Videos produced by other people and posted on the blog because I feel that they’re worth watching. A volatile category due to videos sometimes going offline for various external reasons.
So Braun Strowman was recently released by WWE and no doubt is currently waiting his 90-day no-compete period. However, he will be featured in a new program on USA Network this fall, in which he ventures across America and consume copious amounts of food.
I’m not sure how much culinary experience Braun Strowman actually possesses. The most I got was this Bon Appetit video where he’s making a lobster roll and he’s competent enough to cook that, at least. So him having a show about eating food at different restaurants… hey, look, good on him. He’s got a good gig. I’d wish him success on this venture and hopefully, it turns into a nice side hustle for him… but they just recently released him and now I’m wondering if maybe this isn’t better off as a tax write-off… unless you plan on giving the guy a nostalgia deal or something.
Anyway, it airs on USA this fall. Probably not airing around my neck of the woods, but if it did… maybe I’d give it a shot if it popped up on my TV… anyway, all the best to Braun Strowman in whatever he does going forward.
The teaser for the upcoming Naked Gun movie… starring Liam Neeson.
I’ve been dreading this somewhat, but after watching this, I can safely say that I’m cautiously optimistic. Rather than a full blown remake, everyone is just playing their kids. I’m still on the fence on this, but I’m not exactly dreading this, either.
Hard to imagine that it’s been twenty years since Doctor Who made a return to television. A far different take on what had come before, but still very much part of that long-lasting lore. I adored Christopher Eccleston’s take on the Doctor, I thought Billie Piper’s Rose Tyler was a perfect companion for this new, brooding Doctor fellow. I liked that stories were resolved in one or two episodes rather than four or five like in the old show. I liked that the video quality was actually consistent as opposed to the old show where the outside scenes looked grainer than the inside scenes.
This was my entry point into this now six-decade plus old franchise that had, up to that point, largely eluded me. I knew of Doctor Who, I heard of it, but my exposure to the franchise had been fairly minimal. Even now, I’m still playing catch up with the older stuff while ignoring the newer stuff due to its current choice of streaming home. Whatever happens, here’s to another six decades of zany Doctors and stuff.
For anyone who still watches the show, the next season/series/whatever of Doctor Who will begin on April 12th, despite rumors that the series was set to air later this year. Included in this post is the recently released trailer, so you can decide for yourself if it’s something to look forward to.
If there is a physical release of the previous season that I can pick up for dirt cheap, I’ll probably go for that in an effort to catch up. As it is right now, I have no desire to sign up to Disney+ because I have no interest in subscribing to more than one streaming service at a time. Right now, I’m sticking with Netflix because of the WWE deal and that might last up until Wrestlemania comes and goes. After that, though… we’ll see… but it won’t be Disney+ or anything like that.
And no, we’re not talking about the last Bond film starring Daniel Craig…
Nor are we talking about some fanfiction that somehow got published and turned into a novel.
We’re talking about the latest and perhaps most permanent of death of James Bond… one that will stick for good.
By now, most of you folks are aware of the news that Amazon MGM has taken over complete creative control from the Brocollis, who have been custodians of the Bond film brand since its inception. This leaves the door open for Amazon to cast a new 007 film and run every bad idea through their checklist in an effort to fast-track a potential cinematic universe or content factory. You folks rolling your eyes over that One In A Million game show hosted by Remington Steel? Wait until you get that Moneypenny spin-off, or thar Q spin-off, or that ten other spin-offs that will all blend together and be completely forgettable.
The James Bond film series has had its ups and downs. There was some great films and there were some bad ones as well… but I’d never consider any one of them to be truly horrific films. Yes, even Die Another Day has its rare moments that makes up for the rubbish. Most of all, whenever there was a new James Bond film on the horizon, it felt like a big deal. It’s the same feeling that I once had for whenever there was a new Star Wars or Star Trek film. It was an event that was going to be hyped up and get us all excited.
Those days look to be long gone.
I have no faith in Amazon when it comes to steering this 007 ship in the right direction. I’ve seen their takes on other properties and my feelings on those can be best summed up as “the less said, the better.” I want to believe that James Bond wouldn’t be another one to toss into that category… but given who has creative control over the property, my hopes are so low, they’re practically non-existent. Isn’t it bad enough that we’re rewriting the Fleming novels to be more suitable for modern tastes? Can’t we just leave what was well enough alone?
Rest in peace, Mr. Bond. You’ve had a good running, but your time has come and gone.
Then 42-year old David Ayers – zamboni driver for the Toronto Maple Leafs at the time – was made emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes and pulled off the performance of his lifetime. Most importantly, it made me aware of the calm, soothing baritone of one Steven Dangle.
I’m not a hockey guy… yeah, I know – guy lives in Montreal who isn’t a hockey fan; perish the thought. But watching Steve Dangle lose his shit over continual LEAF failure always put a smile on my face… but sometimes, you want the guy to be happy too…
The trailer for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie… which is, what, the fourth take on bringing these characters a quality film?
So, there was the unreleased Roger Corman film from the 90s that only saw bootlegs out in the wild and it is a Roger Corman film – cheaply efficient and efficiently cheap. Then came the Tim Story-directed duology of the 2000s that I thought were okay for the most part… and if nothing else, gave a young Chris Evans some pocket change before he played a more famous Marvel Super Hero. And then there was Fan-4-Stick or whatever that 2015 version was called… that was atrocious in every conceivable metric possible.
And now we’ve got this… which kinda… sorta… looks the part… I do like the retro-futuristic look of the whole thing… but I don’t know… for some reason I’m not really feeling this one. I want to like this. I want to give this a chance. It looks distinct and not at all rehashed from the usual Marvel Studios table scraps that comprise the post-Endgame output… but I’ve got this… I don’t know, call it a “Spider-Sense” if you will… that this might not be as glossy as the exterior seems to be.
I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again until the sun dies out – I lost interest in anything Marvel after Endgame and probably saw one or two things at most. Everything else seems like “been there, done that” and anything that seems remotely different ends up being not. I want to say that I’m looking forward to the next Captain America move – I enjoyed Sam Wilson as a character and want to see that character grow and evolve – but I’m not quite confident that this is going to match the quality of past films. Same deal with Born Again; I enjoyed the old Daredevil show and this looks to be along those same lines, but Born Again was subject to reshoots and overhauls and I’m not quite confident that this will be as good as that earlier work.
So… eh, I don’t know. Hopefully, this Fantastic Four fourmake will be good and all my worrying is for naught… but Marvel hasn’t exactly had the best track record as of late and I’m afraid this won’t change things for the better. Still, wait and see seems to be the best approach.
Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in theaters July 2025.
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Might as well get it out of the way now.
There’s a bunch of jokes to be made about the guy spearheading the Hall Of Fame putting himself in the Hall Of Fame, sleeping his way to the top, and all that, but honestly, when you look at his resume and everything he’s done – both positive and negative – is there any reason why he shouldn’t be in there? Sure, the pseudo-induction as part of DX was nice, but the man is more than leading an influential faction. Hell, what he’s doing now behind the scenes is actually more vital to the development of WWE than his in-ring career ever was… and that’s saying something when you’ve had an impressive in-ring career.
Whatever the case may be… we’re in the mood to celebrate the greatness that is Paul Levesque. Might as well give him an HOF nod and get that out of the way. The man has more than earned his flowers.
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