Category: Media

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Happy New… oh, it’s almost February?

This year has officially sucked so far.

I lost two uncles, both of them from my Dad’s side of the family, in the span of 10 days.

Hopefully the bad stuff will stay in January and the rest of 2026 will be fine.

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I was going to write more, but just writing that above has sucked the life out of me.

I will say that I enjoyed Wonder Man on Disney+.

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I will also say than in the span of about a week I went from being really excited about the Super Bowl down in Santa Clara @ Levi’s Stadium to not caring about game day except for the commercials and movie trailers.

My Broncos did better this season than anyone expected, including me.

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I think today marks 10 days until Pitchers and Catchers report for Spring Training, so least that’s coming soon.

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Rewatch: GoT

After watching one reactor’s reaction to Game of Thrones Season 1 and part of Season 2, I’ve decided to continue from there, and I’m about to finish Season 2.

Having never gone back to rewatch after the debacle, er, ending of the show (i.e. Seasons 7 & 8), I had forgotten just how good this series was, at it’s peak.

Plus, the reactor’s reaction watch prompted me to dive back into some forgotten Game of Thrones games that I had picked up over the years, I’ll need to see if I can find where I put the card game in my storage unit.

So I may or may not continue this to the end of the series, or maybe stop after Season 6, Episode 9.

Did I toss my House Stark shirt in the move?

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Messages

Even at 58, I go through periods of self-doubt, times when I wish my parents were there to talk me through it.

Most of the time I just push it aside and go about my business.

Sometimes I get a message through media.

Parents aren’t for telling their children who they’re supposed to be.

We are here to give y’all tools, help you make fools of yourselves all on your own.

No.

Your choices, Clark. Your actions. That’s what makes you who you are.

I’ll tell you something, son.

I couldn’t be… [sniffs] …more proud of you.

Thanks, Pa.

Miss you, Dad.

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POLICE SQUAD! IN COLOR!

I actually wasn’t planning on going to see this right away, I felt a little burnt out after seeing 2 movies 4 times in 3 weeks.

But at the last minute I decided to go, and I’m glad I did.

It was a small crowd, but we all pretty much laughed throughout the movie.  It was pretty damn funny

There was a cameo I didn’t expect, the credits listed some non-standard crew, and there was an after credits scene.

I think it held up on it’s own compared to the original movies.

Recommended if you’re a fan of the original TV show/movies/Liam Neeson/Pamela Anderson.

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First Steps

What a month.

This was a good movie, though I did like Superman a little bit more.

So many little things made me smile, the chemistry between the cast in particular.

Galactus was done right this time around, and I liked the Silver Surfer character.

And that mid credits scene.  Whoa.

Nice nods to existing FF lore, too, both during the movie and during the… end credits scene.

Recommended.  Two thumbs up.  Go see it!

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Superman

Growing up I always saw DC Comics as fun and Marvel Comics as serious.

DC characters seemed to have no problems back then while Marvel’s characters thrived on personal drama (The Parker Luck, for example).

While I love both equally now, when I was a kid I was very much a DC Comics fan, with stories both in comics and on TV where the heroes always won, villains went to jail, and everything was black and white.

James Gunn’s Superman captures that feeling, the feeling of the invincibility of heroes through and through, almost as if the pages of a comic have come to life on screen.

This movie felt more like a comic book than any comic book movie ever has.  And it very much feels like the comics that I read when I was still in single digits, age-wise.

While some reviews call Mr. Terrific the MVP of the movie, my vote goes to Krypto, the goodest boy in the universe.  He stole every scene he was in, and it made me smile every time.

The cast is phenomenal, every character is pretty much a modern version, yet felling very classic in execution.

The plot is so much comic booky that somewhere, Julius Schwartz and Mort Weisinger are smiling.

There was so much I loved about this movie, it’s possibly my favorite Superman film, as much as I love the original 1978 film and Man of Steel.

Highly recommended.  Two thumbs up.  GO SEE IT!

Also, there’s 2 credits scenes.

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Agreeable Weekend

Friday: Loved F1 The Movie.

Saturday: Great time watching my niece in 13 Jr.

Sunday: Really enjoyed binge-watching The Bear Season 4.

Good weekend.

Except for the arthritis flare up when I was trying to open my water bottle.