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Stranger Things : First Thoughts I watched the first five episodes of this strange show on Netflix. I am enjoying what I am seeing so far. This show lives and breathes the 80s. (early 80s) It truly feels like my childhood given it is set in 1983. 83 still had some 70s elements and this show captures that. It is uncanny how much they captured the early 80s. I just hope they don't dig themselves in a hole like the Lost writers did with the final season. ~Silent Hill-ish: Yes, this show is influenced by Silent Hill as well with its twisted world. I wonder if this could have been a Silent Hill series with some tweeking. ~Twin Peaks: Clearly someone on the show is a huge fan of Twin Peaks. It certainly has that self contained small town vibe of that earlier show. Stranger Things could very well fit into the Twin Peaks universe ~The John Carpenter sound : Again, someone is vibing off that snyth heavy score. It has that B-Movie sound that y...

Ghost Rider on Agents of Shield Okay, AOS has gotten me back into watching the show. I lost interest in the program around the middle of the second season and watched it from time to time during the third season. I guess the show is doing okay because they're still on the air. However, adding Ghost Rider sort of shakes up things.    The introduction of one of the Ghost Riders to the series has peaked my interest. I watched the first episode and loved the way they handled the character. I am not sure I am as interested in this part of the Marvel universe as the Netflix series of shows, but this is a nice start for those people that lost interest in Agents of Shield. I had forgotten that Marvel received the rights of the character back for their live action universe. (Like Daredevil and the Punisher) This ghost rider is a newer version and I am glad they're not doing the Johnny Blaze version. (Robbie Reyes) From Wash Post ((Robbie Reyes showing up (pl...

Random Things ~ That female Tulsa officer that shot and killed that black man with his hands up will be charged with manslaughter . I generally disagree with almost everything that Black Lives Matter stands for, but this is one of those incidents we both agree was wrong. Betty Shelby let her fear of a large black man get to her and she used a fatal technique. It hurts her case when the other officers were using taser guns. I am not sure why Terence Crutcher behaved in a such a strange manner and disregard orders. But, he clearly didn't deserve to die. Now, two lives are ruined due to bad judgments on both their parts. We as black people should know that we have different rules when we encounter cops than white people and we have to behave in a more calm and steady manner. Because, you will get incidents like this one. ~Apple Fanboys: Did you know that my brother is an Apple Fanboy. He drank the kool-aid (apple juice) and will only use Window-Based systems ...

Bryan Cranston in Babylon 5 Yes, he is a total badass when it comes to acting today. And, he's been in some major franchises. He will be in the new Power Rangers movie as Zordon, but he also was on the old show back in the day too. I totally forgot he had a famous part on B5. He played a White Star captain that is given the order to sacrifice his ship in order to save lives. It is a BIG sacrifice. And, it is a powerful scene helped by Cranston's performance.

Pokemon Go Streamer gets mugged live on stream WTF? Yes, that was extremely scary. What makes it worst is how calmly the mugger told him to take off his equiment. And, check out the reactions from the chat room members. We also see the mugger go through the phone and delete things before the stream goes dead. You can hear the theft's gold chains as he runs away. I would love to slap the taste out of this guy. And, yes it looks like the robber has a camera on his head too. What the hell? I've read stories about people getting robbed while playing Pokemon Go. That means people have to be more mindful of their surroundings. Maybe this guy was a bit naive...for 43 year old. Anyway, there was probably nothing he could have done being sucker punched like that . Plus, his Twitch Stream was suspended. Why? From PC Mag, ((His Twitch account was locked for 24 hours due to a "terms of service violation," but has since been reinstated. ...

Cory Feldman and that performance Holy crap, this might be the worst thing he's ever done. The Double Toasted guys showed me this mess of a performance and I couldn't believe it. First, he is dressed like a cross between MJ and The Undertaker, but a shitter version. And, he looks like a White Walker in the face. What happened to this guy? Second, why did he think this was going to go over well?: He has proven that his has no musical talent. Third, what was the point of the band playing behind him? Did we hear them playing? Fourth, stop with the MJ wet hair. You are not MJ.   And, just admit you hired these girls to have sex with them and not the help them out. This whole Cory's Angels thing is just a bit and nothing more than a way to further his shitty career at any cost. Now, he's milking this incident for all it is worth . And, it is sad seeing him stoop this low given he was one of the “it” stars in the 80s. I remembe...

Point Break (2015) There is nothing good or compelling about this remake to a movie that hasn't aged that well either. However, the original is far more entertaining compare to this lame mess. Even with the new Ghostbusters, this is probably the most boring remake I've seen in a while. (Yes, that includes the new Robocop.) This remake makes the original movie way better. This movie is both boring and stupid. It has the same plot beats from the original, but there is nothing to grab a hold to. In the original we got these wacky surfer dudes that robbed banks. They were bad guys that were just in it for the money in the end. Here, these bank robbers are more hipster Occupy Wall Street types that give away the money. We get scene upon scene of extreme sports moments that make you forget about the overall plot. What about the actor Luke Bracey ? He plays this version's Johnny Utah. He has a more in common with a piece cardboard than a human being. Y...

Issac Hayes and the Space Church Yes, things got very bad between the South Park guys and Issac Hayes. I remember that Trey and Matt made statements that Hayes did not quit the show on his own. It should be noted that the Church is heavily connect to their stars. And, it seemed they were pushing around Issac in his final days. His son revealed that someone in the church forced him to leave the show and that's pretty shitty. From HitFix, (("Isaac Hayes did not quit South Park ; someone quit South Park for him," said Hayes III of his father, who died in 2008. "What happened was that in January 2006 my dad had a stroke and lost the ability to speak. He really didn't have that much comprehension, and he had to relearn to play the piano and a lot of different things. He was in no position to resign under his own knowledge. At the time, everybody around my father was involved in Scientology — his assistants, the core group of people. So someone...

Joker Trolling: Smilex I remember laughing my ass off when I saw this scene in the theater. And, anytime I hear Brand X, I think of “He's been using brand Xsssssssss.” There were supposed to be more scenes with the Joker trolling Gotham, but they were cut out . I also love that he actually kidnapped two people and used one of them for his Smilex brand.  Does this remind you of the Max Headroom hack that happened in real life?   It kind of does.