'The Walking Dead' Spoiler Bit on Casting

If you're allergic to spoilers, avert thy eyes and step away from the computer/laptop/smartphone!!!

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Last night we watched Dale get torn open by a zombie in The Walking Dead.   And he needed to be put down by his group.  I did not see that coming.  But what I've been expecting is to see the demise of Shane Walsh, played by Jon Bernthal (pictured above, on the R) to bite it.

For several reasons.

For one, Jon has landed a role in a new TV series, a cop show titled L.A. Noir, helmed by ousted Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont.

Second, in advertising the DVD/Blu-ray for The Walking Dead, AMC TV gave it up, announcing that you can see Shane's last episode in this set of DVDs.  Oops.

Third... in the comic, from all sources I've seen, Shane died a long time ago in the story line.

So I was surprised when Dale bit it.

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An Ode to Roadster; A Farewell to a Friend

Roadster, AKA Roadie, passed away last month and with her passing, a piece of me has left with her. 

It's funny how animals burrow into our hearts, but it happens, and you never see it coming.Roadster was a cat like no other and was the closest thing to a soul-mate that an animal could be to a human.

I found her in 1993, as a frightened tiny kitten that needed a can of tuna to be coaxed out from her hiding spot and from that day forward, my life was changed forever.  Unlike any cat I've ever known or will know, she evidenced a level of intelligence that has ruined it for any other cat out there.

I named her Roadster because that's where I found her, in the middle of the road.  I'm a guy... what do ya' want from me!?  I was coming home from bowling and spotted a crowd of people on both sides of the street, on the sidewalk, swarmed around a little fuzzy pile in the road, and that's where I first saw her.  I pulled over and the chase was on, not realizing that chasing this cat down was setting my life's fate in motion.  (Not to mention no one else was doing anything but looking.  But that's what I do... I catch strays.  It's a bad habit.)

I had chased her around and under cars, behind and through shrubs, and wherever she went.  This lasted for quite a bit of time.  After a while, I had thought I had her but after crawling under a van, I then thought I had lost her.  It was a valiant chase, but alas, to no avail?  While I was laying there under this van catching my breath, I wondered to myself, if I were her, where would I be?  I slowly rolled over and looked up at the top of the right front tire, and there she was, exactly where I would have been, looking down on the guy trying to catch her.  Her sense of irony rivaled my own!

She rode home sitting on my dashboard and when I got her home, I picked up the phone to call someone, asking what I should do and I said aloud that I should "probably put her in the bathroom when I go out for supplies."  Roadster immediately proceeded to jump off the couch, walk across my apartment and into the bathroom, turned around and sat down, staring at me.

"I have to go now.  I need to go find an exorcist." I said, and hung up the phone.
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Roadster seemed to understand my words which confounded me.  At first, she used to hide all the time.  After a few weeks, I picked her up, looked her in the eyes and said, "You really aren't any fun as company if all you ever do is hide."  From that moment forward, she never hid again but rather, sat next to me on the couch every night while I watched TV.
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She used to chew on power cords at first also.  Again, I picked her up, looked her in the eyes and said, "Do not chew on power cords.  They will kill you and I will be very sad for that."  From that moment forward, she never touched a power cord.
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We used to go for walks.  I'd let her sit on my upturned hand and I would carry her.  As she got older and bigger, she would just hang there, legs on either side of my arm.  Even when I tested her bravado and stuck my arm out over the 2nd floor balcony.  (Don't worry, I had a 2nd hand hovering micro inches from the nape of her neck just in case she freaked.)  But all she did was take advantage of the view and look around more.  The person that freaked was me, because she was so comfortable hanging there.

We were like that, inseparable.  Except when we slept.  No matter where we lived, she always slept against the east facing wall in the bedroom.

And if I ever overslept, she would let me know about 15 minutes after I was supposed to get up.  After a while, she replaced the alarm clock.  It was like, "Dude, don't let me starve.  Get your butt to work!"

'The Bachelor' Huge Spoilers on The End, and More

This is the place for spoilers... where I hide the goodies from my regular readers over on Cinema Static.  Today, the spoilers involve The Bachelor, Ben and Courtney Robertson.

As you all know, Courtney is a rather evil and vindictive sounding humanoid.  And ABC fed her self-indulgent moods and wants.  But if you dig a little bit with the right Google keywords, you'll find out all kinds of information.


For one... if you're here, then you probably know that according to reports [spoilers after the page break],
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Spoiler Chat About The Movie CHRONICLE

Spoiler Chat About The Movie CHRONICLE

THERE ARE SPOILERS HERE and maybe you should check out my movie review of Chronicle first before continuing!

I just got out of the movie theater after seeing Chronicle, starring Dane DeHaan (True Blood, In Treatment), Alex Russell & Michael B. Jordan (Red Tails, Parenthood, Friday Night Lights).  I want to chat about some of the details of the movie that I feel I couldn't put in my spoiler-free review.

It was a fun movie and all and came away having enjoyed my movie-going experience.  But in my movie review of Chronicle, I point out a few things that were glossed over during the movie.

Andrew (DeHaan) is pretty much the primary character and is the troubled, tormented social outcast kid who takes a lot of crap from everyone.  When his cousin Matt (Russell) and his friend Steve (Jordan) find the hole in the ground, what drew them in was a sound coming from the hole, and they seemed pretty brave about diving in.

The thing they encounter in the back of the cave is barely really touched on, but we see enough of it to realize that they're touching it... well, Steve touching it, causes it to turn colors and they get zapped.  The thing is cool, because what we did see looks like a big quartz crystal with wiggly tendrils in it.  I think.

Things progress from there as they three friends toy with their new powers. 

Alcatraz, CSI and Lytro Bits...

Want to read something silly about Fox's new show and what fans are now asking for on the real Alcatraz?

• Fox's Alcatraz Is Cause For Annoyances On Alcatraz Tour

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Have a peek-see at my thoughts on Marg's final episode of CSI...  it could have been a great emotional building episode, if it weren't for the previews blowing it.

• Willows Exit from CSI & How The Tension Was Spoiled with Previews

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Check out these cool images taken by a very cool camera...

• If You Haven't Seen This… Lytro: Pretty Interesting Image Manipulation

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Terminator 5 Rated-R, A Quick Review of TOUCH, AMC Network Premiere Dates and more links

Below is a rough reference for some posts and I'm wondering out-loud if you folks would like to see this general bookmarking processing I'm considering using here on this site?  -B

• Beware The Email Onslaught When Signing Up For GoFobo [Consumer]
• Terminator 5 Rated R & Amazing Spider-Man Movie Synopsis
• Why KHI Really Closed Up Shop? [NASCAR]
• So Why Can't JR Motorsports Move to The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series?
• Touch: A TV Review of it's Season Premiere
• Will NASCAR's New Point System Hold Up Again This Year?
• Premiere Dates For Walking Dead, Mad Men, The Killing; AMC Rocks Cable
• 2012 Academy Award Nominations, Listed By Category & By Movie Title
• Is Fox's Terra Nova Going Away? & A Bit on HBO's To Appomattox
• New At The Movies This Week: The Grey, One for the Money, Man on a Ledge

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Fake Movie Posters Are Annoying

I am getting pretty tired of all the "fan made" posters.  Are fan made posters of movies like The Avengers really worth it to you?  I keep seeing artist's renditions and things folks are pulling together and mashing up.  Egads, there is way too much Photoshop out there!

Mozilla Thunderbird Bits, Peet's Maple Scones, A Garmin Sale and Review

• Mozilla Thunderbird Email Reply Position [Computer]
• Menlo Park Peet's Maple Scone Alert [Consumer]
• Amazon Movie & TV Specials through April 5th
• A Garmin Forerunner 305 Review on my 9.5 Mile Run & The Monsters In The Grass [Consumer]
• A Review of Jeffrey's Hamburgers in Menlo Park [Consumer]
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Garmin's, Tec Wear and Hamburgers!

Yep, I fell into the pit of needing a GARMIN GPS device.  It's a good pit though... 
I also happily test out a double cheese hamburger from Jeffrey's in Menlo Park and
I found LAUNDRY DETERGENT that actually can keep tec wear clean!

• A Garmin Forerunner 305 Review on my 9.5 Mile Run & The Monsters In The Grass [Consumer]
• A Review of Jeffrey's Hamburgers in Menlo Park [Consumer]
• NCAA Bracket Update 2010 Apps and Tracking Website
• Garmin GPS Product Sale Going on over on Amazon [Consumer]
• How To Keep Your Running Tech Wear Clean with Sport-Wash Laundry Detergent [Consumer]

Get into Disney, FREE; Saving Fuel, CA Closes Parks but still Pays Rangers + more

Get into Disney, FREE; Saving Fuel, CA Closes Parks but still Pays Rangers? + more

• Free Day At Disney Theme Parks [Consumer]
• Where are my Pictures?
• Fuel Economy and How To Save Money Taking Care of Your Car
• Chile Earthquake – A Scary and Sad Thing, Some Reference Sites
• CA Closes Parks, But Pays Rangers To Patrol?
• Search for Plane Crash Sparked by Meteors, Not UFO's
• Dear Allied Waste… Can We Get Our Christmas Trees Picked Up?
• Quote by Socrates for 1-27-10