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Game One: Defending Champs Win Big
I absolutely love the Stanley Cup Final, no matter who is in it. My reasons are many, but among them is the prestige of the event. While I always know that the Stanley Cup Final means the end of another hockey season, it is a spectacular end. It is the end result of a long and grueling season played out by 31 teams (32 starting next season), with only two left standing facing each other in a best-of-seven series to determine who will hoist Lord Stanley's Cup. After all was said and done, the two teams left standing were the Tampa Bay Lightning (the defending Stanley Cup Champions) and the Montréal Canadiens, who are actually in the same division.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing a Pair of Villainesses from "Picture Perfect Lies"
After a very thrilling wave of true crime films, Lifetime returned to the usual thrillers with this film, Picture Perfect Lies, which centered on Rachel Collins, who was celebrating her 16th birthday with her parents, Angela and Spencer Collins. Among the people celebrating along with the family is Rachel's aunt, Jenny Burkett, who is shown displaying a downtrodden demeanor, but sadly, the party ends on a tragic note, as Jenny is found in the pool...deceased.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
What Went Wrong: One Game
The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Islanders played a very thrilling and very captivating seven game Stanley Cup Semifinal series. It was close, nail-biting, and productive in many, many ways, but when the dust finally settled, it was the Lightning who emerged victorious. For the Islanders, this marked the second straight year that they were ousted by the Lightning in Round 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it took everything the Bolts had to defeat the Islanders.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Unbalanced
Two Perspectives of What Went Wrong: What Golden Knights Fans Will Say vs The Truth
The Vegas Golden Knights, for the second straight year, were eliminated in the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This time, it was the Montréal Canadiens who ousted them, a six game elimination that was sealed with a 3-2 overtime loss. This also marks the third straight season where the Golden Knights were eliminated in an overtime game, and the second straight year that they were ousted by a team with Corey Perry on it (Perry was with the Dallas Stars last season).
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Unbalanced
Top 5 Best "Goosebumps" Heel Turns
Who doesn't love the Goosebumps books and TV series? I certainly did and still do. I remember as a kid seeing a whole bunch of kids with a Goosebumps book in their possession and having to have them, and no sooner did I buy some of the books that a Goosebumps TV show began airing as part of the Fox Kids lineup--naturally, I watched. I've been a diehard R.L. Stine fan ever since; Goosebumps, Fear Street, The Nightmare Room, The Haunting Hour, you name it. He's basically a family-friendly version of Stephen King.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Kara Clayton (Bull)
The CBS series, Bull, had its share of fantastic villainesses, and just like the show's first season, the second season began with a very fiendish one in the form of Kara Clayton. She is married to elderly and very wealthy Marcus Clayton, and the episode (and second season overall) began with Kara approaching Marcus and making a pair of attempts to coerce him to change their prenuptial agreement. After Marcus refused, Kara suddenly took out a knife and stabbed herself three times, prompting Marcus to take the weapon away from his wife, only for Kara to pull out the true weapon--a gun--and shoot her husband to death. She fired three shots at Marcus and donned latex gloves during the murder; gloves that she later shredded.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
- Top Story - June 2021
Why I Absolutely Enjoy the Canadian Football LeagueTop Story - June 2021
I had known about the Canadian Football League for about 10-15 years at least; the first time I learned about that particular league was during Doug Flutie's time with the Buffalo Bills, as his past with the CFL had been told many times. I remember peeping in at a CFL game back in 2012, and afterwards, I promised myself that beginning with the following year, I would start watching those games, because the way Canada plays football is just amazing.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Cathy and Skylar Driver (Cradle Did Fall)
Lifetime took a break away from the batch of true crime films with this thriller, Cradle Did Fall, centering on Taylor Lewis and her infant daughter, Maya. Taylor later meets Cathy Driver, who introduced herself as a baby photographer, and offers to snap photos of Maya, with Taylor accepting. Cathy displayed a charming demeanor and continued doing so while introducing her daughter, Skylar, who was expecting. Similar to Cathy, Skylar turns on the charm, but as Cathy discusses her plans regarding Maya, we see Skylar head into the bathroom and open the window wide open.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Bethany (Revenge for Daddy)
Revenge for Daddy (also known as Looking for Mr. Wonderful) aired on Lifetime on March 19, 2020, and centered on Lisa Clark, who had recently ended her relationship with police officer Bobby, due to his constant cheating. One of Bobby's flings was with Lisa's co-worker and so-called friend, Bethany, leading to a very chilly reception from not only Lisa, but from her best friend Nina. Lisa was set up with Michael Patterson, and it was later in the film that the group went out at a local bar--a night that ended very tragically for Nina, as she ended up killed.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Lt. Debra Hughes (CSI)
The CSI episode, "The Fallen," began with D.B. Russell being informed by Debra Hughes, a lieutenant in the LVPD, about a teen criminal who blew up a BMW belonging to a politician, with the meeting taking place before she sent her husband, Blake Hughes (a fellow officer and a subordinate), to the receptionist's desk. Afterwards, Mark Powell, a 16-year-old gunman, entered the station and shot Blake in his chest, and later fired more shots before taking Russell hostage. Mark also ended up killing another officer, Kenneth Matsuda, in his rampage.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Michelle (Werewolf)
I'm a fan of werewolves in TV and film, and have been since the age of 11. One of the many werewolf related shows I did learn about was, of course, Werewolf, which was one of the Fox Network's first programs. The series' central protagonist, Eric Cord, had been on the pursuit of Janos Skorzeny since the pilot, which saw Eric afflicted with the werewolf curse after being attacked by his longtime friend, Ted Nichols, who revealed his blood tie to Skorzeny before the attack--as well as Ted's demise at Eric's hand.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Kiki Owens (Morning Show Mysteries)
Hallmark Movies and Mysteries continues to amaze and entertain with their various film series, with one of them being Morning Show Mysteries. The film series stars Holly Robinson Peete as Billie Blessings, a chef and host of cooking segments on Wake Up With Us, a popular morning show, though in this first installment, "Mortal Mishaps," Billie finds herself in the center of not one, but two murder investigations, while also facing suspicion for the one committed in this film.
By Clyde E. Dawkins3 years ago in Geeks