This April Fool’s Day, instead of doing one big parody/homage of one of my favorite internet video producers, I do a bunch of small parodies/homages of a bunch of my favorite internet video producers!
Original Title: The Literary Lair: Game of Thrones
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This week, we take a look at a popular book series with the biggest death toll in all of literature!
My predictions for Sunday’s big show! Continue reading
Every 80s and 90s kid grew up with Pee Wee Herman and you either loved him or hated him unless you were that one kid whose parents would not let you watch the shows or the movies and you know why. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure was one of my favorite movies growing up but I could never seem to get into the show. Big Top Pee Wee was mediocre. They had announced a new Pee Wee movie more than a decade ago, even dispelling it as a rumor at one time or another. When the movie finally had a name and an air date on Netflix, the child in me could not wait. Once I finally convinced my boyfriend to sit down and watch it with me this weekend, I made popcorn and settled in for the laughter and the fun.
Pee Wee, although zany in his own way, has a simple life in Fairville with no desire to do anything else. Any fan would be confused by this as his Big Adventure was a road trip across the US to find his bike. He HAS traveled. Does this movie take place before Big Adventure?
Joe Manganiello of True Blood and Magic Mike fame, shows up at the diner where Pee Wee works and they hit it off phenomenally. He invites Pee Wee to his birthday party in New York in four days. Pee Wee decides to drive there (because he has a car now) and meets a colorful cast of characters from a gang of girl bank robbers to the Amish. He gets to New York only to fall down a well. Joe is heartbroken Pee Wee does not come to his party but once he finds out he is stuck in a well, he rescues him and they have a party of their own on the roof of his apartment building.
The movie had promise and there are a few laugh-out-loud moments, but it falls short. It contradicts Big Adventure, overuses gags, and ends up being just a little too silly at times. I enjoyed it but fans were waiting on something big. It is nowhere near as big a disappointment as Duke Nukem Forever but after so many years of waiting, I was not wowed.
Still, I urge you to see it if you remotely liked Big Adventure. It is on Netflix.
When it rains for our heroes, it pours. So many new things to talk about in this new comic. First we have a new codename for Crystal. I didn’t really like “Chrysalis” so I thought Wraith was better. Wraith is a good codename for her considering her ability to become invisible. Note in the hero group shot that Tanis, a character I had on the wayside, is back. Jack has what looks like a human hand. Titanus is wearing pants (Thank God.) and Velocity is hanging out with the group.
However, now we have two new additions to the Starboltsverse: Umbra and Raven! Umbra’s design is based on the old Batman TAS design for Batman. Raven’s suit is based on the pokemon, gligar’s. We’ll be seeing more of him for sure.
As for Crystal, I’ll be exploring her back story in a future comic. You’ll see why she was considered a black sheep and all that stuff. The jury is still out on whether or not I am going to make her and Marcus an item. I might put it to a vote. We’ll see.
In the mean time, check out more Starbolts action here: http://starbolts.blogspot.com
Before the big one this year, let’s look at how the first one COULD have gone. Continue reading
Rila and Riley give their thoughts on one of the most anticipated movies of the year.
“Nasty!!” is a documentary about Ga music legend Allen Nasty!
RT Gomer Productions 