Poo Log is an app which focuses entirely on one’s bowel movements, and does so in very specific fashion. Therefore, quite obviously, what we are going to deal with here will be, at minimum, vaguely scatological. Those with a weak… Read More ›
Month: September 2010
Hey Look, it’s Babies
No matter what some people may say, no matter how much they may scream and yell at the top of their lungs that it is otherwise, we are all far more the same than we are different. Perhaps nothing brings… Read More ›
The Race Around the World Begins Anew – The Amazing Race 17
At the start of the new season of The Amazing Race, host Phil Keoghan promises us that this will be one of the most “grueling” races ever. That news will no doubt please long-time fans of the series who suffered… Read More ›
Seeking out the Guilty Party
A little while back I opened my mailbox one afternoon and found a package. Not a terribly unusual occurrence in my life, I was still somewhat curious as the package had been rerouted from an old address to my present… Read More ›
NHL Slapshot – EA Shoots, EA Scores!
Sometimes it is actually about the journey and not the destination. For gaming that is probably true in general – it isn’t just about the final cutscene where the bad guy falls, it’s about getting your character to that point… Read More ›
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue: More is Sometimes a Good Thing
Cynical individuals would refer to the ever-expanding Disney Fairies line as an unfortunate way to capitalize on the fame and wonder of J.M. Barrie’s Tinker Bell; a crass commercialization of the character at the expense of her true identity and… Read More ›
How I Met Your Mother Opens Season Six
It is perhaps true that every television show has its Achilles’ heel, and it is unquestionably true that the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother has one. Despite HIMYM‘s having been funny more often than not over the course… Read More ›
The Apprentice is Back! Yippee?
For several years, we have been without a non-celebrity edition of The Apprentice. By some, that has been lamented. Of course, with the numbers being what they were for the regular edition, The Celebrity Apprentice helped extended the life of… Read More ›
The Black Cauldron Gets a New Release for its 25th Anniversary
When you have produced as many features as Disney, there are going to end up being greater works in the pantheon and lesser ones. Today, Disney is releasing to DVD in a “25th Anniversary” edition, a film that is somewhere… Read More ›
Timmy Time is Upon Us (or at Least is Upon Playhouse Disney)
One of the greatest strengths of Aardman Animations is that the stop-motion tales they deliver are amusing to every age group. Watching an entry in the Wallace & Gromit franchise or an episode of Shaun the Sheep is something you… Read More ›
Tim Robbins is Totally The Player (1992)
Robert Altman’s 1992 film The Player represents another outstanding achievement in a directorial career that has had many richly deserved accolades over the course of more than a half-century’s work. The film follows Tim Robbins’ Griffon Mill, a Hollywood movie… Read More ›
The Office: Season Six – Dunder Mifflin Delivers on Blu-ray
Ever since first premiering in March of 2005, NBC’s The Office has managed to consistently be funny even if it has never been a massive ratings hit. Based on the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant British series of the same name, the… Read More ›
Prime Suspect – The Complete Collection: A Whole Lotta Jane Tennison in a Single Box
How exactly do you end up with a wonderful television series? Is it cast? Is it writing? Is it the production values in general? Is it a combination of all these things? Or, does it require all of them and,… Read More ›
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Has a Road Rally
Over the course of its three season existence, Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse has undergone a number of changes. Some of the songs sung in every episode have been tweaked; the animation has improved; and, among other things (and perhaps… Read More ›
Stepping into the Arena with Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes del Ring
Despite the fact that while growing up we were fans of professional wrestling, our knowledge of lucha libre is somewhere approaching zero. It is not that we actively avoided Mexican professional wrestling in our fanboy days, it is much more… Read More ›
Grease Makes its way to the Wii
Some films are just crying to be made into videogames, and not just new films, old ones. Look at Star Wars, even before the film franchise was expanded, there were incredibly successful – and some very good – videogames made… Read More ›
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