Remember the “Pepsi Challenge” back in the ’80s where a blind taste test would determine whether Pepsi or Coke was the preferred cola? With the re-issue of New Coke, it’s time to resurrect the challenge! Me and my two boys recently took the “New Coke Challenge” with now three options to test our palettes: New Coke, Classic Coke, and Pepsi. While it would have been fun to simply introduce the New Coke flavor to my sons (and myself who was only 9 years old in 1985,) trying to guess the three flavors was truly a great experience.
When I was reading and collecting comics Marvel and DC were the two powerhouse publishing companies and for the most part they still are. So called ‘Indie’ publishers have been around for as long as CONTINUE READING…
Adam and Will discuss the 1994 TV movie pilot and retooled 22 episode FOX adventure series M.A.N.T.I.S. starring Carl Lumbly and the cultural events that inspired its creation. Plus, learn the hosts favorite TV time CONTINUE READING…
If there was ever a television series that demanded a toy line for its merchandise, it was The Six Million Dollar Man. This classic series chronicling the adventures of a half-man, half-robot government agent named Steve CONTINUE READING…
Ghostbusters II was one of the movies that made the summer of 1989 a great time to be a teenager. And while I enjoyed seeing it in the theater, the return of the slime guys CONTINUE READING…
As we’re walking through the music of the 1983 Billboard charts every Wednesday, we would be remiss if we didn’t take a minute and recognize the contributions made by hard rock and heavy metal bands CONTINUE READING…
So much of the popular culture I was consuming in the watershed year of 1989 felt like more than just entertainment—instead, much of it felt incendiary. The world itself felt on the cusp of something big CONTINUE READING…
'80s Kid, '90s Grad, and '00s Dad. I've been writing and podcasting about 1980s pop culture since 2011 at my Rediscoverthe80s.com website. I collect vinyl, cassingles, '80s comics, Batman memorabilia, and all things Mobile Armored Strike Kommand.
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