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Articles by Pitfall Gary

About Pitfall Gary
Just your average Gen X'er. Born in the 70s and raised in the Decade of Decadence! I rode my bike without a helmet and was home when the street lights came on. I love to reminisce about the good ol' days; Movies, TV, music, if it happened in my childhood I'll share it with you.
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Features

Play Ball! Retro Baseball Movies to Watch During Spring Training

Pitfall Gary

The temperature is still dipping below freezing and snow is on the ground. But there’s a bit of relief theses days; the boys of summer are down south and getting back in shape for the CONTINUE READING…

Features

Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E6: The Impossible Box

Pitfall Gary

Follow our weekly journey as The Retro Network reviews Star Trek: Picard only on CBS All Access. Reviews are posted the day after each episode premieres with spoilers!!! Start your free trial of CBS All Access CONTINUE READING…

'90s

Celebrating 25 Years of The History Channel

Pitfall Gary

A Channel is born In 1992 A&E Networks produced a historical series called The Real West, hosted by country music icon Kenny Rogers. The Real West aired from 1992 to 1995 and was A&E’s highest CONTINUE READING…

Columns

Picard S01E02: “Maps and Legends” Recap and Review

Pitfall Gary

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Star Trek: Picard S01E02: “Maps and Legends” Good Morning Plastic People Picard episode 2, “Maps and Legends” opens in 2385 (14 years in the past) at the Utopia CONTINUE READING…

Christmas

Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Action Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

It’s Christmas time once again, decorations, shopping, carols, Santa Claus and lots of Christmas movies. When it comes to Christmas movies everyone has their favorite. Most are the more traditional films; It’s a Wonderful Life, CONTINUE READING…

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Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Comedy Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

  Christmas comedies are probably the most popular Christmas movies or at least tied with the Romantic Comedies. There are hundreds of comedies focusing on the Christmas season. Some are good, some not so good, CONTINUE READING…

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Top 5 Christmas Movies for the Horror Movie Fan

Pitfall Gary

I know what your thinking…Christmas horror movies? How can that be? Well, sometimes bad things happen on Christmas too. The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year, but sometimes the lines are too long, CONTINUE READING…

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'80s

The (not so obvious) Thanksgiving TV episodes

Pitfall Gary

As I was shoveling the foot and half of snow in my driveway this week and trying not to freeze to death my thoughts wandered to the Thanksgiving shows I like to watch. While there CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Dark Night of the Scarecrow Review

Pitfall Gary

I’ve mentioned before how scarecrows creep me out. And I’m positive Dark Night of the Scarecrow is the reason why! Set in a farming town somewhere in the Midwest, a group of yocals deal out CONTINUE READING…

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'80s

Friday the 13th: The Series

Pitfall Gary

When I was in high school I worked at Pizza Hut, back when it was still good. On Friday nights I’d get home around 11 pm with my Meat Lovers Personal Pan pizza, grab a CONTINUE READING…

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