06/21/2003 Entry: "Q&A Vol 8,222,222,120."

Here's some questions I've received in the past week or so, with replies. With only five minutes to spare before I set myself on fire in protest of something as of yet undetermined, I chose the inquiries that could be answered as easily as possible. So, for those who sent in well thought out questions that really inspired debate, the joke's on you!

Michael M.: I'm sure someone else has suggested this to you already, but you should give the new Hulk cereal a look as something you might want to review. It's absolutely...without a doubt...the WORST CEREAL EVER!  It's freakin' POPS! and Lucky Charm's marshmallows put together! It's terrible! Awful!  Worse than anything that has come before, or that shall come after!  It's just plain shitty.

REPLY: I've actually reviewed this one -- well, The Hulk Pinata did, at least. I'm not sure I'd call it 'awful,' being a Corn Pops fan and all, but it's certainly an odd mix.

Ben: just writing to let you know that i think your site is great.  I've enclosed a picture of rawhead rex, and i was wondering, is it just me, or is that the actor's mouth/face behind rex's latex teeth?  is it like this throughout the film?  i thought i could see the same clenched teeth in other stills as well. was this noticeable?  just curious, and obviously with a lot of free time.  keep up the good work!

REPLY: (the picture in question can be found here) You couldn't really see the actor's head throughout the whole movie, but there were other goofs. In the scene where Rex shakes the trailer homes and rips out the pretty girl's tits, they forgot to fit his monster gloves on. He goes through the whole sequence with very undevilish human hands.

Jonathan B.: Well, I really love all your cereal reviews, but I have a suggestion for you when you pull out old cereals: To make them taste fresh again, pour out a lot of them on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven for 10 to 20 minutes. It'll taste pretty fresh again! I realized this as a young lad when the only thing left to eat was some cereal from long ago that had comics in the fold on the back of the box, and I was hungry.

REPLY: Sounds good to me -- next time I want to eat decade old cereal, I'll toast it in the oven first. Also: a lot of people have e-mailed about another of Ralston's similar brands, Addams Family Cereal. I've actually got a box right here, and it's extremely terrible -- far worse than the ones reviewed on the site. Keeping with the company's theme of peddling toys to compensate for shitty food, it came with a Fester Addams flashlight shrink-wrapped onto the box. Almost made up for it, but not really.

Adam: Not sure if you know about these already but I found these on a web site. A toy company called Reel is making Gremlin action figures that are supposed to come out soon. Stripe and Brain Gremlin look pretty cool in my opinion. Here is the link: Gremlins Figures For Sale.

REPLY: Awesome. Everything about Gremlins is holy to me, and I'm glad to see that Gizmo and friends weren't forgotten with today's retro craze.

Will: Did He-Man have a horse? I swear I had one when I was younger, but i can't find it now.

REPLY: He-Man indeed had a horse. Sort of. It was more like a robot shaped vaguely like a horse with a gun coming out its ass along with the usual tail. Here's a pic:

It's one of the most common MOTU vehicle toys, and loose editions cost next to nothing.

David E.: Hi, still loving the site.  I know you've probably seen the movie "the Dawn of the Dead" at least once, but my friends and I watched it last night and it seemed like the perfect movie to review on your site.  It has freedom fighters.  Fighting zombies.  In a mall.  In the 1980's (possibly late 70s).  And if you can hang on until the end, an army of Hell's Angels bikers have an extended fight with the zombies that includes multiple pies being thrown into the zombies' face and a couple even being hosed down by seltzer.  Then their heads get blown off.  It's truly an amazing film if you don't remember it.  It also features the same zombies getting killed over and over (not enough different extras) and one extra even laughing as he is getting shot.  Truly a classic.

REPLY: Dawn of the Dead is just about the most perfect horror movie you'll ever see, seriously. I picked it up years back not knowing a thing about the lore, and I was totally surprised with how great the story was. It's legitimately scary, has decent effects, likable characters, and shitloads of zombies and gore. More so than anything else, it takes the idea of 'suspense' to whole new levels -- it's almost difficult to sit through because it's so suspenseful. If anyone out there hasn't seen it, make sure ya do.

That's all for now. Byyyyeee.

Chestnuts roasted by JC @ 06/21/2003 06:35 PM EST

I feel honoured just knowing that there IS a Fat Daddy, and that I've seen his picture.

Chestnuts roasted by Sean @ 06/21/2003 08:13 PM EST

And not only have we seen his picture, but we've seen pictures of the fabled Fat Daddy T-Shirt in a variety of colours.

I wonder, is there a Fat Mommy?

Chestnuts roasted by shinfifo @ 06/21/2003 08:26 PM EST

I think there would have to be a Fat Momma. How else do you explain Fat Offspring?

The real question is who would win an all out mayor brawl? Fat Daddy, the giant Pepsi drinking chicken mayor of Seaside Heights, from the snowcone adventure, or Mayor McCheese?

Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 06/21/2003 09:40 PM EST

I used to eat the Addams family cereal. I had to have it because the toy was It as a flashlight!! How wonderful is that. I feel into there evil ploy and got yucky cereal for a kick ass flashlight!

Chestnuts roasted by Tessie @ 06/21/2003 10:16 PM EST

Well, the giant chicken has an advantage, as it is giant and has the feral instincts of poultry. Fat Daddy, though... He is also a giant of a man, and he has a merchandise empire. McCheese? I don't even know who that is, but he sounds edible, and you don't get named Fat Daddy for not eating things. And, speaking of that, Chicken Boy up there would also be edible with a little cooking. My guess is that Fat Daddy would be the ultimate victor, and also he wouldn't be hungry anymore afterwards.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul Ortego @ 06/21/2003 10:24 PM EST

I think it would take an entire army to defeat Fat Daddy in battle. He has a secret weapon you see - no one knows what it is because he keeps it concealed down his pants. What did you think his hands were doing down there?!?

And just to keep this slightly on-topic; Dawn of the Dead is being remade. Check the millions of movie-news sites out there for more info. It will NEVER be the same without the brilliant Ken Foree in the lead role of Peter. No one messes with Peter. No one. Except maybe Fat Daddy.

Chestnuts roasted by shinfifo @ 06/21/2003 11:51 PM EST

fat daddy's is a restaurant chain, we've got one in our town just thought I'd mention that

Chestnuts roasted by nic @ 06/22/2003 12:48 AM EST

Does anyone remember this old game system? A friend had one back when WOW released them. Kind stopped being that fun after about 1 or 2 weeks. Couldn't hold its own against the ol' NES.

Chestnuts roasted by lucid @ 06/22/2003 05:05 AM EST

I think the leaveing off the hands of Rawhwad Rex was deliberate, so the guy in the suit could feel up the chesecake extra.

I had one of those Action Max things. It sucked. The first one we had stoped working properly. We returned it for a new one, which had the same problem. Then the company went out of busness, they were only sold for about half a year, if that (it even had a plug in Lenard Part VI, which went the same way as the Action Max incendently, straight to the craper!). Everything about it sucked so much it's too much to write here, but not for a reg article (Matt?). It wasn't the NES that did it in, it was poopie that killed the beast.

Chestnuts roasted by Rogue-13 @ 06/22/2003 05:49 AM EST

Random fact: the Addams Family cereal actually had a set of four flashlights: Fester, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin It. I was a sucker for those toys when I was five... If nothing else worked out for Ralston, their marketing was enough to sell thousands of extra boxes of cereal. Bastards.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 06/22/2003 07:56 AM EST

Damn, I never got a flashlight with my Addams Family cereal. I suffered through that crap and only got a glow in the dark poster!

Chestnuts roasted by Rob @ 06/22/2003 09:30 AM EST

I've been gone a while.....Did I miss the photog entries?

Oh and whoever brought up the "fat daddy w/ no pants..." you can go to hell for scarring me.

Chestnuts roasted by Child-Like Mentality @ 06/22/2003 11:11 AM EST

"Oh and whoever brought up the "fat daddy w/ no pants..." you can go to hell for scarring me."

I wouldn't worry about that too much, I don't think it's physically possible for him to exist without pants covering up his no doubt massive unmentionables.

Chestnuts roasted by JC @ 06/22/2003 11:41 AM EST

Matt when can you review the Toilet Duck Commercials?

You never answer my question about this.

There not only really cool commercials but perfect for for X-E as well

Chestnuts roasted by Toilet Duck Fan @ 06/22/2003 12:45 PM EST

I guess I didn't think the whole mayor battle through. I forgot that Fat Daddy = human eating machine. Not to mention the whole secret pants weapon thing.

In cereal news, I just got back from the grocery store and I've witnessed the second coming. No, not Jesus O's. It's Ice Cream Cone Cereal. I seem to recall fond memories of this stuff when I was a kid so I grabbed a box. I haven't tried it out yet, but though I'd let people know its out there since it been brought up in the blog a few times.

Chestnuts roasted by Jason @ 06/22/2003 01:06 PM EST

Jason: I bought a box of this stuff as well, both remembering how I used to love it and that I've got several of the old commercials in my collection. I've done a lot of cereal articles lately, so maybe I'll throw it onto the Blog next week. :)

As for the cereal -- from what I see, it's EXACTLY the same. Very cool. Say what you will about today's semi-exploitive retro fads, but when you can nail some nostalgia just walking through the supermarket, it ain't all bad.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/22/2003 01:14 PM EST

What is with cereal promos these days? We need Ralston back like it used to be. Let's be honest, mail away CD-ROMs and, well, free CD-ROMs just don't cut it. No wonder kids are doing drugs and having sex at younger and younger ages. There are no baking soda-powered submarines to keep them occupied anymore.

On another note (and I am not trying to be mean) I think we get it. Toilet Duck commercials are great, someone wants to see them done as an article. Please Matt, tell us you will (or won't) do an article about them to ease one man's (woman's?) suffering. It would be best if you gave a strict deadline, too, so that you can avoid the "so WHEN is it going to happen?" questions. Instead, we could get a daily countdown.

Maybe you could combine it with an article about the short-lived fascination with duck-oriented puns on sweatshirts from the late 80s. Perhaps it was a conspiracy from the duck people to get past the popularity of chicken. Or was that just a Canada thing?

Chestnuts roasted by Sean @ 06/22/2003 02:37 PM EST

Hah, okay -- Toilet Duck Fan, when I find a TD commercial, rest assured, I'll put in on the site. :) I haven't come across one yet, though.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 06/22/2003 02:48 PM EST

Matt....Just gotta say, mostly because I caiught it yesterday by accident on the tube -

Howling 7

I think they 24,971 movies in the Howling series (and for some reason I think I've seen all them), but this is the most watchable, in that "what the hell am I seeing" way.

Anybody up for a "Witchcraft" movie marathon?

Chestnuts roasted by Karmic Crimewave @ 06/22/2003 03:24 PM EST

Thanks Matt!!

Also i saw the link for the Graveyard School opening wasn't working. I remember watching that show when i was little and would like to see what it looked like

Heres the link

Go to the bottom till you start reading about Graveyard School you'll notice that the link dosen't work anymore

Chestnuts roasted by Toilet Duck Fan @ 06/22/2003 03:29 PM EST

Whoops i forgot to post the link sorry

http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/424.html

There it is

Chestnuts roasted by Toilet Duck Fan @ 06/22/2003 03:30 PM EST

Holy crap, I forgot all about the Action Max. My uncle had one when I was a wee lad. I saw him play it once. Looked pretty awesome at the time... but yeah, VHS+Video Games = Suckitude.

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. SnappyPants @ 06/22/2003 03:49 PM EST

Is that "Ice Cream" cereal the one with the infamous "Ice Cream Jones?" Awww, crap I've been waiting forever to see that one... I think I mentioned it awhile back... I guess all them ritual sacrifices didn't go to waste after all... Damn I'm a tard.

Chestnuts roasted by BotchieGulpe @ 06/22/2003 04:07 PM EST

Maybe i've missed something but Matt, did you ever finish that advent calendar? We came so close to the end. Maybe i should let it go, it was 6 months ago but i am stuck in the past, would any of us be here if we weren't?

Chestnuts roasted by Changed my MSN name to Fearless Photog @ 06/22/2003 06:48 PM EST

All good fencers go to Hell!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3531187062&category=20118&rd=1

Chestnuts roasted by Inuyasha @ 06/22/2003 07:06 PM EST

Wow, Dave Corbin, aka Inuyasha,[liquidsalamander@yahoo.com] spams blogs! Perhaps you could offer us some herbal viagra as well, schmuck.

Chestnuts roasted by feral @ 06/22/2003 08:08 PM EST

Whoa Feral, you need to calm down on the schmuck. I wouldn't necesarially call that spam seeing as it's just an ebay auction and not some kind of crazy popup advertisement or someones homepage.

Chestnuts roasted by Photogs brother-in-law @ 06/23/2003 12:05 AM EST

I'm sure that if Matt showed us all of the advent calender, it would be so climactic (or perhaps so anticlimactic) Our heads would all explode in unison and then our loved ones would all sue Matt and he would loose his website and die a broken man. DO YOU WANT THAT?

Chestnuts roasted by Paul Ortego @ 06/23/2003 12:27 AM EST

Hmmm...Heads exploding... I say go through with it Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Rocksteady @ 06/23/2003 12:30 AM EST

Must see...28 Days later. Must see....28 Days later...28 Days La...Whoa! Snap out of it! Get off my screen!!!

Anyway, yeah I agree. Let's see the rest of the calender! Christmas in Summer? No problems here...then again, I'm not a religious man. Santa forgive me for my sins.

Chestnuts roasted by Muddy Bears @ 06/23/2003 12:55 AM EST

I think we all need advent calendar closure. I think I need to refresh my memory about it.

I am pleased that Toilet Duck Fan is pleased. The question is laid to rest. Now we can all continue to worry about Fat Daddy and Photog (who would win THAT fight?)

Chestnuts roasted by Sean @ 06/23/2003 01:25 AM EST

the best recent cereal promo has been the free DVD with Lucky Charms, I can't resist free muppet stuff.

Chestnuts roasted by Patrick N @ 06/23/2003 04:12 AM EST

I forgot all about the advent calendar. How about it Matt? How many more Mare Whittingham's were there?

Chestnuts roasted by mutton72 @ 06/23/2003 02:28 PM EST

i got a free 'teah canada hockey @ the salt lake olympics' dvd in a box of nesquik. it didnt work.

i can't say that i was heartbroken, but i was bored at the time, and the fact that it didn't work meant i had to go back to being bored. damn cereal premiums and their making me hope for better days.

Chestnuts roasted by evin @ 06/23/2003 05:27 PM EST

I'm still hoping you'll take up my offer of reviewing "Bibleman:The Incredible Forces of Joy".

I'll MAIL you the tape. Free! I recieved the tape for my brithday when I turned 16 a few years back. Just doing a websearch for BIBLEMAN (I believe he's gotten a refernce here at XE before) will turn up so much wacky shit it will make your head spin. Spin and gape at how politically incorrect and *bad* the film is.
Yes, that *my* question. Will bibleman ever grace XE's manpage? Only Matt will tell...

-Blayne
(ernie@bungie.org)

Chestnuts roasted by Ernie @ 06/25/2003 11:09 AM EST

Matt, one more question. What were the toys that had the little cap-firing action in their back. I remember Robocop did this, and I think that there was some kind of He-Man that did it as well. Plus, didn't the old COPs figures do that too?

Chestnuts roasted by Bansheex @ 06/26/2003 03:34 PM EST

OK, since this kind of turned into a "hey, when are you going to review ___?" thing, let me throw Captain Power into the mix. I had a couple of the videos as a kid and watched the TV show too. I don't remember it as being inane, but I thought He-Man should have been winning Emmy's, so what do I know? How about it Matt?

Chestnuts roasted by Dane E. Coffey @ 06/28/2003 12:49 AM EST

> Dawn of the Dead is being remade.

Fuck. Off? Damn -- I hope it isn't nearly as craptacular as the 30th anniversary edition of Night of the Living Dead with the brand spanking new spliced in footage and horrid updated soundtrack. My girlfriend bought that for me for my birthday and I tore into it pretty badly as I watched. I think I'll pop it in the DVD player to make her feel like I'm getting some use out of it other than as a despised, pilloried addition to my zombie flic collection. On the other hand, do I want to waste even ten minutes of our vacation on that crap?

Still, maybe it'll be okay -- like the 1991 remake of NotLD, which I thought I'd hate, but that I actually liked in a different way than the original. One thing's for sure, though, I'll never hear about its release 'til it's been out on video for three years.

Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 06/30/2003 09:05 AM EST

I forgot to mention my favourite part about the updated edition of NotLD: the fact that the original graveyard zombie actually got FATTER. I guess the maggots in that world live in opposite day and work in reverse.

Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 06/30/2003 09:08 AM EST

Just wanted to say that after reading the bits about "Ice Cream Cone Cereal," I got all nostalgic and immediately went out and bought the stuff. It's, like, after midnight. And the first store didn't have it, so I had to drive around looking for one that did. And I just finished my third bowl. Man, I sure do miss the 80's!

Chestnuts roasted by Skeen @ 09/05/2003 01:45 AM EST

addams family cereal was DELICIOUS! i think it was some kind of vanilla-butterscotch mix.good shit!

Chestnuts roasted by jj addams @ 09/16/2004 06:25 PM EST