After the success of the Battlestar Galactica pilot, ABC rushed the series into production, much to the chagrin of producer creator Glen A. Larson who had hoped to have time to properly ready the series for the long haul, and it was this accelerated schedule that is mostly responsible for the same stock shots of…
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Battlestar Galactica (1978) Pilot – Review
The impact Star Wars had on movies and television cannot be overstated and for years Glen A. Larson had tried to get a space exodus show greenlit called Adam’s Ark, but with no luck, and then with the success of Star Wars, the execs over at Universal quickly greenlit the project under the new name…
The Life Story of the Flash Part 1 (1997) – Review
In honour of the new show and 75th anniversary of the title of The Flash, I have decided to review a nice little history lesson on the 2nd man to ride the lightning, Barry Allen. Originally printed in 1997, and reprinted in 2012, this was a good way of showing off the greatest hero we…
Old Games Had Some Crazy Commercials
Today’s video game commercials are very straightforward. Generally they will depict some gameplay video, show some screenshots or other in-game assets, and then call it a day. In ancient times though, during the age when a game featuring being able to move in 8 directions was an impressive feat, TV ads had to be a…
Transforming Comics – The Transformers.
Hello, welcome to celebrating 31 years of one of the biggest worldwide franchises. I am talking about the Transformers, who have been the most successful toys based franchise in history. You have seen them in movies, TV, and of course sitting on shelves at the stores, but did you know they first appeared in what…