This is an excellent video about some of the “forgotten” superheroes. Some more forgotten than others. I knew about most of them. Read some of them. Have seen a lot of them in adaptations. The one I probably know the least about, though, is Doc Savage. And the explanation of his “powers” starting at the 14:07 mark about blew my mind. Seriously, they should’ve given the guy more abilities. Major eye-roll.Read More →
Getting the first three was easy because they are on Google Books for just a couple of dollars each. But when I got to the fourth in the list, things became complicated. Or so I thought. Well, put it this way, the last three aren’t available individually on Google Books or Amazon’s Kindle. So I dug around online and realized there are several “collections” of his books. At least in print. The prices are all over the place, though. I finally hit pay dirt. I discovered The Greatest Mysteries of Earl Derr Biggers: 11 Titles In One Volume on Google Play. For 99 cents. Seriously,Read More →
I haven’t done a weather related post in awhile so I couldn’t resist sharing this article. Who doesn’t love rainbows? The rare one I’d most like to see? The moonbow.Read More →
Because suddenly it’s very okay for a superhero to have families & children. Well, that’s not to say that there haven’t always been superhero families that pass their hero mantles, er, masks and/or capes down through the generations. Most notably the very first costumed superhero, The Phantom, was flat-out a “legacy” hero. We’re talking about twenty plus generations for The Phantom, so, yeah, definitely a family thing going on. Now, plenty of superheroes share their responsibilities with others in their inner circle. There we’re normally talking side-kicks or sidekicks who grown into completely new roles. Most famous? Batman’s sidekick, Dick Grayson, outgrowing Robin and becomingRead More →
My son and I watched it last weekend and I’m still processing just how good this was. So much so that while I want to do a post breaking down all my thoughts about it, it will probably be a long one. Possibly more than one post. And seriously filled with spoilers. So while that’s developing in my head and notes I did want to say something right away. This movie is absolutely fantastic. Does it have faults? Sure. It’s 4 hours long. How could it not have some slip in? However, the time flies because of how good it is so, really, not aRead More →
My son has been raving about Minecraft Java Edition (on the computer) lately. So I wanted to check it out. Now I’ve played a version of Minecraft in the past on the WiiU, I think. It was good but it wasn’t necessarily something I’d want to spend hours on. Which is what Minecraft is known for. Namely, getting people hooked on simply being immersed in the experience. Not that they simply spend hours either but we’re talking in terms of years here. Seriously, this game is worldbuilding at it’s most basic. Anyway, he got me set up and I tried Java Edition out. I’m stillRead More →
I had planned to post about something else this week but realizing the new Superman & Lois TV series had started last week changed all that. In a heartbeat. After watching the first two episodes, I have to say that I’m impressed with where this series is going. To be honest, I’ve only seen the two main actors as Superman and Lois here and there during Arrowverse crossovers so I wasn’t at all sure what to expect. But they are doing a really good job here. The set up is that this is a more mature Clark/Superman and Lois who have two teenage sons. Twins,Read More →
So, yeah, this week I’m doing a quick update post because we’ve been hit by the winter storm here in western Kentucky that’s affecting most of the country. And basically means that everything stops for us. Now what we have on the ground might not look like much to those to the north but for us it’s bad. Cause we don’t do winter storms well at all. It’s not so much a mind-set problem either. It’s more that we don’t get enough of them to put a lot of equipment to deal with them in the budgets that matter. Which means we kind of limpRead More →
I finished the first two books in the Albert Campion mystery series by Marjory Allingham and truly enjoyed them. A lot more than I expected. In fact, I think I may have enjoyed them more than the TV series. slight spoilers possibly ahead but probably not Let’s start with who Albert Campion is I think the best way to describe him is as sort of a take-off of Scarlet Pimpernel. Without the French Revolution interfering. I’ve only read the first two books but in the TV series I’m pretty sure he does wear a disguise or two. So there’s that. Also, like the Scarlet Pimpernel, heRead More →
And addictive. Long story short, I got a Roku for my bedroom for my birthday in November and since then I’ve fallen in love. It’s like this gigantic search engine for just about anything that’s ever been broadcast. And, yes, it is amazing what you can find if you dig deep enough. Here are three older TV series I found that I had never even heard of before. Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954) This is a one season series that is so unexpectedly charming it’s almost unreal. For one thing the star is Boris Karloff. Not playing a monster. The series itself actually hasRead More →
I will freely admit that watching The Mandalorian with my son has revived (from the dead pretty much) my love of Star Wars. There was a time when the kids were little that periodically as a family we’d spend Saturday nights re-watching the entire original trilogy. Or try to at any rate. So the love has always been there. Just unconscious lately. So, yes, because of The Mandalorian I’ve been thinking about re-watching them all. And possibly tossing in some of the animated series. But the immediate question is in what order? Well, I found an interesting article on that one. I may have toRead More →
It’s something I don’t normally do but I’m currently in the middle of two books. And it wouldn’t be happening at all if one of them wasn’t a non-fiction. Both are odd enough though that I thought I’d talk about how I got myself into this situation. Mystery Mile by Margery Allingham One of my holiday binges was to re-watch the Campion “mystery” series on Amazon. It’s not something I watch often but I do occasionally enjoy the quirkiness of it. This time I got curious about its origin and discovered it was based on a series of mystery books by Margery Allingham, a contemporaryRead More →
Over the holidays I re-watched The Court Jester (1955) starring Danny Kaye & Basil Rathbone. It’s my favorite Danny Kaye movie and very much a spoof of other more serious swashbucklers. Like The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) starring Errol Flynn & Basil Rathbone that I also managed to re-watch over the holidays. Yeah, I was in that kind of mood. Anyway, it got me curious so I looked online to see if I could find any lists of the best movie sword fights. There are a lot of lists out there because apparently it’s a popular question. The one I liked the best had moreRead More →
I was digging around on Amazon a month or so ago and ran across this British series which is described as a serious cold case detective series with a lot of comedy. At first I was not really sold on the idea. Then I looked at some reviews and people were raving about it. Well, at least for the first nine seasons. After that the cast changes completely and it apparently looses some of its humor. Which is probably to be expected in a series so heavily dependent on the personalities of the stars. Fans are simply not always receptive to their favorite actors leavingRead More →
Want to feel nostalgic? Then check out this article: Also check out The 50 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time: Live-Action as well as The 40 Greatest Animated TV Series Theme Songs on the same site. I quoted from the spoken-word/voice-over list because it was the one that pushed my nostalgia button the most for some reasons. But I enjoyed them all. So, seriously, go wallow.Read More →