Category Archives: TV

1994 & 1999: Babylon 5 and Crusade

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Steve

Two parts of a great Sci-Fi show got rolling respectively in 1994 and 1999! They represent 40 percent of this month’s animated Header. Now, I admit we all could argue three ways. Babylon 5 had its pilot attempt back in 1993 … Continue reading →

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RIP Keith Giffen & Gary Graham

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Steve

The first obit I felt like a complete moron about! I missed all the tributes on Twitter for the passing of Keith Giffen last October! He was one of the funniest writers in the Eighties as he revamped Justice League into … Continue reading →

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1974: The Six Million Dollar Man

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Steve

Before Battlestar Galactica pushed it out of the Sunday-evening spot, I think this was the show most kids loved to watch to discuss on the playground the next Monday morning. It was also blamed (or responsible) for numerous kids doing really … Continue reading →

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RIP Ruth Carter & David Soul

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Steve

First up is Ruth Carter, a lady who only has decent name recognition in Austin songwriting circles. She and her husband co-wrote a song for the Fabulous Thunderbirds but wrote two larger hits for Stevie Ray Vaughn: “Willie the Wimp” … Continue reading →

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1999: Ed, Edd & Eddy

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Steve

The Cartoon Network rolled out its first new Canadian-produced show around this time, I could be wrong, but it was the first one done outside the Hanna-Barbera production teams all else went through. The show’s creator, Danny Antonucci, cut his … Continue reading →

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RIP Tommy Smothers

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Steve

One half of a very clever and inspiring duo. I was never a huge fan because they were really big before I was born or when I was an infant. However, they had a subversive streak that was more than … Continue reading →

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RIP Denny Laine and Norma Lear

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Steve

Two mainstays of the Seventies when I was growing up are sadly gone. First up would be Denny who I didn’t know was a member of Wings until I was in college. I never gave much thought like a dummy, … Continue reading →

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RIP Marty Krofft

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Steve

Marty and his brother Sid were a huge part of Generation X’ Saturday mornings! This duo shook up the Hanna-Barbera-dominated landscape in the late Sixties to the late Seventies with their live-action shows. Many often starred SitCom stars such as … Continue reading →

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1983: The Day After airs on ABC

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Steve

Remember how I mentioned my ongoing nightmare of dying in a nuclear conflict because St. Reagan had an itchy trigger finger? The Day After didn’t help and was my continuous fear’s source until college. Before ABC became a monopoly hotel … Continue reading →

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Even the bridge’s viewscreen needs a pop-up blocker!

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Steve

Good thing Captain Kirk doesn’t share the Enterprise‘s content with our current shit for brains Speaker of the House. This reminds me how I need to pony up for a quick month of Paramount+ so I can binge watch Picard, Lower Decks and Strange New … Continue reading →

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Codename: Outhouse

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Steve

Hearing Zap Brannigan’s voice yelling “Gooo! Me!” from the parody GI Zap is even funnier in this context. I know, the jokes are too easy. A GI Joe action figure with a plunger and a really awful stench. In reality, it’s … Continue reading →

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Welcome to November 2023!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Steve

I was really excited about this month’s Header because it’s the 60th anniversary of Josie and the Pussycats debuting as a comic book; ok, it was just called Josie and it was a lazy female version of Archie. The Pussycats shift … Continue reading →

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RIP Richard Moll

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Steve

Richard was best known as Bull on Night Court and obviously before (and after) the hit Sitcom, he was often cast is giant bad guys or monsters or somebody intimidating. What fewer people knew, Richard also had a big career as … Continue reading →

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By the Power of Propane!

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Steve

I tell ya whut! Castle Greyskull is completely powered and heated by clean burnin’, energy efficient Propane. It is abundant in Arternia too. Now if you excuse me, I need to get back to defeatin’ my mortal enemy…no not Skeletor, … Continue reading →

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The Disney Corporation is 100

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Steve

And much like its creator, Walt Disney, the corporation is an edacious entity known for screwing over the working people and taxpayers while trying to present itself as some force for good. Not sure if Walt and his brother were … Continue reading →

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