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Fantastic Friday: Tooma-whoma?

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #80 brings back an old friend and introduces a new villain. We begin with some comedy shtick as Johnny, Crystal, and Ben are hanging out at the Baxter Building. Johnny and … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Slippin’ Into Darkness”

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Season three, episode two, “Slippin’ Into Darkness,” provides some street-level action-movie goodness. What’s goin’ down: Meet the Street Rangers, a neighborhood watch program in which a bunch of beret-wearing thugs patrol the streets, looking for crime. … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: So the drama

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. You like drama? Issue #79 has all the drama! At the end of the previous issue, Reed succeeded in turning Ben back into a human. Ben groused about not being able to … Continue reading →

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The Dark Crystal scene-by-scene, part 28

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mac McEntire

I freakin’ love The Dark Crystal! Events are moving faster and faster as we get closer to the finale. Today we’ve got chases and escapes, 1:24:28-1:15:47 on the Blu-ray. Jen has regained consciousness, and he and Fizzgig make their way … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “Fun With Animals”

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! Season three begins, Booker joins the cast, and it is ON. Here’s what happens: At the end of the last season, our heroes went their separate ways, not knowing whether Jump Street would reopen. We begin … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Human again… again

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s a somewhat more down-to-Earth tale in issue #78. We begin with some housecleaning from the previous arc, as Reed, Ben and Johnny emerge from the Microverse, and we spend a page with … Continue reading →

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21 Jump Street rewatch: “School’s Out”

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching 21 Jump Street! It’s the season two finale, “School’s Out.” But is this really… the end? What’s goin’ down: It’s almost summer, and the school year is winding down. Captain Fuller tells the Jump Street crew that they’re getting … Continue reading →

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The Dark Crystal scene-by-scene, part 27

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Mac McEntire

I freakin’ love The Dark Crystal! The movie gets all dark and creepy again, 1:07:55-1:12:27 on the Blu-ray. We’ve got a brief scene of Jen, still buried in rubble, and Fizzgig at his side, mewling and making some small attempt … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Shall Earth endure?

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Mac McEntire

Rereading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #77 concludes our twisted tour through the Microverse – and what a strange trip it’s been. Quick recap: Galactus returned to Earth, demanding to be reunited with the Silver Surfer, so … Continue reading →

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The Dark Crystal scene-by-scene, part 26

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Mac McEntire

I freakin’ love The Dark Crystal! Today, it’s the Skeksis’ moment of triumph, 1:05:53-1:07:54 on the Blu-ray. We begin in a hallway in the castle, where two of the Skeksis are walking along. Joining them in mid-conversation, one says, “I … Continue reading →

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