Haunting of Mort through Murray (Monkey Island series)
First off, Murray is a fan favorite. Guybrush blows up a boat full of evil skeletons and “Murray's head is the only thing left. Murray was only supposed to be in one scene in the game, but the producers liked him so much that they kept finding ways to incorporate him into the game later on.
Denny Delk does the voice of the infamous Murray. He works for Lucas-Arts in numerous voice functions. Delk has a web page and Twitter page.
Linkara and Spoony take on even more comic craziness with the Ultimate Warrior comic book. I can't believe someone didn't stop him with the first issue.
-His tassels on his arms start talking to him. That's right, somehow his tassels have became magical like the chains on Spawn.
-Destrucity universe: What the hell is wrong with Warrior?
-Jet-Jack?
-Wait, there's an evil version of the Ultimate Warrior? Is there a difference?
Anyway, here's a bonus clip of Ultimate Warrior showing up on the Arsenio Hall Show. He basically makes an ass of himself, but does stay in complete character. Enjoy...
Hopper was a legend and he was a major character actor. I'm not going to get into his career because other bloggers have covered it rather successfully. While thinking about his career, I remember all those really cool Nike commercials with Hopper acting like a crazy fan talking about sports people.
Hopper's character would stroll around in a baseball hat, long coat and backpack. His character was supposed to be a crazed fan, but I think Hopper's performance was probably closer to many of the crazy sports fans of today. Looking around the Web, it looks like Hopper's character was names Stanley the Referee.
This is one of the very famous “Very Special Episodes” that the show was known for.After renting out bicycles, Arnold and Dudley find themselves caught up in this strange pedo thing with a creepy bike shop owner (played by the late Gordon Jump).
The silly jokes by Arnold do get annoying at times, but even today I think letting kids know that are “bad” people out there that want to harm them is important.I don’t see Sponge Bob talking about pedos.Like most DS very special episodes, it is very ham-fisted.
Because this was a season five episode, all the actors seem to really be in the swing of things.
-The Bicycle Man gives the two kids wine. That must make him extra evil.
-Kimberly Drummond is the one that smells the alcohol on Arnold's breath. Is this a bit of foreshadowing into Dana Plato's future?
-The episodes get even creepier when Dudley and Arnold start taking pictures with the creepy Bicycle Man.
-Philip Drummond shows up to the shop when the Bicycle Man is having Dudley and Arnold over. It really is a creepy scene.
-Why do the detectives look like they stepped out of mid-70s?
-The last 10 minutes comes across as a public service announcement. The characters almost break the fourth wall while talking about child abuse. However, when I was young the last scene was important for me to understand that. Children probably learned more about child abuse and pedophiles from this episode than any in school teachings.
-Gordon Jump:You have to wonder if he ever regretted playing one of the most famous Pedo-characters on TV…He was a rather famous comedic actor on TV for a long time.And, I wonder if this hurt his career in any way.
Michael Jackson: Dangerous (Launch Base Zone remix)
Yuzoboy created another good remix with MJ's Sonic 3 track Launch Base Zone with his Dangerous track. Launch Base Zone is one of those famous tracks that has MJ's style and feel throughout it. Right along with Ice Cap Zone and Carnival Night Zone, it is one of the my favorite MJ tracks from Sonic 3.
It is crazy that he loss this much weight for a role. The role is for a movie called “Things Fall Apart” directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by 50 Cent and Brian Miller. He lost a 54 pounds to play the role of a character with cancer.
From MTV, (("It's myself, Mario Van Peebles, Ray Liotta, Lynn Whitfield, and it's a project that I wrote, produced and financed myself," he said of the film. "It's about a Heisman hopeful who could possibly be going to the league and everyone is assuming he's gonna make it, and then he's hit with an illness. I had a friend of mine who actually experienced cancer, and it's what motivated me to write this screenplay. You don't have to make everything personal, but that project was. That's why I committed to playing a role where I lost 54 pounds. I had to discipline myself enough until I achieved it but ... I got it." ))
Hulk Hogan sues Cocoa Pebbles Cereal (Fred Flintstone)
Behold the commercial that offended Hollywood Hogan.
For some reason, Hulk found this ad very embarrassing.From ABC, ((The Hulkster says Post Foods stole his likeness to depict him suffering humiliating defeat to Bam-Bam of "Flintstones" fame.
Terry Bollea (Hulk's real name) filed the lawsuit in Tampa District Court alleging misappropriation of name and likeness and false endorsement.))
Uh, Hulk, I hate to break it to you but Bam-Bam is a cartoon character.Are you that afraid of Bam-Bam or Fred Flintstone?I can’t believe I looked up to Hulk Hogan back in the day as a hero.Now, he’s a self-centered asshole looking for the next trick to boost his waning career.He forced the cameras into his house and it helped wreck his marriage.He acted like a complete douche when his son was in jail.It is no wonder that most of the wrestlers from his era hate him.
Yeah, the ad does use his old name “Hulk Boulder” from the 70s.But something tells me the creators of the ad had no idea Hulk used that name early in his career.I think these were young ad people that never bothered to do some research for the ad and went with “Boulder” because of the Flintstones rock names.
Hulk, it’s just a parody of you.Why are you getting upset?If you’re going to sue for likeness rights, why aren’t you suing Tecmo for having a character based completely off your NWO days under the name Bass Armstrong.
People also forget that Hulk Hogan did a rather stupid ad for Honey Nut Cheerios.I guess the Hulk is more of a fan of General Mills than Post Foods.I hate to say it but this ad makes him look just as bad as the Cocoa Peddles ad.
People also forget that he had his own Cereal called Hulk Hogan WWF Superstars!
With countless heath problems, I had a feeling Coleman was going to die this year.Health-wise, he was in very bad shape.He suffered a brain hemorrhage earlier in the week and they took him off of life support on Friday.It has become surreal to be that most of my childhood personalities have died recently.First Michael Jackson and now Coleman, there have been others that make the list too long.
Diff’rent Strokes was a huge part of my childhood.Strangely enough, I watched most of the series on its second run through syndication.They would rerun the show on a local station every weekday.I grew up watching the show and even watched the Spinoff The Facts of Life.You can go to any person my age and say, “Whatca talking about?” and they’ll know what your saying.
On the other hand, Coleman always seemed like a bitter little guy that always had a chip on his shoulder.Instead of fully embracing his typecasting as Arnold Jackson, he went around being angry to anyone that mentioned.I remember when he had a meltdown on the Surreal Life and promptly left the show as a guest star.Yet, when he needed the money, he would fall back to that character type.
Never has an actor been more important to pop culture since MJ.Coleman has been on everything from reality shows, videogames and ads.Given the way the Internet works, it is a shame he didn’t fully explore his retro fame.
It should be noted that Coleman had a relationship with Professional Wrestling. He showed up on WCW and had a famous encounter with Jeff Jarrett in a TNA battle ten years ago.I believe John Cena has some nice words to say about him.From Cena ((CeNation. Received word of gary coleman's passing. Very sad. He was a pleasure to work with. He will be missed. ))
Janet Jackson sings: I had completely forgotten that Jackson showed up on the show.
Is this the only benefit of being short (boob level sights)?
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Hayley Williams: Nude on purpose or accident?
You can check out the actual picture here (Not safe for work) She's certainly cute in the face. But, I wouldn't say the picture is that scandalous. It's just her topless looking sexually into the camera. Now, the question is; Did she release the photo on purpose?
Hmm, hard to tell. Hayley Williams claims that the topless photo was leaked because someone hacked into her twitter page.
From MTV.com,((The Tweet was in response to a topless photo of the 21-year-old singer that began making the rounds that day, which Williams alleged was sent out without her consent by someone who cracked her Twitpic account, but which some online reports suggested may have been accidentally posted by the singer and then quickly removed — but not before it began rocketing across the Internet. ))
Now, why would you have a nude picture floating around Twitpic (unless you're a pornstar)? On the other hand, I'm unpleasant to look at and I have zero picture of myself nude on my computer. I guess good-looking people enjoy seeing themselves naked so they have nude pictures everywhere.
Anyway, I had no idea who Hayley Williams was until this scandal broke. Congratulations, I guess.
By the way, I've listened to some of her songs and I'm not a big fan. I will give her credit for not relying on too much auto-tune or strange trance beats. And, she's not Kesha.
I posted about this thing a few years back, but I had to return this “toy”. After watching the ad, what parent in their right mind let their child have this thing? There just so much wrong with this product that I'm surprised Hasbro even let this thing get through the development stage. Here are a few things wrong with this product.
-It looks like a green tentacle thing from those forbidden anime videos.
-You have to pump it before shooting it.
-It shoots out goo after you pump it.
-You shoot your friends with the goo. How in the hell can this be fun for the family?
Supposedly, there were many amusing reviews for the Oozinator on Amazon.com, but the site took most of them down. However, there are two reviews still up that are funny.
(("SagaciousB": I got my 25 year-old friend this as a birthday gift. We all got to watch him open it in anticipation.
The comments made during the opening were well worth the price. My personal favorite was an additional warning: "Caution: may cause pregnancy"
A perfect gift for a college or early-20's aged friend. I would not recommend this for children.))
I have to agree with the poster.
Anonymous ((I love to ooze on my friends all the time. So satisfying. Very educational. 10/10))
Columbia University Valedictorian steals jokes from Patton Oswalt ((Oswalt's site))
Did Valedictorian Brian Corman pull a Dane Cook and steal a joke from Comedian Oswalt?
From Popeater, ((Corman, a political science major, told the story as if it was from first-hand experience. After catching wind of the plagiarism, Oswalt sarcastically tweeted: "Congrats to Columbia University valedictorian Brian Corman! Great speech." ))
Owalt should know because he made the joke a couple of years back.
Here's Oswalt joke. The only difference is Brian replaces Romulans with Klingons.
Yes, the joke is very funny and Oswalt is correct. Sulu fires the phasers.
Corman did issue an apology to the comedian. From Popeater.com, ((On his website, Oswalt said Corman "flat-out admitted his thievery, his stupidity," but that the gaffe opens up much larger questions about the former student and, furthermore, the academic standards at Columbia University. ))
Way to start your career by ripping off someone else, Mr. Corman.
While watching the Lost Finale, you might have come across three of these Lost-themed ads by Target.What’s cool about them is that they actually used certain aspects of the show to promote their products.Where as the Burger King/Iron Man 2 ads were annoying, these three Lost-themed ads were fun.They seem to really capture the feel of the show.
Orson Welles' last film as Unicron in Transformers the Movie.
Part of me feels really bad that Transformers (86) was Orson Welles' last performance. However, I do remember the advertising people promoting the fact they had Welles in the movie. Despite the huge impact Unicron had on the story, Welles only has about 15 minutes of speaking time.
My faverite Unicron line has to be this one;
((Unicron: I have summoned you here for a purpose.
Megatron: Nobody summons Megatron.
Unicron: Then it pleases me to be the first. ))
Side note: Scatman Crothers (Jazz) also died after the release of the movie too.
~I got to say Katherine Heigl looks very good in this interview with David Letterman. I really like the darker hair. I'd take a dark haired woman over a blond any day.
~White Women's Workout: This comedy bit was great. Having a black guy chase you around might give you the prefect workout. I couldn't place the face until I realized I saw him on the awful Soul Plane movie. His name is Godfrey.
~I've been reading old comic books from the X-O Manowar series. A friend gave me his books and I've been reading thing from time to time. I'm not a huge fan of the series, but it does give you an insight into the direction comic books were going in the mid-90s. The series was set in the Valiant Comics universe. Like Image Comics, some Marvel people started the company. Like many Valiant characters, I really don't find myself cheering for the X-O Manowar. He's like an asshole version of Iron Man.
~Lindsay Lohan is now a proud owner of an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet. This is probably something the court should ordered a long time ago. She needs to have this bracelet on for at least two years. By the way, Lohan looks terrible in the court pictures. Man, she really needs to be place in a rehab home for years. Enjoy hat ankle brace, Lohan.
First off, I really enjoyed the last episode and I found myself teary-eyed at the end.This Finale was better than The Soprano finale.You won’t get all your answers, and actually it doesn’t answer many questions.But as a character study, I found the finale very fulfilling.
-I loved the last moment with Jack and Vincent.It was at that moment I got very teary-eyed when Vincent showed up and sat beside Jack in his final moments.Very nice moment…
- Frank Lapidus Lives!:I actually got very pleased that he survived the Submarine incident.The actor playing him straight lied about his character’s fate.
-The only huge problem I had with the finale is the handling of the Alt-Timeline/Sideways universe.I really wanted it to be a real universe.
-Airplane rescue:One great moment is when Lapidus brings the plane into the air.
-Jack vs. Smoke Monster:This was a great fight between the two.Smokey does pull a cheap shot by stabbing him in the side.
Overall, I wasn’t disappointed with the finale and I am pleased with the way it ended.Certain shows don’t get an ending.I just didn’t like the way they handled the Flash-sideways stuff.I’ll probably have more thoughts when I watch it again.
Make sure to check out the video. It is the same Down Fall video that everyone does for spoofs, but I really like this one because Fox called Bay a little Hitler.
First let the Google page load. Then, it will take a few seconds for the actual logo to change to the Pac-man game. You can then play the game just like the old school game from 30 years ago. Make sure you turn on the sound too.
After playing the game a few times, I've noticed how much I suck at the game. I still remember going to the rollerskating ring with my school on Fridays and playing and watching hours of Pac-Man and Miss Pac-Man.This was a time when you actually had to go out and play videogames with people face to face, and not over the damn Internet.People would crowd around you if you got to another level.
Anyone remember the really bad Pac-Man cartoon show that came after Miss Pac-Man.
I have to admit I like the ghost characters though. They act like they're from the 1930s.
Lil' Flip used portions of Pac-Man and Miss Pac-Man in his Game Over song.
I like the way they used the Pac-Man sounds as beats in the song. And I actually like the song too.
I can't believe there are people out there that still believe the planet is flat. You would think after the discovery of space travel would prove them wrong. Before the stupid 911 conspiracy theory guys, you had the Flat Earth Society. Looking at the Wiki page, this group has been around since the mid-50s more or less. Just do a Google search on these folks.
Now, I know what you're thinking. “How can these people believe in this stuff in this day and age?” Keep in mind there are people out there that believe in a Space Alien Warlord named Xenu and have created a scam around this belief.
Like a bad case of warts (space warts?), these Flat Earth people are everywhere. Facebook, YouTube and twitter.
It should also be noted that Sherri Shepherd also thinks the damn planet is flat too! Maybe she can join the group.
Was Megan Fox fired or did she quit from Transformers 3?
One of the biggest flaws I came away with in TF2 was Megan Fox’s acting.The damn robots were more convincing than her acting.It’s a shame when she can’t even play the “hot girl”.As we already are aware, Fox started bashing director Michael Bay via the Internet and interviews.She seemed to forget that Bay gave her one of her first acting jobs.She made remarks relating to Bay being Hitler.
It seems someone got the memo and asked her to leave TF3.
From MTV.com, ((Deadline.com broke the story that Paramount has declined to pick up Fox's contractual option for "Transformers 3" and that giving star Shia LaBeouf a "new love interest makes more sense for the story," according to an unnamed source. ))
Now, keep in mind that Megan Fox claims that she was the one that decided to drop out of TF3.
Also from MTV,(("Megan Fox will not be starring in 'Transformers 3,' " reps for the actress, 24, told People magazine. "It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best." ))
This sounds more like the battle of words. No one wants to be view as being fired, so I am sure she told her reps to make a quick statement to counter the studio's statement. Like this, “I wasn't fired, I quit.”
You have to wonder what kind of person you have to be to get fired from a franchise that pretty much guaranteed you had a job in the next one?
I also think her 15 minutes of fame is just about up because I think Jonah Hex will pretty much destroy her career.From all reports, Johan Hex is shaping up to be one of the worst movies this year.
Megan Fox, your career will probably end up like Shannon Elizabeth’s career.Get ready for Dancing with the Stars.
To my utter surprise, I really enjoyed this movie a lot.I really have no idea why most critics hated this movie.I do understand why audiences stayed away, because the film is very close to an R-rating.There is a lot of sexual humor in the movie.There is also drug humor thrown in for good measure.
I thought the adult humor works for this comedic remake.
-The camera guy focuses in on Anna Friel’s legs and butt region throughout the entire movie.I’m serious.Either the director had a thing for Friel’s ass or his cameraman was getting exhausted holding the camera.
- Danny McBride steals the show every scene he’s in.He plays a crazy redneck that does make sense at times.
-Did you notice that the astronaut is from the future?Look at his space suit.It seems a bit more advanced than our current space suits.Plus, no one mentions a missing spaceman during the Earth scenes.
-Composer Michael Giacchino once again sneaks a hidden theme from one of his previous works into this movie.You can hear the Lost (TV show) end credits theme during the scene where Anna Friel brings him fossil of the lighter.
-The smart T-Rex:I love that the T-Rex actually understands everything Will Ferrell says and has a personal grudge against him.I just love this subplot.
-The main villain is rather weak.I'm going to reveal how he's defeated, but I wasn't really impressed with the way the heroes handle him.
-Chaka:I’m not 100% sold on this guy, but there are some funny moments with him and Ferrell.
Land of the Lost is probably one of Ferrell’s better movies of recent years.While the lack of a really good villain and a few comedic missteps will turn some people off, I think the older audiences will enjoy the dirty jokes and the comedic nods to the original series.This isn’t a kid’s movie.
That’s right the jack of (off?) all trades has become a blogger just like us.She’s soiled Twitter, Myspace, Ustream, Facebook and Youtube, so I guess it is only natural that she shit on blogging too.
Her Blog is named Miss Tila OMG. Just do a Goolge search because I am not going to link it here.
She says she wants to go after Perez Hilton’s blog with her own blog.Talk about aiming low.Combining the uselessness of Tila with the annoyance of Perez you get something so rancid that I can’t describe it.But, she basically took the format of Perez’s blog and made it slightly less annoying…with less drawn on penises.I wish I could tell you the site is bad, but it’s more harmless than anything else.
I guest that singing career didn’t pan out.Before going to her blog, make sure to listen to her “wonderful” song “I love you”. My ears are still bleeding from it.
While promoting her blog, she decided to sing live on some local channel. The results are painful and hilarious at the same time.
This always amuses me because somehow someone so talent less has made so much money.Yeah, she is attractive, but I always felt she was on the threshold of completely losing her mind.I’m sure dating her is like carrying around 100-year-old dynamite in your backpack.You never know what will make it explode.
If I was going to say something nice I guess, “Good luck with the blogging?”
MC posted a very short but funny video involving a monkey of sorts. I posted a comment mentioning the phrase “Barrel full of Monkeys”. And it got me to thinking, “Who really thinks a Barrel Full of Monkeys is fun or funny?”
It's not fun for the damn monkeys. Have you tried forcing a bunch of wild monkeys into a damn barrel? And, what happens after you've seen a barrel full of monkeys? Does a second viewing become funnier?
So, where does this strange phrase come from? I did a little digging (Praise Google) and found this little gem.
((One monkey arouses a great deal of amusement. Two more than double the interest and amusement. If one were to release a barrel full of monkeys, we must suppose that their antics would become hilariously comical. ))I see, so more is better. I'd just hate to be the Monkey-packer. (That sounds really sexual)
I’m not going to lie, because I really like this old school 80s song from Olivia Newton-John.Probably the main reason I like it is because the song is very dirty if you listen to the lyrics.
Take note of these, ((I took you to an intimate restaurant, then to a suggestive movie
There's nothin' left to talk about, unless it's horizontally))
That’s right she just came out and said it.Plus, she’s the one taking “him” to the restaurant.She wants to get laid badly.
Notes:
~What is up with the fat guys?Why do they change into good-looking guys?
~I love that all the good looking guys end up being gay toward the end of the video.
~There is one section of the song that makes me scratch my head.((Let's get animal, animal, I wanna get animal, let's get into animal))Uh, what does she exactly mean by getting “animal”?That’s always bothered me.
When watching Glee, they actually brought in Olivia to reprise the song with Jane Lynch.I was really shocked about that and the fact Olivia kind of makes fun of herself and her single.
