By now, Star Wars has become the science-fiction franchise to hate. No one really talks shit about Star Trek or Doctor Who. And let’s be honest, that first season of Star Trek: Picard wasn’t the best. And if you take all the original Star Trek movies, only half of them are any good. They usedContinue reading “‘The Acolyte’ Is Not Your Father’s Star Wars, So Get Over It”
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‘Cobra Kai’ Still Kicking, But Final Season Is Just Beginning
The first part of the sixth and final season of Cobra Kai dropped on Netflix recently. The fact that this show even lasted past its second season is a testament of how to do a legacy series the right way and avoiding that dreaded F word – fanfiction. On the surface, the series could’ve failed.Continue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Still Kicking, But Final Season Is Just Beginning”
‘Newhart’ Pulled Off One Of The Best Ever Finales On TV
Only a comic/actor like Bob Newhart would’ve dared to pulled off the series finale of his second TV sitcom Newhart. Spoilers Alert for anyone who hasn’t seen or heard about it. Newhart had rose to prominence through the 1960s with his deadpan, but clean-cut stammering delivery of humor. In 1972, he appeared in his firstContinue reading “‘Newhart’ Pulled Off One Of The Best Ever Finales On TV”
Richard Simmons Was An Inspiration
Richard Simmons was what happened when you crossed Slim Goodbody’s appearance with the energetic attitude of Robin Williams and the ever-loving sentiment of Fred Rogers. Some people just manage to take advantage of growing trends and run with it. By the time Simmons, born Milton Teague, moved to the Los Angeles area in the 1970s,Continue reading “Richard Simmons Was An Inspiration”
Shelley Duvall Shined Bright
When I first saw The Shining many, many years ago, I really hated Shelley Duvall’s performance. I had known her mostly as Olive Oyl in the live-adaptation musical Popeye. At 5-foot-8, she was slightly taller than other actresses and her thin waifish body made her the best to play the role. She had rose toContinue reading “Shelley Duvall Shined Bright”
‘That ’90s Show’ Finds Its Footing
Usually, a show like That ’90’s Show would have continuous cameos from the cast of That ’70s Show, but the second season has managed to put the nostalgia behind it somewhat. Laura Prepon pops up in the first episode as Donna Foreman and Tommy Chong is a welcome sight as Leo Chingkwake. However, the showContinue reading “‘That ’90s Show’ Finds Its Footing”
‘New Norm’ Shows The Right Can’t Be Intentionally Funny Even If They Tried
One of the great things about All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons was that Archie Bunker and George Jefferson might have been biased, prejudiced people, but the show used the absurdity of bigotry and bias against them. After a while, both Archie and George learned how to tolerate and even feel compassionContinue reading “‘New Norm’ Shows The Right Can’t Be Intentionally Funny Even If They Tried”
Rest In Peace To Two Great Movie/TV Veterans
For the most part, I can’t tell if famed screenwriter Robert Towne and prolific character actor Bill Cobbs ever worked on the same movie or TV show throughout their decades in the business. Both of them didn’t really get started until their 30s at a time in which many people would’ve given up on theirContinue reading “Rest In Peace To Two Great Movie/TV Veterans”
Martin Mull’s Dry Humor Entertained Millions For Decades
With a name like Martin Mull, you’re either going to be an ancillary comic-book villain’s sidekick or a character actor/comic with a dry, sharp wit and delivery. It’s a good thing, he chose the latter. The word “mull” is something that you ponder over with great thought. You don’t jump at a decision. And maybe’sContinue reading “Martin Mull’s Dry Humor Entertained Millions For Decades”
‘Brats’ Unpacks The Real Story
The ironic thing of the Brat Pack moniker that sprung up coined by writer David Plum of New York Magazine was that the actors it referred to were just thrust together into a handful of movies in the mid-1980s, but they weren’t very close. On top of that, it was the beginning of the endContinue reading “‘Brats’ Unpacks The Real Story”
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