Category: television

Michelle Monday

It’s been a hot minute since Baby Pfeiffer dropped by, so let’s welcome her back with open arms and puckered lips—dreaming is free after all, right? Debbie Harry and Blondie taught us that. These Monday motivation shots of Michelle are publicity shots from the short-lived Animal House spinoff TV series Delta House from 1979, where … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

Calendar Girl: Julie London for The Thirteenth Month

I promised a Julie London bonus track and today I’m delivering with the final song off Calendar Song, “The Thirteenth Month.” After tantalizing us with her smooth, sensuous voice, month after month for an entire calendar year, Julie sings us one last torch song for 2023, about the mythical “month of remember.” What a pleasure … Continue reading Calendar Girl: Julie London for The Thirteenth Month →

Hot Shots of the Week: Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I. was one of my absolute favorite hour-long dramas on television during my Gen-X childhood, when TV and comic books were often my best friends. Magnum was—is—the coolest cat around because, A.) good writing, and B.) Tom Selleck. The actor imbued Vietnam vet and private investigator Thomas Magnum with an utterly unique charm and … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: Magnum P.I. →

Rhonda Meets Jason: Up All Night on Friday the 13th

It’s not often that Halloween and Friday the 13th happen in the same month, but that’s exactly what we’re getting this October. This is as good as it gets for horror junkies. So, in honor of today being Friday the 13th, let’s take a look back to Friday, November 13th, 1992, when USA Up All … Continue reading Rhonda Meets Jason: Up All Night on Friday the 13th →

Happy 90th, Julie Newmar

One of these days I’m going to turn more of this blog’s attention to the 1960s Batman television show. Obviously, my pop culture loves range far and wide, so it’s hard to squeeze them all in here, but Batman was critical to my childhood, my love of comic books, and my development into a scholar … Continue reading Happy 90th, Julie Newmar →

Lost and Found: The Vice Academy Movies

I’ve mentioned my gloriously misspent early ‘90s youth watching B-movies and cult horror plenty of times. Many of those movies I viewed for the first time thanks to USA Up All Night and the hostess with the mostess, Rhonda Shear. Before I go on, look, you’re aware of my feelings for Rhonda. They’re well documented. … Continue reading Lost and Found: The Vice Academy Movies →