TVology 101 Visit my new blog that is all about television. It will have commentary, information and special features. Come one and come all. The first entry celebrates Star Trek’s coming 40th anniversary with some bombastic news and rumors about the movie in 2008 and the new television syndication deal for TOS! The blog is …
Monthly Archive: August 2006
Aug 31
The USPS To Stamp Out Marvel
Earlier this summer the U.S. Postal Service released a series of stamps featuring DC’s stable of characters. In 2007 Marvel’s characters will get the same treatment. The set will follow the design used for the DC set and feature 10 stamps of character shots and 10 stamps of classic covers. The characters to receive stamps …
Aug 26
The Tick Vs. Season One on DVD!
What a time to have no income! The first season of the Tick Animated Series arrives on Monday, and I won’t be able to buy it after wanting it to come out on DVD for so many years. ARRRGH!
Aug 24
New campaign on Monitor Duty
UPDATED — Campaign over, links removed. After a long absence, I finally got a new ad up on the top there. Any and all income is appreciated at the moment, naturally. I know, there probably aren’t too many of you out there who are in the market for a car, but I hope you’ll at …
Aug 24
If you can wait 3 million years, it’s even cheaper
Now that I own all eight episodes of Red Dwarf on DVD, they finally unleash The Complete Red Dwarf at a price that averages out to a cheap $22 each! Yeah, I know, it’s another merchant link. Whine all you want, but I could use the cash…and this IS good news for any Red Dwarf …
Aug 24
a Star Wars story with a moral to it!
Every so often, on a presumably regular basis that I don’t pay attention to, I get e-mail from “Star Wars Homing Beacon” which is the Official free fan service connection, as opposed to HyperSpace, which is the Official fan club that people pay for. Take from that what you will. Regardless in my most recent …
Aug 24
Plastic Man Pilot
A video has shown up on YouTube of the pilot for a Plastic Man animated series. The episode was produced by Andy Suriano and Tom Kenny. Kenny, who is well known as the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, is also the voice of Plastic Man. Dave Coulier (“Joey” of Full House) is also a featured as …
Aug 24
Here’s what happens when you neglect a comic character
Justice League of America #1 debuted today. Brad Meltzer’s story is off to a slow start, typical of the “write for the trade” style. Sure, once it’s all assembled, there will be action in the story, we just don’t get to see it in this installment. That said, it makes for an intense read with …
Aug 24
Need a pick me up?
I needed a pick-me-up. So I found a little bit of refreshing silliness in honor of Tom Cruise getting the boot by Viacom/Paramount: But don’t feel sad for Tom Cruise. He’s happy. And it looks like today’s an extra-special day for Matt and Trey (see previous post) because it looks like they ultimately won in …
Aug 23
South Park guys to make more movies
Matt Stone and Trey Parker will satirize Godzilla movies in a couple years. They’ll also be doing a high school comedy called My All-American High.
Aug 23
Day by Day plunges into heady waters
Chris Muir’s Day by Day has always been politically hard-hitting but conversational and fun. Now he’s heading for some pretty serious territory as Jan and Damon square off about her possibly being pregnant.. So far, the Hemingford Ledger (“Box Butte County’s Family Newspaper”) is the only newspaper carrying the strip. I would hope more would …
Aug 23
Apparently Claw Can Be Conquered
According to DC’s November solicitations Chuck Dixon and Andy Smith’s Claw the Unconquered will be ending with issue #6.
Aug 23
William Castle wouldn’t do this!
Live Rattlesnakes Released In ‘Snakes On A Plane’ Theater In case you don’t get the joke, William Castle is the guy who wired up people’s seats with electricity for the scary parts in “The Tingler“. Many of his cheapo schlock horror films had such a gimmick. The John Goodman character in “Matinee” was based on …
Aug 21
Hitting people on the head with an anvil is OK in Britain
“Smoking scenes in ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoons are now banned in Britain, following a viewer’s complaint to the government agency that polices the airwaves.” See the complete article at Yahoo news.
Aug 19
Animated Fantastic Four for September
Cartoon Network has announced the broadcast schedule for the new Fantastic Four cartoon for the month of September. The article at Comics Continuum gives the titles for the first five episodes and a synopsis for each of the first four. I don’t know if it will help me get over the void in my life …
Aug 19
Dan DiDio discusses 52 Week 15
DC’s editor-in-chief Dan DiDio is interviewed at Newsarama about the major event that occurred in 52- Week 15. He discusses the decision making process that led to the major event that occurred in that book. I’m not sure why I’m avoiding a spoiler here, since the cover of the comic seemed to spoil everything on …
Aug 19
Feel that tap on your shoulders, Rolling Stones?
When your concert is being attended by pensioners getting senior citizen discounts and the other seats are empty because those fans are dead, God is telling you that you are too old to rock.
Aug 18
Jeez, I leave the place for a few days
Bruno Kirby, R.I.P. He was Billy Crystal’s best friend in “City Slickers” and in “When Harry Met Sally.” (They were both in “Spinal Tap” as well.) I can’t believe he’s dead already. He was so young.
Aug 18
“Holy Litigation Batman!”
First off, I usually hate when a headline writer resorts to the “Holy _____” cliche when talking comics. But since this entry deals with the TV show I think it’s appropriate. Now, on to the news. Deborah Dozier Potter, daughter of 60′s Batman TV show producer William Dozier, is suing 20th Century Fox Film Corporation …
Aug 17
Snakes on a Plane
It’s been said in the Beatles’ last years performing live in concerts (and this legend is true; don’t doubt it) that you could never actually hear the rock group, them singing their songs, or their music… over the roaring, cheering noise of their numerous, collected fans. In a way, that describes my experience with the …
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