The Rise and Fall of the First Galactic Empire
There’s really no place for the Force in a historical narrative of the First Galactic Empire.
Category: TV and Movies
Recast!
Stolen from Kyle Cupp’s Facebook feed: “Whom would you cast in a remake of CLUE?”
Think about it before you click through, I don’t want to bias your results.
In Praise of the Treehouse of Horror
Where I reflect on the importance of The Simpsons and their Halloween specials.
The Goods!
Before Saul Goodman, before those damned Chipmunk movies, there was Mr. Show, for my money the best post-Python sketch comedy show.
Sunday!
On Twitter, Gentleperson Emeritus Elizabeth Picciuto pointed out that “1995 has no business being 20 years ago.” So I googled the pop culture events of 1995.
Netflix’s Bloodline Was A Stunner For 12 and 10/11ths Episodes
Netflix’s Bloodline was absolutely excellent television for almost the entirety of its first season. Turn it off three-minutes-and-thirty-seconds before it ends.
On Demantia
Last night, while “menu surfing” on my cable box in On Demand zones, I discovered (news to me!) that there’s not only an El Rey Network, but a From Dusk Til Dawn series with an already completed first season.
Sunday!
On the thing where you are watching a show with your significant other and then she goes on vacation.
Films That Could Have Been
There are far too many science fiction films that left us asking: what happened? Thankfully, three recent documentaries get to the bottom of it.
The Tragic Side of the Hell Raisers
Richard Burton eloquently discusses the problems with addiction.
And You Thought Judge Judy Was Rough
View a bit of largely unseen work from a legendary “punked humor” comedian carrying the torch of a late (I think?) legend and close friend and working partner of his.
Like Jason Voorhees In That Last Scene
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Religious Test Clause predictably collide with Obergefell v. Hodges in Eastern Kentucky.
Oliver Reed, Now He Should Have Dipped His Big Toe in Prof. Wrestling
Remembering a notorious hell-raiser. And a talented one at that.
Sunday!
When doing some light research for the new Mission Impossible movie, I stumbled across the interesting fact that Tom Cruise hasn’t had a real flop in 30 years.
