I've been watching King of the Hill for years, along with The Simpsons, and I loved it even before I understood it. But watching past episodes on DVD and reruns, along with watching the new seasons, I've come to appreciate this show for what it is. It probably has the most subtle humor of all the prime time cartoon shows, but it really is just as funny. It also has a unique charm that makes it very different from The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy. My favorite show will always be The Simpsons, but King of the Hill is probably right behind it. The characters are all great, Hank, Peggy, Bobby, Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, and Luann alone are fantastic, but there are several other regular characters that move the story along. The Simpsons, South Park, American Dad, and especially Family Guy have all had weak season, but King of the Hill, despite a few bad episodes, is the only prime time cartoon that I feel has consistently maintained quality throughout its existence. It makes me very sad that this show will be canceled soon, but I highly recommend this show to anyone.
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Attack of the Sabertooth
(2005 TV Movie)
A stupid, but fun movie
14 June 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I caught this on SciFi on while ago and it's one of the better SciFi original movies out there. That's not saying much, but I enjoyed it.
Story- I'll say it now, the story sucks. It's a rip off of Jurassic Park. The theme park is called Primal Park and it even has the same logo, with a sabretooth. We have the typical group of college students, a smart Asian, a hot love interest, a goth girl, a dumb jock, and a dumb blonde. And we have the typical greedy business owner who suffers a terrible fate. Plus, a security guard in an affair with a park employee that really makes no sense. Oh, and the business owner's evil brother-in-law. Yeah, I'll stop there. Story gets a 1 out of 10.
Effects- The special effects are so bad it's funny. First, a couple of nameless security guards get offed in the most unrealistic way possible. Then, when we see the sabretooths, they look so fake, it's disturbing. Then, three of the main characters suffer three of the fakest, and funniest, decapitations in movie history. Remember I said the greedy business owner suffers a terrible fate. Well, the tooth on a giant sabretooth structure falls right into his mouth, instantly killing the man, resulting in the stupidest, most pointless, death in movie history. Again, it is hilarious. I'll say the effects are average due to the humorous fakeness, and give them a 5 out of 10.
Rewatchability- Let's just say, it's funny the first time you watch it, but it gets old fast.
So, in the end, the only thing that makes this an average movie is the hilarious deaths. None of the others are quite as funny as the tooth in the mouth, but they're all pretty funny, especially since it's impossible for you to feel bad for any of them with the crappy story. I recommend watching it once, but don't buy it. 5 out of 10.
Story- I'll say it now, the story sucks. It's a rip off of Jurassic Park. The theme park is called Primal Park and it even has the same logo, with a sabretooth. We have the typical group of college students, a smart Asian, a hot love interest, a goth girl, a dumb jock, and a dumb blonde. And we have the typical greedy business owner who suffers a terrible fate. Plus, a security guard in an affair with a park employee that really makes no sense. Oh, and the business owner's evil brother-in-law. Yeah, I'll stop there. Story gets a 1 out of 10.
Effects- The special effects are so bad it's funny. First, a couple of nameless security guards get offed in the most unrealistic way possible. Then, when we see the sabretooths, they look so fake, it's disturbing. Then, three of the main characters suffer three of the fakest, and funniest, decapitations in movie history. Remember I said the greedy business owner suffers a terrible fate. Well, the tooth on a giant sabretooth structure falls right into his mouth, instantly killing the man, resulting in the stupidest, most pointless, death in movie history. Again, it is hilarious. I'll say the effects are average due to the humorous fakeness, and give them a 5 out of 10.
Rewatchability- Let's just say, it's funny the first time you watch it, but it gets old fast.
So, in the end, the only thing that makes this an average movie is the hilarious deaths. None of the others are quite as funny as the tooth in the mouth, but they're all pretty funny, especially since it's impossible for you to feel bad for any of them with the crappy story. I recommend watching it once, but don't buy it. 5 out of 10.
Blister
(2003– )
A unique, funny, informative show.
22 August 2006
Blister was a show that was on the cable network G4 from 2002(when G4 was founded) to early 2004. Blister was a one of a kind show. A little fact about it is that it was the first show to air on G4. It was all about action games, like Shooters, Platformers, RPGs, and Racing games. Bill Sindelar, its host, was the perfect choice for the show. Bill would review and preview action games. He would also interview game developers. The reviews and previews were great. The interviews were cool, too. Bill was great because he brought a lot of humor to the show. Shows like Blister made G4 a success in its early days. In 2004, G4 merged with Tech TV. Shows on both networks were canceled. G4 canceled Blister and Portal, another great show. G4's first mistakes in a history of mistakes were the merger itself and the cancellation of these shows. G4, as of today, still hasn't learned from its mistakes. If you were lucky enough to see this amazing show, you know what I'm talking about. If G4 ever brings Blister back, I highly recommend that you watch it.
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