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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Villainess Review: Susan Bannister (You'll Never Leave Me)
The month of June is off to quite an awesome start when it comes to not only Lifetime films, but Lifetime villainesses as well! Right after watching Game One of this year's NBA Finals on ABC, I tuned into Lifetime for a film I had been waiting months for: You'll Never Leave Me (aka A Deadly Mistake). So the film actually opens with a delicious tidbit; we see our protagonist, April Cook, breaking off an affair with her lover, Patrick Bannister, as (surprise, surprise) Patrick never told her that he was married. So that's kaput, and Patrick appears to be in line with this, but once they are in the car together, an accident ensues.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Finals Game One: 47 Years
This year's NBA Finals stands out above many others that have come and gone, mainly because of the storylines of the participating teams. First off, we have the Denver Nuggets representing the Western Conference. For the second straight year, Ball Arena is in a championship spotlight, but this time, it's not the NHL's Colorado Avalanche, it's the Nuggets. We know Denver's history, they started in the old American Basketball Association back in 1967, and were one of four ABA teams who joined the NBA as part of the merger in 1976. The other three teams were the San Antonio Spurs, the New Jersey Nets, and the Indiana Pacers, but while the other three had some semblance of deep success (especially the Spurs, who won five NBA Championships), the Nuggets, well, hadn't.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
2023 Stanley Cup Final Preview
It's here, folks. The Stanley Cup Final has been set for a few days now, and it's an interesting one. For the first time in five years, we will be guaranteed a first-time champion, as neither team has hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup. The last Final to guarantee such a historic feat was 2018, which featured the Vegas Golden Knights facing the Washington Capitals that year. 2019 was the last time that we saw a team win their first-ever Cup, as the St. Louis Blues won ended their tenure-long drought.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
A Look at the Last 10 Presidents' Trophy Failures, and the Aftermath of Each One
With the Boston Bruins' shocking first round exit in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, it now marks a full decade since a team won the Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the same season. The Chicago Blackhawks remain the last team to win both trophies in the same year, doing so in the 2012-13 season. You would have to go back a bit farther than that to find the last team to accomplish this feat in a non-lockout season, as the Detroit Red Wings were the last team to do so, winning both trophies in the 2007-08 season. In fact, the Wings are the only team to accomplish this feat twice, as they won both trophies in the 2001-02 season as well.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
What Went Wrong: Stars Lose West Final, but Go Down Swinging
With the Eastern Conference Final ending in a four game sweep, the spotlight turned to the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and the Vegas Golden Knights. It looked like we would get the same outcome, as Vegas was up 3-0, and a sweep was a foregone conclusion. However, Dallas managed to win Game Four in overtime, but you know how that goes. The team down 3-0 wins Game Four: "Well, at least they won't get swept. Yet the Stars won Game Five. Now, it's serious. Now it could be possible for them to pull off the reverse sweep. After all, they were back at home for Game Six, and home ice is always an advantage...except when it's not.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
A Look at the 2020-21 Montréal Canadiens
Normally, I feature Stanley Cup Champions in my stories, but the NHL has been known for some of the craziest, most unexpected, and most memorable Cinderella runs in sports. We are currently in the midst of one with the Florida Panthers, literally the worst of this season's playoff teams, reaching the Stanley Cup Final. The run has been amazing, and it could result in the Panthers reacing the top of the proverbial mountain. However, while the team mentioned in this story did come up short, they did give us something to make us smile during a really tough period.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
A Vicious Vendetta
"I don't know about this, Hannah." Shelly Simms had trepidations about attending a college party with Hannah Snow, who was not only Shelly's best friend, but she was also her stepsister. "Come on, Shel," said Hannah, "it's only a little party."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Fiction
What Went Wrong: All Calm, No Storm
Here's what I love about the playoffs, in any sport. When the top team in the entire league gets knocked out early, the pecking order changes. This year, the Boston Bruins ended up ousted early after a 65-win season, so that caused a huge paradigm shift in the NHL pecking order. Once they and the then-defending champion Colorado Avalanche were both gone, the new top favorite out of the remaining teams became the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, the Leafs ended up ousted, so who ended up as the best team left? The Carolina Hurricanes.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing Both "Murder Mystery" Films...and the Villainesses who Graced the Screen
I am a huge, repeat, huge Adam Sandler fan, and have been for at least a quarter-century. Where do I start with him? The man is simply too, too underrated and underappreciated. One of the main reasons why I don't like the big award shows is because they don't give deserving credit. Sandler's films are better than 90% of the stuff that's nominated! Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, Little Nicky, The Longest Yard, Pixels...I could go on. Sandler has this big working relationship with Netflix that has done wonders for him. His production company, Happy Madison, has delivered quite a few gems for Netflix, and among them was 2019's Murder Mystery.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
A Look at the 2018-19 St. Louis Blues
As the saying goes, "You always remember your first." That line definitely relates to the St. Louis Blues. A season prior, the Washington Capitals finally hoisted their first Stanley Cup after 44 years of trying and being snakebit at every turn (usually by the Pittsburgh Penguins). As jinxed as the Capitals were, the Blues' story is that much more heartbreaking. Here's what the team had to go through entering the 2018-19 season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Root of All Evil
For Sasha Barker, the last three weeks have been a rollercoaster. She was in near mourning as she sat at the side of her fiancée, Samantha Reinhart, who had been hospitalized for that aforementioned amount of time. Samantha had been in a coma following a terrible accident; she was struck down by a random vehicle as she was leaving her workplace. Sasha was beside herself with emotion when she got the call from lead detective Terri K. Matthews, who had been investigating the accident ever since.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Fiction
Villainess Review: Eve Blackwood (My Best Friend the Baby Snatcher)
I habitually comb my way through a site known as Futon Critic to learn about the next month's batch of Lifetime movies, and among them was this film with quite the delicious title: My Best Friend the Baby Snatcher. Naturally, I was looking forward to this, because those six words clearly tell us that one woman will transform herself into a deliciously insane madwoman. Which one? Let's find out.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
