It took time for me to get into The Office. Years, in fact. I had heard all the hype about how great it was ever since it first began airing in 2005, and I had tried to take in the occasional episode. … more
The first thing I noticed about this product was the box it came in. It appears almost like wood and is a decorative item that you would want to keep. The pieces themselves are exquisite giving an appearance … more
The Nashville Predators have at least one thing no other team can claim: Their head coach, Barry Trotz, is currently the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL. He was hired in 1997, just a couple of weeks … more
With the exceptions of the lockouts, what we have here is the most public of the NHL's many embarrassments. It comes off as nothing but a desperate ploy for attention. Here's what … more
For all of my childhood, Who Framed Roger Rabbit has been one of my favorite movies. Thankfully, it's another one of those movies that still holds up really well as an adult. 1988 was quite a year … more
The plaster cast felt like a glove, and it was about as tough. If I had molded it into a more grabby shape, I probably could have played hockey in it. I couldn't help but make fun of the absurdity of … more
I'm going to take a brief moment right now to do something I don't ordinarily do in my hockey-related musings: Give NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman some of the props he deserves. No, I don't mean that in … more
This is a chapter from my book. Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy X was more or less an impulse buy. I was at Media Play one morning, talking to a friend who … more
Fans of comics, science fiction, and pop culture were given a special treat from November 30-December 2 in New Orleans, LA. With the prospect of college bowl games, a potential playoff run for the … more
Usually I'm not privy to saying very much about my New Year's Resolutions because so many people don't take them seriously, and until a few years ago I was one of those people who was doing the mocking. … more
Baseball didn't exactly zoom right out to the west coast once it became a major sport. For decades, westward expansion to Major League Baseball meant maybe putting a new team in Kansas City. The barriers … more
The Magic Remote comes in two models, one that comes with LG’s premium Cinema 3D Smart TVs and features LED-backlit buttons, and another for standard Cinema 3D Smart TV models. There … more
Since it's Christmas time, I think it's appropriate to review one of the most well-known staples in Christmas films, Home Alone. I loved this movie when I first saw it back in the very early 90's, … more
Anyone who has ever attended a science fiction or comic convention has most likely bumped into at least one member of the 501st, a charitable organization composed of Star Wars fans who dress up as the … more
A lot of people really, really, really dislike Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. I've burned the film myself in a few reviews over the years. However, with the passage of … more
Hasbro's release of realistic figures styled after characters from the "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" series is brilliant. The Obi Wan Kenobi figure is definitely my favorite. … more
When Hasbro released its 2012 Star Wars Saga Movie Legends line, I was glad to see that it included characters both popular and obscure. I was also excited because my son has reached an age where he enjoys … more
Who are the Baltimore Orioles? There are a thousand different ways to answer that question. It has something to do with the fact that constant city-shifting can take a real toll on the history of teams … more
"Loser" is not a word we throw around. In baseball, we certainly wouldn't dream of applying it to a team which has won the World Series nine times, a number surpassed only by the Saint Louis Cardinals … more
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BaronSamedi3 reviewed Chicago Cubs.
November 01, 2012
The eternal story of professional sports has one particular constant: The winners will always be perpetual winners, no matter how bad they get, and the losers will always be perpetual losers, no matter … more
Despite the juice, the cream, and the clear becoming big time factors in the home run's recent surge in baseball, looking at the all-time home run numbers can really boggle one's mind. In the … more
#685-That's the number of the Batman comic that features this wonderful artwork from Alex Ross. I found it on a t-shirt at Hot Topic and just had to pick it up. Much like the lovely Catwoman … more
**** out of **** After one has seen David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive", the word "Silencio" has become one of the most haunting words in cinema since those spoken by Marlon Brando … more
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Infamouselguapo reviewed Another Earth.
September 28, 2012
Watching Lars Von Trier's Melancholia, about an approaching planet led me to this movie made around the same time. As Another Earth begins, we are introduced to a bright, attractive … more
Whodda thunk it? Once you get north of California, the basketball-crazed west coast has but one team representing it. That, of course, wasn't always the case. The pacific northwest once had three teams … more