Monday 9 June 2014

True Blood, Marvel & DC stuff, Crossbones and Rangers choke to the Kings

True Blood is returning soon, on Sunday 22nd June to be precise. I have to admit that I am actually just a little bit excited about this. This is the fifth and final season so it will be interesting to see where they take things. Apparently the storyline between Pam and Eric is being kept closely under wraps!

To whet your appetite (who am I kidding, as a reminder for and to whet mine), here's the first two trailers:



In the Marvel world we have the impending release of superhero epic Guardians Of The Galaxy. Here are the two new trailers for the film which is due to drop in August.



In other Marvel news it has also been revealed that in the upcoming Agent Carter series (with Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter) we will be seeing Dominic Cooper return as Toni Stark's dad, Howard Stark.

Marvel have also offered some hints as to some other potential movies that are coming up as they have trademarked a number of titles. Some of these are already known about but there are some new things i the mix: Age of Ultron, Alpha Flight, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, New Warriors, Rocket Raccoon, Strikeforce: Morituri, Journey Into Mystery, Irredeemable Ant-Man.

Over in the DC world, along with Gotham that is currently in production, The Flash has been approved as a series on CW. Here's the extended trailer:



Tonight we watched the first episode of Crossbones. The tale takes place on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. This unique place of piracy, theft and outlaws is reigned by the fearsome pirate captain Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard. But a scheme has been designed to throw Blackbeard from his throne. An assassin, Tom Lowe, is sent with the task to execute the pirate leader. However, as Lowe moves closer towards Blackbeard, he starts to admire his ideas and involvement in the rogue society. And of course, Lowe will not be Blackbeard's only enemy. John Malkovich plays an interesting Blackbeard and the first episode shows promise. It's certainly a vast improvement on the very disappointing Black Sails.



The day finished off with game three of the New York Rangers v L.A. Kings Stanley Cup Finals. The Rangers go into this game losing the series 0 - 2 so far. In the Stanley Cup Finals you just have to win four games out of seven. I would be happy to get a win tonight though to make the series 1 - 2 rather than having to climb the mountain of a 0 - 3 deficit. Sure the Rangers managed to recover from a 1 - 3 gap in previous games but it would be tough to repeat that against the Kings. Let's hope that a) the Rangers bring their A game, b) the Rangers don't give up any more two goal leads, c) the refs call the game evenly and c) the Rangers have the desire and heart to push this series and prove they are contenders for the Stanley Cup!

Apparently the NHL server was down so I'll do my best to make my updates accurate. It was end to end play in the first ten minutes. Shots on goal from both teams were low and it was quite a cagey start. Both teams had a couple of good chances but the goalies were on form. Rangers failed to convert on the power play and then Kings scored right on the buzzer (less than a second to go). At the end of the first period the Rangers were trailing 0 - 1. There were some shots on goal LOL

Second period started with Kings pressure and then the Rangers ended up on the penalty kill. As soon as that was over the Rangers were back on the penalty kill again once again for a high stick FFS! Next thing we know and it's a Kings power play goal and Rangers are down 0 - 2. I wonder if the Rangers have what it takes to fight back and level up a two goal deficit? Kings get called for elbowing and so the Rangers are back on the power play. Rangers had some good plays but Quick was ready for them every time. It wasn't long before the Rangers were back on the power play again. If you don't shoot you can't score! Straight after that the Kings were on the power play. Rangers killed that off. Sadly Kings were 0 - 3 up with 02:46 left in the period. Rangers went back on the power play for the last couple of minutes. Rangers were down 0 - 3 at the end of the second.

A miracle on ice was needed in the third period. Kreider was out of the blocks and had a shot in the first seven seconds. Another Rangers power play started well but quickly fell apart. Somehow the Rangers managed to keep things at 0 - 3 with ten minutes left in the third. Shots at that point were 29 - 15 in favour of the Rangers. With five minutes left it was still 0 - 3. Rangers pulled Lundqvist with 04:21 remaining. With 02:30 remaining Rangers were still unable to score with the extra man. One minute left and no change. Third period ended with the Rangers losing 0 - 3 and now trailing the period 0 - 3. Shut out on home ice is SO embarrassing.

Rangers now have to win FOUR straight games. Can they do it? No, I really don't think they can although I would love to be proved wrong. Rangers did well to get this far but it quite clear why L.A. Kings are in the finals!


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