leslie Nielsen as Sergeant Captain Frank Drebin, detective-lieutenant at Police Squad, a special division of the police force as he proceeds to solve various crimes. Police Squad! (In Color) is essentially a spoof of the various police dramas of the time, often exaggerating (and sometimes outright mocking in a subtle way) the various tropes that were apparent in shows.

The show lasted six episodes due to low ratings, which is a damn shame because this was a genuinely funny show. In fairness, though, part of my enjoyment stemmed from the Naked Gun films, which I also think highly of, and I had only gotten to see the series when it was released on DVD back in 2006. A lot of the gags and bits used in the films were basically rehashes of Police Squad’s own material, but Police Squad is a little more low-key in terms of tone. It was played straight all throughout whereas with the Naked Gun films, it did feel a little more goofy at times… not at all a bad thing.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon, I think.