Category Archives: Diversions

Number one, a better fitting T-shirt with Bender and his catchphrase, possibly one of the greatest character introductions ever. I bought this from Hot Topic a couple years ago but it was a tad small, stupid online purchase. It pays … Continue reading →

You can find out more details about his career here (NY Times) and here (Guardian). Anybody growing in the Seventies felt the influence of Schwartz’s two major contributions to American Pop culture: Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch which were both … Continue reading →

Starship Troopers was a flop in theaters when it debuted in 1997 since audiences either expected it to follow the book (mixed opinions here) or be on par with Cameron’s Aliens. The R rating also doomed it because some states also … Continue reading →

A pretty cool actor who managed to play off parts of his Columbo character into a couple great Neil Simon-written comedies: The Cheap Detective and Murder by Death, the latter is on Netflix streaming. In both, Falk plays Sam Spade … Continue reading →

You be the judge regarding this snippet. Personally, I feel Meyer had every right to tell the Great Bird of the Galaxy to butt out on with Star Trek VI. Roddenberry may have created the franchise yet he wasn’t really … Continue reading →

His death was a long time coming since his final days were spent in a coma which was a damned shame. However, Jeff participated in three great franchises I enjoyed throughout my life. The first was being Travolta’s sidekick in … Continue reading →

Although he didn’t have humongous fame in America like fellow Aussies Nicole Kidman or Geoffrey Rush (Mel Gibson is a transplant like AC/DC), Bill was a distinctive presence in his nation’s hit movies. The majority of the world will always … Continue reading →

It was announced yesterday on the site that Bender will be the extra token in the upcoming Futurama Monopoly game. I know I did my part voting every day to put my favorite drinking, smoking robot on top. Now to … Continue reading →

Forever known as Commander Koloth from Star Trek and DS9, many forget he was also the Squire at Gothos which is unofficially the Federation’s first encounter with the Q; in a Peter David-based novel for ST:NG, Squire is Q’s stepson. … Continue reading →

It’s gonna’ fun on the bun as Bender would say. The game won’t be out for about half a year but in the meantime, vote every day for the little details you want to customize the iconic game.

It was sad to catch the news from a diehard Dr. Who fan at work. I had no idea she was ill, I only knew she starred in a spinoff show which tied together with some crossover involving Torchwood. Many … Continue reading →

This comedy site disappeared a few years ago because its founder lost interest. The only way to see most of it was through some other guy’s archive project. Unfortunately, it didn’t have all the graphics namely the painfully truthful dig … Continue reading →

Expatriates of Chicago around my age know all about Svengoolie (or I thought the show was called Son of Svengoolie). He’s the Midwest’s version of Elvira (she’s an LA fixture that got national attention in the Eighties) but he definitely … Continue reading →

Ignoring this special occasion while the Shat gets all the attention would be illogical! I do envy him a tad. In the horrible Star Trek reboot, Leonard’s Spock had a better successor actor than Kirk received. So did McCoy, Scotty … Continue reading →