Oh Illinois Politics

On 02.05.10, In Politics, By Zack Morris

s-SCOTT-LEE-COHEN-largeSo the people of Illinois have spoken and they have decided that their choice to run as the democratic nominee for Lt. Gov will be none other than Pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen. At first mention I thought ok sounds good, then all the background came pouring out. This man previously dated a prostitute, was arrested for allegedly holding a knife to his ex-wife’s throat, used to take roids (although so did most of baseball), and apparently owes back child support. Now I’m not condemning the guy and actually I have to give him props for having the balls to run with all the baggage but come on Dems how do you allow that to happen? In this day and age where you slander the hell out of your opponents on TV, instead of telling viewers of your own positive qualities, this guys gonna be a huge problem. Or maybe he wont, it recently occurred to me that here in Illinois we are so used to electing people who turn out to be corrupt crooks that maybe we figured we might as well start with a convict and see how that goes.  Oh well only time will tell.

Go USA

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Americas Best Dance Crew Season 5: Regionals – The East

On 02.04.10, In TV, By AC Slater

Tonight we got to experience the groups from the East coast and personally I was not disappointed. Overall the caliber of groups from the East seemed to be better than the South, but of course not everyone can make it through to the finals, so let’s get right to it.

The first group up was Legendary Seven which is actually made up of 2 previous members of Status Quo. They came out and performed to a master mix of “I Can Transform Ya” by Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and if you know that song you know that it’s pretty high energy with lots of pretty hard beats, but with that said it’s a good song to do a high energy routine to and that’s exactly what these guys did. Right off the bat I was already more impressed by these guys than any of the groups that went last night. I’m a sucker for the high energy routines though. I thought the idea of transforming into a helicopter at the beginning was really cool and came together perfectly smooth. The whole routine was clean and tight, but apparently the judges didn’t think the same and they were sent to the bottom 3.

Next up was Draztik who performed to a master mix featuring Britney Spears’ “Shattered Glass”. At first they seemed to have a very similar style as Legendary Seven, lots of energy and fast movement, but they seemed to have more actual coreography than Legendary Seven did which the judges seemed to like, and I did too. The only thing they were kind of lacking was in the stunt department and apparently that was enough for the judges to drop them down to the bottom 3 and forced them to battle against Legendary 7.

The rest of the group breakdowns can be found after the jump.

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Who Would Win In A Fight, MacGyver or The Guyver?

On 02.04.10, In Movies, Random, TV, By AC Slater

Known for his ability to get out of impossible situations with only a paperclip, a stapler and a jar of K/Y Jelly, would MacGuyver stand a chance against The Guyver? Or would he get pulverized before he even had a chance? In this epic battle of brains vs. brawn who do you think would come out victorious?

Interesting fact, MacGyver’s first name is ‘Angus’… Guyver’s first name is ‘The’ (although before being fused with the alien suit his name was Sean Barker).

Who Would Win?

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LOST: Season 6 Premiere – L.A.X. (2/2/10)

On 02.02.10, In TV, By AC Slater

LOST is finally making it’s return to television tonight for it’s 6th and final season. If you need a refresher on what has happened so far “LOST: The Final Chapter” will run before the 2 hour season premiere tonight and should be a nice recap for those of you that may have forgotten what all went down last season.

In the past I’ve only written about certain episodes and theories I had, but since this is the last season and there are only 16 episodes, I think I’m going to try to write about each one after they air. Hopefully we can get some discussion going here and point out any easter eggs, hidden meanings, theories, etc. So check back tomorrow for a more in depth analysis of tonight’s episode and check below for the synopsis (there were some spoilers in the synopsis, but I left them out for now)

The sixth and final season begins in the aftermath of the H-bomb detonation, as the survivors learn “when” they are.

There are nothing but spoilers after the jump so if you haven’t watched the episode yet don’t read ahead.

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82nd Annual Academy Award Nominations

On 02.02.10, In Movies, By AC Slater

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning with no real surprises. The ceremony will be held on March 7th and will be broadcast on ABC. I posted a list of the nominations after the jump if you’re interested, but my predictions are below.

Best Picture – I hope it goes to The Hurt Locker or Inglorious Basterds, but there’s some tough competition between Avatar and Up in the Air. And in a long shot I would love to see District 9 win, but it won’t, but I’m glad they got the nomination.

Best Actor – I’m not too sure on this one since I haven’t seen these movies, but I would like to see Jeff Bridges win this one.

Best Actress – I’m pulling for Sandra Bullock on this one.

Best Supporting Actor – If Christoph Waltz does not win this for Inglorious Basterds I will boycott the Oscars.

Best Supporting Actress – I honestly have no clue when it comes to this category so I’m not even going to try.

Best Director – I hope Kathryn Bigelow wins for The Hurt Locker, but I have a feeling James Cameron may walk away with this one. And my longshot pick is Tarantino.

Best Animated Feature – I hope UP wins this one, but a lot of people seemed to give Coraline a lot of praise, I found it kind of boring.

Best Original Screenplay – I think The Hurt Locker will get this one also, but possibly Inglorious Basterds.

Best Adapted Screenplay – Up In The Air will most likely win despite the fact that I have a hard-on for District 9.

Best Foreign Language Film – The Milk of Sorrow only because the title sounds awesome.

Best Film Editing – I think if District 9 can pull out one award it may be this one, it definitely had the most creative editing out of all the nominations, but again, Avatar may take it as well.

Best Documentary Feature - I’ve only seen Food, Inc. and wasn’t too impressed so I’m not sure what to make of these nominees.

Best Art Direction – I think Nine or Avatar will take this one.

Best Cinematography – Either Avatar or Inglorious Basterds

Check out a full list of the nominees after the jump

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