SNL did this skit back when Superman died fighting Doomsday I interviewed Black Lightning’s creator about 15 years ago and he said that he’d kiss Sinbad for the job he did on this one.
My First Time with Buffy
I’ve just started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a 19-year-old show I never saw before. I’m 8 episodes in and it’s already getting annoying how there is no accumulated history in that Smallville/Murder, She Wrote/X-Files way. The death toll for this small school is already catastrophic, the principal has been eaten, one girl had her…Read more
Superman’s Debut and Real-World Deaths
A joke on “Archer” made me aware of the death of Michael Findlay. A sexploitation film director of the 1960s and 70s, he was slashed to death by a helicopter on top of a New York City skyscraper. While boarding passengers and preparing to take off, with the blades spinning, the accident caused the helicopter…Read more
Pardon our pixels!
Yes, I know. We’re back to the default theme. But hey, at least the site is back up! Back in August, I was informed that there was an infection of some of the WordPress files in ALL of my blogs (including some that are effectively invisible!), and if I didn’t purge the infected files my entire…Read more
The All-Important Soundtrack
An excellent soundtrack will work so well that you aren’t aware of how it’s manipulating you. Oh, you’ll hear it and perhaps enjoy it, but you aren’t truly cognizant of how essential it is to the experience until you see raw footage and realize most of the emotional thrust of a moment was the music. …Read more
‘The Problem’ of DC wanting to be Marvel
Ask Chris #172: ‘The Problem’. This not only gives you a great recap of DC and Marvel history, it explains why DC is so dark and serious now. And it’s on the money.
Now this is how you tell a ghost story!
I’ve been meaning to post this for ages: Now that’s what I call …[spoiler]Use of the Unreliable Narrator,[/spoiler] am I right?
Review: “Parallel Man: Invasion America” #1
Full disclosure right up front. Christopher “Chris” Jones is a friend that I see at the Midwest Comic Book Association cons in Minnesota, and we’ve known each other for about a decade. We talk on Facebook, but I’ve never had him over for dinner or helped him move, so that’s made clear our level of…Read more
Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun
Oh, Weird Al. My favorite musician for 30+ years. The only reason I’m not a member of the Close Personal Friends of Al is that Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz sent my check for $14 back a year later to say that “Polka Party” had flopped and they were kind of thinking that Weird Al Yankovic was…Read more
Comedian John Pinette dies at 50
Chubby comedian John Pinette, who jokes about buffets and Italian food, acted in “The Punisher,” Dr. Katz, the last episode of Seinfeld, and on stage in Hairspray, has been found dead in his hotel room at age 50. I’m going to miss him a lot. I own his album, a DVD, I caught his latest…Read more
James Rebhorn, SecDef in ID4, dies of skin cancer at 65
A farewell to James Rebhorn, who was in a ton of stuff, but I will always think of him as the SecDef in Independence Day. Turns out he had been fighting cancer for 22 years. R.I.P.
But what happens when you watch Next Generation in this house?
I should think this might prove a little problematic.
Disneyfy your life
John Hayward makes a very good point about “Saving Mr. Banks,” the new Disney-made film about a Disney production, and how it is very unfair to the creator of Mary Poppins by twisting the outcome of the disagreement that is central to the film.
Man of Steel Animated Series
What’s the one thing everyone is going to remember about Man of Steel in five years?*SNAP!*
Katrina Bowden is such a nerd (but not really)
You may think Katrina Bowden (of 30 Rock fame) is a nerd: But this guy will set you straight:
Best Batman moments from JLU
I haven’t even watched this yet, because it’s almost 30 minutes long. All I can say is…”Rich boy” better be in there!
“Who Is Donna Troy?” still packs a punch
We got linked from an article over at CBR and I followed the link. Just seeing two scans of New Teen Titans by Wolfman and Perez on that page managed to get me to tear up. Dang, but that comic was powerful. New Teen Titans #38, “Who Is Donna Troy?”, remains one of the best…Read more
Superman’s Top 11 Punches Video
Superman’s 75th Anniversary video
Podcast 11: Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness
Erik Burnham and I finally get to review two summer hits, Iron Man 3 and Star Trek 2, er, Into Darkness. Includes my discovery of the key difference of J.J. Abrams’ version of Star Trek, and our proposal of how Wil Wheaton can save Star Trek. We also talk about MCBA FallCon, which we will…Read more