Monthly Archives: February 2015

Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 13

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still marching through the death march of comics that is the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #171: To recap, Ben is human again, but still fights … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Last Chance High”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! The goes back to what it does best, cop show plots combined with high school melodrama, in season four episode twenty, “Last Chance High.” What’s goin’ down: There have been a series of thefts at an … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 12

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still clawing our way out of the creative black hole that was the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #164: We begin with talk about how Sue’s … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “La Bizca”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Hey, remember a couple of episodes back when Penhall got married? Then his wife was deported to her native El Salvador? The writers finally remembered that happened, because now here’s the follow-up — season four, episode … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 11

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still in the horribly mediocre “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Maybe this is the week we’ll find that elusive hidden gem. (Spoiler: We won’t.) Issue #158: Ben … Continue reading

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb”

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! After so many deadly serious episodes, it’s time to have some fun again. It’s time for… Spring Break! It’s season four, episode nineteen, awkwardly titled “Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Aloop Bamboom.” What’s goin’ down: It’s the dead of winter, … Continue reading

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