ApocolyPS3 2010 (and Bioshock 2 MP Trophy Bug)

IF you own a Playstation 3 you had to put up with some insanely stupid shit this past week. Apparently the internal clock (the one on a battery that runs 24/7) didn’t know that 2010 wasn’t a Leap Year.

So…all of us with a Fat PS3, the new Slim ones were fine, had our dates set to December 31, 1999! No big deal you say, and it really wasn’t THAT big a deal, but it had a few other problems while we waited for the clocks to flip over to March 2nd and fix itself.

This is where the real hilarity ensued for me anyways. First of all, EVERY game you tried to play on ApocolyPS3 day would delete all your trophies for that game. Just gone. So let’s say you just got a Platinum Trophy on the best game in forever Demon’s Souls you lost that bitch the second you started the game…

Of course when the clock flipped all was well for most people. Well…some. If you synced your trophies recently you got them all back, but if you didn’t, you are screwed. IF you did all you have to do is put the game in and lad them up and then re-sync with the server and the magically appear again in tact. If you didn’t sync them they are gone forever.

The RAGE people had over this the next day was just high comedy. PArents probalby wish they had taken out a bigger life insurance on the kid. Look at this fat asshole:

Especially for one game in particular that I noticed because it was the one I had been playing. Bioshock 2. You see like other idiot game developers such as say Rockstar and GTA IV, they added a bunch of ONLINE multi-player trophies for you to get if you wanted platinum. Dumbest shit ever since half the people online are just there to boost and get their damn trophies. Why Bioshock 2 is unique is that it has 4 trophies that rely solely on your online rank. You get 1 for Level 10, 20, 30, and 40.

You can guess what happened. People playing Bioshock 2 during the ApocolyPS3 lost all their trophies just like everyone else, but a few people could actually play online that day (some peopel couldn’t even play games OFFLINE that day). During that time they could level up and many passed one of those trophy levels and got them that day. Since they weren’t synced they might be Level 23, but they don’t have their Level 20 trophy anymore which means they are SCREWED. You can’t go back at this point. You can never get it again unless you sign in with another PSN ID, which means you have to get all the trophies again, and your precious Platinum won’t be on your account you always use.

Even if Sony is a bunch of douches, at least the makers of BS2 care a little bit, although they have no idea how to fix it. IF you have the problem read this thread on their forums and see if they ever come up with a solution :D .

Crap TV Flashbacks: Heil Honey I’m Home

Heil Honey I’m Home may be one of the strangest sitcoms that was ever made. I’m sure from the title of it you can surmise it is probably about Hitler. It is. It was supposed to be a parody of American sitcoms on the BBC, that had the main characters of Hitler’s Nazi party in a typical sitcom style setting. You pretty much have to get that to even think this has a chance.

Audiences were not impressed. Heil Honey I’m Home was canceled after just ONE episode.

The premise to me is sort of funny, and if you are a real crotchety bastard I can see why you would find it offensive. It really had nothing to do with Nazi propaganda, or any of that crap. It was set up like I said as a parody of American sitcoms. Hitler was the lovable husband, and working man. Eva Braun was the lovable housewife with a strong personality. They had the typical nosy neighbors who were always pissing Hitler off, and having jokes at his expense.

While produced in 1990 for the BBC, the show actually looks, and is supposed to appear like a 50’s/60’s sitcom such as Leave it to Beaver, or the I Love Lucy show. A caption at the beginning of the episode presented the series as a ‘lost’ sitcom from the 50s, recently re-discovered.

People were offended. That is understandable because most people aren’t all that bright. They called it crass, trivializing of the Holocaust, and in poor taste. The producers said that the crassness was intentional, and part of the parody anyway. I’m sure many needed an over the counter sleeping pill to get to bed that night because of their being RAGE’D.

The sitcom was written by Geoff Atkinson and commissioned by satellite television channel Galaxy, part of British Satellite Broadcasting (which later became part of BSkyB). You gotta love that someone gave this a chance, and thought people were smart enough to “get it”. I Guess that was a mistake on their part, but it is always nice when someone takes a chance.

The show is considered one of the most controversial moments in TV history. There are actually some other episodes recorded, but the pilot was the only one that has ever aired. You can judge for yourself if it crosses the line by watching the first episode below. While I think the premise is brilliant, the laughter was a bit low on my watch even though I really wanted to give it a chance. Someone took a chance and I wanted to see how their crazy idea came to fruition.

Heil Honey I’m Home (Pilot):

Everyday Normal Guy

Not sure if this is funny for you, but I thought it was pretty solid. Nice to see someone rap about shit they actually are once in a while. Obviously it is meant to be sort of funny, but at the same time you can tell this guy thinks he is a serious rapper.

The best part of these videos is that he talks about the Contra 30 lives cheat code in the rap. You can’t lose when you use the Contra 30 lives cheat code in a rap IMO. Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start.

This guy is too normal to be checking out Outer Banks vacation rentals, but I am not.

Original Everyday Normal Guy:

Everyday Normal Guy v. 2:

Everyday Normal Crew:

No Retreat No Surrender-Stand On our Own Training Montage

While it isn’t often that we will post a music video here, but this one has found its way into our hearts. The music itself is sounds like ti comes from a Rocky movie, and that alone is enough to get on board.

What makes this video so outstanding is what happens at the 0:42 mark. Description alone doesn’t do it justice. Let’s just say that hopefully these guys have good a home insurance quote because they are gonna get hurt.

On a side note…if you actually read the comments on this video at Youtube you will find that there are people that take it as a serious video, and actually give it positive comments instead of ridicule as many of us would.

Crap TV Flashbacks: That ’80s Show

Everyone has seen, and probably enjoyed That ’70s Show. At least up until the past few seasons where everyone got out of high school, and decided to become a bunch of whiny losers with adding a bunch of terrible characters. Surely, the first 3-4 seasons were top notch though.

In true Fox Network style, they tried to capitalize on the success of That ’70s Show in 2002 with an obvious next step: That ’80s Show. They failed miserably. That ’80s Show failed to gain a wide audience and was canceled by Fox after 13 episodes, due to low ratings.

That ’80s Show (Wiki link) was set in 1984, and evolved around the lives of a group of friends living in San Diego, California. I think I saw maybe 1, or 2 episodes, but like everyone else I knew this show was garbage the first time I saw it. Of course i must have gave them a bit of leeway and tuned in for the 2nd episode before I decided it just wasn’t worth it. I would rather spend time searching for deals on lipozene, than bother watching this show again.

This is the intro to the FINAL Episode of the show. #13:

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