Hurka Does: Bad SyFy Movies: Sharknado

Hello again everyone!  It has been a while since I last posted anything here, but with tonight's airing of Sharknado 2, I felt that the time was right to jump into a subject that I have loved for quite some time.  You see, I love bad SyFy movies.  I don't love them just to love them, I love to celebrate them for how bad they are.  You see, anyone can tell you how good The Godfather or Citizen Kane is.  I'm here to tell you how badly good some of these movies are, and we're going to start with the original Sharknado.


Before we get started though, I want to introduce you to my grading scale that I'll use for these movies: the Sharktopus. Say hi to the Sharktopus!








Don't worry, I'm going to get to that movie soon enough, but for now, let me explain how the grading scale works.  Basically, I'm going to grade what I want to grade in the movie on a scale from One Sharktopus to Five Sharktopi.  There are Half Sharktopi as well, so there's some room in there.

Now that we have that out of the way, it's time to watch Sharknado!

The Eagles Season Is Over: A Look Back

For a week, Eagles fans heard the same things over and over again.  They heard that the Saints had never won a road playoff game, that Drew Brees wasn't the same quarterback on the road, that the Saints had limped into the playoffs and that the Eagles were the hot team.  Well, as of about 11:20 on Saturday night, the Saints had won a road playoff game, and while Brees was not his best, he did just enough to get New Orleans past the Eagles and into the next round of the playoffs.

Just like that, the 2013 Philadelphia Eagles season is over.

Hurka Does Sports: Eagles Breakdown: Chargers 33, Eagles 30

It took me a few days to get over this game, and even though the Eagles looked good doing a few things against San Diego on Sunday, there were certainly some issues out there as well.  It's clear that Chip Kelly's offense isn't perfect yet, and the defense...well, that's not that good right now.  Let's dive in and see how things went.

Hurka Does Sports: Eagles Breakdown: Eagles 33, Redskins 27

A new NFL season is here, and the first Eagles game of the season has come and gone.  Chip Kelly made his initial impression on the NFL last night with a 33-27 win over the defending NFC East champion Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football.  While the Eagles did get the win, there is still plenty of room for improvement, as well as plenty to be happy about.  Let's break it down.

Hurka Does MMA: UFC 1: The Beginning

So here's the deal.  The Phillies are simply going through the motions until their season is over, the Eagles are three weeks away from having games count, and the Sixers and Flyers are still in the offseason.  There's only so many lists that I can count down, and I really don't want to start another one, so I'm going to move in another direction for now.  For those of you that don't know, I'm also a huge MMA fan, specifically the UFC.  I also either physically have or have on my hard drive almost every UFC event ever.  While I doubt I'm going to get through them all, there's no harm in trying, right?

So, I'm going to start from the beginning, and work my way as close as I can to present day.  I'm not saying how long it's going to take me to get there, but let's get this party started.  To do so, we're going to take a trip 20 years into the past.  Bill Clinton had just entered the Oval Office, Jurassic Park was in theaters and the Phillies were on their way to their first National League pennant in 10 years.  In the world of mixed martial arts, things were just getting started.  In November of 1993 in Denver, Colorado, an organization held a tournament to see who the best fighter on the planet was, and the UFC was born.  Let's look back, shall we?

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #10-1

It has taken more time than I even want to think about, but we have finally reached the end.  We've gone through 90 other athletes that have impacted Philadelphia sports, and now, we've reached the final ten members of this list.  By this point, just about anyone reading this is going to know the names of the people on this list, it's just a matter of where they are going to be.  So, let's get into the end of this list.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #20-11

It has taken more time than I ever thought it would, but we have officially reached the Top 20 of this list of the Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time. As we get closer and closer to the top of this list, there are going to be names that could very well be switched with someone else at this point, but remember that everyone from this point on is the cream of the crop when it comes to Philadelphia sports.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #30-21

We have reached the top 30 athletes in Philadelphia sports history, and the closer we get to the top, the more memorable the players get.  We're down to the best of the best now, so let's get started.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #40-31

Happy belated New Year, everyone!  I'm currently laid up as the flu is running through my body, but that's not going to stop me from posting the next installment of the Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time.  We're entering the home stretch now, and as we get closer to the top of the list, the players are only going to get better.  So, sit back and enjoy.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #50-41

Merry Christmas everyone!  While most of you are digesting a big family dinner, it's time to hit the halfway point of the Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time.  Before we continue on the list, let's take a quick look at who has made it so far.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #60-51

We're getting close to the end of the year, and we're also getting close to the halfway point on this countdown of the Top Philadelphia Athletes of All Time.  Just like the rest of this list, the athletes listed here are some of the best that the city of Philadelphia has ever seen.  So, sit back and enjoy the next ten entries.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #70-61

So, about that whole posting more often thing...work has not been the most helpful when it comes to actually getting time to update anything, let alone write up a post about Philadelphia sports.  Add into that the bad news that has hit Philadelphia sports since my last set of postings, and you can understand I haven't exactly been that motivated to write about anything Philadelphia sports related at this point.  Anyway, this list is getting closer to the half-way point, so here we go again.

Hurka Does Booze: Presidential Election Results Drinking Game

It's been a long, long election season now, and the votes have almost all been cast, and it's time to find out a winner.  You know what that means...you can drink to that!

I've got a few Presidential Election Results Drinking Game rules, so if you want to have a good time tonight while watching the results come in, here you go!

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #80-71

Someone do me a favor and remind me to post updates on this list more than once a month, could you please?  Seriously though, I know it's been a while again, but life just hasn't been all that accommodating, what with the hurricane and work and what not.  Plus, the Eagles have been horrible lately, and the last thing that I've wanted to do is think about that team any more.  Regardless, let's get this started again with numbers 80 through 71.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #90-81

Ok, so it's been a little while since I last posted an update to this list.  Work, coupled with the start of football season/end of baseball season has left me with little time for updating on here, but that's hopefully going to change with today's post.  We continue the list of top Philadelphia Athletes with our next ten members.  Let's get started.

Hurka Does Booze: Drinking Football

The NFL season is just about to start, and while there are plenty of Giants and Cowboys fans out there getting ready for this game tonight, there are more football fans that are looking for a reason to enjoy the game.  That's where Drinking Football comes in.

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Athletes of All Time: #100-91

With the NFL season starting tonight, there's no better time to get this list started.  Despite the lack of championships in Philadelphia in my lifetime, there have been some tremendous athletes that have come through this city.  Ever since the Phillies started playing baseball back in 1883, fans have had their favorite players and have debated who is the best.  This list is here to help answer that.  It's not a perfect science, but it's here for you to look over and debate as well.  With that, let's get started.  It's going to be a fun ride.

We have a winner!

The votes have been cast, and I've got my next topic to write about.  I had a feeling that this topic would win, considering most of the people that read this are Philadelphia sports fans.  With that in mind, I will be writing about the Top 100 Philadelphia Sports Athletes of all Time.

Now, there are a couple of ground rules that I'm going to lay down right now, so if you have any issues with my list, refer back to this post to see why I'm doing what I'm doing.

First of all, this is going to be a list of professional athletes from the four main teams that are in Philadelphia today.  That means there will be no college athletes or members of the Philadelphia Athletics on this list.  There were some that could have been put on here if I had gone that route, but I decided against it.  My list, my rules.

Second, when it comes to the Phillies and their over 100 year history, it was a little bit tougher.  When it came down to it, I left off just about every player before 1900 and I only have a few on the list from before baseball was integrated.  There's a few reasons for that.  The game of baseball changed so much after integration that the numbers before 1947 aren't necessarily the most accurate.  The other thing is that the Phillies weren't that good before the Whiz Kids came around back in 1950.  Don't expect too many pre-1950s Phillies to be on this list.

Finally, there are some athletes that you might think should be on this list that won't be.  I'm going to get some honorable mentions out of the way right now.  Here are some athletes that you won't see on the list.

What do you want to see me post next?

Alright, it's late on a Friday morning, I may have had a few beers to drink and the Sixers may or may not have traded for Andrew Bynum, but I want to ask all of the people that check my blog out a question.

What should I write about next?

I've got all kinds of different options available to me, all of them being entertaining.  I'm leaving it up to you, in a two week poll, to tell me what you want to see.  I'll update before that with different things, and if there is a runaway winner, I'll go with that choice.  Here's what I have as options right now.

UFC Events: I have every UFC Pay Per View ever.  I'm not joking.  I can watch them all and break them down as only I can.

Old School WWE Events: Likewise, I also have a collection of the "Big 4" WWE events.  If you want to read my recaps on those, vote there.

Rewatches of Hell's Kitchen: Probably my favorite reality show.  Nothing beats a British man cursing at Americans that can't cook.  I'd start from season one and go from there.

Rewatch of an old TV Show: If it's Lost, 24, something along those lines, then I'll have no problem.  Something too complicated, then there might be a problem.

Long Running Reality Show Rewatch: I'm thinking Survivor here.  It's 20 something seasons long.  Please, don't make me write that much.  It'll take me three years.  You can if you want to, though.

Another Top 100 List: The next one would be Top 100 Philadelphia Sports Athletes.  I'm not sure if it would be during my lifetime or all time.  I would work with that.

So there you go, those are your choices.  There's a poll over ----------->>>>  in that general direction, so please vote!  I want to know what you want to see next!!

Hurka Does Sports: Top 100 Philadelphia Sports Moments in the Last 28 Years: #10-1

Real life just came up and smacked us all in the mouth, didn't it?  I was just about to finish this list yesterday when the news broke about Andy Reid's son passing away.  I'm not going to comment that much on it, save for my condolences to the Reid family, but I would like to say one thing.  Philadelphia, for all of the knocks and negative stories that come out, knows how to come together and support someone who is going through a terrible moment in their life.  There is nothing that can even come close to losing your first born son, and I don't know that feeling, but the words and respect shown by Philadelphia fans to the Reid family has been amazing.  It's what makes this city and us as fans so great.  We may question calls by coaches and managers, we may boo you until we can't talk any more, but when the chips are down, there's no one else I would want to have on my side.

I'm always proud to be a Philadelphia sports fan, and while the last 48 hours have been horrible for the Eagles and the Reid family, the fans, myself included, will be there with our love and support for our coach.  He's been here 14 years, we've seen his kids grow up here.  To lose one of them, no matter the circumstances, is horrible.  Coach Reid, you and your family have my support and condolences, and the support, condolences and prayers of every Philadelphia fan around the country and the world, I'm sure.

With that, let's move on to the final moments that have made being a Philadelphia sports fan so great.