Nothing better than a good Spidey-pun to wrap up the work week. This special was based on the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends cartoon that rocked my Saturday mornings.

Bahlactus has spoken!

“I have the speed of a cheetah!”
“Even a cheetah can be caught!”

Yunjin Kim Pic #2
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So, did last night’s LOST make anyone else’s head hurt? Lots of physics, or at least the illusion of physics. I enjoyed it more than last week’s, mostly because Kate-centric episodes annoy me. But what about that bombshell at the end, eh? No major unveilings last night but lots of little easter eggs. Thank goodness we’ll get almost a full season this year cause this has been a lot of fun. Yeah, I don’t have anything substantial at this point due to some busy-ness. Sue me.

“You just totally Scooby Do-ed me, didn’t you?”

Remember that commercial Z-Man made for a local radio station? Well, they liked it so much he won the station’s commercial-making contest. And they asked him to make more. Unfortunately, there’s no pan-on-Z violence but it’s worth your time. Not only did he get some coin for this work, but he’ll pull in a Sock Point for having his work supplying material to fill today’s post.

Barack Obama
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So, Barack Obama was in town today. He apparently thought he was at Ohio University when addressing the masses at the University of Cincinnati when he opened with “Hello, Bobcats!” We are the Bearcats, by the way. Not that it mattered since he was greeted like a Barack Star. I shit you not, that’s the headline the local paper went with. Anyway, this was the only YouTube I could find and the quality is very low and I don’t think you can hear the actual declaration, sorry. And I brought this up when Kerry had a similar screw-up calling Michigan people “Buckeyes” but you can get burned so bad when you mess-up the first time you open your mouth. Then again, you’re usually speaking to the converted so I doubt someone will change their vote due to a candidate’s inability to correctly name a school’s mascot. But you never can tell. Or you probably can, actually. Because he’s a Barack Star! Cue the whammy bar.

“You know what they say in Texas, Chris: Bobcat can eat all the chili he wants, doesn’t mean he’s gonna crap diamonds.”

Rinnert over at Fever Smile wants you to buy his photographs and put them up in your house. See, it’s a win-win. You get some cool pictures of musicians or Ohio State crap to hang up in your residence so you can look cultured. And Rinnert gets a royalty check. And hopefully, I get some commission, too.

“That’s my motto. Or it might be if I start having a motto.”

NBC’s ‘Knight Rider’
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It’s been a week since the Knight Institute Three Thousand debuted to 13 million viewers. And I was one of them. Knight Rider was back for the 21st style in style: lipstick lesbians, crotch kicking, and threesomes. Turbo boost! Okay, the reviews weren’t especially overwhelming. But maybe people’s expectations were a little high. They’re not remaking Hamlet. This is based on a cheesy 80s show, so don’t expect this remake to be Shakespeare. I don’t think the Bard did much character work involving a talking car.

Speaking of talking car, the voice of KITT blows. A bloated Val Kilmer’s voice does nothing for me. Didn’t they have Will Arnett signed up first? You ditched him because he does voiceovers for GMC commercials. Weak. Talk about downgrade.

Just cause I started off with a negative doesn’t mean the movie did a bad job following the old formula. I felt the movie did a nice job of building off of what worked before, but going in a new direction for a new audience. They didn’t completely disregard the old timers like myself. Some nice touches include a few easter eggs like the old license plate and steering wheel glimpsed early on. The remixed theme song works for me. We even get a cameo by the Hoff! I wonder if Team Knight Rider is in continuity? I can’t imagine. I mean, who remembers that show? The actors from Team Knight Rider probably don’t even remember… or want to.

If this movie ends up being a pilot for an upcoming show, sign me up. Well, at least for one more time. They’ve got to make some changes if this thing’s gonna be around long term. The cast looks a little awkward now. the original only had three main characters. Do you need almost twice as many nowadays?And the new Michael Knight, Mike Traceur, goes from sharing a bed to two ladies at the beginning of the show to making out with his high school sweetheart by the end of it. You can’t saddle the scion of the Hoff! He needs to be free to get a different woman in every port, just like his dear old dad.

What did you think of the new Knight Rider?

“Time heals all things… except these crazy eyes.”

Gatorade is for pansies. This stuff is the real deal. If you liked that one, don’t forget the Power Thirst sequel. Molly found this one so Sock Point to her.

You can send me a YouTube link or some other embeddable video provider and if I like it (or need it) enough to put it up here, Sock Point to you.

Feel free to send your suggestions to my gmail account. It’s woodmania. I’d type it out but I don’t need more junk mail. Just your YouTube suggestions.

Just ask Deadpool. This “scud” sound effect brought to you by Marvel Comics Deadpool & Cable #32.

And, of course, Bahlactus!

“Don’t worry, Mom. I know all about cannibalism. I saw it on TV.”
“See, it’s OK. He saw it on the television.”

lost
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It wasn’t that long ago that ABC’s hit show was losing viewers in droves due to what was perceived as never-ending questions and a mystery that seemed like it was ever be solved. You need to take LOSTicil to keep up. But the third season ended strong and many are back and saying the show is better than ever. Some are still staying away and have to hear us say, “No, really. It’s good again.” We sounded like battered women trying to stick up for our man, even though he beat the tar out of us on more than one occasion.

That’s why I curiously anticipated the reaction of fans following the second episode of this season. Four new characters were introduced and spotlighted in the flashback sequences. Almost no answers were given, just more questions to go with these new people. If this episode came out at the end of Season 2 or beginning of Season 3, I felt that fans would have ripped the show to shreds. But, from what I saw, the response was mostly positive. So, does that mean LOST fans are back under it’s spell? Ready to get bossed around again?

We do have one island mystery confirmed but most are still up in the air. Here’s the latest:

• What’s up with dogs on this show?
• Here’s some pregnancy issues round-up
• Let’s re-examine who’s in the coffin because the end of last episode contradicts my theory.
• Could the island be the Mojoverse?

Okay, that last one might be a little out there. I always get a little punchy at the end of these LOST Theory Thursdays. What do you think, is the show back at it’s old tricks or is it delivering enough answers to lingering questions to you?

“What’s on FOX tonight? Something ribald, no doubt.”

Buried in all the post-Super Bowl, post-Pro Bowl, Spygate news dump came word that said EA will re-up it’s exclusive contract with NFL. That’s bad news. Back in 2004, when the monopoly was first announced, I said it was bad news. The prophecy has come to pass. The current product is not that good.

Not that long ago, I picked up a used Madden ‘08 copy and was moderately impressed. Until I put in last year’s NCAA Football and saw how much better a year-old game played than the current Madden. I didn’t like the last year’s model, either. So, I guess that says a lot about me being pretty stupid to buy Madden ‘08 if I didn’t like Madden ‘07. Granted, some of the problems I had with ‘07 were fixed and most of the ‘08 issues I have are more about creative direction and game presentation as opposed to actual problems with the game.

Apparently, EA sales have taken a dip lately. So, I guess I’m not the only one unimpressed with the NFL’s only video game outlet. Although, we may have to look at the entire next gen lineup because the Xbox 360 and Wii games grade worse than their previous generation’s games. Not so for the PS3. I’m sure the fact that the Red Ring of Death problem continues to afflict other people doesn’t help the 360. But the numbers between the original Xbox and 360 aren’t that far apart. Unlike the Nintendo consoles. I wonder why the Wii games score so much lower than Gamecube games.

It’s a good thing that I picked up Madden used and I didn’t spend full price on a so-so game. That’s something that should be easier to do as Circuit City will sell used games like Gamestop does. That’s nice cause $60 a game is a bit too pricey for my tastes.

“So the super car runs on gas.”