Monday, October 23, 2017

The Flash Returns in Season 4 & Jim Carrey Relives the Year Of 1999

Welcome back to ZAK Entertainment! How are you guys doing this fine Monday? (If youre like Garfield probably not so well but hey Lasagna is always nice.) Today I got The Flash, a new Netflix movie and a new Pokemon event so lets dive right into this weeks blog which I actually didnt start working on until the weekend despite the fact this weekly blog was supposed to allow for me to work on it a little over the entire week, hurray for life!

The Flash Makes an Amazing Comeback in Season 4 Episodes 1 & 2


I didn't get to talk about it last week but finally as of last Tuesday The Flash has raced back into the CW TV lineup! Minor spoilers may be ahead in this topic so be wary, i’ll try to keep things to a minimum.

The first two episodes of Season 4 take place 6 months after the battle against Savitar and Barry’s heartbreaking departure into to the raging Speed force. Team Flash are still continuing their fight against Meta-Humans and Crime in Central City and although they have Wally West taking up the mantle as the fastest man alive they seem to be finding themselves shorthanded, especially when a samurai comes knocking on their door, actually he pretty much kicks the door to Central City down. This Samurai, which we saw and speculated about in previous trailers for this season, has some weird tech up his sleeve and his Katanas pack a huge punch. 


Apparently he’s come to find The Flash, aka Barry who is currently AWOL. Wally tries to take up the mantle of his former mentor with Iris taking command of the Team Flash team from Star Labs but Cisco finds himself missing his old friend and their former teammate. So of course Cisco is at work trying to come up with a plan to bring Barry back AND stabilize the Speed Force.


Well spoiling things slightly, his attempts work and Barry returns from the speed force without any crazy side effects. Only problem is Barry comes back a little… Different. Not including the sweet facial hair (Which seems very tidy for someone who spent 6 months in the Speed Force, kind of wish my beard could grow that nice without trimming it) Barry seems awfully scrambled from his time away. His speech is full of nonsense and he starts to write multiple scientific symbols across the wall in some sort of language/code.

Basically this first episode is more so dealing with Barry’s sudden return rather then him being missing so a lot of mixed emotions are thrown around, especially from Iris and Joe. This episode was a pretty awesome kickoff to Season 4 despite Barry only really being gone for 15 minutes of airtime (Flashpoint didn't last that much longer either) I actually don't think it was time for Wally to take up the mantle. Keep watching to the very end as well because this Episode gives us a small introduction to this season’s supposed main villain, the Thinker and oh boy does he have one crazy set up going on in his lair. One last thought on this episode though I did think some of the pacing was a little off here and there regarding Barry’s return but besides that I really enjoyed this Season 4 kick off. 


Also can Cisco please suit up as Vibe more often? I'm getting eager to see more Vibe action!

The second episode that aired last Tuesday may be one of my favorite episodes of the Flash to date and features a new Meta human villain Kilg%re. You may recognize this name from D.C. New Earth Flash comics but this new Meta is a little bit different from his comic counterpart besides some similar powers. Kilg%re ends up targeting tech giants currently in Central City but don't worry about Cisco (Although he may be having a little love problem this episode) Kilg%re seems to only be after a select few for reasons unknown.

The Flash aka Barry Allen seems to be taking a new breath in life, with his entire past trauma washed away. This Barry seems more like Season 1 Barry to the point he actually loves being the Flash again. Iris notices the changes too but everything may not be too kocher in the future husband and wife’s relationship. Got to admit I really love this Barry more then what we saw in Season 3 and the end of Season 2 but what seems to set this Barry apart from Season 1 is a huge boost in confidence to all most cocky levels.

When not dealing with a crazy Meta human who can hack into any technology he pleases just by looking at it the team is dealing with a slight change in dynamics with Barry’s return. Kilg%re really made this a thrilling ride of an episode so here's hoping we can see some more Kilg%re action in the future but who knows what the Thinker is planning. This episode throws out a huge question that I can't state without spoiling things that really changes the definition of Metahumans.


Barry Allen is also dealing with his brand new suit which comes equipped with a whole load of tech that Cisco probably shouldn't of put in the suit (For reasons that come into play in this very episode) but he has a sweet pair of visors that come over his eyes when running that allow him to analyze his foes on the go, which is SWEET it adds more depth to The Flash without him just running around all the time, maybe I just like Superheroes with technology... Might be why a certain novel character of mine is that way... Looking at you Aeris.

Overall these first two episodes were a nice return to a more light hearted yet action packed tone which was present in Season 1. Hey Season 1 had it's drama and angst, Reverse Flash made sure of it but the show knew when to have fun which is something I seriously missed in Seasons 2 and 3. This season looks to be a return to that while having a new menacing villain known as the Thinker taking the antagonist lead. Maybe I'm just tired of Doom and Gloom all the time, Gloom is a cool Pokemon though no offense to Gloom lovers... I was actually pretty tired when writing this forgive me.

For those who haven't watched these Episodes yet or want to rewatch them you can watch them for free on the CW TV app which you can project to your TV if you have the right equipment (Or Apple TV) just keep in mind advertisements will play throughout the TV Episode breaks, like a normal TV broadcast. Also you cannot change the quality settings on this app so watch your Data and Wifi limits.

Next week’s episode looks to be just as awesome but perhaps a little unlucky for Team Flash, including a returning Harry Wells from Earth-2. A new meta by the name of Hazard, played by Sugar-Lyn Beard, seems to have powers of luck on her side, bringing bad luck to others while racking in the riches for herself.


Apparently this character was also in the Infinity Inc comic series from the 80s where she used a special dice in conjunction with her powers to control probability itself. Itll be interesting how they incorporate her into The Flash but this episode looks to be another goldmine like the previous 2 episodes, did they hire new writers or something because Season 4 is killing it so far.

Anyway that episode will be airing October 24th at 8:00 PM Eastern/7:00 PM Central/5:00 PM Pacific depending on what time zone you live in. Im not actually sure if the show even airs outside of America and Canada.

Jim Carrey Relives One of His Best Movies


ALRIGHTY THEN I got a new movie trailer for you guys!

So you guys know Jim Carrey right? Hes that guy who wore that green mask in that movie and might have also been a pet detective as well as another green fellow in a Christmas movie. Yeah those are just the three movies I know him from the most but Jim Carrey has been in quite a lot of hit movies that birthed from his stand up comedy career which surprisingly struggled badly at the beginning before Jim refined his act.

Usually he puts on a hyper, sometimes insane character in those movies (Though he utilizes a lot more of his impressions and comedy skills in his actual standup comedy) but in 1999 he got to take on the role as another comedian, his idol Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. I dont know all too much about Andy nor have I seen Man on the Moon but apparently theres always been talks about what happened behind the scenes of the movie and that Jim Carrey never broke character even off filming. Footage from the behind the scenes did exist but was never released, until now. Jim & Andy is a behind the scenes documentary diving into Jim Carrey and his experience taking on the role of Andy, which apparently he went completely method for. (Which is what Andy himself did for all of his characters) A present day Jim Carrey (Massive beard included) will be looking back at the hours of footage recorded during Man on the Moon. This actually looks like a fun watch but oh boy Ive heard stories of this footage but was never quite sure how crazy Jim really was behind the scenes, this documentary will actually be releasing on Netflix later this November 17th.


So thats Jim Carrey acting and we really havent seen him in much lately but thats probably because another passion in his life has been taking hold, Art. Yeah believe it or not this man is actually one really good artist as I recently discovered via this next video.


Yeah this is definitely a side to him I never knew about. He seemed so calm in the video too it was shocking. Well I mean hes an actor/comedian so of course this is the real him behind the act but I had no idea he was an artist and a pretty awesome abstract one at that. That flaming heart is actually incredible. He also does figure sculpting which was also unexpected. Amazing what you find when you look past the surface, huh? Art can be a great creative outlet just as much as comedy and acting can so its awesome to see Jim finding a passion in art like this, now if he just knitted that would be great I would definitely mark him down as one of my favorite people of all time.

Out with Marshadow in with Silvally!


Before I end the blog for the day I have two updates that kind of coincide with each other. Remember that Marshadow event running at Gamestop? Well if you get to read this before Monday is over then get over to GameStop now before it ends because it ends TODAY! This will be your last chance (For a while) to get Marshadow so hurry up and get him, actually forget that it may actually be over Im not exactly sure how GameStop ends their events. I warned you guys last week so hopefully you all got him before it ended. Anyway GameStop is immediately starting a brand new event for Pokemon Sun and Moon in the form of a sweet Shiny Silvally! This Arceus like Pokemon even has a Shiny form similar to Arceus it seems as its body is now yellow instead of White (He must be related to the SNES). He comes holding a Gold Bottle Cap (Which I have never used those Bottle Caps yet believe it or not) and the moves Multi-Attack (Silvallys Signature move which changes depending on which memory disc hes holding, just like Arceus except Physical not Special) Parting Shot, Punishment and Scary Face. Despite Scary Face which is not a move I usually use this is a pretty sweet moveset. He comes with any nature so soft resetting will work on this guy for you competitive battlers! Apparently this is a tie in event for the new Shiny Silvally GX card So hopefully you wont have to buy anything to get him. (Though I wouldnt mind grabbing a couple packs of Pokemon Cards while Im there)

This event will run until November the 13th!

Thats all for today, sorry if it seems lack luster again Im still trying to reorganize after these hectic four weeks Ive just been through, the once a week blog will actually work out in the end, actually it already is with the separate sub headers and Im actually enjoying it again instead of feeling bogged down so expect next week to be interesting! I may have a new pack of Pokemon Cards to unpack and perhaps a viewing of a certain new season of RWBY to discuss and hey when was the last time I discussed a Harry Potter movie? You never know what Ill talk about next (Even though I practically just gave it away).

This was ZAK Entertainment


SEEEEE You next week! (Imagine this in a Jim Carrey voice and it makes sense, kind of.)

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