1st Annual Chewie Awards

Before we get started on the Award nominations, I'd like to invite everyone to the Lodge tonight to view Episode 1 Season 3 of the Emmy-Award Winning Television Series: Lost. Show begins at 9pm, we might have it on a 15-20 minute delay, so that we can go commercial-free. Let me know if you're interested.

First, some observations from the past year:

*1st month was a little slim on content and photos, and it's good to see the progress we've all made as HTML -newbies

*I'd like to point out the Post that ended Joe 1.0's run at the Lodge. Looking back, this might be the best thing we've ever done. Here's also his first post back, as what we know him today, sort of like the Toxic Avenger coming back to terrorize

*I'd also like to point out the first post done by a non-original member, MCP, you've had your ups and downs, but we consider you brethern now, so deal with it...

*Here's also the first "That-Guy Wednesday" post that became an overnight sensation, only to be pulled off the air like the original run of Family Guy, perhaps we'll see a "re-imagining" soon...

*Here's the fateful topic of adding "Lazlo" to the Lodge, a failed experiment that has taught us so much. Here's the legendary Lazlo retirement post.

*Here's my favorite HOF Friday post by Goose, only for the photo of Moose and the plea for Ray Guy

*Here's MCP's best cut and paste post, the infamous Chuck Norris Chronicles

* Once again, MCP giving the longest movie review of all-time for, well, what movie do you think?

Ok, well that was a mini-review from all posts made in 2005, and in retrospect the Lodge really didn't pick up speed until late November . Sorry not to include theDuke and Ctown who have made huge strides in the absence of Dude, who had a good posting record until the spring of 2006.

Anyway, here's my nominations for best movie posts: (I'm excluding anything that I've written, because I'm just not that narcissistic yet) Please feel free to add some or give your own nominations in a different category:

Movie Posts:

*2.0's Oldboy review if for nothing else it's title, which became a running them throughout the year and especially in the World Cup

*Flash by Goose, only because MCP hates the movie so much, and it speaks volumes about Mother Goose

*MCP's Star Trek II post, great all around, but finishes with a memorable story involving drinking, Judsan Earney Scott and the greatest line: "Forget Kirk, We have Genesis"

*Simply titled: "My Favorite all-time Chuck Norris Film"

*Lady Vengeance, why? because I love Korea, yes even the North

*Serenity vs. Riddick , the earth may never see a bigger matchup, and here's the follow up post

*and Finally, Aquaman, yes Aquaman, nothing like reviewing a cancelled TV pilot, and especially when said TV Pilot include E. Chavez Chavez, because I think that's what the Lodge is all about. I think I'd probably give the Chewie to the Kahn Review, solely for the Lodge credibility and the Druken Convention Story tie-in, what do you think?

What did I learn writing these nominations? It takes a f'n long time and, MCP sees a lot of f'n movies. Anyway, let's see some other categories for Chewie awards.