In November 1978, just a year and a half after Star Wars had taken the world by storm, fans were hungry for more. George Lucas’s space opera had become a cultural phenomenon, and the idea CONTINUE READING…
Movies and TV Shows Are the Hottest Ticket in Online Slots Once the traditional charms of old-time entertainment combine with the technological advancement of top online casinos, a new kind of entertainment is created. The CONTINUE READING…
WWF’s first Survivor Series in 1987 was a bold and strategic move that reshaped the wrestling landscape. Conceived as a counter-programming tactic, it not only disrupted Jim Crockett Promotions’ Starrcade but also laid the foundation CONTINUE READING…
In the landscape of mid-century American diners, Sambo’s Restaurant once stood as a prominent chain known for its hearty breakfasts and family-friendly atmosphere. But behind the pancakes and coffee was a name and branding that CONTINUE READING…
Do you remember the feeling of peeling a fresh new sticker pack as a kid? That boot of nostalgia bangs hard in Monopoly GO!, where collecting digital stickers reignites the pleasure of passing. Now, think CONTINUE READING…
Cheers began back in 1982 and ran for 11 seasons and 275 episodes. One of my favorite episodes of the sitcom (and quite possibly of any sitcom) is the one that aired on Thanksgiving evening CONTINUE READING…
The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is usually filled with wonder and excitement. But, sometimes things can go awry. CONTINUE READING…
When thinking about Thanksgiving movies, the one that always comes to most people’s minds is Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. I love that movie, but there’s one that I have grown to love just a little CONTINUE READING…
The holiday season was often an important event on “Home Improvement.” Halloween and Christmas were the most significant holidays on the show. However, Tim Taylor made sure Thanksgiving was a giant feast and time to CONTINUE READING…
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…
Will and Adam get into a Last TEAM Standing battle between JLA: Year One and the Original Avengers, plus a Casting Call for a Birds of Prey movie, Hot 10 Comics, Mort of the Month CONTINUE READING…
November is here….and so are we here with Episode 28! The main topic this week is focused on great films of the past – with a caveat – we’re narrowing down the scope to only CONTINUE READING…
Adam and Will explore the hype as Wizard pits Marvel Knights, Ultimate Marvel and Marvel Classic against each other, Geoff Johns’ reinvents Hawkman for the 21st century, CrossGen previews Sojourn, TONS of comic book movie CONTINUE READING…
Will and Adam dive deeper into Wizard issue 117 to discuss a Last Man Standing Battle between Darth Vader and Doctor Doom, compare Wildstorm’s Ninja Boy to Top Cow’s No Honor, explore Geoff Johns on CONTINUE READING…
In this special bonus episode for Halloween, Adam and Will have quick and easy chat about a show that barely exists, What A Dummy from 1990 starring a young, Stephen Dorff. What do you get CONTINUE READING…
If you grew up in the 1980s, candy was both a treat and an adventure. Walking into the corner store or the gas station you were met with a rainbow of wrappers, but that rainbow CONTINUE READING…
Old School Evil: Our Darkest Hour is finally here, completing my series of urban fantasy novels. Inspired by the villains of 80s cartoons like Megatron, Skeletor, and Cobra Commander, Old School Evil features a world CONTINUE READING…
In the neon-soaked landscape of 1980s toy aisles, where action figures ruled and slime was king, Mattel dared to go one step further into the bizarre. Enter the Mad Scientist Monster Lab…a gloriously grotesque toy CONTINUE READING…
First-person shooters entered the world of the macabre and gory in 1997’s House of the Dead. Sega’s frightfest offered all the usual light-gun action, but instead of soldiers, terrorists or aliens, this game pitted your shooting CONTINUE READING…
In March 1971, General Mills launched a new line of monster-themed cereals to capitalize on the success of Lucky Charms. The first two entries were Count Chocula, a chocolate-flavored vampire, and Franken Berry, a strawberry-flavored CONTINUE READING…
In 1978, a low-budget pseudo-documentary called Faces of Death emerged from the shadows and quickly became one of the most infamous underground films of the VHS era. Marketed as a “shockumentary,” it promised viewers a CONTINUE READING…
On this second anniversary of the passing of my friend, and co-founder of The Retro Network, Jason Gross, we want to share with the world some audio featuring him that few have ever heard. We’re CONTINUE READING…
“It’s another Attack!They’re not human, they’re…Inhumanoids, Inhumanoids,The evil that lies within…” Foolish humans. When will they learn that digging and exploring where mother nature never intended will only unleash gigantic monsters bent on destroying the CONTINUE READING…
Back in the 80s, Nancy Reagan led the charge to keep kids drug-free. I was a child of D.A.R.E., but even without that, my television made sure to teach me that “Drugs Are Bad.” I CONTINUE READING…
In the fall of 1987, toy shelves were glowing…literally. Amid the neon slime, transforming robots, and sword-wielding warriors of the decade, Tonka introduced a line that felt like it crawled out of a haunted comic CONTINUE READING…
The earliest ancestor of the modern music video was the soundie, a black-and-white 16mm film recording of a musician performing before a live audience. The first soundies appeared in 1940, and all the big singing CONTINUE READING…
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 CONTINUE READING…
When you bring up Cars in the ’80s, some might first think of the band of that name or possibly the song by Gary Numan. We’re not talking about Ric Ocasek and those Cars or any CONTINUE READING…
When I was a kid game shows were a key part of my TV viewing experience. Whether it was a sick day from school, vacation or summer break, if I was home during the day CONTINUE READING…
Lucky Charms cereal has been a favorite of kids everywhere since it first hit store shelves in 1964. But even though the brand is almost sixty years old, most people don’t know much about it CONTINUE READING…
I recently received an amazing package in the mail from a friend who had inherited his older brother’s childhood collectibles. Mixed among the comic books and Marvel Universe trading cards were a cardboard time capsule of the ’80s that I was not expecting, Garbage Pail Kids! CONTINUE READING…
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…
Copying music from the radio in the ’80s was just a way of life. We never thought of the ramifications of what we were doing. This is my story…the story of a music pirate. CONTINUE READING…
Growing up during the (late) ’80s and ’90s, I was a big sitcom fan. The theme song would hit, and we’d all sing along as we knew that good, albeit predictable, laughs, stories, and life CONTINUE READING…
Every spring, I look forward to WWE’s Wrestlemania with all of its pomp and circumstance. Unfortunately this year, with recent CDC guidelines that restrict public gatherings to under 50 people, it looks like for the CONTINUE READING…
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