In the history of sitcoms, Hanna-Barbera’s The Flintstones stands as not only a landmark in the medium, what with it being the first prime-time animated program and all, but it was also the most financially successful and longest-running network animated television series for three decades, that is until The Simpson came along and took that…
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Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021) – Review
Scooby-Doo and guest stars go together like peanut butter and jelly as is pairing the Scooby gang with a variety of celebrities icons, which dates back to 1972 and The New Scooby-Doo Movies and this concept continue to this day with Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? but with Straight Outta Nowhere our favourite Great Dane finds…
Casino Royale (1954) – Review
If you are out for a pub trivia night and the question arises “Who was the first person to play James Bond?” do not be so quick to yell out Sean Connery because back in 1954 CBS televised a live broadcast of an adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale which starred American actor Barry…
Fantasy Island (1977) – Review
When one thinks of the original Fantasy Island series, it’s often in comparison to that of The Love Boat, as they both had a somewhat anthology-like format and a variety of guest stars every week, but the pilot movie for Fantasy Island, which aired on ABC back in 1977, was a rather darker animal than…
The Wonderful World of Scooby-Doo (1969-2023)
In the annals of mystery-solving investigators, there are few who have stood the test of time as well as the members of Mystery Incorporated. Now, some may argue that the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple have more literary credentials, but did either of those two have a talking dog on their team? Yeah,…