Finally Created my "random news" blog!

Sorry for missing the Vampire's Day Soiree.  In the crazy haze of taking care of the upcoming baby and finally beginning to look for a house I have let this blog lag again, I know I'll lose some readers because of this but priorities come first.  In the mean time I have created another blog where I have created an outlet to share all the non-horror interesting and weird news that I come across.  I know you're asking if he can't keep one blog how can he do two.  But hopefully this will allow me finally blog about all the things I want to without having to cram them into some horror related story.  Check out the new blog and keep checking back here for updates as well!

I Eat My Own Dandruff

(you'll understand the title once you visit!)

Obligatory Post Super Bowl Update

With all the water cooler talk today about either Wes Welker's dropped pass (still one of the most reliable receivers in the league, I'd take him on my team any day!) or everyone's favorite commercials, I figured I'd add myself to the list of the 10 million other blogs posting about last night's events.  Here are my top 3 favorite commercials from the big game last night! (Not sure why, but you have to hit stop on each commercial after it ends of it will endlessly play a loop of the commercials from last night's game, blame HULU for that one!)

3. MetLife: Everyone

This might not have been the funniest or the most eye catching commercial to most, but for those of us who grew up in the 80's it was a delightful trip down memory lane with some of our favorite cartoon characters.  Seeing He-Man come roaring in on Battle-Cat was pretty ridiculous but nostalgic all the same, but the icing on the cake was Voltron.  Yes F*N VOLTRON was in a super bowl commercial!

2. Audi: Vampire Party

Hilarious riff on the current obsession with "trendy" vampires.  I like how the guy hiding behind the log gets it in the end as well also.  Loved the usage of "The Killing Moon" from Echo and the Bunneymen!

1. Kia: Optima - A Dream Car.  For Real Life.

The best commercial of the Super Bowl by a longshot.  A nice mix of zexyness and hilarity as our husband and wife roam through their respective dream-worlds.  Favorite part, besides the obvious, is Chuck Liddell kicking the head off of his competitor a-la Mortal Kombat!  Another shout out for one of my favorite 80's bands as well with the appearance of Motley Crue!

I would also like to give an Honorable Mention to the Chrysler: Halftime in America commercial.  Not only was it pretty moving, what with all of the unfortunate job loss in America, but also for it's ability to hit home with me.  I am proudly from Detroit and have had both my father-in-law and my own father lose jobs because of the state of the automotive industry and economy there, and keeping in the tone with the commercial neither of these men blamed anybody, nor did they whine, complain and give up, they pressed ever onward and continued to do what they had to do to support themselves and their families until things started shaping up.  I know this may sound cheesy but for those from Detroit or those affected in any way from the loss of a job know this stuff hits home.  I could have done without the cheesy Super Bowl reference at the end of the commercial but none the less I'd like to say bravo to Chrysler (also the company both of my Grandfathers worked for!) for airing such a passionate and moving commercial.

 

OK, let's move on to some lighter fare now, as we discuss the worst of the worst.  In my eyes the biggest bust of all of the Super Bowl commercials was probably Danica Patrick's in the GoDaddy Commercial, I kid, I kid! (see what I did there?)  Seriously though, the worst of the bunch other than the pathetic GoDaddy commercials (isn't time they gave up on their marketing tactics of old, it's just getting awkward now) was the Matthew Broderick commercial.

Yes I understand that it wasn't supposed to be Matthew playing a day in the life of Ferris Bueller but Matthew playing a day in the life of Matthew, however it just wasn't funny.  I love Ferris Bueller's Day Off just as much as the next 80's kid but did anyone actually enjoy this commercial?  I just thought it felt really forced and could have been done differently I suppose, but I guess that's why I'm a student and not writing commercials for the Super Bowl that cost 1.3 billion dollars per microsecond.  Although the more I think about it, I suppose it wasn't the worst commercial but the biggest let down of a commercial.  I guess I just wanted to be taken back to that amazing time in the 80's when Ferris was still relevant, but it just didn't do it for me.  And last but not least I'd like to present to you my favorite movie trailer of the Super Bowl and no it's not for "The Hunger Games"! (I'm trying to stay as far away from that trailer as possible so as to not go into movie theaters with the jaded mindset of seeing a much too amazing trailer and then being let down by the film itself, and yes I loved the book)

Favorite Movie Trailer of the Super Bowl

Anybody disagree with my faves or just want to share their opinion on any of the commercials up above,  get the discussion going in the comments!

New Design?

Anyone out there an expert on Blogger templates or designs?  I have a few major burning questions that I'd like to ask so that I can cosmetically change a few things on my blog.  If so email me or leave me a comment here so that I can contact you.  I'm usually pretty good at this stuff but just can't figure out these few things I want to change.

Is this thing still on?

WOW!  After some crazy life events of 2011 I just couldn't keep up with the blog anymore.  However things seem to have stabilized, at least for now (the baby is due in 3 months!) and I am just itching to return the fabulous blog world that I used to contribute to.  I really miss all my blog friends and reading your comments (my favorite part!) and hearing your opinions on my thoughts.  I also miss regularly reading YOUR blogs and vow to return to regular commenting on them starting today!  So if anyone out there still has any love left in their bloody hearts for HalloweenOverkill let me know in the comments, or if you're new and just want to cheer me on, that always helps as well!

20 Days until Halloween!

Right about this time of year is when all of the television shows start airing their Halloween specials.  One of the shows that happens to give a-lot of love to Halloween each year is Saturday Night Live.  And while the show isn't always as good as it was in the late 80's, early 90's, I do support the fact that the show has come back from a series of totally unfunny episodes about 6 or 7 years ago, and one of the reasons the show has become infinitely more funny than it was back in the early 00's is the presence of Kristen Wiig.  I've been a huge fan of her going way back to the Joe Schmo Show which aired on Spike TV way back in 2003.  Not only is she super sexy in my opinion (my wife totally disagrees, anyone got my back on this one?) but she is also one of the funniest females in the history of the show.  In what has easily become one of my favorite Halloween skits of all time, this short entittled Shanna: Halloween Party aired this past Saturday (October 8th, 2011) and deserves to be seen by all of you ghouls who may have missed it live.

Zexy!!!

24 Days until Halloween!

Let's kick the Halloween season celebration into high gear with a giveaway shall we?  For our first giveaway of this year's Halloween Countdown we have a prize from the infamous PopCap games!  Up for grabs is a download code for the full version of Plants vs. Zombies for the mac! (Sorry P.C. users)  Here are the rules for the giveaway:
1.  In the comments below tell me what your favorite plant and your favorite zombie are. (any zombie will do, cinema zombie, literary zombie, etc.)
2.  Leave your email in the comments
3.  It wouldn't hurt to go check out PopCaps website, and even "like" the Plants vs. Zombies page on facebook.  If you do happen to go over there and "like" them, let me know in the comments for a bonus entry!
(Number 1 & 2 count as one entry and 3 will count as a bonus entry)
All entries will be entered in random.org and a winner will be chosen.  The contest ends Sunday, October 9th at 11:59 P.M.!

Keep coming back to read HalloweenOverkill's 2nd Annual Halloween Countdown for more great giveaways this Halloween season!