Clyde E. Dawkins
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I'm a big sports fan, especially hockey, and I've been a fan of villainesses since I was eight! My favorite shows are The Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.
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NFL Week 7 Recap: A Hot Mess
So far, each week of the 2021 NFL season has had a theme, and regarding Week 7, the theme can be summed up in one three-letter word: meh. An argument can be made that football fans were due for such a week this season. After all, the first six weeks have seen games with captivating drama, as well as a lot of overtime. Week 7? Not so much.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 12 Recap: Best in the West
Week 11 saw the first official playoff scenario, and it was fulfilled. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became the first team to lock in a playoff spot with their 26-16 win over the Edmonton Elks. Entering Week 12, the Bombers had another goal: 1st place in the West Division. All they needed was a victory to achieve that goal. There were other scenarios that would get the Bombers a home playoff game at least: even if they lose, a loss from the Saskatchewan Roughriders would get it, or a loss by less than 21 points coupled with a Calgary Stampeders loss would get them a home playoff game.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Dodgers Dethroned
Even though the 2020 season was cut down to just 60 games in two months, it was quite a dream season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this current era, the Dodgers entered that year facing the possibility that they could be one of the biggest failures in all of sports. Despite the immense amount of money spent building the team, they kept coming up short. In 2016, the Dodgers were the team who lost the pennant to the Chicago Cubs--who hadn't won a pennant since World War II ended. 2017 and 2018 saw them in the World Series, but they lost both years. 2019 was an embarrassing season--a franchise record 106 wins, yet they suffer a Division Series loss to the Washington Nationals.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Red Sox Bats Get Cold at Wrong Time. Top Story - October 2021.
Three years ago, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series--their fourth since 2004. What followed was two seasons of disappointment, dismay, and the proverbial axe falling on certain people. Their 2019 season was immensely disastrous, as they went 84-78--24 games worse than their 2018 championship season--and missed the postseason. Pitching was the main problem, though if you asked then-GM Dave Dombrowski, the pitching was just fine. That statement was why I used the word "then-GM." Dombrowski was fired in September of 2019, less than a full season after delivering a championship to Boston. It was that bad.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Morgan Smith (For Love or Murder)
I had known about this movie, For Love or Murder, a month or so prior when it was originally titled, Murder & Matrimony, and was featured among Marvista's collection of upcoming Lifetime films. I was elated to finally see this film, which began with a tragedy befalling the film's main protagonist, Angie Porter: the sudden deaths of her parents. It was at the funeral that she reunited with her older brother, Michael Porter, as they had been estranged since Michael's teenage years, as he had a falling out with their parents.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Lake House of Terror
Just seven days after tying the proverbial knot, Joyce Barrington and Paige Sanders were on the road, headed to a lake house that was owned by Joyce. Despite their love for each other, both women approached this move differently; for Joyce, she showed elation while being behind the wheel. For Paige, however, there was nothing but nerves--this was a huge step for such a young woman, and she knew it. Despite this, Paige was all in, as she not only truly loved Joyce, but she was truly grateful to Joyce for being at her side in her time of need.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Horror
Why Ruby Rose Left Batwoman
I'm a big fan of Ruby Rose; I've seen her in quite a few things. I loved her appearance on SyFy Channel's series, Dark Matter, as evil cyborg Wendy, and she also appeared in John Wick 2. When I learned that Rose would be playing the role of Kate Kane, aka Batwoman, on The CW's Arrowverse shows, I was all in! The Australian actress actually debuted as Batwoman before her self-titled series actually premiered; her first appearance as the Caped Crusader came in "Elseworlds," 2018's muti-show Arrowverse crossover. The crossover aired in December of 2018, and it was in the fall of 2019 that the Batwoman series premiered. Rose's Batwoman also appeared in the epic 2019 crossover, "Crisis on Infinite Earths," and other than Batwoman, fellow Arrowverse shows Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow were involved.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
NFL Week 6 Recap: The Jags' Losing Streak is Over, but Rodgers' Ownership of the Bears Lives On
After 400 days, the Jacksonville Jaguars finally won a game! The Jags served as the home team in their meeting with the Miami Dolphins, who were also disappointing--entering Week 6 at 1-4 after a season of assumed improvement. Tua Tagovailoa returned as the Dolphins' starter, but he made mistake after mistake in the outing in London. Despite this, the Dolphins led 20-17, until Matthew Wright's 53 yard FG curved to the left and went through. After a terrible 4th down conversion attempt by Miami, Jacksonville got into FG range, and Wright made another one, this time giving the Jaguars a walk-off win.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Andrea Pacheco (NCIS: Hawai'i)
When I learned about a fourth NCIS series debuting, I was elated and also decided that I had to watch this as it aired. I, like many other TV watchers, am immensely familiar with the phenomenon known as NCIS. Despite its' immense prominence, the original series started as a spinoff of another CBS series--JAG--before going off on its own in 2003. The original NCIS is in its nineteenth season, while its first spinoff, NCIS: Los Angeles, is in its thirteenth. NCIS: New Orleans (my favorite of the group) actually ended its run after seven seasons, but prior to its end came the announcement of this installment: NCIS: Hawai'i. One of the reasons why I dove in to this is because of the show's lead, Vanessa Lachey, as I'm a fan of her work--which now includes her role in this series as the lead agent, Jane Tennant.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Rose Magnusen (Bones)
Bones is quite an amazing show; there are reasons why this show lasted for a dozen years on FOX. I remember seeing previews for the show during its run; I didn't watch it religiously; though I ended up binge-watching anyway and being drawn into the cases and many of the show's characters, mainly Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth. The series also had its share of amazing villainesses, with one appearing in the episode "The Cowboy in the Contest."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
CFL Week 11 Recap: Playoff Bound
As I said before in my story about how I became a CFL fan, Canadian Thanksgiving often begins the final push for the Grey Cup Playoffs, and even in this slightly abbreviated season, it's no different. Let me set the scene: it's mid-October, the season is nearly 3/4 done, and the league's playoff races are getting intriguing. As I figured, the first playoff clinching scenario was set for Week 11, and it was a simple one: the Winnipeg Blue Bombers could get in with a win. That's all. Sure enough, that's exactly what happened to kick off Week 11.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
The (Complicated) History of NFL Overtime
We all love overtime, don't we? Overtime means just a bit more of the game(s) we love. As we all know, overtime comes when things aren't settled after the allotted regulation time, which varies by sport. In hockey, it's three 20-minute periods. In baseball, it's nine innings. In basketball, it's four 12-minute quarters, and in football, it's four 15-minute quarters. However, while the other three sports seem to have their overtime rules figured out with little to no scrutiny, it's the NFL's overtime that has been under a magnifying glass for decades.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
