Why You Should Watch Lucha Underground

Famous director, Robert Rodriguez has started a new chapter in his career with the El Rey Network back in 2013. He has created a channel that is revolutionary to the Mexican pop culture. Mexico's culture is filled with original entertainment. However, it's been difficult for anyone to help Americans see that. Robert Rodriguez has been entertaining millions of people all over the world, and has used the Mexican culture as his source of inspiration. Now, he brings his pop culture friendly twist on  Mexican entertainment to American television. The El Rey Network's goal is simple: bring badass television to fan of badass television. Their latest step in doing that is the heavily lucha influenced wrestling show, Lucha Underground.
Including some of the hottest up-and-coming Mexican wrestlers from AAA (Mexico's top wrestling promotion), Lucha Underground was set up to be a breathe of fresh air to the often seen American style wrestling shown in promotions such as TNA and WWE. Lucha wrestling is a whole different kind of show on it's own, but El Rey Network takes the show a step further with it's unique camera shots and storylines.

This shot, for example, looks very theatric rather than a live event. Many of the  show's segments in between matches look similar to this. As a matter of fact, it's these movie-style segments that give the show such unique storytelling. Of course, what's a good story without a talented cast.
The in-ring talent in Lucha Underground's roster is both awe-inspiring good and diverse. They have done a good job in getting different wrestling styles that help each fighter stand out in their own way while staying at the root of lucha style. There's the brawlers, the technical fighters, and of course, the high flyers. They also add one idea to their in-ring product that is barely ever seen in wrestling shows anymore, and that is inter-gender fighting. The girls on the show can hold their own in the ring for sure. Not only do they put on great matches, but they've successfully gotten over with the fans as well.
Getting over in Lucha Underground could be very challenging. The personalities that each wrestler poses could easily be ignored as ridiculous. However, because of how unique the show is portrayed, the out-of-this-world gimmicks shown on the show is praised for being different. The show is only a few weeks in, yet the characters have progressed into people the fans could get interested in. Beyond their uniqueness, they have made it clear what their role in the promotion is.
In conclusion, there is a trailer below showcasing some of the talent on Lucha Underground. Take a look, and tell me what you think about the characters or the show in general. If you are a Google+ member share any thoughts you have in the comments below. If you're not a member, hit me up on twitter @helmetjack.

Guardians of The Galaxy: Marvel's Star Wars?

Guardians of the Galaxy, a tale of a band of the unlikeliest heroes who save the galaxy from destruction, was the number one movie of the summer. As a lesser known part of the Marvel Universe, Marvel Studios took a risk adding this story to it's Cinematic Universe. The numbers don't lie, and the risk certainly paid off. Not only did the movie do so well in Box Office, but Guardians of the Galaxy has created a huge fan base. The franchise has made tons of money off of collectible toys, and the reaction to their announcement of a sequel release date was ecstatic. It's safe to say that the movie did okay for itself. However, whenever anyone talks about galactic science fiction films, it's hard not to bring up the Star Wars series. Possibly the most popular movie series of it's genre, Star Wars has always been the go-to movie for comparisons. Yet, comparing Guardians of the Galaxy to  Star Wars seems almost ridiculous. Not because one film is superior to the other, but because although they are both set in outer space, there are few similarities. Sure, they both have laser guns, space ships, multiple worlds, multiple species, and epic fight scenes. Still, the major differences between these films lie in the mood of their stories. Where Star Wars is more serious, Guardians is more humor based and light hearted. That's not to say Star Wars doesn't have it's bright moments, only overall Guardians focuses more on humor.
For example look at Star Wars' new teaser trailer for The Force Awakens:

Now look at GOTG's trailer from this summer:

Right from their trailers, the viewer could already feel the difference in vibes of the movies.

What do you guys think about these film franchises? Do you think they do have space for comparison? Do you have one you think is better? If you do, or have anything else to mention, please do in the comments or tweet me @helmetjack.