Revenge’s 20th… And Awakens’ 10th…

So I didn’t mention anything because I was busy with other stuff and unfortunately, the timing didn’t quite work out, but last month, Revenge Of The Sith – the third and final film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy – turned twenty years old. Some may recall that I did a musings on Attack Of The Clones when that film turned twenty… and I had intended to do the same for Revenge.

Alas, things went pear-shaped.

Things are going to be calming down in a couple days where I can just relax and take a pause from recovery periods and other things, so I may pull out my old DVD of Revenge and give it another watch. At some point, I’ll give the film a similar musings that I gave Clones and Jedi.

Meanwhile, in a few scant months, we’ll be celebrating (or condemning, depending on your mileage) the tenth anniversary of The Force Awakens – the seventh live-action Star Wars movie, the first film in the divisive Sequel Trilogy and also the first film of the Disney-era of Star Wars content creation. In all honesty, I have not watched that film in years… I want to say since it first came out, but I imagine that I did see give it one more watch before the final episode of the sequels. I actually remember liking that one, even if it felt like we’ve been here before. Of course, that was before all the content that came along and soured my taste for anything Star Wars… well, almost anything. Some of the comics and most of the video and computer games still hold up.

I’d imagine I’ll give that a watch and do a musings on that. Who knows what that will look like? Will it still be good or will the sins of what came afterwards color my perceptions a bit? All I know is that it gave us a meme (pictured above) and that’s what we’re basing a new set of films upon… which I have thoughts on as well, but I’m saving those for the back pocket.

23 Years Ago… TNA Was Born

And what a long way it has come since then, with all its ups and downs…

I’ve little to say for the occasion other than congrats to TNA on still being around despite all the times you should have gone out of business. The fact that you’ll live long enough to reach the status of cockroaches, Twinkies, and constant Street Fighter II updates is something to be commended, even if the road getting there had a few bumps.

I’ll be giving the upcoming Slammiversary show a watch and possibly a musings down the road, but in the meantime, if you want some of my thoughts on TNA stuff, you can check out the various Impact and PPV musings that I’ve posted over the years – a wide range of emotional states, I’m sure.

They Keep Bringing Back The Other Guy (Or Do They?)

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35297169/doctor-who-reunite-billie-piper-david-tennant-tv/

Watch out! It’s the return of Doctor Boo!

I wanted to sit on this for a bit before I said anything… and honestly, I should specify that until it’s been confirmed, take the above article with a grain of salt.

That having been said, the possibility of the Billie Piper regen at the end of the last episode being a vehicle for another David Tennant comeback… you know what? I wouldn’t put it past them at this point. The ratings are dogshit and so let’s go back to the well… and we’ve got an anniversary to boot that we can use as an excuse to do this very thing.

The question, I suppose, would be how many people would bite if this were to be the case? It’s no secret that people are dropping the show like a bad habit due to a variety of factors. How many of those people are dropping the show because of the Disney involvement, making the show more “woke” or something to that extent? How many of those people feel that the show simply isn’t good anymore and are moving on to other things? Are those people going to bite onto the carrot that is the alleged Doctor/Rose Tyler reunion and stick around for the long haul if it’s the same guy responsible for the past two seasons/series/years/whatevers worth of largely terrible stories being told?

I guess we’ll see what happens from here… but I do know one thing. The main problem with Doctor Who remains the creative force behind the show, who can’t seem to be able to produce a good show worth a damn. But twenty years ago, he did produce a good show that was worth a damn and got good writers to write good stories that has allowed that show to endure for years to come. Now that show has fallen off the rails and who knows if it’s going to continue or not?

We’ll see, but if I were to vote… I’d vote for a long hiatus until we find a new creative team that’s worth a damn.

WCW Bash At The Beach 1997

Who wants to watch another WCW PPV with me?

Yeah, so it’s another Bash At The Beach show… this time, with Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman teaming up against the Giant and Lex Luger. This was successful enough to warrant another Hogan/Rodman team up at the following year’s Bash show, which I do recall watching live. It was largely horrible. So I don’t know. I heard that this one was better, so why not give it a shot? (We’ll keep 98’s Beach Blast on reserve for now and go for another show next week… unless I end up in a foul mood between now and then.)

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