Monthly Archives: January 2015

Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 10

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Time for more mediocrity from the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #150: This “anniversary” issue is a double-sized one, with two stories. The first is a continuation … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Hi Mom”

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Corruption in college athletics? You don’t say! It’s season four, episode eighteen, “Hi Mom.”  What’s goin’ down: A college basketball star dies in a drug-related car crash, so the Jump Street cops go undercover at his … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 9

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still suffering our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby and before John Byrne. These ‘70s FF comics are dreadful, but I remain hopeful we can discover some sort of … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “2245”

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Hope you like morbidity, because there’s a lot of it in this one — season four, episode sixteen, “2245.” What’s goin’ down: Ronnie Seebok, the drug dealer we saw in the season two episode “Besieged,” is … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 8

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re trudging our way through the slog that is the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #138: Johnny’s pal Wyatt Wingfoot shows up at the Baxter Building, announcing … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Back From the Future”

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! This is the crazy, futuristic sci-fi episode! Unfortunately, the cyberpunk-y setting merely masks the fact that this is a clip show. Freakin’ clip shows. It’s season four, episode fifteen, “Back From the Future.” What’s goin’ down: … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 7

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re trudging through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #132: So at the end of the last issue, Johnny learned that Crystal had dumped him for the … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “A Change of Heart”

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Here’s a smaller, character-based episode that takes off in some unexpected directions. It’s season four, episode 14, “A Change of Heart.”   What’s goin’ down: A popular teacher is murdered, so Fuller and Hoffs go undercover at … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 6

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re making our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne, several issues at a time. Issue #127: Ben has the idea in his head that the Mole … Continue reading →

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