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Dominion Octoberfest Maerzen - Old Dominion Brewing Company
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4.05/5 rDev +13.8%
Pours a dark copper color with nice thin head. Has a moderate toasty malt smell, a little milder than expected, but still nice. It's highly carbonated and and has a slightly bitter aftertaste. Goes down smooth and is rich and full-bodied. I'd have this quite often if I had the chance, but unfortunately I won't it in my area. Guess I'll have to have my brother in Ashburn to pick me up another six-pack.
11-14-2005 03:19:07 | More by DrainBamage
4.04/5 rDev +13.5%
08-30-2014 00:25:46 | More by Mattbudke
4.03/5 rDev +13.2%
a: lager glass, Dominions is a dark, malty looking oktoberfest with a rich orange-amber color, capped with an attractive little off-white head that shows good retention
s: rich aromas of toasted lager and spicy pilsner malts complimented by a grassy citrus hop nose, nutshell and nut pastries, mild butterscotch and some caramel
m: carbonation smooth and on the lower side of medium, body medium but retains the finishing crispness of a good lager
t: toasty munich malt body thinned out with spicy pilsner, just a tad sweet and well balanced with a grassy citrus hop flavor and moderate bitterness, a little caramel dipped red apple
d: really nice example from Dominion, would gladly handle a six-pack of this
single from Norm's in Vienna, VA
10-26-2009 18:17:47 | More by blackie
4.03/5 rDev +13.2%
No bottling date in the bottling date space, but it is the 2005 run. Pours an attractive dark amber. Off white head with good lacing.
Smell is toasty sweet malt with a hint of hops. Smell is slightly weak, but still good. Taste reflects the smell. Good toasty malt. Bread/grainy taste in the back. Rich. Hop bitterness. Good mouthfeel and easy to drink a bunch.
11-15-2005 01:56:23 | More by skynxnex
4/5 rDev +12.4%
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4/5 rDev +12.4%
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4/5 rDev +12.4%
05-08-2012 00:08:29 | More by songoose
4/5 rDev +12.4%
Tasted on-tap 09/27/05 at the OD brewpub in Ashburn, VA.
Dark gold, copper-ish color with low head retention. Light malt aroma with light Vienna Malt spiciness. Medium bodied and smooth with a spicy malt character and light nuttiness. Finishes nicely with good hop balance.
A solid Octoberfest from a solid brewery.
Per ODBC website: Dominion Octoberfest uses all imported German malt, and is very true to the original German style. Imported Saaz and Hallertau hops are used to balance the strong malt character. In 2004, Dominion Octoberfest won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the German Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest category. ABV : 6.4%
09-28-2005 18:40:25 | More by RBorsato
4/5 rDev +12.4%
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11-30-2011 20:47:49 | More by imperialking
3.98/5 rDev +11.8%
A co-worker brought this in her luggage when she flew from Washington to Moscow. What a treat! Brown long-neck 12oz bottle with a brown, gold and white label featuring Dominion's trademark deer and the word Octoberfest printed amongst the leaves at the bottom. Bottled on 8/28/03, I got a hold of mine on 9/16/03.
Lovely clear orange copper tone under a beige head that never grows above one finger, and lingers just a bit. There are some drops of lace, but more would have been nice. Big malt nose, with a touch of caramel sweet. The mouthfeel is thick with malt and just a bit bubbly. The malt taste kicks in immediately, with definite caramel overtones and a touch of roasted chestnuts. There are some smooth flowery hops lurking here, too, and they become ever stronger as the liquid warms and bathes the taste buds. The result is an incredibly well balanced finish and a sweet grainy aftertaste that is very satisfying. Good stuff - Jerry Bailey strikes again!
09-16-2003 17:42:07 | More by Globetrotter
West Virginia
3.98/5 rDev +11.8%
A- bright golden/copper with a thin, fast fading offwhite head.
S- lots of malt and yeast. some sweet fruity hints.
T- big malt flavor. some hop presence. finish is crisp.
M- medium body with lots of carbonation.
D- very easy to drink and refreshing.
overall- pretty good october here. doesnt have the metalic aftertaste that some others do. probably one of my favorites of this style so far.
09-16-2005 21:28:52 | More by Gritsak
3.95/5 rDev +11%
Poured clear orange/amber in color. I poured it rough but no real head formed. What little head formed quickly fell into the beer leaving no lacing. Smells malty. Caramel sweetness in the aroma with a faint toasted smell. Taste the same caramel in the smell right up front in the taste. A bit of hop flavor/bitterness in the middle. Definite toasted flavor in the aftertaste. Bitterness hangs on the mouth as well to balance the sweetness nicely. The mouthfeel is on the light side of medium. This is a nice beer. Not as big as some of the O'fests I have had lately but maybe you don't like a malt bomb for an O'fest. I was pleasantly surprised it was good since the sale of the brewery. Easy drinking and satisfying as well.
09-08-2008 00:07:08 | More by hops4me
3.95/5 rDev +11%
Appearance: Pours a deep, cloudy amber color with a nice half inch of foamy white head. The retention isn't too bad, but there is virtually no lacing.
Smell: Pretty standard for the style, biscuity sweet. Nothing to see here.
Taste: A pretty solid, sweet biscuity taste to it. Refreshing and tasty.
Mouthfeel: Pretty full bodied for an Oktoberfest. Nice texture, good carbonation.
Drinkability: A good Oktoberfest, one of the better ones I have had this season. Simply put, I would gladly reach for another one of these.
11-14-2009 03:23:56 | More by krisandajt
3.93/5 rDev +10.4%
Appearance: Rich, rusty brown. About the color of peat moss. Butter cream colored head that dissipated after two sips.
Smell: Caramel and oatmeal.
Taste: Fantastically autumn-like. Toast, rye, just a hint of chocolate. A little sour/bitter bite on the finish but not unpleasantly so.
Mouthfeel: Clean and effervescent.
Drinkability: Very. This beer is perfect for a crisp fall day and the aromas and tastes compliment the smell of fallen leaves while sitting on the porch. This brew would also compliment a mediu-bodied cigar very well with neither overpowering the other.
09-28-2008 06:11:04 | More by Rootdog316
3.93/5 rDev +10.4%
Earthy, hoppy aroma. Sweet and musty. Fast dark tan head dissipates rapidly. Thin but tenacious lacing.
Chewy in the mouth. Taste of charcoal mixed in with the sweet. Almost like a thin barleywine or double bock. This is a very dark, very sweet Octoberfest. Chewy and deep. Enjoyable, especially given the lighter Oktoberfest beers making the rounds in the fall of '03.
10-06-2003 15:35:57 | More by Darkale
3.93/5 rDev +10.4%
Bottled 7/28/05. Clear amber color, lots of tiny bubbles streaming from the bottom of the glass. Thick rocky tan head. Very good retention, and lacing. Soft toasty aroma, grainy as well. Toasty, bread-like malt character followed by a good amount of bitterness. Very smooth. Light to medium body, good carbonation. Bitterness lingers on the tongue quite a bit. Pretty hoppy for an O-fest, but very nice. A good offering.
10-01-2005 13:22:10 | More by Bierguy5
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Suburban mayors had open lines of communication with A C Wharton when he was county mayor. They now hope for the same openness with Wharton in Memphis City Hall.
If so, the atmosphere will be significantly different from the past two decades.
"I anticipate it to be a fine working relationship," Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner said. "(Former) Mayor (Willie) Herenton, in the times I met him, seemed to be a little aloof, and not as personable. I didn't know (Herenton), but I know Mayor Wharton."
"It can only get better," Arlington Mayor Russell Wiseman said. "... If I see A C, and he sees me, we're going to talk, and that's more than I can say about (Herenton)."
For years, the outlying mayors complained that Herenton did not consult them on matters that could affect their cities, or even meet with them for mutually beneficial efforts, such as lobbying legislators in Nashville.
The group met and interacted with Wharton regularly. In some instances it was for cooperative efforts on services, such as ambulances.
Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy, the longest-serving of the outlying mayors, is among those expecting a better rapport with Wharton at the helm.
"It would be nice to work towards good communication," Goldsworthy said, "a sense of cooperation when there is some mutual benefit and perhaps even collaboration on things that we can all agree have benefits to our communities."
Missing from the list, as it always is in the suburbs, is consolidation.
As Wharton prepares to move across the Main Street Mall from the eighth floor of the Shelby County building to the seventh floor of Memphis City Hall, suburban mayors talked with wait-and-see optimism. Looming over the hopes is their well-known opposition to consolidation. Wharton has been instrumental in accelerating the naming of a special commission to craft the outline of a consolidated government.
Suburban mayors are well aware that the commission's goal isn't to decide whether consolidation is the right move. The naming of the commission has bypassed that question. Wharton's recent promotion of the idea has several of the mayors on guard. Goldsworthy notes it is difficult to ignore the consolidation effort when trying to build a relationship with a Wharton-led Memphis.
"It's hard to separate Mayor Wharton from that initiative," Goldsworthy said. "It goes to whatever else we may be (discussing) in the meantime. Consolidation is in the background and will cause us to wonder: 'What's the motive here?'"
Former Collierville mayor Linda Kerley was part of the six-member suburban mayors' group that tried to work with Herenton. Recently, she was nominated to the consolidation commission, one of 10 members suggested by Wharton.
Kerley talks about Wharton's help while she was leading Collierville and reiterates what others said -- that there was a much better relationship between the suburbs and Wharton as county mayor than with Herenton.
In discussing the future, Kerley continually comes back to the consolidation issue, saying her position on the special commission is to help come up with a plan that can help everyone. She wants the suburban mayors to consider the finished product.
Suburban leaders contacted last week said they had not talked to Wharton about the future relationship between the suburbs and Memphis. Most acknowledged he's still busy with transition and hasn't even taken office.
Joyner also noted last week's heated exchange between City Council members Joe Brown and Shea Flinn over Flinn's nominee for the consolidation commission.
"His problems are not with the suburban mayors," the Collierville mayor said. "They are with his own City Council."
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1/5 rDev -67.9%
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1/5 rDev -67.9%
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1/5 rDev -67.9%
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1/5 rDev -67.9%
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10-18-2012 14:48:00 | More by Kyrojack
1.1/5 rDev -64.7%
This beer upsets me. I love guinness. Every thing they were. And still should be. What they stood for. With this they have lost alot of my respect. They have sold out to the mass market. Guinness is not supposed to be for everyone. I'm sad. I'm sick. This is like metallica singing turn the page. CHEAP. i understand what they are trying to do. Be relevant. Current. What they don't understand is that the timeless rock of a beer they have been brewing for 250 years would keep them current on its own. Bc it demands respect. Its a fucking institution. Its not my favorite beer. I prefer more aggressive american stouts but its one of the worlds best liquids. Black lager is no better than yeungling black and tan or 1554. Like bud with black die in it. POSER!!! the slogan for this beer is. " if you are a pussy and are lying about it. Drink black lager"
10-18-2012 00:18:43 | More by thegreatbeerer
1.25/5 rDev -59.9%
06-19-2012 04:16:18 | More by Tron
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1.25/5 rDev -59.9%
We just got this beer in at the liquor store I work at. I was excited to hear that Guinness came out with a new beer, but disappointing when I saw the bottles...marketing aside, this is just a terrible beer. If I did a blind tasting of this, I would say Milwaukee's Best came out with a dark beer. It has the dark chocolaty/coffee taste at first, but it mixes with that awful, cheap-old-man-beer taste. I think Guinness should pull this product to save the name they've established. If you want to try this, I would suggest splitting a six pack with a friend. I split a 6 pack with my boss and I got through half of one before I poured it and left the other 2 bottles in my friends fridge.
Overall- Guinness is one of my go-to beers when I can't find anything appealing because all of their beers are good and fairly inexpensive, but this would fall far below adequate for even Miller/Coors and Budweiser.
09-08-2011 03:30:34 | More by keysofebony
1.43/5 rDev -54.2%
Plain and simple, a watered down version of a Euro Dark Lager.
Guinness should stick with their money maker. I'm glad I only
had one bottle,
A: tan foamy head, hangs in there.
S: mild, weak, very disappointed
T: a lite lager at best
M: lacks a robust flavor, just eh, maybe nitrogen would do this beer some good.
O: For someone just starting out on the beer find, a starter
and nothing more.
11-05-2011 07:28:09 | More by OpenMic
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I bought this because it was on sale at the local beer ripoff joint. I think foreign extra is a decent beer but don't particularly care for other Guinness offerings. This was a total disappointment. It looks good, but there is zero taste at all. It's under-carbonated, just like Guinness Draught. I'm not a macro fan at all, so don't think that that's the problem This was just tasteless slop. I even tried to marinate pork chops in this for 24 hours and couldn't taste it in the finished product. A poor attempt from a decent brewery, sad to say.
My son bought a twelver of Bud Light Plantinum at the same time I got this, and the bud was better. It kills me to say that.
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A: pours dark brown with creamy tan head, minimal light passage, some lacing
S: nose features stale roasted malts, buttery notes, watered down chocolate, lager yeast. Not anything good going on here.
T: taste is bland and watery with muted roasted malts, finish is acrid, this is not good
Mf: feather light body, medium carbonation
O: not good, nuff said
11-13-2011 18:08:32 | More by homebrew311
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1.5/5 rDev -51.9%
03-09-2012 15:02:02 | More by StoutPreacher
1.5/5 rDev -51.9%
Well this is just bad it is not that it has poor taste it just has no taste. It has a dark look with a decent pour to it but that is where it ends. It is a water tasting lackluster attempt by guinness very disappointing. I would say to pass on this if your in a guinness mood and get the stout.
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After Threatening the President's Life, Ted Nugent Rewarded with Ticket to the State of the Union
Texas Republican congressman Steve Stockman announced today that he is "excited to have a patriot like Ted Nugent joining me in the House Chamber" during President Obama's State of the Union, once again confirming Stockman's position as one of the most far-right members of Congress.
Nugent in the past has threatened to kill President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.
"I was in Chicago and I said hey Obama, you might want to suck on one of these you punk; Obama, he's a piece of shit, and I told him to suck on my machine gun," Nugent screamed during a concert while brandishing two machine guns, "Then I was in New York and I said, 'Hey Hillary you might want to ride one of these into the sunset you worthless bitch…. Then I was out in California and I thought, Barbara Boxer, she might want to suck on my machine gun, hey Dianne Feinstein ride one of these you worthless whore."
Nugent at a National Rifle Association gathering said that if Obama and his "vile, evil America-hating administration" win re-election then "I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year."
He also told NRA members that Obama and other Democratic officials are "criminals" and like an animal that needs to be shot.
Besides threatening to kill U.S. officials, Nugent also claimed that he now wishes that the South had won the Civil War and attacked civil rights leaders over their "ebonic mumbo-jumbo." He has even denounced what he calls Obama's "racist agenda" and "liberal jihad."
But unlike most people who have been visited by the Secret Service over their violent threats to elected officials, Nugent is invited to the State of the Union address.
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The menu was actually the first thing to be chosen because I needed to know how much money would be left in the budget after the food and beverage expenses for decorations and activities. As much as decorations add to the festivities, food is the most important element. Hungry guests are likely to leave a party pretty quickly if there isn't a nice spread. If you have a modest budget, I suggest scheduling your event between mealtimes so that you can provide less hearty provisions.
My downfall for personal parties in the past has been that I offer way too many options. I spend the morning of the party stressed out about preparing the food, and then I have tons of food leftover. This time I decided to make things easy and offer just two entrees, two sides, and two snacks. It is more cost and time efficient to make a few items in bulk than it is to make a dozen items.
The entree items were Meatball Subs and Macaroni & Cheese, well, Seashells & Cheese to go along with the theme. For the submarines, I just used frozen meatballs and some doctored up Prego. :) For the mac and cheese, I used a recipe that I found on Erin's DC Kitchen. The portions listed on her site filled one 12 3/4 x 10 3/8 aluminum steam table pan. I made 6 total pans and wound up with two pans leftover after the party.
|Mac & Cheese for the kids and Bacon Jalapeno Mac & Cheese for the adults
Modifications from original recipe:Plain Version: Instead of Lactaid I used 1.5 cups of 2% milk and a 1/2 cup of Fat Free Half and Half because that is what I already had in my fridge.
Bacon Jalapeno Version: I added a half package of Hormel Real Bacon Crumbles and 1/3 cup of Mt. Olive Diced Jalapenos (with the liquid strained).
Our healthy sides were a fruit bowl and a tiered server of crudite.
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For the cake, I really wanted to have a 3-tiered, nautical, fondant cake. In order to have that I would needed to sacrifice a lot of the decor. I was not willing to do that. I mean, let's face it, this was a baby's birthday party not a wedding. I have a galvanized, tiered stand from Pottery Barn that worked well as a cupcake tower and gave a similar visual impact as a 3-tiered cake. Baking the cupcakes was 75% less expensive than purchasing them premade, and my wonderful mother volunteered to do the baking. She matched the icing to a ship steering wheel that I found at Marshall's. The stand was placed on a vintage sewing machine table that I purchased at a local thrift store for $7.00 (!) and in front of a screen that I already had.
It was very inexpensive to gussy up the stand, I added a 2" grosgrain ribbon along the edges. If you hot glue the ribbon together where it meets at the back of the stand for a tight fit you'll be able to easily slide the ribbon off the stand after the party. For the "cake" topper, I painted a $5.00 unfinished birdhouse that I bought from Michael's. Then I made a decal out of craft paper and hot glued it onto the front of the painted birdhouse. Finally, I cut a large hole in the bottom of completed lighthouse so it would fit over the top of the stand (I should say "hacked" instead of "cut" because it was not pretty...).
|Customized Pottery Barn Tiered Stand
All in all, I was happy with the results of the event plan. And I think Ben's guests had a lot of fun. Thanks for stopping by - I hope that you were able to find some ideas for your next party!


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The flier said, "Come express your love of reading at Northeast Library by participating in these events." I chose to attend the "Getting your Work Published" event. It was Saturday, October 2, 2010. This program was one of many in DC Public Library's First Annual Read-In.
The guest speaker, Joyce Fletcher, was passionate and knowledgeable. After the speaker walked us all through the process of self-publishing, the attendees were eager to share their thoughts on books and book publishing. One young man piped up with a question of why books are not rated. Fletcher, a librarian and author, explained that books are categorized by age.


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Most of the riders in were too young to participate in the Special Olympics. Riding can improve the posture of a lot of these children, but volunteers say it also improves their social skills.
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MINI is celebrating its 50th birthday with the release of two special edition models.
The MINI 50 Mayfair and MINI 50 Camden were announced at the MINI United Festival but they made their public debuts at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
The Mayfair comes in the "Hot Chocolate Metallic" paintwork available on the Clubman and Convertible. The radiator grill is equipped with added headlights.
The Camden comes in White Silver, Midnight Black or Horizon Blue metallics with a white roof and will run on 17-inch wheels.
Both special edition models will be available in either Cooper or Cooper S trims with their 120hp and 175hp engines, respectively. A 110hp diesel will also be available in Europe.
The Mayfair and the Camden will only be available during MINI's 50th anniversary.
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MINI just released two new special edition models, but that isn't about to stop Britishy-German brand from introducing yet another. The latest collectors item to be unveiled by MINI to celebrate the company's 50th birthday is the new John Coper Works Championship 50 Special Edition model – which celebrates the Cooper racing team's two Formula 1 world championships in 1959 and 1960.
In true British fashion the sporty "little" car will get a deep green paint job and white stripes. MINI calls the green "Connaught Green" and the white is "Pepper White," – which is used not only for the stripes but also for the roof.
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The MINI 50 Mayfair will be available in Pepper White, Midnight Black or Hot Chocolate metallic – a color that, until now, was reserved only for the Convertible and Clubman models. Toffy metallic stripes with white outer pinstripes really give the car a unique look, as do the white roof and white-painted 17-inch wheels.
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MINI's Mission Control system and a Harmon Kardon audio system will come standard on both cars, which will be available as of September. The MINI 50 Camden and MINI 50 Mayfair will only be produced for one year.
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CW Greens ARROW, CARRIE, CULT, BEAST & CUT To Series!!
The CW announces its fall schedule Thursday, but has already greenlit five new hourlongs to series:
* "Arrow," from longtime "Dawson's Creek" showrunner Greg Berlanti (he also created ABC's insipid "No Ordinary Family" and scripted the horrible "Green Lantern" movie), follows iconic DC superhero Oliver Queen, The Green Arrow. Stephen Amell ("Private Practice") plays Ollie, Katie Cassidy ("Melrose Place," "Gossip Girl") plays Dinah Lance.
* "The Carrie Diaries," a prequel to "Sex and the City" from writer-producer Amy Harris ("Sex and the City," "Gossip Girl"), follows Carrie Bradshaw through her teen years in Connecticut. AnnaSophia Robb ("Jumper," "Soul Surfer") inherits the Sarah Jessica Parker role.
* "Beauty and the Beast," from writer-producers Sherri Cooper and Jennifer Levin ("Brothers & Sisters," "Unforgettable"), is a remake of the 1980s Linda Hamilton-Ron Perlman series, this time starring Kristin Kruek ("Smallville") and Jay Ryan ("Terra Nova").
* "First Cut," from Jennie Snyder Urman ("Lipstick Jungle," "90210"), is a medical drama starring Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer ("Off The Map").
* "Cult," from Rockne S. O'Bannon ("SeaQuest," "Farscape," "The Triangle," "V"), is a drama about fans who may be recreating the crimes featured on their favorite TV show. It stars Jessica Lucas ("Melrose Place," "Friends With Benefits").
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May 11, 2012, 7:53 p.m. CST
Green Lantern wasn't horrible. It was okay, same with John Carter.
by happybunni
I refuse to watch this Arrow series, though I know it is aimed at young teen girls and not myself... I did watch Smallville all the way through.
May 11, 2012, 8:14 p.m. CST
what is the point
by saintsaucey
Of building crediblity with a character and then replacing the actor when giving the character their own series. It's like if Joss Whedon had recast Angel when they spun him off from buffy. Also it's not Heart it's Hart her last name is Hart. But I'm glad it's returning. And Im gonna have to check out the carrie diaries just because its got Anna Sophia Rob in it.
May 11, 2012, 8:16 p.m. CST
The only thing that looks promising is CULT. Why the hell are they remaking BEAUTY AND THE BEAST???
by Mark Williams
May 11, 2012, 8:16 p.m. CST
I'll give Arrow and Beast a go...
by Yeti
...but you couldn't get me to watch The Carrie Diaries if my life depended on it.
May 11, 2012, 8:46 p.m. CST
Should call it "The Green Arrow"
by Jake Pantlin
May 11, 2012, 10:44 p.m. CST
Re: Should call it "The Green Arrow"
by Stygian
They won't call it that because Warner Bros (who own DC Comics) is too scared to call it something that might get attention. They can't handlle the comic book movie production (except Batman and now MAYBE Superman). They're stupid enough to think that people might think it's ripping off Hawkeye. Warner Bros has NO CLUE how Marvel made 800 Million + (Worldwide) on 'The Avengers'.
May 11, 2012, 10:53 p.m. CST
Probably the cheapest DC Hero to do.
by cookylamoo
Except maybe Wild Dog.
May 11, 2012, 10:56 p.m. CST
I was a Huge Fan of The 1987-1990 Television Show Verison of Beauty and The Beast
by Ines5
and I Think This is one of The STUPIDEST Ideas I have ever heard!!!
May 11, 2012, 11:48 p.m. CST
Beauty and the Beast
by BooBoosDaddy
starring that energy vampire, Kristin Kreuk. I swear, she sucked the life out of every single scene she was in in Smallville. She has one speed--"look doe eyed at the other person and talk slowly and methodically while getting misty eyed." Meanwhile the pacing comes to a grinding halt.
May 11, 2012, 11:48 p.m. CST
AnnaSophia Robb inherits Carrie role
by David_Denmans_Beard
So I guess this series is to cover that glaring blank spot most of us just assumed happened where the character of Carrie Bradshaw underwent extensive genetic manipulation to become part human and part horse - RIGHT?
May 12, 2012, 12:40 a.m. CST
John Carter is okay, Green Lantern is just bad. Not horrible. Just bad.
by Tall_Boy6t6
Did like the bit where she figured out who he was behind the mask in a second, though.
May 12, 2012, 12:50 a.m. CST
After season 10 of Smallville FUCK CW IN THE ASS
by Raptor Jesus
I watched that show for 9 years and the last season turns into 'lets troll for anyone who isn't an Obama voter'. FUCK THEM FOREVER. I will NEVER WATCH ANOTHER CW SHOW. EVER.
May 12, 2012, 1:09 a.m. CST
arrow will replace smallville for me nicely
by rakesh patel
beauty and the beast! ha!, yeah maybe in the 80's you could get away with that shit. now it will be , hold the fuck on, you're a mutant lion living in he sewer system. get the fuck away from me dude. the rest is bullshit. well played CW, you have a new tv series i will actually watch!
May 12, 2012, 1:10 a.m. CST
Green lantern, you know it was that bad when it even get shat on in the big bang theory.
by rakesh patel
May 12, 2012, 1:38 a.m. CST
Where Marvel seem to rejoice and celebrate their characters..
by paul burnett
..Warner/DC seem intent on making theirs po faced and miserable as can be. I dunno if thats supposed to make them more beleivable or relevant but it doesn't work for me. I'm fed up of angst being the main mood for Batman and by the look of it Snyders Superman, gritty and darker will be the main theme. Can't we just have some fun with the DC universe for a change? That Green Arrow pic says everything you need to know on the tone that this will have. I'm not asking for Batman to be tied to a giant typewriter or for Green Arrow to be shooting boxing glove arrows, just stop pondering your navels and be superheroes...kay?
May 12, 2012, 1:47 a.m. CST
Then again, Green Lantern TRIED to be fun
by Domi'sInnerChild
Execution. I know... right?
May 12, 2012, 1:53 a.m. CST
Execution was the thought i had about Ryan Reynolds..
by paul burnett
..But it was more the lethal injection kind!
May 12, 2012, 2:30 a.m. CST
After Smallville ended, they are probably hurtin' for viewers. Hence "Arrow."
by Chris
May 12, 2012, 6:20 a.m. CST
Jay Ryan as Beast
by VicBStard
Well that's the last we'll see of him in Go Girls, then.
May 12, 2012, 9:51 a.m. CST
So no Supermax movie then? Why is DC going in the tween direction with there characters?
by Cedric Ford
May 12, 2012, 9:55 a.m. CST
This series will only give me interest if they do the "snowbirds don't fly" issue.
by Cedric Ford
May 12, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
Lot of good shows coming..and Nikita being saved makes it sweeter
by David Werring
Beauty and the Beast..Kewl..A modern Telling of the classic Tv show...And Kristan and Jay should be great together..Im intigued by this, but also..frightend that it wont last I hope it does last and grow..and also depends on when they put it on...I would say thursdays...this has so much potential..and that what scares me..cause I know all the haters out there and on here..will chop it down for no reason at all.. Now GREEN ARROW on the other hand..HELL YES!!...not the smallville green arrow...but a grown up green arrow (yes grown up,well for cw standards anyways)...Does anyone know where they are putting these two shows???...
May 12, 2012, 2:14 p.m. CST
Four Josh Schwartz Shows This Fall
by Urall Luzers
On the CW. Lowly dogs, bow down before the new TV god.
May 12, 2012, 3:22 p.m. CST
Herc's shitty writeups are "insipid."
by Cash907
No Ordinary Family was a decent show, and certainly not worth your petty little side comments, Herc.
May 12, 2012, 4:06 p.m. CST
AnnaSophia Robb doesn't have a horsey face.
by F-18
May 12, 2012, 4:33 p.m. CST
Cult - by Rockne S. O'bannon - count me in! I was hoping Carrie was like the Stephen King book
by slayme
and not that horrible sex & city. but if Cult can be even close to as creative as Farscape was should be in for helluva treat. wish they'd just do more Farscape but oh well.
May 12, 2012, 4:42 p.m. CST
Sex and the City prequel...
by BizarroJerry
So, will they do this like a comic book kind of prequel where they pretend Carrie crossed paths with every single character on the later show when she was still a teen?
May 12, 2012, 5:52 p.m. CST
Are they calling it "Arrow" instead of "Green Arrow" because of "Green Lantern"? Because "Green Lantern" tanked at the box office, and "Green Arrow" is too similar to "Green Lantern."
by Mr. Pricklepants
Kind of like reducing "John Carter of Mars" to "John Carter" because "Mars Needs Moms" was a huge box office failure.
May 12, 2012, 8:13 p.m. CST
by kbarber29
May 12, 2012, 8:54 p.m. CST
The CW would be better off it just aired
by Phategod2
Episodes of Nikita and Supernatural All day long.
May 13, 2012, 12:22 a.m. CST
stygian your a dumbass
by Curits
I dont know if Arrow will be good but Hawkeye is a rip off of Green Arrow stupid. Also Avengers was good but Hawkeye and Black Widow where horrible. Hawkeye was way to OP and Scarlett did a horrible job at playing her. Only reason Avengers did that well is because of good marketing and Josh Wedon.
May 13, 2012, 12:30 a.m. CST
Everyone get on the banwagon know
by Curits
Reason why Batman is moody and dark it cause he a dark character so that works for him. Not sure about Man of Steel but how bout we wait and see how that pans out before we decided. Also hello Avengers doing great at the Box Office is not a win for Marvel it a win for Disney. Dont blame DC they got noting to do with the movie making part. That all on Warner Brothers. Also take a look at ticket prices. I bet if you put inflation into account then I bet you money Dark Knight put more asses in the seat than Avengers. Also since Avatar and the preseasons 3D bullcrap came out you noticed how easy it is for movies nowadays to break records. Seem to happen every year now. Wait till next year or something some movie will break Avengers record. It seem to happen all the time now.
May 13, 2012, 12:33 a.m. CST
stgian you're a dumbass
by Domi'sInnerChild
Fixed it for you. I don't know man, DC's plot of mediocre TV shows (Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Smallville, Arrow, Blue Beetle, The Graysons, etc.), rebooting Batman in a few years, crossing their fingers on Superman reboot, Green Lantern, and killing Whedon's Wonderwoman seems more in line with green lighting whatever comes their way compared to Marvel's more focused approach (at least with the properties they haven't sold off like X-Men, Spider-man, FF, and Ghost Rider). Black Widow and Hawkeye were fine. They didn't distract like Storm in X-Men and they filled their roles of vulnerable human fighting along side superheroes.
May 13, 2012, 12:33 a.m. CST
You really dont know
by Curits
You really dont know shit about Green Arrow do you icanthavethat. He actually a dark character
May 13, 2012, 12:49 a.m. CST
by Curits
Please do not fix my grammar or spelling. I like coming off like that. I want to speak like the people and fanboys on the internet act. Wow it funny how you say Marvel is doing so good but yet they had to let Disney bail them out and help them. Like I said Avengers Box Office is not a win for Marvel it a win for Disney and Wedon. Also vulnerable human fighting along side Superheros. You must be joking right. They where doing things no mere mortal could ever do. They where killing and kicking what where supposed to be advanced alien asses. That was a total distraction. Sorry but Avengers to me was the same movie as Transformers was. It looks the same and had the same feel and plot as well. Just a little different. But people ate that up and as you can see ate this up to. All style and no substance.
May 13, 2012, 1:58 a.m. CST
Really? So the solo movies were just a Disney ploy?
by Domi'sInnerChild
I'm saying it clearly worked and was clearly planned. Not haphazardly put together like DC's movies have been. That they're rebooting Batman and doing a Green Arrow show called Arrow is enough proof of that. And how were Hawkeye and Black Widow not vulnerable humans? That was the main freaking complaint about them from everybody going into the movie. WTF are Black Widow and Hawkeye going to do next to Thor and Hulk? Shoot bullets and fire arrows? That's they're vulnerable is what makes Batman or Green Arrow interesting vs. Superman. Especially in a setting where you can't throw millions in CG at the screen for every battle (like a TV Arrow show) and probably the only reason anybody would tune in to this if it was done well.
May 13, 2012, 2:40 a.m. CST
Primee2: you like coming off like...
by Executor
...an uneducated 14 year old asian hooker? Ok.
May 13, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
Actually, Green Arrow changes tonally depending in whos hands he's in..
by paul burnett
..If you don't understand what people are talking about, shut up you're emabarasing yourself.
May 13, 2012, 5:13 p.m. CST
primee2, I bet if you put inflation into account then I bet you money Dark Knight put more asses in the seat than Avengers.
by Immortal_Fish
Him: I bet if you put inflation into account then I bet you money Dark Knight put more asses in the seat than Avengers. Me: That much disparity of inflation between 2008 and 2012? Let's hear it for Obeymenomics, people!
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Retronomicon 03.21.12: Tekken
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on 03.21.2012
This week 411's Lee Price manages to get away from the Nintendo kick that he has been on over the last couple of weeks so that he can take a trip back to the arcades! Join him as the Retronomicon takes a look at Tekken!
Hello one and all and welcome to the only games column that starts with the letter 'R' and ends with 'etronomicon', the Retronomicon. As ever I am your stunningly handsome and not at all disingenuous host Lee Price and this is your one-stop shop for all of the great games of the years gone by. I have had a fairly eventful week this week. High points have included seeing Black Stone Cherry live for the sixth time. Those in the know will know that they have a song called Things My Father Said. It's an amazing song and the Birmingham Academy obviously thought so too. This video shows the treatment it was given by the audience and I have to say that it was one of the most beautiful moments I have ever been involved in;
Other than that I had a great Friday night with a friend of mine, though this was tempered somewhat by a bust-up that we had the following night. That is all water under the bridge though now. After all, what point is there in having a friendship if you aren't willing to forgive and forget after disagreements? I also finally got around to spreading my dog's ashes on one of her favorite walking routes, as it has taken me quite a while to bring myself to do it. All in all a pretty eventful week and I have still managed to find time to play a good chunk of Mass Effect 2 as well. We are surely past the banner by now though so what say we get to the…
Kid Icarus received a decent bit of much-deserved love from the Retronomicon faithful (Hey! I have like six fans and I am sure as hell claiming them as my faithful). Let's kick things off with
411's Jimmy Chavez
I never knew about this game until I watched Captain N: The Game Master. Then I had my parents take me to my local Toys R Us to see if I could get them to get it for me.
I never got to see Captain N: The Game Master when I was a nipper. I doubt it was even brought over to the UK in all fairness, though the name of the show cropped up in my research for last week's column. Did you manage to get your parents to buy the game for you?
follows up;
I freaking loved this game. Took months and months to beat it back in the day. Totally innovative too. Side scrolling, but it had vertical levels, a maze/dungeon levels, then a flying level. Not to mention shops and a credit card. The grim reapers and their music used to freak me out too. Awesome Awesome AWESOME!
I think that pretty much sums up all that was great about Kid Icarus in one ecstatic rant!
loses points for saying "Cool story bro," but we will forgive him anyway;
I love this game a million.
Cool story, bro: This is the game that killed our Nintendo. My brother and I would take turns after each death trying to beat this. After a death, he refused to relinquish the controller. When I tried to pull the controller away, the NES came crashing down. I carried the trauma of not beating Icarus for years, until I finally got the job done on my VC version. Finally getting past World 2 was my proudest moment- until I actually beat the whole thing. Bought my 3DS specifically for Uprising, so I'm stoked.
Yes, and a huge dork.
You know what shocked me most about this? That a Nintendo product actually broke after taking a tumble. I've lost count of the amount of times I dropped my Gameboy and it kept plugging away. My Gamecube even managed to make its way to the floor on one occasion and all that happened was the memory card inserted in the front got a bit mashed and that probably only happened because it was third party.
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"1986 was truly a glorious year. I was born in this year..."
You were born in 86? Man, I'm surrounded by children. Not to be insulting or anything. I feel so old.
Don't say that, I'm feeling old enough already. I've gone from the 21-24 age bracket to the 25-40 one now. It is depressing.
Jeff Modzelewski
is commenting on the wrong game, but it's all good;
I missed last week's article, which of course was on one of my Top 5 games of all time (along with OoT, of course). I'm not a huge gamer, but the video game accomplishment that I'm most proud of was beating this game without dying. Such a perfect Zelda game.
Add that to the unanimous praise that A Link to the Past got last week.
AG Awesome
needs to get some Kid Icarus in his life;
I just don't want to play this game, the legendary difficulty level has completely turned me off. Plus I find that playing old school NES games leaves me confused, disgruntled, and alone.
I may get the 3ds Eshop version if it has nice save states. They help me beat a lot of these old games I either avoided or never finished.
I reckon you should definitely pick it up. It was way ahead of its time and should still be experienced despite the difficulty level.
We round things off with
love Kid Icarus. It is one of my all time favorite games. I'm glad Nintendo is finally reviving the series with Kid Icarus: Uprising.
That sums things up nicely I think so it's about time that we strap on those rose-tinted specs and take a look at Tekken.
Music to Read Your Retro to
A top ten Tekken music video? Go on then;
Fun Facts
The PS1 version of Tekken includes a version of Namco's Galaga to play as a diversion to the main game.
Tekken, when literally translated, means 'Iron Fist'. Hence the King of Iron Fist tournament.
Defeating the aforementioned version of Galaga by shooting all of the ships before they exit the screen unlocks a 'Devil' version of Kazuya.
Tekken was the first game on the PlayStation to sell over a million copies. It was awarded a Guinness World Record for the feat.
The Background
Namco and SEGA have always had absolutely stellar reputations in the arcade industry. Both companies have produced a litany of absolutely amazing titles that entertained millions of gamers the world over and both became bywords for innovation and quality within the arcades. In truth the only other company that could really stand up to them in these stakes would be Capcom, who of course have their own little fighting game that has received attention in these pages before.
By the time 1993 had rolled around, gamers were just starting to be given a taste of the potential that 3D gaming had to offer. SEGA had released the seminal Virtua Fighter at the tail end of the year, inventing a sub-genre in the process and establishing the foundations that every 3D fighting game that followed would look to build upon.
Namco were obviously impressed with what they saw. The company had never really made a name for itself in the fighting genre, with Capcom, Midway and SNK dominating the 2D era with a host of top quality titles. However the advent of 3D provided them with the opportunity to establish themselves as a player in the genre.
The company looked at what Virtua Fighter had to offer and, most importantly, looked at where they could improve things. Before long Namco had a cast of characters and a fighting system that differed from the one that SEGA had created, thus enabling them to establish the new game as an entirely unique entity. Come the end of 1994, almost a year to day after the debut of Virtua Fighter, the new game was introduced to Japanese gamers. In May 1995 Tekken was released to the rest of the world.
The Game
You can't really speak about Tekken without also bringing up SEGA's Virtua Fighter. The two games are intrinsically linked through their arcade and console rivalries, but they were also the first big games in the 3D fighting genre. As such the release of Tekken established a friendly competition with the Virtua Fighter series that endures to this day but, in truth, they are actually very different games. While VF, especially in the later iterations, was more concerned with the technical side of things, Tekken was always the game that was a bit more arcadey and, dare I say it, a little bit more fun. That isn't to say that Tekken had less depth, or that VF isn't fun for that matter, however it made it much easier to choose a side between the two based on your own individual preferences and also helped to separate the game from the VF series so that nobody could accuse it of being a clone.
The story of Tekken centers around the Mishima family, as it has continued to do so ever since. Specifically, Heihachi Mishima, who is the owner of the Mishima Zaibatsu corporation, has announced a tournament to crown the best fighter in the world. Did I mention that the Mishima's are a family full of world class martial artists? I didn't? Well they are.
A number of competitors show up for the tournament to prove that they are the best around but the one who is most central to the story is Kazuya Mishima. For those who have yet to connect the dots, he is Heihachi's son and he just happens to be holding a grudge against the old man for throwing him off a cliff in an effort to prove that he was strong enough to have the Mishima name.
He is pretty pissed about this, as you can imagine, however the neat little twist to this particular tale is that the only reason that Kazuya survived at all was because he made a deal with the devil. Those who took the time to complete the Galaga side-game may have noticed this already, however at the beginning of things Namco aren't exactly forthcoming with the details. This sets the player up for one of the best bait-and-switch moves in video gaming history as Kazuya is established as the hero of the series only for Namco to completely turn the tables during the conclusion of the game.
Of course, whilst the Mishima family dominates the main story, Namco had to create a cast of characters that would be engaging to really do a fighting game justice and they managed to do just that. Whether it's the tales of perennial runner-up Paul and his efforts to win the tournament, the story of the wrestler King or the travails of Nina the assassin, Namco created a group of fighters that all had a set of very individual traits and fighting styles that allowed gamers to find a favorite that they could stick to if they weren't really into the Mishima lore.
As for the game itself, on the surface it doesn't do anything particularly new. The fighting game tropes that had been established by Capcom, such as: best of three rounds, health bars, one-on-on fighting and time limits, are all correct and present, even if they are dressed up in a fancy 3D packaging. This had been true of Virtua Fighter as well so Tekken really needed to do something to differentiate itself from what came before.
It did this with the fighting system. Like Virtua Fighter, each style is mapped fairly strongly to an existing martial art in the real world. However the way the player controls their fighter differs greatly in Tekken. Instead of assigning buttons that corresponded to the strength of an attack, such as Street Fighter's system of having three punch and three kick buttons of varying power, each button in Tekken is assigned to a different limb. This means that attack combinations are judged as much on positioning of the character's body as the potential for damage and offers the game an entirely different dimension to other fighters of the period whilst also fully taking advantage of the shift into 3D.
Of course this wouldn't mean a whole lot if the system itself didn't work but Namco had obviously been working diligently to ensure that it would. Tekken feels intuitive from the moment you boot it up and it is this that helped the game really get a foothold in the arcades as it combines masses of depth with a pick up and play quality that many fighters, Virtua Fighter especially, lacked. Attaining expertise will still see you trounce the button mashers of course, but the game allows for people who aren't looking to become fighting game gods to have a great laugh as well and it is as much down to the control system as anything else.
Graphically the game was also an enormous step up from others of the era. There is no denying that Virtua Fighter was a phenomenal technical achievement, however Tekken made it look ancient barely a year after it was released. Such was the speed that 3D was developing during the period and such was the skill of the developers at Namco.
Stages are unique and interesting, being based on a number of different locations across the world, and character models are extremely smooth and much nicer to look at than the ones in VF. The game is also technically superior in this department, with the Guinness Book of Records also awarding it an honor for being the first fighting game to feature simulated 3D. Personally I'm not exactly sure how this really differs to the 3D on offer in Virtua Fighter but it won an award for it nonetheless.
Musically the game is good as well. Granted the series would go on to develop far more in this area as time went on but, for a first effort, the game is quite musically accomplished. I suppose you could lambast it a little bit for having some of the characters reuse sound effects but, in reality, it's a fighting game and you're going to be too busy gloating to care about that when you have just knocked somebody out.
Tekken managed to firmly establish itself as a worthy rival to the Virtua Fighter series right out of the gate and ensured that SEGA wouldn't be able to establish a monopoly on the 3D fighter genre. The fact that it offered a very different gameplay experience while still being engaging and enjoyable also went to show that the genre had the potential to be taken in many different directions and provided gamers with the foundations for a pair of series that would both go on to sate the appetites of fighting game fans for years to come.
The Aftermath
Tekken was met with pretty much widespread praise upon its release. The superior graphics and solid fighting system did a great job of showcasing just how far the 3D fighter genre had come in the space of a year and the series quickly built up a solid fanbase that, of course, led to arguments over which was the better series between Tekken and VF fans.
Regardless Tekken had managed to establish itself as a force to be reckoned with in addition to providing a base from which the entire series could be built. The rivalry between Tekken and VF continued through to consoles as well as the game received a superb conversion on the PlayStation that allowed it to go heads-to-head with SEGA's behemoth on all fronts. The game went on to be the first million-selling title on the PlayStation.
Of course there have also been a ton of sequels. Every PlayStation console has had some form of Tekken game on it, with the PS1 itself playing host to the second and third in the series. It is currently on its sixth iteration in terms of main games, however there have also been a bunch of spin-off titles and even a movie based on the Tekken universe.
The series has also established itself amongst many real martial artists, with favorable opinions on the more realistic aspects of the series fairly widespread throughout the martial arts community. Of course the series will go on and remain strong for many a year to come and gamers have recently been treated to a true collision of the best that the fighting genre has to offer with the recent release of Street Fighter x Tekken. Hopefully its sister game, Tekken vs Street Fighter, will be just as well received.
Conversion Corner
Tekken, of course, found its way onto the PlayStation soon after that console's release and, it could be argued, found a higher degree of fame on that console than it managed in the arcades. The port itself was extremely faithful to the original and also allowed for the inclusion of a host of the mid-boss characters as playable fighters.
In short it demonstrated that the latest generation of consoles were truly capable of pulling off conversions that were nigh-indistinguishable from their arcade counterparts to the untrained eye and this conversion really marked the start for one of the most successful series to ever call the PlayStation home.
There have been a few other versions of the game since, though they have all been emulations of either the arcade or PlayStation adaptation of the game rather than true conversions to another console. The PlayStation version of Tekken still stands, though, as one of the best arcade to console conversions of all time.
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Many builders, designers and DIY experts say that painting is one of the easiest tasks for a homeowner to handle. But plenty of prep work, elbow grease and finesse are involved, and if you don't have the time, ability or inclination to complete a painting job, hiring a professional is the way to go. Plus, speciality paint treatments, wallpaper and other wall coverings, such as grass cloth, are tricky. Your Fraxa Junction, ON home may need help from a Ontario pro to make any of those happen. More
Living Colour Painters (905) 630-9815
"We transform your setting into a beautiful living space. With Living Colour Painters, your budget has never looked so beautiful." 80 percent of Living Colour clients are... Read More
Walls Republic (888) 990-2250
Walls Republic offers excellent quality of modern and traditional home designer wallpaper, contract wall coverings and murals for home and office. Read More
Twelve O'clock Dream (416) 309-8483
Twelve O'Clock Dream specializes in creating beautiful living spaces with our designer wall art and accent walls for home or business. Twelve O'Clock Dream is a wallpaper... Read More
Elite Trimworks (888) 898-1665
Elite Trimworks is your inside source for unique wainscoting solutions, wall paneling, and many other decorative architectural products. Here at Elite Trimworks we are committed... Read More
Perfect Painter & Home Renovations (416) 477-1400
Perfect Painter is a Full Service Painting & Renovation Company with 20 Full Time Painters and & 10 Full Time Carpenters on Staff. We have some of the Finest Staff that are... Read More
Walsh Painting & Decorating (416) 804-0396
Paint and wallpaper contractor and residential renovations . Read More
Monarch Paints (416) 529-6560
COME VISIT OUR SHOWROOM and get an expert color match or color consultation! For 50 years Monarch Paints has been leading the Toronto paint industry in quality products and... Read More
Home Painters (416) 494-9095
Home Painters is one of the best residential and commercial painting contractors in Toronto and The GTA since 1991. We strive for client satisfaction from the first day, to the... Read More
Prime Walls (888) 220-9093
Don't let your walls get caught naked, Prime Walls believes that just like you deserve to look good, so do your walls. Supplying you with every kind of design from modern to... Read More
Horrocks & Co. (905) 574-0958
Horrocks & Co. has been in business for 25 years providing top quality specialty finishing services in all commercial and residential settings. Our finishes are custom made to... Read More
Walls Alive Painting (905) 339-0033
We specialize in interior, exterior and commerical office painting with our green "alertnative" eco-friendly painting system. We only use the finest paints from Benjamin Moore... Read More
We provide superior painting and crown moulding repair services. Custom modern plaster ornaments and full ceiling facade, perfect for an elaborate nightclub or a signature den. ... Read More
Keene Painting (647) 458-6700
KEENE Painting brings 15 years of painting and fine finishing experience to your home, which is why we complete jobs in half the time compared to most other outfits. Being... Read More
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