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[Ultimate Gamer Lounge] A Review Of The Sumo Titan

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If you visit this site with any sort of regularity, you’re probably already fully aware of my undying love for Sumo Lounge and their line of ridiculously comfortable bean bag chairs. They’re top-of-the-line, come in an assortment of colors and fabrics, and thanks to what I can only assume is black magic, they also never go flat. If you’re still seeking the ideal gift to get that horizontally inclined special someone in your life, Sumo has you covered. Literally. Their bean bags will smother you, but they’re soft embrace will be so luxurious that you won’t even mind.

Today, we’re taking a look at the Sumo Titan — a bean bag that lives up to its name. Read my review of this big beauty after the break.

When I say big beauty, what I really mean is something more along the lines of colossal beauty, or better yet — gargantuan beauty. What I’m trying to say is this thing is huge. It’s like a slightly smaller (specifically 70″ x 49″ x 36″), though no less intimidating younger sibling of the Gigantor, which happened to be the first Sumo bean bag I reviewed nearly four years ago.

The Titan is ideal for the bean bag enthusiast who wants something big and cozy without taking over the room it’s in. The Gigantor will take over a room. This is a wee bit more subtle.

It’s one of the newest additions to Sumo’s ever-growing line of forever squishy heaven furniture and as such, it comes with a bunch of customization options, including a handful of colors (Pitch Black, Khaki, Funky Brown and Fiery Red) as well as two possible covers, Microsuede and Corduroy. The Microsuede is a classic and probably my favorite, but Corduroy still feels great and it also looks classier, for some reason, like you could get away with smoking a pipe on it. Whichever cover you use, both can be washed after you realize you’ve essentially been living on it.

For something this size, it’s remarkably easy to get the cover on and off, all you have to do is unzip it and slip it off, then shove it back in after the Cheetos dust and sticky patches of spilled soda have been cleansed from its exterior.

I have to tell you that when Sumo says their bean bags never go flat, they mean it. As someone who’s owned two (the Gigantor and Sway) for a few years now, I can happily confirm it. I’m not sure how they accomplished such a thing — when asked if black magic played a part, they declined to comment — but my Gigantor is only a little bit lumpy after years of (ab)use. Other than that, it’s managed to retain its original shape and is just about as comfortable as the day I got it.

I suppose it goes without saying that there’s a plethora of uses you can get out of these bean bags. They’re fantastic for cuddling, video game or movie marathons or reading books, assuming you still do that. On an unrelated note, why don’t people read books anymore? Come on, books are amazing. If you do decide to get a Titan — it’s $399 here, or $419 for Corduroy — I recommend you get a book to go along with it. Might I suggest Doctor Sleep?

If the Titan isn’t exactly what you’re looking for, I’d also suggest taking a look at the Emperor and Gigantor. I hear they’re pretty great, too.

BIG thanks to the fine folks at Sumo Lounge for providing me with a Titan. I will love and cherish it forever, or at least until I die and am found a week later lying on it with a controller in one hand and a mostly empty Monster energy drink in the other.

The above picture is of our new family dog, Vinny, who immediately fell paw over paw in love with the Titan as soon as it arrived. Unlike Samson, Vinny’s new to the world of puppy modeling. I’ve told him not to be too self conscious about his body, but he just can’t seem to get over his ears, which he wishes were bigger.


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“Chucky” – Devon Sawa & Don Mancini Discuss That Ultra-Bloody Homage to ‘The Shining’

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Only one episode remains in Season 3 of “Chucky,” and what a bloody road it’s been so far, especially for actor Devon Sawa. The actor has now officially died twice on screen this season, pulling double duty as President James Collins and body double Randall Jenkins.

If you thought Chucky’s ruthless eye-gouging of the President was bloody, this week’s Episode 7 traps Randall Jenkins in an elevator that feels straight out of an iconic horror classic.

Bloody Disgusting spoke with series creator Don Mancini and actor Devon Sawa about that ultra-bloody death sequence and how the actor inspires Mancini’s writing on the series. 

Mancini explains, “Devon’s a bit of a muse. Idle Hands and Final Destination is where my Devon Sawa fandom started, like a lot of people; although yours may have started with CasperI was a bit too old for that. But it’s really just about how I love writing for actors that I respect and then know. So, it’s like having worked with Devon for three years now, I’m just always thinking, ‘Oh, what would be a fun thing to throw his way that would be unexpected and different that he hasn’t done?’ That’s really what motivates me.”

For Sawa, “Chucky is an actor’s dream in that the series gives him not one but multiple roles to sink his teeth into, often within the same season. But the actor is also a huge horror fan, and Season 3: Part 2 gives him the opportunity to pay homage to a classic: Kubrick’s The Shining.

Devon Sawa trapped in elevator in "Chucky"

CHUCKY — “There Will Be Blood” Episode 307 — Pictured in this screengrab: (l-r) Devon Sawa as President James Collins, K.C. Collins as Coop — (Photo by: SYFY)

“Collectively, it’s just amazing to put on the different outfits, to do the hair differently, to get different types of dialogue, Sawa says of working on the series. “The elevator scene, it’s like being a kid again. I was up to my eyeballs in blood, and it felt very Kubrick. Everybody there was having such a good time, and we were all doing this cool horror stuff, and it felt amazing. It really was a good day.”

Sawa elaborates on being submerged in so much blood, “It was uncomfortable, cold, and sticky, and it got in my ears and my nose. But it was well worth it. I didn’t complain once. I was like, ‘This is why I do what I do, to do scenes like this, the scenes that I grew up watching on VHS cassette, and now we’re doing it in HD, and it’s all so cool.

It’s always the characters and the actors behind them that matter most to Mancini, even when he delights in coming up with inventive kills and incorporating horror references. And he’s killed Devon Sawa’s characters often. Could future seasons top the record of on-screen Sawa deaths?

“Well, I guess we did it twice in season one and once in season two, Mancini counts. “So yeah, I guess I would have to up the ante next season. I’ll really be juggling a lot of falls. But I think it’s hopefully as much about quality as quantity. I want to give him a good role that he’s going to enjoy sinking his teeth into as an actor. It’s not just about the deaths.”

Sawa adds, “Don’s never really talked about how many times could we kill you. He’s always talking about, ‘How can I make this death better,’ and that’s what I think excites him is how he can top each death. The electricity, to me blowing up to, obviously in this season, the eyes and with the elevator, which was my favorite one to shoot. So if it goes on, we’ll see if he could top the deaths.”

Devon Sawa as dead President James Collins in Chucky season three

CHUCKY — “Death Becomes Her” Episode 305 — Pictured in this screengrab: Devon Sawa as James Collins — (Photo by: SYFY)

The actor has played a handful of distinctly different characters since the series launch, each one meeting a grisly end thanks to Chucky. And Season 3 gave Sawa his favorite characters yet.

“I would say the second one was a lot of fun to shoot, the actor says of Randall Jenkins. “The President was great. I liked playing the President. He was the most grounded, I hope, of all the characters. I did like playing him a lot.” Mancini adds, “He’s grounded, but he’s also really traumatized, and I thought you did that really well, too.”

The series creator also reveals a surprise correlation between President James Collins’ character arc and a ’90s horror favorite.

I saw Devon’s role as the president in Season 3; he’s very Kennedy-esque, Mancini explains. “But then given the supernatural plot turns that happen, to me, the analogy is Michelle Pfeiffer in What Lies Beneath, the character that is seeing these weird little things happening around the house that is starting to screw with his sanity and he starts to insist, ‘I’m seeing a ghost, and his spouse thinks he’s nuts. So I always like that. That’s Michelle Pfeiffer in What Lies Beneathwhich is a movie I love.”

The finale of  “Chucky” Season 3: Part 2 airs Wednesday, May 1 on USA & SYFY.

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