WWE Hall Of Fame – 2009

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame wasn’t the only Hall Of Fame ceremony happening on Saturday  night.  As they have since Wrestlemania XX, the WWE held their Hall Of Fame inductions the night before Wrestlemania. 

Gathering old and new wrestlers alike, along with fans and celebrities (such as Mickey Rourke this year) the WWE pays tribute to the men and women that paved the way for the wrestlers of today, although not every inductee has been a wrestler.  While there are some questionable entries, for the most part, the WWE has gotten it right.

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame – 2009

Without FUSE TV, I had to rely on the internet to see what I missed and didn’t want to wait until next weekend to possibly see a repeat on FUSE’s site.  I didn’t see it all, but I saw most of what I wanted to see.  Thanks be to YouTube!

Over the years, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has spread out into different areas of music, which is what they’ve needed to do.  However, this also seems counter to the name, being more of a Music Hall Of Fame than the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.  Naturally, people will question including the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Madonna and Run-DMC, but the same might be said of including metal bands like Black Sabbath or Metallica, though the connection to rock and roll is more obvious with metal.  That’s not to say that rap doesn’t have a connection – but to many, hard rock and metal is closer to rock and roll.

I think the HOF needs an overhaul and a hard look at what it is they’re doing now versus what they’ve done in the past.  I do think that the inductees, past and present, are worthy of recognition, among many others that get passed by.  At least this year’s ceremony was held in Cleveland, where the actual Hall Of Fame is located, and will return there on a more regular basis.

Jimmy Fallon’s First Night

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

I don’t watch network television much these days, and the late night shows less frequently.  Sometimes I’ll stop on one while surfing through channels to see what’s up and catch the occassional monologue, but I haven’t really bothered to watch a full show in a long time.  I wish I had remembered about Conan’s last show, but I’m guessing it’s still online, so I can catch it anyway.  Still, I decided to check out Jimmy Fallon’s late night debut.

Signs Of The Apocalypse: Hurl!

What do you get when you combine the oh so spectacular world of competitive eating, carnival rides and the end result of Fear Factor?  That’s right, Hurl!.  Welcome to G4’s latest bitch slap to its past life as ZDTV and Tech TV.

To be honest, I’ve hardly watched anything on G4 since the change.  The only good thing they had going for them was one of the aspects they kept around: X-Play.  But even that’s suffered in the wake of T&A, sexual innuendo, crotch shots and all around stupid for stupid’s sake.

I wound up watching several episodes of Ninja Warrior during the marathon they had, ending with Ninjafest 2 (the specials regarding the three G4 viewers who were a part of the 20th tournament).  While not the kind of thing I normally watch, it wasn’t all that bad and didn’t rely on the aforementioned “features” of G4.  It was fun to watch, both the failures and successes.  Sure, it’s not like what I usually watch and is certainly not something I would’ve expected on ZDTV or Tech TV, but there’s nothing wrong with doing something different.  Thing is, it wasn’t stupid, and the guys who put together MXC over on Spike could learn a thing or two.  We don’t all want stupid crap on our TV’s.

The prospect of watching someone gorge themselves for the purpose of puking last doesn’t sound all that appealing to me.  Sorry, I’d rather watch some of those God-awful reality shows scattered across the networks and cable channels than watching people vomit.  Change can be a good thing, but the change to G4 is not an example I’d put on the list of good things.

I wonder if the people at G4 have ever seen Robot Chicken on [adult swim] and are considering turning Who Poop Last? into a real show – if there isn’t already one in Japan (no offense meant, but really, there’s some rather… um, questionable stuff over in the land of the rising sun).  Hurl! is pretty close to that already, they’d just have to switch ends and not show anything.  Because that would be wrong.  Doesn’t mean someone won’t. 

It seems that as time goes on, there’s more and more you can get away with.  Just look at South Park.

Grammy Thoughts

I haven’t watched for a number of years, but for some reason, I decided to watch the Grammies.

Some thoughts about the evening after the jump.