Every once in a while, life imitates art and fiction becomes reality. Outlandish plots of yesteryear suddenly seem prophetic in retrospect. We’re not suggesting that TV writers are ever going to be confused with Nostradamus, mind you, but for some classic TV shows, there is just that sort of prescient aura surrounding the scripts. Let’s [...]
Morality has historically been a subjective thing in most societies. What raised objections a century ago might not even raise eyebrows today. Not surprisingly, cinematic history is no different. There are movies from the early days of film that rocked the world when they were released, but would likely get no more than a PG [...]
When it comes to comedy films, Adam Sandler can almost always be counted on to provide solid (albeit somewhat predictable) laughs. Though the overall plot may vary from film to film, there are so many similarities in the details that the Sandler flicks can all begin to feel like one big, on-going film; whether you [...]
At its best, film-making holds a mirror up to its audience, thus providing an unblinking reflection. Much of what resonates with us in cinema tells us something about ourselves. In regard to the history of race relations, Hollywood provides a serviceable reflection of our society, insofar as progress in both seems to take hold slowly. [...]
If you’re a regular moviegoer and avid web surfer then you’ve probably seen your fair share of films that strain the limits of credibility where the use of the internet is concerned. Some instances may have slipped past the average viewer, but as a proclaimed techie you just had to laugh. The following are 10 [...]
Finding out that a favorite novel will be adapted to film can be simultaneously exhilarating and disappointing for devoted readers. Hollywood’s reputation for butchering beloved books in order to craft the Next Great Blockbuster is well-deserved. Here are ten examples of movies that have major plot differences from the novels that spawned them. I Am [...]
Robert Edward Turner III was born in 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio. As he is not known as Robert or Edward, the date and place of his birth mean little, until we associate the name he is most known for. Ted. Ted Turner, the man with the smarts to make money. Observing all that is written [...]
Have you ever come across the lyrics to a favorite song and realized you’d been singing it wrong for years? It’s happened to me – several times, in fact. If you’ve ever discovered that what you were singing wasn’t what the artist was singing, then you’ve encountered a mondegreen, and will no doubt appreciate this [...]
In the realm of unrepentant Dorkdom, there are few things that inspire the sort of adoration that builds fan sites like the canceled television series. Dedicated fans have, since the advent of the internet, rallied to save or revive more than one series, with varying degrees of success. For fans of vintage television, here are [...]
There is a reason that soap operas are so popular and run for an extended period of time, they are addicting. Listed below are the top ten soap operas of all time and the reasons why we couldn’t get enough of them. All My Children. Known in the soap world as AMC, All My Children [...]
