In 1982, DC comics revived their Swamp Thing character to capitalize on Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing movie, but after a couple years, the book found itself nearing cancelation, with the title’s sales plummeting, so with nothing to lose, DC gave a relatively unknown English writer named Alan Moore free rein to revamp the title as…
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Future Cop: The Complete Series (1976-77) – Review
A decade before Robocop was patrolling the streets of Old Detroit ABC was trying to get their own robot cop to the masses, without much success. In May of 1976, ABC released a pilot movie called Future Cop; it was about a grizzled veteran street cop who finds himself partnered with an android.
“Heil Honey I’m Home!” (1990) TV Pilot of the Damned
The history of television is littered with many shows that fall into the category of “What the hell were they thinking?” but none as bizarre as “Heil Honey I’m Home!” a British sitcom about the wacky hijinks of Adolph Hitler and his wife Eva Braun. Sounds like a great premise, right?
Tarzan: The End of the Beginning (2003) – Review
We now find ourselves at the last episode of the 2003 Tarzan television series, with the episode titled The Beginning of the End. The show’s abrupt cancellation, after only eight episodes, didn’t even allow the show a chance to go out with a bang, instead, it went with a sad little whimper.