Edward Piercy

Shark, Octopus, Pop Star

Tuesday, 8. September 2009, 19:53:14

Giant Octopus grabs hold of a submarine.

The other night I stretched out on the couch and turned on the Sci-Fi
Channel on television and watched Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009).
The set-up is typical for this type of movie: Something really stupid
we humans do awakens a couple of havoc-wreaking sea creatures from
far back in geologic time -- a giant shark and a giant octopus. The
shark is about the size of an aircraft carrier and the octopus is as
big as Mt. Ranier. Oh and I should say too that the two were/are deadly
enemies. Before you know it all hell breaks loose, as hell always seems
to do. The giant shark eats the Golden Gate Bridge and a U.S. Navy missile
cruiser; meanwhile, the giant octopus takes out an off-shore oil rig and
a passenger plane and a few whales. The Japanese and U.S. governments of
course don't want the public to find out about the shark and the octopus
and starting a panic. So they keep everything a secret and send the Navy
in to try and kill the shark and the octopus.

One of the first to get wise to what is happening is a marine biologist
named Emma. Together with an Irish biologist and a Japanese scientist
they discover what is going on. The governments don't want them causing
any problems of course. But when they are unsuccessful at destroying
the creatures they pretty much forcibly recruit Emma and the others to
help them. The scientists are saddened that such a great research
opportunity will be lost. But eventually even they realize that the two
gigantic creatures aren't exactly fitting into the contemporary
ecosystem and will have to be put down. They come up with a plan to
lure the two creatures together, upon which the shark and octopus fight
a mighty battle against each other and are destroyed. And then the
world can get back to normal. Unfortunately.

Pretty much from the get-go it occurred to me that the actress who played
Emma looked very familiar. But I couldn't figure out where I had seen
her before. So I got onto Internet Movie Database and found out her
name was Deborah Gibson. Well that wasn't much help really, so I dug a
little deeper (it's nice being able to do this stuff on the Blackberry
while watching television) and discovered that Deborah Gibson was in
fact Debbie Gibson -- the famous 80s pop star. If you are too young to
remember her, Gibson was sort of the progenitor of teen singers like
Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus.

Since the 80s Gibson has continued to put out the occasional album and
has made a few movies besides Shark vs. Octopus. She also did an 8-page
photo spread for Playboy back in 2005 at the age of 34. So if there's
anybody out there who lusted after Debbie back in the 80s but was nervous
about the Jail Bait Mind Police as you tossed and turned in bed, it's
okay to lust after her now. Seriously, it really is. It's okay.

After Shark vs. Octopus I started watching Spring Break Shark Attack (2005).
But by that time I was on my third movie in a row where sharks go around
eating people, having seen one the night before that also, and was kind of
tired of it. So I turned off the television and went to bed.

Deborah "Debbie" Gibson.

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Comments

Linda # 8. September 2009, 20:10

Hmmmmm.

I watch SciFi channel all the time, but don't like horror movies or anything to do with monster sharks, so I forego that pleasure. Eureka on Fri. nights is another story. Love that show.

Edward Piercy # 8. September 2009, 20:14

I've never watched that. For a guy who likes sci-fi I don't end up watching the series very much. I got into Sarah Conner Chronicles for a bit, but then lost track of it. If I see any of it it's usually a rerun of Stargate SG-1 -- love that one.

dirk # 8. September 2009, 20:36

Debbie Gibson ... I remember her ... uuuh, long time ago ... but as well long time ago that I had a TV. I always liked SF serials like Babylon 5 and Roswell ...

Linda # 8. September 2009, 20:36

I miss Stargate SG-1 so much. I started watching that from the movie until it ended the series. Now, Amanda Tapping stars in a SciFi Channel series called Sanctuary that is coming back on this or next month. And they are going to have a new series as spinoff of Battlestar Galactica, too, I believe. Eureka is funny.

Edward Piercy # 8. September 2009, 20:40

@ Dirk.

Babylon 5 was good. Very underated I think.

@ Linda.

Thanks for the info. I love tapping so I might check Sanctuary out. You know the new BG I thought was brilliantly written. Unfortunately after watching it for years I missed the final 4 episodes or so that concluded the series.

Edward Piercy # 8. September 2009, 21:21

Found this courtesy of dreadcentral.com

Stardancer # 8. September 2009, 21:33

Where'd you find that pic of Lorenzo Lamas?

I never was a SciFi fan. Kinda liked the original Star Trek, until my sister made us shut up so she could record each and every episode so she could transcribe them and add to her Star Trek collection of Enterprise blueprints, Klingon language courses and paperback novels.

After that, not so much.

My son, however, is a huge--HUGE--SciFi fan. Can carry on a conversation with the best of 'em about all this stuff.

Very smart man.

Linda # 8. September 2009, 21:33

Edward, you can go to SciFi channel online and maybe see the episodes you missed. If not there, try Hulu.com. I watch a lot of the series on Hulu when I miss the scheduled ones.

I refused to watch Babylon 5 when it was on air, but since, I discovered the whole series on Hulu, and I watched every single episode from the start. I loved it. Would sit here and watch 2-4 episodes nearly every night till I got through all of them.

Edward Piercy # 8. September 2009, 21:53

@ Star.

Well if you're into Llamas -- I mean Lamas, I was reading that him and Deborah were kind of an item. Not sure if they still are or not.

Klingon language courses.

The have Klingon in the Rosetta Stone series, don't they?

@ Linda.

Thanks. I'll check it out.

On Babylon 5, I always liked Claudia Christian. Kinda had the hots for her for a while.

Allan # 8. September 2009, 21:54

One can also try http://www.justin.tv/

I don't know her. Not in the eighties, and not now. But I think shes got a nice butt. Bet it's prettier now than it was back then.

At first glance I didn't see that it was a submarine the octopus was holding. I thought it was the remote control. Hmme. I must be losing it.

Edward Piercy # 8. September 2009, 21:58

@ Allan.

Thanks for the link.

"I thought it was the remote control."

LMAO. Maybe it is. Maybe he got sick of the movie he was in and wanted to switch the channel.

Definite agreement about the butt.

Stardancer # 8. September 2009, 22:48

I'm serious about the Klingon language courses. My sister learned to speak Klingon. Twenty years later, my son found those same courses somewhere, and learned it, too.

Ever been cussed out in Klingon, Edward?

It ain't purty.

Edward Piercy # 9. September 2009, 01:32

You have to wonder who sat down and came up with all of that.

Linda # 9. September 2009, 03:46

Did Warf teach it?

I always had the hots for him.

Stardancer # 9. September 2009, 04:45

I don't know. I just know that all that just kinda blew any interest I might have in SciFi.

Darko # 9. September 2009, 04:52

"The Japanese and U.S. governments of course don't want the public to find out about the shark and the octopus and starting a panic."
But shark already ate Golden Gate Bridge and a U.S. Navy missile cruiser... How can it be hidden from a publicity?

I am the huge SF fan but giant creatures are not my favourites. I like movies like Alien, Start Trek, Predator,.... A classic

Stardancer # 9. September 2009, 04:55

I tried to watch Alien.

FREAKED. ME. OUT.

Seriously.

Nightmares.

Darko # 9. September 2009, 05:30

What?

Linda # 9. September 2009, 05:41

Dare, you meanie. Alien pretty much freaked me out, too, but I watched all the Alien movies anyway.

When that alien came up to Sigourney and started sniffing her all over with that slime dripping, I almost wet my pants.

I love science fiction, but monsters aren't my favorites. I like Apocalyptic movies and Doomsday movies and survival after. I watch The Day After every time it comes on TV. And ones like Armageddon, Event Horizon, 10.5, you get the picture.

Edward Piercy # 9. September 2009, 15:15

@ Darko

They were trying to hide it before the shark ate the bridge. Not so much success hiding it afterwards.

@ Star

Wanna see something REALLY scary? Bed Pillow vs. Dachshund. Now that one freaks me out. Both of my good Egyptian sateen pillow cases have been destroyed at this point.

@ Linda

Didn't Warf eventually migrate over to Deep Space 9?

Stardancer # 9. September 2009, 20:23

Linda # 10. September 2009, 02:26

Yes he did and Jadziah Daxx married him. I named my parrot Jadziah Daxx. (Just thought I would throw that in. haha I have watched every Star Trek series that has been produced. Love em.

Stardancer # 10. September 2009, 02:35

My son does, too. TNG is his favorite, though, I seem to recall. He gets a kick out of Data.

Edward Piercy # 10. September 2009, 02:41

I have 3 photos of Tasha Yar naked. Does that count as being a fan?

Linda # 10. September 2009, 03:42

I guess, although I didn't much like her. Wasn't she on Next Generation? Like Data. I loved Data too. I liked Lt. Troi too. And Commander Riker. Heck, I like nearly all the characters in all the Star Treks. Except the Kardassians. They were nasty.

Edward Piercy # 10. September 2009, 05:09

I never could stand the Ferengi.

Stardancer # 10. September 2009, 06:08

I like the Tribbles.

Linda # 10. September 2009, 06:11

Star, that is my favorite of all time original Star Trek episode. I LMAO every time I see it. That was so funny. And I WANTED a Tribble, really bad!

I had a love/hate relationship with the Ferengis Edward. They surely were ugly.

Stardancer # 10. September 2009, 06:14

I made a couple of Tribbles out of those pompoms we used to put on our skates. (Remember those?

)

Wasn't the same. No purring.

And they didn't reproduce nearly as fast.

Linda # 10. September 2009, 06:19

hahaha. They sure lulled the crew into jelly didn't they? They were so SWEET.

I never owned any skates but my sister did. I do remember the pompoms. I was a klutz when it came to anything that needed coordination. I just don't have any.

Stardancer # 10. September 2009, 09:09

My mom gave me the skates she was wearing when she met my dad back in the '50's. Original wooden wheels. I kid you not.

I replaced the wheels with some bright red polyurethane ones, and put 5 pompoms on each skate. (Saved the wooden wheels. Keepsakes, ya' know.

) I had the coolest skates in the rink.

Linda # 10. September 2009, 22:28

Sounds like you did at that! I skated a few times at the skating rink we had between Gilmer and Bettie, Tex. Remember how they used to have skating rinks everywhere in the 50s. I wonder if any of them still exist?

Stardancer # 11. September 2009, 00:19

I wasn't alive in the '50's. But I used to skate a lot in the '70's. That was before street skating. Went to the rinks. Rink skating seems to experience a revival every 10-15 years or so. I'm glad. I like to watch it.

Linda # 11. September 2009, 04:27

It was where all the teenagers hung out when I was living in Gilmer. On a weekend you could find all your friends there----and a good place to meet fellers, too.