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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Zootopia: Rental or Netflix
Zootopia is fairly predictable as it cashes in on Jason Bateman doing his “sly fox” thing, Idris Elba being gruff and the underrated Jenny Slate utilizing her helium-esque voice to play a sheep who’s also the assistant mayor. It is entertaining because … Continue reading
RIP George Martin
Obviously he was the man who earned the coveted “fifth Beatle” spot because he produced every major record of theirs but one. Although I don’t worship at the feet of the Beatles, I always respected George Martin, his production skill and … Continue reading
New D&D minis to flesh out the world
From another Kickstarter, this group (or person) put together all these really cool pieces with a 3-D printer. They’re mainly things the players’ characters encounter so it comes in handy to have them on hand: beds (where the enemy is … Continue reading
Dean Venture’s future alma mater
I have new idea of shirts to wear and collect, fake universities. So far I have Mars U from Futurama and now this place. Named after the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam Peter Stuyvesant, it is a perfect counter to … Continue reading
Who you gonna’ call?
Just in time for the crappy reboot. I don’t mind the Ghostbusters now being women. I mind the lazy, boring, recycled plot. Personally, I never liked the movie. I saw it in theaters during the Summer of 1984 and I … Continue reading
Watch yer beer #1
The Stars had a decent week recently. Two victories and one OT loss giving us five points…oh wait, that doesn’t matter with the five wimp CA teams in our division since the Winning percentage trumps points thanks to them getting … Continue reading
Sword of Destiny
The “sequel” to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon made its recent debut on Netflix. I know a lot of critics poo poo’d it but I really enjoyed it. Any movie showing Michelle Yeoh kicking ass is a positive thing for me, the … Continue reading
Celebrating Scott Kelly’s return!
It may not have been in the news given all the Trump/Billary bullshit taking up the SCLM’s attention but astronaut Scott Kelly has returned to earth after being on ISS for one whole year. Big deal? Yes. We’ve never had … Continue reading
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Deadpool: Wait for Netflix or rent
Deadpool the comic-book character has never been my thing. I like funny comics. I’ve never been averse to the ultra-violent neither, trust me, Give Me Liberty and Lone Wolf and Cub remain favorites; the latter was done by Frank Miller before he became a … Continue reading
Fantasy Flight Games’ customer service is excellent!
One Saturday, my friend Matt and I were going to play X-Wing but this time, I would have to field a “big” ship, namely the Rebel Transport you may recognize from The Empire Strikes Back. “Big” ships are really the low-end … Continue reading
Change of birthday plans, like a cancellation
It’s good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad…Dana Gould cancelled for being the opener to my private screening of Planet of the Apes. The good news…his TV show was picked up by IFC and should air by … Continue reading
Addition to Marquette Day 2016
There we go. Best turn out for us in a while at the hidden away Geno’s East on Sixth Street…where you can get the genuine thing!
Welcome to March Star Trek
This month’s header is the third incarnation of <i>Star Trek</i>. You may recognize (unfortunately) the uniforms and cast from the horrible 1979 film which could’ve prevented the story from continuing until Nicholas Meyer and Harve Bennett saved the franchise. It … Continue reading