Monthly Archives: November 2014

Fantastic Friday: The Middle Years, part 3

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re making our way through the “middle years,” several issues at a time. Issue #113: In the last few issues, Ben developed the ability to turn back into a human, only for … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Mike’s P.O.V.”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! One thing that’s great about this show is how it would often do these quirky, experimental episodes, breaking the usual “cop show” thing. This episode is one of those, season four episode ten, “Mike’s P.O.V.” What’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The Middle Years, part 2

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re making our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. In this batch of issues, we get another trip to the Negative Zone and a killer superhero … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Stand By Your Man”

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Here’s season four, episode eight, “Stand By Your Man.” I was tempted to skip this one, because there’s really nothing fun about it. I might as well go ahead and say it — this is the … Continue reading →

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James Bond rewatch: The wrap-up

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Mac McEntire

I went and did it. I watched all 23 James Bond films in order, taking detours into the 1967 Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again, and the ‘90s cartoon James Bond Jr. Here’s a few observations I made: Bond the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 1

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We had the classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby years, and we had the exciting new directions John Byrne took the characters years later. In between those two eras, though, we had the “middle … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Out of Control”

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Rewatching 21 Jump Street! This one’s so much of a roller coaster ride that they put an actual roller coaster in it. It’s season four, episode seven, “Out of Control.” What’s goin’ down: Hanson is undercover … Continue reading →

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James Bond rewatch: Skyfall

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the James Bond films chronologically. Here we are at the end (until they make another), so it’s only appropriate that this is the one that really gets at the heart of who our super-spying hero is. It’s 2012’s Skyfall. … Continue reading →

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