I’m really at a loss for words on what to say after viewing the new trailer for the “Official Sequel” to the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. I want to be gung-ho for A Christmas Story 2, but it really seems to be pandering to the fans out there, only trying to capitalize on the glory […]
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Oh Fudge… What to Make of the A Christmas Story 2 Trailer…
Posted: 9th September 2012 by Dion in Christmas, Film, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story 2, Bob Clark, Daniel Stern, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley
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DC Comics Raped My Childhood!
Posted: 7th September 2012 by J. Marcus in Comic Books, Up on The Soap BoxTags: 52, Batman, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis, Jason Todd, John Byrne, Parallax, Supergirl, Superman, The Flash, The New 52, Wally West, Wonder Woman, Zero Hour
OK… actually, no it didn’t. No more than George Lucas did. What DC did do, however, was give false hope and then completely piss all over everything I ever knew and loved about DC Comics.
Dock! Tore! Hoo!
Posted: 3rd September 2012 by J. Marcus in Doctor Who, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Andrew Cartmel, Asylum of the Daleks, Doctor Who, Matt Smith, Paul McGann, Steven Moffat, Sylvester McCoy, The Wedding of River Song
Saturday night was the premiere of the seventh season (series) of the new Doctor Who on BBC America. The show returned not with a whimper, but with a bang. A whole series of bangs, in fact, along with the greatest threat the Doctor has ever faced: a room filled with every Dalek from the series’ […]
The Zombie Apocalypse is Upon Us….
Posted: 6th June 2012 by Dion in News, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Cannibalism, Center for Disease Control, Night of the Living Dead, Walking Dead, Zombie, Zombie Apocalypse
Okay, over the past week or so, my worst fears have started to be confirmed. It seems the world is starting to go to pot, and a possible zombie apocalypse could be upon us. Why do I think so, you ask? Well, just ask the Center for Disease Control.
Superman vs. The Incredible Hulk: THE DEFINITIVE WINNER IS…?
Posted: 5th June 2012 by J. Marcus in Comic Books, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Superman, The Incredible Hulk
(video by mhabjan) Spoiler Alert: They both lose. And so do you.
Spiders Cast Web of Terror
Posted: 4th June 2012 by Yorkshire Girl in News, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Arachnophobia, DDT, India, Spider
Now I haven’t written on here for quite a while, but when I read this story on the Fox News website this morning my first reaction was “Holy Mother of God”—my worst nightmare has come true. After doing more research I learned that on May 8th Chapakhowa Nagaon, a small village near Sadiya, India, was invaded and attacked by an army of venomous spiders, […]
It’s the Avengers’ World Now, We Just Live in It
Posted: 16th May 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Film, Film Review, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Avengers, Batman, Captain America, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Hulk, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Marvel Comics, Superheroes, Superman, The Flash, Thor, Wonder Woman
Real life conspired to delay my gratification, but yesterday, ten days after its nationwide American release, I finally saw The Avengers. By now, reams* have been written about how good the movie is, how thoroughly it entertains on multiple levels thanks to its snappy Whedonesque dialogue, its insightful Whedonesque explorations of character relationships, and its […]
In Defense of George Lucas?
Posted: 6th May 2012 by J. Marcus in Film, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: George Lucas, Star Wars
“The difference between George Lucas and Gene Roddenberry is that Roddenberry had the good sense to die.” J. Marcus (1998-present) Yep, I have said that phrase out loud for more than a decade. What I mean by that, in a nutshell, is that Roddenberry had not only been marginalized by Paramount by the time Star […]
When Creative People Put The Cart Before The Horse
Posted: 29th April 2012 by J. Marcus in Science Fiction, Television, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Bryan Fuller, Bryan Singer, JJ Abrams, Star Trek
Do you know who Bryan Fuller is? According to his IMDB page he is an accomplished figure in television. He’s not a Joss Whedon or a Steven Bochco or a Stephen J. Cannell or a Glen Larson or a Danny Thomas, etc. But he has been attached to some big-name shows in the past like […]
100 Years Ago Today…
Posted: 15th April 2012 by Dion in News, Obituaries, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Titanic
At 2:20 am, RMS Titanic slipped beneath the waves of the North Atlantic and, of the 2,223 aboard, 1,517 lost their lives.