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In 2007, Fox got the band back together to try and improve on the modest profit the first FF film netted. All the pluses and minuses of the first movie (FF good, Doom is crap, some fun and action, no EPIC feel), were all copied and pasted into Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Continue reading “Fantastic Four in Cinema pt 3 – Needs More EPIC”

I AM making a week out of it! In 2005, Fox tried to launch an FF series of movies to go along with their popular X-men franchise. It made total sense, as when you think of the Crown Jewels of Marvel franchise properties, Spider-man was already 2 films in over at SONY and Fox hadContinue reading “Fantastic Four in cinema Part 2: a doomed Doom”

I’m kicking off what I’m now going to call “Fantastic Fridays” because why not? Although there’ve been some good bits and highlights, for the most part, the poor FF have not had a lot of luck at the cinema. Attempts have been made, but by and large, they’ve fallen short. As we wait for KevinContinue reading “Fantastic Four in Cinema -Part 1: Labor of Love”

As a rule, I don’t often leave the house. This is known. I’m also not a huge fan of nature. More often than not, it annoys me. This too, is known but if nature doesn’t bother me, I usually won’t bother it. So odds are, at no point in the future will I be inContinue reading “I draw the line at a 50 LB cougar”

It’s 2AM. I wake up to a sharp, stabbing pain in my gut, with every shallow breath I take. I can’t even manage a big breath, because pain set up a helluva roadblock to it. I’m usually acutely aware of every nuance of what’s going on inside of me, what I need, etc. Of courseContinue reading “A Year to the Day”

Don’t you hate it when some old shit starts blathering on about “back in MY day…”? Well don’t worry, I’ll change the wording. We are truly living in the golden age of live action superhero films. It’s almost a disservice to call the Marvel ones that, even though it’s technically true. Captain America: The WinterContinue reading “Kevin Fiege is our unicorn”

Ed Hine wrote It Takes You Away for S11 and even with its flaws, I found it to be the best of the series that year. He returned here with some interesting ideas, a couple actual comedic moments and at the very least, a good set up.  A fake spa on a dead planet withContinue reading “Doctor Who 12.3 – Orphan 55”

There’s a group. A secret society if you will, devoted to Shovelers. It’s called The Order of the Shovel and it’s a rather devoted group of people who… shovel. It’s somewhat exclusive, informal, erratically attended and there are three classifications. First, you’ve got the Blue Scoops. The Blue Scoops are people that eschew the metrosexualContinue reading “The Order of the Shovel”

Let me back up a bit as I should really give details leading up to that. Several years ago, maybe 15 or 20, I went down to New Orleans. I’d been there before and for whatever reason, decided to go again. Well, the reason was probably the booze and the nightlife, if I’m being honest.Continue reading “Whatever was in the swamp waited for me to die…”

Although I’m back to what passes for 100% (when you’re an overweight 57 year old), I was planning on sticking with the bald head for a while. It’s actually convenient on many levels. No hat hair, no bed head, no need to wash it, comb it, save on haircuts, you name it. Have to shaveContinue reading “Medically speaking”