2018 Recap Predictions

Hey everyone, long time no write.  I guess 2018 has been a hectic and busy year for me as I have found very little time to blog, but I as the year is drawing to a close I revisited my 2018 predictions post from all the way back in January and I thought I would check in to see how I did on my predictions

Rey and/or Kylo Ren will appear in Soul Calibur VI:

This prediction won’t come true for this year, but with some Soul Calibur 6 DLC still upcoming in the next couple months it still could

Verdict:  Still Possible

Star Wars Episode IX Gets a title and it starts with an “Re” word:

Unless there’s an announcement before midnight today we won’t know the title of Episode IX until next year. My guess is the end of February at the latest, but likely January. I still think the title will begin with a “RE” word

Verdict: Still partly possible

A collection of the original Spyro trilogy will be released:

This one was almost a no-brainer and did come to fruition this year. Now I just want to see a Spyro/Crash co-op crossover game

Verdict:  Predicted!

We will see another 90s revival:

We didn’t get any major 90s resurrections this year and my top pick Home Improvement didn’t make a return although Tim Allen’s other show Last Man Standing was brought back by Fox

Verdict: Didn’t come true

The Fantastic Four and Guardians of the Galaxy will both return:

Although it didn’t happen exactly as predicted both team have come back

Verdict: Predicted!

A Shortened Season 14 will be Supernatural’s last:

Looks like Supernatural is still going strong and is just about to hit 300

Verdict: Didn’t come true

Arrested Development Season 5 will be better than Season 4, but not as good as the original series:

I was pretty spot-on with this one aside from predicting the new season would be released in August and not predicting it would be split into 2 parts. Part 1 of Season 5 was decent, but hopefully part 2 will be better whenever it comes out.

Verdict: Predicted!

A New Mortal Kombat game will be announced:

I almost thought this one wouldn’t come true, but low and behold it did with a pretty cool trailer and an April release date

Verdict: Predicted

 

Overall Verdict: With 4 predictions that came true and 2 more that could still possibly come true I think I did a pretty good job with my predictions for 2018

What are some of your predictions for 2018 that came true? What are some of your predictions for 2019?

Currently:

Watching(TV): Baskets(Season 3), Letterkenny(Season 3), Frasier(Season 6)

Watching(Movies): Aquaman

Reading(Comics): Old Man Logan

Reading(Books): Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Playing:  Spyro reignited Trilogy, Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Excited for: Mortal Kombat 11, Jump Force

 

That does it for this post. As always thanks for reading and any and all comments are welcome and appreciated.

 

 

 

Some Predictions for 2018

Hey everyone, we are just over 2 weeks in 2018 and as such I’ve been thinking about this year is headed, both personally and in other areas. That got me thinking about things I think might happen pop culture-wise this year. Some of this may turn out to be just wishful thinking, but here are just a few things I think might happen in 2018. Let me know if you agree or disagree with my predictions in the comments. Here are some of predictions for 2018 in no particular order

 

Rey and/or Kylo Ren will appear in Soul Calibur VI: Soul Calibur VI was announced last year for a 2018 release nearly 6 years after the last game which came out in 2012, well before Rey and Kylo Ren were introduced onto the  Star Wars scene. Soul Calibur already has a history of featuring Star Wars characters having featured Darth Vader, Yoda, and Vader’s Apprentice(from the Force Unleashed games) in Soul Calibur IV. While no Star Wars characters appeared in Soul Calibur V I could see the inclusion of Rey and Kylo for Soul Calibur VI even if it’s as DLC

Star Wars Episode IX Gets a title and it starts with an “Re” word:

With Episode IX coming out in May of 2019 instead of December I think we’ll see some announcements and teases for the conclusion to the Sequel Trilogy in the second half of this year, one of them being the title. If we follow the pattern set forth by the two previous third installments I think it will begin with an “Re” word, perhaps Resurrection. Then again The Last Jedi kind of broke the trend with Empire Strikes Back and Attack of the Clones, so we shall see

A collection of the original Spyro trilogy will be released: The Crash N. Sane Trilogy seemed to be a pretty decent success last year and I think perhaps that will convince Sony to release a collection of the first 3 Spyro games

We will see another 90s revival: Reviving 90s sitcoms seems to be pretty popular lately with shows like Fuller House and the upcoming Roseanne revival and I think we will see that trend continue in 2018. I’m partly hoping for a Seinfeld reunion, but I feel like Home Improvement will be the next 90s sitcom to make a return

The Fantastic Four and Guardians of the Galaxy will both return: The Fantastic Four was last seen in 2015 after the events of Secret War and the cancellation of their ongoing series and Guardians just ended their series with issue #150, but I think we will probably see both teams return by the end of the year most likely in the wake of whatever big event Marvel is leading to this summer. I think we’ll also see a slight change to the rosters of both teams with the Fantastic Four becoming the Fantastic Five with Franklin Richards officially becoming part of the team and I think the newly resurrected original Wolverine will end up becoming a Guardian as Earth has too many Wolverines already.

A Shortened Season 14 will be Supernatural’s last: As much as I love Supernatural I feel like it is getting a little long in the tooth and I think a final season needs to be planned out so the long-running show can get a proper send-off. I think a shortened season will allow for a more focused final season and also pave way for whatever spin-off the CW develops to come in as it’s midseason replacement.

Arrested Development Season 5 will be better than Season 4, but not as good as the original series: I’m a huge fan of Arrested Development(in case you can’t tell by my blog title) and this prediction is more based on opinion than fact, but after the weird format of Season 4 I think we’ll see a more back-to-basics Season 5(my guess is it will be released this summer. Maybe August) in 2018 that will still be good, but won’t quite be able to capture the magic of the first 3 seasons.

A New Mortal Kombat game will be announced:  There seems to be a new fighting game every two years from NetherRelm Studios, alternating between the Mortal Kombat and Injustice franchises and since Injustice 2 came out last year in 2017 I think we’ll see an announcement for a new Mortal Kombat game to be released in 2019. It will either be a continuation of the franchise or perhaps a sequel to Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.

 

What do you guys think of my predictions? Do you have some of your own?

 

Currently:

Watching(TV): Knights of Prosperity, X-files

Reading(Books):  And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer

Reading(Comics): Sweet Tooth

Playing:  DC Universe Online

 

Latest Comedy Video: Here’s my first stand-up comedy set of 2018

 

That does it for me. As always thanks for reading and any and all comments are welcome and appreciated.