Category Archives: Television

Jimmy Fallon Serenades Stephen Colbert

Cindy and I were watching The Late Show with Stephen Colbert a couple of weeks ago and he had Jimmy Fallon on as a guest. It’s easy to see that these two, as well as most of the other late … Continue reading

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Shakespeare Addresses Immigration

We watched “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” the other night and his guest was Ian McKellen. That in and of itself made the show more wonderful than usual. But, what was even more startling was to find out that … Continue reading

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Batman TV Series 60th Anniversary

It was 60 years ago today, Wednesday January 12, 1966 when I was 10 1/2 years old, that the new Batman TV series premiered that night at 7:30 pm. Today, we celebrate the Batman TV series 60th anniversary! Batman TV … Continue reading

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Superman: The Definitive History – Hardcover

A few days ago my lovely daughter AnnMarie handed me one of the most wonderful Fathers Day/Birthday gifts ever in the form of Superman: The Definitive History in hardcover. It wasn’t supposed to be a gift from anyone but myself … Continue reading

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Adam “Batman” West Omitted From Oscars “In Memoriam” Segment

The first live-action Batman I ever knew was Adam West. To a kid who spent the early years of his childhood reading Batman comic books, it was the coolest thing ever at the age of 11 to see one of … Continue reading

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Netflix Reboot of Lost in Space

Netflix just announced that they would be releasing their reboot of Lost in Space which will begin streaming on April 13, 2018. As an 11-year-old growing up in the space age of NASA’s Gemini program and science fiction movies, I … Continue reading

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“My Next Guest” with David Letterman

I just finished watching the first episode of the new Netflix series, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction – with David Letterman” with former President Obama as his inaugural guest and I truly enjoyed the entire show. It was fun, … Continue reading

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Star Trek – The Original Series Season One Rewatch

Last night I finished rewatching all 29 episodes of Star Trek – The Original Series Season One. Earlier this year a good friend of mine told me about a set of books, “These Are The Voyages – TOS”, covering the … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Yvonne Craig

I awoke to the sad news this morning that Yvonne Craig had passed away Monday evening at the age of 78 from metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her liver. The first time I saw Ms. Craig was in … Continue reading

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Series’ Cancellations & Why I Don’t Get Into Many New TV Shows

It’s that time of year. News is trickling out this week and will next week, I’m sure, about TV shows that have been canceled. Usually, if a show has made it through at least one season, then it has gained … Continue reading

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