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The Freaking Bad Robot Thing!

Jun 28

Posted by Saishu Hane in Logos | 1 Comment

Bad Robot

Why is the robot so bad?!

Lost! Toy Story 3! Excess amount of gummy worms!

No, the review isn’t about any of these things I’ve experienced or watched lately. Well kinda. You see, at the end of the credits to Lost (which I am now addicted to thanks to a certain Dan that shall go nameless) there’s a bit of rustling and then BAM! Your ears are hit by the sound of a few voices of strangely happy children all saying “Bad Robot!” which I have also grown accustomed to saying with them. Why is bloody robot so bad?! Was he originally red? What does that spring-type thing on his head do?

I have absolutely no idea why it’s so addictive. In spite of the fact that I’m spending 40+ minutes of my life on an episode of Lost and I start to think that maybe the robot is a guaranteed payoff has got to be a bad sign. Love the show, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes the show can be frustrating or sad. Then whose there to cheer you the hell on up?! Freaking bad robot to the rescue! That thing has got to have done something good for so many kids to be happy sounding over his (or her) arrival!

One of these days, I’m gonna have a bad robot. It’s gonna serve me fine juices and tasty dishes of meat. Then adventures will be had and I will obtain the world.

On the reals though, Bad Robot Productions have been putting out stuff since 2001′s Alias and from the other, less catchy versions of their logo, it seems that their Lost edition one hit memorable gold. I know I won’t be forgetting it! Don’t usually take notice of production companies unless they’re ultra big name and I will have to have them ingrained in my mind, but just because this one is so freaking delightful, I had to notice it! Also, totally never watched Alias.

It’s short and to the point of showing their name. Just as long as the freaking title is displayed at the beginning of the show. But I reeeally want it to be a bit longer. Like, show me some shenanigans! I’d watch a mini-show about that tiny robot messing stuff up. No freaking problem. That’s why I give this a 7.5 out of 10 explosions!

7.5 out of 10 explosions

Tags: Alias, Bad Robot Productions, Certain Dan, Head spring, Lost

Pajama Forest

Jun 19

Posted by Saishu Hane in Webcomics | 2 Comments

Lola, Ed, and a bee totally discuss barfing honey.

Dang, I wish I could barf honey.

♫ Life gotcha down and you keep wearin’ that frown! C’mon into freakin Pajama Forest laaaaaand! ♫

I’m no song writer, but I know how to write a mediocre review about the webcomic Pajama Forest! Evan Diaz, the artist behind the shenanigans that take place in the seemingly normal yet wacky world, mixes two different scenes. There’s the world in which “August” resides with a cast that slaps the abnormal balance on how normal August is. Then there’s the other take where Evan makes himself and his wife part of the comic from their World of Warcraft adventures to the do’s and don’ts on being a husband.

Personally, I’ve been reading this particular webcomic for about 10 months now. I should have waited an entire year, but I don’t wanna wait that long! Even after someone commissions him to do a work, he’s been known to put that work up on the site and it’s pretty freakin good I must say. I’ve always wanted to see a ninja fighting cookies, but since I can’t draw, I’ve been waiting silently in the shadows for someone to request such a thing to be made. Swooping through the night sky of the internet, I pilfered this picture onto what scientists are telling me is called a “hard drive”.

Only updated twice a week, if this strikes your fancy, you’ll find that two a week isn’t enough. But I suppose it’s like cookies on some cartoon show I saw long long ago. Have em all the time and they stop being special! The comics are there to tease you. Make you wait until you practically beg for the next one and offer your first born for it. Then it considers your proposal and then asks for more. Do you have what it wants!? Probably.

Evan puts in the work in promotion and community interaction that some webcomics I’ve read just don’t do anymore. You’d be hard pressed to find a single entry that doesn’t have a response from him in it. The Shu has decided he likes this. The comic is light-hearted most of the time, but does have some strips that make you feel sad for August. There isn’t really much of anyone that I wouldn’t recommend this comic to, even just for some giggles. If you’ve got a sense of humor, you’re bound to find something in this that you’ll like. I really really want to give this a 10 out of 10 explosions, but… it just feels like there’s something missing for me personally. I love the stories, the art, the involvement, the characters. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I’ll give this something special! It’s own freaking rating of 9.75 explosions out of 10!

Pajama Forest's 9.75 Explosion Rating

Tags: August, Cookies, Ed, Evan Diaz, Lola, Ninjas, Pajama Forest, Shenanigans, Webcomic, World of Warcraft

Saturday Mornings When It’s Super Rainy Outside and You Just Woke Up

Jun 12

Posted by Saishu Hane in Events | 3 Comments

A rainy day in the Solomon Islands

Not exactly a bed, but Solomon Islands are close!

I don’t know about you, but years ago I heard the saying: “There’s nothing better than a chill in the air and a warm bed”

Sure that’s fine and dandy on the weekends, but that doesn’t work on the work week. However, that’s not the case today! Normally, I like rainy days no matter when they come. Work time, vacation, zombie apocalypse, you name it. But waking up when it’s all cold and you hear the sound of rain going all like tickita tackita? Combine that with the satisfying realization that you don’t have work today and you got yourself a deal that I could attempt to refuse, but would fail trying! Dang, you’re a good salesman. Got any ketchup for these white gloved hands of mine? Perfect! Why do I want ketchup you ask? For some tasty fictional eggs, bacon and rice! You better believe I’m gonna need some ketchup.

Also, I felt somewhat compelled to give props to the guy who took the picture I got up here since finding a picture I liked for this was a bit harder than usual.

“Shu? Giving props? What is this? Some MTV request show with hundreds of angsty teens all wanting to give props to their respective ‘crews’?! This is not what I signed up for.”

What in Sam Hill are you talking about!? You didn’t even sign up! I know this because I watch stuff and things. If you don’t believe me, try asking me. I promise to tell you something that either sounds really convincing or …not.

Well, back to the props. Totally this guy calling himself Rafiki_yako who took a trip to the Solomon Islands for that picture. Thanks Yikki-yakki.

The only thing that would be even better on an occasion such as waking up in the morning when there’s rain and no work is to have nothing to do the entire day. Then you can just look at clouds or sleep. Peacetime activate. I must say, this is one of the more satisfying “little things” that you could ask for in life. Especially if you live in Vegas like me where rain doesn’t happen all too often in July. I rate this an entire 9.5 explosions!

9.5 Explosions out of 10!

Tags: Ketchup, Rain, Saturday Morning, Solomon Islands, Waking Up

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [the movie]

Jun 6

Posted by Saishu Hane in Movies | 2 Comments

Movie Poster for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

The Lion of Persia has claws of plastic.

Out of the sands of time, the Shu of Shushu Review raises out of… sand… to review once more! And while I’ve been wading away in some sand, I decided to pop on by and watch as my good ol’ fictional friend Dastan (the prince) got himself out of a pickle the likes of which has been moderately seen before! As a complete disclaimer, I’m giving this review as someone who has never played any of the Prince of Persia games.

That being said, the movie is actually entertaining! Date night material? Maybe so, the movie is filled with corny one-liner exchanges between the two main protagonists. If you’ve a low tolerance for that kind of thing, this movie is not for you unless you’re willing to forgive that on the basis that Disney was the one that made the movie. Which brings me to another thing entirely: violence. A lot of fights are tricky dances that you don’t see people clearly slashed or stabbed. There are some exceptions though and that may prevent you from bring small children. This is most likely what provoked the PG-13 “parents strongly cautioned” rating. Anything risque you ask? Closest you get to that is a teeny out there flirt and a kiss. At one point, totally thought I was going to see some nudity since I forgot it was a Disney film and it’s rating.

A Shu opinion, but I think the Dastan was cast very well.

Had a few problems with the ending and the entire existence of what was causing the disturbance in the first place, but that’s about it. Was it a good movie? Sure! Am I ever going to watch it again? Only if you catch me off guard. I give this movie a freaking 6.5 explosions!!

6.5 Explosions

Tags: Dastan, Prince of Persia, Sand?, Sands of Time

Green & Black’s Mint Chocolate

Feb 11

Posted by Saishu Hane in Foods and Drinks | 2 Comments

Green and Black's Mint Dark Chocolate

Chocolate like this, you better have a high metabolism.

That’s right, I’m back on some kind of food again! Because this variation of the Shu (not unlike Shu of Borg) seeks to assimilate the fine things of the world and become a perfect being. Well…I’m not quite there yet, but this minty dark chocolate from Green and Black certainly does help. Okay, that’s also a bit of a fib as well. But I promise it’s really good!

There’s a number of things I like about this bar in comparison to the other minty bars of chocolate I’ve had in the past. Only a few things I don’t. The taste certainly does have the mint you’d be looking for, but it doesn’t hide the chocolate as some chocolate will. Andes mints tend to do that to me a lot, but those are still good too in their own way. How the mint is put into the chocolate is even stated on the freaking wrapper. It’s “infused with peppermint oil” and it certainly does work for the better. Instead of trying to make a layer of mint that undoubtedly take over.

Another thing is that this particular 3.5 oz bar had going for it is the way it was solidified. You know those old Hershey bars that had those big bars inside the even bigger bars? Well, imagine that, except those really big bars are now small bars part of a big bar. Unless you’re the kind to just bite the chocolate without breaking off a piece with your hands, that alone will make this bar last for what seems like forever. Casually eating this, it’s been about 9 hours since I’ve started to nibble away at it. Still not done. Oh, also this bar is “suitable for vegetarians”. The label even told me so.

Which leads me to the two things I do not like about this. Or…maybe I do like one of these two, but it’s in a negative tone. The first being the fat content of the bar. 37.5 grams of fat per full bar make me glad that I have a high metabolism, or I’d be feeling guilty about touching this bar. More saturated fat than a king size Snickers bar, I’d probably have more because I never watch my weight, but depending on who you are, you might want to.

The other thing I believe is just for luls. lol I get how this can happen, but really, cmon. The wrapper says “Made in Italy” and I’m thinkin’ that this means that it must be fancy. Then I open the wrapper and on the inside it says “USA”. Stop lying to me wrapper! You just told me Italy! If you’re going to make the chocolate in Italy, at least make the wrapper in Italy too. I want 100% fancy instead of just 80%! So help me, if the next thing that I buy to eat does this, I will smite it so bad. It’ll wish I didn’t smite it so bad.

All in all, I give this fancy chocolate an 8.5 explosion rating! If only good tasting food didn’t have to be so bad.

8.5 Explosion rating for the chocolate!

Tags: Chocolate, Green & Black, Mint, Shu of Borg