Category: Humor

Chris Flick asks, “Why isn’t Stallone in The Avengers”

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Chris Flick of Capes and Babes makes his second appearance in my Stallone Theme Sketch Collection.  I had the good fortune to sit with Chris, LittleJohn312 and Patricia at last year’s Heroes Con Drink and Draw event.  What a great evening!  Ah, but I digress…

Chris Flick worked up this cool sketch of Sly wondering why he was invited to be an Avenger.  You can learn more about Chris as well as check out his popular Cape and Babes webcomic.



24 Interesting Tidbits About “I Love Lucy”

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Here are 24 Interesting Tidbits You May Not Have Known About “I Love Lucy.”

Although I knew most, I was surprised by a couple…

10. The first episode of I Love Lucy aired when Lucille Ball was 41.

and

23. I Love Lucy was the first to series to end its run at No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings.

Thanks to Ashley Perez and Buzzfeed.com who have “Some ‘splaining to do.”

 

Bob Carter aka Sammy Terry – R.I.P.

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I just learned that Bob Carter passed away yesterday at the age of 83.  Mr. Carter was better known to his thousands and thousands of fans as Sammy Terry.

If you grew up in the midwest (especially Indiana) in the 1960’s, odds are you couldn’t wait for each weekend to roll around and for Sammy Terry to present his unique brand of humor coupled with a monster movie or two.

From 1962 until 1989, Sammy Terry hosted Nightmare Theater [later called Shock Theater] and made personal appearances at events throughout the state.  Sammy was a big part of many kids’ childhoods, mine included.

Although I’m glad his Sammy Terry character will live on, I’m sad to report the passing of Bob Carter.

 A public memorial will be held Friday, July 5, 2013 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Singleton Mortuary, 7602 Madison Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46227.

Z-View: “Iron Sky” a Weak Link

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The Movie: Iron Sky

The Pitch: “Moon Nazis attack the Earth!”

The Tagline:  “We Come in Peace”

The Story: In 1945, Nazis loyal to Hitler escaped to the dark side of the moon.  Unknown to those on Earth, the Nazis survived and flourished.  Flash forward to 2018.  The Nazis are now ready to attack the planet.

The Screenplay: Michael Kalesniko from a story by Timo Vuorensola

The Director: Timo Vuorensola

The Cast: Julia Dietz, Christopher Kirby, Gotz Otto .

The Good: This teaser from 2007 (at that point the movie was just an idea).  Now that you’ve seen that, you’ve seen the best of what Iron Sky has to offer.  Ok, some of the special effects visuals are cool.

The Bad: The movie.  Way too many attempts at humor that fail.  Yeah, we get it. The Nazis are shocked that a black man is an astronaut.  Hardee-har-har.  Yeah, it’s real funny in 2018 that Sarah Palin is President.   What? Another joke about the black guy? Ho,ho, ho!  

The Ugly: How my expectations for Iron Sky were dashed.  After seeing the teaser in 2007, I thought the movie might be cool.  Then in 2012, I saw this trailer and pretty much knew it would be bad.

The Rating: D