Dear Television Network Executives

I would like it very, very much if this could be made into a regular series:

I will watch all the episodes, I will buy the DVD’s – heck, I can even promise that some of my fellow bloggers will buy the associated action figures for their kids. (Okay, we’ll buy them for ourselves, but the important thing is that we will buy them!)

Being a Geek isn’t Just About Sci-Fi and Comic Books…

Sometimes, it’s about liking fonts.

Really, really, really liking fonts.

And sometimes it’s about finding a fact you didn’t know before:

The End of the Cartwright Clan

Pernell Roberts, who played eldest son Adam Cartwright on Bonanza, died Sunday of pancreatic cancer. He was predeceased by his television brothers, Hoss (Dan Blocker), Little Joe (Michael Landon) and Pa Cartwight (Lorne Greene).

Although not a fan of westerns in general, and having missed watching his other major starring role, Trapper John, M.D., I was still always impressed at the seriousness and believability of his characters. In fact, I was watching an episode of Mission: Impossible on the weekend, and there he was, guest-starring as a greedy mercenary in Africa. Good stuff, as always.

Speaking of ‘Smallville’

As I was in a previous post, things like this trailer definitely help to convince me that even with the liberties it’s taken with the Superman Mythos, it’s still a quality show, and well worth watching:

Not sure if the actual episode will live up to the promise shown here, but the fact that the episode is written by comic-book writer Geoff Johns does give one hope…

Rocket.. Spider… Robin Hood… Man…?

Well, here it is, for no other reason that I was thinking about it – the proof that Ralph Bakshi was a cheap bastard in the ’60s…

First, here’s part of the Rocket Robin Hood adventure, “Dementia Five”:

Next, the Spider-Man episode, “Revolt in the Fifth Dimension”:

Any questions? Enjoy the nightmares…

Hey Ya, Charlie Brown…

I forget how I first located this, one of the various random places on the intertubes I go to, no doubt – but it is so incredibly well done, it’s a little scary. But very, very entertaining!

Okay, It’s Now Official…

Hollywood has run out of ideas:

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The sad thing is, I’ll probably wind up seeing this movie. Not on a weekend night, oh Lordy no – but quite possibly on a Cheap Night – just to see the scene with the Abrams Tank on the big screen.

ETA: Fixed the bug with the previous video link, this one works..

The Man, The Myth, The Legend…

What more can I say about this? Ladies and gentlemen, the greatness that is… William Shatner.

Random Playlist, Part 3

And now for something completely different…

Suzanne Vega, Blood Makes Noise.

Random Playlist, Part 2

I used to have this on an album of instrumentals when I was a kid – plus, I like the idea of posting two instrumentals in a row…

Here’s Johnny and the Hurricanes, with Red River Rock!