That
television show is WMAC Masters.
Strangely, my confusion may have been because that show used the
terms “battle dome” and “battle zone” for the areas in which
the fighters would meet. To sum up what I learned from Wikipedia,
WMAC Masters lasted
for two seasons from 1995-1997. While it was a scripted show that
provided stories with lessons, it also contained rehearsed fighting
with seasoned martial artists, many of whom were stunt doubles on The
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
The
main goal for the competitors was to win The Dragon Star. In order to
do that, a competitor needed to earn enough victories on their Dragon
Belt. Once they received Full Dragon Belt status, they would
challenge the current holder of The Dragon Star.
The
show had a video game feel to it. There were power bars on the sides
during fights to show who was winning. As Golak pointed out correctly
in the podcast, the show was hosted by Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce
Lee.
Here's
the first of four parts to an episode of WMAC Masters that
was out on YouTube entitled “Quest for the Dragon Star.” If you
watch all four parts as I did, it has everything you could want.
First, a story focusing in on Olympus's goals with a nice life
lesson. Then, there is a hilarious montage song, “Quest for the
Dragon Star,” as Olympus obsesses over the Dragon Star throughout
New York City (with random appearance by radio personality and former
WWE host Todd Pettengill). This is followed by the matches for the
episode where you get to experience the cartoon world of the WMAC.
Much
like WMAC Masters,
Battle Dome was a
short-lived syndicated program lasting from 1999 to 2001. As Golak
mentioned on the podcast, it combined elements of American
Gladiators with professional
wrestling-style characters. The Battle Dome's “Warriors” would
compete against contestants. The most notable Warrior on the show was
T-Money, who was portrayed by actor Terry Crews, who has now moved on
to be the lead in the TBS show, Are We There Yet? and
appeared in The Expendables.
Others who appeared on the show included “Downtown” Julie Brown
as a sideline reporter, Bobbie Brown (famous for being the woman in
Warrant's “Cherry Pie” video) as an on-camera assistant, and
bodybuilder Michael O'Hearn who was a part of both installments of
American Gladiators.
Here's a scene from Battle Dome:
Also,
Hall & Oates will be appearing at the LC Pavilion in Columbus on
September 2, 2012. Needless to say, The Sumukh and Golak Attack will
be in attendance. Here are our favorite Hall & Oates songs:
Golak
Sumukh
Golak's Father's Day Epilogue
The 1997 smash-hit (may not actually be a smash-hit) movie Father's Day has been brought up many times on Comedifans--and in everyday conversations between me and Sumukh.
You may currently know the rapscallion son that Williams and Crystal are chasing as Peggy's boyfriend from Mad Men.
Before playing an uppity, liberal journalist following stories around the country, he was playing an uppity kid following a girl around the country who was following band Sugar Ray around the country.
Following Sugar Ray around the country. Why would I want to save my son from that? That seems like a great way for a kid to spend his summer--following around those clean cut white boys that sing ditties like "Fly." What could go wrong?
Everything! Did you see the people at those concerts? They had piercings. Fucking piercings!
But seriously, every other song on Floored (the album that housed "Fly"), and every song Sugar Ray released before it, was relatively heavy. I use relatively very strongly. It would fit very well in a 90's genre labeled "Korn Lite."
So, check out this clip of Sugar Ray's other Floored single from YouTube, then go to YouTube and pay the $1.99 to watch Father's Day. Well worth the investment. If only to understand our podcast and general conversations better.
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