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Hey, Here Comes Another Batman…

Director Matt Reeves’ picture The Batman is coming out in theaters next March. Robert Pattinson heads an impressive cast including Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred, and even Colin Farrell as… the Penguin? Okay, most of that sounds solid, and the trailers so far have looked good, yada, yada, yada. I’mContinue reading “Hey, Here Comes Another Batman…”

The Time Tunnel!

In 1966, innovative producer Irwin Allen created what he later called his favorite tv show production. The set was a massive undertaking, occupying two whole sound stages at the studio, and was the most expensive show made during the 1966/67 television season. It’s the story of two men lost in the corridors of time. Continue reading “The Time Tunnel!”

Feeling Fantastic Friday

I often get asked “how are you feeling?”, which is only natural considering the past 3 years. For the majority of this year coming off Covid last November, then getting it again this past June (unbeknownst to me), I’d say I was feeling “okay”. It’s really a sliding scale when most of the past yearContinue reading “Feeling Fantastic Friday”

Walter White, Tony Soprano and Al Swearengen walk into a bar

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I consider Breaking Bad, The Sopranos and Deadwood to be the three finest tv series ever. In that order! Running technically 5, 6, and 3 seasons respectively (depending on how you breakdown the split seasons), these shows did what few shows managed to do– maintained a highContinue reading “Walter White, Tony Soprano and Al Swearengen walk into a bar”

Russell T. Davies is returning to Doctor Who as showrunner in 2023

…..and my mind is blown. Never in a million years would I have thought that he would come back to the interminably exhausting position, but Davies is coming back to Doctor Who just in time for the show’s 60th anniversary, succeeding Chris Chibnall. The good news is Chibnall is finally leaving in 2022 after 3Continue reading “Russell T. Davies is returning to Doctor Who as showrunner in 2023”

Norm Macdonald

By now, most of you have probably heard about Norm Macdonald’s passing. This shocked and saddened me, as he was one of my favorite comedians. His sense of humor was often way out there, in that he’d often take you on a journey with a hilarious left turn at the end. On stage, he playedContinue reading “Norm Macdonald”

The Doom Patrol

A couple years ago, the pilot episode of Doom Patrol was streamed for free. I watched it, and frankly, I wasn’t impressed for a number of reasons. I *might* have continued watching it, but only the first one was free, man, then you had to buy another streaming service to watch the rest of theContinue reading “The Doom Patrol”

SLIDERS

I can not believe I didn’t devote one of last year’s 366 blog posts to the mid 1990’s sci fi series, SLIDERS. Of all the tv shows, binging, you name it, why did I not slide this in? Created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Torme, SLIDERS follows four travelers as they travel from oneContinue reading “SLIDERS”

Interesting casting leak (?) for the MCU Fantastic Four movie…

YouTube has gobs and gobs of channels that try to bait you in with phony claims, announcements, etc., and over the years, I’ve taken note to bypass the biggest offenders, as 99% of the time, it’s a waste of time. They say they have BIG news, when in fact they have nothing. Such is theContinue reading “Interesting casting leak (?) for the MCU Fantastic Four movie…”

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad — a review

Long being a fan of his work on Guardians of the Galaxy, I very much looked forward to James Gunn’s take on the Suicide Squad. I figured we’d get the same type of fun, with a distinct musical bent that we’d grown accustomed to with his work. Add in the wide variety of third andContinue reading “James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad — a review”