Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I guess I’ve always had an interest in conspiracy theories. You know, the conspiracy theories about Area 51, The Roswell Incident, The Kennedy Assassination, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination, The Moon Landing, Paul McCartney is Dead and so on.
Now don’t get me wrong, having an interest in conspiracy theories doesn’t equate to believing them to be true.
On September 27, 2011, the first prose Walking Dead novel, The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor will be available. You can actually pre-order it now through Amazon.com. I did. Of course I am a major fan of the comic and tv series.
What’s that? You are too? Then what are you waiting for?
When we moved down from Indiana in 1973, Florida was known as The Sunshine State. Families flocked to Florida to spend time in Daytona Beach aka “The World’s Most Famous Beach,” Disney World aka “The Magic Kingdom” & “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Marineland in our nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine, etc. etc. etc. Florida was considered such a family-friendly location that it was often the destination of high school students’ senior trips.
But those days seem to be long gone. Maybe it’s because Florida: “The Sunshine State” motto has been replaced with Florida: “America’s Weirdest State.”
[Via Bill Crider]
LoveFilm, a British video rental service, recently surveyed folks to find out if they’d ever lied and said that they’d seen movies that they really hadn’t. Surprisingly, 80% admitted that they had. Here’s the Top 10 Movies People Lied and Said They’d Seen…
[Via Bill Crider]
This 1966 commercial for the Wham-O Wheelie Bar really brings back a lot of memories. I would have been 7 or 8 years old depending on when the commercial first appeared. I had a sting ray bike. I rode/loved that bike like a singing cowboy loved his horse. I never had a Wham-O Wheelie Bar though.
Besides the nostalgia factor of the commercial, I also found it interesting that kids riding the bikes in the commercial were riding with no helmets, barefoot, and down the middle of the street. They were also standing on the seat and doing tricks [things that we all did or at least tried back in the day] but that would never pass the safety standards of today.
[Via Neatorama]
Ok, I really didn’t beat The Terminator or even that super-computer that was on Jeopardy. But I did beat the computer [set to veteran mode] that the New York Times set up to play Rocks-Scissors-Paper. Not only did I beat the computer I smoked it 6 out of 10 times with it beating me only twice [2 games were ties]. I played it twice in veteran mode and this was the second time and to be completely honest — it did beat me the first time.
It’s interesting to see how the computer quickly decides what to play, but it’s more fun just to play. You can do both here.
Here are my answers to a fun little personal quiz that’s making the rounds…
A – Available/Single? Nope. Married for 30 years.
B – Best Friend? Not counting family… John Beatty, but he’s like my brother, so can I count him?
C – Cake or Pie? Depends on the cake or pie and if ice cream is involved. Most likely pie, though.
D – Drink Of Choice? Diet Coke, water and McDonald’s Frappes!
E – Essential Item You Use Everyday? My computer.
F – Favorite Color? Depends on my mood and the item.
G – Gummy Bears Or Worms? Worms, but the Gummy Squids ain’t bad.
H – Hometown? Terre Haute, Indiana but I now call Port Orange home,
I – Indulgence? My Sylvester Stallone themed art collection.
K – Kids & Their Names? Mike and Chris.
L – Life Is Incomplete Without? Laughter.
M – Marriage Date? June 28th.
N – Number Of Siblings? 3
O – Oanges Or Apples? Oranges if we’re talking juice. Apples if we’re talking keeping the doctor away.
P – Phobias/Fears? None. Although I am pretty jumpy at movies.
Q – Favorite Quote? “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.”
R – Reason to Smile? The new season of “Justified” has started.
S – Season? Yes, the new season of “Justified” has started.
T – Tag Three or Four People? I stopped playing tag in grade school.
U – Unknown Fact About Me? I can moonwalk.
V – Vegetable you don’t like? Beets
W – Worst Habit? I sometimes bite my nails.
X – X-rays You’ve Had? Teeth, chest, abdomen, hand.
Y – Your Favorite Food? Ribeye Steak.
Z – Zodiac Sign? Libra – I’m all about justice and “Justified.“
Want to see some amazing optical illusions? [Via Bits and Pieces]
Since you read my blog there’s a good chance that you are a Sylvester Stallone or Rocky Balboa fan. If that’s the case then you may want to try your luck at this Rocky IV quiz. It’s pretty easy. As you can see above I scored a perfect 9 out of 9. Would you have expected any less? [Via Mental Floss]
Is Captain Kirk about to get a shave from Floyd the barber in Mayberry?
As unlikely as it sounds, that is actually the building used for Floyd’s Barber Shop in the hit series The Andy Griffith Show! And, no, William Shatner didn’t make a guest appearance as Captain Kirk on The Andy Griffith Show.
But the buildings of Mayberry did!
You see, they were used in two episodes [“Miri” and “The City on the Edge of Forever”] of the original Star Trek series.
Although some of the scenes in this video are made using special effects [like in the photo above], the majority are real people doing really cool, really crazy and sometimes scary-stupid things. [Via Neatorama.com]
If you’re like 99% of the population, when you look at the untouched photo taken in the early 20th century, you see a man and a woman… but wait! What is that huge face of the bearded man doing between them? Could it be a ghost? The head of a giant? Jesus? Nope.
Click here to see what the image really is. [Via Neatorama]
PS – When my wife looked at the photo for the first time, she saw what the image really was. I was floored.
I was a fan of Lost in Space. It was a wonderful concept – a family sent on a space mission and thanks to a cowardly stowaway traitor, they get thrown off course and, well, lost in space. The robot was the coolest and I have to admit that I thought Penny was pretty cute too. Plus the dad was the guy who played Zorro!
If you are/were a Lost in Space fan, then you might be interested in some little known facts:
You can learn even more little known Lost in Space facts if you check out this post at Neatorama.
Harry Knowles at AICN recently announced that AICN is going to present and run the Famous Monsters of Filmland.com website. This is especially exciting news because Harry has a passion for horror films. He also has a huge fan base that he can attract to the site.
I love horror/monster movies and when I was a kid Famous Monsters of Filmland was always a fun read. But up until Harry’s announcement, I wasn’t even aware that there was a Famous Monsters website.
In other monster news, /Film posted a report that Tim Burton is developing a 3D film called Monsterpocalypse. Tim Burton and the title alone make it worth a look.
