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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 260 – Ghostbusters
After countless online arguments, months of advertising and discussion, the Ghostbusters reboot is finally here – and we’re going to review it! On this episode, Gill, Robin, and TK look at the entire Ghostbusters franchise, from the movies and cartoons … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Tom Green Raps on “Street Cents”
Street Cents was a TV series that aired on CBC in Canada in the early 90’s. The show was focused on such teen-centric topics as how to save your money, shop smart, which deodorants worked best, and stuff like that. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Susan Sarandon in a Pampers Commercial
Here’s a Pampers commercial from the early 1970s featuring a young Susan Sarandon, who pretty much looks exactly the same 40+ years later. In this ad, a pair of women with babies are lucky enough to visit a shoe salesman … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Trial By Dance
Tywin’s got this one in the bag.
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War Pigs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wfa-iBgzXA Game of Thrones‘ sixth (and possibly penultimate) season has just wrapped up, and while we reel from all the reveals and setups for next season, let’s look back across the past six years of fantasy violence with this wicked … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: The Real Ghostbusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiC5_qROyMw This blows my mind. I had no idea that the credits for the old Ghostbusters cartoon were created as part of a pitch/promo. Who you gonna call?
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The Reviewinator: Penny Dreadful (2014-2016)
Based on the popularity of “penny dreadfuls”, 19th Century British stories famous for their lewd and violent content, Penny Dreadful interweaves several classic horror stories and sets them in 19th Century London. You have Dracula, Frankenstein and his monster, Dorian … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: 10-Year Old Anton Yelchin on “ER”
There have been a lot of shocking celebrity deaths in 2016, but perhaps none more tragic and unexpected than that of Anton Yelchin, whose promising career was cut short when he was killed in a car accident yesterday at age … Continue reading
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Last Link of the Day: Dastardly and Muttley
Here’s another rare cartoon that I watched recently, which may have just become my favourite thing that Hanna Barbera ever did.
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 257 – Siblings of the Entertainment Industry
Does having a sibling collaborator in the entertainment industry give you a leg up? Does working with your brother or sister make you a better writer, actor, or director? These are the questions at the heart of this episode of … Continue reading