R.I.P.

In Memory of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Nicholas Courtney). You will be missed.

Sometimes Being An Alabama Fan Is Shameful

I know that every team has their group of fans who are extremists, and publicly make idiots out of themselves, making the normal fans look bad. But recently an Alabama fan, who lives near Auburn, dumped a large concentration of an controlled substance herbicide, on Toomer's Corner in Auburn. Toomer's Corner is one of those landmarks for Auburn University, that is rich in tradition. There are several live oaks that are over 100 years old there. The students roll the trees after a big game win. It's a tradition. Some idiot Alabama fan has ruined that. These tree's that have lived over 100 years cannot be saved, and will soon die. Students are being told not to drink the water, because the amount of herbicide used was so great, that they are afraid it has polluted the water table there. This idiot fan is now facing federal charges, and is being called a terrorist; and rightfully so. This is a college football rivalry folks; not a war. You don't go causing permanent damage for the sake of a prank. Do you know what actions sparked this? Some Auburn fans put a Cam Newton jersey on the statue of Bear Bryant after the Iron Bowl. They didn't paint it on, they didn't break the statue, they didn't poison the water table. They played a simple prank. The idiot fan called into a local sports talk show, bragging that he did this. Of course, he said that the main reason he did this was because he read a newspaper article that stated that the Auburn fans rolled the trees in celebration after it was announced that Bear Bryant had died. Well you know what? This idiot fan was from Texas, and had only just moved here a few years ago. He chose to be a Bama fan after moving here. He read the article after moving here. He wasn't even a fan when this supposedly happened. He just moved here, chose an allegiance, read what was most likely an inaccurate article about Auburn fans rejoicing in a man's death, and decided to take action. The worst thing is, he probably didn't think about how dangerous it is, and now he's facing federal charges, and being labeled a terrorist. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve what comes to him, but it's sad to think that he thinks it's just a prank. I mean, why else would you call into a radio show and confess it like he did. No, I take it back; the worst thing about this is that some extremist Auburn fan is going to retaliate doing something equally stupid and dangerous. And it's the schools that are suffering. The schools that have no part of this, and don't condone such behavior. They are the ones facing possible destruction of property.

Making Statements

I don't know a whole lot about Michael Bay as a person. I've seen a handful of movies by him, but other than that, nothing. I do know that he made a move recently, that was one of the loudest slaps in the face I've seen; and that ranked high in my book. Megan Fox played the female lead in the two recent Transformers movies. Fox is very attractive; but let's face it, she's not the sharpest crayon in the box. Despite her inability to act, she keeps getting cast in roles because of her looks. Fox recently compared Bay to Hitler. Bay then decided not only to replace her for the new Transformers movie, but he replaced her with a Victoria's Secret model with NO ACTING EXPERIENCE. This was a risky move that may come back and bite him, but I applaud the statement he made. Without saying anything slanderous, he told the world what he thought of Fox's contributions to the acting world.

Learning New Things

Until today, I thought Chris Cooper and Brett Cullen were the same actor. I didn't realize they were two different people. This is the third time this has happened to me. The first being Bill Pullman and Jeff Daniels, and the second being Ving Ryames and Michael Clarke Duncan.

My Superbowl 2011 Half Time Show Review

At least maybe Christina Aguilera won't feel so bad.

Comic Authors

Comic book authors should be required to read the entire series of a title that they have been assigned to before they begin writing; so at least when they completely change something to fit their need, they can explain the continuity errors they've created.

One series I read as a kid, had this great thing called a "no prize." The entire series was written by one author, so continuity errors were few; however, they did creep in occasionally. This author had a great since of humor about it, and created the "no prize." At the end of most comics they have a couple of pages where they print fan letters, and responses. So when people wrote in to point out continuity errors, this author encouraged the fans to write an explanation that resolved the error. He would then pick his favorite, print it in the letters to the author section, and give them the "no prize." The name was because, you didn't actually get a tangible prize. What you did get was a chance to be a part of the process, and the writer agreeing with you, thus giving some canonical credibility to an explanation that resolved a continuity error. This also gave a positive spin on the whole "point out the author's mistake" thing.

DC comics has run into continuity errors on a much larger scale. This is due to long runs of titles, constant changes in authors, and crossovers beyond anything that could easily be managed. Their solution was\is limited run cleanup series usually having the word "Crisis" in the title. In the first one, they proposed the idea of multiple universes, where most things are the same, but where there are subtle differences. These universes would cross occasionally, combine in some cases, and end up with people from one universe staying in another. This gave them the ability to explain away ageless characters, changes in origins of characters, and bringing dead characters back to life. Cause lets face it, nothing sells comics better than killing off a major character; while nothing kills comics better than a major character no longer being alive.