Category: Musings

The Prerequisite Star Wars Ambivalence Post

There’s a new Star Wars movie tomorrow… I should be excited, no?

Except… not really. It’s a TV movie that they decided to put into movie theaters. And yes, I liked the Mandalorian for the first couple years… and then the Book of Boba Fett stunk up the joint and I never came back for the third. Now you want people to get excited for a big screen airing of what is essentially an abridged fourth season of a show most people probably already forgot about.

I’ve already talked about my overall ambivalence over this thing months ago when the deal was first announced, so I will not repeat myself here. For what it’s worth, I did dabble in some Star Wars games and books as of late… had fun with those. I might even bust out the old DVDs and give those a watch. (Yes, I said DVDs because they have the original original versions on those.)

Speaking of which, new review is coming tomorrow. It covers Empire on Game Boy. It’s not a good game, but after covering a surprisingly solid Master System port of Star Wars back in March, we need some balance in the proverbial force. As an added bonus, there’s a fun piece of business to mark the occasion.

All that in mind, I expect the flow of Star Wars game reviews to pick up sometime next year in time for the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars. I’m saving the really good stuff for when it matters (mostly because they take too damn long to play through.)

Anyhoo, that’s it for today.

Later.

In Case You Need A Reminder… (Like I Do, Apparently)

So there was a supercard on Netflix. You may have heard of it. You might have even seen it… but I sure as hell didn’t because I don’t have a Netflix subscription and I don’t care enough about this show to get one.

Okay, kids. It’s time to break the kayfabe and explain how this thing works.

Both this and yesterday’s post (which also features that lovely image of Cold Ronda getting a cold dose of reality) were written back in February, when this thing was first announced. I did express some quick thoughts on the announcement (which you can read here) and then prepped these two posts because I figured… why not have a little fun with this? So as much as I would like to feed the notion that I’m obsessing over this thing despite supposedly not caring about, the truth of the matter is that this was written ahead of time and then promptly forgotten about.

That last line isn’t figurative; there’d be instances where posts would published before they were finished because I told myself that I’d get back to it later and later would turn out to be after the fact.

So yes, I more than likely didn’t watch the show. More than likely, I forgot the show was a thing. If anything, I’m probably watching some hockey games during this time for a lark. Not a sports guy in general, but I do enjoy some good, fun playoffs hockey, especially if it involves the home team.

Oh well…

In Case Anyone Cares… (Which I Don’t)

Just a reminder, tonight is the long awaited return of Cold Ronda Rousey to the MMA return to fight the long awaited returning Gina Carano brought to you by Netflix. If you wanna watch it, go for it. If not, that’s cool, too…

I’ll be in the latter category.

New Wily Challenge later today… I think.

GameStop Attempts To Buy eBay, Gets Told To Piss Off

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2163171/gamestop-is-reportedly-preparing-an-offer-to-buy-ebay/

Isn’t GameStop a struggling company in debt? Does that mean I can possibly buy eBay with a good offer? I’ve got twenty American dollars, a couple rolls of premium 3-ply toilet paper, and a bar of soap. Think they’ll take that offer?

Sleep And Cold Are Enemies Of The Empire… Or Something

Right, so there’s supposed to be a Crocodile Dundee: 40 Years Later post here today. That’s being pushed back to Thursday for a one-off thing before the rest of the series (all two of them) are slotted for the next couple Tuesdays. What’s stalling this one was the obvious Mother’s Day festivities, which involved fried chicken and cake… her preferred foods.

And then I went for a walk because I felt a bit bloated… and then I laid in bed for the rest of the day and by the time I woke up, it was one in the morning. I slept through the whole evening… which I hadn’t planned on doing.

I feel like it’s been like this for a few weeks now. I’d go on with my day, I’d have a dinner or so, I’d pass out, and then all of a sudden, hours will have passed. There used to be a time when I’d only take hour long naps and that’d be enough to get me by. Feels like my body is playing catch-up for all those insomnia filled late nights in my earlier years.

I suppose I should be happy that I’m getting more rest… I’d be much happier if I could choose when to get that more rest.

Also, while we’re at it, I wish these winds would die down and the heat would come in sooner. I’ll probably regret that when the summer season hits, but I tried to take a walk and the wind was ridiculous. Not so much the breeze, but the coolness. It irritates me.

Anyway, that’s it for me. Old video outtake from last decade is coming up later today for the blog visitors.

I Asked ChatGPT to Book Asuka’s Last Match… Against GUNTHER

WWE can have this one for free, by the way. It’s AI-generated, which they love – and it involves GUNTHER continuing his gimmick of having people’s last matches and then “retiring” them. And then if people shit on this thing, you can have McSon-In-Law tell them to fuck off and be fans… or have Nick Khan call them the vocal minority… or maybe drive up more subscriptions to hear Uncle Dave stammer about how this is the worst affront to a Japanese wrestler since Okada stubbed his toe or something.

I don’t know. I didn’t make this up – I just asked a question and some gimmick gave me an answer that thoroughly entertained me… which means the people who actually get PAID to throw this creative together are doing a worse off job than a common AI program that anyone can access. I’m not advocating for AI to completely book wrestling shows anytime soon, but at this point, it’s difficult to argue with results.

Anyway, I give you Asuka vs. GUNTHER in Asuka’s Last Match by ChatGPT. Enjoy and be afraid.

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You’re Jobbing Asuka To GUNTHER, Aren’t You?

I can see it now.

Goldberg Complains About “Some Japanese Girl” Getting Better Send Off Than He Did.

Also, that big announcement John Cena teased is for another competition that nobody is going to care, but are going to pretend they do because the algorithm requires engagement… and Dauhausen’s mystery partner turned out to be a Minihausen.

I thought I told you clowns not to do mystery gimmicks anymore. They’re always disappointing and you suck at them.

This is where I remind people that I don’t have a Netflix subscription and have no such inclination to get one any time soon.

But, hey, that Ronda/Gina thing is next week, isn’t it? Maybe that’ll be a big hit or something… right?

Moving right along…

But What About The Muppet?

(Update: Helps if you embed the correct video, dumbass.)

A little late to the party, but they released the trailer for the upcoming fourth and penultimate season of Strange New Worlds, which is due to begin July 28th. It has dinosaurs, it has spatial anomalies, it has Spirk, it has other stuff… less of a focus on the so-called “big swings” that the past couple seasons liked to toss around.

Strangely missing from the trailer is the muppet. I’d imagine most people were thrilled by that omission and expect the “dumbass Muppet episode” to never be a thing. Well, I’m here to tell you that not only is that Muppet episode a thing, it will be such a thing that it’ll go “double dumbass on you” all the way to the bank… or something.

Yeah, sure. It looks fine. Showing all the right things, it looks to be doing. Whether the season holds mustard is another story. I guess we’ll see come July.

Can We Fire Logan Paul?

Local hero Joe Hendry asking the hard questions… and if not, then why not?

Seriously, though, good for Joe. Glad to see WWE lean into his musical talents and letting him do these music videos. That’s what got him into the dance. Lean into it. Use it. It’s a rare gift. In a time of uncertainty, we could all use a little levity.

Wishing that man all the success in the world.

I still believe…

Oh, and Danhausen trolling Miz is fun, too…

Good for him, I guess…