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nitro circus season 1 dvd bonus – most consecutive donuts

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Aside from Star Wars the most influential film from my childhood was probably Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956). Midway through Travis Pastrana’s attempt at breaking a Guinness Book of World Records record for the most consecutive donuts, I was suddenly swept up by a wave of late night nostalgia as the squealing tires of death sounded almost exactly like that of aliens attempting to communicate with the people of Earth. Part of me now says to screw buying the Nitro Circus Season 1 DVD and splurge on the deluxe Earth vs. The Flying Saucers two-disc special edition, but I’m guessing that would go against the company grain. Regardless, with Christmas coming up fast perhaps you can get both. Better yet, add the following other classic features to your wish list to consume the same Cold War-rich fodder that nourished creative nerd minds for decades to come: Invaders From Mars (1953), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), This Island Earth (1955), Forbidden Planet (1956), The Thing (1951), and last but not least Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957). Don’t sleep on that last one, because the extra-awesome looking aliens don’t just terrorize humans—they inject them with alcohol! Woohoo!

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photo of the day – bam margera
I've been in a very Wildboyz state of mind the past week or so—okay, I admit it, I miss Wildboyz, too, Tam—but I'm gonna break thematic stride to briefly plug the appearance of Bam Margera on this week's all-new episode of Nitro Circus on Thursday, September 24th.
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nitro circus – “southern discomfort,” the complete fourth episode
Fast cars, big horsepower, and slow drawls ... if that's the geographical case then the Nitro Circus crew must be in North Carolina. What's to do in North Carolina?
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nitro circus season 1 dvd bonus – the neutral flip
"Strap in, lean back, and go wide open." Is it just me or does that sound extremely suggestive? Like, when they say this DVD is "not rated" ... well ... I'm just saying.
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nitro circus – the jet pack rocket promo
I don't think there's a red-blooded male alive who didn't escape the '70s without dreaming of one day wearing a jet pack in the '90s.
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nitro circus season 1 dvd bonus – inner tubes

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Romanally speaking this would be the aquatic modern day equivalent to watching gladiators fight for their desperate little lives in the Colosseum. Spectators sit relaxed on speeding boat, gloating as floating others must hang on for dear life lest they explode in a watery IED fashion. And, I don’t mean to speak uncouthly, but had Jolene Van Vugt been using an IUD at the moment she hit the water off that last jump … well, let’s just say she might’ve been able to spit it out of her mouth. Holy hell. Nothing like a good, high-speed, forcible douching to make you want to check out for the day. Anyway, the Nitro Circus Season 1 DVD is out now and this is just one of many DVD bonus segments to be found on the collection.

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nitro circus – “go big or go foam,” the complete third episode
The Circus is joined by BMX legend Mat Hoffman and Angels pitcher Ervin Santana for some California stunts that run the go-big gamut
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nitro circus season 1 dvd bonus – nitro luge
Curiously, when I went to enter the title on this post I first called it "Nitro Lube." I don't believe they've filmed anything quite like that yet, but we can all hope, can't we? It is a Dickhouse production, after all.
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nitro circus – behind the scenes at the swat training camp
Prior to cutting to the taser chase that day at the SWAT training camp (actually, I don't think it was SWAT per se, but I can't remember exactly what it was ... must have been something official, though, seeing as they had all the cool non-consumer grade toys),
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nitro circus – “hydro circus,” the complete second episode
Slippery when wet. You can take that as a reference to a landmark Bon Jovi album for anthemic drunken sing-a-longs or the second episode from the second season of Nitro Circus, "Hydro Circus."
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