Jurassic World

I'm a little excited about Jurassic World since I saw the official trailer earlier this week.  A dinosaur theme park on an island somewhere in the Caribbean.   Let me ask you who thought this was a good idea???  

Did the first two movies not convince people that you should no fuck with dinosaurs?  You send your kid on vacation to a theme park full of dinosaurs and you don't think this is a bad idea?? 

So predicably what happens?  The dinosaurs get loose and among them is a dinosaur that is genetically engineered to be different???  This is a recipe for disaster that I've never seen!  Pffbbttt!!!!

The premise is great but the fact that people would actually let their children go off alone on these excursions is ridiculous.  Your basically serving your kids up as an appe-teaser to the dinosaurs that they love so well.  So if you have some demon spawn tha you wish to get rid of then I recommend sending them to the island.  

But I love the Jurassic Park franchise and I'll definitely go see it 2 times.  Not for the dinosaurs but for Starlord (Chris Pratt) who is a scientist who apparently tries to contain the terror and damage that will occur in the movie. So yes Jurassic World is another must see on my list for 2015.

Star Wars The Force Awakens

If you haven't seen the official Star Wars teaser trailer for the new movie I suggest that you do.  It looks inspiring.  Of course all of the Star Wars trailers do.  What can go wrong when you show some shiny new stormtroopers, a couple of improved X-wing fighters, a lone hooded Sith with a red lightsaber and the upgraded Millennium Falcon?  All I can say is I'm incredibly excited.  J.J. Abrams seems to be heading in the direction of re-vitalizing my favorite sci-fi franchise of all time.  He already gave a new lease on life to the Star Trek franchise by re-making their universe in a new light and did it with a light touch at first but a touch that made sense.  How you feel about the 2nd movie, Star Trek Into Darkness...emotions run high on both sides there.  I loved the new Khan but a new universe deserves new stories told.
Now, I don't know about the rest of you but I breathe and dream Star Wars.  Its in my blood so much that I've written fan-fiction that I'm hoping to parlay into a couple of books later on down the line now that Disney has made the decision to make everything written in the Expanded Universe as non-canon.  So my fingers are crossed and hoping that I can sell my ideas and fulfill a life-long dream of writing about the Jedi and their eternal battle against the Sith.  In the mean time I'm counting down the days until next year when Star Wars The Force Awakens opens I will be praying for J. J. Abrams health and safety every night.  Now when it comes to Star Wars fans there are generally two types of fans.  Movies fans and Expanded Universe fans.  Movie fans are only aware of the events from all six movies.  Expanded Universe fans are those fans who loved Star Wars so much we took it to a new level and read all of the books that told all of the continuing adventures of our favorite Smuggler, Wookie, Princess, Jedi, Gambler, and two droids.  Not to mention the children that are born from these heroes and blaze their own trail of light across the galaxy.  A lot of fans were upset when Disney stated that the Expanded Universe was non-canon and then called it Legends.
This may have upset many Star Wars fans including yours truly but it was a clever marketing ploy that allowed Disney to create a new fresh vision of the Star Wars universe without having to be restrained by the material that has been put out there.  Hey I was mad for 2 months and I may still want to curb-stomp a few Disney officials who made that call but I can forgive them because they have J.J. Abrams at the helm.  This the man who brought us Cloverfield, Super 8, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Mission Impossible III, Lost, Alias, Almost Human, Person of Interest, & Fringe.  His creative team is all over the map writing for so many shows its amazing that he hasn't taken over hollywood yet, but ladies and gentlemen believe me when I tell you that we are looking at the next Steven Spielberg.  Its amazing how far the evolution of film-making has come and I can tell you that whenever his name is mentioned I know that its going to be an exciting time at the movies.  Thank the Maker that J.J. Abrams is strong with the Force.

Good Times at Arcade Jax

It's important to note that no matter what life throws at you nothing can cure you better than having a good time with true friends and family.  We spend most of our days at menial jobs where people judge us for either our performances or opinions or ethics.  People who are your friends don't judge you they're the only ones in life who truly accept you for who you are.  It's a fundamental acceptance that I've just realized while sitting a Waffle House singing Hooked on a Feeling with two of my best friends at the bar.  If I wasn't inebriated I would probably be ashamed at the looks the kitchen staff is giving us right now as well as some of the customers.  Oh well cie la vie.  Nothing beats drinking shots with your best friend at a club and then kicking his his ass at a round of Justice League Injustice and finally capping it off while doing the Soulja Boy on the dance floor.  I may be the proverbial angry black man around my friends but they wouldn't have me any other way.  So what piece of advice do I have to offer as I close this out?  Be who you are and never be afraid or ashamed to show it.

Flash: Runner’s High

Ok, so the CW’s FLASH is an instant hit and everyone loves the show.  All comic book nerds rejoice!  If you haven’t started watching it already then you need to start because next week will be their big 2 night crossover event with Arrow.  Both heroes will end up fighting each other and then will team up to stop some menaces that they can’t take down separately.  You’ve seen the formula a zillion times and it works…but only if you can keep it fresh.  Of course with the Green Arrow being a fresh entity who had gained popularity from Smallville the CW decided to re-cast and start over with a stand-alone show.  This proved to be a popular move because now it’s spawned another spin-off and this one includes the Speed-Force endowed character the Flash.  Now don’t get me wrong the CW has done all they can to try and rehash items that they could by making the Luthor mansion from Smallville to Queen manor.    They even follow a certain story elements from Smallville that seems to be indicative to any hero who takes up the secret life and try to keep their friends safe by not telling them everything and being so freaking obvious that they’re lying about something.  I’m sorry does being a good hero mean that you can’t tell a good damn lie??  Is that a prerequisite because if it is sign me up for the super-villain classes.  Next, the nicknames.  I can’t stand the nicknames that they give these people.  I understand in Smallville, that Clark Kent didn’t have any direction on how he wanted to get to where he arrived.  It was largely based on Tom Welling’s contract that he not wear tights.  So they kept him in a cloak and he used his speed and was called the Blur.  Real original.  Of course they ran for 10 seasons so they took some liberties.  When Ollie started running around in Starling City they started calling him the Hood.  And then he wanted to change that name to be more citizen friendly.  That only took 2 seasons.  Now, here have the Flash and he was running around for five episodes being called the Streak.  It wasn’t until the 6^th episode that he was finally dubbed the Flash.  Thank you because every time they mentioned the streak I kept thinking someone cut loose and left a reminder to clinch in their undershorts. Brownie points.  Literally. 

So if I have these peeves why watch the shows?  Because it’s actually fun watching Barry learn about his abilities each week against the “freak of the week”.  I just hope they stop killing them or DC is going to have to come up with a whole new Rogues Gallery for the Flash that’s never-ending.  They’ve killed 3 villains in the last 3 weeks.  Plastique, Cinderblock, and Blackout.  Each character was unique and had potential to be keep being brought back each season.  What is Professor Well’s secret?  Is he Professor Zoom – the Reverse Flash here on some glory mission to see the Flash born to run?  Or is he someone from the future who has a genuine vested interest in seeing Barry learn more about his powers in order to survive some cataclysmic event in the future.  Can someone say Crisis??  And after last night’s episode with a few of the names the Professor dropped about people who had died during the explosion that created the Flash, we can certainly expect to see Elongated Man and Firestorm in the near future.  The potential is all there let’s just see what they can do with it.  

Disconnected…

Anger.  Rage.  Anarchy.  Destruction…Disappointment.  These words sum of what I felt last night as I watched the Riots in Ferguson go from a peaceful protest to a looting in a liquor store and the torching of cars and buildings.  Disappointment would be what I felt the most.  The failure of the officials to protect the town.  Their failure to release the results of the indictment at the late hour.  The failure of the angry to let cooler and calmer heads speak out and take leadership.  What was even more was that I felt all of it was pointless once I saw the O’Reilly’s auto parts store that was being looted.  Did they have a right to be angry?  Yes and no.  Was Officer Wilson acting in self-defense when he shot young Michael Brown?  I don’t know, I wasn’t there to witness the event.  I do know that my parents and teachers all distilled into me that if a Police officer tells you to do something you do it.  The fact that he attacked a cop is being downplayed by the angry.  They sight injustice and racism as motives for the shooting and the decision of the Grand Jury.  So, when did we stop holding Michael Brown responsible for his own actions?  Because he’s dead he’s given a free pass?  Will we give Usama/Osama Bin Laden a free pass because he’s dead now?  He’s no longer responsible for orchestrating 9/11?  It was all the Taliban?  Let’s push all the responsibility of that attack off on them.  Michael, you made a bad decision and it cost you your life.  Unfortunately, your death is just one more in a growing trend of young black Americans being killed by white police officers.  So…let’s just ignore the fact that other cities protested peacefully last night.  Let’s just allow Ferguson to continue being an eye-sore for us Americans in the next coming days because ignorance is going run rampart the longer we allow it to run.    To me this is just another growing trend of our not taking responsibility for ourselves.  You can’t attack a police officer, whether he’s white, black, brown, tanned, yellow, whatever; and expect to get away without suffering the consequences.  Leadership of Ferguson, protect your community and do what needs to be done to protect your law enforcement officials and fire fighters.  As evident from last night, those young angry people were not interested in the community.  They were only interested in lashing out.  To those of you who are parents, I ask that you teach your kids not to hate cops.  Police Officers are supposed to be guardians of the community and our citizens.  They are there to protect us when necessary and needed.  Not only that, but teach them about respect.  To respect themselves, their parents, elders and others.  We have grown to be so involved and politically correct that we no longer feel the need to teach what is right and wrong.  Are there going to be bad apples?  Of course there are.  But we need to knuckle down and teach them as our parents taught us.  Are we smarter than them?  Possibly, so why are our kids worse than what we were growing up?  Smarter does not always mean better.  Responsibility.  Own up to your choices and decisions.  

Ferguson Riot

Land of the Angry and Ignorant

This evening the Grand Jury found Officer Darren Wilson not guilty in his shooting of Michael Brown.  This judgment obviously did not sit well with some of the citizens of Ferguson.  As President Obama called for peaceful protests in Ferguson the protestors took things to another level as they started rocking a police car.  Not long after that smoke gas canisters were fired off pushing the protestors back as the cops try to keep the peace.  As I sit here watching the scene dissolve on Fox News the reporter is giving his report and the banner of Season’s Greetings can be seen stretched across the street.    Amidst the turmoil of this incident all thoughts of Thanksgiving is abolished from my mind.  A man was judged on his actions involving him shooting another individual in self-defense.  Normally, I wouldn’t give too much thought this type of event but Ferguson has made it a national event.

It’s bad enough that this situation is racially driven but it’s even more disheartening as I flip from Fox News and my local News channels for coverage and hear the different views that are discussed.  They talk about how the White House and the President are allowing certain things to occur.  All I can think about is how the hell did these assholes get these jobs.  The Grand Jury made a decision based off the facts and evidence presented to them.  Their decision was made and we need to stand by it.  Now, was there a disparity in judgment due to the fact that only 3 people on the Jury were African American?  Or was there without a shadow of a doubt that this man fired his weapon in self-defense from a known criminal? 

I’m not saying I know the whole story but all I know is that the people of Ferguson are making me feel bewildered.  These people are burning their own homes and stores in anger of a decision.  People, you must remember the lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King.  Let your voices be heard but there is no need for violence in your community.  Unfortunately, when anger has built to the crescendo all it takes is the slightest push to send a person over the edge.  This community is sliding over the edge and the ground they are on is steadily getting steeper.  I will pray for the people of Ferguson and hope that they settle down and go home in peace but I know that rationality is not ruling these people.  They are angry and lashing out.  Vandalizing stores, burning police cars, people running in packs...this is only the beginning.  

Holiday Hell

The holidays have arrived.  Now the mad rush is on for everyone to find the perfect turkey and save up money for all of the gifts that will be bought in preparation for Christmas.  So how will you prepare for what’s about to happen?  Me?  I’m going to do the best I can to drown myself in alcohol just to protect myself from all of the “cheeriness” that people like to bring out.  I personally can’t stand all of the fraudulent attitudes.  If you can be cheery and happy and sort of a decent person for 1 month out of the year why can’t you do that the rest of the year?  Sorry for sounding so down but you have to understand that I work in an industry where the upper-class feels entitled because they have money so when something goes wrong and not to their favor they like bitch and mope about, “I spent all this money on this concrete table and I paid to have it delivered before Thanksgiving and I want it NOW!”  Guess what?  It just fell off of a bridge so I hope all of your guests have comfortable bean bags to relax in for the long wait. 

Sorry I had to get that off my chest before things snowball even further later this season.  Anyways, I’m Master Juishin and welcome to The Nuclear Nerd Reaction!  My intention is start blogging my thoughts on shows, movies, books, comics, fights, politics…whatever I feel like sharing about.  So sit back and let me scratch my itch and vent and inform and if you feel like sharing and pontificating then do your share.  I welcome all views and opinions and hope we can have some interesting discussions.  

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