Happy Festivus to everyone.

The Man with the Golden Gun Opening Title Sequence

Happy 45th Anniversary to The Man With The Golden Gun.

The One and Done: A Look at George Lazenby in James Bond

The One and Done: A Look at George Lazenby in James Bond
December 16, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In August 1967, the James Bond series was at an all time high coming off it's fifth film You Only Live Twice back in June and was the third Bond film in a row to gross more than $100 million. However, all good things must come to an end as it was at this point where the franchise suffered a big blow when original James Bond Sean Connery announced his departure from the role after five years and five films. There were obvious questions about whether the franchise could survive without Connery or if Bond was merely a fad that would begin to fizzle out. With money to be made, the series continued but after several names ranging from actors who played superheroes to future Bond actors, the man assigned to fill Connery's shoes was an Australian model with little acting experience named George Lazenby. Despite the seemingly impossible task, Lazenby made his mark leaving as fast as he came and exiting the role after only one film and mixed reviews. With the 50th Anniversary of his only outing of 007 approaching, let's take a look at George Lazenby: The One and Done James Bond. This article does contain spoilers.

I don't own any pictures. Credit to to EON Productions or whomever owns them.

WWE Stone Cold theme song I Won't Do What You Tell Me + titantron HD

Happy 55th Birthday to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service Theme Song - James Bond

Happy 50th Anniversary to the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby's one and only Bond.

NES Longplay [235] Marble Madness

Happy 35th Anniversary to the video game Marble Madness. Who'd a thought a game where you race a marble to the finish line would be fun.

ECW: Sabu Theme Song

Off by a day but Happy 55th Birthday to wrestling legend Sabu.

Star Trek Motion Picture.

Happy 40th Anniversary to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. As is well known, this theme would eventually be used for the theme to Star Trek: The Next Generation.

We are now one month away from the end of a decade. Hard to believe and a bit scary how fast time can go.

Donkey Kong Rap

Happy 20th Anniversary to Donkey Kong 64. What better way to celebrate than showing the infamous DK Rap.

Gangplank Galleon Restored to HD

Donkey Kong Country Theme Restored to HD

Happy 25th Anniversary to Donkey Kong Country. One of the all time great games.

Spiderman Opening Theme (High Quality)

Happy 25th Anniversary to the classic Fox Kids Spider-Man cartoon.

Chrono Cross Opening HD

Happy 20th Anniversary to Chrono Cross. One of the greatest video games of all time.

Star Trek VII: Generations [Complete Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Happy 25th Anniversary to Star Trek Generations, the seventh Star Trek movie, the first with The Next Generation crew, and the last with William Shatner as Captain Kirk, James Doohan as Scotty, and Walter Koenig as Chekov.

NJPW - Katsuyori Shibata (Last Theme)

Happy 40th Birthday to pro wrestler Katsuyori Shibata.

Two Worlds, One Incredible Game: A Look At Chrono Cross 20 Years Later

Two Worlds, One Incredible Game: A Look At Chrono Cross 20 Years Later
November 9, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In 1995, the world was introduced to the game Chrono Trigger, one of the greatest masterpieces in video game history. Telling the story of friends from different time periods traveling back and forth through time in the hopes of saving the world from an intergalactic parasite, it was one of the greatest games ever made and it begged for a sequel. Then four years later, Square released the indirect sequel Chrono Cross. Taking place 20 years after the events of Trigger, Chrono Cross saw dozens of characters travel between two nearly identical worlds and must stop the same parasite who is now stronger than ever. With the 20th Anniversary of Chrono Cross coming in November, what better way to celebrate then look back at one of the greatest sequels ever made. As is the case with these articles, don't read if you don't want to be spoiled as there are spoilers.

Homicide: Life On The Street s03e18 - G's Speech

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Happy 80th Birthday to the underrated and talented actor Yaphet Kotto. Kotto is best known as Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big, the first main black villain in the James Bond franchise in Live and Let Die along with his Emmy Award nominated performance as Ugandan President Idi Amin in Raid on Entebbe, He's also known for playing Parker in Alien, William Laughlin in The Running Man, Alonzo Mosely in Midnight Run, Doc in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, and Lt. Al "Gee" Giardello on the television show Homicide: Life on the Street. He was also once considered for the role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars and may have been considered for the role of Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

KISS On The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder {Uncut/HQ}

Always meant to put this up but Halloween marked the 40th Anniversary of KISS' infamous interview on Tomorrow or The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Tomorrow was sort of a predecessor to the current Late Night franchise as it aired after The Tonight Show from 1973-1982. Anyway, the interview became one of the most famous in the history of the show due to Ace Frehley being drunk out of his mind and making a fool of himself. It's even funnier when you look at Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley who look like they want to strangle him. Snyder seems to enjoy it.

Final film appearance of Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the James Bond series

The World Is Not Enough marked the end of one of the biggest era's in James Bond history as it was the final time actor Desmond Llewelyn played gadget master Q after 17 films and 36 years as he went all the way back to the second Bond 1963's From Russia With Love which meant he worked with the first five Bonds in Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan.

In probably one of the eeriest stories out there, Llewelyn gave an interview in November 1999 claiming he wasn't retiring and would continue to work on the James Bond franchise "For as long as the producers want me and the almighty doesn't". Then a month later, he was killed in a car accident on December 19, 1999 at the age of 85.

The World Is Not Enough Opening Title Sequence

Happy 20th Anniversary to the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, Pierce Brosnan's third Bond.

I'm meant to say this on November 1st but people are now talking about Christmas. I love Christmas time but we still got Thanksgiving to look forward to and Black Friday to dread.

Just found out October 11th was the 15th Anniversary of the North American release of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Another classic.

Happy Belated 15th Anniversary to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas which came out on October 26, 2004. One of the greatest games ever made and a great soundtrack. I appreciate being introduced to songs like Toto's Hold The Line, America's Horse With No Name, and Eddie Money's Two Tickets To Paradise. Also great to hear classics like GNR's Welcome to the Jungle and Ozzy's Hellraiser.

A Look at the 2019 All Japan World's Strongest Tag Determination League Tournament and the Participants

A Look at the 2019 All Japan World's Strongest Tag Determination League Tournament and the Participants
November 2, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

 In Japanese Wrestling, there are many traditions and one of them is big tag team tournaments held in the fall and end of the year. Among those is All Japan's World's Strongest Tag Determination League which has been a fall tradition since it's debut all the way back in 1977. In the decades since it's debut, the winners have been among some of the all time great teams including Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta, Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen, Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen and Ted Dibiase, The Miracle Violence Connection of Steve Williams and Terry Gordy, Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi, The Holy Demon Army of Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue, and The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D to name some. With the yearly tradition coming up, I figure I take a look at every team and give the pluses and minuses they have going for them along with why I think they could win or not.

Motörhead - Bomber

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Motorhead album Bomber.

KISS - Watchin' You

KISS - Goin' Blind

Happy Belated 45th Anniversary to the KISS album Hotter Than Hell.

Hide Your Heart

KISS' version of Hide Your Heart. The song has good advice "When pride and love battle with desire, better hide your heart cause you're playing with fire".

The Terminator Soundtrack - Burning In The Third Degree

Happy 35th Anniversary to The Terminator.

Gargoyles Opening Theme

Happy 25th Anniversary to Gargoyles, one of the greatest Disney cartoons of all time.

You Love Me To Hate You

King Of Hearts

Kiss - Forever (Official Music Video)

Happy Belated 30th Anniversary to the KISS album Hot In The Shade which had it's anniversary on October 17th. This is perhaps KISS' best ballad.

KISS - All for the Glory

Happy Belated 10th Anniversary to KISS' Sonic Boom. The anniversary was back on October 8th.

Ace Frehley - Hide Your Heart - Trouble Walkin'

Incredibly ironic story for this song as this is a KISS cover. Not only that but Ace and Bonnie Tyler each did covers after KISS decided not to use it for the Crazy Nights album only for KISS to use it for the Hot In The Shade album. That means that Ace not only did a cover of a song from his former band but both versions came out the SAME year and month (October 1989). In fact, Trouble Walkin' was released only four days before Hot In The Shade.

Anyway, awesome cover to an awesome song.

Ace Frehley - Do Ya

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Ace Frehley solo album Trouble Walkin'.

Here, Ace shows ELO how it's done.

Happy 65th Birthday to David Lee Roth.

Dokken - Mr Scary

Happy Belated Birthday to George Lynch who turned 65 on September 28th.

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX '358/2 Days English Opening CInematic' [1080...

On this day 10 years ago, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was released in North America.

Super Password Theme Extended Version

Happy 35th Anniversary to Super Password.

Happy Birthday to former Motorhead drummer "Philthy Animal" Phil Taylor who would've turned 65 on September 21st. Taylor passed away in 2015.

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (Official Video)

Off by a week but Happy 35th Anniversary to Deep Purple's Perfect Strangers.

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic Entrance (Theme) Song (Wild Boys)

Can't believe I forgot but Happy Belated Birthday to Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing legend Mirko Cro Cop who turned 45 on September 10th.

I never followed Eddie Money's career but I knew him for two things: one is singing the theme for the Disney cartoon Quack Pack and I bet like a lot of people my age, one of the first times I heard Two Tickets To Paradise was via Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Kiss - Thrills In The Night (Official Video)

Kiss - Heaven's On Fire (Official Video)

Happy 35th Anniversary to KISS' Animalize, the only album with third guitarist Mark St, John.

Dokken - Alone Again (Official Music Video)

Dokken - Into The Fire (Official Music Video)

Happy 35th Anniversary to Dokken's Tooth and Nail.

Original American Gladiators Outro Mix Edit (95% Clean)

Happy 30th Anniversary to American Gladiators which had it's anniversary on September 9th.

VOLTRON INTRO

Happy 35th Anniversary to Voltron.

Batman Arkham Asylum intro [HD]

Happy Belated 10th Anniversary to Batman: Arkham Asylum which had it's 10th Anniversary on August 25th. Classic game.

Captain N the Gamemaster Intro

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Captain N: The Game Master cartoon.

Legend of Zelda Opening

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Legend of Zelda cartoon.

Super Mario Brothers Super Show Intro

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

A Look At Bellator's Featherweight Grand Prix

A Look At Bellator's Featherweight Grand Prix
August 31, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

Tournaments go with MMA like peanut butter and jelly from the first few years of the UFC to PRIDE's famous grand prixes among others. In recent years, MMA's number two American promotion Bellator MMA has begun a combination of recreating the classic grand prixes of Japan along with returning to their tournament roots though unlike the old Bellator tournaments, these grand prixes are held over a period of six to twelve months instead of three months. We saw Bellator do the Heavyweight Grand Prix in 2018 and then a Welterweight tournament that same year. Now, Bellator is gearing up for their third grand prix in September with the Featherweights. We'll take a look at the participants and where they stand going into this, what they have to gain and lose.

Last year I joked that August 25th is the manliest day of the year as Gene Simmons turns 70 while Sean Connery turns 89 today. I suppose feminist out there would refer to this day as "National Toxic Masculinity Day" given they probably hate them but let's face it. If Simmons and Connery represent Toxic Masculinity then men should not want to be clean.

God Of Thunder

Happy 70th Birthday to Gene Simmons.

Every Time R2-D2 Saves the Day

Today would've been the 85th birthday of actor Kenny Baker who played everyone's favorite droid R2-D2 for the first six Star Wars films and was a consultant for R2 in The Force Awakens. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 81 due to illness.

Ace Frehley - The Joker - Space Invader

Great cover of the Steve Miller Band classic.

Ace Frehley - Space Invader

Happy 5th Anniversary to the Ace Frehley album Space Invader.

Triple Threat: A Look At Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble 25 Years Later

Triple Threat: A Look At Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble 25 Years Later
August 15, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

                                          

1994 was a big year for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise as it saw the release of three games. The first being the long awaited Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the second was Sonic and Knuckles which was an innovative game that used locked on technology allowing the player as Knuckles in Sonic 2 while transforming two games into one with Sonic 3. However, a third game also came out that same year that largely flew under the radar likely due to it being only released on the Sega Game Gear and that game was Sonic The Hedgehog: Triple Trouble. With the 25 Anniversary coming in November, we'll take a look at a solid Sonic outing that got overlooked possibly due to a combination of the system is was released on and that fact the franchise was churning out many classics at the time.

Today is the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock.

KISS - Detroit Rock City Movie (Opening Credits)

Happy 20th Anniversary to the 1999 KISS movie Detroit Rock City.

Today is apparently National Lazy Day. I guess other than Sunday, Saturday is the best day for it. Speaking of that, Leap Day will play a sick joke on us as next year National Lazy Day will be on a Monday so it's skipping Sunday.

A Look at the 2019 NOAH N-1 Victory Tournament and the Participants

A Look at the 2019 NOAH N-1 Victory Tournament and the Participants
August 8, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

Back in 2010, Pro Wrestling NOAH established a yearly heavyweight round robin tournament called the Global League. The tournament was supposed to be to the organization what the G-1 Climax is to New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Champion Carnival is to All Japan Pro Wrestling, or the Fire Festival is to Pro Wrestling ZERO1. However, with the change in management in 2019, NOAH saw many changes including new logo and the end of their signature green mats. Another change was the renaming of the Global League to the N-1 Victory tournament. For the first annual N-1 Victory, things got more interesting when it was announced current GHC (Global Honored Crown) Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya would not participate and that the winner would be the number one contender to the GHC Heavyweight Championship with the match being held at Sumo Hall on November 2nd. As I've done this year with the Champion Carnival and Fire Festival, I shall take a look at the participants and see where I think they stand.

I just realized we had some morbid anniversaries this year. I already brought up this year being the 60th Anniversary of "The Day The Music Died" back on February 3rd but there's more.

January 26th was the 40th Anniversary of the passing of former Vice President of the United States and Governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller who apparently went out in a way most would want to by "dying in the saddle" at 70. A true man's man.

February 26th was the 25th Anniversary of the passing of Bill Hicks, probably the best comedian you never heard of at 32 due to cancer.

July 20th was the 35th Anniversary of runner Jim Fixx who some may remember for being an advocate of running and wrote books on it during the 70s. He also became known for having one of the most ironic deaths ever by dying of a heart attack....while running. Speaking of Bill Hicks, he did an awesome bit about Fixx, his death, Keith Richards outliving him, and asking what you write about running.

I would also point out May 16th is the 35th Anniversary of Andy Kaufman's passing but let's be real, we know he's still alive in an undisclosed location with Elvis. Probably where Walt Disney is cryogenically frozen.

The Darkest Side of the Night - Metropolis

Happy 30th Anniversary to Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.

Eyes Of The World

Rainbow - All Night Long High Quality HQ

Happy 40th Anniversary to the Rainbow album Down To Earth. The album is the last with drummer Cozy Powell, the only one with vocalist Graham Bonnet, and the first with Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover.

Alice Cooper - Poison (Official Video)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album Trash. Though Cooper had been on the comeback trail since 1986's Constrictor, Trash solidified his comeback. It's produced by the brilliant Desmond Child and features guest appearances from Jon Bon Jovi, RIchie Sambora, Steven Tyler, Joan Jett, and Joe Perry as well as former Cooper band members Kane Roberts and Kip Winger.

Here's a reason why the album is a classic since I think it might actually be impossible to hate this song.

Charles Bronson vs. Muggers

Happy 45th Anniversary to Death Wish. Interesting note, Jeff Goldblum had one of his earliest roles in this movie as a mugger (not in this scene).

Am I the only one who finds the Tide Pod Challenge hilarious? The fact you have dumbasses eating that stuff is amazing. Maybe commercials should have disclaimers that say "Not candy" but then again, I hate those disclaimers cause if people are stupid enough not to be able to tell the difference between reality and commercials then they get what they deserve trying stunts like they're on Jackass.

Maybe Tide should enter the edible business by either making Tide Pod candy or Tide Pod like Dunk-a-roos with the colors being various flavor icing.

Is it a coincidence that you hear people talking about Area 51 on the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing?

The Great Sasuke.wmv

Happy 50th Birthday to wrestling legend and the first masked legislator in history The Great Sasuke.

I hate how orange sweet tarts have mostly been discontinued for years. I miss the old days when the four packs had orange instead of lemon.

Kazushi Sakuraba documentary

Happy 50th Birthday to Mixed Martial Arts Legend and "Gracie Hunter" Kazushi Sakuraba.

Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago 1979

Forgot that yesterday was the 40th Anniversary of Disco Demolition Night which was a Baseball promotion where shock jock Steve Dahl blew up a bunch of disco records between a double header featuring the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Many fans also threw disco albums into the field like frisbees and then stormed on to the field to stomp on the albums and riot trashing the field and starting fires forcing the White Sox to forfeit the second game. Many often view Disco Demolition Night as the beginning of the end for the Disco fad. Many people in Disco were apparently the original politically correct social justice warriors accusing the event as well as people who hate disco as racist, sexist, and homophobes.

Now if only we could get another since I'm sure there's some shitty acts and genres who's CDs could use a Demolition Night.

Stolen Prayer

You're My Temptation

Happy 25th Anniversary to the Alice Cooper album The Last Temptation.

Alice Cooper - Living - (1969 - Pretties for you)

Also kept forgetting but Happy Belated 50th Anniversary to the first Alice Cooper album Pretties For You which had it's anniversary on June 26th.

Terry Funk Japan Theme "Spinning Toe Hold"

Keep forgetting to mention this but Happy Belated Birthday to wrestling legend Terry Funk who turned 75 on June 30th.

"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel's WWF Theme

Happy 60th Birthday to wrestling legend Kevin "Diesel" Nash.

Most Underrated KISS Albums

Most Underrated KISS Albums
July 6, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In my last KISS article, I pointed out the top five worst albums they've done. Now, I'm going the opposite direction. Again, KISS have done at least 20 studio albums (not counting the solo albums) and like any band who have had that many, there are those people love, those people hate, those who people feel are underrated, and those that are overrated. Like any fan, I have my opinions on what is underrated so I decided to do this article to bring up the albums that I feel many fans and even the band themselves don't give enough credit for and why I think they're good. Again, I'm mostly going to look at studio albums and none of these are in any order.

Again, I wish there was something from the Revolutionary War that explains why we light fireworks and barbecue on 4th of July. Like, the original 13 Colonies lighting fireworks as a symbol of their declaration of independence. That would've been cool. I would love to have it be revealed one day that the Colonial Army had barbecues and barrels of ale like when Forrest Gump and Bubba first went to Vietnam and they found out it was nothing like The United States of America except the beer cans and barbecues. It would also be cool if someone thought of George Washington as "General George" like Lt. Dan.

Forrest Gump Theme - Alan Silvestri

Happy 25th Anniversary to Forrest Gump.

Top Five Worst KISS Albums

Top Five Worst KISS Albums
July 6, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

I've been a KISS fan since 2001 and they were the first band I got into. For 45 years, the band has released 20 studio albums as well as other material. When a band releases that much stuff and has such a long and rich history, they're bound to stumble once and awhile. With KISS embarking on their End of the Road tour, I figure I do some articles on KISS' work. The first will cover the few times KISS missed the mark. I'll mostly focus on studio albums not the Alive! albums or compilation albums with some new songs like Killers or Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits. This will not be in any specific order.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins (Official Music Video)

Happy Belated 20th Anniversary to the "Weird" Al Yankovic album Running With Scissors which features one of his great songs: The Saga Begins. The anniversary was June 29th.

Slaughter - On My Own

Happy Belated 20th Anniversary to the fifth and recent Slaughter album Back to Reality which turned 20 on June 29th. The only one with guitarist Jeff Blando and the only one without guitarist Tim Kelly who was killed in an accident in 1998.

Blame Canada - South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (3/9) Movie CLIP (1999) HD

Happy 20th Anniversary to South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.

James Bond - Moonraker Intro + Song

Happy 40th Anniversary to Moonraker, the 11th James Bond and Roger Moore's fourth as 007. The movie sees the return of Richard Kiel as the iconic villain Jaws and the final one to feature original M Bernard Lee who had played M since the first Bond Dr. No in 1962 as he passed away in 1981 during production of For Your Eyes Only though he wasn't able. The song is sung by Shirley Bassey who makes history singing her third Bond theme after having already done Goldfinger in 1964 and Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. As of 2019, Bassey is the only singer to sung more than one Bond theme.

Bob Gun Batman 1989

Forget "Why so serious?", there's one true Joker quote to recite and remember: "Bob, gun" or at least "Did you ever dance with the devil by the pale moonlight?". Also, sucks no other Joker in movies, TV, or comics ever had their own Bob the Goon.

"I'm Batman" Opening Scene | Batman (1989) Movie Clip

Great first appearance. Such a testament to Michael Keaton's talent as he was mostly a comedic actor but showed here there were no fun and games. Amazing how he went from someone people were dreading as Batman to one of the best.

Batman Soundtrack - 01. The Batman Theme

Happy 30th Anniversary to the classic Batman or Batman '89. To me, the Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Danny Elfman Batmans are the best. Also, I wish someone could explain why Elfman never got Oscar nominations for the soundtracks.

Erase the Slate

Off by three days but happy 20th anniversary to the Dokken album Erase the Slate, the first not to feature original guitarist George Lynch, the only one with Winger guitarist Reb Beach, and the last to feature bassist Jeff Pilson before his departure.

WWE: The Ultimate Warrior Theme Song - "Unstable"

Happy Birthday to The Ultimate Warrior who would've been 60.

Look at the 2019 ZERO1 Fire Festival and the Participants

Look at the 2019 ZERO1 Fire Festival and the Participants
June 16, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

Back in April, I looked at the participants for All Japan's top tournament the Champion Carnival so now I figure I do the same for Pro Wrestling ZERO1's top tournament the Fire Festival. The Fire Festival is like most Japanese tournaments in that it's round robin with one or two blocks of wrestlers battling it out and the top two meet in the finals to decide the winner. The prize for winning the Fire Festival is the Fire Sword, a red katana that the winner holds on to for a year until the next tournament. Unlike most of these tournaments, the winner isn't guaranteed a world heavyweight championship shot as some received one but some have not while others were reigning champion.

LICENCE TO KILL HIGH DEFINITION

Happy belated 30th Anniversary to Licence To Kill, the 16th official James Bond which premiered on June 13th. One of the greatest Bonds of all time, it also proved to be the end of an era in many ways. The film marked Timothy Dalton's second and (sadly) final outing as James Bond while being the last to feature Robert Brown as M after four movies and Caroline Bliss as Miss Moneypenny.

Happy 60th Birthday to wrestling legend Magnum TA.

What does God need with a starship? (Star Trek: The Final Frontier)

Happy 30th Anniversary to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Yes, it's pretty much the worst Star Trek film at least not counting the JJ Abrams films to some but it is an important film as it gave Trekkies and people the most important question to ask God if we ever were able to ask one question: "What does God need with a Starship?". Just remember, if you do run into someone claiming to be God, you don't ask the Almighty for his I.D.

Star Trek III The Search For Spock - The Enterprise's Encounter With The...

Happy 35th Anniversary to Star Trek III: The Search For Spock.

William Shatner Sings Rocket Man At the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards

So today is the American release of Elton John's biopic called Rocketman. I'm just outraged that Rocketman is being used for Elton John. Everybody knows the real Rocketman is William Shatner. Don't believe me? Listen to this incredible version.

ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD Epic Orchestral Theme

Angry Video Game Nerd Theme Techno Remix - Full version

Happy 15th Anniversary to the legend himself The Angry Video Game Nerd.

15 years of taking us back to the past to play the shitty games that suck ass.

Indiana Jones Theme Song [HD]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. Sometimes I wonder, it's a shame River Phoenix passed away in 1993 as he was good here as a younger Indy and I wonder if he lived if he could've been Harrison Ford's successor as he would be around the same age right now as Ford was in the 80s.

Owen Hart 3rd WWE Theme

Sadly, today marks a horrible milestone in professional wrestling as it was on this day 20 years ago, the biggest tragedy in wrestling history in my opinion occurred when Owen Hart fell to his death at the Kemper Arena attempting a superhero like entrance at the WWF Over The Edge PPV.

Save Your Love

Definitely one of Ace's best songs.

Kiss - Sure Know Something (Official Video)

Happy 40th Anniversary to the KISS album Dynasty. The album would be the first of three experimental albums having a disco sound while 1980's Unmasked had more a pop sound and 1981's Music From The Elder being a concept album. The album would also mark Peter Criss' last before being fired in 1980 but he only played on the song Dirty Livin' while future Ace Frehley and David Letterman drummer Anton Fig drummed on the rest.

The Crow (2/12) Movie CLIP - Re-Born (1994) HD

Happy Belated 25th Anniversary to the film The Crow which premiered on May 13, 1994. A great film that's sadly best known for being the film where Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee) was accidentally shot and killed on set on March 31, 1993 due to a dummy round that was lodged in a prop gun that hit him thanks to blanks that were put in the gun (the gun wasn't properly checked before using). The few remaining scenes were completed with a body double and CGI.

In a way, Lee was kind of like the 90s Heath Ledger in that he seemed to find that role that was a comic book movie that would've taken his career to the next level but instead passed away at 28 and his death loomed over the film and probably made it bigger in a way.

BIG BUCKS: THE PRESS YOUR LUCK SCANDAL

On this day in 1984, one of the most infamous moments in game show history occurred when a guy named Michael Larson appeared on the game show Press Your Luck and famously won $110,237, which at the time was highest a person ever won in one day on a game show. Larson achieved this by noticing months before while watching it that the board wasn't random but had five patterns with squares 4 and 8 never having a whammy which he memorized.

You Are All Diseased (Audio Only)

Off by a few days but Happy 20th Anniversary to the George Carlin special You Are All Diseased. We could still use this scholar.

Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan vs Darth Maul | Star Wars The Phantom Menace (1999) Mo...

n my opinion, the best lightsaber battle in the Star Wars movies. No talking, just action.

Duel Of The Fates from Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (Official...

Happy 20th Anniversary to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Say what you will about it and many rightfully have but I find it underrated as Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor have great chemistry as Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the lightsaber battles are among the best in the series, and John Williams provides an awesome soundtrack.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Official Trailer (2014)

Off by two days but Happy 5th Anniversary to X-Men: Days of Future Past. In my opinion, the best X-Men film.

Pulp Fiction - Bring Out The Gimp | Rescuing Marsellus Wallace Scene (10...

With Pulp Fiction premiering on May 12th. I say that May 12th should be International Gimp Day. Who wouldn't want a gimp for a pet?

This scene also symbolizes to white racist their superiority over black people or black people's belief how they've been treated by the white man and what they would like to do.

Pulp Fiction Misirlou

Happy 25th Anniversary to Pulp Fiction which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Pulp Fiction is one of those movies that you know it's huge just by listening to Misirlou because it wasn't made for the movie but when you hear it, you don't think "oh, Misirlou is playing", you think "oh the Pulp Fiction song".

Indiana Jones Theme Song [HD]

Happy 35th Anniversary to Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Regardless of what people may say, I find it an underrated film.

I love how Chuck Woolery is trending on twitter cause he claimed Trump is "Not Quilty". There's so much funny here and I don't know what's funnier: the fact this guy was the original host of Wheel of Fortune (yes, boys and girls, Pat Sajak hasn't always hosted Wheel of Fortune) and Scrabble but still can't spell or the fact most of the kids these days as well as people under the age of 30 are like "Who the fuck is Chuck Woolery?".

Old WWF Theme Songs-The Big Boss Man

Today would've been the 56th birthday of the Big Boss Man.

DragonBall Z - English Intro Rock The Dragon - HD [Remake]

Off by 3 days but happy 30th anniversary to Dragon Ball Z.

Card Sharks - 10 Minutes of the Card Sharks Main Theme | BUZZR

Off by five days but happy 41st anniversary to the classic game show Card Sharks. Aces are high, deuces are low, card them right, and win the dough, on Card Sharks!

Theme of Super Metroid - Super Metroid

Thursday was the 25th Anniversary of the American release of Super Metroid. A classic game.

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Game Boy.

Duck Hunt Music - Title Theme

Happy 35th Anniversary to Duck Hunt.

Super Mario Land - 4 - 2-3, 4-3

Happy 30th Anniversary to Super Mario Land.

GoldenEye (3/8) Movie CLIP - Back From the Dead (1995) HD

Happy 60th Birthday to Sean Bean who played former 006 agent turned villain in the 1995 James Bond film Alec Trevelyan (one of the best Bond Villains), Boromir in the Lord of the Rings movies, and Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. He's also perhaps best known for those Boromir "One Does Not Simply" memes.

I guess now is as good a time as any but fuck Game of Thrones for casting him as Ned Stark only to kill him off in only nine episodes. Sure, he could've done more with Bond but Bond villains are mostly one and done. Yeah, Boromir was killed off in the first LOTR but at least he appeared in the other two films via flashbacks and hallucinations and the LOTR films are 3 hours each.

Rowdy Roddy Piper 2nd WWE Theme

Today also would've been the 65th birthday of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. He passed away in 2015 at 61.

Friday the 13th The Final Chapter Trailer

Happy 35th to Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. This was the fourth film in the series and at least the first "last ever". Appropriate it was released on Friday the 13th. What a way for Jason to die, getting killed by Corey Feldman.

A Look Back at Super Mario Land 30 Years Later

A Look Back at Super Mario Land 30 Years Later
April 13, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

Super Mario Land Cover

By the end of the 80s, the Mario franchise went from humble beginnings with Mario as the hero of Donkey Kong to an Arcade in Mario Bros to exploding in popularity with Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo Entertainment System and becoming one of the top franchise players in the video games business. Before Mario, Nintendo had created a portable game called the "Game n' Watch" which was a watch that played a simple game which proved very successful. By the end of the 80s, Nintendo decided to create a new portable system that played games on little cartridges and was charged with four AA Batteries. The portable system would be known as the Game Boy and would become one of Nintendo's most successful creations. To no surprise, Nintendo decided on creating a Mario game to go along with the Game Boy and released a new and different Mario adventure called Super Mario Land. Here, we'll take a look at Super Mario Land as the 30th Anniversary is approaching.

With the recent report and pic of the Black Hole, I love some have made great points about how it resembles the eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings or the Red Ring of Death from X-Box 360s that signal that it's broken.

WWF WrestleMania VI, VII and VIII Theme - The Grand Spectacle *FULL AND ...

Time to show the REAL Wrestlemania theme.

A Look at the 2019 All Japan Champion Carnival and the Participants

A Look at the 2019 All Japan Champion Carnival and the Participants
April 4, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

April 4th will kick off the yearly Champion Carnival, the top singles tournament for All Japan Pro Wrestling. The tournament has been won by a who's who in All Japan including Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi, Akira Taue, Stan Hansen, Keiji "The Great Muta" Mutoh, Genichiro Tenryu, Satoshi Kojima, Kensuke Sasaki, and Suwama. This year will be the biggest in years with 18 competitors in 2 blocks of 9 with the traditional round robin format and the tour will span 18 days. With the tournament coming up, I figure I take a look at the participants and analyze their chances of winning as well as reasons why they may not win.

Keep in mind, I'm not making fun of Autism and I love the idea of blue puzzle pieces but it would be cool if they changed the logo to a snow globe with a universe inside it to show the powerful imagination of autistic people. Or a TV since one autistic kid came up with 95% of American Television at least since 1982.

Final Fantasy VI Music - Ending Theme (Full Version)

Happy 25th Anniversary to Final Fantasy VI. One of the greatest video games of all time.

The ending theme shows Nobuo Uematsu at his best as he composes each characters theme and weaves them seemlessly.

2018 MMA Year End Awards

2018 MMA Year End Awards
March 26, 2019 
By Ryan Porzl

Another year gone which means it's time I give my year end awards for what I considered both the best and worst in Mixed Martial Arts.

Happy 70th Birthday to legendary producer Bob Ezrin. Ezrin is best known for his work with Alice Cooper having produced some of Cooper's biggest albums including Killer, School's Out, Billion Dollar Babies, and Welcome to My Nightmare among others. He also produced for KISS including Destroyer, Music From The Elder, and Revenge. He produced for Lou Reed, produced Peter Gabriel's debut solo album, was an executive producer for Aerosmith's Get Your Wings, and co-produced Pink Floyd's The Wall as well as produced A Momentary Lapse of Reason. He also co-wrote the Alice Cooper song Under My Wheels and the KISS songs Detroit Rock City, Shout It Out Loud, Beth, and God Gave Rock n' Roll To You II.

Final Fantasy - Main Theme (30th Anniversary)

Happy Birthday to composer Nobuo Uematsu who turned 60 yesterday. He's been referred to as "the Beethoven of video game music" and is mostly best known for composing many of the Final Fantasy games and helped with Chrono Trigger.

Sting Starrcade 1997 Theme

Happy 60th Birthday to Sting.

Top Ten Most Overrated MMA Fighters

Top Ten Most Overrated MMA Fighters
March 18, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In the near 30 year history of Mixed Martial Arts, there have been plenty of legends that are highly regarded and respected. Everyone has their favorites and ones they find overrated and I'm one of them. Like every fan, there are fighters I believe are worthy of the hype and those I feel get more than they should. Here now is my list of the top ten most overrated fighters in MMA history. Keep in mind, these are obviously my opinions and mine alone. Also, keep in mind that just because fighters make this list, it doesn't mean I think they're bad.

Samoa Joe ROH Theme Song - The Champ Is Here

Happy 40th Birthday to Samoa Joe.

Gary Moore - Blood Of Emeralds (HQ)

No better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than listening to the soundtrack of Ireland: Gary Moore.

On this day, the deepest Blood of Emeralds is running through our veins.

Also, a nice tribute song to Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott.

WCW Nikita Koloff 3rd Theme(With Custom Tron)

Happy Birthday to wrestling legend "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff who turned 60 yesterday.

Andrew Dice Clay - The Evolution Of Dirty Nursery Rhymes

Happy International Women's Day to all the women out there and I figured there is no better way to celebrate this day then show a bit from everyone's favorite male feminist: Andrew Dice Clay.

Resident Evil 5 PS4 - Chap 6-1: Albert Wesker Kills Oswell Spencer ''Rig...

Happy 10th Anniversary to Resident Evil 5. Definitely one of the cooler cutscenes in Resident Evil 5. After all these years, fans finally got to see Oswell E. Spencer with Wesker giving a fitting death to a horrible man.

2018 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards

2018 Pro Wrestling Year End Awards
March 5, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

Another year gone which makes it time my year end awards for what I considered both the best and worst in American and Japanese wrestling. As is usually the case, these are my opinions and mine alone.

Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers Intro (Version 2)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the classic Disney cartoon Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers.

Kento Miyahara Entrance Theme ~ 宮原 健斗入場テーマ

Happy Birthday to All Japan Pro Wrestling star Kento Miyahara who turned 30 yesterday.

With the Oscars tonight, I have to say that I'm one of those who isn't for Black Panther getting a Best Picture nomination. While I haven't seen it, I can't imagine it was better than Avengers: Infinity War. That being said, I get sick and tired of people online who when they talk about superhero movies that should've been nominated, it's always the same two examples: The Dark Knight and Logan. Honestly, I found both movies entertaining but very overrated and I wouldn't consider either one to be Best Picture worthy.

Even if you do, is it too hard to find other examples? Seriously, we've had superhero films for 50 years going back to Batman '66. Let's have some variety and bring up Superman '78, Batman '89, Batman Returns, Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, or X-Men: Days of Future Past. You can disagree with me on those picks but my point is that there are other options besides those two movies.

Remembering Gene Siskel (1999)

Sad milestone as it was on this day 20 years ago we lost one of the great film critics Gene Siskel who of course was best known as part of the Siskel & Ebert team with Roger Ebert with the two hosting several critic shows from 1975-1999 and popularized "Two Thumbs Up". Siskel passed away from complications from brain surgery at 53 years old and at the time of his death was on a six month leave of absence that began on February 3, 1999. Anybody who knows Siskel & Ebert know he had been in declining health for nearly a year as he underwent surgery for a brain tumor in May 1998 and was never the same after that as the June 1998-January 1999 episodes can be tough to watch as we was slower. Outside of the show, Siskel worked for the Chicago Tribune, TV Guide, and CBS This Morning while working locker room reports on Chicago Bulls games for the local WBBM station.

While Ebert soldiered on with Richard Roeper who did a good job, it obviously wasn't the same and it makes you wonder what more they could've done had Siskel lived longer. Plus, it would've been nice if Ebert kept their old specials like "If We Picked The Winners" and "Memo To The Academy".

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KISS-Strutter

Happy 45th Anniversary to the first KISS album.

Last Of An Ancient Breed (From "The Warriors" Soundtrack)

Happy 40th Anniversary to The Warriors.

I forgot but did anyone else realize that yesterday was the 60th Anniversary of "The Day The Music Died" where Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash?

♫ [1989] Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Greg De Belles - 03 - ''Justice (...

Yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of the Charles Bronson film Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects. Definitely not a movie for everyone but it does feature one of the best happy endings ever with Bronson taking the main villain, a pimp of underage children, to prison where he becomes a prison bitch. The film marked Bronson's last with Cannon Films and his ninth and last with director J. Lee Thompson.



♫ [1989] Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Greg De Belles - 03 - ''Justice (...

Sonic 3

On February 2, 1994, we didn't have a Groundhog's Day but Hedgehog Day as it was on that day 25 years ago, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was released which saw the debut of Knuckles the Echidna.

Best VGM 411 - Castlevania 64 - Castle Center

#95- Castlevania 64: Intro Theme (Opposing Bloodlines)

Happy 20th Anniversary to Castlevania for N64 or Castlevania 64.

The Critic Intro

Happy 25th Anniversary to The Critic which was on January 26th. One of the most criminally underrated animated shows of all time.

Gary Moore - After The War (HQ)

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Gary Moore album After The War. This would be Moore's last Hard Rock album before switching his style to Blues. The album featured a great line up with Moore, Bob Daisley, and Cozy Powell.

Password Plus Theme (1979-1982)

Happy Belated 40th Anniversary to the game show that's more than Password, it's Password Plus which had it's anniversary on January 8th.

Can The Last Emperor Return to the Throne?

Can The Last Emperor Return to the Throne?
January 23, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

Regardless of whether you're a fan of his or think he's not worth all his hype, you have to admit that Fedor Emelianenko is a legend in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and one of the all time greats. He had a career almost no one has had, was arguably the fighter of the 2000s, won multiple championships and tournaments, and beat some of the best fighters of his time. Then after going unbeaten in 28 fights, Fedor finally fell at the hands of Fabricio Werdum before stumbling through two more fights then bounced back with a three fight win streak before retiring in 2012 and it looked as though his time was over. Fast forward three years and Fedor returned in 2015 but it was lackluster in his first three fights before entering the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix and seemingly returning to form. Now on January 26th, The Last Emperor will fight in the finals and is one fight away from returning to champion status which many thought was over long ago.

Super Smash Bros Commercial (N64)

Happy 20th Anniversary to Super Smash Bros.

WWE: "I Walk Alone" ► Batista 4th Theme Song

Also, Happy 50th Birthday to another wrestling legend Batista.

Ted Dibiase Million Dollar Man Theme

Happy 65th Birthday to wrestling legend "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. Not only a great wrestler but has one of the best laughs and proves everybody's got a price.

Death Wish 5: The Face of Death (1994) - Trailer (HD)

Happy 25th Anniversary to Death Wish V: The Face of Death. Charles Bronson's final theatrical film.

Family of Cops 3

On this day 20 years ago, Charles Bronson's final film Family of Cops 3 was released.

Van Halen 1984

Happy 35th Anniversary to Van Halen's 1984 album. The last full length album to feature David Lee Roth until 2012's A Different Kind of Truth.

Sale of the Century Theme 1983-1989 (clean)

Happy 36th Anniversary to the 80s version of Sale of the Century.