In June of 1984, Nickelodeon saw its first major transition. Cy Schneider, the network’s original president retired. His successor would change Nickelodeon’s direction from parent approved to “kid” focused. Not “young people”-focused, not “child-focused” KID-focused. CONTINUE READING…
In September 1992 I was living in Denver with some friends of my family, Joan and Larry. They were an older couple who offered me their basement apartment. (By older I mean they were in CONTINUE READING…
In the last decade, the rise of streaming services has revolutionized the way we consume television content. Streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu have disrupted traditional television broadcasting, profoundly altering the entertainment CONTINUE READING…
Before Nickelodeon became the Nickelodeon 80’s kids know and love, it was called C3 or “The Pinwheel Channel”. It was part of an experiment from Warner Amex called Qube and was first tested in Columbus, CONTINUE READING…
TV was never really fair to jocks. If you were a nerd, there were many game shows you could try out for, but if you were a musclehead, your game show pickings were slim. But CONTINUE READING…
Most folks, if they got their hands on a time-travel device, would probably end up using it to bet on sporting events, sign the Beatles, take vengeance on childhood bullies, kill Hitler, or maybe stop Abraham CONTINUE READING…
Imagine sitting down at 8 PM, turning on the CW to watch Arrow or The Flash. Instead of your favorite member of the DC Universe, a new yet familiar face appears. Stan Lee is introduced CONTINUE READING…
Every person alive since TV became mainstream has a show that they would hand to aliens to show them what it was like to be a teenager. For me, that show is My So-Called Life. Let’s look at it with 25 years of hindsight. CONTINUE READING…
Through the many years of television, there have been thousands of TV shows created. Usually, only the cream of the crop last for multiple seasons and go on to live vividly in the memories of CONTINUE READING…
I am a certified child of the ’80s. I’m in that sweet spot just between Gen X and Millennial, so I mainly observed the more fun parts of the decade from the sidelines. I CONTINUE READING…
Way back in 1984, the World Wrestling Federation put on a three-hour show in their home arena, Madison Square Garden. The live event featured a battle royal plus all three men’s titles were defended. The CONTINUE READING…
“Beans and Cornbread had a fight… Beans knocked Cornbread out of sight!” All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the main competitor to WWE and preferred wrestling brand of yours truly, announced on January 5th, 2022, the company CONTINUE READING…
I think it’s been pretty well established that I think of the 90s as the best decade. I think it’s also been pretty well established that I watched A LOT of television during that time. CONTINUE READING…
Like everyone else in the late ’90s, I was hooked on professional wrestling. I had been a fan going back to 1989 or ’90 when I was 5 years old and had found WCW on CONTINUE READING…
Superbowl LVII is almost here and numerous commercials have already been released. It seems advertising agencies have been leaning on nostalgia the past several years and 2023 will be no different. Some of the big CONTINUE READING…
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