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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Who Will Be the Female Inductee in the 2022 WWE Hall of Fame? (Top 5 Possible Choices)
It's WrestleMania time, and that also means that it's time for the annual WWE Hall of Fame class to be built. Each class is interesting; it always involves a headliner, a secondary headliner, a celebrity inductee, a legend outside of WWE, and of course, a female inductee. While I am always interested to see who the main headliner will be (in the case of this year, it's The Undertaker), my main concern is the female inductee. Which woman will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame? Who will join the likes of Trish Stratus, Lita, Alundra Blayze, Jacqueline, Beth Phoenix, and recent inductees Molly Holly and The Bella Twins, among others?
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Starved for Attention: The Tale of Sherri Papini
I actually remembered when this story broke: November 2, 2016. On that day, Sherri Papini, 34 at the time, disappeared while jogging. She was found on Thanksgiving Day, and had maintained her story that she had been abducted and held hostage by a pair of Hispanic women, even doing so in August 2020, when investigators became suspicious regarding her story. Then, on March 3, 2022, another story broke: Sherri Papini had been arrested--charged with staging her abduction. Oh man. This was a bit of a local story in my case; it came from Northern California, but local news here in Southern California was all over it. In the time that has passed since the arrest, so many details have come out.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Criminal
Villainess Review: Nina Ellis (Law & Order)
One of the main things that upset me about NBC was the way they axed the original Law & Order back in 2010. The series aired for 20 seasons beginning in 1990, and while I wasn't a religious week-by-week viewer, I had seen enough of the show to know that it's legendary. So for a series that acclaimed to get the boot so unceremoniously after 20 years is just unacceptable. Then a miracle happened: the original L&O was returning! So I promised that I would watch the returning series week-by-week this time, and it's been impressive so far.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Emma Sanders (You Can Never Go Home Again)
I always get excited when a new month begins in the world of Lifetime movies; mainly because each month brings a new theme for its films. Of course, I love the month of March anyway for sports reasons and it's my birth month, but regarding this March, the first Lifetime movie in the year's 3rd month was You Can Never Go Home Again, and it centered on Isabel "Izzy" Fletcher, an artist whose mother, famed artist May Malcolm, tragically passed away. Afterwards, Izzy, her husband Jack Fletcher, and their young daughter, Taylor, move to Jack's hometown of Clinton, Mississippi, and we later see Taylor and Jack being introduced to the former's teacher, Emma Sanders.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Naomi Duvray (Castle)
Castle has had its share of captivating villainesses, though I have to say, some of the best ones had to have been from the show's seventh and penultimate season. One example was Nicole Morris from "Castle, P.I.," (whose review is shown here), and another appears in the episode, "Last Action Hero," which begins with an usher at a movie theater discovering a body at a nearby alley. When Castle and Beckett arrive at the scene, the former quickly recognized the victim as Lance DeLorca, an action film actor.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
A Look Back: John Cena's 1st WWE Championship Reign
April 3, 2005. On that evening, I watched my very first WrestleMania, and I'll never forget it. The hype for WrestleMania 21 was quite big, and part of that hype included John Cena, as he entered the grand stage as the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship, a title he would win at the event and would hold for quite a long time. I knew Cena would win at the event, it was one of the many reasons why I watched WrestleMania 21, and it was as awesome as advertised. Cena's inaugural run as champion was also quite entertaining, and here's how it started.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Reviewing a Hat Trick of Villainesses from "Art Imitates Art" (Elementary)
I vividly remember watching this episode of Elementary, "Art Imitates Art," and it's mainly because of the progression and revelations involved. The episode began with the shocking murder of a young woman, Phoebe Elliott, who was shot and killed while waiting for her rideshare. The investigation revealed that the car driven in the murder happened to belong to Lewis Bowman, who was actually in prison--as he was convicted in the murder of another woman: Marissa Kagan, who was a friend of Phoebe's. A visit to Bowman's cell saw him proclaim his innocence in Marissa's murder, despite (by his own admission) being obsessed with Marissa.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
Are There Any Reasons for Optimism Regarding the Toronto Maple Leafs?
The Toronto Maple Leafs are having another good season so far. They are in the Atlantic Division's Top 3, going toe-to-to with the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning, the latter being the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions. They have the fifth-best record in the entire league; other than the Florida teams, only the Colorado Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes have better records. Speaking of the top five, the Leafs are in that group in a lot of categories: they are third in GFA (Goals For Average) with 3.65, they have the top Power Play in the entire league at 30%, and they Penalty Kill percentage is 4th overall at 85%. With all of that, I ask, "Are there any reasons for optimism for this team?"
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
A Historic Quest Disguises the Washington Capitals' Many Problems
The Washington Capitals are a fascinating team. For decades, the team was snake bit. I still remember their Stanley Cup Final appearance in 1998, but it resulted in zero games won, and they were desperately looking to get back there. Then the 2005 draft happened, and that's when he joined the fray. Alexander Ovechkin. Talk about hitting the jackpot. Both he and Sidney Crosby were part of that same draft, but while Ovechkin was looked at as more of a star between the two, Crosby was the one racking up the hardware--winning three Stanley Cups while Ovechkin couldn't get past the second round of the playoffs.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
Villainess Review: Andrea Ziv (The Purge)
I'm a big fan of The Purge's overall series, and I'm still amazed over how it's developed. It all started back in 2013 with the first film, which took place in the not-too-distant future and centered on the titular event: the one day of the calendar year where literally all crime, including (but not limited to) murder, was legal. The film, a huge box office hit, spawned two sequels in 2014 (The Purge: Anarchy) and 2016 (The Purge: Election Year), and a prequel (The First Purge) in 2018. It was later that year that the TV series premiered on the USA Network, and it was followed by yet another movie installment, The Forever Purge, in 2021.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Ashley (Lover's Discretion)
Recently, I watched this movie called, Urban Horror Series, and I actually learned that the film was actually a compilation of five short films with different titles. One of them was titled, Lover's Discretion, and it centered on a married couple, Ashley and Will, dealing with the new normal that we have all been used to as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple had been making love before Ashley makes breakfast, while also ordering Will to wash his hands, mainly due to COVID concerns.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Geeks
A Look Back: Eve Torres' Heel Run
One of my favorite moments was the inevitable heel turn from Eve Torres, which occurred on February 20, 2012. I remember wanting Eve to become a villainess for a good while; she looked like she could pull off being a heel, she definitely had the look to do so. Eve's WWE career began with winning the 2007 Diva Search (the last one to date) and making her televised debut as SmackDown's backstage interviewer in 2008. She began competing in the ring in 2009, and engaged in feuds with women such as Michelle McCool and Layla before being moved to Raw in October of that year. It was in April of 2010 that Eve captured the WWE Divas Championship for the first time, with the reign lasting two months before losing the title to Alicia Fox as the Fatal 4 Way event, doing so in the titular match that also included Maryse and Gail Kim.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 months ago in Unbalanced
