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Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery (DIS) launched in 2017 on the streaming platform CBS All-Access (an ironic name if ever there was one). I waited until it came out on DVD then, to kill time waiting for season two (to be released on DVD), I watched all of Star Tr

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The New Season (2022)

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RIP Robert Clary

Story  Clary was the last surviving original principal cast member of Hogan's Heroes (Kenneth Washngton, who replaced Ivan Dixon on the show in its final season, is still aliove as of this writing). 

Clary, who portrayed Corporal Louis LeBeau, was a 

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RIP Bob McGrath of "Sesame Street"

Story   I remember watching him when I was little, more than fifty years ago now.

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RIP Jackie Mason

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Another guy that I'd heard of a lot, but not seen much of.  I think his heyday was a little past by the time I came up.  I remember his best for his turn on The Simpsons as Krusty's father, but I knw that he did a lot more than that.

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"Laugh-In's" Ruth Buzzi incapacitated after several strokes

From People: "Ruth Buzzi's Husband Shares the Actress and Comedian Has Suffered a Series of 'Devastating Strokes'"

Ruth Buzzi's husband, Kent Perkins, posted this on her Facebook page July 19:

This photo was from nearly a year ago on Ruthie's birthda

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'Batwheels' premieres this fall

Buckle up for the Legion of Zoom!

Gina Rodriguez, Xolo Maridueña and Tom Kenny Lead Batman’s Iconic Rogues Gallery in Batwheels, DC’s First Preschool Animated Series Produced by Warner Bros. Animation

Premieres This Fall on Cartoonito on HBO Max and

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R.I.P. Bert I. Gordon (1922-2023)

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Ah, Bert I., Bert I. Bert I...What to say about Bert I. Gordon?  

Was he the greatest director ever? Were his movies occasionally cheesy?  Let's put it this way: eight of his movies - (King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Ea

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RIP Larry Storch

Story  Ave atque vale, Corporal Agarn.

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RIP James Caan

Story   I know he was in a lot of stuff, but I mostly remember him as Sonny Corleone.

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'Batman & Superman: Battle of the Super-Sons' movie arrives Oct. 18

BATMAN AND SUPERMAN:

BATTLE OF THE SUPER SONS

 

WARNER BROS. ANIMATION’S FIRST-EVER ALL-CG FEATURE FILM COMING TO 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™ & DIGITAL ON 10/18/22

 

BURBANK, CA (June 30, 2022) – Legacies must rise to unearthly challenges as the children o

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'Krypto the Superdog: The Complete Series' ships Aug. 2

KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG: THE COMPLETE SERIES ARRIVES FOR THE FIRST TIME TO DVD ON 8/2/22

 

BURBANK, CA (May 10, 2022) – In 2005, a new breed of Super Hero claimed its place of prominence among Saturday morning cartoons with the premiere of Krypto the Sup

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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen reboot

https://www.slashfilm.com/866025/league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-reboot-in-the-works/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

While I would prefer an animated version, I suppose it's not a bad idea to try again.

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Nichelle Nichols, "Star Trek's" Uhura, dies at 89

The saddest of news today. From The Daily Beast: "Original ‘Star Trek’ Star Nichelle Nichols Dies at 89"

The Daily Beast wrote:

Nichelle Nichols, the pioneering Black actress who first played the role of Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series

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Meet George Jetson -- born July 31, 2022

Today is not just George Jetson's birthday; it's the day he was born, July 31, 2022! 

In honor of the occasion, the New York Post takes a look at where The Jetsons TV show, which debuted Sept. 23, 1962 on ABC, was on target with its predictions abo

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R.I.P. Mary Alice

The Legion of "Hey, It's That Gal!" Character Actors loses Mary Alice, a familiar presence on stage, screen and television. 

From the Daily Mail: "Hollywood Actress Mary Alice Dies at 80: The Star Was Best Known for TV's A Different World and the Mov

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Paper Girls

Brian K. Vaughan's 2015 comic book series is coming to Prime Video this Friday. "Four tweens who share a paper route in 1980s Cleveland get rerouted to 2019." If the TV series is as good as the comic book, it will be worth watching. Should appeal to

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RIP David Warner

Story  Another one of those guys who maybe was never a headliner, but seemed to be in everything for decades.

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R.I.P. Eddie Mekka, of "Laverne & Shirley"

From Deadline: "Eddie Mekka Dies: ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Actor Was 69:

Also from Deadline: "Cindy Williams Remembers ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Co-Star Eddie Mekka: 'I Love You Dearly'”

Mekka is remembered most, of course, for Laverne & Shirley, but had a care

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'The Flash' -- Season 8

Season 8 of The Flash has launched, with a five-episode story arc -- they're calling it a "graphic novel" -- titled "Armageddon." It is a loose adaptation of the "Armageddon" crossover that ran (no pun intended) through DC's 1991 Annuals. 

For TV, Th

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