Harry's blog

Zombies are all the rage nowadays. Sure, they've always been around but now it seems like they're in everything. Even Captain America has been zombified, is nothing sacred anymore? Actually, it's all pretty cool but I think it's gone a bit too far. Over saturation isn't good for anything, or anyone, unless you're making your living off of this new fad. Herein lies the problem. In our Mountain Dew Gamer Fuel culture, if it isn't EXTREME! then it isn't going to sell, and there isn't a whole lot extreme about zombies... Traditional zombies are slow moving, dim witted and relatively easy to neutralize. Dump a little gamer fuel on your zombies though and you've got Rage infected, scheming, juggernauts that keep you on the edge of your seat while the busty survivor does her best to live until the sun comes up. Here are just a few reasons why a zombie fad is a bad thing for the genre.

    Lost's fifth season started this week with the airing of the first two episodes titled Because You Left and The Lie. I've watched the premier twice now and thought I'd write up some of my thoughts. I'll get my review out of the way quickly by saying that I thought these first two episodes were awesome. I did enjoy the first half of the two hour block a little bit more because it dealt more with the mystery of the island and those who were left behind when the Oceanic Six flew away. I'm not going to bother recapping the entirety of these two episodes but I am going to hit the high points.

    Hey, remember when the Kansas City Chiefs were actually good? It may seem like a distant memory today, but the Chiefs weren't always a shameful disappointment. Once upon a time there lived a man named Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer was the head coach of the Chiefs from 1989 to 1998 and all was well. During Schottenheimer's 9 year stint as head coach the Chiefs went 101-58, a feat which seems unbelievable in an age when Herm Edwards and Carl Peterson can barely muster two wins in their last thirty games... The last couple of years have been rough for Chiefs fans, but things could get a whole lot better very soon. Carl Peterson recently resigned (read: was shit-canned) from the Chiefs and the franchise is looking for a new General Manager. Enter Marty Schottenheimer...

    Let me start out by saying that I enjoyed watching Mojo. If you have basic cable you may not get Mojo as it is an HD only channel. I'd never heard of Mojo before about a year ago when their shows started popping up on Hulu. If you are unfamiliar with Mojo just think of SpikeTV but in high definition and with even more dude-centric programming... So you might be asking yourself, does the world really need an HD version of Spike? As a dude I feel qualified to answer affirmatively. Mojo was a fun channel to watch and their programs actually seemed more worthwhile than most of the crap on Spike. I say Mojo was fun to watch because it's now dead. Just like so much DuMont Network, Mojo is now consigned to the annals of history.

    Don't bother picking up one of those lame books of baby names at the grocery check out, we've got you covered. Below you'll find a list of the 100 most bad ass baby boy names ever. Now, this isn't another one of those lame "ZOMFG Celebrities Give Their Kids the Dumbest Names!!!" posts. This is all about laying down the most boss names you can give a kid. These names are guaranteed to garner respect and admiration. They are totally foolproof. Don't believe me? Think it's akin to child abuse to give a kid an unusual name? Read on and leave a comment below... unless you have a totally lame name that is...

    Bruce Campbell is a bad ass. Always has been, always will be. The first time I saw Bruce Campbell was probably in Evil Dead II as Ash. Evil Dead II was an awesome movie about a guy and his girl friend who get stranded in a creepy cabin out in the woods. Sound lame? Yeah, it's a pretty cliche set up, but Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell pull it off. This wasn't just some slasher movie, it was hilariously funny and still a bit gory. Army of Darkness was the follow up to the Evil Dead movies and, in my opinion, even better. I've enjoyed all of Bruce Campbell's movies and if I could be bothered to read a book, I'd probably enjoy the hell out of his books... but for now I'll stick to the movies.

    With the exception of Lost, I'd have to say that Top Gear is my favorite series on television right now. Top Gear doesn't sound like anything special at first, I mean, it's a car show hosted by some old British dudes. Nothing exciting about that... Except that's not the whole story. Somehow the BBC managed to get the perfect cast of commentators to host this show. James May, who is the newest member of the cast (even though he's been on the show nearly ten years), is your stereotypical British gentleman. Richard Hammond, the young guy who gets crapped on because he is short. And then there is Jeremy Clarkson, the real star of the show. Clarkson is tall, loud, opinionated... almost sounds like an American, doesn't he?