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What Makes My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic a Surprisingly Amazing Show
As a father of several young children, I get exposed to a lot of great entertainment that I never would have watched otherwise. Transformers: Rescue Bots, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Octonauts are all surprisingly engaging in their own unique … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
Tagged animals, cartoon, comedy, discord, friendship, fun, funny, humor, my little pony, relationships, TV shows
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Star Trek’s Insights Into the Campus Rape Hysteria
Season 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation is probably my favorite season of that show. It introduced us to the awkward yet lovable character of Reginald Barclay, offered a proper sendoff to Tasha Yar after her embarrassing departure from … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged college, laws, legal, rape culture, science fiction, star trek, TV shows
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Movies with ‘The Movie’ in the Title
It seems almost passé to include “The Movie” in a movie title. We all know that you’re making a movie. You don’t need to literally spell it out for us. But some movies over the years have seen it necessary … Continue reading
Why The Starfighters Is the Best Film MST3K Ever Riffed
The Starfighters is the most perfect movie ever to appear on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It debuted during the show’s magical sixth season – after Joel Robinson had escaped the Satellite of Love, but before TV’s Frank or Dr. Forrester … Continue reading
Posted in Movies That Improve
Tagged air force, airplane, comedy, film score, films, fun, funny, movie review, movies, mst3k, mystery science theater 3000, soundtrack, starfighters, TV shows
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Disney’s History of Remaking Old Animated and Live-Action Films
Disney is about to debut its second attempt at a live-action Jungle Book remake next week. So I figured now is a good time to look back at Disney’s numerous tries at remaking their old animated and live-action films into … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged animated films, disney, films, movie remakes, movie review, movies, movies based on tv shows, sequels, tv movie, TV shows
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Pleasant Surprises: Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated
I never enjoyed the classic Scooby Doo cartoon shows. Even as a child, I found them repetitive and formulaic. In every episode Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo would drive into some spooky town in the Mystery Machine and … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
Tagged cartoon, comedy, fun, funny, humor, jokes, mystery, nostalgia, parody, relationships, romance, scooby doo, TV shows
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Mary Poppins, The Twilight Zone, and the Epidemic of Male Suicide
Mary Poppins and the classic Twilight Zone episode “A Stop at Willoughby” approach the problem of male suicide from two very different angles. Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged animated films, disney, drama, films, mary poppins, men and women, movie review, movies, relationships, rod serling, the twilight zone, TV shows
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