Here is the current progress of my Two Face cosplay.
I tried to keep my take on Two Face closer to the Batman: The Animated Series version. I'm hoping to buy some face paint next week to do a test on making my face look like the animated series version. So this means, yes I will be blue face instead of the usual completely mutilated/ripped up or red face like other versions of TwoFace.
Danny Phantom Cosplay Update:
I'm liking how this is looking so far. The wig, not so much (hence why I didn't post it yet here.) I am going to try to work with it but might resort to just making my hair all white. Not going to give up yet! Finally, I need to make a belt for this cosplay.
I am really looking forward to convention season! Please let me know what you think of my cosplays or if you have any suggestions. Also, be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter if you enjoyed this article.
THIS SUNDAY!!! LIVE and ONLY ON PAY-PER-VIEW! WrestleMania 28 will be presented from Miami, Florida, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s hometown. This Sunday will feature a mega-card of matches including some very high profile matches such as The Rock vs. John Cena (a match announced one year ago), the 2nd ever WrestleMania Hell in a Cell featuring the third confrontation of The Undertaker and HHH, as well as two world-title matches. In this article, I am going to run down the card featuring feedback of what I think will happen and whether or not I think the matches will deliver.
Before I start, I would like to remind you Illinois residence that I am planning on holding the first-ever STVO Universe Gathering at Fox & Hound in Aurora, IL. Check out the link here for the Facebook Event Page and RSVP if you’re interested in partaking. I am considering on shooting footage for my YouTube of your impressions and the general environment. It’s $3 cover and the food is very good. :) I’m going to try and get there at 5:00 PM (Central) as the event starts at 6:00! Hope to see you there.
WELCOME TO WRESTLEMANIA!!!!!
Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos vs. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Eve: Okay it’s time to get the least interesting match out of the way to start this off. Yes we are looking at all beautiful women in this match and yes; you read correctly, Extra’s Maria Menounos is in this match.
Yes! That Maria Menounos.
Back to the match itself, it’s not going to be that good but considering that Brie/Nikki Bella are on the roster as well as Rosa Mendes, the worst Divas are not in the match thankfully. Anyway, I would be shocked if this match gets more than 5 minutes. Since Menounos is in this match, the face beauties will win the bout. Only other note I can add to this match is Eve Torres is by no means, shape, or form a believable heel. Wherever they’re going with the angle of her and Zack Ryder, I just hope it ends soon. For the love of good, please end!!!
Who I Want To Win: Eh.
Who I Think Will Win: Kelly Kelly and Maria Menounos
Randy Orton vs. Kane: This is probably the 2nd feud I’m least interested in. By no means is this a bad feud but it appears that it came kind of abruptly due to Wade Barrett being injured and sadly missing out of WrestleMania. I know that there were rumors that Wade would have won a Money in the Bank match had he remained in good condition but I doubt that Orton vs. Kane would have occurred. Anyway, I think this is a fine feud. Kane believes he will finally embrace his new self by defeating Randy Orton. I like Kane’s current character and despite the disappointing end to his feud with Cena, I’m still optimistic that this should be a decent match.
Randy Orton has been long overdue for a big PPV win. He has been putting over many wrestlers as of late and I now think it’s time he gains a big win. Orton has won his last two WrestleManias and I think he’ll continue the momentum by winning this year as well.
Who I Want To Win:Kane Who I Think Will Win: Randy Orton
For Control of Both Raw & Smackdown - Team Teddy Long (Captain Santino Marella, The Great Khali, Zack Ryder, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, & Booker T) vs. Team John Laurinaitis (Captain David Otunga, Drew McIntyre, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and The Miz):
Honestly I started off with no interest in this match. I thought the bickering and overbooking (see Santino vs. Jack Swagger for the U.S. title) was annoying and wanted this feud to end. While I’m fine with feuds among THE WRESTLERS starting here, I hope that once Teddy or Johnny gain control of both shows, we’re done with their bickering and one or the other either leaves TV or plays a managerial role.
Anyway, with the exceptions of Otunga and The Great Khali, you have a big list of exceptional or even excellent performers. 6-on-6 is a bit much, but if they utilize the right performers this could be great. I’m hoping they don’t “clusterf**k” it. For the future, I’m wondering if by having one GM that this is a sign of the end of the brand extension? Anyway, I was thinking that this show might have possibly been a faces shutout but after further thinking I think the WWE would like at least one match at WrestleMania where a heel (team of heels) win. I also think the WWE likes John Laurinaitis in his current heel authority role and might have something new planned for Teddy Long.
As far as who wins, I think Cody Rhodes long Intercontinental reign will be coming to an end. Throughout this feud, Cody has had the upper-hand and they have been playing up that The Big Show has had a very poor Wrestlemania win-loss record (3-8, for those wondering.) I think this match will be a way of the WWE saying “Here you go Big Show! Take this WM Intercontinental victory and become a Triple Crown Champ. We’re sorry for your 12 second WHC title reign in December.” I would be fine with Cody winning, continuing on with his long Intercontinental Title reign and eventually a bump into the main event scene, but I think The Big Show does deserve a big WrestleMania victory. Sure, Cody may descend down the card for a little while after this loss, but I think he can easily go up to the main event scene later this year.
Who I Want To Win: Either would be great, but I’ll say The Big Show.
Who I Want To Win: Leaning towards Daniel, but fine with either.
Who I Think Will Win: Sheamus
The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match with special referee Shawn Michaels): The Undertaker puts his current 19-0 streak on the line once again against Triple H for their third WrestleMania match. This is also the second ever Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania (the first one was Big Boss Man and Undertaker, the less said, the better) and adding Shawn Michaels to the mix could make it even more interesting. While I was hoping that HHH and Undertaker wouldn’t have fought for a third time, I think that they can deliver and making this match in a Hell in a Cell will only make this more interesting at least. With this being on a big stage and being in a Hell in a Cell I’m very curious what kind of a match these two will put on.
While HHH’s best buddy Shawn Michaels is involved in this match, I really don’t think he will try and screw either man over. I have a feeling Hunter or Taker will have some scuffles with him, I think he will call it down the line. With that said, WWE is a publicly traded for-profit company so the idea of “20-0” T-Shirts, a DVD, and more is very appetizing to them. Also I just don’t see why The Undertaker would make it this far only to lose and have his streak end at “19-1.” Also let’s face it, you the readers, me, and millions of other pro wrestling fans would be all over the internet bitching that Triple H has used his role of authority in the company to once again make himself look the best and end the streak of one of the company’s most celebrated superstars. With this said, let the streak live on!! Or end with no defeats if The Undertaker chooses not to wrestle beyond this year.
A lot of the online dirt sheets have made reports that the WWE intends to continue this feud following WrestleMania, which is perfectly fine as I will be at WWE Extreme Rules on April 29th at Rosemont, IL. For right now I think we will see CM Punk continue his WWE Championship title reign going into Chicago. I expect a great match from these two and hope that another rumor of this match possibly being the opener is not true.
Who I Want To Win: CM Punk Who I Think Will Win: CM Punk
John Cena vs. The Rock: Easily THE main event of this Pay-Per-View. Even before the year build to this feud following WrestleMania 27, there were some online interviews with John Cena saying things such as “Unlike The Rock, I will never leave the wrestling business.” Along the way we had The Rock host WrestleMania 27 which helped the PPV pull in 1 million buys! I’m personally calling a repeat 1 million buyers again. Anyway, this encounter is definitely shaping up to have a big match feel to it. It has the feeling of a coming of generations match such as Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock, Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, etc. The Rock is one of the most popular and successful pro wrestlers of all-time and is well known by the mainstream audiences for his roles in movies so this match should gather non-regular fans to check out this bout. While I think it’s great he is back, there is only so much you can do by building the feud through social media such as Twitter.
In the recent weeks of John Cena vs. The Rock on the mic, both men have delivered mostly solid promos but whether you’re a John Cena fan or not, I believe that Cena is outshining The Rock on the mic. He has made several counters to his insults and has also delivered on his “thuganomics” raps on him. Meanwhile, The Rock uses many jokes that he has had since the “Attitude Era” and gave Cena some insult material by reading some of his lines off. This isn’t good for a man who is now a Hollywood celebrity and used to be one of the most praised men on the microphone. All of this aside, the Miami crowd should be really hot for The Rock as he is returning to his first singles match in seven years, is more famous than ever, and most importantly it is his hometown. I expect the usual several thousand boos for John Cena. Cena is definitely a man who can deliver a great match when it is for a big event (he and Dave Batista delivered at WrestleMania 26 surprisingly) and The Rock is able to do the same. It may have been seven years since a singles bout for him, but he did a good job with his tag-team match alongside John Cena against The Miz/R-Truth at Survivor Series.
Considering that The Rock isn’t a full-time performer and Cena has been showing his A-game as of late, I think the WWE has convinced me to root for Cena on this one. I could see this being the passing of the torch (of respect) similar to that of what Hulk Hogan did for The Rock at WrestleMania 18, but I don’t see it happening this time. The Rock is one of the biggest stars of all-time and while he is supposedly going to be at WrestleMania 29 and possibly appear at another PPV or 2 this year, I just can’t see him losing in Miami. I could see him letting Cena regaining a victory either this year or next year if it happens at WrestleMania 29. Either way, I’m very excited to see how this one turns out!
Who I Want To Win: John Cena Who I Think Will Win: The Rock
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So I wrote this article last year but I posted on my Facebook Notes as opposed to my website. I think it is still holds true today, as nothing has changed since. Last year, I was hanging out with my friends and we got on the topic of Bill and Ted. Until last year, I never knew there was a live action show and only remembered the animated series. Thanks to a Youtube/Wikipedia search, I found out the live action series was real. So bad, yet I found myself watching multiple episodes.
Most movies based on TV series are very weak, but you can find some gems if you look and remember hard enough. I decided to create a list of shows based on movies that ended up being okay or even very good. It wasn't easy, but after asking a few people and researching some shows, I found a couple shows that I thought were good or at least tolerable. Keep in mind; I am going by personal opinion and what I HAVE seen, not critically acclaimed series. I apologize, but M*A*S*H*, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, nor Friday Night Lights have made my list. :( If I ever watch a good length of either of these series and I like more than one show or another, I will fix my list. Also, I tried not to do series that are based off comics then turned movie then turned animated series. Let us begin!
I loved the Aladdin movie as a kid (and still do to this day.) The animation was great, I liked all the characters, and Robin Williams delivered as the Genie. It's a shame the series didn't have Robin Williams as the Genie, but they found a reasonable replacement: Dan Castellaneta AKA Homer Simpson. While he didn't completely convince me as a suitable replacement for Robin Williams, I did enjoy his work and it was nice that as far as I remember, most of the original voice actors returned for this series (including Gilbert Godfreid as Iago.) There were plenty of interesting new villains and scenarios for the series. The show was harmless fun.
9. Pink Panther (Animated, Original Set of Cartoons on NBC)
To this day, I still can't believe this cartoon was originally based on the Pink Panther movies and that in the movies; Inspector Clouseau was the main character/protagonist. I first watched and enjoyed the cartoons on TNT (remember they used to play cartoons?) in the blocks featuring Popeye and Bugs Bunny. The Pink Panther cartoons come off as very iconic to me and while I wouldn't say he is as popular as Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse, nor would most children of today likely recognize him, I will always have a place in my heart for the Pink Panther cartoons. The original cartoons where he didn't speak, not that horrid show where he starts talking.
8. Harry and the Hendersons (Live Action, Fox Chicago/Syndication)
Okay, this is by no means a very good show, hell the movie itself might not be great, but you know what, it has great nostalgia value. I remember loving the original movie featuring John Lithgow and as a young child, I was thrilled to find out that a Harry and the Hendersons series started airing on TV. Every Saturday, I would watch WWF Superstars on Fox and when it was over my brother and I would have lunch and watch Harry and the Hendersons. Very goofy but it entertained me. :)
7. Weird Science (Live Action, USA Network)
Oh the memories I have of watching this and Duckman on Saturday nights. This is one of the few TV shows based on a movie where I actually prefer the show to the movie (yes I said that.) Personally, I felt that the people playing Gary, Wyatt, and Chet (him especially) were a lot funnier than the original actors and come on everyone: Vanessa Angel>>>>>>>Kelly LeBrock, hotter back then and now (I know there might be a slight age difference but in their primes, Vanessa Angel is way hotter!!!) When I was younger I thought it was hysterical and "mature", now looking back it is pretty tame and corny but I still enjoy it for it's nostalgia value. Also, Vanessa Angel. :)
6. Freddy's Nightmares (Live Action, Syndication/Now on ChillerTV)
I never knew about this show until a couple of years ago. I started searching YouTube for videos of Freddy as well as the Friday the 13th Series. I have grown to enjoy both series of movies as well as the iconic characters of Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhies. Unfortunately for Friday the 13th, Jason was NEVER in the series and it was more about "Jason's victims" with weird supernatural elements. What I liked about Freddy's Nightmares is that while Freddy may not be in every episode as the main bad guy, there are plenty of episodes where he does get involved, he is narrating, and more importantly, the original actor of Robert Englund plays him!!! The show is a little ridiculous and has a much lower budget than the Nightmare movies themselves, but I am a sucker for shows like Tales from the Crypt and Monsters, and this show falls under that category. Also, how can you not like a show featuring the original Freddy Krueger?
5. Teen Wolf (Animated, CBS)
I like the Teen Wolf movies (yes both of them, my hero Michael J. Fox in the first one, Jason Bateman in the second.) This is a fine Saturday morning cartoon featuring lots of corny jokes and typical troublesome scenarios for the main characters. It's highly entertaining and I still enjoy it today. The MTV remake series doesn’t have shit on the movies or the animated series!! Also, you have to love both the opening and ending themes! Opening Ending (Go to 3:09 mark)
4. Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex (Animated, Japan/Adult Swim)
Now this is a show I have not finished but have enjoyed from what I have watched. Both the original movie and the TV series have very deep stories that do require a lot of attention but if you watch both closely, you'll enjoy it! It's a very fun futuristic cyberpunk show that is a thrill to watch. The animation is incredible and I really enjoy the main character Motoko Kusanagi (who inspires some many awesome/sexy cosplays), Battou, and the adorable Tachikomas. There is plenty of action and enjoyment to be had from both the series and the movies.
Troma fans may get angry with me but this is another movie to TV show where I think I enjoyed the show more. It's controversial to say as this show is VERY toned down from the original Toxic Avenger movies (which I enjoyed) but I personally feel the writers worked very well with the challenge. I enjoy Toxie a lot in this series as he talks like he's Barney the Dinosaur but looks like a horrid zombie corpse (well minus blood and being very green.) I love the hidden (and not-so-hidden) humor in this show. What other children's show in the 90s will you hear a giant bug woman resembling Roseanne believing someone is a stripper for her bachelorette party and talking about having a "fling"? It's in the same vein as Freakazoid and The Tick, and in my personal opinion, was a show ahead of its time. "Hey I'm sitting on top of the world! With my mop, tutu, and girl!!!"
2. Ninja Scroll - The Series (Animated, Japan/DVD)
I have plenty of friend that love anime. For those of my friends and to those reading that don't watch anime but love action movies, go rent a copy of Ninja Scroll. It was a great action movie that really got me into anime: lots of violence, action, and a little "mature/sexy" scenes. Seriously though, it's a great movie and while the series may not be as great or gory, it's still very fun! The series is treated like it's own story but does have some connections made to the original movie. The series is very fun as it has decent animation, a really good story and character build up, and while it may be a little tone in terms of violence, it still delivers in action!
1. The REAL Ghostbusters (Animated, ABC)
How can you forget the classic opening to the show or the movie?
Whoops, that's not the Ghostbusters we know and love, here's THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS!
If you're a child of the 80s (and perhaps the early 90s), how can you forget this show? It may not have been your favorite show (could have been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, could have been G.I. Joe, might have been He-Man or Captain N, ;) ), but let's face it, unless you were deprived as a kid, you know you enjoyed this show and likely had the action figures. We can argue all day what is better between the movies or the animated series. Let’s face it they both are great! They are still talked about today, you can see multiple Ghostbusters costumes be it at an anime or comic convention or even a group of people dressed as the crew at a bar on Halloween. This show hosted a lot of crazy monsters: an evil granny with a monstrous canary, a boogie man who would scare two children and deprive them of sleep, and let's not forget this show gave Slimer a cuter, cuddlier personality. While some may be embarrassed to admit, we enjoyed it. It created so many toys, video games, and don’t forget the awesome Hi-C Ecto Cooler drink!
This is my top ten, if you want to disagree, agree, or blast me for what order I placed the shows or for having/not having a certain show on there, please comment! Tell your friends to read it too! Now for some other info related:
TV Shows you (and I) Didn't Know Were Based on Movies:
1. Mr. Belvedere (From the movie Sitting Pretty, based on the novel "Belvedere")
2. What's Happening!!! (Loosely based on the movie "Cooley High")
Shows You May Not Have Known Were on Air:
1. Delta House (Continuation of National Lampoon's Animal House)
2. Fast Times (Continuation of Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
3. Ferris Bueller
4. Casablanca (?!?!?!)
5. Bad News Bears
6. Dangerous Minds
7. Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Upcoming TV Shows Based on Movies:
1. Tron: Uprising (10-Part Animated Series Coming to Disney XD, should be awesome!)
2. Star Wars: Underworld (Live Action Series, Currently on Hold)
3. Harold & Kumar: Animated Series (Was Being Pitched, Status Unknown)
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