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Villainess Review: Lily (Vid Chronicles)
Vid Chronicles' life lessons stories have been known to be quite dark and gritty compared to a lot of the other life lessons vids (especially Dhar Mann). There seems to be no filter when it comes to what stories are told, and the same can be said for their villains. The evildoers of Vid Chronicles are capable of some of very fiendish, sinister, and depraved acts. I've written about one such villainess already, and another one appears in the short film, Woman Hits on Her Friend's Teenage Son, Watch What Happens Next.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
A Look at the 1987-88 Edmonton Oilers
As a Colorado Avalanche fan, I'm still amazed by how dominant of a Stanley Cup run that the team had. The Avalanche went 16-4 in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which is their best of their three championship runs; going 16-6 in 1996 and 16-7 in 2001. The record tied them with four other championship teams for the 2nd-best since 1987: the 1993 Montréal Canadiens, the 1995 New Jersey Devils, the 1997 Detroit Red Wings, and the 2012 Los Angeles Kings. 1987 was the year that the first round (the Division Semifinals) extended from a best-of-five format to the current best-of-seven format, and in that time, only one team had a better playoff record en route to the Stanley Cup, and that was the Edmonton Oilers in 1988.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 6 Recap: One Stayed Unbeaten, One Stayed Winless
The sixth week of the 2022 CFL season began in Montréal with the Alouettes hosting the Edmonton Elks in what should have been an easy opportunity for the East to defeat the West. After all, the Elks were the only lowly team in the stacked West Division, and they were on the road. Even better for the Als, they had a 31-12 lead during the heart of the 3rd quarter, but the Elks would fight back with 20 unanswered points. The Elks won 32-31, and as for the Alouettes, they blew a big opportunity to put pressure on the Toronto Argonauts.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing Anna Jay's Heel Turn at Fyter Fest Night 2
You know, in the three years that All Elite Wrestling has existed, I've known that they've shown WWE how to properly do the simplest of things. It is not hard to actually elevate talent who deserve it, but WWE doesn't do it. AEW does. It is not hard to actually care about your women's division, yet Vince McMahon is a devout misogynist. Tony Khan isn't. And speaking of the women's division, it is definitely not hard to figure out which heroines should become villainesses, but we saw WWE screw this up not once, but twice in less than a week! As for AEW, well, they nailed it.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
MLB 2022 National League 1st Half Recap
The National League, Major League Baseball's senior circuit, also has its share of intriguing storylines and surprises. Much like the American League, these developments are a result of the new postseason format, which now allows three Wild Cards in each league. The National League picture does look quite interesting entering the break, and the storylines and standings are as follows:
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Deadly Train Encounter
"Hey, are you all right?" The question of concern was directed towards a young brunette woman who was slowly opening her eyes and regaining her consciousness. She saw an image a dark-haired man looking down at her--the very man who asked about the woman's well being.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Fiction
MLB 2022 American League 1st Half Recap
The 2022 Major League Baseball season is at the halfway point, and what a first half it has been. It didn't seem like we'd get a season due to the lockout that affected spring training, but we did get one and it's been amazing to this point. The All-Star Break is a pivotal point in three of North America's four main sports leagues (the NFL doesn't have a break, as the Pro Bowl takes place a week before the Super Bowl), but it is immensely emphasized in baseball. It is always important to be in a good place by the All-Star Break, and regarding the American League, it has seen a lot of surprising teams on the verge of breaking through. Here's how things stand in baseball's junior circuit entering the break.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Megan Everett (Malicious Mind Games)
Lifetime Movie Club is amazing on its own, but what makes it even more epic is the release of their original films. It started in the late spring of 2021 with Dead in the Water, and in the year that has passed, LMC has released four other original films, with the latest one being Malicious Mind Games. This film centers on Isabel Richardson, who works security at night at the Regent Theater, and is often visited by her acquaintance--a woman who often brings coffee for Isabel. Isabel meets the woman again, and we get a name for her: Megan Everett, with the meeting being due to the fact that their children---Megan's son, Jonathan, and Isabel's daughter, Rosaline--are not only schoolmates, they're also dating.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Tiffany Wilson (Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction)
I remember Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction so well; watching the show on Fox and especially watching the reruns on the SyFy Channel. Beyond Belief aired for four seasons from 1997 until 2002, with each episode containing five segments, all of which appeared to defy logic and even had some semblance of supernatural elements involved. It was up to the viewers to determine if the stories really happened (fact) or if they were completely made up (fiction). During the first season, the show was hosted by James Brolin, but from the second season onward, the host was Jonathan Frakes, whose style, delivery, and (especially) his puns at the end of every segment, made him the more memorable of the two hosts. Despite that last statement, the subject of the review appeared during the first season segment, "The House on Baker Street."
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
A Killer Return: Reviewing Jan Bellows' Return Appearance in "Here's Looking at You"
To say I love Hulu's Only Murders in the Building would be an understatement. I have been a religious watcher since the show's premiere last year, and I beamed when the show was renewed for a second season. Speaking of that magical "r" word, OMITB was received a third season on the same day that the episode, "Here's Looking at You," hit Hulu: July 11, 2022. The episode featured a few returns; one of them being Teddy Dimas (Nathan Lane) who was facing trial for his illegal jewelry business. Another returning character was Lucy (Zoe Coletti) who was the daughter of Charles Haden-Savage's ex-girlfriend, and the father-daughter bond was definitely there. The third return was the big one, as the episode ended with the reappearance of Jan Bellows, the villainess from Season One.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
CFL Week 5 Recap: Black Sheep
Week 5 of the 2022 CFL season only consisted of three games due to 3/4 of the East Division being idle. So all three games emanated from the Western half of Canada, beginning with this season's second Battle of Alberta meeting...which was over at opening kickoff. The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Edmonton Elks by a score of 49-6. Yes, you read that right: 49-6. Blowout games like this are immensely uneventful, but if there was any highlight, it was Peyton Logan returning a missed field goal 122 yards all the way! That's the beauty of the CFL, you see numbers like 122 when it comes to returns. Other than that, it was basically the Elks being picked apart by their provincial rivals.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Mary Howell Dannon (Remington Steele)
Decades, a cable channel that (similar to MeTV and Antenna) airs nothing but classic TV, often has a "Weekend Binge," where a weekend long block of a certain show airs nonstop. Recently, Decades' show of choice was Remington Steele, a show I've been familiar with for a long time. The series ran for five seasons between 1982 and 1987, and regarding the synopsis, well, I'll just borrow from the words of one of the main characters, Laura Holt:
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks