Category Archives: TV

Lost in Space (2018)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Steve

Netflix’s remake debuted back in mid-April but I wanted to give this review/assessment more time for a couple reasons…beyond my usual poor health derailing the deadlines. When the 1998 movie came out, I hastily liked and endorsed it. Upon further … Continue reading →

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Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Steve

Originally I was annoyed when [adult swim] integrated non-animated shows into their programming block. The point was to showcase adult-oriented cartoons. Hell proved to me that in this case, they’re succeeding by making a live show with cartoonish elements. The short … Continue reading →

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RIP Anthony Bourdain

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Steve

Such a shame that he took his own life, he gave so much to the world in his journeys, writing and TV shows. I became familiar with him through Somara’s keen interest in culinary school. I think she read at … Continue reading →

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The Looming Tower, an FBI whitewash

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Steve

A Hulu miniseries based upon the book by Texas Lawrence Wright is mostly a whitewash to paint the FBI as the unsung heroes in trying to stop what lead to the 9/11 attacks. Whitewash? I call it a whitewash because … Continue reading →

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RIP Bob Dorough

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Steve

Sad to see that he passed away earlier this week. I will never be able to thank him enough too. If you grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons in the Seventies, Bob’s idea was mandatory viewing on ABC…more like, those … Continue reading →

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RIP Harry Anderson

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Steve

Quite the bummer to hear about Harry passing and rather soon, he was only 65. His magic tricks on SNL helped us all get through some rather weak years for the show. I remember how he put a needle through his … Continue reading →

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RIP R. Lee Ermey

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Steve

Sad to see the man who was the quintessential drill sergeant pass on. Ermey was able to turn his consultant position for Kubrick into a key role in Full Metal Jacket. Thankfully others used his roaring presence for funny stuff like … Continue reading →

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Altered Carbon Season One

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Steve

Got through this Netflix original before Lost in Space was available and checked it out on the recommendation of my friend Matthew, who has read the novels this is based upon. I was more surprised by the full-frontal nudity (both genders) … Continue reading →

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RIP Chuck McCann

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Steve

It was a bummer to find out Chuck passed via a tweet from Joel Hodgson. He made a lasting impression on me through the Sid & Marty Kroft show Far Out Space Nuts which he co-starred with Bob Denver. Little did … Continue reading →

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The Toys That Made Us, part one

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Steve

I discovered and got on the bandwagon late with this show, I wholeheartedly admit it. However, it was so great, I’ve watched all four episodes TWICE since I love toys, even at my advanced age. Not just playing with them but … Continue reading →

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RIP: David Ogden Stiers

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Steve

Another rough day in which you see a name you haven’t seen in a while show up on the side of the headlines of FaceBook and you know it can’t be good. Sadly, David passed away Saturday from bladder cancer. … Continue reading →

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Lost in Space is finally returning…

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Steve

…and this time Netflix is going to do it correctly and/or better! Indie Poster Child Parker Posey as Dr. Smith. Best casting decision since Gary Oldman. The new series will have all 10 episodes available on April 13 this year! … Continue reading →

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The Orville, it’s Star Trek with lame, pointless jokes

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Steve

Everyone knows Seth MacFarlane is a huge Star Trek fan because he got the opportunity to play a minor engineering crew member on Enterprise over a decade ago. However, I guess the Paramount people weren’t interested in letting him lend his clout to … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad turns 10 today

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Steve

I didn’t get around to watching Breaking Bad in its entirety until I think 2015, maybe 2016. It’s a hard show to stop viewing because the writers excelled at making you want to know what’s going to happen next with … Continue reading →

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Me as a Family Guy character…not even close

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Steve

To celebrate Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad beta achieving 300 episodes, Fox put together a a little Web app to make yourself a character in the style of the rarely funny Family Guy. This is the best I could do given the pieces … Continue reading →

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