You Know, Lt. Yar's Death Isn't A Problem

Over the years, I tend to hear complaints about things. And sometimes, I don’t agree with them.

Case in point; I was watching the Star Trek TNG episode “Skin Of Evil,” where Tasha Yar is killed off by some oil slick monster during an away mission. Some people thought the death was pointless, meaningless, worthless, and a betrayal of the character. Hell, the whole reason “Yesterday’s Enterprise” was a thing that brought her back was so she could have a more meaningful death – dying fighting rather than because she got sucker-punched to death by an oil monster.
I don’t see the issue here.
Space is a wonderful place, but it is also a dangerous place. It has dangers that could be conquered, but it also has dangers that can kill you without a warning. Starfleet is a thankless job and sometimes, death comes when you least expect it. How many red shirts died in the original series that made you think, “Gee, this guy deserves a better death scene?”
Denise Crosby wanted out, so they killed her character off. Was it a good death? Probably not, but it did come out of nowhere. It served to remind people that shit happens and suddenly, one of you is not coming home. Not everyone gets a happy, meaningful death. Some folks die in the worst, most throwaway sort of way and it’s a bloody shame… or a sham.
Besides, think of it this way. Yar died while on duty the first time, then she was executed during a prison escape. Which is the better deal when you think about it? Bring on the flipping TAR MONSTER OF DEATH!
So there’s my 28-year late retort to that point.

BOOK REVIEW – Ghost Hunting 2.0 by Chris Bores (2015)

We’ve had our fun and games this past month with the newest literary tome from the Irate Gamer; a couple jokey video vlog things and a couple blips in a commentary… but Halloween has come and gone. The games are over and done with. It’s time to give my thoughts on Ghost Hunting 2.0 by Chris Bores.

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Seth Rollins Injured, New WWE Champion To Be Crowned At Survivor Series

Source: http://www.wwe.com/inside/seth-rollins-injury-title-tournament-survivor-series-28164051

Well, that sucks for Rollins. Despite the overall shitty booking of his character, the guy could work wonders when given the opportunity. Word is he’ll be out six to eight months, meaning he’ll miss out on Mania, for whatever that’s worth. In any case, wishing nothing but the best for Seth and hope he makes a speedy recovery.

And with that, we can expect a new champion crowned at Survivor Series and no doubt it’ll probably be Roman, because why wouldn’t it be?

Classic Game Room… Sigh.

So… if you haven’t heard the news, Mark Bussler of Classic Game Room fame has announced that the show will be scaled back considerably to a smaller form factor come 2016. This means the end of CGRUndertow (which I never cared for, but it had its fans), the end of the current CGR website of which I was a proud user of, and far fewer videos compared to the output of the past several years.

Apparently, Youtube revenue or lack thereof is to blame here and CGR can no longer sustain itself as a business… hence the scale back.

This is the harsh reality of making income based strictly on Youtube. One day, you’re making huge bank and everyone loves you… and then all of a sudden, it’s all gone and you’re forced to look elsewhere.

I am going to be flip-flopping on the issue for quite some time, but for the moment, I can only wish Mark and company all the best in their future endeavors and hope all goes well in the coming years.

In the meantime, I’ll go back and watch that Kasumi Ninja review.

Ghostbusters (NES) Alternate Run

(2020 Update: New video upload because I accidentally deleted the old one. Sorry!)

In lieu of a weekly Dailymotion review, here’s a sampler of a typical DTM House Show; a disastrous run of Ghostbusters on NES that ends in disaster. This was the second failed attempt after the first failed attempt that’s so bad I’m not even bothering with that one… so have fun once it’s done processing.