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I’m not really a person for fantastical drama – the shows where you mix high comedy and fantasy and romance together.  Mostly because when there actually WAS a decent fantastical drama out there, it was subsequently murdered by forces not of its own making. That show was called Pushing Daisies. Yes, I can sense that…

So … I actually looked forward to seeing the new DC Universe streaming animated series Harley Quinn.  I realize that with a subscription service, you can air programs with more “adult” content to them – language, for example – that you can’t do on Saturday morning network TV.  I’ve seen examples of this in the…

When you’re 56 years old (like me), or you’re feeling like you’re 56 years old (again, like me), you tend to reminisce about your childhood.  And I’ve done this on more than one occasion. Today, I’m going to reminisce about some of the great children’s TV shows I used to watch WAAAAAY back in the…

I’m going to introduce you to a 1961 TV cartoon called Calvin and the Colonel.  The show only lasted one season – maybe it aired for about two months before it was pulled for low ratings. Yeah.  Not exactly groundbreaking television here.  The animation is definitely 1960’s-era “limited animation,” sort of along the lines of…

This is a reprinted blog post from 2010, but since the passing of local television newscaster Ed Dague yesterday, I thought I’d share it in his memory and in his honor.  I hope you appreciate it. Let’s put it this way.  Ed Dague is one of the most dedicated, principled reporters the Capital District has…

I would definitely say I got more bang for my buck with Disney+.  And there were some surprises out there – things I wasn’t expecting to see on the new streaming service, f’rinstance. As promised, my first view on the new Disney+ service was the 1980’s movie Tron.   I mean, that was a given. But…

I will forgive you if you’ve never heard of Beany and Cecil.  I totally understand.  Who today would remember a boy and his talking sea serpent? Even though, at one point in time, it was one of the most popular TV shows in the early medium. So first, let’s go back to 1949.  Animator Bob…

Are you familiar with the term “gothic horror”?  It’s a term used to describe literature and films which possess a religious, creepy overtone. You know – your average season of American Horror Story. Well, I may have found one of the creepiest graphic horror shows out there, and maybe – just maybe – it will…