In the 1970’s, the ABC network aired a popular series called the ABC Movie of the Week – an original drama for television. If I played the opening show credits, you would immediately recognize the format. You recognize that, right? Well, that anthology series became so popular, ABC created an additional movie anthology series ……
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Alice in Wonderland, circa 1966
I want to take you back in time. Way back to the golden year of 1966. See, back in 1966, the Hanna-Barbera animation studio made an amazing lineup of Saturday morning cartoon favorites. They also made several animated television specials, and this psychedelic retelling of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was a 1966 modern reinterpretation of…
Read MoreDonald Trump, meet Lebanon Levi
Please tell me this isn’t true. Oh wait… maybe it is true. And if it is, it’s even funnier. Apparently, in an attempt to influence party votes in certain swing states, a new political action committee has been established – its goal is to get Amish and Mennonites to the polling places, and hopefully to…
Read MoreSo there are FOUR different time travel TV shows next season…
There is an old adage from comedian and raconteur Fred Allen, in that “imitation is the sincerest form of television.” In other words, if one TV network plans to air a certain type of high-concept program, you can be assured that another network will create a similar program. It happened a few years ago, when,…
Read More“Time After Time” – The TV Series gets a greenlight!
This year’s massacre of popular television shows has had me a bit on edge. Nashville got the axe. No surprise there, the show had been operating on soap opera hysteria for the past two seasons or so. Galavant got the axe. I’m saddened by this, but I’m glad we did get two seasons of this…
Read MoreThe Animated word of God
In the past, I’ve referenced several popular and classic Saturday morning cartoon shows. They’ve made for a great recap in this blog. This time, however, I want to share with you some cartoons that aired on Sunday morning. There were usually two types of Sunday morning cartoons – the shows that used to air on…
Read MoreThe return of Electra Woman and Dyna Girl? Seriously?!?
It was probably one of the hokiest Saturday morning TV shows ever filmed. And considering that it came from the Krofft studios, which balanced fantasy and escapism and total surrealness, made it even more intriguing. I’m talking about Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, a Saturday morning superhero show that starred Deidre Hall and Judy Strangis…
Read MoreRollergames versus Rollerjam
The Times Union’s blogfarm features a set of blogs written by the Albany All Stars Roller Derby team and the Hellions of Troy Roller Derby team. It’s really good stuff and it gives a great insight into the world of flat track roller derby. Roller Derby has been part of the sporting scene for generations. …
Read MoreGoodbye, John Schnabel
One of my current favorite reality TV shows is the Friday night Discovery Channel program Gold Rush, in which teams of miners brave the harsh weather of the Yukon to mine for gold. The show followed the adventures of the Hoffman crew – the bearded Todd Hoffman and his family and friends, whose adventures either…
Read More“Time After Time” – 1979 movie, 2016 TV series?
I was a HUGE fan of the 1979 science fiction time travel movie Time After Time, in which H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) chased Jack the Ripper (David Warner) through the streets of modern-day San Francisco. It was suspenseful, it was funny, it was one of those films that I saw in the theater – and…
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