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Just a reminder.

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:08:14 -0400

...that it's SHARK WEEK!

Rock'em Sock'em Robots

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:20:18 -0400

Well, with more than a little bit of reservation, I went with the family to see the new Transformers movie. I had lots of reason to have reservations about what the end product was going to be like: Michael Bay directed it. Anyone remember Armageddon? How about a little piece of cinematic flotsam called Pearl Harbor?

Even with the knowledge that the beloved memory of childhood heros could very well be tainted for good, I plunked my $30 down and took the family. Hey, I figured, at least Liam might like the shiny robots or something. Two hours and twenty minutes later, and Tina (who has absolutely no historical attachment to Cybertronians) turns to me and said "Wow, that was a really surprisingly good!". She couldn't have voiced it better. It was an incredibly fun popcorn film that I truly enjoyed from start to finish. Sure, it's not Citizen Kane, but it's got giant transforming robots, so we all knew that going into it. Michael Bay actual showed a real respect for the original cartoons. It's even got Peter Cullen, original voice of Optimus Prime doing OP's voice for the film. And what can be said about the SFX? Un-flippin-believable. The 'bots transform in such a believable and kinetic way you couldn't help but believe that robots really can do that. The plot was thin, but had enough to get from one kickass bot battle to the next. 3.5 out of 5 stars!

Oh, and to Chris: my guess is that you are glad you can sleep a whole person now.

the most important development to come out of all the TF hoopla of course, is the fact that the real life Optimus Prime has called out the real life Megatron for a no holds barred battle royale.

"Mike Patton is not God.".... "You've been reading my blog."

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:24:33 -0400

For the love of all things holy. We Patton fanbois are having a collective howl at this clip. And yes, it's real. And yes, it's from "All My Children". All it needs is the chick to say the line "...but Cuckoo for Caca is really the pinnacle of his creative talent."

"What the hell is an aluminum falcon?!?"

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:03:26 -0400

Wax off...

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:04:07 -0500

Pat Morita dies at age 73.

This guy should be a star.

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:14:51 -0500

For those I haven't bored to death yet, I have become a HUGE fan of the HBO/BBC series Rome. It is superbly directed, acted and written. My TiVo has gotten some serious work on Sunday evenings recording the season for me. If you haven't checked it out, I highly suggest you do. It's great.

One actor that really has stood out is Kevin McKidd, who plays second spear centurion Lucius Vorenus of the 13th Gallic Legion. You may recognize him from Trainspotting. This dude is amazing.

Do What Must Be Done

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Tue, 03 May 2005 22:30:12 -0400

16 Days to go.

Here I am, a 32 year old adult with 3 kids of my own, and I am officially in a full-on Star Wars frenzy. It's like being a nine year old all over again. I'm even reading the freaking novelization of Episode III because the jones has gotten so hard. If this movie isn't good, (actually all signs point to this one being a masterpiece) I'm gonna be crushed. Anyone else lost any semblance of focus in the rest of life now that the end is so close?

Darth Liam

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:26:53 -0500

Fun with Photoshop

May can't come soon enough.

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 13:50:02 -0500

A few minutes ago, the Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith teaser trailer was released to fan club and AOL members. This movie looks like it's going to rule.

Try the Buffet!

nospam@example.com (Shawn Coomey) — Mon, 04 Aug 2003 01:25:28 -0400

OK. Tina and I have experienced what has to be the funniest television show of all time this weekend. It's called Most Extreme Elimination Challenge on TNN - that's that cable channel that used to be 'all-country-all-the-time' but turned 'all-edgy-T&A-shows-for-guys-all-the-time'.

It's basically MST3K (before they got that new guy that sucked) on STEROIDS. See, there is apparently a real show in Japan called Kaneshi's Castle, or something like that. It's a bunch of people doing horrendous things to their bodies in a series of 'challenges'. If they just aired this in it's unaltered Japanese, it'd be really funny. But THEY DUB IT IN ENGLISH. Funny doesn't begin to describe it. It's all pretty mindless, but incredibly well written. Anyhow, I can't do it justice in a feeble attempt at a description. I have dug up a site that hosts .wmv's of the episodes. Just make sure you empty your bladder before you watch.