A Brief History On September 4, 1972, The Price is Right, created by Bob Stewart, Mark Goodson, and Bill Todman, made its television debut with Bob Barker as host. The show would go on to become the longest running American television game show, and Bob Barker, host from 1972 to 2007 (when Drew Carey took over) was the longest tenured US television game show host. The remarkable show is still going strong, still with Drew Carey at the helm. In 2007, TV Guide Magazine called The Price is Right the greatest game show of all time. Considering the incredible array…
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A Brief History On September 2, 2019, we take a moment to review a nifty “What if?” horror film, Brightburn. The title comes from a mythical small town in Kansas, one that is more or less analogous to Smallville in the Superman super-hero franchise. But what if little Kal-El came to Earth and turned out to not be on our side? Brightburn kind of addresses that question. Digging Deeper With a modest budget of less than $12 million, you would not expect spectacular action and gaudy scenes that show off cutting edge special effects. And you would be right! Although…
A Brief History On August 29, 2019, we went to see the second film in the 47 Meters Down movie franchise, this time titled 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. This new film, which debuted across the country August 16, 2019, is not a sequel to the first film, and only has in common the idea of people underwater with dangerous sharks. And pulse pounding terror. As great fans of horror and terror movies, and the fact that we previously had seen and enjoyed the first film, we were pretty eager to see this latest installment in underwater terror. We were not…
A Brief History On February 23, 1998, The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario was established in the Canadian province of Ontario to regulate the alcohol, gaming, and horse racing sectors in Ontario. Gambling is one of the oldest activities in Canada. According to history, Canadians learned the art of gambling from settlers and it is believed that the earliest gamblers in Canada used sticks to gamble. Playing cards were introduced in 1497 when John Cabot arrived at Canadian shores. As a result, Canadians learned how to play a variety of card games including poker and blackjack. Poker grew popularity…
A Brief History In 1993, when Cox began offering telecommunication services to businesses, the company became the first multiple system cable operator to do so. In the society that we live in currently, there are three major things that most of us cannot survive without… a phone for communication, a TV set, and the internet; however, these things are all like owning a car… they all add to your daily/monthly expenditure. Needless to mention, they also come with a ton of advantages and disadvantages, just like everything else in this life. Most of all, did you know that there are…