With Firm Resolve, A New Year’s Rhyme Exercise…

Posted on January 1, 2015 by geelw

Well, this 2015 greeting is not so hot, but that’s what happens when you stay up too long with the TV on. You need a resolution because you hate making them and your Procrastinator’s Club card has yet to arrive (don’t worry, they’ll get to you eventually)? Feel free to divine one from that wretched text below or get the hint on what you need to take care of if it’s a negative habit. And stick to it this year so I don’t need to do this again!

Happy New Year!
Hippie No Hair!
Boozy No Beer!
Scaredy No Fear!
Lazy Kick Rear!
Cloudy Get Clear!
Fishy Off Pier!
Whiny No Tear!
Yakky No Smear!
Dummy Get Seer!
Opaque Not Sheer!
Gloomy Get Cheer!
Cranky Get Jeer!
Snarky No Sneer!
Worldly Get Sphere!

Okay, that’s all I’ve got. Actually, there were more, but I wanted to stick to one syllable words and also wanted some of you out there to chime in with your own suggestions. As mother says, “knock yourselves out!”

Frankenstein’s Army: Ding! Your New Guilty Pleasure is Ready…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by geelw

OK, class: clipboards out! Let’s see now:

Cheesy “B”-movie title and “found footage” plot played dead semi-seriously? Check! Nice old-school PRACTICAL effects for the creatures (whee, no CG!) Check! Actors playing Russian and German soldiers not speaking in their native tongues (thus making it easier for lazy Americans who refuse to get more language into their lives and may be of those descents to get what’s going on without all that subtitle readin’)? Czech! No game license to ruin the film (or make it better because the game is awful and rushed to market)? CHECK! Well, this one’s looking like a gory good time, so on the “watch it when it comes to cable or go borrow the inevitable Blu-Ray/DVD” list, I suppose. Richard Raaphorst’s nifty little horror flick should be an instant cult classic once it gets the audience it deserves, so step right up and keep this one on your own list when it hits theaters and On-Demand on July 26, 2013.
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Thunderbirds Are Gone – Gerry Anderson (1929 – 2012)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by geelw

If you were a kid or young adult in the United Kingdom, America and a few other lucky locations during the 1960’s and 70’s and had a TV in the house, you more likely than not saw something Gerry Anderson produced and fell head over heels for before the opening credits were done. I happened to grow up watching Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons, Thunderbirds, UFO and Space: 1999 all of which burned their share of memorable images into my brain and are still fondly remembered today. Sure, much of his output might not hold up to the scrutiny of the legions of jaded sci-fi fans that go for flashier effects, more outrageous characters and overall classier writing. Anderson’s shows were primarily geared to young boys (although his wife Sylvia certainly softened things considerably with her unique fashion sense), but there were more women in his series as time progressed, some of whom ended up a more than eye candy thanks to some fine writing and acting.

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