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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”

Visiting the Marvel Exhibit

Since we bought tickets ages ago, we decided to laugh in the face of the Delta variant of Covid and wade into the partially masked crowds at the Museum of Science and Industry. Actually, they had reservation times spread out probably every ten minutes, so the crowds were fairly spread out and there was plentyContinue reading “Visiting the Marvel Exhibit”

The Time has Come for the Black Widow (a spoiler free review)

You’ve got Ike Perlmutter to blame for the delay, far more than the pandemic. See, Kevin Fiege –the commander in creativity that’s shepherded the MCU into legendary status — wanted the Widow to have her own film years ago, but Perlmutter –chief penny pinching creep for years before being declawed– vetoed a BW movie sayingContinue reading “The Time has Come for the Black Widow (a spoiler free review)”

Excelsior!

I was going to put up competing lists of popular catch phrases and well known sayings from both DC and Marvel characters. And to my surprise, DC had very few of note. I mean sure, Perry White was always yelling “Great Caesar’s Ghost!” And there were some exclamations like “Great Krypton!” and “Great Scott!” butContinue reading “Excelsior!”