The Patriots - AFC Champions

In a blowout, The New England Patriots beat the Indiannapolis Colts (45 - 7) to become AFC Champions again as I predicted and hoped for. That is their 6th AFC Title and 12th divisional playoff run under the reign of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Next, they will go to Arizona on Feb. 1st to play the Seattle Seahawks in Superbowl 49! Seahawks are going to the Superbowl for the second time in a row, but Brady and the Patriots have already done that (2003-2004) and this will be Tom Brady's 6th trip to the Superbowl. Brady won the Superbowl 3 times so far and was awarded MVP in 2 of those Superbowl trips. Brady has broken many NFL records throughout the course of his career, but just this year he broke the NFL record for most post-season passing yards and most touchdowns in a post-season game. Now he ties the record for most Superbowl appearances for a starting quarterback and another Superbowl victory will solidify The Patriots as a dynasty and Belichick-Brady will go down as the BEST head coach-QB combo in NFL history. In my opinion, New England is already the best team in the entire league and Tom Brady is a hall of fame QB that is by far, the best Quarterback to EVER play the game. Together, they have broken and currently hold multiple NFL records as well as every single franchise record. The Patriots are back in the Superbowl now and they have to win this time!

AFC Championship

Here we go! The NFC Championship game went into Overtime so it cut into this AFC game. That was a long and bizarre game that resulted in the Seahawks winning in O.T. against the Packers after being down the entire game in what looked like a guaranteed victory for Green Bay. However, the Seahawks made some impossible, miracle plays to tie the game up at the very end. Then they pulled off a shocking WIN with a Touchdown in O.T. So, my Superbowl prediction is already wrong.... I thought the Packers were going to win for sure, but I don't really care because I wasn't invested in the NFC game. I care MUCH more about the AFC game because New England is my all-time favorite NFL team.. GO PATS!!!!

NFL Conference Championship

It's the battle of the #12's! Three out of the four quarterbacks in the championship games today are all wearing the same number jersey. The only QB not wearing #12 is Russel Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks won last year's Superbowl and they're back to defend their championship title and become one of the few teams in the NFL to go to back-to-back Superbowls. The #12 jersey seems to be a popular choice for quarterbacks. Even going back to players like Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, and Joe Namath plus many others including current all-star quarterbacks, but I don't know what the significance of that number is. My prediction for the Superbowl is still the Patriots vs Packers (2 of the best QB's in the league).

"Workaholics" and "It's Always Sunny" NEW seasons

Two of my all-time favorite TV shows, "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Workaholics" BOTH premeire brand new seasons today. There are major similarities between these two shows - Not only are both awesome comedy shows about groups of friends and the escapades and trouble they both get into, but both shows are created and written by the stars of these two series. It's the 10th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and they're still coming up with hilarious epidodes. "Workaholics" on the other hand, is debuting their 5th season and both shows have edgy, vulgar humor and BOTH debut their new seasons tonight! (Jan 14, 2015)

"Brickleberry" (Cancelled!)

Just as I expected and predicted in a previous post; the hilarious and offensive cartoon, "Brickleberry" has been officially cancelled by the network. Comedy Central decided to drop the series after 3 seasons and has officially stated the show will not continue for a 4th season. As I said before - I'm surprised the show lasted 3 full seasons, I thought it was cancelled after the 2nd season so it's not a big shock to see "Brickleberry" end (bit still sad). Comedy Central has also reassured fans that the show's creator, Daniel Tosh, won't be going anywhere. His other TV show, "Tosh.O" is still going strong. I thought "Brickleberry" was incredibly funny and probably the most edgiest and adult cartoon I've seen. Even more offensive than all of Seth Macfarlane's cartoons, including "Family Guy". "Brickleberry" is sort of dark and morbid at times and unbelievably racist. They blatantly cross lines than no other adult cartoons have (and it wasn't even an "Adult Swim" series!) Maybe that's why Comedy Central dropped the series? But then again, "Tosh.O" is just as offensive and Daniel Tosh is an asshole in it, and it's funny too. I am going to miss "Brickleberry"... what a great TV show.

Childish Gambino - "Sober"

This is the latest music video for "Sober" by Childish Gambino. Even though he just released his first full-length album, "Because The Internet" just seven months ago. Gambino released "Kauai" EP on October 7, 2014 and this song is the single off this new EP. "Because The Internet" was a huge dissapointment, so maybe that's why he released his new work so soon. Most artists don't release EP's after their debut album. "Kauai" is a great 7 track EP including the fun/ witty rhymes and fast rapping Childish Gambino is known for. He does a lot more singing on this EP and it actually sounds good.... There is a heavy R&B influence on this EP, but still has those catchy choruses and melodies. I like this record MUCH more than "Because The Internet".

New England Patriots Playoffs

 

 

What an amazing game!! On January 11, 2015; The New England Patriots Played the Baltimore Ravens in an epic, close game that will go down as a classic NFL playoff game. The Patriots rallied back in the game after being down by 14 points on two separate occasions, only to come out the winner 35 - 31. The Patriots have lost to Baltimore in the playoffs in the past and they certainly didn't play their best this time, The Pats were lucky to come out with a WIN.

However, Tom Brady broke the NFL record for most receiving yards in a playoff game and that trick play where Edleman threw a TD pass for 51 yards will go down in infamy. Brady & Edleman were BOTH awarded the game ball. Next is the AFC Championship game on January 18, 2015 against Andrew Luck and The Colts. I think New England will take down The Colts and Green Bay is going to beat Seattle, so I predict a Patriots vs Packers Super Bowl on Feb. 1st.

"Ant-Man" - Trailer

This is the first trailer for "Ant-Man", the latest Marvel movie and the preview doesn't reveal very much about the film. Yet again, another terrible Marvel Hero brought to the big screen.... Not only is "Ant-Man" one of the lamest super heroes in the Marvel Universe, but this movie looks especially stupid. First of all, Paul Rudd is another bizarre casting choice for the lead and secondly, the power to shrink down to the size of an ant is the worst super power ever. I can't believe Marvel Studios and Fox actually chose this "hero" for their next movie. I think "Ant-Man" is a result of Stan Lee running out of ideas for super powers. They just released "Guardians of The Galaxy" recently and now this lame hero... I don't get it, there are so many other heroes in the Marvel Universe to pick from, but the studio decided to make "Ant-Man? This next "Avengers" movie better be amazing to make up for these latest Marvel films.

Paul Rudd's character finds himself on the wrong side of the tracks as a thief and a con-man, when he gets a second chance in life to use his skill set for good and become "Ant-Man". It releases July 17, 2015 and I have no intention of watching it.

Sir Sly - "You Haunt Me" (Music Video)

Official music video for one of my new favorite bands; Sir Sly and their #1 album single, "You Haunt Me" off  their first full-length album, also titled "You Haunt Me". They are undeniably talented and this is an amazing song (especially the chorus). This debut album reminds me so much of MGMT and Foster The People's debut albums (their only good records). They have that same catchy, indie pop/rock sound and all three bands are from Los Angeles, CA. Sir Sly just released their first EP on March 4, 2013 with the debut single, "Ghost".

"You Haunt Me" is their first full-length album, released on September 16, 2014. The video above is one of  two hit singles on this album, but there are so many other songs on this album that are just as good. Almost all 11 tracks on the record are single-worthy "Where I'm Going", "Found You Out", "Nowhere/Bloodlines", "Inferno", and "Leave You" (but "You Haunt Me" is my favorite song). The other single, "Gold" is also a great song, it reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. If you're into bands like Pinback, Foster The People, or MGMT; then you should check out Sir Sly immediately! Good band & great record.

Metric - "Gold Guns Girls" (Music Video)

Metric has been around for a while, but I'm just now taking notice. This song is called "Gold Gun Girls" and it's off the band's 5th full-length album, "Fantasies". The video for this song is pretty cool, but the whole running down streets and picking up & playing instruments has been done in SO many other music videos.

The song "Black Sheep", which was featured on "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" is also on this album. Not to mention, several other good tracks like, "Help, I'm Alive", "Gimme Sympathy", "Twilight Galaxy", "Stadium Love", and "Collect Call"... So pretty much every song on the record is really good and worth listening to. (Especially THIS song!)  I thought "Black Sheep" was their best song.... I was way off, this entire album is great! I definitely plan on checking out their other albums since "Fantasies" is such an awesome record.

Metric is a indie pop rock band that sounds kind of  like Chvrches mixed with Foxes and Rilo Kiley. I wish I would've heard of them sooner.

"Nightmares!" by Jason Segel

Jason Segel is a successful actor, a musician, and now you can add being an author to the list. This middle-grade novel, "Nightmares" is the first book in a trilogy about a boy named "Charlie" and a group of kids who must face their fears to save their town. "Charlie" can't sleep without having scary, realistic nightmares, but what he doesn’t know is that his problems are about to get a whole lot more real. Nightmares can ruin a good night’s sleep, but when they start slipping out of your dreams and into the real world; it makes for a scary, cartoonish book. This novel was also released in September 2014 and is an Amazon best-seller. Even though I'm older than the age group for this book, I still plan on reading it - I love Jason Segel and I enjoyed his "Dracula" puppet musical in "Forgetting Sara Marshall". I hope that's the same kind of scary fun we can expect from "Nightmares" available NOW!

"Paddle Your Own Canoe" by Nick Offerman

"Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Principles for Delicious Living" is a book written by famous actor, Nick Offernan. He is most known for his role as "Ron Swanson" on the hit TV show, "Parks and Recreation", which went on for 6 seasons. His character, also known as "Ron Fucking Swanson", is a fan-favorite - He plays a very tough, manly, bureaucracy-hating, nature-loving, handyman that loves breakfast food and brunettes. He is also the "Director of the Parks Department", even though he doesn't believe in government...

Nick Offerman plays "Ron Swanson" so well because the character is not far from Nick's personality anyway, so it's an easy transition. In real life, he is a manly, nature-loving, carpenter that builds stuff by hand like chairs and canoes. It's hard work and a tedious process, yet this is something he does for fun in his free time. Now he has also written a book and I'm not a 'do-it-yourself' kind of guy, but I would definitely read this book just because Offerman wrote it. He was the prefect casting choice for "Ron Swanson" because for all intents and purposes, he IS "Ron Swanson".

He even married famous actress, Megan Mullally, who also plays on "Parks and Recreation" as "Ron's" psycho ex-wife, "Tammy". Though, in real life they have a much more functional relationship than they do on the show.

"Paddle Your Own Canoe" features tales from Offerman’s childhood, his magnificent seduction of his wife, and also shares his strategies and invaluable advice about manliness, love, styles, religion, assorted meats, and outdoor recreations.
Check out his book on shelves NOW - it was released in September 2014 and is available at any book store or simply online!

"Clarence" - NEW cartoon

This show has a targeted demographic of kids ages 5 - 13 on Cartoon Network, but I'm an adult that genuinely enjoys this cartoon. I found this TV show by accident, and I'm not ashamed to admit I think "Clarence" is funny. The way he talks is hilarious and he's always getting into random situations with his two friends, "Jeff" and "Sumo". "Clarence" is always looking for new adventures and he constantly has a positive attitude. He has an infectious personality, even though he's borderline mentally challenged. This first season was ridiculous and I'm not embarrassed to admit I'm a fan of this kid's show.... it's very entertaining, (It's a kids show with shadess of adult humor mixed in)

"Jurassic World" - Trailer

The "Jurassic Park" movies in the late 90's were super successful and seemed so realistic and scary at the time. Looking back on those movies now, the graphics were terrible and they really weren't  that scary after all. So, I'm excited about the re-make called "Jurassic World" which releases June 12, 2015. It seems much more realistic and instead of finding a mosquito trapped in tree sap for centuries with dinosaur blood, scientists create their own species of dinosaur in this movie. Chris Pratt is a bizarre casting choice for this movie (unless it's a comedy). He basically plays Jeff Goldbloom's old character of the dinosaur expert, but I cant take Chris Pratt seriously. Other than that, this looks like an exhilarating and realistic version of "Jurassic Park".

"Nightcrawler" - Review

I didn't really have any expectations for this movie when I watched it, but it had me glued to the screen. "Nightcrawler" is intense and thrilling, it will keep you on the edge of your seat. It's an action movie with touches of horror; there are gruesome images and violent killing scenes along with all the fast action. All of these things are captured on film by Jake Gyllenhaal's character, "Louis Bloom". He films crime scenes and traffic accidents, the more deadly and graphic the footage - the more its worth.

Gyllenhaal's performance in this movie is a big part of what makes it so intense and creepy. In fact, this is some of his best work in my opinion and he has already been nominated for several awards for his portrayal of this eccentric character. "Louis Bloom" is basically a sociopath that is obsessed with capturing crime and death on film. He capitalizes off the death or pain of others by filming everything and selling the footage to news programs. He doesn't seem to have any compassion or empathy whatsoever; he is cold, persistent, and a little bit crazy. He will do anything to get the best footage for top dollar. He even gets his own assistant killed intentionally just so he can exclusively capture it on film.(It was his way of firing him) I really enjoyed this movie - I give it  7 /10.