The ‘General Hospital’ Hit Factory
You’ve probably heard of General Hospital’s “Luke and Laura,” but do you remember the multiple pop songs and pop stars that found success because they were featured on the show in the 1980s?
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5 TV Spinoffs Very Different From Their Parent Shows
TV spinoffs generally follow their source material closely, but sometimes they diverge wildly. As Better Call Saul, a comic spinoff of Breaking Bad, starts filming this week, here are some other genre-switching spinoffs.
Mythical Creatures In the News
Okay, so these aren’t really about mythical creatures—after all, they’re mythical. These are stories about human beings dressed up like mythical creatures.
Sorry About the Terrible Entertainment
Celebrities often issue a public apology when they do something bad, like get arrested or hit their assistant while the paparazzi looks on. Once in a while, they’ll even apologize for making a terrible movie or album.
The Return of America’s Most Notorious Theme Park
Are the horrifying tales surrounding New Jersey’s Action Park even true? In honor of its upcoming reopening, here’s a look.
The Netflix Of…
Netflix revolutionized the home video market, with a subscription-based mail order (and later streaming) plan of all-you-can-watch movies. It’s been so popular that many other industries have spawned their own use/return system. For example, have you heard of the Netflix of…
The ‘Aida’ Disaster
What do the words “summer bomb” make you think of? Fireworks? Big-budget movies that flop at the box office? Here’s a look at what might be the biggest summer bomb of all—the 1990 attempt to tour across the U.S. a gigantic, multimillion dollar production of …an opera.
5 Notable Entries From This Year’s Eurovision Song Contest
If you’re not familiar, Eurovision it’s kind of like American Idol, if it were judged by the songs as much as the performers and comprised entries from dozens of nations.
The New Fall TV Shows You Won’t Be Seeing
This month, the big 5 broadcast TV networks are unveiling their new schedules. Dozens of new shows made the cut…but here are some of the more intriguing ones that made a pilot episode that weren’t selected.
Godzilla’s 4 Lamest Rivals
Since debuting on the big screen in 1954, Godzilla has battled lots of other gigantic mutant monsters. Some have been cool – Mothra, Rodan – and some were ridiculous. Let’s hope the new Godzilla movie doesn’t feature any of these.
5 Moviemakers With Very Good Years
It’s a successful year for a movie star or film director if they have one hit movie in a 12-month span. These folks just had some very good luck.
A Long Time Ago in a Bathroom Far, Far Away…
Star Wars is the most heavily merchandised film series of all time. And while you treasure your original action figures and red light saber, you probably had no idea just how many Star Wars bathroom-related products have been released over the years. Use the force, Uncle John!
Life Ghoulishly Imitates Art
Three eerie coincidences between actors’ on-screen tragedies, and ones that befell them in the real world.
Christopher Reeve
In Above Suspicion, a made-for-TV movie that aired on HBO in May 1995, the Superman star played Dempsey Cain, a paralyzed police man driven to catch his wife in the act of cheating, and then kill her. Reeve did a lot of research for the role – he learned how to use a wheelchair, and how to get in and out of a car without the use of his legs.
The People vs. Disney
The Walt Disney Company has long been associated with harmless, family-friendly entertainment. Nevertheless, its wholesome image hasn’t prevented it from becoming embroiled in controversy.
Board Game Hacks
Playing board games is a great way to kill a rainy afternoon, but Monopoly can get pretty boring after a few hours. The solution: board game hacks.
Not So “Happy” In Brazil
How some social crusaders used Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” to satirize life in the South American country. In order to draw attention to the urban decay and not-quite-lackluster living conditions in Brazil, host of this summer’s World Cup, activists Leticia Bastos and Amanda Abreu recruited students from Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul for a pitch-perfect parody of “Happy” called “Porto (Unhappy).”
The Great Atari Desert Excavation of ‘14
If you’ve always wanted to go to the deserts of New Mexico and dig up unsold, unwanted, unloved E.T. video game cartridges…now’s your chance to join the great Atari excavation.
5 Silly ‘Game of Thrones’ Tie-Ins
“A Lannister always pays his debts,” even if he spends all of his money on silly Game of Thrones stuff. And, don’t forget that we recently wrote about the newest (not so silly) Game of Thrones beer to hit the market.
