Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Monday Mystery: The Oakville Blobs

Oakville, Washington is a rainy town. That’s why none of the town’s 665 inhabitants were surprised to wake up on August 7, 1994 to find it had rained during the night. The rain began around 3am that morning, and on-duty Officer David Lacey of the Oakville Police Dept. was one of the only people […]

The 20 Most Important Mustaches in Sitcom History

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

What makes a mustache important? That’s like asking what makes a man manly. A mustache, for one, makes a man manly. Other things that can up your manly factor in the absence of a mustache: beer, comic books, fantasy sports, fine cheeses, all-purpose shorts, and never using a faucet to get rid of dorito-coated […]

Six Great Things Disney can do with Star Wars

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

By now everyone within 2 million light years of a Death Star blast radius has heard the news. Disney has acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. The byline that set the world on fire was the fact that the merger has set in motion plans for Star Wars Episode VII, already scheduled for a 2015 release. […]

Podcast #52 – Star Wars is Back!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The last 36 hours have certainly been interesting. Hard to believe it has only been a day and a half since the news broke of Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, as the internet is abuzz with a new hope. We scrambled the X-Wings and got together Halloween night to record our reactions to the news, […]

Star Wars Character Power Rankings: Post-Return of the Jedi

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Ask most Star Wars fans who the most powerful character in the Star Wars Universe is, and you’ll get a small handful of unique responses. My guess is most will say Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, or possibly Yoda. Based on each of those candidates’ respective bodies of work, all three are admirable selections. Thing is, […]

Podcast #50 – Fifty Shades of Scoop

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Five active Roundtable Voltron lions enter this podcast. Only 4 will leave. Let’s get back to that later, for now – it’s time to celebrate! The boys of UnderScoopFire commemorate the 50th podcast episode with our favorite clips, stories, and some “Unsolved Mysteries” from the first 49… What Howie is SCOOPin’ In this […]

Seen the Iron Man 3 Trailer Yet? Here it is!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

From YouTube: Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against […]

10 Television Opening Themes I Never Fast Forward Through

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Television advertisers really have to work to capture our attention today. Before the days of recording, digital or otherwise, we were captives during our favorite TV shows. Subject to whatever products and services the advertisers had paid to present to us, watching the commercials was an inevitable part of the experience. Whether consciously or […]

Addictions, Vices and Obsessions: 8 Pop Culture Characters We Love Despite (or because of) Them

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Think back for a moment. Who are some of your favorite TV and movie characters of all time? My guess is that most of the characters you’d name possess some quality or passion that you can relate to. Whether it’s their pride, their love for their family, or even their witty charm- there’s something there […]

The History of the Hashtag

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Wait. Isn’t that a pound sign? That was my reaction the first time I heard ‘#’ referred to as a “hashtag”. Maybe I’m old fashioned. I’m definitely out of the loop on most things, and the hashtag was no different. I’ve never participated in any internet chat forums, and I was a relative late […]

Deadpool Listens to the UnderScoopFire Podcast in between Mercenary Jobs

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Sure-fire UnderScoopFire Brigade Hall of Famer to-be Andrew Kapellusch recently offered to draw a comic book character of our choice. Our pick was obvious, it had to be the Regeneratin’ Degenerate, the Merc with a Mouth, the patron saint of UnderScoopFire, Deadpool! This is how cool Andrew is: he normally sticks to drawing DC characters, but […]

UnderScoopFire Action Figures attend NYCC (Seriously) (PHOTOS)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Fire Brigade Hall of Famer Meister Shake has outdone himself. Sadly, despite living within reasonable driving distance, no one from UnderScoopFire was able to attend New York Comic Con this year. That is, until Meister Shake smuggled action figure versions of us into the event. Check out the pictures below- it looks like there was […]

The Greatest Event in Television History aired last night

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

If you know me at all, you know I love my hyperbole- but this time I’m not speaking in superlatives. I’m not calling the 15 minute special that aired last night on Adult Swim “the greatest event in television history”, no- it was actually called The Greatest Event in Television History. A few weeks ago, […]

National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists Announced – VOTE for your Favorite!

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Since 1998, every year the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY inducts a new class of toys into its prestigious ranks. The finalists for 2012 induction were recently announced, and I thought it would be interesting to let you vote on which toy you would induct into the hall of fame. Previous inductees […]

Kayfabe Twitter Battle of the Week: Arnold Schwarzenegger vs Dolph Ziggler

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

File this one under “Verbal Sparring that Could Only Happen on Twitter”… ..and slot it right ahead of John Stamos vs. Deadpool. Yesterday, WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler sent a seemingly innocuous tweet about picking up Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book. Arnold responded, and from there it got a bit tense.. and awesome. See for yourself: […]

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