Forty-five years ago, The Muppet Show ended after a five-year run as Jim Henson and company turned their attention to movie making and other ventures like Fraggle Rock. It was a good call by Henson because times were changing. The show was mostly a parody of the variety shows which were all the rave back in the 1970s. What made the show so wonderful was it wasContinue reading “‘The Muppet Show’ Special Lacks What Made Original Series Work So Well”
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Super Bowl LX Is A Day Away
The 60th Super Bowl might be getting some more attention if it wasn’t for all the hoopla over the half-time show as Bad Bunny is scheduled to perform. So many conservatives (and racists) have been angry since it was first announced months ago. Kid Rock said he would do an alternative half-time show sponsored byContinue reading “Super Bowl LX Is A Day Away”
‘Outland’ Bends Genres For A Gritty Sci-Fi Neo-Western Crime Thriller
I was a young kid one night when I was channel surfing back when there weren’t that many channels and I found Outland on the late show. Just for FYI, that was back when TV stations ran movies in the wee hours instead of shutting off their broadcast signal. All I remember from the movie was an actor who I didn’t realize was Sean ConneryContinue reading “‘Outland’ Bends Genres For A Gritty Sci-Fi Neo-Western Crime Thriller”
‘Coyotes’ Lacks Bite
Coyotes is one of those movies you watch and doesn’t really leave anything with you that you forget you watched it days later. It’s directed by Colin Minihan, who made the horrible What Keeps You Alive and this one also features his wife, Brittany Allen, as an escort. But the movie is a typical “When Nature Attacks” movie that feels like there was a great concept but no one really knew whatContinue reading “‘Coyotes’ Lacks Bite”
A Time To Die And A Time To Heal
Four years ago today, I began what would become the first day of the rest of my life. On Feb. 3, 2022, my girlfriend, Kerry Kerr, died of an illness. We had been spending time apart because Covid and some other issues that made it hard for us to be together. It pissed me off because two years earlier on the sameContinue reading “A Time To Die And A Time To Heal”
‘Stranger Things’ Ends With A Bang
TV shows are always problematic in what the writers had intended and what the public ends up wanting. Let’s not forget that sometimes an actor’s portrayal of a character never full works out. Or the actor leaves or sadly dies. Ten years ago when the Duffer Brothers (Matt and Ross) were putting the final touches on their first season, they probably didn’t anticipate the cultural phenomenon the show wouldContinue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Ends With A Bang”
Well, It’s Groundhog Day…Again!
Today is Feb. 2 which is typically known as Groundhog Day, which has become more famous thanks in part to the 1993 fantasy-dramedy by the same name directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray. Punxustawney Phil who resides at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxustawney, Penn. claimed to have seen his shaow which means there areContinue reading “Well, It’s Groundhog Day…Again!”
Remember The Columbia Crew
I was living with my ex in a house that is no longer there on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003. Beverly woke me up that morning telling me the space shuttle had exploded. I didn’t know what she really meant. I had briefly heard about the Columbia mission a week or so earlier. What was so creepy was that itContinue reading “Remember The Columbia Crew”
Snow In Tahlequah
I took these pics from Tahlequah the other day. I think this area got the most snow from last week’s winter storm.
‘After Hours’ Showcases Catherine O’Hara’s Great Talents
Born and raised in the Toronto area in an Irish Catholic household, Catherine O’Hara was on SCTV with other greats like John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Eugene Levy. She famously went on to Saturday Night Live in the infamous sixth season which would see Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo among others like Gilbert Gottfried and Charles Rocket. She reportedly spent one week working at SNL before leavingContinue reading “‘After Hours’ Showcases Catherine O’Hara’s Great Talents”
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