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06/05/2006: Superman Slurpees and Sopranos Finales.

Me posting a new blog entry is not your invitation to stop posting in the Disney thread, got it? Okay. Now I can post.

Caught the season finale of The Sopranos last night, and you know, I'm going to be a dick for a minute: This season sucked. It really, really sucked. The series at large has progressively become trickier, confusing "doing the unexpected" with "not paying off ANYTHING it builds up" way too often. But we forgive it, because it's such a well-crafted and well-acted show, with characters that we've spent way too much time with to give up on. Still, this season was, to me, non-defendable. Almost all trails led to nowhere, and the longer arcs (Tony's dream sequences after getting shot, Vito's fate, etc.) were so off track that nobody really cared to follow down their trails to begin with. Fact is, fans were waiting way too long for new episode for them to deliver anything short of a dynamite season, and this was far from that. I'm not saying it's become the worst show in the history of its medium, but it's treaded so much water and wasted so much time that I can't possibly be a particularly proud participant. Artie may have scored a few points for the season by popularizing the phrase, "nonstop ass rape," but I can't justify spending those last precious weekend hours for months on a series that's completely lost sight of its own big picture. Or maybe I'm just pissed because Vito didn't rape Finn like the AICN guys told me he would. I mean, jeez, I had a fucking pool going at work for that.

My obsession with movie-branded 7-Eleven Slurpees continues with the chain's new Superman Returns Mountain Dew Slurpees. I was tipped off to their impending arrival a few months ago, actually; the studio's list of licensees is enormous, and while I doubt we'll see many things as cool as official Superman Slurpees, you can bet on enough new red and blue junk to give your spare bedroom a theme.

I can't say that the promotional push has made me any less apathetic towards Superman, but he's certainly in my thoughts more than ever, even if it's just by extension of thinking about soft drinks and new Cap'n Crunch cereal with Superman shield pieces. (Coming soon to the blog.) While X-Men: The Last Stand was only good enough to get character likenessesesesses on the cups for an otherwise unrelated Sunkist Orange Slurpee, Superman gets two new flavors all his own — "Kryptonite Ice," and "Arctic Burst." Okay, so maybe "Arctic Burst" is more just a coincidence, but that's not how they're presenting it, so THANK YOU SUPERMAN! The signage is everywhere at 7-Eleven, and totally top notch. They're even hocking specially sized bags of guacamole "Kryptonite" Doritos, so for Superman fans who happen to be stoners, 7-Eleven is like, Heaven and Babylon and that stupid Star Trek Nexus place all rolled into one big tempting taquito.

There's a whole bunch of specialness in the cups, too. You can choose from "normal" picture cups that come with neat Superman lids, or for Slurpee drinkers of the more ultimate persuasion, a gigantic plastic THING shaped like Superman's logo that can be filled, drank, washed and kept for just 2.49.

I thought I was squirting myself a cup full of Kryptonite Ice, but turns out the machine had been mislabeled — I was actually pouring myself a cup full of Arctic Burst, which would've pissed me off more if they actually had the other kind. No dice there, so I can't comment. As for Arctic Burst, it's really good. Picture a cross between a blue raspberry Slush Puppie and the mutant purple sludge that rests at the bottom of every ice cream truck's snowcone. Good stuff. If you're part of the 7-Eleven Slurpee subculture, and I swear it exists, don't wait until the movie's old news to try these. They're never as good by then.

I was at 7-11 on Saturday night and saw these cups. I was looking foward to the X-Men cups though. I didn't get one, I bought some coffee and cigars instead lol.

Mmm, cigars. Bought a couple while on vacation, the box is still mostly full because I've smoked about four cigars in my entire life. And tonight may be the night to make that five, so thanks for what I'm taking to be a suggestion.

"Mountain Dew" Arctic Burst? That's really sweet! Gotta try those once I'm back in 7-11 land.

This is random, but I was just curious…does ANYONE besides me still listen to the Jukeboxes on the side of the blog's main page. I'm all over the Halloween one like, daily.

Sweet Christ. Last month I went to 7-11 to get the Sunkiss Slurpee, which was alright, and now I have to go tomorrow and get one on the way home from work tomorrow. That is so great, I might as well splurge on the cup too.

"so for Superman fans who happen to be stoners, 7-Eleven is like, Heaven and Babylon and that stupid Star Trek Nexus place all rolled into one big tempting toquito."

I just saw a newsreport that the new Superman might be gay. I hate that that constitutes news.

I proudly own the superman crest cup-ish thing. It was a chore to hold, but I made damn sure to do it in public, as if promoting nerd-dom by the sip. And now it rests proudly on top of my bookshelf, allowing all to ask the same question…"what the hell is that thing?"

Mmmmmm Slush Puppies. I used to get one every Friday evening when I was little, on our special excursion to some strange market that had pre-fried chicken my Grandmother lived off of.

We set up our feature shop at TRU the other day with ALL superman stuff. I just stood there for a good 2 minutes gazing at the blue and red. There was something so strange about it. Didn't really look like the colors I remember him wearing, but they were so damn pretty together. That, and the fact that I had no idea we had SO MUCH Superman shit until then.

(I posted ONE time in the Disney thread, and the Greymatter Gods say I'm spamming for trying to post this. :/ Grr.)

Oh, as for Superman being gay - I read something about Batwoman being a lesbian now, in the comics. What relavence that has to crime fighting, I'm not sure.

Even if the final episode was lackluster, Sopranos is still better then any other drama on tv.-

None of the 7-11s in my town ever have the licenced Slurpees. They always have the little signs for them, and most of the time even the cups (like the X3 ones) but never the actual Slurpee flavors! Pray as I might, it's always the same ol' Coke and Fanta Grape.

Maybe they'll wise up and get the Superman ones; I really don't even wanna go see Superman Returns but you made that Artic Ice stuff sound good.

To Charlie S.: I saw those reports too. And many blogs are now having a field day discussing Superman's sexuality. I think it all started with a Superman Returns poster that makes the Man of Steel appear like he's into ballet.

I'm already so bored of the gay Superman thing.
I still listen to the jukes on occasion (xmas mostly), however just knowing that they are there and I can hear them any time gives me great joy.
Regarding Sopranos…I don't know, I love every ep, then I read how much everyone hated it and I start to see the flaws. I was so sick of looking at Gay Vito by the end, though I didn't hear that rape rumor until pretty far in the season and so never really bought it. I'm keeping the faith, and telling myself that the reason for any suckage is that Chase and Co. really only had enough left for 12 eps and stretched it out to 20 so we get stuck with filler. Seriously, why all the setup with Vito itching to take over just to have him honeymooning in New Hampshire?!?
I actually enjoyed most of the finale but it represented all the flaws of the season so far…I'll have to think about it more to formulate a better opinion.

RedLightBulbs-It's bad enough that we already have gravy soda. We don't need a gravy slurpee. But then, I'm not much of a fan of slurpees period. Too damn syrupy.

I don't know how widespread it is — but at our Taco Bell restaurants in Ohio, we have Mountain Dew Baja Blast (or some shit) that's the same exact shade of blue. It's medicore at best in soda form, but if it's the same stuff, could see it working quite well as a slushee.

I listen to the Christmas jukebox at least once or twice a week; I love it! The Halloween playlist is pretty awesome, too, but I have a much more personalized one that I blast. Has anyone else noticed that they've been showing a bunch of Halloween Home Improvement episodes this week? It gets me really pumped!!

I'm surprised there hasn't been much griping over the fact that Lois in this movie will be married plus one offspring–to Not Superman. A kid? Crud. I hope this doesn't count in the Actual Super-Timeline.

I love superman AND 7-eleven. Here's to hoping the movie's good!
I was unaware about the jukeboxes still being there. I mean I figured they still exsisted. I figured they were tucked away until next season. Now that I know I WILL be listening to the Christmas one.

Check the link on my name; my most recent entry details how I got a Superman cup in Atlantic City this weekend.

What I hate is that the Superman-themed lids don't fit on the shield-shaped cups! What the hell?

The general consensus, sadly, was "no" when I said we should all wander around the AC casinos toting the cups, much to the bewilderment of the old people therein. Party poopers.

What I want to do with the cup is get some string and attach it to the cup, dangle it around my neck so that the cup resembles the logo on MY chest.

Dude, what the crap kind of 7-11 do you live near that had all the advertisements for the superman slurpee but didn't stock Kryptonite Ice, or whatever it's called!?

Which by the way, I tried that flavor and you aren't missing much. It tasted like dog rectum with mountain dew poured all over it.

P.S. has anyone seen that certain cans of Diet Pepsi are now festooned with a Superman logo? I just now saw some stocked in my company's vending machine

I don't know if I'm with TC Falcon on this one - I thought that the Kryptonite Ice was Mountain Dew, plain and simple. That said, the Arctic Blast is entirely worth having a crappy second tagalong flavor.

You know what rocks? Having one of those Extreme Gulp cups that can hold enough Slurpee for two or three people, easy. You know what rocks harder? Having a 7-11 where the cashiers are too stupid to ring it up correctly.

Where the was this War with New York that was advertised all to hell before the season started?

I'd demand that extra $40 a month i spent to watch the Sopranos, but I did discover !Huff and Big Love, so I guess it was worth it.

It's kinda sad that Big Love had a more Sopranos like season finale than the Sopranos. I knew someone was going to get whacked, I didn't think it would be on that show.

Did they really advertise a NY/NJ war? Between the action-packed previews and other misleading ads I think HBO does the show a real disservice.
Big Love did have a great finale, though I really hope that whacking doesn't take. Big Albs has become one of my favorite characters. I am more intrigued and excited by what comes next on Big Love than Sopranos and I kind of hate that feeling. I know that Sopranos has the dynamite lined up for the final 8 and that this wasn't supposed to be a finale, but it's hard not to see it that way when there are no new eps for the rest of the year.

I'll concur with the Sopranos suckage. Talk about anticlimax. And Big Love did kick far more ass. As for HBO … I turned it off yesterday morning. I'm not big into Entourage or Deadwood, so I'll save my $45 a month thanks. I'll turn it on the Friday before the "second half" of the season starts up.

Am I the only one here who just doesn't "get" Superman? I was never into him. I think all I find the use of all three primary colors abhorrant.

The sopranos episode this week was the greatest episode ever…….CUZ I USED TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE! Not the one where the chick AJ was bangin (isn't she that chick that was from xmen 3 with the huge tattoo on her chest? Either way she's super hot, both of them if it isn't her lol) but the one on the other side of that lot where those 3 kids where drinkin (with the spray paint on the grey walls and the top half was yellow and had candles in the window). O man I was screamin for my brother to come look lol. My girlfriend and I always get excited like 2 doofs when we recognize places where they film scenes. But me more so cuz they always film in newark where she lives, so I guess I'm the bigger doof for getting too excited over scenes shot in my city lol. Does anybody else besides me think AJ is a big punk ass for giving up that bike? Oh yea one more thing. Superman sucks. Sorry but its true, I've never liked superman. He's like a big gay fairy or something. Let me quote rapper erick sermon of epmd fame "…he's a fairy I do suppose, flying thru the air, in pantyhose, he might be very sexy or even cute, but he looks like a sucka in a blue and red suit…". So there you have it. Superman is a sucka.

Completely agree with your assesment (get it ASSesment? You know, like "non-stop ass rape"…? Anyone? Anyone?) on this season of the Soprano's. I almost threw my remote at the TV when I saw how it ended. Alot of this season seemed like big setups with ZERO payoff.

And where in the hell did that girl Chris is having a baby with come from? Seriously, thie season was a huge disappointment.

Oh, and may I add that I cannot stand Anthony Jr. I was hoping tony would whup his ass so bad, that it would put him in the hospital. Miserable little fuck.

That kryptonite/artic mountain dew looks alot like the baja blast they have a taco bell. Is it the same?

I'm drinking the Arctic Burst Slurpee out of the holographic cup right now. Mmm.

I have a question: Has anyone here ever had both an Icee and a Slurpee? I have always thought that Slurpees and Icees must be the same thing but as I've never had a Slurpee, I don't know. Am I right?

A Diet Pepsi slurpee?? They should arrive here in British Columbia within a year, I'm counting the days to a fail proof diet.
Also until today I didn't notice the holiday jukeboxes on the blog page, or even know there was a Halloween one, what a day it is!
And one more, love the disneyworld review, Me and the other are going to Disneyland at the end of July, and it's great to torture myself with the fun I won't be having for nearly 2 months.

I love Superman Crunch. It's very cheap at Giant Eagle, it still tastes like Capn' Crunch, but there is one reason above all others. It doesn't take more than 2 bowls of Superman Capn' Crunch to turn your stool green. I love foods that make my crap interesting colors. God knows I didn't buy Shrek catsup for Shrek. Nothing the Mrs loves more than being called in to the bathroom to checkout what sort of shapes and colors I've made recently… actually she hates that.

I'm such a hater, but I miss the old days of Slurpees when they were just flavors with no tie-ins. I loved pina colada and grape, but now all you ever see is Coke and Mountain Dew. I hate hate HATE soda, if I wanted sodium in a beverage I'd drink gravy.

Man, another Slurpee blog posting, making me wish I had a 7-11 in my area. I was near one in KOREA for god's sakes, and yet there are none here in my area of Canada.

We do have our own Quebec versions of Slurpees, though; called "Sloche", that I think Matt would enjoy…

The flavors include 'Windshield Washer fluid', 'Cold Blood' and 'Liposuction'…and something about a swamp for the green one.

They also have really disgusting posters to advertise them- the Liposuction one is particularly gross, with huge globs of fat depicting the various sizes, small, medium and large.

Beth! Yes, I've had both. I used to always get the red Icee's when I was little, and I thought they were heaven in a cup. The Root Beer wasn't bad either. But, yeah, they are pretty much the same thing.

Muppet Baby Ugh… I can only pray you are joking, but I doubt you are. :X Bleh!

I love the windshield washer fluid, altough my lady takes to mixing everything together. Have to go back to Two Mountains for more soon.

In a follow up to my previous post about Kryptonite Ice tasting like Dog rectum with Mountain Dew poured all over it, it's possible that my 7-11 didn't exactly have a "pure" flavor combo the first time I tried it. Everyones telling me it's just the straight up mountain dew flavor, but what I drank DEFINITELY had a hint of dog rectum sprinkled in. I'm considering trying it again at another 7-11. Will report on those results later.

Fitzyroo — don't tell me you're *THAT* guy … you know, *THAT* guy who went and took all the coins out of the false bottoms of all the cups. I hated *THAT* guy.

I hate to be the grammar Nazi here, but I think it's spelled "taquito", like a taco. Just' sayin'.

I've never really cared about Superman. The movie looks like it might entertain me, though probably as a renter.

I still listen to the Jukeboxes occasionally, but the man-wife doesn't appreciate seasonal music (being a non-American) so it's fairly limited.

Sobe made a superman returns Energy Drink "DONT BUY IT" It tastes godawful.. kept me awake.. but.. the taste.. its like the earthworm flavor of bertie botts jellybeans, AVOID

I feel bad for Superman. I mean, all these new flavors of Slurpees and Doritos come out just for him, and he can't even eat half of them because they're made of Kryptonite. Didn't anyone think that he might want to try both flavors of his Slurpee, or to eat the chips that were made just for him? That's just inconsiderate, people.

Damn it!! I want a 7-11 so bad! i love slushies and when they come out with a new one it just makes me even madder.

Why all the Gay Superman talk? Bryan Singer. He's gay, he's out, and he puts gay issues into his movies. Check out X2, when Bobby reveals his mutantness t his family. He's totally coming out of the closet. Hell, knowing Singer's gay lets you watch both movies (X3? Nope. doesn't exist) in a whole new light.

Mutant-ness has been used as a metaphor for homosexuality in X-Men for decades,long before Brian Singer had anything to do with them.

Hey Matt! You got to eat the limited edition Superman Cap'n Crunch cereal. Those little red shaped shield tastes like Frankenberry cereals. [The milk even turn pink]

I saw these the other day, but now I'm going to have to buy one…cause I AM a Superman fan. Superman was one of the only superheroes who really interested me, and I can't wait to see the movie. Yes, I've seen the cereals and promotional shit at the Acme (grocery store) where I work, too. It's the biggest grocery store in the area; it would be strange if they didn't have it. Come to think of it, I'm out of cereal; could be a good excuse to try me some Superman Life. I may never get the chance to eat bite-sized Superman symbols with my crunchy squares again.

Work Sucks. I am Clark Kent. I NEED a Superman Slurpee. I NEED Superpowers. I NEED to take my meds.

I tried both the Kryptonite Ice and the Arctic one. Kryptonite Ice is not bad and neither is the Arctic although you can only drink so much of it before you are overpowered by the sweetness.

speaking of slurpee sub-culture… does anyone remember the cream soda slurpee? can anyone tell me if the cream soda slurpee is dead forever? can anyone give me hope?

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