Archive for the '2010’s – Early' Category
Striker, Striker…
Friday, December 19th, 2014
Airplane! is one of those movies that just never seems to get old. Its utter zaniness and self-referential comedy was unprecedented at the time that it came out in 1980 and it spawned not only its own sequel, but countless films that approached humor in the same way. At the center of the film is actor Robert Hays, who portrayed the film’s protagonist Ted Striker. It would be hard to imagine the part in the hands of any other actor, but it might also be argued, that this, Hays’ first feature film role, typecasted him so badly that he scarcely found additional film work. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: October 2014 Part 2: Baptism, Chiller, Carolyn’s Birthday, and Trick or Treat
Wednesday, December 17th, 2014The Beverly Hillbillies
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
I was late getting into The Beverly Hillbillies. I’m not embarrassed by this, as it seemed to be the type of stupid rural fodder, which on the surface seemed like low-quality programming. But at some point a few years back, I decided to buckle down and give the show a chance, having heard that the early black and white episodes were among the best. Sure enough, although it’s not soon going to be among my top ten sitcoms, I was enjoying it enough. And as often happens, it began to get under my skin to know that two of the main characters were out there alive and well and I had not met them…and I hadn’t known them to appear at any collectors shows in recent days. Read the rest of this entry »