“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before!” On September 8,…
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It’s been 35 years since Howard the Duck waddled into movie theaters and what a strange journey it has been for Marvel Comics‘ weird waterfowl. Based on the cult comic book created by the late, great Steve Gerber, the movie…
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We’re not monkeying around when we tell you that Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp has been making viewers of all ages go bananas for 50 years. Terrible puns aside, the series is celebrating a milestone anniversary this year, and to celebrate…
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In May of 1980, the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, hit theaters. As impossible as it may seem from today’s point of view, the film was considered risky at the time and there was no guarantee that…
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It’s been 30 since Dick Tracy roared into theaters! Director/star Warren Beatty is Chester Gould‘s comic-strip detective, fighting an array of grotesque villains in order to free the city from crime boss “Big Boy” Caprice’s (Al Pacino) grip. Madonna co-stars…
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This year marks 35 years since Lonesome Dove was first published. Filled with incredible action sequences, beautiful photography, and a top-notch cast, a sweeping, two-part miniseries, based on Larry McMurtry‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning Western novel aired in 1989 — earning fans…
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The above ad that appeared in TV Guide announced the premiere of Twin Peaks, a series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost that debuted 30 years ago today. The image above suggests that the program was a soap opera,…
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All week long we’ve been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street with articles reflecting upon how the groundbreaking children’s program changed education, television, and the world at large. But what often is understated in conversations about the series is…
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With Sesame Street celebrating its 50th anniversary this week, we wanted to ask you to sound off about which of the Muppets from the beloved series is your favorite. Although made of felt and fiber, Jim Henson‘s puppet creations are…
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It’s been 20 years since Freaks and Geeks Paul Feig and Judd Apatow‘s dramedy series about growing up in early-1980s Michigan first debuted on NBC. A critical favorite, the series not got the attention it deserved and it was unceremoniously…
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