Essay
Saturday Night Suspense
WWE recently relaunched the iconic series of television specials, Saturday Night’s Main Event. This latest iteration was shown on the streaming platform Peacock instead of the traditional home of NBC. …
Television
Essay
WWE Network’s Closing Represents the End of An Era
“It began over 5000 years ago when civilization was young…every major culture, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan; studied it, practiced it, perfected it to a fine art.They admired its Olympian …
Essay
Thoughts on Physical Media
Physical media is becoming harder to find in a world that embraces steaming more and more every day. It’s a frightening trend that I want to see reverse course. Let …
Essay
Getting Swept Up In Mulkey Mania
“Randy! Bill! You did it!” When it comes to pro wrestling, I’ve always been a fan of the little guy. Not in size necessarily, but in stature. You know the …
Essay
Cookin’ Cheap
From the late ’80s through the early ’90s, one of my daily rituals in the summertime was to go inside during the hot part of the day and veg out …
Essay
Garfield in Paradise Is Still a Summer Classic
This time of year when the days are long and the sun is hot, I always get nostalgic for those things I used to enjoy during the summer when I …
Special Feature
Five More Classic Christmas Commercials
A couple of years back, I wrote about Five Classic Christmas Commercials. That post featured some commercials that I’m most nostalgic for, as they still stand out in my memory …
Essay
Tom & Jerry’s TBS Funhouse Halloween Special
Looking back over all my years, there’s one Halloween tradition that still glows in my memory like a jack-o’-lantern on a chilly October night: Tom & Jerry’s TBS Funhouse Halloween …
Time Capsule
1985 VHS Recording of Halloween Cartoons
Garfield’s Halloween Adventure and It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown presented in their original 1985 glory with all the commercials intact from what had to be a magnificent night of television. …
Essay
Saturday Morning Cartoons of 1985
Saturday mornings in 2019 are a far cry from the Saturday mornings of 1985. Hell, it’s been that way since the late 1990’s when the networks started phasing out their …