Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
… but right now I just want to remind you that John Beatty is bringing together the Sketch Society this Saturday at 2pm. If the gathering is anything like last time, it’ll be a blast. For full details click HERE. I plan to do some live blogging during the get-together so even if you can’t be there, you can take part via the internet!
9-11-01.
You know where you were. You know what you saw. You know what you felt.
Five years later.
You still remember like it was yesterday. You won’t forget… ever.
And you shouldn’t.
Okay, but the movie that I’m most looking forward to after 300 is Casino Royale. It just keeps looking better and better. Now if only we could get word from someone who’s seen a rough cut.
What’s that you say? We can by looking HERE!
Wow! After reading that, I may have to move 300 down a notch!
Although I was never a “Trekkie” [or even a “Trekker”], I did love me some Star Trek. My favorite character was Spock and I convinced my mom to let me have my hair cut in the same style as his [although she did draw the line when I told her I wanted to have my ears made pointed].
Tonight at 8pm, in honor of Star Trek’s 40th, TV Land is airing four episodes from the original series [including “The Man Trap”]. I just hope that it doesn’t bring on a strong desire for me to go back to Spock’s haircut.
My buddy, The James, just got back from DragonCon.
DragonCon is a smorgasbord of fun… movie & TV celebs, directors, authors, artists, bands, professional wrestlers… well, you get the idea.
I’ve never been to a DragonCon, but if I went, I’d want a weekend like The James had. Yeah, that’s The James sitting with George “Night of the Living Dead” Romero. [And that wasn’t the highlight of his weekend.] Click here to find out what was.
Just like everything that Rick does, it’s well worth a look.
When I first read the news this morning that Steve “Croc Hunter” Irwin had been killed by a stingray, I have to admit that I thought it might have been a sick hoax. So I immediately started checking legitimate news sources and found that the news was true and had spread all over the internet and tv.
I first met Andrew Robinson when he was crashing at my buddy John Beatty‘s joint years ago. Andrew was just breaking into comics with his creation “Dusty Starr.” A blind man could see that this kid had TALENT. Andrew was also cool to hang with because he was so friendly and humble. I wasn’t back in to collecting original art then and so I missed my chance at a Andrew Robinson “Stallone.”
My buddy, John Beatty has announced the date of the second Sketch Society meeting. The first meeting was held at the local Barnes & Noble and was a lot of fun. You can read my report here. If this sounds like something that you’d like to take part in, then check out John’s post for full details.
I always have mixed feelings about projects like this. On one hand, I like the idea that more [make that younger] people may check out and enjoy the original Star Trek series. On the other hand, it does bother me that they won’t be seeing the series as it originally aired. I guess the bottom line is that CBS Paramount owns the rights and can do whatever they want with the property.
I just hope that the original series is always available with the original sound and graphics. And that way I [and everyone] can choose between the versions that they like best.
It wasn’t until I started tuning in to The Ultimate Fighter [season one] that I came to realize that the majority of these fighters are trained martial artists [wrestling, judo, boxing, etc.] and not just a bunch of knuckleheads who love to fight. Don’t get me wrong, they DO love to fight, but most have skills and love to test theirs.
Another reason that I avoided watching UFC fights is that I didn’t want to see people getting their bones broken or worse in an “athletic” event. And while it is true that many fights do end up with one or both contestants bleeding, and it isn’t unheard of for a knockout to occur; these injuries are similar to what one could get in a boxing match. Sure, I understand that UFC fights do sometimes end with broken bones, but that is pretty rare. My guess is that more bones get broken in football games than UFC matches.
Still, there are times that I feel that watching a UFC fight is something of a guilty pleasure. I wouldn’t want to see two guys brawling on the street and yet I find myself watching The Ultimate Fighter and UFC Unleashed every week.
I guess I’ll ponder this a bit more during commercials. The Ultimate Fighter is coming on SPIKE TV now…
