"You're Livin' In The Past, Man!"
This is Jon Favreau, creator of The Mandalorian, savior of Star Wars and the MVP at Disney right now.You should know that back in 1994 he guest starred on Seinfeld. He appeared in the Season 5 episode...
View ArticleThe Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 5: The Jedi
This week on The Mandalorian we get the best episode of the season (so far), and possibly of the entire series!After weeks of wheel spinning and side trips, The Jedi turns up the storytelling to...
View Article"You Sit On A Throne Of Lies!"
Saw this today at my local Schnucks grocery store today— ELF cereal, based on the Will Ferrell movie. Timely! That movie came out in 2003, so good job rushing the cereal to the shelves there, guys!I'm...
View ArticleAnnual Xmas Card/Book Repost 2020!
Way back in 2008 I started making my own Xmas cards. They started out simply enough, but like everything I do, they quickly became more complicated and elaborate with every passing year. Eventually...
View ArticleR.I.P. Jeremy Bulloch
God damn this fucking year...This one hurts. Actor Jeremy Bulloch, aka Boba Fett, died today at age seventy five.  Bulloch had a surprisingly long and busy career (mostly in England), but is most...
View ArticleSweatin' To The Chia
Saw this online recently. When you care enough to say "I have no Earthly idea what to get you for Xmas," I present the Richard Simmons Chia Pet. If you're lucky enough to receive one of these highly...
View ArticleMing-Na... WHEN???
Just a reminder that actress Ming-Na Wen, who plays Fennec Shand on The Mandalorian, is currently 57 years old! Holy cow!I feel like I've been watching her for most of my life, as she's popped up over...
View ArticleYou Should Know: Jason Alexander
You Should Know: There's a 1981 slasher movie called The Burning, which features a very young Jason Alexander (as "Dave"). In fact it was his very first acting credit.The movie concerns a camp...
View ArticleJeans Guy, We Hardly Knew Ye!
 A few weeks ago in The Siege episode of The Mandalorian, an errant crew member on the set inadvertently appeared in the background of an action scene. Naturally the internet had a field day with this...
View Article"No One Cared Who I Was Until I Put On The Mask..."
It occurred to me today that 2020 has been one lonnnnnng Christopher Nolan movie.I've forgotten what an unmuffled voice sounds like.Â
View ArticleThe Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 6: The Tragedy
This week on The Mandalorian we get an action-packed half hour that sees the dubious return of a fan-favorite character, the reappearance of another from last season and a shocking, senses-shattering...
View ArticleIt's A Walking Dead Christmas!
The world continues to get weirder and weirder...Andrew Lincoln, aka Rick of The Walking Dead fame. is currently starring as Scrooge in a British stage production of A Christmas Carol.Hmm... Dickens...
View ArticleWhat A Bunch Of A-Holes
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, DC— This week Mike Pence, soon-to-be EX Vice President and star of a slasher movie about a killer pilgrim, held a press conference in which he discussed the country's newly-formed...
View ArticleHappy Festivus 2020, Everyone!
2020 has been an especially miserable year for everyone, but I hope you'll all still pause for a moment and think about the real reason for the season. Festivus is a time for quiet contemplation and...
View ArticleThe Sincerest Form Of Flattery
A decade or so ago I used to write & draw these annual Xmas Card/Books. They were a lot of fun, but they were also a lot of hard work— and for little or no reward. I'd slave away on them every day...
View ArticleHappy Third Anniversary To Universal's Dark Universe! Oh, Wait...
This is my semi-annual reminder to everyone that Universal once tried to ape the massive success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and failed spectacularly.Hey, remember three years ago when The Mummy...
View ArticleStar Wars: Probe
DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO, CA— This week Disney held a massive online Investor Day Event, in which they announced dozens of new projects in an effort to calm their worried partners and reassure them the...
View ArticleWhat Did They Expect?
Here's a blast from the past— it's a photo of me sitting on Santa's lap. From the looks of me there I'd say I was probably one and a half, two at the most. Based on the way I'm giving him the...
View ArticleAnother "A Christmas Story" Story
A couple days ago I watched A Christmas Story again for the 5,379th time. OK, so I'm exaggerating a bit, but only by a little.Normally I watch it at my sister's house during the big TBS 24 Hour...
View ArticleThe Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 7: The Believer
This week on The Mandalorian we get the penultimate episode of the season! Overall it's a decent enough entry, but it suffers from a few... peculiarities.After a half season of filler episode, side...
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