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.

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.

Hogan Doesn't Know Best

If I could offer a piece of advice to the Hulkster… please, for the love of God, fuck off social media. Not on a permanent basis, mind you, but for the foreseeable future. At least until this whole thing blows over… which might take longer because of your constant retweeting of other comments that were designed to suck yo… wait, that’s an image nobody wants.

Seriously, though, Hogan’s retweeting people telling him he’s not a racist seems more like an attempt to cover up the fact that he really is. And for those wondering, I’m not implying that he is. I just want him off social media so he could deal with this behind closed doors. Sometimes, laying low and be silent is the best strategy to rehab the strained image.

A Teaser Thing For That Electro Woman and Dyna Girl Remake Thing

Basically a teaser video for a reboot/remake of an old television show from the 1970s… that I have never seen. Seriously, the only semblance of Electra Woman/Dyna Girl I’ve seen was that unaired pilot from the early 2000s that’s floating around YouTube, so I’m probably not the ideal person to gauge a proper opinion on this… of which I have none since my only thought on the matter was an unassuming and rather disinterested meh.

I guess this might be worthwhile for fans of the old show, so that’s something…

Hold On A Minute…

Been skimming through the Tubes and found clips of last night’s newest Total Divas thing and decided to check it out… I have to shudder at the the thought of Nikki Cena telling Red-Haired Lady that none of the Divas thinks of her as a wrestler… which is funny because that’s the kind of reputation that a lot of the Divas (including some name choices on this very program) has gotten for themselves. There’s a reason I used to ask the question, “Why do the Bella Twins still have jobs?” And it wasn’t in an attempt to be funny or start a meme.

Why is this show still on the air again?