A Brief History On December 17, 1989, The Simpsons premiered on American television with their first episode, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire.” Not only does The Simpsons rank as probably the greatest animated television show of all time, it is also the longest running scripted primetime television series in TV history. Today we take a look at what we consider the 5 greatest animated television series of all time. As always, feel free to disagree with those that we have chosen and tell us which shows we should not have picked and what shows we have overlooked. (Sorry, Looney…
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A Brief History On December 13, 2019 (Friday the 13th for those that keep track of such things), we have the good fortune of the widespread release of the latest movie in the Jumanji franchise, Jumanji: The Next Level. The Jumanji saga started with a book by Chris Van Allsburg in 1981, and hit the big screen in 1995 with a film starring Robin Williams. The franchise got a major boost with the 2017 film, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the success of which guaranteed this latest sequel. Digging Deeper The first Jumanji movie had a budget of $65 million…
A Brief History In 2019, cutting the cable might have been an exhilarating experience for you, no doubt, but I bet you did not anticipate the costs your over-reliance on the internet service would bring you, right? It hit your pocket with an unpredictable force in the form of those auto-generated bills. So, now, you are looking for a way out. Houston, we have a problem. At first, subscribing to the multiple online streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, Sling TV, DirecTV Now, or PlayStation VUE might have seemed like a wonderful idea, I am sure. Each service offering a…
A Brief History On December 6, 2019, we reflect back on our marathon movie watching experience of the previous night, namely the 209 minute long epic blockbuster film from Netflix, an historical crime film supposedly based on real events. Not only is the movie a long one (3 hours and 29 minutes), it is also an expensive one, with a budget of $159 million, an incredible amount for a streaming app film. Digging Deeper Directed by Martin Scorcese, he of such notable films as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear (remake), The Aviator, Casino, Shutter Island and The Wolf…
A Brief History The Summer Olympics are less than a year away, and the whole world continues to prepare, each participating country readying its athletes for those two weeks of sports events. In the same way, the various committees involved in the whole affair are slowly preparing for their roles in this international multi-sport event. Those watching may see just the obvious factors that go into this sporting spectacle, from the torch-carriers to the parade of athletes and the events that follow. But one of the factors that make the Olympics what they are goes largely unseen, and that’s timekeeping.…