Category: Musings

A Bunch Of Random Crap

So, a couple folks have been wondering why there hasn’t been much RAW talk on the blog, considering they started building towards Wrestlemania and also they recently had the Ultimate Deletion that saw Bray Wyatt get deleted and stuff. Well, it boils down to a couple reasons.

1 – I’ve been recovering from a cold. Hence the lack of frequent “worthwhile” posts such as videos and stuff.

2 – I haven’t had the need to watch RAW in years and whatever I might’ve missed, I can easily catch on Youtube via official clips. No need to sit through three hours of stuff.

Right now, there’s nothing on the “road to Wrestlemania” that has me remotely interested in the show beyond a strictly superficial level, but with news of Daniel Bryan Danielson being cleared to compete, I may be tempted to follow the road a little more closely… but not too closely, because I’ve got stuff to catch up on.

In other news, I’ve been lagging on the movie watching bit as of late. Off the top of my head, the last movie that I can recall going to the theatre to watch was The Last Jedi and since then, there hasn’t been much that piqued my interest. No, not even the modern-day blaxploitation film Black Panther has garnered much interest from me. I don’t know, man. There’s nothing on the waves or on the tube that has me really hooked as of late. I’ve dabbled on some of the Marvel stuff on Netflix, but after Defenders, I was done.

Now I just stick with binging on old episodes of Star Trek, Power Rangers, and other stuff. And mostly for the purposes of trying to turn those viewing experiences into material for the blog… which may or may not be considered a bad thing, I don’t know.

So I decided to make the plunge and donate a couple bucks of Classic Game Room’s Patreon page so that I could check out the new Classic Game Room 2085 show that started earlier this month. This new show is available on Amazon Prime… in the U.S. Outside of the U.S., you’re shit out of luck, which means signing on to the Patreon and checking out the shows there. And in hindsight, I’m glad that I DIDN’T make the plunge to Prime, as there was no way I could honestly justify going with a one-year commitment for a service that would have me watch just one show.

So, about Classic Game Room 2085… it’s essentially the same Classic Game Room that you got for the past couple years, except much longer and with more stuff within. Each episode features a game review, some viewer mail, and a couple other features depending on the theme of the show. I want to say that the show feels like a step up from the smaller reviews, but the truth is it’s really more of the same. Now for me, that’s fine and the longer format feels a bit more flexible, but if you didn’t care for the recent reviews on the old Youtube channel, then this new 2085 variation isn’t going to change your mind any better.

Anyway, I’m going to see if I can get back into the groove of finding my voice so I can start dubbing videos again. I desperately need to catch up in that regard, but on the bright side, most of the text stuff that’s on tap to be posted in the near future is pretty much done and will publish on schedule. So that’s one less headache to worry about.

Later, folks.

WTF?! Daniel Bryan Danielson Medically Cleared To Return To Action

Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/daniel-bryan-makes-huge-announcement?sf185073827=1

Well, that’s a genuine surprise. And here I thought I’d have to wait until his contract would expire to hear about him going to New Japan or whatever. But, hey, congratulations to Daniel Bryan Danielson for getting the clearance to do what he loves doing. Hopefully, he’ll be a bit more careful this time around… and hopefully, he’ll be the one inserted into the three-way rather than that Shane McMahon fellow.

I’ve said too much, haven’t I?

Remember Ataribox? Yeah, me neither…

(Quick update: Here’s a press release. A video is forthcoming.)

Anyone remember Ataribox? That new micro-console thing from Atari that was going to have a Kickstarter but then doesn’t have a Kickstarter? Yeah, me neither. But apparently it’s back in the news for some reason and now it has a new name; the Atari VCS.

But we already have a VCS. We don’t need another one.

For those who aren’t aware, the VCS refers to the Atari 2600’s original name when it was released in 1977. In fact, the system was only referred to as the 2600 when Atari released the ill-fated 5200 Supersystem. Even to this day, there are still people who will refer to the 2600 by its original name.

Anyway, in addition to a new name change, there’s also a new preview image, showing off not only the console, but also its two controllers. On the right, you have the Classic Controller that’s modelled after the original VCS joystick. And on the left, you have the Modern Controller, which looks the stock gamepad you get these days, only with an orange thumbstick and a shitty D-Pad.

Now Atari says there’re more details to come in April and for anyone who cares about this thing, this should probably get you excited for some reason. Personally, I’d be more interested in the reactions from the community than I am the actual console. I’ve already shared my piece months ago and I’ve seen nothing that would change my stance on the matter.

Engadget has (slightly) more details here.

On a sidenote, I’m currently recovering from a cold; hence the lack of videos. I’m hoping to get the last of the Mega Man stuff out by the end of the week, but I don’t want to jinx it out of fear that I might catch something else along the way.

The Has Been – A digital series by Amy Jo Johnson

A teaser for a proposed digital series about an aging actress whose best days are behind her and is left with endless debts. The more this video is shared, the more likely this will get funding. I don’t know how exactly that works, but the series premise shows promise and I wouldn’t mind watching something like this on a regular basis.

But only if there’s a spin-off starring JDF.

Beast Morphers

So, if you haven’t heard the news lately, here’s a brief summation.

After 25 years of a long, fruitful partnership that is Power Rangers, Saban Brands and Bandai have parted ways and the license has been acquired by Hasbro Toys. Apparently, this new partnership is so special that it has presented the franchise with a fresh new logo. And it looks okay; more “modern” or something and much more straightforward. Clearly, a new era indeed.

Not only that, but 2019’s iteration of Power Rangers will be entitled Beast Morphers and will adapted the 2012 series Sentai Go-Busters… the one that was skipped over a few years back in favor or whatever series Dino Charge was adapting. This intrigues me somewhat; not because I was desperately wanting Go-Busters or something, but because Saban is now tasked with crafting a new series that is several years old and trying to make it seem hip and fresh.

Because the series is several years old, there are no surprises to be had here. Producers will know precisely what to expect and how to use the series to tell their new vision, which has something of an interesting premise; a computer virus striking at the Morphing Grid itself is something that feels interesting.

As for the Hasbro thing? I don’t know what to expect since I’m not a toy collector, but it’s Hasbro; they know toys, so I’m sure they’ll do some cool stuff with the franchise.

So, yeah. Color me somewhat intrigued by what’s coming… even if I’m just setting myself up for disappointment.

Discover The Predictability

“Oh look! That Chinese movie star is a Star Trek captain. I betcha she dies in a couple episodes.”

“Look, it’s that Ash Tyler fellow who’s been on a Klingun ship for seven months. I betcha he’s really that albino Klingun, VOQ… SON OF FOQ.”

“Wow, that Captain Lorca dude is a bit of a dick. I betcha he’s from that Mirror Universe with all the evil goatees and shit.”

“Holy fuck! Another universe! I betcha they’re in THAT universe. Wink wink. Hey, where’d my goatee go?”

“Oh boy! They have an Emperor! I betcha it’s that Chinese woman who they killed off twenty episodes ago!”

At this point, there’s no point in producing mystery boxes for Trekkies. They’ll figure out your end game before you do… poor JJ Abrams learned that lesson the hard way with the whole Khanberbatch mess years ago. Just give us a good story and a fun ride. That’ll more than suffice.

Oh, and ease off on the diversity pride here. We’ve already had captains who were colored and female years before it became the “fad” it is today. Your only real accomplishment is a tasteful same-sex relationship whose main contribution is that it’s given birth to the term “sperm drive.”

In fact… “I betcha they power the sperm drive with MORE SPERM! DERP!”

This has been a completely pointless and jovially silly musing.