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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Robot Movies Are Always Good
Or, if not “good,” at least “watchable.” But it looks like Hugh Jackman and company will put the premise-I-just-made-up to the test with 2011’s Real Steel. If Transformers could somehow have a baby with Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Videos
Tagged Commentary, Hugh Jackman, Movies, Reel Steel, Robot History Month, Robots, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Videos
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A Far-Too-Detailed Blog About the 2011 WWE Draft
The annual sports entertainment rite of passage known as the inaptly-named WWE Draft took place tonight (April 25, as I write this). The event fascinates me for reasons wholly unrelated to in-ring competition. For fans savvy enough to read between … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television
Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Commentary, Draft, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Monday Night Raw, Randy Orton, Smackdown, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Miz, TV, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Draft
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Happy Easter!
I’d like to take this opportunity to drive the brow-o-meter down to its basest level for the first time ever with a video that has nothing whatsoever to do with this or any other holiday. Enjoy!
SitCombat: 4/21/11
All three shows were new again tonight. Would Archer’s season finale be enough to propel the FX animated show to an improbable fourth consecutive victory? Would The Office take the crown as Steve Carell’s long goodbye continues? Or perhaps 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Archer, Commentary, David Brent, Jane Krakowski, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, TV, Will Ferrell
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PhillieBot to Throw Out First Pitch
I may have mentioned once or twice that we here at the Axis of Ego are celebrating Robot History Month. Well, apparently, so are the Philadelphia Phillies. A robot (brilliantly dubbed “PhillieBot”) will throw out the first pitch at the … Continue reading
Another (Unsolicited) Twitter Update
I was fully prepared to write a celebratory post about how The Axis of Ego had reached 100 Twitter followers at long last. Achieving that triple-digit milestone is a (small) point of pride for us. Alas, the intricacies of the … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Links, Site Stuff
Tagged Shamelessness, Site Stuff, Social Media, Twitter
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SitCombat: 4/14/11
For the first time in a long time, we had three new episodes going head-to-head-to-head on Thursday night. Archer has managed to wear the crown the past two weeks with episodes that probably would have won even going up against … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television
Tagged 30 Rock, Archer, Commentary, FX, NBC, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, TV, Will Ferrell
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“Sports Show” Really [Positive Sports Metaphor]!
The always-funny and thankfully-resilient Norm MacDonald is back on television with a new effort for Comedy Central simply titled “Sports Show.” Unlike SportsDome, The Onion’s Comedy Central show that was a hilarious take on how cable news (read: ESPN) covers … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Sports, Television
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Blake Griffin, Commentary, Khloe and Lamar, Lamar Odom, Norm MacDonald, Reviews, Sports, Sports Show, Television, TV
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SitCombat: 4/28/11 (Or: On the Narrative Integrity of The Office)
Archer wrapped up last week after nearly winning four straight to end its season. We’re therefore down to two: 30 Rock, and the (crying) elephant in the (melancholy) room—The Office. I have a feeling picking a victor in tonight’s SitCombat … Continue reading →