“It’s really hard being good at something and no one knows it.” On June 8th of this year, NBC’s streaming service, Peacock, released an original series entitled Based On A True Story. The dark, satirical comedy stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina as Ava and Nathan Bartlett, a financially strapped couple that is about toContinue reading “Based On A True Story (2023)”
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That 90s Show (2023)
“Hangin’ out….” Netflix hopped on the nostalgia train with one of their most recent new shows. That 90s Show was announced way back in 2021as a spin-off of That 70s Show with Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp returning as Eric Forman’s parents, Red and Kitty. By 2022 it was revealed that Red and KittyContinue reading “That 90s Show (2023)”
Throwback Thursday: Hogan’s Heroes (1965-1971)
In Beautiful Stalag 13 A POW camp in Nazi Germany during World War II hardly seems like the place to set a sitcom, but Hogan’s Heroes did just that…..and it worked. Starring Bob Crane as Colonel Robert Hogan, the series focuses on the actions of a group of POW’s led by Hogan that use theirContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Hogan’s Heroes (1965-1971)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wizards Of Waverly Place Halloween
“Boo! I got you, babe. I’m Cher.” 2009 gave us the third season of the wildly popular Wizards of Waverly Place. The second episode of that season, Halloween, sees the Russo family attempt to save their annual Haunted House by enlisting the help of three ghosts from the wizard world. In typical Russo fashion, however,Continue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wizards Of Waverly Place Halloween”
Throwback Thursday: That 70’s Show (1998-2006)
“Hanging out……down the street….” It’s hard to believe that a show about the 1970’s is over twenty years old. That 70’s Show is the second longest running live action sitcom for the Fox Network (Married…With Children is the longest). It’s successful run ended fourteen years ago in 2006 after eight seasons, but the series isContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: That 70’s Show (1998-2006)”
Dracula Drains In Third Act
The BBC and Netflix Almost Had A Winner I was excited to see that the story of Dracula was going to be getting its own series on Netflix. I became less excited whenever I heard that Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat were involved. While I’m fully aware that both of these men worked on highlyContinue reading “Dracula Drains In Third Act”
Powerrr Up!
On The Web And In The Ring I grew up in the 80’s watching Mid-South Wrestling. Mid-South was just one of the many territorial professional wrestling promotions organized under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. The NWA experienced multiple highs and lows over its existence and until the late 1980’s, it was the top promotionContinue reading “Powerrr Up!”
Doom Patrol Episode #8
Danny Patrol In what is quite possibly the happiest episode of the season so far, Doom Patrol finally manages to put a smile on Larry’s face. All of the characters have progressed to some point over the season, but Larry/Negative Man (Matt Bomer, Matthew Zuk) has basically been fighting the same demons the entire time.Continue reading “Doom Patrol Episode #8”
Doom Patrol Episode #7
Therapy Patrol The seventh episode of Doom Patrol shifts the focus away from the search for the Chief and plants it squarely on the individual members of the group. It opens up with Cyborg making the rounds, waking everyone up and telling everyone that a group meeting will take place in fifteen minutes. After thirtyContinue reading “Doom Patrol Episode #7”
Doom Patrol Episode #6
Doom Patrol Patrol No, I didn’t make a mistake when I typed that header. The latest episode of Doom Patrol, released on Friday, is entitled Doom Patrol Patrol and it certainly lives up to its name. Minor Spoilers Ahead! Still recovering from the events of the previous episode, our heroes find themselves broken up onceContinue reading “Doom Patrol Episode #6”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 