While I didn't get a new episode of my podcast up this weekend, I was able to throw together a new YouTube video.
The Athabasca Community Centre was a proud part of the Athabasca landscape for a very, very long time. But it got too old and too small. So they built the Athabasca Regional Multiplex to replace it. And the Community Centre came tumbling down.
OK, I only made this because I fell victim to the guy thing of watching heavy equipment at work. Yay, heavy equipment!
Behold the demolition.
Senin, 13 April 2009
Minggu, 12 April 2009
No Targ This Week
Sorry, folks, once again, there's no episode of U62: The Targ this week. Why? Because it's Easter! I'm home in Entwistle, munching on chocolate bunnies.
Next week, I won't be running around so much on weekends, so we should be back to a regular schedule.
In the by-and-by, you can help yourself to a rerun.
Next week, I won't be running around so much on weekends, so we should be back to a regular schedule.
In the by-and-by, you can help yourself to a rerun.
Selasa, 07 April 2009
Pokemon 11 Review
Alright! Because people actually have been asking me about this all weekend, it's time to finally sit down and watch and review Pokemon 11. Or maybe, I should finally start referring to it by its proper name....
Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Original Japanese Name: Giratina and the Sky Bouquet: Shaymin
Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama...just like the first 10.
Backstory: Holy moly! Can you believe that there have been 11 of these films? And I own them all on DVD. Whenever I hear about the latest one, I begin the countdown to its North American release so I can add it to my collection and have the whole franchise! Gotta catch em' all, after all. Plus, there was some interesting musings afoot about this film. Seems that the creators of the franchise are trying something new with the film. The prior film, The Rise of Darkrai, was the first in a trilogy, making this part II. How would they continue the story? Why would they bother? Let's find out together.
Plot: Our story begins with Ash, Pikachu, Brock and Dawn resting in a picturesque seaside city when, out of the woods, comes a timid little Shaymin. Shaymin is on a journey to a mythical flower garden, where she and the rest of their kind will change to their sky forms and fly off on an epic journey. But, this Shaymin had a little detour. Seems it was caught in the crossfire between Giratina and Dialga, and now the Giratina is hunting it down. Not long after, our heroes are sucked into Giratina's domain, the strange parallel world known as the Reverse World, where they meet a scientist named Newton, who has been studying the Reverse World. Newton explains that, thanks to Shaymin getting involved, Giratina is trapped in the Reverse World. But that's not all. Also mucking things up is Zero, Newton's one time assistant whose time in the Reverse World has now driven him mad. Zero now seeks to capture Giratina and conquer the Reverse World, destroying our world in the process! It's up to our heroes to save the world! That's a lot of exposition just for "big Pokemon fight lots."
What I Liked: Big Pokemon fight lots. And some very beautiful animated locations, for a Pokemon film.
What I Didn't Like: Far too much exposition for what we've come to expect from these films. And it's quite formulaic for the franchise.
Final Assessment: A respectable entry in the franchise.
3 Nibs
Bonus Features: None. Nada. Zilch. Zip.
Where Are We This Time?: Following the trend that started with the fifth movie, the location was based on a real life location. This time around, our heroes traveled to the city of Bergen, Norway and the Sognefjord
The End of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, but our heroes will return in: Arceus: To the Conquering of Space-Time
Minggu, 05 April 2009
Sabtu, 04 April 2009
Latest Targ's Up!
Sunday morning means a new episode of U62: The Targ, and this is appropriately titled Episode 2.27: Sunday Morning.
In this one, I explain why I didn't have an episode this week (but you already know why if you've seen my latest YouTube video), I offer up my thoughts on the Family Guy/Star Trek episode, and the latest news on the Toy Story franchise.
Click here to go listen to it!
Click here to find it in iTunes!
Kamis, 02 April 2009
The Athabasca Auto and RV Show
My latest YouTube epic is ready to be unleashed on the masses!
Last weekend was the first-ever Athabasca Auto and RV Show. Thanks to my job, I was up there, broadcasting live on location, mingling with the crowd, and just being a super radio star.
And, as I do, the camera was along and I filmed as much as I could.
So, here it is...The Athabasca Auto and RV Show.
Last weekend was the first-ever Athabasca Auto and RV Show. Thanks to my job, I was up there, broadcasting live on location, mingling with the crowd, and just being a super radio star.
And, as I do, the camera was along and I filmed as much as I could.
So, here it is...The Athabasca Auto and RV Show.
Rabu, 01 April 2009
Various News Bits
Again, just a compilation of news bits I've picked up from around the 'net.
YAY! My collection of brilliant-but-canceled TV shows on DVD will once again be complete! Today, they announced the release of Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season.
You'll get all 13 episodes from the second and final season, plus four featurettes about the TV show. Available on regular DVD and Blu-Ray, for those who've made the Great Upgrade.
The big day? July 21.
This, of course, is really good news because it wasn't too long ago that series creator Bryan Fuller was saying that they couldn't announce a release date until the final three episodes had aired on TV. Since they're announcing this release, it's a safe bet that the final three episodes will air before July 21.
And also, we've got good news for the Pixar fans.
It's been known for some time now that Pixar is planning on re-releasing Toy Story and Toy Story 2 to theatres, all re-mixed and converted to 3D. Of course, this is part of the promotional blitz for Toy Story 3, which is going to be Pixar's summer blockbuster for 2010.
Toy Story was scheduled for a release in October of 2009, and #2 was going to be out in February of 2010.
Well, today, they announced that, for the first two weeks in October, the two Toy Story films will be released as a double-feature, kind of like Grindhouse.
Truth be told, I'm kind of looking forward to this. The first two Toy Stories are the only Pixar films I haven't seen in the theatre.
And this one is just kind of neat.
The man...the legend...accomplished actor, stand-up comic, writer and playwright Steve Martin is going to be performing at...the Grand Ole Opry.
How did this come about? Well, among his many talents, Steve Martin also plays the banjo. He worked it into his stand up act back in the 1970s. Many actually consider him a bit of a banjo prodigy. Anyway, back in January, Steve Martin released his first bluegrass album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo.
Steve Martin's Opry performance is going to be on May 30, so mark your calendars accordingly!
YAY! My collection of brilliant-but-canceled TV shows on DVD will once again be complete! Today, they announced the release of Pushing Daisies: The Complete Second Season.
You'll get all 13 episodes from the second and final season, plus four featurettes about the TV show. Available on regular DVD and Blu-Ray, for those who've made the Great Upgrade.
The big day? July 21.
This, of course, is really good news because it wasn't too long ago that series creator Bryan Fuller was saying that they couldn't announce a release date until the final three episodes had aired on TV. Since they're announcing this release, it's a safe bet that the final three episodes will air before July 21.
And also, we've got good news for the Pixar fans.
It's been known for some time now that Pixar is planning on re-releasing Toy Story and Toy Story 2 to theatres, all re-mixed and converted to 3D. Of course, this is part of the promotional blitz for Toy Story 3, which is going to be Pixar's summer blockbuster for 2010.
Toy Story was scheduled for a release in October of 2009, and #2 was going to be out in February of 2010.
Well, today, they announced that, for the first two weeks in October, the two Toy Story films will be released as a double-feature, kind of like Grindhouse.
Truth be told, I'm kind of looking forward to this. The first two Toy Stories are the only Pixar films I haven't seen in the theatre.
And this one is just kind of neat.
The man...the legend...accomplished actor, stand-up comic, writer and playwright Steve Martin is going to be performing at...the Grand Ole Opry.
How did this come about? Well, among his many talents, Steve Martin also plays the banjo. He worked it into his stand up act back in the 1970s. Many actually consider him a bit of a banjo prodigy. Anyway, back in January, Steve Martin released his first bluegrass album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo.
Steve Martin's Opry performance is going to be on May 30, so mark your calendars accordingly!
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