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Figured It Out I thought something about this Presidential campaign between John McCain and Barack Obama seemed familiar. This little piece of artwork finally put the pieces together for me.  The 2008 Presidential campaign is an re-tread of an episode of the 1960's Batman TV show. Look, the campaign is even copying the debate. Can't way to see who shows up to play the Cesar Romero as Joker character to counter Obama/Batman and McCain/Penguin. Labels: Batman, Fun, Politics, TV posted by Brendan | 10:50 PM | permanent link |
The Greatest American Hero Returns  About a month or so back I read about the plan to produce a comic book based on the 1980’s TV show The Greatest American Hero. I was going to write something about this little news nugget because my dad, brother and I were big fans of the show back when it originally aired. The Greatest American Hero was one of the first TV shows (or any sort of pop media for that matter) that I remember sharing an interest in with my Dad.Even though the comic was being co-written by William Katt (a.k.a. the actor who portrayed the "Greatest American Hero"), I opted not to write about the comic. Ultimately the idea of a comic based on the show generated marginal interest in me. Therefore the news was not worthy of a post. But now I read that Stephen J. Cannell, the creator of The Greatest American Hero (and nearly half of all shows produced from 1975-1990), confirmed that there will be a featured film made based on the property. Apparently the recent boom in superhero movies and Disney’s less than spectacular summer 2008 box office take, has the House of Mouse moving more quickly on this project. That’s something to write about. A movie and a comic. The Greatest American Hero is experiencing a renaissance. According to Cannell, Katt, Connie Sellecca, and Robert Kulp will all be in the movie, but I have to imagine that Katt won’t be suiting up in the red pajamas again. I’m sure the story will have some new schlep taking on the role of the Greatest American Hero. Regardless, I hope they keep the fun tone that the original series had on TV and preserve the premise of the show: regular Joe is given alien-crafted super suit, but loses the instructions and has to figure things out on his own. Hilarity ensues. Labels: 80's, Comics, movies, TV posted by Brendan | 1:56 PM | permanent link |
The Gigglesnort Hotel I haven't seen this in years - almost forgot about it to. The Gigglesnort Hotel was a kids show here in Chicago during the late 1970's. I only vaguely remember the program, but I clearly recall The Blob. If I recall correctly, host Bill Jackson, besides shaping the Blob into whatever he needed it to be, would also do some great cartooning during the show. Labels: TV posted by Brendan | 8:35 AM | permanent link |
Dr. Horrible Isn't If you haven't watched Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon's web-only three-act show starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day, you are doing yourself a disservice. In the weeks leading up to the web debut of episode 1, plenty of people were talking about Whedon's project like it was the second coming of entertainment media. I played things more cautious and waited to actually watch the episodes - which I have done a couple of times now. It is very funny - very entertaining. Neil Patrick Harris is my new favorite actor. I'm not sure if Dr. Horrible revolutionizes how televisions shows will be produced and distributed, but Whedon's show is more entertaining then anything I've found on conventional TV in a long time.  posted by Brendan | 10:00 PM | permanent link | |
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