2010: The Drama The very best Rumbles are the ones that have at least one marquee tale to tell and handle it deftly. Both 2004 and 1992 told the story of an underdog’s journey to a championship. Other great Rumbles can be fluidly broken down into story-telling segments where noteworthy events come one after another, not unlike the 2001 iteration that stands as my lone … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2010
The Mine Shaft part 1 The soldier disappeared in a cloud of sand and dust once the IED went off and as it settled, the smell of burning flesh was ripe in the air; the Afghani heat didn’t help to remove the putrid smell, either. The platoon came down from a nearby hill to the sandy patch below to bear witness to the charred remains … Continue reading AP Productions: Formerly Known as Brain Boy #12
Author K.T. Carlisle stops by the Order this episode to discuss the follow up to the first Shazam outing, Shazam, Fury Of The Gods. Does it compare to the original? For more from K.T., click HERE! Continue reading Episode 124: Shazam – Fury Of The Gods
2009: The Teamwork, Finally! Oh, 2009. The year of WrestleMania 25. Such a high/low ‘Mania. And of course, the first stop on the road there is the Royal Rumble. At this point in WWE history, Randy Orton had formed the Legacy stable, and they were the focal point of the Raw brand heading into the Rumble. The Participants 1. Rey Mysterio2. John Morrison3. Carlito4. MVP5. … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2009
2008: The Six For the first time since 2000, the Royal Rumble returned to Madison Square Garden. And that show had a great lineup of matches and an absolutely pitiful Rumble, with a crowd who all seemed to be auditioning for the title role in Weekend At Bernie’s 3. How will this Rumble look in comparison? The Participants 1. The Undertaker2. Shawn Michaels3. Santino Marella4. … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2008
And we are back at it! As noted previously, I ended up watching 111 new release movies from the beginning on through the end of 2024. It was far more than I thought I was going to get completed, even late in the year when I was keeping track and felt so far off my pace of 113 in 2023. But I pushed through and … Continue reading Top Thirty Movies Of 2024: #20-11
Junk Man part 2 (of 2) Jennifer Sawyer stared into a set of green eyes. “Gratitude is not an expression I’m used to showing but I must thank you in spite of how frivolous it seems in this moment. I wasn’t sure you would consider me and in full disclosure, I felt insulted. Unimportant. Those thoughts were almost crippling and I feel safe admitting that. … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #13
As I cruised along 2024, watching as many movies as I could, I was never sure I would hit 100 total new releases watched on the year. I want to say that at some point in October, I was only up to 80 new releases, and it just seemed unlikely I was going to get through enough new films in the last two months–the months … Continue reading Top Thirty Movies Of 2024, #30-21
2007: The Phenom Luckily, the 2007 Royal Rumble filled me with much less vitriol than the 2006 edition. WWE was still fully in the Brand Split era here (and ECW had been toothlessly brought back to give the company a third Brand). By this point, Randy Orton, Batista, and John Cena had firmly entrenched themselves in the main event of their respective brands. And the … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2007
2006: The Proxy I’ll just give you time to warm up your hate comments right now by warning you that I have BIG FEELINGS about this Royal Rumble match. I’m positive I’ll end up going on some kind of rant at the end of this one, so… you are warned. The Participants 1. HHH2. Rey Mysterio3. Simon Dean4. Psicosis5. Ric Flair6. The Big Show (Wait, … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2006
Ian from the Best Film Ever podcast is back, but today we aren’t looking at a comic book based movie! We have special new content this episode where Stew and Ian fantasy draft the WWE roster and book what they would like to see as WWE enters its newest era, the Netflix Era! For more from Best Film Ever, click HERE! Continue reading Special Edition Episode: Fantasy Drafting The WWE Netflix Era!
And we are back to finish what we started! When last we convened, I counted down the first half of my Top 20 movies I watched for the first time ever in 2024. That is a list 123 motion pictures long, and it didn’t count movies that came out in 2024… they are getting their own list later this month. But out of 123 flicks, … Continue reading Top 20 First Time Watches Of 2024 – #10-1
Junk Man part 1 (of 2) Tetsuo Miki sipped his coffee and placed it on his desk before doing his third rounds for the evening. Typically, his nights were quiet and the only co-workers he had to interact were the cleaners but they were always busy and left at 9pm so he had the run of the building, which he enjoyed. After he passed through … Continue reading AP Productions: Astra Machina #12
It was my goal to watch 200 movies for the first time in 2024, and it is fair to say that I hit that target resoundingly. As of this writing, I am at 231. That is, 108 new releases from 2024 itself, and 123 other first time watches. Today, we are going to look at the best of the latter of those figures: the movies … Continue reading Top 20 First Time Watches Of 2024 – #20-11
2005: The Sit-Down So 2004 came and went; Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit had their respective runs as WWE and World Heavyweight champions, and the company was moving on. WWE’s hot new toys at the time were the young men that had been groomed under Triple-H and Ric Flair in Evolution. In 2004, Randy Orton had a shot as world champion, and he left Flair, … Continue reading Ranking The Rumbles: 2005
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