March 2012
27 posts
All Night Wrong
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By Andrew Linde I was really glad that this year I would be able to keep up with current TV shows. For those who don’t remember, last year I was dedicated to watching movies(500 of them) and that made my television pickings quite slim. I pretty much stuck to Community. But this year I get to watch many TV shows. Some I watch because I hate them(Smash), others because they’re pretty...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 72 →
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Episode 72 of Nerd’s Eye View is at true game day. We open with new video game releases. In the news, a sequel to a Epic Mickey is discussed as well as disappointing endings(and not just Mass Effect 3). Then Matt and Thom get literary talking about The Sword, Book 1 by The Luna Brothers and Candy Girl by Diablo Cody. Community Fantasy League updates are missing because of GMGT...
Saddling Up
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By Thomas Willett This past Sunday, we were met with the end. It wasn’t the end of anything life changing (though some would argue the Hunger Games’ success is just that), but it brought the end to something different for me. In my 22 years of watching television, I had never experienced it before despite my better judgment. Maybe it was because of the way my interests worked or...
Journey with a Foreigner
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By Matthew Esposito I just took a digital spiritual journey. I bought an Atari 2600 off of ebay and popped in the game featuring 70’s rock band Journey . Yes Journey fans, it was amazing and feel free to get excited because “Any Way You Want It” whether it be in “Double Vision” or “Cold As Ice,” please “Don’t Stop Believing” in a “Jukebox Hero.” I will admit that the last...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 71 →
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The 71st bi-weekly episode of Nerd’s Eye View begins with a review of The Hunger Games. Then Thom, Matt, and Andrew watch Sunshine, Battle Royale, and Footloose respectively. The top news story involves a scientist(Batman’s a scientist?). Also included is the box office top ten and new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, and television. It concludes with the Simpsons Birthday Mystery game....
Thom and Dangerously
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By Thomas Willett This week I figured that I would try and do something different. You could say that it’s a review. What makes this different than my collective body of work is that this is the first time I have written an entire entry reviewing a comedy stand-up special. It always seemed daunting because they’re just words and tones. There is a craft to appealing to an audience,...
Turn-Based Pocketability
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By Matthew Esposito Are times tough for you? Is your wallet lighter than it used to be? Has it become unbearable to the extent that you sit at the dinner table and eat beans out of a can? Are other people walking all over you? Do you wish that you could take control of your world? How about one turn at a time, on your own time? Well so do I! Unfortunately no one has developed a...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 69 →
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Episode 69 of Nerd’s Eye View tries to open without an obvious joke. We review Casa de mi Padre, Will Ferrell’s Spanish-language comedy. Andrew, Thom, and Matt also talk about other movies they have seen including Safe, Sideways, Cape Fear, Frost/Nixon, and Get Shorty. The top news stories involves puppets. Also included is the box office top ten and the new releases on DVD, Blu-ray,...
Community Fantasy League: Week Eleven Point... →
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Annie earned 5 points for appearing in the episode, 30 for making three pop culture references (Sarah McLachlan, Jim Belushi, and Subway), 40 for two callbacks (anus logo and humming “Daybreak”), and 5 for appearing first on screen after a commercial. She scored a total of 80 points.
Shirley earned 5 points for appearing in the episode, 30 for making three pop culture...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 68 →
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The ides of March loom heavy over episode 68 of Nerd’s Eye View. New video game releases are slight but highlights include Journey from the PSN and FIFA Street for PS3/360. Special shout out to Silverlicious for the DS. In the game news, the top story is the Assassin’s Creed 3 trailer. Andrew is also the final member of the group to read Y: The Last Man. Everyone should also...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 67 →
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Episode 67 of Nerd’s Eye View comes to you one day before Pi(e) Day. They open with a review of John Carter. Then Matt relives the war in Hell to Eternity. Andrew decides to find out what is so dangerous about Danger: Diabolik before getting Religulous. Thom tries to hang out with The IT Crowd before going on an adventure. The top story in the news pertains to musicals, giving the...
Phenomenon (Doo Doo Da Doo Doo)
I apologize for cutting it off, but the website at the end is CinemaBeach.com. There are also links on our main page.
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By Thomas Willett As my typical year-end lists will show, I’m not into the average blockbuster. I find them contrived and lacking an emotional core. They have been around since Jaws, and to say that I don’t like any of them is a lie. My copy of Steven Spielberg’s...
Resistance Reduction
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By Matthew Esposito A few weeks back, the crew over at Guerrilla Games, released a downloadable version of the Killzone 3 Multiplayer for $15 as a commemorative for the game being released a year ago. In the spirit of the free-to-play movement, Guerrilla has mandated that purchasers can try it for free until they reach the rank of Sergeant I, to continue playing past the Sergeant...
No Mice Allowed
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By Andrew Linde This past Sunday my Disneyland Annual Pass expired. Normally I’d renew it right away, but this year I’m trying to save some money. This is the first time in at least three years that I haven’t had unfiltered access to Disneyland. I think I’m taking it well.
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Nerd's Eye View Episode 66 →
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Nerd’s Eye View Episode 66 opens with the newly named segment Willett Reads featuring Drive by James Sallis. Then Matt and Andrew welcome back Game Master General of Thrones as they discuss video game news. Then the real games begin! We play Build-A-Title to decide who will play first in the Leonard Maltin Game. Then we review the new releases to play Guess the Ending. Check out our...
(Do You) Get Carter
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By Thomas Willett Ladies and gentlemen, we have come to the period of the weekly blog where I throw my hands up in the air and pray for something good to happen. For the most part, the controversy I needed around Salmon Fishing in the Yemen didn’t happen. Even Eddie Murphy let me down by holding zero interest with A Thousand Words. No TV show was risqué enough. Instead I look to a...
Nerd's Eye View Episode 65 →
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Episode 65 of Nerd’s Eye View opens with a review of Prairie Love. Then the gang talks about other movies they’ve seen including Tiny Furniture, One Day, Traffic, Ong Bak 2, Platoon, and Anonymous. In the news, Andrew explains why teenagers should be able to see Bully and Thom sings in tribute to Davy Jones. Other segments include box office top ten and new releases to DVD and...
Viva la Revolution!
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By Matthew Esposito “Hola citizens of Tropico! I am your new presidente Nacho Borracho (Nacho the Drunk). I am humbled and honored that you have chosen myself to be your new leader. I would like to take a minute to tell you a little bit about myself. Before I came to the Carribean, I was a booze baron for the great Al Capone. I am an alcoholic and compulsive liar who suffers from...
TV Don't Care
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By Andrew Linde This past Monday gave me another reason to hate NASCAR. It should come as no surprise that I despise this “sport.” It isn’t just that driving in a circle really fast seems pointless, and perhaps not physically taxing(I will just avoid that so I don’t have to argue how even mentally taxing events can be sports). It isn’t just because at a time when gas prices are so...
Benson's Boombox #1: The Saga Begins →
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Nerd's Eye View Episode 64 →
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Episode 64 of Nerd’s Eye View has little to do with the Nintendo 64. Instead, Matt and Andrew go over the new video game releases. Andrew also recaps his experience with Arkham City. Thom reads Fight Club and compares it to the movie. Trailer Trash is back with a vengeance. This week’s trailers are Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (6/22), God Bless America (OD 4/6, Theaters...