Sunday, September 29, 2024

Hey Subscription Services..Enough Is A Enough

 Hulu, Espn + and Disney + have been notifying subscribers for months that a price hike was coming in October. This hike 25% across various plans offered is the latest in a series of streaming/subscription services raising prices which seems like just cause. The Disney owned services weren't the...

Saturday, September 28, 2024

5 Disney Channel Shows You Dont Know or Remember

My family went on a vacation to Orlando earlier this week and during a ride on Winnie The Pooh, I asked my wife if she remembered the live action show that use to air on the Disney Channel. Full disclosure, there is a 4 year age difference between us and often when I mention stuff she likely never saw...

Friday, September 27, 2024

Freaks & Geeks Even 25 Years Later Gone Too Soon

 This week marked the 25th anniversary of the cult classic series Freaks And Geeks, a brilliant show that was cancelled way too soon. It had so much going for it and it's a shame that maybe just maybe it was ahead of it's time. The show had a pedigree of who's who talent before they really became...

Thursday, September 26, 2024

5 Programming Blocks You Forgot About

 With fall TV kicking back up and the recent anniversary of TGIF. I started thinking about TV blocks throughout the years. Everyone knows iconic programming blocks like ABC's 90's juggernaut TGIF or NBC's Must See TV. Even Nick At Nite's summertime party block, but what about those blocks that...

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Ten Reasons Baywatch Is Still Loved

 Baywatch celebrates it's 35th Anniversary today. An NBC drama during the 1989 season that was cancelled, and found it's mojo during syndication. The series eventually became a global phenomenon and apart of the fabric of the country and world. Over the years many attempted to deride the show for...

Friday, September 20, 2024

The Pop Culture Icon That Was TGIF

 September 22nd, 2024 marks 35 years of TGIF, the ABC Friday night block of sitcoms that ran originally for 11 years ending in 2000. It was so successful though it was revived on two different occasions first in 2005 and again in 2018, but neither was nowhere near as successful as the original...

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Ten Shows You Forgot Were Apart Of TGIF

 It's 35 years of  TGIF, a staple for many families during the 90's. We all know sitcom classics like Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, and Boy Meets World that aired on the TV Block. TGIF ran for 11 years and to go along with those classics, there were a few duds. Then there...

Thursday, September 12, 2024

5 Award Shows You Forgot About

 MTV's Video Music Awards (VMA's) was held last night from the UBS arena in upstate New York. I'm sure most people like myself had no idea the VMA's were coming on, let alone that it was still a thing. You know since MTV doesn't play music at all these days.Once upon a time award shows were must...

Sunday, September 8, 2024

New York Undercover Legacy 30 Years Later

 In the early 90's TV network Fox was catering to teenagers and the urban community to fill a void the big three weren't fulfilling, and help build their network. They had show's like Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place for one side of the aisle. For the hipper side of the aisle they had In Living...

Saturday, September 7, 2024

New York Undercover 10 Best Episodes

New York Undercover celebrates 30 years this week. Despite only lasting 4 seasons and season 4 being a serious dud, it is a well revered show amongst the culture. I've decided to highlight the ten best episodes of the series in this blog, so here we go.10. Digital Underground In 1995 the internet...