Holy smack! The end of April is already here. Today, I have some video goodies to share. I’ve already stated my love for documentaries on a previous post. If it wasn’t for the lack of cable tv I wouldn’t be watching as many documentaries as I do now. Some of them are just “ehh..”. The ones I’m posting today are the ones I’ve shared with others just to talk about it. Let’s get it started!
Mike Tyson documentary (the older one) – Mike Tyson was always in the media when I was growing up. I remember playing Punch Out! on the good old blow-the-cartridge-and-insert-but-not-all-the-way NES, hearing about him going to jail, and the infamous biting incident. Basically, I just witnessed him on his decline in boxing. This documentary showed me why he was a great inside the ring and maybe not so much outside the ring. It leaves off with his time in jail which leads us into the next documentary to cover the rest.
Tyson (the newer documentary) – This one is more of an autobiographical interview of Mikey’s life. You’ll hear his take on what went on in his past. I found it hilarious and interesting. A sign of a good movie is when I start to reinact lines from it and I’ve found myself doing that with Tyson. Good watch!
Discovery Channel’s Rise of the Video Game – As I said, I was playing Mike Tyson’s Punch Out! and became very frustrated trying to beat Soda Popinski. Even before that we had a Sega Master System which has a built in maze game. After the NES I grew up using a Gameboy on long drives and mastered Mario Kart on the SNES. We skipped the N64 and got a Playstation and loved Symphony of the Night. The last console was the beloved Sega Dreamcast and had burned an entire collection of games. I was done with consoles but then again I had Counter-Strike to take up my time. I used to play hours and hours for an entire year! Where’s that skill now? Rise of the Video Game is a six part series chronicling the advent of the video game and major milestones in its evolution. Since I haven’t been a serious gamer in years, it’s interesting to see how it all began and where it’s going. I had a blast when it covered the timeframe when I was into gaming. If you’ve grown up playing games, this is a must see.
BBC’s Soul Deep – This documentary series was recommended by my brother. Many of my music favorites have been recommended by him and this documentary is no different. Soul Deep chronicles the advent and evolution of popular black music. The series talks about many famous artists such as Ruthie Brown, Etta James, Jaime Fox, I mean, Ray Charles, Sam Cook, Little Richard, Otis Redding, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, and many others. My parents played soul and R&B music while I was growing up. I remember my dad trying to play Roberta Flack’s Killing Me Softly on his electronic keyboard. As I grew older I found I knew words to songs who’s artist’s names left me clueless. Funk and soul music prevailed in my teen breakdancing years. What are serious relationships without slowjams? How could we have slowjams without popular black music? haha. Well, we’d have some but with less feeling. I have a piece of art hanging on my living room wall. It states, “music comforts the soul” and Soul Deep comforts my musical mind. Also, the Beyonce audio board feed is funny but apparently false.
If there’s anything you should get from this post, it’s to watch the Discovery Channel and BBC. HBO’s good too. Now, find these videos! You tube them while watching ninja videos to train against torrents.
