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Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E7 “Nepenthe”

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Burger King ’80s Commercials with Actors Before They Were Stars

OldSchool80s

Burger King has the distinction of one of the worst advertising campaigns of the ’80s with the forgettable and embarrassing “Where’s Herb” promotion. Earlier in the decade, though, Burger King did a couple things right

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

Pitfall Gary

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Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E5 “Stardust City Rag”

Brady Vardeman

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Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E4 “Absolute Candor”

Brady Vardeman

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Five Things from Star Trek: Picard S1E3 “The End is the Beginning”

Brady Vardeman

After a relatively suspenseful and revealing episode two, the Star Trek: Picard writers opted for more of a slow-burn episode three, titled “The End is the Beginning.” The episode begins with a flashback to the synthetic*

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

Picard S01E01: “Remembrance” Recap and Review

Brady Vardeman

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from Star Trek: Picard S01E01 An admiral comes out of retirement Eighteen years after his last appearance in a Starfleet uniform, Patrick Stewart returned to the screen this week as

Santa Claus, Christmas, and I Love Lucy

Jeff Sheldon

I grew up watching I Love Lucy reruns on Nick-at-Nite with my Dad. We’d sit and laugh together late into the night during summers when I was a kid. When the Season 4 episodes centering

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

Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz: Review of 1980 TV Special

Jason Gross

The Wizard of Oz is one of the earliest movies I remember enjoying as a kid. My parents were visiting their friends’ house and I tagged along to play with their kids. While the parents were

When the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Doesn’t Go As Planned

Jeff Sheldon

The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is usually filled with wonder and excitement. But, sometimes things can go awry.

Retro Rerun Review: Kate and Allie Halloween Episode

Brandon Leftridge

The Show: Kate & Allie Ran for: 122 episodes— 6 seasons from 1984 to 1989. What it’s about: Two lady detectives? I really don’t know. I assume they were detectives. And possibly lovers. My relationship

You Fool! The Funniest Episode of Hollywood Squares

Kevin Decent

Rarely does an episode of a game show reach cult or memorable status. Ken Jennings Jeopardy! streak. The guy that figured out the pattern on Press Your Luck. Usually game shows are made to be

Retro Rerun Review: Happy Days Halloween Episode

Brandon Leftridge

The Show: Happy Days Ran for: 255 episodes over 11 seasons, from 1974 to 1984. What it’s about: A ginger teen and his normal Milwaukee family and friends living life from the mid-50s through the

Remembering H.R. Pufnstuf

Kevin Decent

“Who are you? HR Shovnstuf?” For most of my generation, myself included, this line from Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is the only reference to not only the work of HR Pufnstuf, but the entire

Retro Rerun Review: Herman’s Head

Brandon Leftridge

Hey, there, people who like reading about television shows and/or things that make them think of olden times. Here we are again with another installment of Retro Rerun Review. What’s on today’s docket, you ask?