Sunday, June 26, 2005

TV News

OK..Let me say that this is my second time writing this, as I was using "Blog this" and out of nowhere my firefox crashed. It was a pretty good rant as well.

So on June 30, Canadians will no longer get their MTV. It's a complicated story, starting with a company out of Vancouver (Craig Broadcasting) getting a digital Television license from the CRTC for a "Youth Oriented lifestyle" channel that somehow morphed into "MTV Canada" when Craig cut a deal with Viacom. Someone wasn't happy with that, Moses wasn't happy. That's Moses Znaimer, the guy who has brought you CHUM-TV, owners of the MUCH channels (MUCH, MUCH MORE MUSIC, MUCH LOUD, MUCH VIBE, and I think MUCH MORE RETRO is still on the go). CHUM thought that MTV didn't match with the license they were up against. Somewhere along the line, they also launched MTV 2.

Well, eventually Craig decided that it wasn't "fiscally responsible to continue the MTV experiment" (translation "We lost a pisspot of money and need a bail out"), all of a sudden, CHUM wasn't complaining anymore, because the now owned their competition, buying MTV and MTV2.

Viacom wasn't real happy with this, as it is a little knows fact that MuchMusic does have a US video station. So that ended up with an agreement to end the MTV name in Canada.

What does that leave us with? Razer, a channel that is filling it's schedule with reruns of "Dawson's Creek" and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" along with it being a dumping ground for CHUM properties like "America's top Model" and a Canadian version of "Jackass". I'm a little disappointed with losing the "MTV News" specials and new episodes of "True life" but I think the more interesting part is what's going to happen to MTV 2.

It's going to become "PunchMuch" "Canada's first fully automated, all-request music video service" where people are going to be able to request videos with their text messaging cellphones. I'm thinking we're going to be seeing alot of "Simple Plan" and "Good Charlotte" videos but the most interesting thing for me,being the bit of a geek that I am, is if it's all automated and all request, how are they going to get their CANCON requirements that I am sure that they are going to need?

Both these channels launch on June 30

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Rick Mercer's Blog

Rick Mercer's Blog

Thanks to the Tagboard, I went to this link and it seems to be real and pretty funny. Take a look

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

How Old am I?





You Are 24 Years Old



24





Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.


Thursday, June 16, 2005

So, you want to shoot do you Cowboy?

-OK, The weather is starting to really piss me off. We have one really nice day followed by a week of just terrible stuff. It's summer people, and while I'm not a big fan of 35-40 degree days, a little sun would be nice.

-I did something that I haven't done in a really long time. I bought a pay per view. It was ECW One Night Stand, and let me tell you it would have been a bargain at half the price. Great matches, although the Benoit/Eddie match did leave something to be desired. The one thing that it had more then anything was emotion. From the opening when Joey Styles came to the ring to the ass kicking of Eric Bischoff by the ECW group, it was worth it. I hope there is more ECW on the way.

-I've also seen The Road Warrior DVD, that chronicles the career, lives and death of what I think is the best tag team I've ever seen. I know that is supposedly sacrilege for a Canadian wrestling fan to say that, with the Hart Foundation right there, but I guess it's the same reason that I was always more of a Shawn Michaels fan then a Bret Hart one, but that's a rant for another time. So far I've just made it through the main program, with a disc and 1/2 full of extras left to go. They were just a pair of Badasses that looked like they could kick their ass. Face Paint and spikes, "Snack on Danger, Dine on Death", What a Rush. A power tag team is just what the WWE needs right now, but with Triple H making sure no one looks better then him, it's not going to happen.

They took a lot of what made The Road Warriors great and made Goldberg with it. Batista could very well have done that, but I have a distinct feeling that the Hell in a Cell match at Vengeance is going to end with Triple H and the gold once again.

-Went and saw Batman Begins last night. It was the best "Comic Book" movie I've seen and that's coming from a guy that liked the Spiderman Movies. It was what an origin movie should always be, tells the story of a guy and why he is doing what he is doing. Everyone must see this movie.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Stuff and things

-Remember that run of luck that I was having..no longer. I can't seem to get a good run of cards. Maybe it's a good thing that I can't play for real money online

-Went up to see the Grand Prix Wrestling show in Sunny Corner on Thursday night. It was a great show with 4 great matches and a OK main event. I did find it amazing that people did not know who these guys were, then ended up cheering or Booing 5 minutes later. I notice on the Maritime Wrestling that there are shows coming up in Neguac and the Baie. Hopefully there will be a show in the city soon.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Crazythoughts.com

Crazythoughts.com - Life's Unanswered Questions

Amanda sent me this website, as we were talking on MSN...it's got some funny stuff on it. Just watch for the popunder

Saturday, June 04, 2005

The Biggest Angle Ever

TheSmartMarks.com Forums -> The Biggest Angle Ever

This Thread from The Smartmarks Forum is usually stuff I stay away from, but let me just say, if I could come up with stuff like this, I'd still be using the CD Lawrence character somewhere.