Separated At Birth: Red Letter Media Edition
As regular readers know, I'm a big fan of Red Letter Media and their various online shows, such as Half In The Bag. If you've not seen it, the premise is simple. Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman are...
View ArticleThe Last Of Thrones
I've been enjoying HBO's new series The Last Of Us so far. I played a little bit of the game a long time ago, and they've done a reasonable job of capturing the look and tone of it. It feels like...
View ArticleWhat Could Have Been
Recently this 1987 internal memo from Paramount began making its way around the internet, listing the studio's various casting ideas for Star Trek: The Next Generation.I knew about some of these, as...
View ArticleWhen Worlds Collide...
As seen on TV last week, Din Djarin meets Ron Swanson!It's The Mandalorian/Parks & Recreation crossover we didn't know we needed!
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 1: Wednesday Ever After
Welp, for better or worse it's the big premiere of the ninth and FINAL season of The Flash!Wow, nine seasons already! Seems like just a couple years ago that I started writing reviews of the show....
View ArticleLook How They Massacred My Boy!
Ever since I was old enough to pick up a Marvel comic, I've always loved the character of M.O.D.O.K.— created by Stan Lee and the amazing Jack Kirby.What's not to like? He's a super-intelligent evil...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 2: Hear No Evil
This week on The Flash we get what may be one of the worst episodes of Season 9 (and possibly the entire series) and we're only two episodes in! Well done, writers!Over the years I've felt many...
View ArticleHow To Milk Your Franchise
Last week Universal Studios announced plans to produce a live action version of the 2010 CGI animated film How To Train Your Dragon.Sigh...I'm goin' into Old Man Rant Mode here, but why does every...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 3: Rogues Of War
Now that's more like it!This week on The Flash we get the best episode of the season so far— one that puts last week's dumpster fire to shame. Barry teams up with some old enemies to take down his...
View ArticlePan Mishandler
Last week Disney released the trailer for the latest in their interminable series of live action remakes of their classic animated films, Peter Pan & Wendy.At one point in the trailer, Wendy...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 4: The Mask Of The Red Death, Part 1
This week on The Flash, the Red Death Saga continues with a reasonably competent episode. Hey, these days that's about the best we can ask for on this show!While The Mask Of The Red Death, Part 1 is...
View ArticleLow Fashion
Check out these stylish new boots that are the latest thing from Harzhi, whoever they are!So sleek! So chic! Just the thing for the fashionable, trendy gal who wants to turn heads in Toontown. You...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 5: The Mask Of The Red Death, Part 2
This week on The Flash, we get the wrap up to the incredibly uneven and underwhelming Red Death Saga.Wait, what? Already? The thing just started! Heck, Red Death just revealed her true identity and...
View ArticleMultiverse Of Meh-ness
In Back To The Future, Marty McFly accidentally travels back to 1955, where he crashes into Old Man Peabody's barn.Peabody and his family are startled by Marty, whose hazmat suit and DeLorean make it...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 6: The Good, The Bad And The Lucky
This week on The Flash, we get a dreaded filler episode, as the series inexplicably focuses on the various side characters nobody cares about, instead of the ostensible star.For a couple years now I've...
View ArticleIt Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times...
Hmm... A few years back I seem to recall some prominent public figure bragging that he "could kill someone in Times Square and get away with it." But I can't for the life of me remember just who that...
View ArticleR.I.P. Al Jaffee
R.I.P. to famed MAD Magazine artist Al Jaffee, who died April 10, 2023 at the age of 102 (!). Sad of course, but that's a pretty darned good run.Rather than reinvent the wheel here, I'll just repeat...
View ArticleLet The Wookiee Win!
From the Department Of Missed Opportunities: Remember the time that Chewbacca had enough of 3PO and lost his sh*t?Â
View ArticleThe Flash Season 9, Episode 7: Wildest Dreams
This week on The Flash, we inexplicably get yet another episode in which the titular character barely shows up, and does absolutely nothing of interest.That's right, Wildest Dreams is another Flashless...
View ArticleThe Simpsons Revealed!
Lately I've been watching The Simpsons on Disney+, revisiting a lot of classic episodes I haven't seen since the 1990s.At one point during the opening titles there's a whip pan across the various...
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