The Steve-Dave Reality Tour

Which Superhero Are You, Steve & Dave?

Which Superhero Are You, Steve & Dave?

Steve	Dave
If Steve was a superhero he would be Superman	If Dave was a superhero he would be Green Lantern
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Steve: that's whats up Dave: You hate Superman, remember? Steve: As a protagonist sure, he’s limited and boring. But ill take his powers. Steve: and the comparison. Lauren: Hahaha, superman.... Really? Dave: ‎"S" is for Steve Vasey Steve: man of steel baby.... get used to it. if he had a jewfro in that picture we'd look like twins. Lauren: Omggg I remain unconvinced Steve: i have the suit. ill show you Joe B.: Steve, doesn't this dovetail well with your latex fetish? Tim: I guess superdouche was taken? lol Lauren: Steve. I think u in a cape is needed to settle this in my head. Steve: consider this matter settled. its going to be a capey V-Day Jess: I'm Rogue from X-men the tv cartoon. Actually wait a second....do I want to be her or be with her? meow! Steve: you want to be with her. :-) we all did at some point.	Steve: pffft green lantern. i wouldnt wish that on anybody... you have some ring you found in a cereal box that gives you the power of imagination. oh ya.... and your kryptonite is the colour yellow.... the whole colour. not a specific item....anything yellow. yellow car, death. pack of sticky notes, death. a banana, death. the Pittsburgh steelers, death. a bumble bee, death. worst super hero ever. Craig: Agreed, I'd say Wolverine for sure! Dave: He's the best superhero ever! You can do anything your mind can imagine! Travel to distant galaxies. Meet alien chicks. Yellow is the colour of fear! It goes back to origins of the emerald light of willpower. I'd take his powers in a second. Steve: yaaaaawn..... sorry i didnt have time to read that. i was too busy having sex with girls. Craig: ‎............. Bazinga Dave: Steve, remember that you have always hated Daredevil more than any other. Steve: i dunno.... daredevil is blind, but still a super hero. he's playing the hand he was dealt. green lantern gets routinely thwarted by a colour...and not even a primary one. He's not even trying. Dave: Yellow is a primary colour, Steve. It's not the colour itself. Each colour is lined up with an emotion. Green is will, yelllow is fear, red is rage, blue is hope, indigo is compassion, purple is love, orange is avarice, black is death and white is life. You know all this, of course. Steve: yaaaaaaaaaawn.... sorry. sex again.

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Expo 1983

Steve and Dave have cooked up a brand new concept:

a summit for all people (like themselves) who were born in the year 1983.

This event will be held in 2013 as the children of '83 turn 30 years old.

What makes people from 1983 so special? We're totally awesome!

It will be a chance for a generation to compare notes on what they have done with their time so far and what the future holds.

Thos concept includes the best and brightest being called as keynote speakers to share their perspective and engage in active panels.

Some of the top people born in 1983 invited will include (pending future events and scheduling):

1. Steve
2. Dave
3. Verdone (Life Advice with Verdone)
4. Chris Hemswoth (Thor / Kirk's Dad)
5. Mila Kunis (Hottie Actress)
6. Jonah Hill (Funny Fat Man)
7. Henry Cavill (Superman)
8. Jesse Eisenberg (Facebook Man)
9. Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man)
10. Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds)
11. Maggie Grace (Lost/Taken)
12. Kate Bosworth (Lois Lane)
13. Leelee Sobieski (Joan-of-Arc)
14. Miranda Kerr (Victoria Secret Model)
15. Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
16. Carrie Underwood (American Idol)
17. Hillary Scott  (American Pornographic Actress)
18. Mika (British Singer)
19. Nicky Hilton (Socialite Cunt)
20. Ricky Mabe (Zack & Miri Make a Porno)
21. Jason Spezza (Canadian Hockey Player)
22. Sam Winchester (Ghost Hunter / Demon-Blood Drinker / Vessel of Lucifer) ...the actor, Jared Padalecki, is born in the 1982 (yuck!) but his character is born in 1983 (yay!). If he chooses to attend, he must be in character the ENTIRE time or he will be escorted from the venue.
23. Alona Tal (Jo Harvelle)
24. Nicki Clyne (Cally Henderson Tyrol) - This is debatable. We cheered when Cally died.

What a list, eh!?

Only people born in 1983 will be admitted to this historic and super-amazing fun fest! We will be checking identification.

We'll also be reviewing important historical events, such as:

• January 2  - Kate Bosworth is born
• January 23 – The A-Team debuts on NBC
  
• February 3 - Hillary Scott  is born
• February 20 - Nicki Clyne is born
• February 21 - Mélanie Laurent is born
• March 8 – IBM releases the IBM PC XT
• March 10 – MTV airs the video to Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean" for the first time. The video is the first by a black artist to gain heavy airplay on MTV.
• March 10 - Carrie Underwood is born
• March 18 - Dave is born
• April 15 – Tokyo Disneyland opens
• April 20 - Miranda Kerr is born
• May - Jason Todd makes his debut as the second Robin in Detective Comics #526
• May – First report of the virus that causes AIDS
• May 2 - Sam Winchester is born
• May 5 - Henry Cavill is born
• May 6 - Gabourey Sidibe is born
• May 24 - Ricky Mabe is born
• May 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of year.
• June 6 - Octopussy is released
• June 13 - Jason Spezza is born
• July 4 - Verdone is born
• July 9 - Steve is born
• June 10 - Leelee Sobieski is born (or was she?)
• July 21 – The lowest temperature on earth is recorded in Vostok Station, Antarctica with −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F)
• July 27 – Madonna releases her debut album on Warner Bros.
• August 11 - Chris Hemswoth is born
• August 14 - Mila Kunis is born
• August 18 - Mika is born
• August 20 - Andrew Garfield
• August 30 – STS-8: Space Shuttle Challenger carries Guion S. Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, into space
• September 16 – Ronald Reagan announces that the Global Positioning System (GPS) would be made available for civilian use
• September 21 - Maggie Grace is born
• September 18 – The rock group Kiss officially appear in public without makeup for the first time on MTV
• September 24 – The Red Hot Chili Peppers launch their first, self-titled, album
• October 5 - Jesse Eisenberg and Nicky Hilton are born
• October 20 - Alona Tal is born
• November 2 - The demon Azazel attacks the Winchester family
• December 2 – Michael Jackson's world famous music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time. It will become the most often repeated and famous music video of all time and increase his own popularity and the record sales of the album "Thriller".
• December 9 - Scarface is released
• December 20 - Jonah Hill is born
• 1983 was a landmark year in film. More films have gotten an R rating than any other year thus far.

Some other boring stuff happened too. We'll get to that later.

Little Magneto

Prepare yourself. One of the first signs of human mutation resulting in  actual bonafide superpowers has been documented.

We've got a little Magneto on our hands.

"Mom, look what I can do!" David Petrovic, 4, stands in his garden in south Belgrade, Serbia as silverware sticks to his chest. David's parents claim the boy has a rare ability to attract metal objects to his body.

Erik Lehnsherr, eat your heart out.

And, apparently, it's genetic... which makes total sense.

David isn't the only Serbian boy who has the special gift. His cousin Luka Lukic, 6, also has the "rare" ability of attracting metal objects, such as this plate, to his body. The two boys live with their family in the central Serbian town of Gornji Milanovac.

Of course, this could all be some sort of scam. I would really like to believe this legitimate. Please, God, make this be true.

Via www.star.com

Classic TV 101: Spider-Man

Spider-Man was a cartoon TV show starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man.

The series focuses on Peter Parker during his college years at Empire State University. As the story begins, Peter has already gained his superpowers and is a part-time freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle.

The show was fairly faithful to the source materials but a lot of things were changed and updated for modern presentation. For example, Hobgoblin appears before Green Goblin, rather than vice versa as it should be.

The show features most of Spider-Man's classic villains, including the Kingpin, the Green Goblin, the Lizard, the Scorpion, Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, Shocker, the Rhino, the Vulture, the Chameleon, and Venom. Over the course of the series the single Peter contends with the romantic love interests of Mary Jane Watson, Felicia Hardy and her alter ego, the Black Cat.

The series also features numerous crossovers by other Marvel Comics characters, including the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Blade, the Punisher, and Captain America. 

Even the Clone Saga, with Ben Reilly, was touched upon briefly in one episode.

The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998 for a total of 65 episodes.

This show got me hooked on Spider-Man. I can remember every episode of the series with clarity. From there I started reading the books pretty regularily and cemented the character among my favourite comic heroes ever.

I believe it to be one of the greatest cartoons ever produced. It certainly reinvented the way to present a comic book with an ongoing story arch that abandoned the campiness that 1960s counterparts were laced with.

The instrumental theme song for the series (including the lyrics) was performed by Joe Perry of Aerosmith. Very memorable.

Classic TV 101: DuckTales

Duck Tales was a cartoon television show that ran from 1987 to 1990 for a total of 100 episodes. 

"Life is like a hurricane...here in, Duckburg!"

It reimagined Disney's Uncle Scrooge comic book storyline into a new format and backstory. It paved the way for other Disney cartoons like it such as Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin.

The show features the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his great-nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. The nephews, who were originally living with their uncle Donald Duck, are left in Scrooge's care when the former joins the Navy. I guess that Donald Duck was a sailor so this makes sense. However, could it possibly be a commentary on Donald's sexuality? Was Daisy Duck merely a beard? She never made an appearance on this show that I'm aware of. Think about it.

Anyway...

Though Scrooge is the richest duck in the world, he constantly tries to find ways to increase his wealth. Stories shifted between globetrotting adventures and the contemporary setting of Duckburg (where they all live).  

Scrooge's nemesis in the show is Flintheart Glomgold, who always tries to devise plans to dethrone Scrooge McDuck from his "Richest Duck in the World" title. A few of the stories also surround Scrooge's "Number One Dime" which is the source of Scrooge's good luck and wealth. Scrooge keeps the dime in a glass jar in his money vault, and constantly protects it from the villains on the show.

Scrooge's household also consists of his butler, Duckworth; Mrs. Beakley, a nanny hired to look after Huey, Dewey and Louie; and Webby Vanderquack, the granddaughter of Mrs. Beakley.

Some episodes focused on other characters like Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose or Gizmo Duck. DuckTales also spawned spin-off series Darkwing Duck.

One of my favourite shows of my childhood. Thre was a wicked video game based on this show that I played on DOS when I was a kid as well. It was called DuckTales: The Quest for Gold.

Enjoy the fun intro song.

Classic TV 101: My Secret Identity

My Secret Identity was a Canadian TV show starring Jerry O'Connell as 14-year-old Andrew Clements, who while looking one day for his friend, Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate (Dan McGrath...AKA Chell), trips and is hit by a photon beam, causing him to develop superpowers. He uses these abilities to fight crime, to solve personal problems and to help others. He hides his powers from his mother, sister and friends with the exception of Jeffcoate.

Andrew initially called himself Ultraman, but this was later dropped. Clements' powers include superhuman speed, invulnerability, and levitation. Clements gains super-strength after being hit by the photon beam a second time. In the first season, Andrew must carry around aerosol spray containers and use them to move through the air, as his 'flying' ability is limited.

Originally broadcast from September 1, 1988 to May 1, 1991 on CTV with 72 episodes.

My favourite part of this show was the intro theme. I still don't get the mom on the excercise bike.

When most people think of O'Connell they likely associate him with Stand By Me, Sliders (which was also great) or Jerry McGuire. I will always remember him for this.

Green Lantern Looks Bad Ass!

Check out this new Green Lantern movie poster. I love what modern special effect can do for superhero movies these days. Even the mask is animated which is pretty fucking awesome.

However, after watching a few movies lately in 3D (and being thoroughly disappointed) such as Green Hornet, I am going to be avoiding that version of the flick. It's just too distracting and my brain has too work too hard to focus on the 3D projection.

Anyway, I'll be there on June 17th. How about you?

Peace.

via www.aintitcool.com

Ricky Gervais is the Devil!

Or so he has been painted since he did the Golden Globes in January.  Personally I think he is brilliant with his comedy.  As far as the media's focus, it was on the last line of the night when Ricky thanks god for being an Athiest so that's all I really thought had happened.  But after listening to one of Ricky Gervais' podcasts I learned that the entire evening was jokes about "unmentionable" hollywood flaws.  The podcast was actually the show of fellow brit Piers Morgan but Gervais posted it as one of his episodes as well.  It was highly entertaining and was intriging to listen to the questions that Morgan asked.

When Morgan got to the topic of the Golden Globes, Gervais explained that he didn't do those jokes to shock or insult anyone.  He did them for himself. He thought the jokes were funny and they made him laugh so he wrote them down and presented them infront of an audience.  Gervais was very adamant that he didn't want to hurt anyone with his jokes and he actually apologized for insulting anyone with his jokes but he wouldn't apologize for what he said.  It's refreshing to hear someone stick with their original convictions even though it has gotten both great reviews and scathing critiques.  He mentions many times within the interview that he will not apologize for what he said because his jokes where directed at the "Hollywood Elephants in the room" and that the stories about these people have been running in the media for weeks or months already, he just took current events and put a comedic spin on them.

I totally agree with Ricky Gervais.  I think that Hollywood actors and others associated with films are used to being coddled and kissed and couldn't handle taking a light hearted approach to their lives and even their mistakes.  In my opinion this would even be a great tool to take some power away from the paparazzi.  If celebrities showed a public display of defiance to the paparazzi by laughing at their own flaws and foibles, it might show the blood thirsty shutterbugs that their barbs are worthless.  Maybe not but I think it's worth a try.

Around the mid section of the podcast they began talking about the Athiest comment that Gervais made at the very end of the awards show.  Morgan questioned Gervais about what drives his life if not faith in god.  Morgan said "You must live in more fear and darkness than people who believe in an afterlife" to which Gervais explained that this wasn't the case at all.  He went on to say that he doesn't need another force to make him behave.  My favourite quote of the episode was "Why am I good?  Because I want to be a good person".  I couldn't have said it better.  Why strive for understanding  and humility? Because I want to understand and be humble, not because I am afraid of hell.

Film Review: The Green Hornet

I caught The Green Hornet on the weekend, starring Seth Rogen. I've been following the character of the Green Hornet since I was a kid. I read the comics from the early 1990s by Ron Fortier so I've been sort of anticipating this film for years. The rest of the entertainment industry has been waiting for this too as it has been bounced around from studio to studio for years. Kevin Smith was attached to write and direct at one point.

I've always thought the character deserved a movie. It actually started out in radio, not comic books. This was Batman before there was a Batman. Just a vigilante in a trench-coat, mask and fedora. He's so specific to the period in which he was created that I had some reservations about modernizing him. All in all I think they did a decent job. Essentially, this movie is a bromance with masks.

Now, this new flick is funny, action packed, and full of cheesy shit that you would expect from a studio popcorn flick. It is also terribly unfocused. The choice to
bring Seth Rogen on to co-write and star was surprising at first. The funny & geeky Canadian doughboy is someone I enjoy watching but as a superhero? To his credit, he did slim down quite a bit for the part but that only goes so far. This movie is so specific to him and his sense of humour that it could not be duplicated in anyway by another. Pretty hard to imitate as well. It is refreshing to finally have a comic book movie hero who looks like one of the fans.

The supporting cast were fairly hit and miss for me.
- Jay Chou as Kato was great. What they did with the character was the right direction. Kato was always the brains behind the operation. Chou was very funny in the part.
- Cameron Diaz was annoying, not hot, and boring. I'm sure another actress could have done something with it. Her screen time should have been cut down. I've never been a fan so I'm probably biased.
- Christoph Waltz was a great villain, as Chudnofsky. I could watch that guy in anything. He plays a psychopath very comfortably. It's chilling.
- Tom Wilkinson as James Reid, The Green Hornet's father was my most hated thing of the movie. Just fucking awful. I couldn't stand it. This guy is a terrible actor. I liked him in Batman Begins but he fails hard in this role. Come to work with some dignity, man!
- Edward James Olmos plays the newspaper editor. I just liked that Admiral Adama from Battlestar Galactica is in this. He's got a real presence.
- Edward Furlong had a small part as a guy who runs a crystal meth clinic. What the fuck happened to this guy?! What happened to John Connor? He looks fucking awful. This guy WAS a big star. He was in American History X and Detroit Rock City which are some of my favourite movies from the 1990s. What a horrible downward spiral. So fucking sad.
- James Franco has a cameo in the beginning and was quite good in it. 

The look and design of the movie are great. The gadgets are completely unbelievable but that's fine. The Black Beauty is a character onto itself. It is way cooler than the Batmobile.

The slow motion Kung Fu (or Wire-Fu, if you will) is really entertaining.

Overall, 60/100. I'm being generous but I do recommend seeing it.

Peace.

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