Listen: Retro Flick Fillet ep #10 - Kiddie flicks!

We made it to a tenth episode people! I guess that makes us bonafide professionals eh? Not really, it just means I am getting decent at booking quality guests that carry our sorry asses to a pretty funny show!

This month we welcomed @ItsMikeandIke from GEEKPLANETONLINE to the show to discuss some kiddie flicks! Yes, adult children discussing kiddie flicks, how fitting right? You even get not one, but TWO bonus parody songs by the duo!  Being the consimute professional I am, I totally biffed on giving any type of proper ques for the songs themselves, so one of them opens the show (pre-intro) and one is sort of a hidden/but not hidden song after the outro song.

Grab your fruit by the foot, twist on a ring pop....and get ready for kiddie flick discussion like you have never heard before(and will probably never hear again)!

Adult Children discussing kiddie flicks....appropriately inappropriate!

Retro Flick Fillet #10 - kiddie flicks

Play: PSN still down....being rebuilt?

Didn't have a chance to check before leaving for work this morning, but I know as of yesterday PSN was still down.  This is going on four days now. The problem is that because everything is tied to being able to login to the network, I have been unable to use netflix streaming as well. (Some users are insisting they are able to still use netflix, but I have tried every trick they suggested and it is still a no-go for me).  This weekend I was out and about almost the entire time, so I didn't feel the pain much, however I am sure there is a mass army of PS3 users, with a fresh copy of the new Mortal Kombat that are pretty pissed they haven't been able to take it online and challenge other people. 

Sony is reporting the outage has been due to an external "attack" on their network, and that they are rebuilding the network to better protect itself from future attacks. From Yahoo newsire:

"Our efforts to resolve this matter involve rebuilding our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure," the company said in a statement. "Though this task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security."

Sony said it is "working around the clock to bring them both back online," but didn't say when they might return. Phone calls to the company's Tokyo headquarters went unanswered on Sunday.

"We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a little more while we move towards completion of this project," the statement said.

In the future it would be nice if there was a feature added that could let users continue to use other services such as netflix without having to login to their PS3 account.  It might help ease the pain a little bit.  Also I am not sure of the logistics or safety involved, but for games like Madden I wonder if it possible to login to EA Sports servers independently of PS3 network so you can play your EA games without PS3 network access.  All things to consider in the future......

Read: What the Blog? And a tasty treat!

To the readers of this blog, (All three of you)

You may have noticed the output on this blog has slowed down to a snail's pace in the last few weeks, maybe even bordering on a month now.  Well allow me to explain. In the last couple of months I have taken on some other projects.  As you know I do a monthly podcast RetroFlickFillet and I've been writing reviews for AlteredRealtiesRadio website. In addition to those, I have also started up a blog which will also be home to my new podcast, EvilEpisodesPodcast which is a project I am pretty passionate in my fandom about (the horror genre, tv-based horror, no-less). 

On top of all this I have been back in the working world, and even though it is technically a "part-time" job, workload has been pretty steady and more days than not I am staying in the office longer to help out. At this point in life working a real-world job is a necessity.(Full-time work could be on the horizen, as well) I am not now nor may I ever be compensated monitarily for the stuff I do, and that is fine, I am doing it out of my own personal enjoyment, and the enjoyment of others who get a kick out of reading my stuff, however with that said it also means I must still have a day job in order to pay bills and enjoy any type of social life.

Balancing all three(plus real-world job)equally has been quite the task.  To clarify, no complaints here, I really enjoy everything I am doing (otherwise I they wouldn't have made it past a few weeks of interest in the first place) however the reality is, out of all three things I do, this blog is probably the most expendable. I enjoy sharing with everyone all the stuff I like to read, listen, watch, play etc etc, however because I mostly just paste stuff in here from other sources, this is easily the least original content driven of all my projects.  That is a good thing perse, when it comes to time and effort as it doesn't take much of either to embed a video, however bad, because that is not how I originally envisioned this blog.  If you look through the archives I used to offer a lot more of my own opinion and critique on the stuff I posted in here.  Over the last month, the nature of the blog entries have changed into me just saying "Look...this is pretty cool..."   *rinse*wash*repeat*

The blog isn't going anywhere but I might sacrifice the quanity of posts for quality of the posts.  When I post a movie trailer or a video game cover, I want to be able to accompany more than just a quick quip about how it looks.  When I comment on a video game I want to be able to let everyone know what I think beyond "This rocks" Get the point?  I also want to get back to actually doing movie reviews/rants/commentary on here like I did before.  I will leave my horror stuff to the other blog, but I watch a ton of stuff  besides horror and I want to continue sharing that experience as well.

I hope you've enjoyed me taking this all way too seriously for a blog that probably barely five people actually read, so with that said, here is a "COOL VIDEO" to check out....lol.

Always been a huge Mac & Cheese guy.  It has been sort of like Pizza to me.(There is no bad, just good and better). Whether it is the cheap-o Kraft instant, or the super-gourmet homemade style with the crusty breading on top.  Yum.  With that said, I admittingly have never had anything like the Mac & Cheese concoction you are about to witness.  But, I'd definitely try it........Yep, it must be.....



Play: Uncharted 3: Multiplayer beta July 7th

If you are a gamer and don't have a PS3, seriously WHY?  If I hear one more person say "There are no good games for it" one more time.....ignorance, pure ignorance.

The Uncharted 3 multiplayer beta goes live June 28th if you buy Infamous 2 or are a PSN+ member, and then live July 7th to everyone. Here is a short preview of it, and wow....HOLY SHIT!

PS3 Games - E3 2011 - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Don't walk...RUN...and go get a PS3, buy Uncharted 1 & 2...so you are up to speed for Uncharted 3.(not to mention GOW 3, Ratchet & Clank series, Killzone, Resistance etc etc etc....#justsayin)

Watch: Curb Your Enthuiasm Season 8: sneak peek

One of my favorite shows of all time.  I have my personal favorite episodes, but as a whole it continues to stay strong, now onto Season 8. Check out the following preview!

WATCH NOW: Play Later? LA Noire, trailer #3

To be honest, I am a bit burnt out on Grand Theft Auto (and the like) games.  LA Noire looks like it could be the game from Rockstar Games to break the mold and be the next evolution in that style of gameplay.  If that is what happens, then I will be truly grateful and put lots of time into the game.  While that indeed, still remains to be seen, I must admit, these trailers for the game are pretty epic.  Here is the third official trailer for LA Noire:

LISTEN: Episode #9 of RetroFlickFillet - It's a little (people) world afterall!

Yep, the episode where we finally cross the line and GO THERE! What better episode than this one to feature Jeff Martin from BETTERGEEKTHANNEVER website & blog to join in on the fun with!

Get the scoop on our thoughts on Child's Play, Leprechaun, & Willow from the twisted minds of Doug, Mike & Special guest co-host Jeff!!!

This episode is SUPER-SIZED, coming in at just about 2 hours, plus a bonus 30 minutes after the show's outro!

CAN YOU HANDLE IT?

LISTEN HERE:

http://tiny.cc/x2kv9

PLAY: I haven't bought an MLB game in years...buuuuut.....

If there ever was a case, just look at this video of a simulated inning of gameplay between the Anaheim Angels & Oakland Athletics!




This Saturday I will be in Oakland to see my A's take on the Mariners in real life...can't ever beat that experience, but man, the game looks pretty wicked!  Oh and free 2011 A's Pet Calendars!  Hahaha!

Watch: Bone-crunching action...Seagal style...

Kick-ass video of every bone Steven Seagal has broken in his film career!

Watch: Captain America trailer.....

Here it is, and I must say, I really dig it.  I wasn't sure how I felt about a Captain America movie.  However, the trailer has me sold, at least for now that this movie has the potential to be really entertaining!  Check it out...

Watch: One way to handle the RROD!

Ahh, Xbox....the console I have never owned. Heard great things about it. I once considered purchasing it, but due to lack of spare spending cash and time, it would awfully hard to justify owning a 360 to sit alongside my PS3. I am man enough to admit I am on my second PS3. The first one crapped out on me. The blu-ray drive stopped working. I even had it replaced and that one eventually died on me too. However, I have never had an internal software problem. The system itself has never just died. Not so much luck for this guy and his Xbox 360. According to this video he is on his fifth Xbox 360, and he is none to happy about getting another Red Ring of Death! Some people simply throw their console away....this guy handles it in a much better way!

Play: Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One!

As a huge fan of the Ratchet & Clank series, it brings tears to my eyes to see a new installment planned for release this Fall! Check out the trailer!



AWESOME!

Watch: The Greatest Movie ever Sold!

Will this be another Morgan Spurlock success?  The trailer looks pretty interesting.

Thoughts?

Listen: Gus Johnson.....OOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

Check out this Gus Johnson soundboard.  For all my sports-minded friends, you will appreciate it!


LOOOVE IT!


http://www.gusjohnsongetsbuckets.com/

Watch: Doctor Kong trailer

Recently, a New York plastic surgeon beat the world record in Donkey Kong. Here is the trailer for his documentary!


Doctor Kong (trailer) from alexisneophytides@gmail.com on Vimeo.

Not sure if it can match King of Kong, but it still looks interesting.

Watch: Super 8 - Full Trailer

Looks pretty good. My interest is definitely peaked!

Read: Slowly, but surely....

My website for Evil Episodes Podcast is slowly but surely being built.  I think I chose wisely in giving myself about a 2+month buffer between having the website ready and when I actually launch the podcast. Gives me a lot of time to gather materials and equipment and learn how to use them effectively.

Check out what I have so far!

Evil Episodes Podcast!

Read: Puppetmaster 2 review is up!

Ahh, yes. A sequel to a mediocre flick.  Usually it means we are in for an even worse film.  Is that the case this time?  Find out HERE!

Check out the trailer first!

Read: Samsung unveils translucent TV screen....

Technology gets more amazing every day, eh?  Check this out!



They also have a transparent laptop they are working on.

From the article linked at the bottom:

Samsung just unveiled an amazing new solar-powered LCD television that can operate completely free from the power grid! The 46″ prototype TV, shown at CeBit in Germany, includes solar panels that produce energy from the ambient light in a room – because it was engineered to use very little energy, no additional power sources are needed. Another major breakthrough behind the concept is that the thin screen can display images and information while allowing objects behind it to be visible – this means that it has applications ranging from car windshield HUDs to storefront displays and digital window blinds.

http://inhabitat.com/samsung-unveils-solar-powered-zero-energy-transparent-tv/

Listen: Prototype Banner for a new podcast idea I have

While I enjoy every minute of co-hosting RetroFlickFillet, however everyone knows my real "passion" is covering the horror genre. There are already tons of horror podcasts out there so I tried to think of a somewhat unique take on the horror genre for a new podcast.  That is when I cam up with this:

 

As the banner above says, it will be covering all TV-based horror. From, tv shows, to mini-series, series, specials, made-for-tv-movies and more!  I haven't seen many horror podcasts out there that are dedicated mainly to the genre of tv-based horror.  I will still of course keep a littl e room available to discuss theatrically released movies as well as current/news and headlines, and feedback/mail (if I ever get any, lol)!

Also, check out that NEAT-O production company name, eh?

My goal is to have it up and running (with a website) by this Summer.  *Wish me luck*

So what do you all think?