Category Archives: Major Spoilers

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Setting Up For The Big Five-Oh Edition

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This evening, I awoke from not-nearly-enough sleep to find that the last episode of Doctor Who had inadvertently been made available to fans and that the spoilery details of the season-ending cliffhanger freely floating throughout the intarwebz.  Overly the last couple of hours, I have been really torn on whether I want to know what is going on with Eleven and Clara enough to seek them out, or whether I can wait until next Saturday night to find out about what lies behind her perky smile and little button nose.  (Is there such a thing as a Manic Pixie Sidekick Girl?)  The only thing that has successfully distracted me was seeking out spoilers on the season-finale of the latest season of Survivor, the better to taunt my wife with as she enjoys that episode tonight…

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds you once again that Bruce Willis’s sled was actually Keyser Soze, asking: If you know that spoilers are available, do you want to seek them out or avoid them?

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Major Spoilers Week in Review for May 12, 2013

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The school year is quickly coming to an end for many students around the country, which means it’s time to party, hit the beach, and of course read comics!  If you missed out on one of the many stories that hit the site this past week, we’ve got you covered with our weekly wrap of Major Spoilers.

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: He’s Got Radioactive Blood Edition

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Thanks to this week’s impending Retro Review (he said, hinting broadly) I’ve found myself once again considering the mysterious Tao of the Web-Head. When the Spider-Man universe was rebooted with ‘Brand New Day,’ the powers-that-be at Marvel Comics tried to play it off as a return to the character’s roots, taking him to a place where he was a single luckless college jerk, playing the field and living in Aunt May’s basement.  Interestingly, a few years later, Peter was back at the top of his field, active as an Avenger, being really pretty geniusy marvelous with Aunt May happily married off, before his brain was eaten by an octopus (or something.)  Still, the clear message seemed to be that a Spider-Man without problems wasn’t really Spider-Man at all, and (if you discount the clear message that they just didn’t want him married) there seems to be an expectation that Hard-Luck Parker is editorial’s idea of the character’s natural state.  This, in turn, begs a query…

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) watches him swing on a web, something something frassum blebb, asking: Do you think it’s necessary that Peter Parker be a loser/schlub in order for Spider-Man to work?

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Bring It On Down To Omeletteville Edition

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Over the last couple of years, I’ve been a casual watcher of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ starting when someone dubbed a season (I think it was 2009?) the worst one ever.  During that time, I have enjoyed a lot of quietly brilliant moments, a few utterly awful ones, crushed hard on Nasim Pedrad and Kristen Wiig (and even a little bit on new girl Cecily Strong) and also enjoyed the many cameos by the likes of Jon Hamm and Alec Baldwin.  Most surprising of all was the transformation of boy-band jackwagon Justin Timberlake into a genuinely funny and remarkably versatile performer, who gave me an unstoppable laughing fit with nothing but his facial expressions and the words, “But privately?  He hit that.”  Back in the N-SYNC era, I would have bet nothing could make me a fan of any of those kids, but a decade or so later, I love me some J.T. and can’t stomach Jenny McCarthy.  Life is indeed strange, which brings us to today’s query…

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) knows that ‘funny,’ like ‘frightening’, is in the eye of the beholder, asking:  Who is the most surprisingly funny person in all of pop-culture?

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Sumer Is Icumen In Edition

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Today’s Major Spoilers Question of the Day is brought to you once more by Fangoria Presents – a new film series selected by Fangoria for Horror Fans!  Use the comment section below to share your thoughts, with the best comment winning a DVD of one of the films in the series as seen on their website!  (Sorry, this contest is open to U.S. residents only!)

Fear, like beauty, is wonderful in that it is always in the eye of the beholder.  One of the most terrifying events of my childhood came during a viewing of the Muppet show, during which a man’s furniture all came to horrifying, carnivorous life and began chasing him about with malefic intent.  I never trusted my Gramma’s rust-orange corduroy couch again, let me tell you, though it was clearly up to no good before-hand.  Still, the accidental nightmare fuel of that moment was a mere shiver compared to the horrifying sight of Edward Woodward’s immolation as human sacrifice or the inexorable vengeance of the circus folk after Cleopatra’s betrayal.

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) still can’t figure out exactly what Prince Randian was going to do with that knife, though, asking: What’s the single most terrifying movie moment in pop-culture history?

Remember:  Once again, the best comment will win, thanks to Fangoria Presents!

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: “Did You Go Run And Get The Camera First?” Edition

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Today’s Major Spoilers Question of the Day is brought to you once more by Fangoria Presents – a new film series selected by Fangoria for Horror Fans!  Use the comment section below to share your thoughts, with the best comment winning a DVD of one of the films in the series as seen on their website!  (Sorry, this contest is open to U.S. residents only!)

As an aficionado of the scary-scary, I often find myself feeling like I need to defend my enjoyment of certain movies, such as the genuinely disturbing (albeit mostly on the first viewing) ‘Blair Witch Project,’ and even the first ‘Saw.’  The arguments I encounter usually involve manufactured jump-scares, leaning too hard on the CGI madness, an overuse of gory elements and the general deconstruction of the tropes of the genre, as seen in ‘Scream.’  For my money, though I’m leery of the splatterpunk stylings of Rob Zombie and company, the modern horror film has to work harder to overcome not only genre-savvy film-goers, but the ever-dwindling number of things that are truly unknown in the 21st century.  While I won’t say that, f’rinstance, the remake of ‘Dawn of The Dead’ is as good as the pants-wetting original, it has moments of brilliance, Ving Rhames, and a credits gag that is a terrifying horror movie into itself, and perhaps had a more difficult job than its forerunners in generating real scares…

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) would like to go on record as stating that poor Katie Featherston’s problems were exacerbated by her jerkass boyfriend, asking: Are modern horror films as good as the classics?  Why/Why Not?

Remember:  Once again, the best comment will win, thanks to Fangoria Presents!

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Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: If You Call Him Frankenstein, A Legion Of Ted Mosbys Will Find You And Correct You Edition

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Today’s Major Spoilers Question of the Day is brought to you once more by Fangoria Presents – a new film series selected by Fangoria for Horror Fans!  Use the comment section below to share your thoughts, with the best comment winning a DVD of one of the films in the series as seen on their website!  (Sorry, this contest is open to U.S. residents only!)

Before they started teaming up with Abbott and Costello, the Universal Movie Monster stable (Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy and ancillary members The Bride, The Creature From The Black Lagoon and the Phantom Of The Opera) were sterling examples of how to be really scary with limited budgets and limited means.  Using makeup and appliances, (and a willingness to suffer for their craft) Lugosi, Karloff and the Chaneys transformed themselves into creatures that seemed to come straight from the frightening images in your lizard brain, and delivered on the promise of a “horror” movie.  Many later tales failed to successfully top those “primitive” monsters (George Romero’s haunting study of seven doomed souls in an abandoned house notwithstanding), even with superior special effects and higher budgets, and even the likes of Doctor Caligari’s Somnambulist carry heavy-duty creep factor nearly a century on…

The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds you that “None of the above” is generally not an acceptable answer for our purposes, and is usually no fun to boot, asking: Which of the classic movie monsters holds the most terror for you? (Remember to show your work!)

Remember:  Once again, the best comment will win, thanks to Fangoria Presents!

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Major Spoilers Podcast #518: Bloom County (1980-1982)

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew is busy with the RWJ, Rodrigo is not all here, Zach is a smarty pants, and Stephen tries to hold it all together as your hosts talk fantasy, murder, penguins, and horror.

 

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Major Spoilers Staff Picks for May 08, 2013

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It’s a brand new week for comics, and that means you have choices to make. If you are looking for comic book recommendations, you’ve come to the right place, as the Major Spoilers staff runs down titles they are looking forward to this week.

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Reality footage horror flick edition

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This week’s Major Spoilers Poll of the Week is brought to you by Fangoria Presents – a new film series selected by Fangoria for Horror Fans!  Cast your vote, and then use the comment section below to share your thoughts, with the best comment winning a DVD of one of the films in the series as seen on the Fangoria Presents website!  (While anyone can share their thoughts and cast their vote, the contest is open to U.S. residents only!)

Reality horror films have been around for decades now, with the Blair Witch Project still sending Matthew diving under the covers the instant the snot rocket scene appears. There have been a number of franchises that have used the found footage gimmick to put the scare into audiences, and get that well timed jump of fright.

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Which found footage horror film is your favorite

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Munchkin Land #35 – Munchkin Minute – Contest Whatever Winner Part 2

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Munchkin is a dedicated deck card game by Steve Jackson Games, written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic, that has a humorous take on role-playing games.

This week on Munchkin Land we reveal the second winner in the Contest Whatever contest. And for those wondering, “regular” schedule rotation resumes next week with a full game!

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