The Walking Dead S5E4 Slabtown

While Rick and the gang are on their religious retreat with Father Gabe and Abe, Rosita, Eugine and the rest of Z troop are on their rescue 911 road trip we finally catch up with Beth....ya remember her....Maggie's sister...
So while everyone else has been fighting to not be eaten by cannibals or bit by Walkers Beth wakes up in a soft hospital bed with clean sheets fresh scrubs and is surrounded by cops and a doctor! Beth has access to medicine, clean water yummy gerbils, so what's the problem? Well for starters Officer Dawn Lerner basically run's the hospital like some credit card companies, you're debt...being rescued or captured (however you want to look at it) whether you want be or not....the princiiple might seem within reach but the interest will keep you paying FOREVER! And if you're deemed valueless you get the shaft...literally! EXPRESS ELEVATOR TO HELL, GOING DOWN!
It's hard to keep the officers morale up when there's nothing but death and destruction every direction you look in, which leads me to problem number two...
You better be a master at a trade that isn't already taken in this hospitable because those who have a job at Shady Memorial will do ANYTHING to keep it, and if you don't have "skills" you might find yourself  sucking Officer Gormans'                                                          lolipop

What?

What'd you think I was going to say?

Good Episode, all the fresh faces were a nice change of pace, Beth's struggle reminded be ALOT of baby doll's struggle in Sucker Punch!

Remember Beth if you don't believe in something, you'll fall for anything.

Bad Robots

So I couldn't convince John Walsh to write this article and John Connor wasn't available so here we go!
Humanity is doomed, the sooner you come to terms with this the better off you'll be, if the Zombie apocalypse doesn't get us the Robots certainly will! And since I've been old enough to go to the movies I've been reminded that we will eventually be ruled by our own creations! God creates man in his likeness, man forsakes God for technology, man creates machines in their likeness, machines forsake man...we've seen that story line time and again...it's like we're predicting our own demise!
With the recent Age of Ultron trailer and the plot reveal for Terminator Genisys (ugh why!?) it dawned on me that we need to smash our technological shackles and start planting trees and realigning with the the erf!
So as a public service Free Swim is giving you Humanities 10 Most Wanted Robotic Criminals! (in no particular order)

1. B166ER (Animatrix): This robot pretty much told his owners to eat a dick and killed em! Tired of helping Evelyn put on her depends under garments he strangled Harvey and then cracked Evelyn's cranium like a fortune cookie.

2. Legion (Mass Effect) We can learn ALOT from the Quarians! They get evicted from their home world and then when you're forced to choose between the Geth and the Quarians in ME3 if you choose the Geth the remaining Quarians are exterminated by the reapers and Tali commits suicide!

3.Mark 13 (Hardware) Just when you thought it was safe to resume your love for sculpture with junk laying around  the wastelands of a dystopian future....

4. Ultron (Avengers Age of Ultron) He's gonna show us something wonderful..no strings on our boy Ultron

5. Megatron (Transformers) The ruthless leader of the Decepticons, hell bent on destroying the Autobots and ruling Cybertron and sucking the earth dry of it's natural resources..(energon).

6. T-800 (Terminator) Ahh Cyberdyne systems model 101 Out to kill the mother of mankind's last best hope but then to protect her son that in the future kills him but is reprogrammed and sent back to chaperon him to a bunker before Skynet becomes self aware and declares war on humanity....oww my brain!

7. Roy Batty (Blade Runner) Poor Roy the Replicant just wanted to live a little longer....don't we all.

8. Ash (Alien) A last minute change to your crew's science officer may raise a couple flags,,,Ash lost it because of Ripley's incessant nagging....shoving a news paper down the bitch's throat might not be the most prudent approach...

9. David 8 (Promethius) Ok David....you are a curious one aren't you? Obviously you have some degree of an a Oedipus Complex your working out.

10. Lore (Star Trek TNG) Ah the old Ying Yang of the Universe....For every Data there's an equal and opposite Lore...if you find the remains of a cyborg scattered across the galaxy, best to leave it alone! There's a reason.

Happy Halloween 2014!

Happy Halloween!
Leave it to the Irish to come up with a holiday where we cut up veggies and dress as the things that scare us as kids!
I remember as a kid going trick or treating in the apartment building with Douglas and Joseph and we'd start on the 6th floor and woirk our way down then go to the other buildings in on our street. As I got older the eggs and shaving cream...the next day McGeory and Noble were a mess!

Now that I'm older I still enjoy this bizarre holiday but for different reasons...

Macross Delta Announced!

 So last week I decided to introduce my son to the wonderful world of anime, and I choose my favorite anime series of all time Super Dimensional Fortress Macross!
My wife says he's too young to appreciate it....she may be right but he's definitely fascinated by the Valkyries and the Macross...the whole love triangle appears to be lost on him. I find it funny that he realizes the Intro/Outro songs as well as Minmay's songs (Mari Iijima) are in Japanese but it doesn't bother him. (I think he would rather listen to Minmay than Anna and Elsa).











The night before last my son wanted to build robots with his little boy lego's and we ended building the Macross (it didn't take 10 years). Not half bad considering my limited supplies :)









































So today I paid a visit to macross world ....it's been awhile since I visited that site! I went there on the daily back in 08/09 when Macross Frontier was released.
I didn't expect to see news on a new series for at least a few more years but alas it appears the search is on for the next galactic idol!
Macross (Delta) circa 2067 chronologically  only 8 years after the events of Macross Frontier. Hopefully there will be updates before the end of the year!

And for the record Sarah Nome and Sharon Apple should be in the above poster also! 

DECULTCHA!!!

Ex Machina International Trailer

The synopsis for Ex Machina sounds like so many other Sci Fi films I've seen but after watching the trailer I get the vibe that this will have a much more believable tone to it. For some reason the first movies that came to mind after watching the trailer was Gattaca and Blade Runner! The film stars Domnhall Gleeson and Oscar Isaac (Sucker Punch) who also happen to be starring in another sci fi movie next year...Star Wars Episode VII.

Star Wars Rebels S1E3 Rise of the Old Masters

No better place to begin training to use the force than on top of a ship hovering in the upper atmosphere.
This week Ezra and Kanan make Anakin and Obi Wan's relationship seem almost normal.
So the crew pick up info that Jedi Master  Luminara Unduli is alive and being held at Imperial prison, Kanan see's this as an opportunity to free a Jedi Master and have Ezra train under a Master instead of him...
Surprise surprise IT'S A TRAP!
Where's Admiral Ackbar when you need him!

Turns out our scoundrels take the bait and almost get caught by the Inquisitor....a rather pasty fellow suffering from a severe case of jaundice.
Instead of relying on taunts and empty promises the Sith tend to over use, Mr Inquisitor seems to relish in the fact he's rather intelligent and knows a great many things.

While Ezra and Kanan are escaping from the Inquisitor and the prison, Hera aboard the Ghosts' drop ship, the Phantom, attracts some unwanted attention from the local fauna and has to briefly leave the group to their own devices. Rest assured that our rebellious friends escape with all appendages attached.
I enjoyed this weeks episode, the Inquisitor is an intriguing fella. I hope we get to learn a bit more of this guys back story because honestly I find him more interesting than General Greivous from the PT.
I wonder if any of the characters from Rebels will make it into Episode VII.

The Walking Dead S5E3 Four Walls and a Roof

TAINTED MEAT!!!!
Who didn't see that coming?
I was never a big fan of Bobby Stookey, his character never seemed useful to the group. What exactly did he do? As a former Army medic you'd think he'd have been more useful than he ended up being.
Oh well good riddance...

This season has now zigged twice when I thought it was going to zag, first the brevity of the time spent at Terminus and second the length of time Gareth was a threat to Rick and the gang.
Remember how Rick killed Tomas in season 3 as they were trying to clear the prison? Sunday's massacre was pretty much the same, it was the location that made the scene controversial.
Hey Rick....Shane approves of your actions.....
I have a feeling we're gonna see Rick and the group find themselves in a very similar situation as Gareth and the Termites by season's end...in regards to food.
So Glenn, Maggie and Tara join Abraham, Rosita and Eugene on the greatest road trip of all time and leave Rick with Michonne, Carl, Tyresse, Sasha and Father Gabe....not exactly a fair trade. If Father Gabe had viles of Holy Water that set Walkers aflame like in the CastleVania games that would be a different story but as it stands Father Gabes' stats are:
STR: 3
DEX: 1
INT:5
CHR: 0
HTH: The Power of Christ!

Thankfully Daryl returns to the group with a mystery person! Well it's most likely not Carol or Beth, maybe Morgan or maybe someone else from season 1....the Morales Family.
I'm looking forward to next weeks episode, I need to know if Beth's yellow polo shirt is safe!

Toy Story That Time Forgot Trailer

This holiday season join Woody, Buzz and the gang on their latest adventure.

Gotham S1E5: Viper

This episode really didn't impress me so much, the whole guy playing the guitar on the curb with a sign that says "I'm not gonna lie I need the money for drugs" was stupid, and seeing him running down the sidewalk with an ATM machine on his back was ridiculous.

If it weren't for Robin Lord Taylor's scene's with Don Maroni I would've probably fallen asleep,

I'm on the fence about this Alfred Pennyworth, there's something about this iteration of the character that I don't like. Compared to Michael Cane's Alfred, Sean Pertwee's Afred comes across a great deal less compassionate, and a bit too harsh towards young Bruce. And the verdict on David Mazouz as young Bruce Wayne is still out for me....he seems waaaaaaay too mature for his age, I know he's Bruce Wayne: Worlds Greatest Detective blah blah blah.
The scene when Gordon returns to the precinct from his lunch date with Don Maroni and Cobblepot and asks Bullock if he's found any leads on the guy distributing the viper drug, and Bullock says no then Gordon immediately finds a framed picture in another evidence box....it just seemed too convenient.
And dont get me started on the scene where the 80 year old professor inhales viper and tosses Bullock and Gordon like wet rags out of the apartment.

 Stupid.












I did like the final scene where Falcone is feeding the pigeons in the park and Liza catches his ear and eye as she strolls by. Fish cleaned her up good!

Avengers Age of Ultron Trailer

Age of Ultron trailer.... No Strings Attached!!!
I remember reading a synopsis of this trailer awhile back, but seeing the Hulk Buster armor and Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver was cool, but finally getting to see Ultron at the end was awesome!
I was all like....