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)”
Category Archives: Throwback Thursday
Let’s Kick It! A Look At Cobra Kai (2018-Present)
“A Coors Banquet for me and a Shirley Temple for the lady” Originally released in 2018 on YouTube Red, Cobra Kai is a web series that continues the story of two of the primary characters from the classic The Karate Kid franchise. Those two characters are Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka).Continue reading “Let’s Kick It! A Look At Cobra Kai (2018-Present)”
Throwback Thursday: Willow (1988)
“You’re not warriors. You’re pigs! You’re all pigs!” While the work of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg commanded most of my attention as a child, a third person who doesn’t get enough recognition from fandom in my opinion also took up a lot of my time. Ron Howard may not be one of the firstContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Willow (1988)”
Throwback Thursday: Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
“Right now being alive is more important than being found.” Disney’s 1960 family film release, Swiss Family Robinson, is one of the company’s most beloved live action films. Loosely based on the book (published in 1812) of the same name by Johann David Wyss, the film tells the story of the shipwrecked Robinson family andContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Swiss Family Robinson (1960)”
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)”
Throwback Thursday: Dracula Untold (2014)
When The Bad Guy Is Actually Pretty Nice….. Dracula Untold (2014) is many things to many people. Some folks hate it because it humanizes one of horror’s most iconic monsters. Others hate it because they feel that the story is too bland, too drawn out, or just plain dumb. Many others (like myself) enjoy itContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Dracula Untold (2014)”
Throwback Thursday: The Legend of the Lone Ranger Toys (1981)
Hi-Yo, Silver! Away! Yes, I know that some folks will claim that “Hi-Yo” is wrong and that it should be “Hi-Ho,” but Clayton Moore, the man best known for portraying the Lone Ranger on television for most of the 1950’s, has stated in interviews that it’s “Hi-Yo, Silver.” I don’t argue with the Lone Ranger.Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: The Legend of the Lone Ranger Toys (1981)”
Throwback Thursday: Ip Man (2008)
“I Wish To Fight Ten Men.” The list of films that can completely pull me in and make me forget about the entire world is short, but the film near the top of that list is 2008’s Ip Man. I know what you’re thinking: a kung fu movie? One of those films that features countlessContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Ip Man (2008)”
Throwback Thursday: Super 8 (2011)
A Throwback’s Throwback I’ll be completely honest and say that I never saw J.J. Abrams’ wonderful film, Super 8, until just a few days ago. It’s one of those films that slipped through the cracks for me. It was released in 2011, a year in which a large number of popular debut films and sequelsContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Super 8 (2011)”
Throwback Thursday: Zone Troopers (1985)
Somewhere in Italy Trapped behind enemy lines during World War II and chased by Nazis, a small group of American soldiers end up as the rescuers of an unlikely POW—an alien! 1985’s Zone Troopers is definitely not for everyone. It’s a B-movie with big dreams and hokey special effects that might turn off a lotContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Zone Troopers (1985)”
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