Most Anticipated Games of Fall 2011

by Kyle Drapeau

Welcome to the inaugural column written by Kyle “The Closer” Drapeau, a nickname coined by under..scoop..FIRE! creator @HowardTheDeck that I intend to stick with because it’s better than anything I’d try to make up. My columns are going to cover video games because I’ve been playing them since conscious thought set in when I was a […]

Fantasy Football has become a Social Network

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Think hard. Can you name anything that has grown over 60 percent in the last 4 years? The suspense has been compromised by the title of this article, but if connecting the dots isn’t your thing the answer is fantasy football. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association’s website, over 32 million people in the […]

Me, My Son & CM Punk (by Tank)

by Chris Tanski

I turned 35 years old in 2011. Much of those 35 years were spent in front of the television watching professional wrestling. Every Saturday morning of my youth I would plop down and watch WWF Superstars before I would go out and play for the day, but I wasn’t the typical wrestling fan. While most […]

4 Tips for Surviving High School

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Back to school!   The time has arrived for most learning institutions to reopen for the school year, as many ‘children of the 80s’ are getting ready to send their own children off to class. Some are sending their “little ones” into high school, which can be a daunting reality. This has gotten me thinking […]

UnderScoopFIRE Podcast #5 – WWE SummerSlam Preview/Review

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The UnderScoopFIRE Podcast is dedicated to children of the 80s. All of our episodes are available for FREE in the iTunes store or on BuzzSprout.com for non-Apple devices (no account necessary). The UnderScoopFIRE Radio Network presents FOUR podcast series: 1. The UnderScoopFIRE.com Podcast 2. MadCast (Mad Men Podcast hosted by Corey Chapman & Joe Zicari) 3. The (Title Pending) Movie Podcast with Tank & […]

Podcast #4 – “Caged Wisdom” (The ‘Arrested Development’ Podcast)

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Heard the latest plot rumor about the Arrested Development movie? We discuss it here, as well as a casting call for Ron Howard’s “movie within the movie”, and some great clips from the show! We introduce the characters and break down the pilot for new or aspiring Arrested Development lovers. Check it out and leave […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles CBGB T-Shirt

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Another cool creation by underscoopfire contributor Chris Tanski. If you missed his “Bluths” Arrested Development shirt with the Ramones-esque logo check it out here. This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt in the CBGB style is a great gift for any TMNT fan. Follow this link to purchase the shirt or browse the rest of Tanski’s […]

Mr. Serious Presents: A Love Letter to Eddie Murphy

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

Dear Mr. Eddie Murphy- Hi! I hope you are well. My name is Corey and I am a huuuuuuge fan, from your early days on the small screen as a not ready for prime time player on “Saturday Night Live” to your break out theatrical performances in “Beverly Hills Cop” and “48 Hours”. Heck, I […]

Arrested Development Movie Plot Rumor

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Thanks to the fine folks at Screen Rant, we have some fresh Arrested Development news to chew on for the day. Supposedly the plot has leaked for the upcoming Arrested Development movie. Here is the quote from Screen Rant: “Ron Howard is making a movie about the Bluths using an A-List cast. But Dr. Tobias […]

UnderScoopFIRE Podcast #3 – Sinkholes, Aliens & Back to the Future

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

The UnderScoopFIRE Podcast is dedicated to children of the 80s. All of our episodes are available for FREE in the iTunes store or on BuzzSprout.com for non-Apple devices (no account necessary). The UnderScoopFIRE Radio Network presents THREE podcast series: 1. The UnderScoopFIRE.com Podcast 2. MadCast (Mad Men Podcast hosted by Corey Chapman & Joe Zicari) 3. The (Title Pending) […]

How Fantasy Sports Explains the World – Preview

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

If you are a fan of underscoopfire.com, chances are you play or have played Fantasy Sports. If you have, it is likely that you have heard of AJ Mass, one of ESPN’s fantasy analysts. Mass has written this book, How Fantasy Sports Explains the World: What Pujols and Peyton Can Teach Us About Wookiees and Wall […]

Arrested Development Paper Dolls

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

These are awesome. Thanks to long-time friend and talented author Ford Collins for sending them my way. Head on over to BuzzFeed to check out the complete collection. Make sure to use their inventive ranking system that places their posts into categories based on reader votes. Personally, I voted ‘LOL’ and ‘Win’ for these Arrested […]

Clark can’t be Superman, he’s too mild mannered!

by Chris Tanski

Over the years I have had a love/hate relationship with Superman. I mean come on, he’s Superman for one thing. What kid doesn’t want to be him? He can fly, he is super strong and he always gets the girl. Don’t get me wrong Batman is more badass but Supes was the man, the Man […]

Top 5 Necessary Evils of Childhood Sports

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

There’s a group of guys that gets together every Sunday afternoon and plays a fairly organized game of wiffleball at the little league fields next to our house. Regrettably, I am not one of those guys, but I support them nonetheless. They have what looks like a manual scoreboard, a video camera on a tripod, […]

Go the F*ck to Sleep – A Children’s Book

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

When we launched this site, we promised survival tips for children of the 80s living in today’s world. So many of us in this age range are now or are soon to be experiencing parenthood. If a survival guide is necessary for any territory we will ever enter, this is the one. I was amazed […]

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