DrVenkman PhD

I have some less than classic taste when it comes to movies, so please excuse that list does not reference Godfather, Citizen Kane, etc. I don't know if I could really come up with "all time definitive favourites" either, but without doing a lot of soul searching or checking my memory for movie data, I'll see what I come up with... 1. Well from what I'm hearing, probably something from FFVII: Advent Children. Since I haven't seen that, I'll go with Kung Fu Hustle / Shaolin Soccer (no specific fight that I can remember, but I recall loving these films). The fight scene in Ong Bak where the main character is in fight after fight, ending with a battle where the last guy smashes the room up is pretty great. Oh, and big props to the final boss battle in Iron Monkey (90s version) with the flaming logs. 2. "Yes, it's true your honour. This man has no dick" - Doctor Peter Venkman responding to the mayor's question "Is this true?" after Walter Peck had been called dickless (the mayor was of course asking about something else). 3. If Jennifer Love Hewitt had shown her boobs (and not just worn a very revealing semi-see through robe) in "I Still Know", that would have to be it considering the crush I had on her in the 90s. I don't really have a favourite, but from the video clip / screenshots I've seen, topless Jennifer Connely on the beach in "The Hot Spot" is super. 4. Star Wars series (the real ones). Obviously I love Ghostbusters. I loved the Batman series (even Forever, but not B&R) and love "Begins". The big oddity on my "movies I can repeatedly watch because I love" would have to be Short Circuit 2. 5. Ghostbusters is one of the first movies I can remember seeing, which is probably why it's my favourite movie (it's clearly not the best movie ever). Stay Puft was an iconic character in my childhood, although the cartoon spin off obviously helped these characters stay infused in my memory forever. Also, when I was 8, I was really moved by Ben's desire to get Johnny 5 back online after he used the last of his battery power to stop Oscar.

You win the internet

So what's all this talk I'm hearing over IRC about the Revolution's official name being "Wii" (pronounced "We").

I believe it was in reference to 1996, when it was cool.

This was me on IRC at the time of the penalty call: <DrVenkman> This powerplay would bother me if Carolina hadn't been so awful on them tonight. <DrVenkman> That said, just to piss me off, they'll probably win with this. *shakes fist* Oh well, Habs are still up.

Hmm, I guess Carolina actually has more shots than Montreal, but the way Carolina has been playing their powerplays it just seems like they haven't been playing well. I love OT because it's exciting, but damn, when it's important, it can be too much... Also, way to remind me about 1996, CBC. I was sure Montreal was going to win after going up 2-0 on the road, but they went and lost the next four games. Cost me a $10 bet! However, that play-off series was immediatley what I thought of when Montreal went up 2-0 on Monday, and I hope it doesn't repeat.

Carolina totally does not deserve to win this. Ward has been great, but they got, what, two shots during a four minute powerplay? They allowed a 3 on 1 rush against them on their first powerplay? Montreal has outplayed them, and Ward is the only reason this game isn't 6-1 like game one.

Damn... Ward is not letting anything in and the game is tied 1-1. I was hoping Montreal would just keep everything out and not have to worry about solving the Ward puzzle.

I always thought tne NHB name was better. It makes it more clear this folder isn't (totally) about discussing pornography.

Can't go wrong with Dr. Sbiatso.

Someone here STILL types "WWE" (going to say... Marvinisalunatic). Get over it, dude. Anyway, reading an Observer post ONS 2005, it was interesting that Meltzer referred to ECW being like the nWo in WCW (meaning while the group was just part of the base company, it made the base company look unhip and uncool). I know I'm not the first to say this, but the bottom line might come down to an authenticly run ECW making WWE look bad, ending the project / toning it down. Things that can make money vs. Things that egos say should make money is a war where the biggest casualty may end up being the fans.

Wow that awesome, I thought Montreal was going to make it 2-0.

So I saw this videon on youtube where Eddie was wrestling JBL in the Vengeance 2005 arena. That's some crazy game hack skills.

I was so happy to see that goal. This has been an exciting game, and I'm glad it's in Montreal now (I enjoy the home crowd cheers for the team I'm rooting for).

Tip of the Hat: - The Montreal Canadiens: I was greatly pleased with the ass kicking they gave to Carolina on Saturday night, and while I felt they had an ok chance to advnace to round 2, that win gave me great confidence in them. My confidence in them continued last night as they were up 3-0 at the end of the first, but I became quite discouraged in them when it became 4-3 for the Hurricanes. They were all set for a wag of the finger for giving up such a lead. However, with an amazing bounce back to make it 5-4 and an exciting 2nd OT victory, I was no longer angry that they gave up the lead. To be honest, I was a bit upset that the game even needed to go into OT, but the fact is they are the 7th seeded team. They aren't "supposed" to win. This is the first time Carolina lost back to back home games since November. If Montreal could score 3 goals in a row, statistically Carolina could do the same. Yes, it's not great that Montreal turned a 3-0 lead into a 6-5 OT win, but in the end they won the game. That was a really exciting 1st OT period to watch, too. I don't think they will win the Cup or anything, but I would like to see them advance, and then anything can happen, I guess. - The booking of the 3 way feud going into Backlash: I know some people are upset at the even-steven booking of the feud, but I think it's been a good build with some excellent promos. On paper, Backlash has a few matches that could be good, but generally looks weak. However, this feud has me really interested in seeing the show regardless of what is on the undercard, and that's what a main event is supposed to do. Part of that may be the interesting crowd dynamic between the three of them and the fact that WWE is always changing their mind on who will be the champ. - Youtube: The more you search for obscure stuff, the better that site becomes. - SmackDown!: Not long ago I was always reading the spoilers, and it was really hit or miss on whether I decided to tape / download the show (I work while it's on) and watch it. These days, I love the show. I really love JBL's character these days (I was starting to come around in early 2005), and the US title is a great fit. - Kingdom Hearts II: Beat the game Sunday night, and that is one hell of a final boss battle. Wag of the Finger: - Matt Hardy vs Booker T: It was a good match and I enjoyed that it made booth men look good, but my problem is that it went 20 minutes. From where I stand, as a King of the Ring 1st round match, that means both men lost for going over the 15 minute time limit. - The Colorado Avalanche: Stop copying Montreal. Yeah, I know you guys are originally the Quebec team, and based on a current pattern, you will probably aquire Cristobal Huet in 2016 when he demands to be traded, but get your own routine! The "being a 7th seed team that blows a 3-0 lead but won back the game in OT" angle was taken last night, Avs. However, I will give you guys credit for winning early in first OT and getting Raw on the air, only about 10 minutes after it's scheduled start time of 12am. - Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons": With the exception of the episode where the 3rd act was Hamlet, ending with Homer thinking the story was "Ghostbusters", complete with the music, I hate those "let's tell stories and put Simpsons characters in them". Sometimes there are a few funny jokes, but overall it's a waste of an episode and a waste of time. This isn't coming from someone who stopped watching the show in 1999, either, this is from someone who still watches loyally, knowing there is still some good in the show. - Diet Coke: I just don't like it. Diet Pepsi is good, Diet Dr. Pepper is good, Diet 7-Up is tremendous... why must Diet Coke taste so smooth and bland? I know some people love it, but I just can't get behind it. Diet Vanilla Black Cherry is ok, though. - People who don't get, like the last line of the Board Rules say, this is just an f'n message board. Who cares who our "leader" is. Am I guilty of joining some of this drama in the past? Probably (that should cover my ass if someone digs something up and calls me a hypocrite). Will I get caught up in the future? Perhaps, I'm only human (more CMA). But it's important to remember this isn't real life - though I guess the people that post really exist and we are discussing real issues... ok, that's not a good example... point being... hmmm. It's just a freakin message board, people. Post, reply, read, move on. Don't like someone? Complain about it in your blog. I also don't think we need 28 threads about Leena in HD, but that's another issue.

I'll see what I can do about the book MB. As a bandwagon jumper I would not be upset to see the Wings win, but with 4 Canadian teams in the thing, if the Habs can't win it all, I would like one of the other three to take it. In other words, though I live in the Detroit sports market, it would not upset me to see Edmonton beat them.

Fair enough. I never really considered that people like Storm, if brought in for this show, might be persuaded to sign for the new ECW, but you make a great point. It would be nice if WWE's "ECW" contracts allowed for indy work (like the "announcer contracts") since it won't have it's own dedicated show at this time, but we shall see.

Foley's latest blog entry mentions having the most important creative meeting of his life today. I'm assuming that's ECW based since Heyman is apparently at a meeting about that today.

double post

I would love to see Jericho and Storm have another match. The match they had last year was really good and only 7 minutes, so double their time and see what can happen. The impression I got from Storm's ROH shoot is he would do the show if he was booked in a match he thought was of worth, but who knows where Jericho stands on ONS II.

The Philly house show thing is very interesting. I thought, with the exception of ONS, that the revival wasn't taking place until September. Now we're hearing Sabu may be on Raw as early as this Monday (although probably will just be there for a backstage contract signing) and house shows and TV specials are happening in June.

I look forward to more "S_D posts new topics in the WWE fodler, they get merged into "Comments", UTSU and S_D argue about it" posts.

With The Coach still in Europe with the other RAW Superstars, Joey Styles will be doing play-by-play on WWE.com HEAT this week while Todd Grisham slides over to do color commentary. Styles made the following comments when asked about his participation on WWE.com HEAT. "I am very excited about my first online broadcast. From the moment I discovered the world wide web, I felt that the Internet would be the most influential medium of our time, more so than the telephone or even television. In the not so distant future, we will all have the ability to watch full-screen, television quality streaming video online and I am chomping at the bit to participate in any and all projects with WWE.com. "I will be much less restrained on WWE.com's HEAT than I am on television's Monday Night RAW. WWE.com fans will hear more of the old Joey Styles, the Extreme Announcer. With my luck, my sarcasm will get me banned from WWE.com," joked Styles. "Grish (Todd Grisham) is one of the funniest people I have ever met, and doing color commentary rather than play-by-play should give Todd more opportunity to showcase his strange sense of humor. The fact that I am a perfect straight man in that I pitch softballs to my color men and enjoy self-deprecating humor should have The Grishman salivating like The King during a WWE Divas Bra and Panties Match."

Back in 2004 I requested a Vengeance 2003 proof of purcahse and also received the hand written address. Whoever wrote it spelled my name and Canada wrong ("Cadana" or something similar).