- Whilst trying to put all my wrestling reviews together I came across as list of my fave songs that I compiled in I believe either 2009 or 2010, I knew it doesn't predate 2009 as Man In The Mirror is on here and I didn't hear that until Michael Jacksons passing in mid 2009. I was shocked at the list mainly as it contains a handful of songs I now hate, after I did the list I got into Prince which opened my eyes to music and some Motowny stuff caught my ears, I have done a new list of my favourite songs at the moment but for now here's the old list.
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't have To Take Our Clothes Off
Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
Toto - Africa
Bruce Hornsby - The Way It is
Tupac - Changes
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
U2 - With Or Without You
Van Halen - Jump
G-unit - Stunt 101
Calling - Wherever You Will Go
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Jackson 5 - Want You Back
AC/DC - Back In Black
Spandau Ballet - True
Dee Dee Ramone - Emergency
The Ramones - It's A 9 To 5 World
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
A-ha - Take On Me
Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro
Lionel Richie - Running With The Night
Chesney Hawkes - I Am The One And Only
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
Dr.Dre/Snoop Dogg - Nuthin But A G Thang
G-Unit - Poppin Them Thangs
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
Take That - Back For Good
The Buggles - The Video Killed The Radio Star
The police - Every Breather You Take
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
Green Day - Good Riddance
Elvis - Always On My Mind
The Fray - How To Save A Life
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
Journey - Any Way You Want It
Cat Stevens - Father And Son
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Inside Out
In a writing mood but couldn't think of anything but remembered I recently saw Inside Out so quick thoughts on the latest Pixar film.
Based on what I'd seen prior to me attending the cinema Anger was my favourite going in, also I'd taken my sister to Liverpool the week before and saw a load of Fear Pops so figured he wasn't very good as seemed unpopular, and after watching the film Anger was indeed my favourite in it however I was surprised to find that Fear was my second favourite of the 5 emotions, in order it went Anger-Fear-Joy-Disgust-Sadness, the Top 2 were easy picks and Joy-Disgust were pretty much interchangeable but based on the fact that Disgust is in the movie the least I put Joy ahead of her and Sadness is a real downer and I didn't warm to her even though she fit her name well.
I must say I Loved the premise of the film, how many films are truly original these days? It did get me thinking how good it would be if these were real and in our minds there really was little people sorting out our memories, like the other day I was trying to remember a song then a couple of days later when I'd forgot about it it came into my head suddenly and imagine if that was due to little guys in our heads sorting through archived memories.
We meet Riley's imaginary friend who's just going about his day in the long term memory area of the brain, unfortunately Bing Bong fades away and is forgotten by Riley at the end, whilst he did this to help Joy not be forgotten for good it was still sad.
One scene I did like inparticular was the trailer that I saw during the Minions film and in that the mother is talking to dadf but in his mind Soccer is playing, I can relate to that though it's usually Basketball or American Football which is funny as the Soccer/Football game is shown for UK audiences, I believe Hokey is shown in US cut.
Highly enjoyable and looks beautiful, no I'm not talking about Inside Out and I mean myself, nah only joking. Go see it now.
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I asked my 9 year old sister if she wanted to practice reviewing so here's her first ever one -
INSIDE OUT REVIEW
I went to inside out at the cinema in rhyl
and i thought it was really good
and my favourite characters in order are
Anger
Disgust
Sadness
Fear
Joy
when riley was born the 1st to the 5th character that came in
1st Joy
2nd Sadness
3rd Disgust
4th Fear
5th Anger
i didn't like joy because she always tries to look on the
bright side and saying things like "hey it's alright"
and "group hug you to anger" it's really annoying
to me.
I love anger he's a LOL i really love him
the best thing about him is his little
news paper with his little headlines from what
the parents said.
We met bing-bong in the long term memory
and he was going through the islands
and they keep falling apart
and friendship island falls apart because
Anger tries to be Joy and everything goes wrong
and Riley and her friend fall out.
Goofball island falls apart when the dad pretends to be a
monkey and there is no reply.
hockey island goes when she fails the hockey trial because Joy
and Sadness weren't there.
she left home on the bus and went back because she had a change of heart
because sadness and joy weren't there
Based on what I'd seen prior to me attending the cinema Anger was my favourite going in, also I'd taken my sister to Liverpool the week before and saw a load of Fear Pops so figured he wasn't very good as seemed unpopular, and after watching the film Anger was indeed my favourite in it however I was surprised to find that Fear was my second favourite of the 5 emotions, in order it went Anger-Fear-Joy-Disgust-Sadness, the Top 2 were easy picks and Joy-Disgust were pretty much interchangeable but based on the fact that Disgust is in the movie the least I put Joy ahead of her and Sadness is a real downer and I didn't warm to her even though she fit her name well.
I must say I Loved the premise of the film, how many films are truly original these days? It did get me thinking how good it would be if these were real and in our minds there really was little people sorting out our memories, like the other day I was trying to remember a song then a couple of days later when I'd forgot about it it came into my head suddenly and imagine if that was due to little guys in our heads sorting through archived memories.
We meet Riley's imaginary friend who's just going about his day in the long term memory area of the brain, unfortunately Bing Bong fades away and is forgotten by Riley at the end, whilst he did this to help Joy not be forgotten for good it was still sad.
One scene I did like inparticular was the trailer that I saw during the Minions film and in that the mother is talking to dadf but in his mind Soccer is playing, I can relate to that though it's usually Basketball or American Football which is funny as the Soccer/Football game is shown for UK audiences, I believe Hokey is shown in US cut.
Highly enjoyable and looks beautiful, no I'm not talking about Inside Out and I mean myself, nah only joking. Go see it now.
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I asked my 9 year old sister if she wanted to practice reviewing so here's her first ever one -
INSIDE OUT REVIEW
I went to inside out at the cinema in rhyl
and i thought it was really good
and my favourite characters in order are
Anger
Disgust
Sadness
Fear
Joy
when riley was born the 1st to the 5th character that came in
1st Joy
2nd Sadness
3rd Disgust
4th Fear
5th Anger
i didn't like joy because she always tries to look on the
bright side and saying things like "hey it's alright"
and "group hug you to anger" it's really annoying
to me.
I love anger he's a LOL i really love him
the best thing about him is his little
news paper with his little headlines from what
the parents said.
We met bing-bong in the long term memory
and he was going through the islands
and they keep falling apart
and friendship island falls apart because
Anger tries to be Joy and everything goes wrong
and Riley and her friend fall out.
Goofball island falls apart when the dad pretends to be a
monkey and there is no reply.
hockey island goes when she fails the hockey trial because Joy
and Sadness weren't there.
she left home on the bus and went back because she had a change of heart
because sadness and joy weren't there
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
All-Time NBA Rosters
- I've done the seedings (http://nonwrestling.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/all-time-nba-bracket-seeds.html) now to reveal the Rosters. It will go PG-SG-SF-PF-C and in brackets are career averages going PPG-RPG-APG. With some teams like Orlando this wont matter but for teams with franchises I shall include them so OKC team will include Seattle and Brooklyn from NJ etc.
Atlanta Hawks - Mookie Blaylock (13.5-4.1-6.7) - Pete Maravich (24.2-4.2-5.4) - Dominique Wilkins - (24.8-6.7-2.5) - Bob Petit (26.4-16.2-3) - Al Horford (14.2-9.2-2.7)
Boston Celtics - Bob Cousy (18.4-5.2-7.5) - Sam Jones (17.7-4.9-2.5) - Larry Bird (24.3-10-6.3) - Kevin McHale (17.9-7.3-1.7) - Bill Russell (15.1-22.5-4.3)
Brooklyn Nets -
Charlotte Hornets - Raymond Felton (12.7-3.2-6.3) - Jason Richardson* (17.1-5-2.7) - Gerald Wallace (11.9-5.8-2.1) - Larry Johnson (16.2-7.5-3.3) - Alonzo Mourning (17.1-8.5-1.1)
Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose (20.4-3.7-6.5) - Michael Jordan (30.1-6.2-5.3) - Scottie Pippen (16.1-6.4-5.2) - Bob Love (17.6-5.9-1.4) - Artis Gilmore (17.1-10.1-2)
Cleveland Cavs -
Dallas Mavericks -
Denver Nuggets - Fat Lever (13.9-6-6.2) - David Thompson (22.7-4.1-3.3) - Alex English (21.5-5.5-3.6) - Byron Beck (11.5-7-1.3) - Dan Issel (20.4-7.9-2.5)
Detroit Pistons - Isiah Thomas (19.2-3.6-9.3) - Joe Dumars (16.1-2.2-4.5) - Dave DeBusschere (16.1-11-2.9) - Dennis Rodman (7.3-13.1-1.8) - Bob Lanier (20.1-10.1-3.1)
Golden State Warriors -
Houston Rockets -
Indiana Pacers -
LA Clippers -
LA Lakers - Magic Johnson (19.5-7.2-11.2) - Kobe Bryant (25.4-5.3-4.8) - Elgin Baylor (27.4-13.5-4.6) - Pau Gasol (18.3-9.4-3.2) - Shaquille O'Neal (23.7-10.9-2.5)
Memphis Grizzlies -
Miami Heat - Tim Hardaway (17.3-8.2-1.6) - Dwayne Wade (24.1-4.9-5.9) - Glen Rice (18.3-4.4-2.1) - Udonis Haslem (8.2-7.2-0.9) - Rony Seikaly (14.7-9.5-1.3)
Milwaukee Bucks - Oscar Robertson (25.7-7.5-9.5) - Ray Allen (19.6-4.1-3.4) - marques Johnson (21-7.5-3.7) - Terry Cummings (19.4-7.8-2.3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.6-11.2-3.6)
Minnesota Timberwolves - Stephon Marbury (19.3-3-7.6) - Isaiah Rider (16.7-3.8-2.7) - Wally Szczerbiak (14.1-4-2.4) - Kevin Garnett (18.2-10.2-3.8) - Al Jefferson (17-9.1-1.6)
New Orleans Pelicans -
New York Knicks - Walt Frazier (18.9-5.9-6.1) - Earl Monroe (18.8-3-3.9) - Bernard King (22.5-5.8-3.3) - () - Patrick Ewing ()
Oklahoma City Thunder - Gary Payton (16.3-3.9-6.7)
Orlando Magic - Penny Hardaway (19-4.7-6.3) - Nick Anderson (14.4-5.3-2.6) - Grant Hill (16.7-6-4.1) - Rashard Lewis (14.9-5.2-1.7) - Dwight Howard (18.1-12.7-1.5)
Philadelphia 76ers - Mo Cheeks (11.1-2.8-6.7) - Allen Iverson (26.7-3.7-6.2) - Julius Erving (22-6.7-3.9) - Moses Malone (20.6-12.2-1.4) - Wilt Chamberlain (30.1-22.9-4.4)
Phoenix Suns - Steve Nash (14.4-3-8.5) - Walter Davis (18.9-3-3.8) - Shawn Marion (16.2-9.1-2) - Charles Barkley (22.1-11.7-3.9) - Amare Stoudemire (21.3-3-3.8)
Portland Trail Blazers -
Sacramento Kings -
San Antonio Spurs -
Toronto Raptors - Damon Stoudamire (13.4-3.5-6.1) - Doug Christie (11.2-3.8-2.7) - Jalen Rose (14.3-3.5-3.8) - Chris Bosh (19.3-8.6-2) - Andrea Bargnani (15-4.8-1.3)
Utah Jazz -
Washington Wizards -
* = Richardson played one full season for CHA however it was a good season and they aren't dripping with possible replacements.
Atlanta Hawks - Mookie Blaylock (13.5-4.1-6.7) - Pete Maravich (24.2-4.2-5.4) - Dominique Wilkins - (24.8-6.7-2.5) - Bob Petit (26.4-16.2-3) - Al Horford (14.2-9.2-2.7)
Boston Celtics - Bob Cousy (18.4-5.2-7.5) - Sam Jones (17.7-4.9-2.5) - Larry Bird (24.3-10-6.3) - Kevin McHale (17.9-7.3-1.7) - Bill Russell (15.1-22.5-4.3)
Brooklyn Nets -
Charlotte Hornets - Raymond Felton (12.7-3.2-6.3) - Jason Richardson* (17.1-5-2.7) - Gerald Wallace (11.9-5.8-2.1) - Larry Johnson (16.2-7.5-3.3) - Alonzo Mourning (17.1-8.5-1.1)
Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose (20.4-3.7-6.5) - Michael Jordan (30.1-6.2-5.3) - Scottie Pippen (16.1-6.4-5.2) - Bob Love (17.6-5.9-1.4) - Artis Gilmore (17.1-10.1-2)
Cleveland Cavs -
Dallas Mavericks -
Denver Nuggets - Fat Lever (13.9-6-6.2) - David Thompson (22.7-4.1-3.3) - Alex English (21.5-5.5-3.6) - Byron Beck (11.5-7-1.3) - Dan Issel (20.4-7.9-2.5)
Detroit Pistons - Isiah Thomas (19.2-3.6-9.3) - Joe Dumars (16.1-2.2-4.5) - Dave DeBusschere (16.1-11-2.9) - Dennis Rodman (7.3-13.1-1.8) - Bob Lanier (20.1-10.1-3.1)
Golden State Warriors -
Houston Rockets -
Indiana Pacers -
LA Clippers -
LA Lakers - Magic Johnson (19.5-7.2-11.2) - Kobe Bryant (25.4-5.3-4.8) - Elgin Baylor (27.4-13.5-4.6) - Pau Gasol (18.3-9.4-3.2) - Shaquille O'Neal (23.7-10.9-2.5)
Memphis Grizzlies -
Miami Heat - Tim Hardaway (17.3-8.2-1.6) - Dwayne Wade (24.1-4.9-5.9) - Glen Rice (18.3-4.4-2.1) - Udonis Haslem (8.2-7.2-0.9) - Rony Seikaly (14.7-9.5-1.3)
Milwaukee Bucks - Oscar Robertson (25.7-7.5-9.5) - Ray Allen (19.6-4.1-3.4) - marques Johnson (21-7.5-3.7) - Terry Cummings (19.4-7.8-2.3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.6-11.2-3.6)
Minnesota Timberwolves - Stephon Marbury (19.3-3-7.6) - Isaiah Rider (16.7-3.8-2.7) - Wally Szczerbiak (14.1-4-2.4) - Kevin Garnett (18.2-10.2-3.8) - Al Jefferson (17-9.1-1.6)
New Orleans Pelicans -
New York Knicks - Walt Frazier (18.9-5.9-6.1) - Earl Monroe (18.8-3-3.9) - Bernard King (22.5-5.8-3.3) - () - Patrick Ewing ()
Oklahoma City Thunder - Gary Payton (16.3-3.9-6.7)
Orlando Magic - Penny Hardaway (19-4.7-6.3) - Nick Anderson (14.4-5.3-2.6) - Grant Hill (16.7-6-4.1) - Rashard Lewis (14.9-5.2-1.7) - Dwight Howard (18.1-12.7-1.5)
Philadelphia 76ers - Mo Cheeks (11.1-2.8-6.7) - Allen Iverson (26.7-3.7-6.2) - Julius Erving (22-6.7-3.9) - Moses Malone (20.6-12.2-1.4) - Wilt Chamberlain (30.1-22.9-4.4)
Phoenix Suns - Steve Nash (14.4-3-8.5) - Walter Davis (18.9-3-3.8) - Shawn Marion (16.2-9.1-2) - Charles Barkley (22.1-11.7-3.9) - Amare Stoudemire (21.3-3-3.8)
Portland Trail Blazers -
Sacramento Kings -
San Antonio Spurs -
Toronto Raptors - Damon Stoudamire (13.4-3.5-6.1) - Doug Christie (11.2-3.8-2.7) - Jalen Rose (14.3-3.5-3.8) - Chris Bosh (19.3-8.6-2) - Andrea Bargnani (15-4.8-1.3)
Utah Jazz -
Washington Wizards -
* = Richardson played one full season for CHA however it was a good season and they aren't dripping with possible replacements.
All-Time NBA Bracket Seeds
- Inspired by the Shaq/Pippen 'beef' of a few weeks ago I started a All-Time NBA bracket where I see who I think is the best ever starting 5, players are from an All-Time roster and not a starting 5 from a certain period also no dupes so Shaq may not even make my Lakers team depending on where I place Wilt and Kareem. The seeds were based on Title Wins and after wasting around 20 pieces of paper I worked out how to fit 30 Teams into a bracket hence the Top Teams get byes to around the 2nd round I believe.
Here's the seeding -
1. Boston Celtics
2. Minneapolis/LA Lakers
3. Chicago Bulls
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Miami Heat
9. Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers
10. New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets
11. Houston Rockets
12. New York Knicks
13. Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee/St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks
14. Dallas Mavericks
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder
17. Portland Trail-Blazers
18. Rochester/Cincinnati Royals/Kansas-Omaha Kings/Kansas/Sacramento Kings
19. Chicago Packers/Chicago Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets/Capital/Washington/Washington Wizards
20. Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets
21. Cleveland Cavaliers
22. Denver Nuggets
23. Buffalo Braves/San Diego Clippers/ LA Clippers
24. Memphis Grizzlies
25. Minnesota Timberwolves
26. New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans
27. Orlando Magic
28. Phoenix Suns
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Utah Jazz
Top 8 seeds don't appear until 2nd round as it starts with the bottom 12 facing each other 19 Vs. 30, 20 Vs. 29 etc. then the winners advance to Round 1 where 9-18 appear then the big dogs show up until 1 winner emerges and I am a DET fan but will but aside biases as I think that is integral in these things.
Here's the seeding -
1. Boston Celtics
2. Minneapolis/LA Lakers
3. Chicago Bulls
4. San Antonio Spurs
5. Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors
6. Detroit Pistons
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Miami Heat
9. Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers
10. New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets
11. Houston Rockets
12. New York Knicks
13. Tri-Cities Blackhawks/Milwaukee/St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks
14. Dallas Mavericks
15. Milwaukee Bucks
16. Seattle Supersonics/Oklahoma City Thunder
17. Portland Trail-Blazers
18. Rochester/Cincinnati Royals/Kansas-Omaha Kings/Kansas/Sacramento Kings
19. Chicago Packers/Chicago Zephyrs/Baltimore Bullets/Capital/Washington/Washington Wizards
20. Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets
21. Cleveland Cavaliers
22. Denver Nuggets
23. Buffalo Braves/San Diego Clippers/ LA Clippers
24. Memphis Grizzlies
25. Minnesota Timberwolves
26. New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans
27. Orlando Magic
28. Phoenix Suns
29. Toronto Raptors
30. Utah Jazz
Top 8 seeds don't appear until 2nd round as it starts with the bottom 12 facing each other 19 Vs. 30, 20 Vs. 29 etc. then the winners advance to Round 1 where 9-18 appear then the big dogs show up until 1 winner emerges and I am a DET fan but will but aside biases as I think that is integral in these things.
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
The Walking Dead
TWD had entered my orbit in terms of the name but if someone asked me to name a character from said show I'd be dumbstruck, recently however Season 1 was £5 so after asking on Facebook I decided to have a punt and buy it.
I've finished Season 1 now and last night finished Episode 5 Season 2 and have decided to recap/review each episode from now on a la my Arrow blog post (http://nonwrestling.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/arrow-season-2.html)
Season 1 was good on the whole though I did kind of go uhhh when the CDC came about as I felt it kind of knocked the show of its momentum slightly and I didn't much care for that or Dr. Jenner.
In terms of characters I did like Shane, Daryl and although the character is unlikeable Merle, played by Yondu man how can I not dig that!
As the season drew to a close, it was six episodes, they simply forgot about looking for Merle whether it was meant to be taken as they thought he was dead, I doubt Daryl would give up though or the writers just leaving it I'm unsure. A good part was when the camp was attacked as it was unexpected and thinned the herd though bar Amy and to an extent Jim none of the other characters were that memorable.
SEASON 2
Just past the halfway mark. I have enjoyed it so far even though it has been rather slow though I do think an adrenaline pumping zombie slaughter every episode would be rather tiring. Shane has been the highlight for me so far, though I did shake my head when he sacrificed Otis. Carl got shot, though I sympathized more with the deer me being an animal man and all but he's A-Ok now as he was tended to on a farm owned by Hershel Greene and his family, I do think Hershel has been played very well so far by Scott Wilson.
Sophia, Carol's daughter, went missing after running from Walkers in the opener and this carried/dragged down depending on your POV the first half of season 2 though the ending to the arc was beautiful and harrowing at the same time. Turns out old Hershel has Walkers in the barn, some his family some found on the land, he believes they can be cured.
Hershels plan to store them and hopefully save them was put to bed by Shane who upon hearing of the zombies, only Glenn initially knew, and witnessing Rick and Hershel take some to the barn decided enough was enough and Shane, Daryl, T-Dog (uh any need for a gangsta name in a post-apocalyptic world?), Andrea and a reluctant Glenn gunned down the Walkers after Shane released them from the barn but then blow me after they were all killed and all seemed well in the world/farm Sophia comes out as a walker and Rick puts her down. I thought the reaction of Hershel was well done as he stares in disbelief at what's unfolding.
In 'Nebraska', episode name not the actual state, Hershel is getting drunk as Glen and Rick come to get him when two unknown survivors come in, I hated them, which may of been the point I don't know, but I was happy when Rick shot them down both figuratively and literally. Forgot to mention, due to its stupidity, Lori was in a car accident.
Just watched the next episode 'Trigger Finger' the friends of the people Rick killed showed up, Hershel shot one who survived that but was set upon by Walkers, who've taken a back seat pretty much this season. Lori's car flipped last ep and this picked up with her fighting off a couple Walkers, the one pushing his face through the broken window was a terrific visual, she seems A-Okay though and is eventually back at camp via Shane, she didn't even seem to have a scratch on her the whole thing seems to of existed just to have Shane lie to her about Rick being safe. The recent episodes have done a lot to knock Dale down in my estimation he's gone from one of the best characters to being Shane's number one badmouther, I think he'd even tell a Walker if he came across one how bad Shane is. Last scene was good though as Lori pretty much told Rick Shane had to die for the good of the camp, will Lori ever have anything positive to say?
Rick Vs. Shane finally happened w/ Rick throwing punches and Shane throwing wrenches then it was made a handicap match as Walers were awoken from an afternoon nap. Shane was trapped in a bus with Walkers trying to get in when Rick left with Randall, a guy who's lost his leg when it was impaled on a fence and now they're dumping him a way from the farm but he knows Maggie, however Rick returned to get Shane, who almost went all Dukes Of Hazard when re-entering the car. Back at home Lori apparently lives in the 50s thinking women should just do chores.
Now finished Season 2, since my last post Dale died, ripped open by a Walker then shot by Daryl in a mercy killing and then Randall was killed by Shane who used the search for Randall as a ploy to kill Rick but Rick stabbed Shane instead then Carl, who I find annoying through I dislike kids anyway, shot Walker Shane and the gunshot led a load of Walkers, and I mean a load, to the farm cue operation shoot and run like hell, Hershel lost Patricia, Otis' wife, and Jimmy, his or Otis son I assume, in the fracas but the core survived. Andrea got lost from the group and was seemingly about to meet her maker when a mysterious hooded figure saved her, this is Michonne that's not revealed but I know it is also Rick has gone all Ricktator, ha-ha, on the group and gone like Shane in a sense and told the people what Jenner told him which is that everyone is infected which is why any death leads to Walker state. The season ended with a shot of a Prison in the distance.
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SEASON 3
In the premiere we find that a few months have passed since Season 2, yet they only just find the prison which was a stones throw away in Season 2s final scene, not a complaint just an observation. Liked them picking off the Prison Yard Walkers from the towers and also at the end more survivors were revealed indoors, they'd been locked in the cafeteria for 10 months or something and we get another stupid name - Big Tiny. Hershel gets his lower leg amputated after he is bitten/grabbed I forget which.
Well it seems Rick is becoming a bit more Shaneified, funny as that's what he preached against for so long, as he makes the tougher choices by gut now seemingly instead of waiting as he kills one of the Prisoners and another one he willingly locked out in the Walkers though I must say I do like this Rick as it's better than 'oh lets sleep on it' as I do think you would make the choices he makes now in this world as it is dog-eat-dog essentially, well Walker-eat-human but you know what I mean. Carol practises a cesarian on a Walker for when Lori has her kid which was a touch I appreciate, Hershel's not dead but he is now legless like he was last season but in a different way.
Last episode 'Walk With Me' had nothing of the Prison Living Survivors as we focused on Andrea and Michonne, they were found by The Governor and Merle, with a knife arm now due to the Rick enforced amputation. Governor it turns out runs Woodbury a safe haven though it did come across as too good to be true and had an air of uneasiness to me. Governor was all smiles and a real nice guy to boot but then he goes and kills a bunch of soldiers as he wants their supplies and lies to his town people that they were killed by Walkers when they got there. funny though as a Governor would be better suited to a Prison and Rick could do with Woodbury, how long till the two camps meet?
Possibly my fave episode yet as I watched 'Killer Within' where it all goes Pete Tong as Walkers get in the prison grounds and the camp is splintered this leads to T-Dog getting bit then running around with Carol and letting himself get eaten so she can live, I thought something was amiss when T-Dog had actual lines at the start of the ep, Carol's not returned yet and is assumed dead by the group so either she is dead offscreen or she's a hide and seek master. Lori gave birth via a Maggie done C-Section then Carl shot her, off screen making it more chilling in a way especially the way he went past Maggie on his way out. Ricks breakdown at the end I'm guessing is like marmite within the fans community. The next episode Rick doesn't say anything until the very end when he says 'hello' when answering a phone in the prison, bet it's a double glazing salesman. Back in Woodbury though is where more stuff happened as Michonne has left without Andrea who stays then may now realise Michonne was right about something being off as she sees Merle fight random guy in the middle of toothless Zombies which in Woodbury is entertainment, better than what we get in Rhyl. Daryl and Maggie got supplies as well for the new baby girl, also noticed that Oscar gets a credit in the end credits but Axel doesn't so either he's a main character guy credit wise or they've forgotten him.
Big developments as the two camps find out about each other, Merle was chasing Michonne through the area around Woodbury when they stumbled upon Glenn and Maggie on a supply run. Glenn and Maggie or Gleggie are now prisoners of The Governor and Michonne made her way to the prison after she over heard Glenn and Maggie or Magenn talking. After some work from Governor and Merle on the pair Maggie revealed where they were staying and Michonne told the prison camp about Woodbury though I was waiting for her to drop in Merle's name or even a description of him but she didn't which was frustrating. Ended with Rick Daryl, Oscar and Michonne outside Woodbury unbeknownst to the guards .... oh them phone calls in the prison were in Ricks head.
Forgot I was doing this, I finished Season 3 a few days ago, it takes me ages to watch something as evidenced by the gap in the last post to me finishing the Season. Governor went from creep villain to psychopath villain in about 2 seconds as he slaughtered his own people who ran after a failed assassination of Ricks prison crew. Merle got killed by Governor then sadly Zombie Merle had to be offed by Daryl, Andrea, the most annoyingly inconsistent character of the Season was killed off, woo-hoo.
I've finished Season 1 now and last night finished Episode 5 Season 2 and have decided to recap/review each episode from now on a la my Arrow blog post (http://nonwrestling.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/arrow-season-2.html)
Season 1 was good on the whole though I did kind of go uhhh when the CDC came about as I felt it kind of knocked the show of its momentum slightly and I didn't much care for that or Dr. Jenner.
In terms of characters I did like Shane, Daryl and although the character is unlikeable Merle, played by Yondu man how can I not dig that!
As the season drew to a close, it was six episodes, they simply forgot about looking for Merle whether it was meant to be taken as they thought he was dead, I doubt Daryl would give up though or the writers just leaving it I'm unsure. A good part was when the camp was attacked as it was unexpected and thinned the herd though bar Amy and to an extent Jim none of the other characters were that memorable.
SEASON 2
Just past the halfway mark. I have enjoyed it so far even though it has been rather slow though I do think an adrenaline pumping zombie slaughter every episode would be rather tiring. Shane has been the highlight for me so far, though I did shake my head when he sacrificed Otis. Carl got shot, though I sympathized more with the deer me being an animal man and all but he's A-Ok now as he was tended to on a farm owned by Hershel Greene and his family, I do think Hershel has been played very well so far by Scott Wilson.
Sophia, Carol's daughter, went missing after running from Walkers in the opener and this carried/dragged down depending on your POV the first half of season 2 though the ending to the arc was beautiful and harrowing at the same time. Turns out old Hershel has Walkers in the barn, some his family some found on the land, he believes they can be cured.
Hershels plan to store them and hopefully save them was put to bed by Shane who upon hearing of the zombies, only Glenn initially knew, and witnessing Rick and Hershel take some to the barn decided enough was enough and Shane, Daryl, T-Dog (uh any need for a gangsta name in a post-apocalyptic world?), Andrea and a reluctant Glenn gunned down the Walkers after Shane released them from the barn but then blow me after they were all killed and all seemed well in the world/farm Sophia comes out as a walker and Rick puts her down. I thought the reaction of Hershel was well done as he stares in disbelief at what's unfolding.
In 'Nebraska', episode name not the actual state, Hershel is getting drunk as Glen and Rick come to get him when two unknown survivors come in, I hated them, which may of been the point I don't know, but I was happy when Rick shot them down both figuratively and literally. Forgot to mention, due to its stupidity, Lori was in a car accident.
Just watched the next episode 'Trigger Finger' the friends of the people Rick killed showed up, Hershel shot one who survived that but was set upon by Walkers, who've taken a back seat pretty much this season. Lori's car flipped last ep and this picked up with her fighting off a couple Walkers, the one pushing his face through the broken window was a terrific visual, she seems A-Okay though and is eventually back at camp via Shane, she didn't even seem to have a scratch on her the whole thing seems to of existed just to have Shane lie to her about Rick being safe. The recent episodes have done a lot to knock Dale down in my estimation he's gone from one of the best characters to being Shane's number one badmouther, I think he'd even tell a Walker if he came across one how bad Shane is. Last scene was good though as Lori pretty much told Rick Shane had to die for the good of the camp, will Lori ever have anything positive to say?
Rick Vs. Shane finally happened w/ Rick throwing punches and Shane throwing wrenches then it was made a handicap match as Walers were awoken from an afternoon nap. Shane was trapped in a bus with Walkers trying to get in when Rick left with Randall, a guy who's lost his leg when it was impaled on a fence and now they're dumping him a way from the farm but he knows Maggie, however Rick returned to get Shane, who almost went all Dukes Of Hazard when re-entering the car. Back at home Lori apparently lives in the 50s thinking women should just do chores.
Now finished Season 2, since my last post Dale died, ripped open by a Walker then shot by Daryl in a mercy killing and then Randall was killed by Shane who used the search for Randall as a ploy to kill Rick but Rick stabbed Shane instead then Carl, who I find annoying through I dislike kids anyway, shot Walker Shane and the gunshot led a load of Walkers, and I mean a load, to the farm cue operation shoot and run like hell, Hershel lost Patricia, Otis' wife, and Jimmy, his or Otis son I assume, in the fracas but the core survived. Andrea got lost from the group and was seemingly about to meet her maker when a mysterious hooded figure saved her, this is Michonne that's not revealed but I know it is also Rick has gone all Ricktator, ha-ha, on the group and gone like Shane in a sense and told the people what Jenner told him which is that everyone is infected which is why any death leads to Walker state. The season ended with a shot of a Prison in the distance.
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SEASON 3
In the premiere we find that a few months have passed since Season 2, yet they only just find the prison which was a stones throw away in Season 2s final scene, not a complaint just an observation. Liked them picking off the Prison Yard Walkers from the towers and also at the end more survivors were revealed indoors, they'd been locked in the cafeteria for 10 months or something and we get another stupid name - Big Tiny. Hershel gets his lower leg amputated after he is bitten/grabbed I forget which.
Well it seems Rick is becoming a bit more Shaneified, funny as that's what he preached against for so long, as he makes the tougher choices by gut now seemingly instead of waiting as he kills one of the Prisoners and another one he willingly locked out in the Walkers though I must say I do like this Rick as it's better than 'oh lets sleep on it' as I do think you would make the choices he makes now in this world as it is dog-eat-dog essentially, well Walker-eat-human but you know what I mean. Carol practises a cesarian on a Walker for when Lori has her kid which was a touch I appreciate, Hershel's not dead but he is now legless like he was last season but in a different way.
Last episode 'Walk With Me' had nothing of the Prison Living Survivors as we focused on Andrea and Michonne, they were found by The Governor and Merle, with a knife arm now due to the Rick enforced amputation. Governor it turns out runs Woodbury a safe haven though it did come across as too good to be true and had an air of uneasiness to me. Governor was all smiles and a real nice guy to boot but then he goes and kills a bunch of soldiers as he wants their supplies and lies to his town people that they were killed by Walkers when they got there. funny though as a Governor would be better suited to a Prison and Rick could do with Woodbury, how long till the two camps meet?
Possibly my fave episode yet as I watched 'Killer Within' where it all goes Pete Tong as Walkers get in the prison grounds and the camp is splintered this leads to T-Dog getting bit then running around with Carol and letting himself get eaten so she can live, I thought something was amiss when T-Dog had actual lines at the start of the ep, Carol's not returned yet and is assumed dead by the group so either she is dead offscreen or she's a hide and seek master. Lori gave birth via a Maggie done C-Section then Carl shot her, off screen making it more chilling in a way especially the way he went past Maggie on his way out. Ricks breakdown at the end I'm guessing is like marmite within the fans community. The next episode Rick doesn't say anything until the very end when he says 'hello' when answering a phone in the prison, bet it's a double glazing salesman. Back in Woodbury though is where more stuff happened as Michonne has left without Andrea who stays then may now realise Michonne was right about something being off as she sees Merle fight random guy in the middle of toothless Zombies which in Woodbury is entertainment, better than what we get in Rhyl. Daryl and Maggie got supplies as well for the new baby girl, also noticed that Oscar gets a credit in the end credits but Axel doesn't so either he's a main character guy credit wise or they've forgotten him.
Big developments as the two camps find out about each other, Merle was chasing Michonne through the area around Woodbury when they stumbled upon Glenn and Maggie on a supply run. Glenn and Maggie or Gleggie are now prisoners of The Governor and Michonne made her way to the prison after she over heard Glenn and Maggie or Magenn talking. After some work from Governor and Merle on the pair Maggie revealed where they were staying and Michonne told the prison camp about Woodbury though I was waiting for her to drop in Merle's name or even a description of him but she didn't which was frustrating. Ended with Rick Daryl, Oscar and Michonne outside Woodbury unbeknownst to the guards .... oh them phone calls in the prison were in Ricks head.
Forgot I was doing this, I finished Season 3 a few days ago, it takes me ages to watch something as evidenced by the gap in the last post to me finishing the Season. Governor went from creep villain to psychopath villain in about 2 seconds as he slaughtered his own people who ran after a failed assassination of Ricks prison crew. Merle got killed by Governor then sadly Zombie Merle had to be offed by Daryl, Andrea, the most annoyingly inconsistent character of the Season was killed off, woo-hoo.
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
My FIFA Rules
- Drop the smaller teams from qualification for big tournaments - San Marino, Lichtenstein, Scotland et al have no chance of getting anywhere near World Cup, Euros etc. and it'd be a mercy killing stopping them trying.
- Give teams team names like in US Sports. I love US Sports and think that giving the teams names will improve the sport - Liverpool Losers, Arsenal Weasels, Salford Suckers etc.
- Ban Lineker from commenting on any football news related story as he just annoys me.
- No draws. Any game that ends in a draw goes to golden goal or penalties and I mean domestic football.
- Make the goals bigger to try and stop dull 0-0s. (or implement the above rule)
- Give the teams a half court violation where they can't spend more than X amount of time in their own half and when in the opposition's half they can't go back over the line.
- Drop the League Cup in UK or make it the Johnston-Paint trophy and let it be between Football League teams.
- Make UK/Man Utd fans realise that football did exist pre-1992.
- Either put Celtic in English Leagues, if Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham and Newport can then why not Celtic, or just end Scottish Football.
- Just drop Qatar World Cup due to health problems with the heat.
- Give teams team names like in US Sports. I love US Sports and think that giving the teams names will improve the sport - Liverpool Losers, Arsenal Weasels, Salford Suckers etc.
- Ban Lineker from commenting on any football news related story as he just annoys me.
- No draws. Any game that ends in a draw goes to golden goal or penalties and I mean domestic football.
- Make the goals bigger to try and stop dull 0-0s. (or implement the above rule)
- Give the teams a half court violation where they can't spend more than X amount of time in their own half and when in the opposition's half they can't go back over the line.
- Drop the League Cup in UK or make it the Johnston-Paint trophy and let it be between Football League teams.
- Make UK/Man Utd fans realise that football did exist pre-1992.
- Either put Celtic in English Leagues, if Swansea, Cardiff, Wrexham and Newport can then why not Celtic, or just end Scottish Football.
- Just drop Qatar World Cup due to health problems with the heat.
Friday, 1 May 2015
WWF Attitude
- Fired up the WWF Attitude game for my N64 last night and thought I'd blog my career mode progress instead of doing a PPV review as i'm virtually retired from them now though Breakdown may be done if I can be bothered at the weekend.
- Career mode is simple to follow if rather long, you start on House Shows then after some wins get on HeAt and Shogun Saturday then lastly RAW is WAR and the end of month PPVs. It's split into three tiers - European Title, IC Title and the WWF Title. You start at the bottom of the pile as it's done like the old WCW Top 10 rankings though it has 20 in Euro then 15 in IC and you face the man ahead of you in a match and progress that way though they do throw in tag, triangle or even handicap matches in on occasion and a loss sends you back a spot.
- I've picked Undertaker as I know his move set or at least some good moves which brings me to a confession on fighting games ie MK I hate button mashers and on wrestling games I hate people who do the same move all the time, well i've become one here as all my matches so far follow a pattern of - One Handed Chokeslam -Punch x10 - One Handed Chokeslam - Chokeslam - Tombstone 1,2,3.
I have yet to lose by pinfall, that's not really a brag as my opponents have be on the Mosh, Kurrgan level but I did lose a handicap match via countout to the great thrown together team of Thrasher and Dr. Death (RIP), I did team w/ Taka Michinoku though and in an effort to strengthen Death Valley/Japan relations I let Taka pin Jerry Lawler, European Title here I come.
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- Actually managed to finish the game in one sitting as my matches 90% of the time lasted about 2 minutes and I had to beat Mankind for the WWF Title and after all these matches all I got was a pic of Undertaker and something saying like Congratulations on being Champion and that was it, uh.
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- Actually managed to finish the game in one sitting as my matches 90% of the time lasted about 2 minutes and I had to beat Mankind for the WWF Title and after all these matches all I got was a pic of Undertaker and something saying like Congratulations on being Champion and that was it, uh.
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