Monthly Archives: March 2015

Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 17

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Making our way through the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne, this batch of issues takes up to the historic issue #200. Issue #197: In the previous issue, Sue, … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Rounding Third”

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! We’re nearing the end, people. I have to admit, I’m feeling Jump Street fatigue. Just like viewers in 1991, I’m ready for the show to be over so I can move on to other things. Unless … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The Middle Years, part 16

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still in the “Middle Years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. The thing about superhero team books is that, every once in a while, the writers can take one member … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 15

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still butt-deep in the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne, getting pretty closer to the landmark #200. Issue #184: We begin with several pages of housekeeping after the … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “How I Saved The Senator”

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! The show puts its own spin on the “Rashoman” thing in season four, episode twenty-four, “How I Saved the Senator.”  What’s goin’ down: The Jump Street recently saved the life of a senator who was attacked … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The middle years, part 14

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We’re still self-flagellating our way through the mediocrity of the “middle years,” after Jack Kirby but before John Byrne. Issue #177: The FF return from their previous adventure in space, with the Impossible … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Shirts and Skins”

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Time for all sorts of speechifying and moralizing, not to mention shock-value theatrics, in season four, episode twenty-three, “Shirts and Skins.” What’s goin’ down: The episode begins with a funeral, where everyone talks about old-fashioned values. … Continue reading →

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