Small-Screen 66: #65: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys / Xena: Warrior Princess (Syndicated, 1995-99 / 1995-2001) In my “Film Favorites” countdown, I mentioned that 1998’s Merlin introduced me to the live-action fantasy genre. In retrospect, that’s not entirely true. Today I’ll be addressing a pair of twin series which predated Merlin by several years, and which…
Small-Screen 66 – #66: “American Inventor” (ABC, 2006-07) We kick off the countdown with a short-lived reality series which, true to its title, featured American inventors vying for a chance to attract entrepreneurial interest, further develop their creations, and ultimately score a million-dollar production deal. In each episode of American Inventor, an assortment of inventors…
Note: This introduction was written in April 2014, and the first 11 posts were written shortly thereafter. Some inconsistencies may still be present with regard to dates and season information. Additionally, I have seen quite a few more shows since I composed the list…I’ll follow-up with some up-to-date “honorable mentions” at the end of the…
Brian here! In 2013, I counted down my 100 Film Favorites. I first wrote the posts over at Brian Terrill Movie Night, and then debuted new-and-improved versions when I transplanted the series to EarnThis. Last year, I began a sequel series, looking at a few of my favorite TV shows. The “Small-Screen 66” will be…
CHRISTMAS CLASSICS CALENDAR 2013 – #1: “Jingle Cats” Okay…here’s the deal. I’m really not sure if anyone out there was anxiously waiting for this or not. But here it is. THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS CLASSICS COUNTDOWN! Er…make that “Calendar,” since, as faithful reader Tim Planert pointed out, I always count up. So, I…
CHRISTMAS CLASSIC COUNTDOWN #1 – “Holidays Are Coming” Yes, friends and neighbors, the BTMN Christmas Classic Countdown is back…and off to a late start from day 1. I hope you can overlook my tardiness and still enjoy the month to come, as I feature 25 songs and poems from Christmas films and television specials throughout…
5. Dawn of the Dead (George Romero, 1978) “When there’s no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.” Back before the zombie genre exploded in poularity circa 2004 (with the release of 28 Days Later, Shawn of the Dead, and Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake), George Romero was the undisputed king of the…
I originally intended to officially end this Countdown with a post-#1 debriefing of sorts, but as it turned out, the conclusion of the UHF entry ended up serving well as the list’s final word. However, since I teased the possibility of an “honorable mentions” post several times throughout the Countdown, I thought I should EVENTUALLY…
100 Film Favorites – #1: UHF (Jay Levey, 1989) “All you do is make yourself a TV dinner, Press your face right up against the screen, We’re gonna show you things you ain’t never seen If you know what we mean.” Wow. I just typed “#1.” This day has been a long time coming, as…
100 Film Favorites – #2: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) “If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones.” And lo, we are down to the TOP TWO! What originally was supposed to take less than four months has dragged on for nearly seven, and I thank you for sticking it…