Childhood Rebooted

Today it was announced that 3 classic 80’s cartoons would be rebooted for the 21st century: Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse, and Ducktales. Both Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse will premiere on Netflix with the prior debuting in a few weeks on March 27th with brand new CGI-animation (click here for a short sneak peek) and…

Top 5 Most Anticipated New Shows of Fall 2014

1. The Flash (CW, Tuesday October 7, 8 p.m.) – I had the opportunity to catch an early screening of the pilot episode and The Flash definitely lived up to the expectations. Set in the same television universe as Arrow, The Flash certainly feels grounded in that reality while maintaining its own tone and idiosyncrasies….

Nostalgic Nibble: I Just Can’t Wait To Be King

During a chat with a friend today, I was brought back in time to an animated Disney movie called The Lion King. Very much a classic for people in my generation. Who can forget Hakuna Matata, or even Can You Feel the Love Tonight. But the first song that popped into my head during this…

It’s really easy to drift a flying carpet.

I never knew that they made more Disney Eurobeat songs.  So Disney, any chance for a downhill battle between the magic carpet and Takumi’s Hachi-Roku? Wow.  An Italian dude pretending to be Sebastian.  Um…

RIP Robert Sherman

In honor of Robert Sherman, famed songwriter for many classic films, I give you “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Sherman also wrote “It’s A Small World,” and was credited as lyricist and composer for films such as “Charlotte’s Web” and “Snoopy Come Home.” He died at the age of 86 this past Monday, in London. Side Note: Mary Poppins…

Has it really been 10 years?

As I’m unwinding from today’s activities, I wander on to youtube and decide to look at some Kingdom Hearts videos.  Then it hits me.  It’s been ten years since the first Kingdom Hearts game.  TEN years.  Holy shit, where did the time go? I can still remember reading about the game’s concept.  Final Fantasy +…