He's Certainly Not a Has Been

Earlier on my old site I mentioned William Shatner's new album, Has Been. I suggested you give it a shot, so you can form your own opinion. The opportunity has presented itself, my friends (and enemies).

The whole album is available at Shout at this address:

http://www.shoutfactory.com/williamshatner/

I enjoy listening to it because of it's new ideas and catchy tunes. Ben Folds is a genius, I tell ya. My buddy Drew listened to Common People and liked it. And he's a picky sumbitch.

Note to Drew: If you're offended, I meant "sandwich."

The Age of Shatner 

Frame up!

I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a DVD-R with the entire series of Exosquad available for play on the computer. For those of you who don't know, Exosquad was a syndicated cartoon series from the early nineties. It was about a war in the future between the human race and the Neosapiens, creatures bred by the humans solely for a work force. The Neosapiens were tired of being mistreated, so they had a revolution and took control of the homeworlds. The series follows Able squad, an E-frame squad in the Exofleet, as they fight to take back Earth, Venus, and Mars. E-frames were the specialized exo-suits used by the humans to fight the war.

The series wasn't animated very well, but the voice acting was top-notch, and had a great storyline that developed characters and dealt with issues like discrimination and relationships and death. That's right, people died. Main characters died.

Unfortunately, It only lasted 52 episodes. Bad timeslots and being too mature for the target audience for the toys are to blame, in my opinion.

Anyway, watching them again gave me a sense of nostalgia. I brought out my old Exosquad toys. They don't make toys like that anymore. They could do anything it seemed. Fire missiles? Check. Grappling hook? Check. Clicking chain gun? Check. Little pilot figure that fits inside? You betcha!

There are no plans to release the series officially to DVD, but I'll let you know if there are. Until then, rely on your virus-ridden share programs.

Not gonna keep this one in the package. 

The Beginning of a New Quest!

...or the same one really. Hi! I chose to use this blogger thingy because the old site just wasn't fulfilling my needs. Y'see, I wanted to post my thoughts, but I also wanted to keep track of what I thought at certain times. Also it's a way to keep from repeating myself. And AOL is limiting.
But I'm not going to do that stupid "Mood of the Day" shit, where I make a face like a teary eyed frown or angular eyebrow yell and complain and whine. That stuff is for sissies. And I can't eat too much cheese. Gets me blocked.
Anyway, this entry also serves as a test of sorts. First log and all, not even sure how to use this blasted contraption. We'll see how it goes.

Optic Blast! 

I don't look this intense in real life.