Versus Knows What's Up
The Power Play —
Versus has just released a promo for the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals. It mysteriously starts out with a lengthy variety of shots of an old ugly chair. Apparently a talking old ugly chair as well. They show more of that damn chair than they do any hockey. ...
Anybody watch SNL this weekend?
American Hockey Fan —
Well I did, and I thought it was pretty funny. I've been watching a lot of popular entertainment recently, mainly because with the exception of a few rare sparks of effort by Dallas and Marty Turco, both the Eastern and Western Conference championship series have been desperately fucking dull. That said, they are mercifully over now, and hopefully we'll have a decent cup final, although I wouldn't be surprised if the Penguins don't win a single game. That said, here are some of the things I've been enjoying more than hockey these days: The Iron Man movie: Not a revolutionary piece of cinema, but marketed honestly, which I appreciate. ...
New Stanley Cup on Versus Commercial
Hockey Beat —
This one is pretty funny! This ad for the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Versus has the “offseason” talking to hockey teams saying it’s just waiting for them to get knocked out of the playoffs. LOL. ...
VERY much hockey news today!
American Hockey Fan —
So Detroit won the Cup, Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination, and that prick Tiger Woods won another U.S. Open. Bo-ring. If you're like me, you're craving something surprising or unpredictable to help pass the long summer months until the puck drops in October. Well my fellow surprise-wanters, look no further. SOAPnet is launching a new series about hockey. Yes, SOAPnet. You know SOAPnet. They show soap operas? So yeah, that's a little surprising. If you want to be further surprised, see if you can guess what established demographic segment of the hockey fanbase they're ...
Penguins. WIngs. Goddamnit.
American Hockey Fan —
Screw it. I'm just gonna reprint what I wrote at this time last year. I've been watching a lot of popular entertainment recently, mainly because with the exception of a few rare sparks of effort by Dallas and Marty Turco, both the Eastern and Western Conference championship series have been desperately fucking dull. That said, they are mercifully over now, and hopefully we'll have a decent cup final, although I wouldn't be surprised if the Penguins don't win a single game. That said, here are some of the things I've been enjoying more than hockey these days: The Iron Man movie: Not a revolutionary piece of cinema, but ...
