Ep. 260: The Importance of Being Gonged
If you didn't grow up in the 70's, you have no concept of just how popular "The Gong Show" was. This was a daytime show that destroyed the ratings,…
Ep. 259: The Knight Who Started a Role-playing Revolution
Sir Ian Livingstone is a real knight, known as the "Knight of the Nerds". Never has a moniker been more apt. Ian and his partner Steve Jackson were early fanatics…
Ep. 258: Learn to Harp a Slib of Boont
How many people reading this have attempted to learn a new language? I know that I have stopped and restarted Spanish lessons twice in the past 3 years. The grammar…
*Bonus* – TMNT in Video Games
One of the lucky breaks Eastman & Laird received was that Nintendo and Konami were looking for a new kind of game and the turtles came around at the perfect…
Ep. 257: TMNT – The Forty Year Phenomenon
1984 was a big year. Ghostbusters and Terminator were released, the events of George Orwell's novel take place, and in a Massachusetts suburb, two comic artists accidentally created one of…
*Bonus* – How The Bad News Bears Changed Film History
You may not think so, but the formula created by The Bad News Bears is still in use today! A rag tag group of kids, lead by an incompetent and…
Ep. 256: Hits, Heroes, & Homeruns of Baseball Cinema
Nothing says spring like the smell of freshly cut grass on a baseball diamond, and in my opinion, nothing says America quite like the baseball movie. Sure the sport gets…
Ep. 255: The Billion Dollar Barbie
Since the 50's, no woman has captured the attention of little girls everywhere quite like Barbie. Sure she is only 11 inches tall and made of plastic, but influence is…