Conan Goes to BlizzCon

Every year there's a convention that centers around the online role-playing game "World of Warcraft". Conan attended this year and filed a report on the goings-on.

Conan at the Track

Conan goes to the horse track and gets to call a race.

Another Event in Television History

The creators of The Greatest Event in Television History 1 and 2 are back but with a slightly more humble attitude. This time, they hope to create AN Event in Television History by filming a shot-for-shot recreation of the "Too Close for Comfort" intro.

Can they pull it off? Find out...

More Conan at 20

More Conan clips from the past 20 years were added to the Conan website.

Highlights include:

Seinfeld Auditions

2003 Year in Review (Clutch Cargo)

Late Night Rain Delay

Best of Late Night Comedy Vol. 1

Best of Late Night Comedy Vol. 2

Best of Late Night Comedy Vol. 3

Best of Late Night Comedy Vol. 4

Best of Late Night Comedy Vol. 5

Best of Tonight Show Comedy

Best of Conan Comedy Vol. 1

Best of Conan Comedy Vol. 2

And so forth...

IMDB 250 - Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

I don't really need to describe the plot or rate the various aspects of the film. This movie lives up to the Star Trek name, it's as good or better than the previous installment. It's a great action movie. It's everything you'd want a Star Trek movie to be, I think.

In this installment, I got particular enjoyment out of Simon Pegg's performance as Scotty and Karl Urban as Dr. McCoy. Both are excellent renditions of the legendary characters.

8/10.
Total "Top 250" Movies Seen: 373.

IMDB 250 - Like Stars on Earth (2007)

Like Stars on Earth (2007)

A boy struggles in school and in life until an inspired, vibrant teacher comes along and recognizes that he simply has dyslexia.

Well, it's tough to be cynical about a movie where a little boy realizes his potential because someone cared about him. I will say that this movie is charming and it is somewhat touching in some places. Having said that, it really isn't that good. It's cloying and obvious and filled with cookie-cutter scenes that we've all seen a thousand times. It also has too many songs and there's no reason for a dance number (yes, I know it's the cultural norm).

I wouldn't say it's awful but it's like a "very special episode" of "Growing Pains" if "Growing Pains" episodes were 3 hours long.

5/10.

Total "Top 250" Movies Seen: 372.