Introduction As you will see in this Noob’s History of Mortal Kombat, I’m old enough to remember the original game in the arcades. And, I lived long enough to see arcades grow up in to barcades. My favorite to visit in the area, The Quarters, has an MKII machine. Every time we visit, I make […]
Introduction We were supposed to see the movie last weekend, but couldn’t make it happen. So, instead, we talked about it and decided that yesterday, Sunday 17 May 2026, would work for the three of us. We drove to Greenfield, bought our tickets, sat in a completely empty theater (that included about half a dozen
Introduction I watched the first movie with my son last week to prepare for the new movie release this coming Friday. We should have done a themed viewing party. I wish I thought of this at the time. But, I can adjust the focus and turn it a MK II Pre-Fight Hype Party. In this
Introduction In my previous article, I discussed my trials and efforts to track down an elusive group that I learned about through a cryptic Reddit post. That initial post led me to believe that they wanted me to find them and tell their story. The subsequent search assured me that they only wanted that if
Introduction Last time, I covered the manifesto that showed up on Reddit, received about a dozen upvotes, one or two shares, and a cross post to /r/invincible. That last part was no doubt a mistake. In any case, both the original post and the cross post were removed by mods within hours. Many in the
Introductions Only 8 episodes per season. Once, I wrote, American TV finally caught up to British television and realized that less is more. I read an article a couple of weeks ago that explained the reason for that is that streaming services follow a different economic model than broadcast television. They require more shows to
Introduction Another cold open that brings the heat and the story. And, the rest of the Fallout episode 15 keeps up that pace. If you read the plot summary, you will read my gushing comment, “This show is so fucking good. I want it to go on forever.” If not, consider yourself warned. I love
Introduction Shortly after our tour of Peach’s Castle, we set off to travel for our other scheduled visit while in the area, Koopa Kingdom Cribs. Technically, our host, Bowser, responded first to our inquiry. However, a mix up in processing delayed our paperwork necessary to travel to the other kingdom. A call to the man
Introduction After my interview with The First Goomba and contact from The Blue Shell Brigade, I wanted something a little lighter. When my editors pitched a piece visiting some of the prominent residences in the Mushroom Kingdom, I jumped at the chance. We made several calls to the big players in the Kingdom. Only two
Introduction This time around, they keep us in some suspense about our main characters. Instead of starting the episode with the fallout from the Hank, Lucy, and Ghoul meeting last episode, they take us back to the before times. This fills in the end times capitalist conspiracies that other companies came up with to fill
