The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

The best new cartoon on Cartoon Network right now is The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. If it were not for Venture Bros., I'd say this was easily the best cartoon on television right now. The story revolves around young Flapjack, cabin boy and sidekick to the ship-less Captain K'nuckles. They both live in Stormalong Harbor, inside the belly of a friendly whale named Bubbie.

That all might sound benign. Look closer though, and the show's filled with plague rats, dismemberment, salt-water induced insanity, candy abuse, and general skylarking. Flapjack's general enthusiasm and overeagerness are hilariously countered by the slovenly and cynical Captain K'nuckles (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray, older brother of Bill Murray). If you've ever seen him in Cabin Boy, you'll know what I mean.

You can usually watch a couple of episodes from the show over at Cartoon Network. I highly recommend watching it right after Chowder (which is crazy good as well) on Thursday nights if you want to catch the new episodes.

- Watch "K'nuckles is a Filthy Rat" (until 07.28.08)
- Watch "Footburn" (until 08.11.08)

King's Bounty (Sega Genesis 1991) Game Genie Codes

New World Computing (1991)

R17A-R6V0 - MASTER CODE--MUST BE ENTERED
NWWT-EAFW - Start with days left at 100
7CWT-EGFW - Start with days left at 1,000
5WWT-ELFW - Start with days left at 1,500
4CWT-ERFW - Start with days left at 2,000
VCWT-FGFW - Start with days left at 5,000

1XYT-BGR2 + AHYT-AAG4 - Always have 1 troop in each army in battle
1XYT-BGR2 + CXYT-AAG4 - Always have 20 troops in each army in battle
1XYT-BGR2 + GMYT-AAG4 - Always have 50 troops in each army in battle
1XYT-BGR2 + NXYT-AAG4 - Always have 100 troops in each army in battle
1XYT-BGR2 + 9MYT-AAG4 - Always have 250 troops in each army in battle
1XYT-BGR2 + 8XYT-ACG4 - Always have 500 troops in each army in battle

2AXT-DCTG - Never lose control of an army
AMBA-AA84 - Recruiting does not reduce population of troop dwellings
AKWA-CA9Y - Recruitment and boat rental are free
RGNA-A6YY - Armies work for free
CBCT-AA6T - Never run out of days

Source: GameGenie.com

Spider Baby (1964) Review

aka The Maddest Story Ever Told

Welcome to the Merrye home. It's a house that looks just like any other (especially the one from Psycho) but it's ordinary exterior hides something sinister - and evil!!! Anyway, enough of the 1960's-horror-movie-trailer speak. Spider Baby is genuinely savage. The Maddest Story Ever Told (as it was once renamed) is nearly just that. It's in a completely different league from the low budget horror tripe that was getting pushed back in 1964. Think of what the movie House of 1,000 Corpses would be like if it was filmed in 1964 on a shoe string budget - and had a much better story backing it up.

Lon Chaney Jr. (the original Wolfman!) plays Bruno, the loyal-to-the-death chauffeur of the Merrye family. He made a promise to the dying patriarch of the family that he would care for the three Merrye children, and keep them safe from the rest of the world. The Merrye children are no ordinary children, you see - they're good-ol' mentally retarded homicidal maniacs! The two Merrye girls like to play make believe - like they're spiders who sting people with butcher knives. Their brother Ralph helps them catch the flies, but they try not to disturb Uncle Ned while they're doing it. The whole time Bruno looks on and smiles, because he made a promise he would always love them.

It's a story is told in the xenophobic tradition of Freaks and clearly influenced by Psycho, but there is a whole different beast on display in Spider Baby. A very young Sid Haig, who most people know as the clown from House of 1,000 Corpses, plays the ugliest monster of the movie - Ralph Merrye, a retarded, hairless, psychopathic killer. His performance is amazing. He acts out brutally creepy scenes letting out only excitedly slurred moans and half syllables. Lon Chaney acts the shit out of the movie, too. He even breaks into tears in the middle of an extended take. At the same time, the whole film is laced with a strain of self-conscious comedy. There's even a scene where a character asks Lon Chaney Jr. if he has seen Wolfman. Classic. Jack Hill, the writer and director, was the original post-modern horror filmmaker. It's obvious why Rob Zombie would take inspiration away from a movie like this. Spider Baby is a diamond in the rough, a successful failure, and a brilliant piece of horror.

Aim for the Brain / Thrill Me

AIM FOR THE BRAIN is for all you zombie survivalists out there. Remind other survivors not to waste ammo on center-mass shots.

You might remember THRILL ME as the catch phrase of Detective Ray Cameron from Night of the Creeps.

Analog Medium: The Forbin Project

Analog Medium: The Forbin Project
by The Silver Screen Kid