The DIC Version of the G.I. Joe Cartoon is Finally Available on DVD!

This post is mainly for G.I. Joe die hards that really followed the series and what went on over the years.  Just about everyone remembers the iconic G.I. Joe cartoon that ruled the 80's.  But for anyone that watched in 1989, some drastic changes took place that to me as a kid just seemed to be some freshening up of the looks of some of the characters and such.

What actually took place was the original company that produced the G.I. Joe cartoon, Sunbow Productions was taken over by DIC and the show was overhauled a bit.  For anyone that saw the 1987 "G.I. Joe The Movie," you saw the odd storyline where Cobra Commander was turned into a snake and Serpentor pretty much ran shit after that.  Well I remembered seeing Cobra Commander back in the DIC series, so for years I was confused on what went on between the movie and the new cartoon.  Well the DIC series kicks off explaining how things went down and explains how Cobra Commander got back to his regular form and everything was pretty well explained.

Some other big changes were Destro having a gold head instead of silver in this series, many other characters had some cosmetic changes, Sgt. Slaughter is in a much bigger role as a leader of G.I. Joe which was very cool, and of course the theme song changed to the "Got to Get Tough, YO JOE" version that many fans might remember.

In the grand scheme of G.I. Joe hardcore fandom, the DIC 1989-1991 version of G.I. Joe isn't looked at as overly great.  I enjoyed the series and the fresh looks and characters it provided, and enjoyed the fact that it explains the story from the movie, which was the height of my G.I. Joe fandom.  While the DIC series isn't better than the original overall, for anyone that wants the full complete story of the G.I. Joe cartoon, this is a must have that many have waited on for years.  "Series 2 Season 1" is the title of the DVD, so a second season is sure to be on the way next for the full G.I. Joe cartoon experience.

Whitney Houston Dies at 48

We've had quite a few death watches over the years here at Bunch of Jerks, some of which came to fruition like that of Amy Winehouse last year.  Whitney Houston kind of stayed off our radar I guess because she had problems for so long and kept more of it behind closed doors than most celebs today.  But earlier this afternoon Whitney Houston passed away in Beverly Hills at age 48. 

Houston had always been known to have a ton of problems that usually also included ex husband Bobby Brown.  They had a reality show a few years ago that gave us an idea of how crazy things were, but in recent years it appeared that Whitney had turned it around.  It seemed like getting away from Bobby Brown and even going back on tour had things back to somewhat normal for Houston, but while there has been no cause of death revealed, drugs immediately come to mind.

Of course with the Grammys tomorrow, look for the show to change quite a bit with everyone mentioning Whitney and probably a tribute or 2 as well.  Even though she had a screwed up life, she is still an icon in music that I personally can recall first hearing over 25 years ago.  Whitney Houston was a rare talent, and hopefully that is what is remembered most after this initial media frenzy on her death passes.

The Amazing Spiderman Trailer!

A lot of people have been on the fence about this, but after Spiderman 3, this was the only proper course of action, reboot the franchise, Batman Begins style, and start fresh and new. And after watching this trailer, I don't see anyone on that fence any longer. This looks awesome!

Avengers assemble! Extended Avengers Super Bowl Commercial!

So the Super Bowl commercials this year were pretty boring all together. None were funny, to me at least, and the movie trailers shown either looked like crap or I had already seen. And then, THEY ASSEMBLED. The Avengers trailer came on and holy crap. Check it out below. Loosen your pants.

MIA flips off the camera at Super Bowl Halftime. No one cares.

So every news site today is going crazy because MIA flipped off the camera during the Super Bowl Halftime show. You know who cares? News and media and those annoying parents. Here is the problem. If they didn't make such a fuss about it, no one would be talking about it today, no one cares. They get so upset over something that they actually bring more and more attention to it.

For one thing, they have now made MIA a household name. I can safely bet that less than 10% of people watching last night actually knew who the hell MIA is. On top of that, who really cares? Honestly if you get upset because some random average singer flipped off a camera then you need to get some priorities in your life straight.