colonial

Serena Deeb (@serenadeeb) • Instagram photos and videos Serena Deeb says she has been cleared to wrestle again after being out more than a year for what she called "three unprovoked seizures" that began last October.

The Season 13 campaign was on Kickstarter. Honestly, it's the law of diminishing returns. MST3K is great but there doesn't seem to be a business plan from Joel outside of "donate money and we may give you stuff." At least with Rifftrax, they seem to have a solid business plan with weekly releases and other bonuses -- they only depend on fundraisers to do a Rifftrax Live for Fathom Events. To the viewer, Rifftrax thinks outside the box while MST3K is stuck in a box. Almost have to wonder if Joel regrets not considering Rifftrax's online model first. As for the Season 14 fundraiser, the SAG strike didn't help matters since no one outside of Joel could actively campaign online (having Felicity and/or Patton might have helped). I also thought Joel's pitches sounded like he didn't care whether the campaign succeeded or failed. Curious if Joel would consider doing live shows again to riff movies.

Today I learned that, to keep the budget down, the Kroffts hired area high school and college basketball players to play the Sleestak on the original "Land of the Lost." One of those Sleestak? Bill Laimbeer.

With my 12-year-old visiting her mom's family in Alabama this week, this was another opportunity to check out a grown-up movie. And the local theater has new ownership (Epic Theaters), so the days of those oddball movies that got a screening here for tax purposes and whatnot (The latest Steven Seagal film, etc.) appear to be over. Checked out NAPOLEON. It's a two-and-a-half-hour movie, but it didn't feel like that. I enjoyed it, but it could be a bit schizophrenic at times -- best way to describe it is a historical epic that wants to be a big-budget actioner and Oscar bait at the same time, as well as the Cliff's Notes version of Napoleon's life and times. There were a few high schoolers in the theater, and ...

They did Laserblast, which was a pre-Full Moon pic from Charles Band, on the original series. Another pre-Full Moon from Band, The Day Time Ended, was part of the second Netflix season.

Film #4 for Season 14 is Jesse Ventura's ABRAXAS.

Hall and Oates Lawsuit: Daryl Hall Restraining Order Against John Oates (variety.com) There's something you don't expect to read every day ... Hall has a restraining order against Oates. Makes the Captain and Tenille divorcing seem quaint.

British character actor Joss Ackland died earlier today at age 95. Probably best known as the evil South African diplomat in Lethal Weapon 2 ... (1) Lethal Weapon 2 "Sometimes I Just Go Nuts" Scene - YouTube ... The Soviet ambassador in Hunt for Red October ... (1) The Hunt for Red October Andrei you have lost another submarine - YouTube ... and the old taxi passenger in a Pet Shop Boys film and music video ... (1) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (Demo "Movie Edit" Version) [HD, extended clip, remastered audio] - YouTube

John Cena's COYOTE VS. ACME has been shelved by WBD. No theatrical or Max release.

The week before All In at Wembley, Saraya appeared on a few UK morning shows, did a full media blitz for the British press and, along with Paul Wight, did a "compare UK and U.S. snacks" video for a YouTube page. Yes, Saraya is British, a good speaker and has the "riches to rock bottom and back" story that sells, but this is something AEW needs to be doing with their wrestlers regularly. The NHL airs on TNT -- why isn't Chris Jericho (son of an ex-NHL player) or even Anthony Bowens (whose father was "America's foremost hockey fight expert") dropping by the pre-game show to give predictions and whatnot? Why not make 1-2 AEW regulars part of a team of celeb prognosticators for March Madness (one could be a legend like Sting or Jericho, while the other could be MJF or Britt Baker)? Even if it's not TV, you could do something similar with the streaming crowd, those who watch everything on TikTok or YouTube.

From what I can tell, while WBD and CBS both own a 12.5% stake in the CW, they pretty much have no say in programming decisions. CBS pulled its CW affiliations on a few of its owned-and-operated stations earlier this year after the CW agreed to air LIV Golf (CBS has aired the PGA Tour for decades). Honestly, I would expect both WBD and CBS to sell the rest of their CW stake in Nexstar sooner rather than later. CW is aggressively picking up sports packaging -- they have deals for ACC football and basketball and will air NASCAR Xfinity races next year along with NXT. The CW of old, full of teen soaps and dramas, is long gone. Now it's a hodgepodge of reality fare, scripted imports, sports and "The Chosen." It's now the network for people who don't know what streaming is and how to use it. I'm not sure what NXT's ratings are now on USA, but I could actually see it fall once it moves to the CW.

So ... is Stu Grayson still part of the Righteous or not? He was there when they were feuding with DO, but he wasn't seen or mentioned during the mini-feud with MJF, and he wasn't seen or referred to when his "Ice Cream Men" buddies joined forces with Jake and Archer. Is he stuck in Canada?

My daughter is now 12 and recently asked if I could take her to a PG-13 movie. She said she wanted to see Five Nights at Freddy's. I said OK, and we saw it today. She liked it. I thought it was the drizzling poops. It's a scary movie without any scares, a thriller chiller minus the thrills and chills, twists you can see a mile away (particularly if you've played the games and read into the FNAF storylines). The animatronics and puppetry were done well, and how they showed how a child with autism behaves and acts was OK, but the filmmakers threw too much at the screen -- sometimes it was straight-up thriller, other times it's an ABC afterschool special, still other times it's an arthouse film from a director who doesn't know what an arthouse film is. This is not "Friday the 13th" or "Halloween" where ... Also ... Some other things ... Among the films we saw in the previews from FNAF was ... FNAF. The theater put a warning on the screen before the film that the movie could cause epileptic seizures given the use of strobe lighting in the picture. This was unique to the theater itself and I thought that was a nice touch. FNAF was showing on Screen 5 of an eight-screen theater. Screen 8 was sharing two films this weekend, leading to the marquee to provide us with this unfortunate but hilarious title ... PAW PATROL AFTER DEATH

My daughter is now 12 and recently asked if I could take her to a PG-13 movie. She said she wanted to see Five Nights at Freddy's. I said OK, and we saw it today. She liked it. I thought it was the drizzling poops. It's a scary movie without any scares, a thriller chiller minus the thrills and chills, twists you can see a mile away (particularly if you've played the games and read into the FNAF storylines). The animatronics and puppetry were done well, and how they showed how a child with autism behaves and acts was OK, but the filmmakers threw too much at the screen -- sometimes it was straight-up thriller, other times it's an ABC afterschool special, still other times it's an arthouse film from a director who doesn't know what an arthouse film is. This is not "Friday the 13th" or "Halloween" where ... Also ... Some other things ... Among the films we saw in the previews from FNAF was ... FNAF. The theater put a warning on the screen before the film that the movie could cause epileptic seizures given the use of strobe lighting in the picture. This was unique to the theater itself and I thought that was a nice touch. FNAF was showing on Screen 5 of an eight-screen theater. Screen 8 was sharing two films this weekend, leading to the marquee to provide us with this unfortunate but hilarious title ... PAW PATROL AFTER DEATH

CMLL - GRAND PRIX INTERNACIONAL DE AMAZONAS /ARENA MÉXICO / 27-10-23 - YouTube 15 minutes of highlights (or more like 10 minutes of highlights and five minutes of PATRIOTISM) of Friday night's CMLL Women's Grand Prix. Since CMLL rarely posts any recent matches for free, this may be the best we can get.

Happy to see there were others who noticed the strange pinfall in the Santana-Ortiz match. I was thinking Santana was going to try the Burning Hammer before switching to the Blue Thunder Bomb. Unfortunately, that clumsy pinfall (and no one in the ring noticing this or appearing to care about it) put a damper on what was a decent street fight. Anna Jay to her friends: You're going to be on my side for this match! Friends to Anna Jay: We're going to be on your side for this match! Friends walk back to the locker room after Anna is introduced. At least have Abadon scare them to the back or something. Our favorite zombie looked fine in the four-way. The double lung blower spot on Willow and Skye was new, and there was energy in their spots and they did a good job trying to avoid the tropes in their Dark and Elevation matches (They probably wrestled the same match on the YouTube shows about 10-12 times). And the fans looked like they enjoyed seeing them again. Is Abby going to lose tonight? Probably. But now I want to see them have a cinematic match with Toni Storm set in classic horror films for some reason. (Also have a gut feeling tonight's match may determine Abadon's future with the promotion. Injuries aside, AEW never seems to know what to do with them given the uniqueness and presentation of the character. Can't job out a wrestling zombie, but you also can't give a big push to someone who is green as grass, albeit working hard at improving. Perhaps Tony can reward them for their hard work with that Japan excursion they've asked for from time to time).

Richard Moll has died at age 80 ... Night Court - Bull Invents the Human Pretzel - YouTube Coors, 1987 11 26, Richard Moll needs help with the ladies - YouTube

Tessa Blanchard is now bringing her "redemption tour" to CMLL, where she competes Friday in the Women's Grand Prix. Here's a fan cam of her first match in CMLL, a 10-woman eliminator with Tessa/Mei Suruga/Sumie Sakai/Makoto/Johnnie Robbie (ex-Robbie Rocket from WOW) vs. Reyna Isis/Amapola/Skadi/Hera/Olympia. Let's check to see what Abadon has been up to ahead of their AEW return Friday. 3:30 -- Abadon is America. Seriously, that's a pretty original spot.

Per Meltzer, PCO has re-signed with TNA/Impact. Had a feeling something was up when he won his match at the PPV.

MaxiVision Challenge - Starring Hulk Hogan & Richard Frick! - YouTube Hulk Hogan and his wrestling buddies endorse an unlicensed Nintendo cartridge in this 1992 infomercial.

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT | Official Trailer - YouTube THE BOYS IN THE BOAT George Clooney-directed film about the University of Washington rowers who won gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Opens Christmas Day.

(1) Frasier | Series Premiere | Full Episode | Paramount+ - YouTube Paramount+ posted the first episode of the revived "Frasier" on YT. Liked the tribute to John Mahoney, but reviving this seems pointless.

From the Farm, to Our Table by Sarah Rowe, Amanda Morrow, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com) Sarah Rowe, AKA the WWE's Valhalla, has penned a children's book on sustainable living and farming that will be released next spring. $19+tax for what's essentially a book for pre-schoolers and kindergartners seems quite steep. $10 maybe.

And the nominee for strangest wrestling crossover of the year ... Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for October 09, 2023 - GoComics Guess one of the writers is a pro wrestling fan. Next spring, a high school rodeo team is launched with home matches at the Terry Funk Palace.

Report: Julia Hart, Lee Johnson taking time off from AEW - WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results (f4wonline.com) Congrats to the happy couple. Since it's October, time to call Abadon to take over Julia's spooky quotient.