You Know…

No matter how much you try to put out a compelling product – and fail somewhat at it – you’ll never get over the sad reality that the biggest story in your company is its financial standing. As much as I am against good people losing their jobs through no fault of their own, I can only say…

Please, for the love of Dixie, let it die already.

Either sell it to someone who gives enough of a shit to give it a new start or just let it fucking die.

Global Force Gold Network!

Quick note: I’m writing this on a Tablet using the Blogger app, which apparently hasn’t heard of a common little feature called “spell check.” Thus, if any typos show up (especially in regards to some BIG words), I’ll fix them later when I’m back on the computer.
With that out of the way…
So Global Force Gold has decided to start up their own Global Force Network, where people can watch over thirteen years of wrestling pay-per-views and television programs featuring their former stars who are currently participating in solid matches over at WWE. This bit of news broke out amid rumors that Anthem Sports Network is looking to sell off Impact Wrestling because the business is hemorrhaging money.
I don’t want to comment on the whole “Anthem wanting out” business until there’s something a little more concrete to read into, but as far as this Network idea goes… sure, why not?
Mind you, it’s not something I’d be interested in all that much as the WWE Network more than satisfies any wrestling urges I might have these days… but for the diehard TNA fan who wants to relive better days, this wouldn’t be a bad way to go about it… depending on how it’s executed and such.
Now with all that being said, my only question remaining is… when do I get my gold bars, Jeff?
Yeah, that is all I have.
Sorry.

Power Rangers Reflections Redux #00 – A Re-Introduction

So we’re going to give this another shot, right?
So long story short, I occasionally have a tendency to write some retrospective commentaries on some episodes of Power Rangers with the intention of making this a semi-regular thing. Despite several attempts at doing so, things have a way of not going your way. And so only less than a dozen of these things were posted, with a few more in the archives nearing completion or something.
Ten years later, I want to give this thing another shot. But this time, I came prepared.
Starting in October, I’ll be rebooting my PR Reflections commentary series with a combination of re-edited old posts and entirely new posts covering new episodes (one of them is the pizza episode.) In regards to the recycled posts, they will either be lightly edited to fix a few typos and integrate some minor bits or they will be somewhat drastically reworked to flow a little better. In some cases, there might be entire segments re-written.
And since this will be the second or third time some of this stuff is getting reposted, there’s a need to try and clean up some redundant material in the backlogs. As a result, all the old entries from early on have been or will be scrubbed and replaced with archival material; either old Bite commentaries or unpublished supplementary material. The links on the Documents page will also be removed and reflect the new entries when they are eventually posted. This is being done in an effort to try and clean up some old, redundant posts that are either repeats or obsolete (broken vids, etc.).
As far as the new entries are concerned… well, they’re new entries. Some of them are old writings that were left dormant for years and finally finished while others are new entries from scratch. In regards to choosing which episodes to write up on, I’ve tried to vary the palette a bit and not keep it strictly within the realm of MMPR. In fact, one of them is a multi-parter that I wanted to touch on for a very long time.
For the most part, the heavy duty stuff is pretty much done, as these were done months ago with the intent of having some semblance of material ready to post on a semi-timely basis. On last count, I’ve got about twenty of these in the can and there’s a possibility that more might be whipped together. But even if it doesn’t last longer than twenty, at least it’ll last longer than it has in the past, which is saying quite a bit all things considered.
So that’s the intro, there’s the new tag, and next week, we go back to the beginning… again.

Live RAW On Christmas And New Year’s Day… WTF?

WWE announced recently that Monday Night RAW will broadcast LIVE on Christmas Night and New Year’s Eve for the first time ever… because that’s precisely what I want for Christmas is more mediocre sports entertainment… that I won’t even watch. And please spare the “Oh you don’t watch, but you will.” Motherfucker, I haven’t seen a full episode of RAW in years. Besides, I’ve got better things to do those days; family get togethers, Christmas dinners, and watching bad Christmas specials like Alpha’s Magical Christmas.

Yeah, that’s right. I’d rather watch a shitty Power Rangers X-Mas special than an episode of RAW and I’ve would said this even during the prime days when the show had stuff that was worth a damn on television… actually, you know what? Fuck that. Why watch a three hour snorefest like RAW when there’s a new Doctor Who that night? You think I’m dropping Peter Capaldi’s last outing as the Doctor so I could see Roman Reigns get booed or the eventual return of the Queen of Ear Rape herself?

People barely watch these things when they’re taped. They had a Tribute To The Troops one Christmas and nobody cared. And now these fucking clowns think that because the shows are LIVE, people are going to care? Is it really worth depriving all the poor folks of quality time with their families for a live show almost nobody will watch?

Dude, how about putting together a product that’s worth caring about outside of the three-month stretch that leads up to Mania, brother? Then, I’ll sing your fucking praises. But until then… no thanks, I’ll just stick with the PPVs that you’re putting on the WWE Network since that’s where the worthwhile content is coming from these days and even that’s a MASSIVE stretch these days.

Street Fighter II SNES Cartridge (And A Fire Hazard) For $100!

Source: https://store.iam8bit.com/products/street-fighter-ii-30th-anniversary-edition

Capcom and iam8bit have teamed up to produce a limited edition Street Fighter II Collector’s Collection, which includes a freshly-made reproduction cart of the original version of Street Fighter II for SNES, as well a “premium” instruction book, a box, and some other “random” goodies. All of this for a hundred bucks.

So for those bitching about a new version of Street Fighter II on the new Nintendo Switch system costing too much money… well, here’s an old version of the game that cost way the heck more.

I love the additional warning the site gives regarding the cart;

“WARNING: Use of this reproduction game cartridge (the “Product”) on the SNES gaming hardware may cause the SNES console to overheat or catch fire. The SNES hardware is deemed a vintage collectible, so please exercise extreme caution when using the Product and make sure there is fire extinguishment equipment nearby. Use of the Product is at the sole risk of the user. The Product is sold “as is”.  Neither iam8bit, Inc. nor Capcom Co, Ltd. make any representation or warranty, express or implied, of any kind, including any warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular use, or that the Product is safe to use, and iam8bit, Inc. or Capcom Co, Ltd. shall have no liability for damage to property or persons arising from use of the Product. Nintendo of America is in no way associated with the release of this Product.”

So, there you go, kids. Not only are they offering an old SNES game for a hundred bucks – an old SNES game that you could probably get for way cheaper used – but they’re also offering an old SNES game that can kill your console for a hundred bucks. See, if I wanted to kill my console, I’d just get a hammer from the Dollar Store and smash it with that. Less hassle.

Anyway… that’s a thing that’s being offered now. Not sure if I want to actually go out and get one for myself, since I already have a perfectly functional copy of SF2 for my SNES that won’t cause my machine to explode… or maybe I’m just holding out for something similar to be done with ol’ Blue Boy… wait, not happening? Oh, okay.

Sooooooo……. have fun.

Pick-ups tomorrow.

Double Dragon IV Coming To Nintendo Switch

Source article can be read here.

I only bring this up so I can find an excuse to re-post my Double Dragon IV review from earlier this year. My thoughts on the game itself can be found there. Still, nice to see Nintendo getting another NES-inspired retro demake style game thing onto their console. I sure wish more people got on that bandwagon. (Looking at you, Capcom.)

Is Seth Rollins A “Real-Life Power Rangers?” (No, he isn’t.)

(You know what? I might consider making this into a video… just to gauge some kind of reaction to this reaction.)

WWE sometimes comes up with the stupidest shit. Not just in terms of their on-screen feuds and storylines, but also their website content. Not a major media event goes where WWE isn’t doing some stupid thing like photoshopping lightsabers into action shots or having wrestlers fight dinosaurs in poor mock-ups. Sometimes, stuff like this is cute, but then there are times when you just roll your eyes.

Case in point, WWE.com’s most recent article in which they try to sell readers on the idea that WWE Superstar, current RAW tag-team champion, former WWE World Champion, and Wrestlemania 31 savior Seth Rollins is a real-life, honest-to-goodness Power Ranger.

No… really.

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