Episode IV: WE Watch the Watchmen…

March 13, 2009 in Columns, Movies, Revenge of the SHIT, Toys and Action Figures

Episode IV: WE Watch the Watchmen… It’s a BAD time to be Alan Moore… This week brings the release of Watchmen, the movie based upon the classic comic series from the mid-80′s… as astounding as it is that the movie was finally made, I’m even more astounded by the sheer amount of merchandise! Pins, buttons, shirts, posters, tie-in DVD’s, Halloween [...]

Episode III: Jason Hewitt Voorhees?

February 25, 2009 in Columns, Revenge of the SHIT

Episode III: Jason Hewitt Voorhees? So, yeah, that new F13 flick out now …went to see it this past Monday,and while I did enjoy some parts of it, I felt …unimpressed? upon leaving the theater. This felt like another chapter in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films.  Replace Jason with Leatherface, and Camp Blood with the Hewitt house, and they’re interchangeable.  [...]

Episode II: The Steelers

February 15, 2009 in Columns, Revenge of the SHIT

Episode II: The Steelers. Yes, it’s been 2 weeks today… yes, the season is now over… but as an unabashed Pittsburgh Steelers fan, I gotta say the Super Bowl XLIII win was pretty fucking sweet! After having time to digest it, the biggest story for me is the redemption of Ben Roethlisberger.  After a ego-inflating 15-1 start in his rookie [...]

EPISODE I : The best of times…The worst of times…

February 12, 2009 in Columns, Revenge of the SHIT, Toys and Action Figures

What recession? The economy is in the crapper… layoffs are everywhere… morale is down… so what do we get in return?