Here I am, rockin' out again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly ramble about one of the many movies I own. As my friend told me when he suggested I do it, "Just rant about why you like it." Well, sometimes I have movie that I don't like that much, such as today. The Fifth Element. This is in my notes at February 14, 2015.
There are certain movies I buy on home media just so I can maintain my status as an alpha geek. A good example: The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition. I'm quite happy with the theatrical versions, but when I finally saw the Extended Edition in the discount bin, I thought, "Hey! I should get these, cuz I'm a geek." Just went through that again with my recent purchase of The Fifth Element.
I remember when it came out in the summer of 1997, The Fifth Element really didn't grab my attention. But when I was back at university that fall, the damage had been done. "How can you call yourself a geek when you didn't go to see The Fifth Element?" said my peers. For a stretch there in the late 1990s, at least until the 1-2 punch of The Matrix and Episode I in 1999, The Fifth Element was regarded by many to be THE hottest new sci-fi universe on the block.
I eventually got around to renting it. When I saw it, I thought it was pretty good, but it didn't strike me as anything remarkably new or mindblowing. But still, there's a faction that regards it as THE sci-fi movie, so when I saw in the discount bin, and in a collectible tin to boot, I figured it was time to snatch it up.
French director Luc Besson was starting to make his mark on the world stage with his gritty, tough action films coming out of France, particularly La Femme Nikita. He made his debut in Hollywood (and discovered Natalie Portman) with Leon: The Professional. And as I've blogged before, eventually a talent reaches a point where they get a blank cheque to make whatever passion project they choose. Besson got his blank cheque, and he dug out this sci-fi epic he'd been writing since he was 16 years old.
In the 23rd Century, during a great planetary convergence, out comes an orb of pure, unmitigated evil. And it's heading straight for Earth. In order to combat this evil, a great super-weapon must be gathered, using 4 stones representing the four elements, and a fifth element, a supreme being, in order to blast away this evil. The task falls to New York cabbie Korben Dallas, when the supreme being, Leelo, literally falls into his lap. With Leelo in tow, Korben is off to recover the stones and save the world.
But, what really does make this movie unique is its striking visual style. A friend was telling me about the first time he showed it to his sister. His sister is a massive, massive Star Wars fan, and her mind was blown at seeing this huge flying car chase, with people skydiving between the cars, a full five years before Lucas did it in Attack of the Clones. The sight of this futuristic New York really is something else.
This is kind of a last hurrah for good ol' practical effects, too. CGI is used sparingly in the film, using model shots for most of the space scene, and animatronic puppets for most of the aliens. I was totally diggin' it. Even though this movie was made in the 1990s, the model work looks more 1970s. A great classic sci-fi vibe to it all.
And the acting is...well. Korben Dallas is played by Bruce Willis, and it's Bruce Willis doing his standard action hero bit. Milla Jovovich, in the role that really made her acting career, is Leelo, and she brings just the right amount of adorableness to it...this supreme being, kept in stasis for centuries, and alien to our ways. Gary Oldman was stunning as the villainous Zorg. Hard to believe just 10 short years later he'd be Commissioner Gordon. And Chris Tucker as radio announcer Ruby Rhod. If you thought Tucker was annoying in the Rush Hour movies, here he turns it up to 11. And as annoying as he is, I do like the idea of a radio announcer who saves the world.
So, yeah. While it does have an incredibly unique visual style, The Fifth Element really doesn't bring anything new to the space opera genre. But still, it's in my collection now, and my alpha geek status is secure.
Whoa! Where does the time go? As I explain on November Special: Testing 1 2 3,
I’d hoped to bring the podcast back in September, but then I ran into
server troubles. But, it looks like things are back to normal…except
for the fact this is the time I’d be slowing down because Christmas gets
big and busy. But I thought I’d toss one off to make sure that things
do in fact work. So, what’s in this test-cast?
I explain my reservations about The Force Awakens and why I’m trying to stay cautiously optimistic
My thoughts on the announcement of a new Star Trek series and how it’s going to be exclusive to a streaming service we’ve never heard of.
I share my Force Friday adventure…which I’ve already blogged about
Talk about the holiday blockbusters I’ve already seen
And various ramblings about Marvel’s Netflix plans. (As I write this, I’ve only seen the first three episodes of Jessica Jones and it looks good, gang.)
So give a listen to November Special: Testing 1 2 3!
Here we go again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I rant about one of the many movies I own. Today, we get to the classic Bill Murray comedy Stripes. This is originally in my notes at February 13, 2015.
Here we go again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch and ramble about one of the movies I own. This time out, we get into one of the direct-to-DVD animated films that were popular around 10 years ago, with Hulk Vs. This shows up in my notes at February 8, 2015.
Dude, have I really not treated myself to a day in the city since August? I see the last movie review I did over on the main site was Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation back during the August long weekend. No, wait. I had a dentist appointment in September, and since I had the rest of the day after that, I went into West Edmonton Mall for a look-see. But as for my typical "spend the whole day screwing around, spending too much money, and seeing a movie,"...yeah, I haven't done that since the August long.
As I said back then, my movie watching had kind of dropped off, because we were into the movies that I only "kinda sorta" wanted to see. But with the Christmas blockbuster season starting up, things are going to start picking up again movie-wise. And on this particular day, I was off to see the latest in the James Bond pantheon, Spectre.
Since I bought my tickets online to see the new Star Wars movie a few weeks ago, I figured it was time to experiement more with buying my tickets online. This time, though, rather than print off the tickets, I chose the "pick up at the theatre" option. Once the tickets were bought online, and all the ticket confirmations were e-mailed to me, I thought, "Gee, Cineplex, you have this wonderful app. Why doesn't this sync to the app and you just send everything to my phone?" And then I checked my app to see that that's exactly what happened. You've thought of everything, modern technology!
Had to gas up my car before heading to the city. I know, stopping for gas doesn't sound very notable, but I'm doing it in a way that's very new to me. I've joked about this on the air. When I was home for my summer vacation back in August, my Dad sat me down and said, "Son, I think you're old enough to have this now," and he gave me...my very own card for the UFA Cardlock. So I've been filling up at the UFA lately. It's good, if you live on a tight budget like me. As my Dad pointed out, on average, the UFA tends to be 10 cents cheaper than the typical gas stations. And they recently upgraded their system so you can pay with debit now, making it just like any other pay-at-the-pump set-up. I feel like a true Alberta prairie boy now.
It was an uneventful drive into the city. As I blogged many years ago, I minimize the guilt of spending too much money in the city if I buy at least one thing I actually, genuinely need. And lo and behold, I was in need of some new underwear. Got the new tighty whiteys picked up, and then I saw some shirts on sale that I liked. Christmas decorations are now on sale at most places, so I picked up some replacement bulbs for my patio lights. It's frustrated me all summer. I've got some burnt-out bulbs on my patio lights, but since they use the same bulbs as Christmas lights, I had to wait until now for replacement bulbs to go on sale. Anyway, bulbs are bought, and next summer, my patio will be glowing once again.
Had to stop at Best Buy to feed my technology addiction. I think I've blogged about this before, but I'm starting to price out a new Blu-Ray player. I've run into a problem with a few of my Blu-Rays. After the loading screen, the screen goes black and the disc refuses to play. I've googled the problem, and it says I need to install the latest updates for my Blu-Ray player. I googled my make and model, and discovered the last update was released three years ago. So it may be time to upgrade. And it's a good time to, too. I bought my Blu-Ray player 6 years ago, when Blu-Ray was all new and exciting. I paid $300 for it back then, but now, they've really come down in price. I can get a really good one for around $80. I won't buy one today. I'm thinking in January, when I'm flush with Christmas cash and Boxing Day sales are still in swing.
For there, to my beloved West Edmonton Mall. I entered that cathedral of consumerism and was getting ready to get down to business when I got a text from my mother. Turns out my parents were in the city that day as well, and my mother had a hunch that I was probably in the city too, to catch the new James Bond movie. Plans were quickly made to have lunch. It was good to have lunch with my parents, as we decided to go to a real restaurant, rather than the usual food court fare. I tend to avoid real restaurants these days, because I feel there's less judgmental eyes on me in a fast food place. When you're alone in a fast food restaurant, you're a weary traveler, looking for a bite before resuming the road. When you're alone in a real restaurant, you're a friendless, dateless loser.
When my parents resumed their journey, it was time for Bond! Went to the theatre to pick up my ticket. I brought up the bar code on my phone, went to the special kiosk to get my ticket, but the bar code wouldn't scan. Not to worry...just enter the code that came with the bar code, and the machine printed out my ticket. Quick, easy, and painless. And it was time for James Bond to return!
I quite enjoyed Spectre. I geeked out hard at the end of Skyfall. At the end of Skyfall, it was like the reboot that started with Casino Royale was complete, and it was time to get back to some good ol' classic Bond adventures. And here, more of the classic Bond elements are on display. He gets out of jams with gadgets from Q. The classic gun barrel sequence is back at the beginning. The villain has a lair inside a crater. Bond has some cheezy one-liners and action sequences. This feels more like the classic Bond films than any of the other in the Daniel Craig run.
That being said, the attempt to try and tie all the previous films together seemed a little forced. I know we've all got to have cinematic universes and a continuity to our films, but I highly doubt that the villain we meet in this film has been orchestrating things since Casino Royale. They also add some new wrinkles to the terrorist organization known as SPECTRE and its boss Blofeld that seemed totally unnecessary.
Don't get me wrong, Skyfall is still the best of the Daniel Craig run. But I liked this particular outing for Bond.
After the film, had to do some browsing in HMV. It's that time again. With a new Bond film in theatres, that means all of the Bond films have been re-released on Blu-Ray at bargain bin prices. I decided to get myself the "James Bond in Asia" double feature. First up, from the Sean Connery era, You Only Live Twice, which primarily takes place in Japan. I remember the last time I saw it on TV. I was home for Christmas about a year ago, and there was a sequence that takes place at Himeji-jo, Japan's largest castle. In the Bond universe, Himeji-jo houses the training facility for the Japanese secret service's platoon of ninja commandos. Watching that sequence, I boasted about visiting the castle in my time in Japan. My Dad excitedly and seriously asked, "Is it just like the movie? With all the ninjas running around?" "No, Dad," I said. "It's just a tourist attraction these days."
And, to complete the double feature, I picked up, from the Roger Moore era, The Man With the Golden Gun. I once tweeted that Bond films of the 1970s seemed to involved plopping Bond into whatever film genre was popular at the time. For example, since Hong Kong kung fu films were popular, they dropped Bond into one and got The Man With the Golden Gun. It's long considered to be the worst Bond film ever, but Christopher Lee steals the show as the villain, the international assassin known as Scaramanga.
I had to feed another of my addictions. My top collectable for this past year seems to be the Funko ReAction figures...action figures designed to look like the mass-produced toys of the late-1970s/early-1980s. It seems like every time I stop by my favourite collectables shop in West Edmonton Mall, they've got a new batch I covet. This time, it's from my current favourite TV show, The Flash.
Since my parents were kind enough to cover lunch, I had a little extra in the budget for supper, so I headed off to Fatburger. I see they opened up that one in the West Edmonton Mall food court, but I decided to take the long way home and stop at the one in Spruce Grove. I'm still new to the Fatburger experience, but I wanted to try something on their menu they call "Nacho Fries." They take fries and then cover them with ground beef, nacho cheese, tomatos and jalepenios...kinda like Taco Bell's Fries Supreme. I quite enjoyed them.
And I will admit, tipping is one of those adult skills I have yet to figure out. I'm assuming it's good at Fatburger when the clerk and the kitchen staff all scream out "FAT TIP!" after you tip, correct?
Then I put the travel tunes on in ol' Bessie Lou and headed home for Westlock. It was a good day...a day long needed...a day that hadn't come around in a long time.
Here we go again with Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly blog ramble about a movie I own. I finished what I started last week with Wayne's World 2. This shows up in my notes at February 7, 2015.
I've been toying with doing something like this for a while. I've come to the realization that I don't do much with my Facebook fan page, aside from plugging my blog and cross-posting my tweets. So, this past week, I thought I'd try something. With the countdown on to Halloween, every day, I'd share one of my favourite Halloween songs. And now that Halloween is here, I thought I'd compile everything on the blog. So, here's the Halloween songs I shared.
This is Halloween
I love the film The Nightmare Before Christmas. I always looked forward to the Halloween show of my old college radio show, because it was the only time of year I could get away with playing the soundtrack. That’s why it pleases me so when, I look at the music charts I use at work, and see “This is Halloween” climbing the list of most-played Halloween songs. The charts actually list three distinct versions that are in rotation. The first one, credited to “The Citizens of Halloweentown,” is the version from the start of the film that we all know and love. The second one, credited to the song’s composer Danny Elfman, is actually an early demo version that Elfman recorded, and has been released on several Elfman compilations. (Elfman has called this release mildly embarrassing, as it’s just him messing around with his keyboards and singing all the parts.) And, for the film’s 3D re-release in the late-2000s, Disney got Marilyn Manson to cover it.
The Devil Comes Back to Georgia – Mark O’Connor and Friends
We all love “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” but did you know it has a sequel? In the early 1990s, champion fiddle player Mark O’Connor conceived a sequel in which the Devil challenges Johnny to a re-match, and this time, the prize up for grabs is the soul of Johnny’s infant son. O’Connor’s sequel was a country music event. O’Connor performed Johnny’s fiddle solos, with Marty Stuart singing Johnny’s parts. For the Devil, original “Devil Went Down” performer Charlie Daniels did the fiddle solos, with Travis Tritt singing the Devil’s parts. And Johnny Cash is our narrator.
March of the Martians – Harry Brueur
When released in 1969, the album “The Happy Moog” was a bargain bin release, billed as a “Moog synthesizer album for children.” But one track, “March of the Martians,” has particular significance for Canadians of a certain generation. For you see, “March of the Martians” was used as the theme song for the cult classic kids show “The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.”
Transylvania Twist – Bobby “Boris” Pickett
In the perennial Halloween classic “Monster Mash,” Dracula laments, “Whatever happened to my Transylvania Twist?” Well, capitalizing on the success of “Monster Mash,” Bobby Pickett produced a whole album of Halloween novelty songs, and he was sure to finally give us the Transylvania Twist. I love it, because it sounds like every cheesy made-for-TV sound-a-like circa 1964.
It’s a Monster’s Holiday – Buck Owens
Over in my day job, I’ve been trying to track down more Halloween songs to fill out the music library. And it’s been tough. While there’s a lot of great country classics concerning ghost stories and such, nothing has the recognizability of a Monster Mash. Finally, someone pointed me towards Buck Owens’ "It’s a Monster’s Holiday", and I was like, “This is it! Our country music Monster Mash!”
Here we go again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch one of the many movies I own and go a-bloggin' about it. Next in the queue, the 1992 comedy classic that briefly sparked a trend of turning old Saturday Night Live bits into movies, Wayne's World. Originally in my notes at February 1, 2015.
I've gotta get my podcast back up and running. Too much of my nerdy proclivities are starting to leak into my day job. Back on Wednesday, I spent far too much time talking about Back to the Future.
Last Wednesday, October 21, was officially "Back to the Future Day." For those who are wondering why, it's because that date -- October 21, 2015 -- was the fantastic, far-off, futuristic date that Doc and Marty traveled to in Back to the Future Part II. Plus, 2015 is the franchise's 30th anniversary, so it was a good excuse for the 30th anniversary party.
On Wednesday, a good chunk of my show was dedicated to talking about Back to the Future. I just love that movie so much. As many have pointed out, the entirety of the Back to the Future franchise now takes place in the past, as it was meant to be. When franchise co-creators Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale came up with their time travel movie, they knew they didn't their heroes to go to the future because all movies set in the future always get it wrong. "But Mark," you're saying, "The whole end of the first film where Doc takes Marty to the future!" Well, Zemeckis and Gale never had any plans for a trilogy or a franchise back when they made the first one...they just thought it'd be a cute joke to end with. So when the studio wanted a sequel, Zemeckis and Gale were all like, "Well...guess we gotta go to the future. Painted ourselves into a corner with that ending, didn't we?"
But we're not here to talk about Back to the Future. We're here to talk about the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
When that poster first broke the day before the trailer, my first reaction was, "OH MY GOD THAT'S SO COOL!! It's kinda cluttered, though." A friend on Facebook remarked that he loved my enthusiasm tempered with pessimism.
And as I explained...I've been through all this before, with a little film called Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. As much as everything gets me excited, there's a little voice in the back of my head going, "But what if BB-8 is the new Jar Jar?"
Another comment on Facebook told me to put my faith in JJ Abrams. Last time I did that, I got Star Trek Into Darkness. So, yeah. I'm starting to temper my enthusiasm a little.
Which is strange. I'm not one of those who felt massively burned by the prequels. I'm a bit of an Episode I apologist, actually. I didn't feel burned by the prequels until I saw the Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie. That movie is so bad, you guys.
That might be why I haven't bought my advance tickets yet. I'm getting old and paranoid, guys. As much as I want to be there on opening day, it comes out in the middle of December, and there'll probably be 4 feet of snow outside, and I'll have to drive into the city on icy roads with my crappy tires. Fear is starting to consume my life. Fear of driving on icy roads with crappy tires. Fear that The Force Awakens is going to disappoint. Fear of getting out of bed most days.
But still, there's enough in these trailers to get one want to get out of bed. We still don't know these new characters. Who is this woman Rey, and why is she so prominent on the poster? I subscribe to the theory that they're going to reveal her last name to be Solo, and she's Han and Leia's daughter.
And why haven't we seen old Luke Skywalker in any of these promotional materials yet? You know that when he appears in the film, it's going to be a big reveal. A growing theory is that he's actually going to be revealed to be evil...which would be cool. One of the oldest fan theories is that the film is going to be "The Search for Luke" and he doesn't show up until the last 15 minutes or so.
And what's that Death Star-looking thing in the poster?
Anyway, on to the trailer!
Not gonna lie...I kinda like the last trailer better. The way it builds up to the reveal of Han and Chewbacca at the end with "Chewie...we're home." This one, though, finally gives us more glimpses of our new characters, and even though it's just a couple of lines, we're finally getting impressions of who they are and what they're about.
Although, my heart did quicken when they started reinterpreting the "Han Solo and the Princess" theme in the trailer. Reminds me of another tweet I saw: "I really hope the film has more to offer than nostalgia."
My excitement is getting tempered as the day draws closer. Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes out on December 18.
Here we go again with Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly blog the latest DVD/Blu-Ray/VHS I've recently re-watched. I continue going through stuff I bought from the National Film Board, Canada Vignettes: A Love Story. This is in my notes at January 17, 2015.
Well, still haven't finished tuning up the website since my server crash a couple of months ago, so that means ramblings that usually go in the podcast go where they used to go...this blog! I really should get on that, thought. Holiday blockbuster season is right around the corner, so I'm gonna wanna start posting movie reviews again. And let's not forget a little film called Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You know I'll be getting a few podcasts out of that. Anyway, until then, let's blog!
First up, let's talk about Legendary Pictures and their upcoming daikaiju cinematic universe. Legendary Pictures made last year's American Godzilla reboot, which I thought was pretty good. Last year, they also announced that they were working on Kong: Skull Island, a King Kong prequel/reboot all about King Kong and the island from whence he came. Didn't take much for people to go, "Dude...does this mean they're gonna do King Kong vs Godzilla?" Well, no, because while Legendary was making the films, King Kong is still owned by Universal and Warner Brothers has the American rights to Godzilla.
Well, that is, until Legendary dotted the necessary i's and crossed the necessary t's and made things all copacetic with the various movie studios. And this past week, they announced their grand cinematic universe plans:
March 10, 2017 - Kong: Skull Island
June 8, 2018 - Godzilla 2
2020 - Godzilla vs Kong
The connecting thread in all these films is going to be Monarch, the shadowy organization we saw in Godzilla that's been monitoring giant monsters. They're actually going to be building quite the cinematic universe for this. It's already been announced that for Godzilla 2, they secured the rights to such famous Godzilla rogues as Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah.
And I am thrilled. I really enjoyed last year's Godzilla reboot, and if they can keep that momentum going, this is going to be good.
Here we go again with Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly ramble about the latest Blu-Ray I just re-watched. This time out, I get to one of the...most disappointing superhero reboots of recent times, 2014`s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This is in my notes at January 4, 2015.
Here we go again, Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch one of the movies I own and blog about it. Today, we watch the movie that was going to ruin Marvel...until it didn't. Guardians of the Galaxy. I originally watched it and jotted this down on December 14, 2014.
Here we go again, on Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly ramble about a DVD or Blu-Ray I own. It's time to dip my toe in the world of 007 once again with the unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again. This is in my notes at December 7, 2014.
Well, I was hoping to be bringing back my podcast at around this time, but, as it happens, life got in the way.
As I shared on Facebook a few weeks ago, I got a frantic text from my best friend. He's kind enough to host chaosinabox.com for me. And the text said, "SERVER'S CRASHING!!!! BACK UP EVERYTHING NOW!!!" Luckily, I was able to get everything backed-up, and my best friend had a new server lined-up and everything back online the next day.
Well...mostly.
Now I'm just futzing about with all those little things that come with a server move. Fixing dead links, re-uploading images I used, stuff like that. Well, at least when I completely redesigned the website to use WordPress back in the spring, all that stuff is easier now. It's just finding the time to do it.
Working on my website is a real "falling down the rabbit hole" thing with me. I'll put it off for the longest time, and then, on a bored Sunday afternoon, I'll go, "Well, I got nothing better to do. I'll just do this one thing to the website." 16 hours later, I'm wondering where the day has gone. It's like most things, right? You got a roll, and you don't wanna stop.
So, yeah. I've got to find the right bored Sunday afternoon to just sit down and get that done. Obviously, this isn't it, because I'm blogging instead of clicking over to the site and working on it.
And the podcast will be back once the site is back up to 100%.
So the new trend these days are "box subscription services." It's kind of an update of the ol' "Book of the Month Club" concept. You pay your subscription fee, and once a month, they send you a box full of stuff. I've seen them online for shaving products, healthy snacks...all kind of stuff. But, me being me, the one that catches my eye the most are the monthly boxes of nerd-friendly merchandise.
The one that seems to sponsor most of the podcasts I listen to is Loot Crate. A co-worker got a one year subscription to Nerd Block for his birthday. He was raving about it in the office and trying to get me to sign up. "Mark...the note inside this month's box says that next month is all Star Wars stuff! Sign up now and you'll get the box full of Star Wars stuff!"
And that happened to be the same day they announced Star Wars: Smuggler's Bounty, the official Star Wars box subscription service. Why settle for just one box full of Star Wars stuff, when you could get a box full of Star Wars stuff EVERY MONTH? And Smuggler's Bounty is being run by Funko, the makers of those Pop! bobbleheads that are a popular collectible right now. One of the selling points of Smuggler's Bounty is 2 exclusives Pops in every box.
And I will admit, that signing up for one of these is awfully tempting. But, you've seen me lament in this blog lately that money's been awfully tight for me this year, and this definitely falls into the category of a "want" and not a "need." Plus, at the end of the day, it's a box of stuff. More stuff that I need to find a place for. Now, I'm not getting all like my sister, who's all about the downsizing these days and minimizing clutter, but I am starting to ask myself how much more stuff do I really need?
So as much as it breaks my heart, I think I'm going to have to say no right now.
I'm so glad that season 3 of Batman: The Brave and the Boldis finally on Netflix! I love the weirdly meta final episode Mitefall!
For those who missed it, Batman: The Brave and the Bold was the Batman cartoon that ran from 2008 - 2011. Figuring it was finally time for the Dark Knight to stop being so dark, it drew more from the Silver Age of Comics, being a more lighthearted adventure show. Taking its cues from its namesake comic, each episode featured Batman teaming up with another hero from the DC Universe. It was kind of DC's deep cuts, as several very obscure C-list heroes started showing up to team up with Batman, like OMAC and Uncle Sam. But the true scene-stealer was Aquaman, who was reimagined into a blustering, high-seas swashbuckler.
But when season 3 was announced to be the last, they stopped with the deep cuts and started with the greatest hits, and we finally got team-ups with Superman and Wonder Woman. Batman and Superman threw down in the episode Battle of the Superheroes!, when Superman, infected by Red Kyptonite, goes on a crime spree, and Batman has to take him down. Although, Superman's crime spree seems to be nothing but a collection of the greatest covers from Superdickery.com. Remember this viral site, where it collected the best Silver Age covers of Superman acting like a total dick? The site even gets a shout out as the staff at the Daily Planet discuss Superman's rampage:
Jimmy Olson: Yeah, Superman's turned into a real di--
Lois Lane: (interrupting Jimmy) DIFFERENT person.
But as I said, I was looking forward to the weirdly meta finale Mitefall! A recurring character was the omnipotent imp Batmite, watching Batman's adventures from a parallel universe and becoming Batman's biggest fan. However, because of his powers, Batmite is aware that Batman: The Brave and the Bold is just a TV show, and he's grown bored with it. He yearns for a dark and gritty Batman cartoon of yore, like Batman: The Animated Series. So, using his semi-phenomenal, nearly-cosmic powers, Batmite starts warping Batman's reality in the hopes of making Batman: The Brave and the Bold jump the shark so it'll get cancelled. And it's up to the teleporting and fourth-wall breaking Ambush Bug (special guest voice, the actor who literally jumped the shark in that Happy Days episode, Henry Winkler) to alert Batman as to what's going on and save the show.
The thing is, that's really why Batman: The Brave and the Bold was cancelled. The network execs got tired with it and demanded a new Batman cartoon that was dark and gritty like the old ones. So The Brave and the Bold was cancelled to make way for Beware the Batman.
So, yeah. Batmite starts throwing in all kinds of shark-jumping cliches, like super-obvious toy tie-ins, introducing annoying kids, and recasting Aquaman with Ted McGinley (special guest voice Ted McGinley). And in our big twist ending, Batmite is successful, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold gets cancelled. Ambush Bug appears to Batmite and reminds him that there's no place for Batmite in dark and gritty Batman cartoons, so all Batmite did was ensure his own demise. And at that, Batmite fades from existence.
And then, Ambush Bug throws a wrap party in the Batcave, inviting all the heroes that appeared on the show back for one last hurrah. And Batman talks directly to the camera, telling the children of the world that even though his show won't be on anymore, Batman will always be there for them. The end.
It's a great show, and worthy addition to the lore of Batman animation. Binge watch it today!
You know you're getting old when you tell someone your favourite Disney animated film is Fantasiaand they think you're talking about Fantasia 2000.
The incident happened when I was at a co-worker's party a couple of weeks ago. They saw that I recently posted on Facebook that I just bought Herculesand Mulanon Blu-Ray, and we got to talking about the Disney Renaissance.
But the bigger question is why did I buy Mulan? I always had this weird thing with Mulan. Back in the 1990s, when the Disney Renaissance was in full swing, Mulan was the only one where I got swept up in the hype. I'd just been introduced to the Internet and was following its development online. Hell, on my computer, I'm pretty sure I still have the official Mulan wallpaper I downloaded from the official Mulan website back in 1998. It was the only soundtrack album in that era I've bought.
But after all this time, I can't figure out why, out that second golden era of Disney animation, Mulan is the one that I glommed onto. So, when I saw the Blu-Ray was dirt cheap on Amazon, I finally snatched it up.
And I snatched up Hercules because it was also dirt cheap, and buying the two got me the free shipping.
So after watching Mulan, I still can't figure out why that was the one film that captured my attention. If anything, it struck me as a strange attempt to duplicate Aladdin. We've got our hero masquerading as another person as a way to get out of her traditional societal roles, we've got the manic stand-up comic voicing the sidekick.
Don't get me wrong...it's a good movie. But I want to go back in time to 1998, burst into my college dorm room, grab my college self by the shoulders and ask, "What is it with you and this movie?" Because 17 years later, I have no freakin' clue anymore.
Here we go again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch and blog about a movie I own. This time out, we get to famed animator Hayao Miyazaki's final film, The Wind Rises. This originally appears in my notes on November 23, 2014.
I was a little surprised when I was scrolling through the new releases on Netflix to see that Strange Magic is already available. Since I was mildly curious about the film when it hit theatres back in January, I knew it'd be the perfect thing to watch on a Sunday afternoon.
Here we are again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch and blog about one of the many DVDs/Blu-Rays that I own. This time out, I fill in another gap in my Weird Al collection with Weird Al's 1985 straight-to-video opus The Compleat Al. This is originally in my notes at November 22, 2014.
The current trend of collecting action figures as a hobby was kind of a spin-off of the comic book boom of the 1990s. When Todd McFarlane got the idea to form his own toy company to ensure the quality of Spawn action figures, other comic book companies started following suit, and soon, action figures were occupying shelf space in comic book stores. That's when I started collecting.
Despite my constant obsession with all things Star Wars, my first fandom is still Star Trek. When Playmates Toys unleashed their Next Generation figures, which dominated the 1990s, that was my gateway. With this renewed interest in action figures and Star Wars, Kenner knew it was time to revive their Star Wars license. After picking up a TNG figure, I saw the Star Wars figures and thought, "May as well get Luke. I always liked Luke." Then I picked up Boba Fett. "That's my favourite villain. I've got my favourite hero and villain. That should be good." Then they released Jedi Knight Luke (clad all in black as in Return of the Jedi), and I thought, "OK, that's Luke as he starts the saga and ends it. I should be good." Then they released Ewoks (I kinda liked the Ewoks) and then Emperor Palpatine (Well, I've got two heroes, should get two villains), and then OH MY GOD, THEY'RE ACTUALLY MAKING PRINCESS LEIA IN THE GOLD BIKINI??? And that's when I realized I was down the rabbit hole.
Here on Fishing in the Discount Bin, I love that I seem to be posting stuff I wrote up a year ago. Halloween is still less than two months away, but here we've got a Halloween special, Garfield's Halloween Adventure. This is originally in my notes at November 2, 2014.
Welcome to Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I ramble about a movie I own. I made a very important discovery when I watched Transformers: Age of Extinction: I'll forgive just about anything if you give me a Dinobot. This is in my notes at October 19, 2014.
So I told a friend of mine I was going through the Hunger Games franchise on Netflix to see what all the fuss was about, and he immediately responded with, "So...did you ever see Battle Royale?" To which I replied, "Next on my Netflix queue."
Here we are again, with Fishing in the Discount Bin, as I bloggity blog about some movie I own. It's time for another classic from my childhood. While I don't think it's as awesome as when I first saw it, I still think it's better than most people give it credit for: Ghostbusters II. This appears in my notes at September 28, 2014.
Well, if there's one thing I hate to do, it's leave a franchise unfinished, so let's return to Netflix to finish catching up on the global phenomenon that is The Hunger Games with the second-last film, Mockingjay Part I.
So, your Facebook feed has probably been lighting up with the news that Toy Story 4 is happening or that a massive Star Wars Land will be coming to Disneyland. All this news is breaking because D23 -- the official DisneyCon -- happened this weekend, and as such, Disney made all kinds of announcements about what they've got coming up. Rather than share each and every story on my Facebook page, or tweet my thoughts on it, I thought I'd just sit down and ramble on the ol' blog.
Here we go again with Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly blog about one of the movies I own because, really, I've got nothing better to do. Today, the king of the monsters returns! Godzilla, the 2014 American-made reboot. This was originally in my notes at September 28, 2014.
Well, I'm continuing my journey through the global phenomenon that is The Hunger Games to see what all the fuss is about. I found the first one to be quite good, so lets see if that momentum continues into the second film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Here we are again on Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly blog about something in my movie collecting that I've watched. This time out, we get to one of my favourite "Brilliant-but-cancelled" TV shows, Now and Again. This originally appeared in my notes at September 26, 2014.
I'm fighting a cold. Just when I thought I was over it, it came back. I just went into the city last week and spent too much money. I fully planned to just spend my long weekend on the couch, doing nothing, binging on The Hunger Games franchise on Netflix. Facebook has their new "On This Day" app, where they show you your postings from a few years ago. On Monday morning, I clicked that app, and I saw I posted this about three years ago.
"I really want to get out and do something this long weekend, because I just realized that this is my last free weekend until about the middle of September."
I'm pretty much in the same boat again. I think Labour Day is going to be my next free weekend. So I took a shot of Buckley's for the cold, payday has come and gone so there's a little bit of money in the bank. And Mockingjay - Part I isn't leaving Netflix anytime soon. I put some gas in ol' Bessie-Lou and I was off to the city.
As you've probably noticed, for the past few months, I've taken advantage of the streaming video services to fill in some notable gaps in my personal film viewing history, and binge on certain franchises I'd never watched. Back in November, I poured through every Rocky film. Coming home from Mad Max: Fury Road, I figured it was finally time to go through the Mad Max franchise. And so, when I recently noticed that the first three Hunger Gamesfilms are on Netflix, I decided it was finally time to see what all the fuss was about.
My season finale! August is shaping up to be a busy month, so it’s
time to take a step back and focus on what’s going on in the real
world. But before I walk away, I pump out one last one, Episode 8.17: Kinda Sorta. So what’s on the agenda for this one?
Well, my PVR glitched out, and I lost the Toy Story Christmas special, Toy Story That Time Forgot. So it’s time to do a much-delayed review!
Beijing was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics. I have a rant about that.
It's Fishing in the Discount Bin time again, as I blog about one of the movies I own. This time out, we get to the super-awesomeness that is Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This showed up in my notes at September 14, 2014.
I've been feeling good lately. I know I've been panicking quite a bit about my personal finances, but, after balancing the books and paying bills a few days ago, I noticed that I'm a little bit ahead. It's mainly because I got a little bit of birthday cash. That, and I've mentioned that summer is a busy time for us radio folks, as we're live on location from all the festivals that come around. It's the only part of the job I get paid overtime for, and that's starting to show up on my paychecks. I know such a reprive is temporary, but it's making me breath a bit easier.
Pluggin’ along at the ol’ podcast, and we really are in the dog days
of summer. I’m running out of fascinating things to talk about, as
there’s not much going on. But still, I battle my stuffy nose in these
finals days of fighting a cold to bring you Episode 8.16: All Stuffed Up. What are my rants?
With my love of superhero films, I just got home from Ant-Man, so I share my thoughts.
I came home without any new Blu-Rays, and somehow that gets me ranting about the secret origins of special editions
I share my fascination with Charlie Brown cartoons, as I picked up a lot on DVD lately.
That, and a few other digressions and rants await you in Episode 8.16: All Stuffed Up.
Here we go again, with Fishing in the Discount Bin. I watch a movie I own, and blog about it. Sometimes I have to question why own some of movies...such as that hot mess that is The Amazing Spider-Man 2. This shows up in my notes at August 24, 2014.
Sunday morning, I was finally able to do what I'd been wanting to do all week: lie on the couch, binge on Netflix, and fight this cold that's been plaguing me all week. Looking for something to watch, I stumbled across the first Sesame Street movie, 1985's Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird.
I almost skipped doing an episode of U62: The Targ this week. It's another busy weekend, but, I did find a few moments to myself, so I decided to throw together a mini-sode! It's shorter than the typical episode, where all I really do is ramble about the awesome trailers that were released from the San Diego Comic Con this week.
Here we are again, on Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I ramble about one of the many movies I own. This time, we get into Pixar's first foray into animated TV specials with Toy Story of Terror! This was originally watched and blogged about on August 23, 2014.
So I was out for my evening constitutional last night. Taking a walk, enjoying the sunshine, listening to my favourite podcasts, when i get a text from my best friend. "So, with that McDonald's Taste of Canada thing, did you ever have more than the McLobster?"
See, I do this bit on my podcast from time-to-time called Mark Tastes Random Things. I'll grab some food item that's caught my eye (90% of the time it's whatever promotional item a fast food restaurant currently has), eat it live on my podcast and offer my thoughts. I hate doing it, mainly because I don't know how to fill the dead air while I chew. I should find a good music bed for it so the music fills the dead air. But my best friend loves the bit. I joked on my podcast where I speculate as to why he loved it. About 10 or 15 years ago, he developed a strong activist streak, and as part of that, he swore off all fast food, declaring the fast food corporations to be among the most evil of the evil corporations. It was nothing but all organic, locally sourced, Mom & Pop sandwich shops for him! I, however, developed no such convictions. So I think he enjoys Mark Tastes Random Things so he can vicariously enjoy fast food through me.
Anyway. The last time I did Mark Tastes Random Things, I did the McLobster. And I had to tell him that, yes, I tried all of McDonald's Tastes of Canada. He then asked if I could give a rundown on all of them and my thoughts. He then said that such a thing might be more appropriate as a blog entry. So, here we are.
For those who, like my best friend, have cut the cord and don't watch TV anymore, in the month of June, McDonald's was running a promotion called The Great Canadian Taste Adventure, Each week, they had another burger representing a region of Canada, trying to reflect the regional tastes. They also had a few side dishes and deserts that were available for the whole month. And yes, I sampled them all. So here's my thoughts on The Great Canadian Taste Adventure, from the worst to the best.
#5: Representing Ontario, the Cottage Country Chicken Sandwich
This chicken sandwich was topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and a special sauce designed to "invoke the flavours of Ontario cottage country." I was unimpressed. Pretty much just a McChicken with a zestier sauce. And, as my Ontarian co-worker told me, "When we're at the cottage, we're not having chicken. We're firing up the grill and having steak." Easily the least.
#4: Representing Western Canada, the Western BBQ Burger
This cheeseburger was topped with onions and BBQ sauce. Good lord, the onions. Two different kinds: grilled onions and deep fried onions. Fast food really has discovered the deep fried onion, as they seem to be an a lot of burgers these days. Too much onion for my tastes. It reminded me of A&W's short-lived Grandma Burger, as that was another one that had a lot of onions it. That aforementioned Ontario co-worker had one with no onions, and said it was much better.
Poutine is still a relatively new addition to McDonald's regular menu. For this promotion, they just took the poutine and tossed on a handful of bacon bits with a drizzle of some kind of maple flavoured BBQ sauce. The sauce kind of gets drowned out by the gravy, but the bacon is a nice touch.
#2: Representing the Atlantic provinces, the McLobster.
If the Internet is to be believed, Western Canada went absolutley nuts for this. This seasonal item, typically only available in the Maritimes, was made available all across Canada for the first time. I've got a colleague who's a Maritimer telling me that she and her friends always mocked people who had the McLobster, dismissing it as pure tourist garbage. When I ate this on my podcast, I noticed that you never realize how much of McDonald's unique flavour comes from their buns. I opened up the box, and even though this was a cold sandwich, it smelled just like a McDonald's burger. I took a bite, and right away, it tasted like imitation crab meat. If you've ever had the Seafood Sensation Sub at Subway, it tasted pretty much just like that. And I must say, I got lucky with the amount of lobster salad they scooped on their. My Maritimer friend, curious by the hype, had her first one, and she easily got 1/2, maybe 1/3, of the lobster stuff that was scooped on mine.
#1: Representing the West Coast, the Chocolate Nanaimo Sunday
It's just a McDonald's Chocolate Sunday, but I don't know what kind of magic cookie crumbs they sprinkled on top, but they tasted just like nanaimo bars. And nanaimo bars and ice cream make a good combination. The only way I can think about making it better would be if McDonald's did a nanaimo bar McFlurry. This was just so good.
And that was my trip across Canada, from the comfort of my local McDonald's. I hope McDonald's does this again, and make it the tastes of the world. I'd just like to have a Teriyaki McBurger again someday.
Here we are again, with the good ol’ podcast. Not much to talk
about, but there’s enough out there to get me talking. At least, to
fill 20 minutes of airtime. So what ramblings to I ramble in Episode 8.14: Funghi Pizza?
I tell you how I spent my birthday this year, including having a pizza at Famoso and seeing Inside Out. (Complete review here, in case you haven’t seen it yet.)
The latest Star Wars news, including my thoughts on the upcoming Young Han Solo spinoff film. (I do so much rambling about Star Wars I should turn it into its own segment.)
I ponder whether I own a lot of DVDs or whether the DVDs own me.
And hey! You ever see the “special thanks” in the end credits of a
movie? Ever wonder what people did to get those special thanks? Well, I
share some special thanks stories I recently heard.
And that’s what you’ll find in this week’s podcast!
Oh, and I didn’t realize I accidentally gave the date as April 12
until I got home from recording it, re-listened to it, and noticed it.
But trust me, it’s July 12.
Well, it was my birthday a few days ago. I'm now the ripe old age of 38. I'm as old as Homer Simpson. That is a very frightening thought. And I've been celebrating my birthday the same way I've been celebrating it since I turned 11: pizza and a movie.
Mom wanted to treat me, so of course I let her. I met up with Mom down in Spruce Grove. There's a newish pizza chain that's sprung up called Famoso. They're part of the new trend in dining known as "fast casual." It's a step up from fast food, but still not as ornate as casual dining. If you read the financial pages, you'll know it's the trend that's currently killing McDonald's. Anyway, Famoso specializes in your very traditional Italian pizza...Neapolitan pizza is the official term, according to their website. Very thin crust, baked in a stone oven, and very good. As I've always been fond of mushrooms, I went with the Funghi Pizza. It's good stuff. I recommend them.
And then the debate was on as to what movie to drag Mom to. At first I was thinking Terminator Genisys, simply because it was an early show, and Spruce Grove is about an hour's drive home for each of us. Didn't want us to be on the road too late. But, dang it, I just wanted to see Inside Out more, even though it meant a later show. So we saw Inside Out.
Holy moly. Inside Out is so good, you guys. After being in a bit of a slump with their past few films, Pixar is back in a beautiful way. What Pixar's last few films lacked was heart...the emotional gut-punch that kept me trying very hard not to cry. Well, Inside Out gave me that gut punch. The emotional wallop that Pixar films used to be guaranteed to provide was finally back.
I think you the know the premise right now. It is a tad complicated. It takes place within the mind of an 11-year old girl named Riley. We see that she's influenced by five personified emotions. Joy kind of runs the show, and Anger, Fear, and Disgust play their roles, but they've never figured out what Sadness is supposed to do. But then, one of Joy's attempts to keep Sadness in check goes awry, and Joy and Sadness are soon stranded away from Headquarters in the deepest recesses of Riley's mind. Joy and Sadness are soon on a dangerous trek back to Headquarters. But, they have to hurry. For the longer they're away, the more Anger, Fear and Disgust mismanage things, and soon various aspects of Riley's personality begin shutting down. Will they make it back before Riley does something drastic? Will they find out the role of Sadness in everything?
At the end of the day, Inside Out is a coming-of-age story told from a very unique point of view, as Riley's emotions learn that it's OK to feel certain things and it's all part of growing up. The setting allows for a very unique landscape. The characters are very imaginative. Everything about this film is just so good.
Of course, a few quibbles. As you can see from the premise, it's also a road movie, a formula which has worked very well for Pixar. But it's easy to overlook that and just get caught up in the journey.
And, as I've done in recent years, for my birthday present to myself, I went nuts on iTunes and bought some music. But rather than spend $5 on some singles, I went a little overboard and bought two complete albums.
First up...the Inside Out soundtrack. I think Michael Giacchino is one of the finest composers working today, and I find his score for Inside Out is haunting me. Some of the themes in it are so unique. It really does sound like the music you hear when you dream.
And speaking of Michael Giacchino, he's done the score for another very popular movie in theatres right now...Jurassic World. And hearing Giacchino slip in and reinterpret John Williams' original Jurassic Park themes in the soundtrack always made me smile throughout that film. So I also bought, well, not Giacchino's Jurassic World soundtrack, but John Williams' original Jurassic Park soundtrack. I mean, I've been wanting it ever since I saw Jurassic Park back for my birthday movie in 1993. This is truly some of Williams' best stuff.
And that main theme has always had a great "emerging from the wilderness" vibe to it.
So that's what I'll be rockin' out to for the rest of the summer. Well, this isn't the kind of music you rock out to. This is the music I'll be quietly chillin' to for the rest of the summer.
Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly rant about one of my old DVDs that I just re-watched. This time out, we get to a forgotten chapter of Batman animation called Gotham Girls. This is in my notes at August 22, 2014.
Well, gang, summer is here, and with that, things are slowing down a
bit, leaving me with very little material in this week’s episode of U62:
The Targ. So, I scrape the bottom of the barrel a little bit, but I
find some scraps for Episode 8.13: Dog Days of Summer.
Rambling about Star Wars is always good, so I continue the countdown to The Force Awakens
The Raccoons looks to be the next reboot coming down the line, so I rant about that.
I got the latest issue of the Augustana alumni magazine the other day, so I share some tales of the good ol’ days
And taking a minute to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future.
Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I watch one of the movies I own and blog about it. Once again, I need to remind you that I write these months in advance. This one was originally written on August 21, 2014, and that's why you'll see me talking about how I can't wait for the premieres of The Flash and Gotham. Such anticipation was what inspired me to binge on Birds of Prey: The Complete Series.
So, over on this week's podcast, I promised a bunch of home movies demonstrating what occupied my time for the past few weeks. As I mentioned in the podcast, I did have to go up to Athabasca to fill in. I was on location from the Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic. One of the events at the golf classic was the ball drop. You buy a ball for $50, the drop all the balls out of a helicopter onto the green, and the closest one to the hole wins the pot.
And then, on Father's Day, my Dad said he wanted to go to Fort Edmonton Park. I hadn't been in a few years, and since it was Father's Day, I gladly obliged. My sister brought along her family, and we had a grand day at the park.
As is typical when you visit Fort Edmonton Park, the popular strategy is to take the steam train to the far end of the park, and then walk from the old fort, through the years, back to the beginning. At the fort, there was this one voyageur demonstrating the usage of a cross-cut saw. So, Dad my brother-in-law gave it a go.
Then, we traveled up to 1895 Street. Dad's always been a fan of fine fiddle music, so when he heard a fiddle player playing on 1895 Street, Dad had to go up to the guy and find out more. And then, in one of those weird coincidences that govern this universe, the guitar player accompanying the fiddle player turned out to be one of Dad's old colleagues from his government days.
And then, after all that, and with a weekend to myself, I headed into the city on my own. It felt different going into the city this past Saturday. I wasn't on the verge of tears like I'd been my last few visits. Granted, money is still pretty tight for me right now, and in another month or so, I'll be facing the very serious problem as to how I'm going to pay my rent, but for a few brief moments on Saturday, in the city, I was happy. Maybe it's because Fatburger is finally coming to West Edmonton Mall. Or maybe it's because I was just super-excited to see Jurassic World.
Jurassic World is so good. This is the Jurassic Park sequel I've been wanting since 1993. Rather than just the usual "dinosaurs on a rampage" formula that the Lost World and Jurassic Park III gave us, this actually takes the concepts introduced in the first film and explores them in interesting ways. The first and most obvious is, "What if they learned from their mistakes and a viable and successful dinosaur theme park/zoo actually opened?" The second is, "OK, they filled in the gaps of dinosaur DNA with frog DNA...how hard would it be to start mashing together all different kinds of DNA to create monstrous dinosaurs that never existed?" And the best concept of all: "What if the velociraptors...were on our side?"
I was bouncing up and down in my seat at how exciting it was. Granted, Jurassic Park is an old enough franchise that there's a formula in place and the formula was at play, but by exploring some of the sci-fi concepts, and some wonderfully likeable leads in Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard, and I had a hell of a good time.
Wowee wow! I’m back! In my last episode, I said I’d be back in two weeks.
But then, life got in the way, two weeks turned into four, and I
finally had a weekend to myself to sit and record a podcast! So, what
do I have for you on Episode 8.12: The Coffee Can of Destiny?
As is tradition, I explain where I’ve been for the past few weeks.
Lounging in a hot tub, my aunt came to visit, I went back to Athabasca
and Fort Edmonton Park!
Thanks to the various streaming video services, I’ve been binging on Quantum Leap and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Another installment of “Mark Tastes Random Things,” as I sample the McLobster for your pleasure!
And, a few quick thoughts on Jurassic World
And that’s what’s in store on Episode 8.12: The Coffee Can of Destiny!
Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I blog about the movies I own on DVD and my thoughts upon rewatching them. Again, I need to remind you that I tend to work about 6 months ahead or so on these. For example, I wrote this one on August 17, 2014. We had just heard the news of the death of Robin Williams, and that's what inspired me to re-watch on of my favourite films of his, Good Morning, Vietnam.
Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, where I rant and ramble about one of the DVDs I own. It's time to return to the world of Batman, as I binge on Volume 4 of Batman: The Animated Series, which encapsulates the series The New Batman Adventures. This was jotted down in my notes on July 24, 2014.
Welcome back to Fishing in the Discount Bin, my weekly blog about one of the DVDs/Blu-Rays/VHSs I own. It's rare these days that I binge-watch a TV show, but here we are as I finally complete my collection of the classic Disney cartoon Gargoyles. Here, I binge on Gargoyles: Season 2, Volume 2. This was originally in my notes at July 20, 2014.
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