Over the past year or so, lifestyle changes have enabled me to seek out TV shows I otherwise wouldn’t have had the time to watch. This included catching up on some newer Disney Channel programming, which I usually write off as juvenile and cheesy. However, two shows that impressed me were The Owl ...
Read More“Grodd Friended Me” is a gratifying return to form for The Flash, good enough to banish the memory of the last two weeks’ duds and reinvigorate a flailing season. It gets back to the moral dilemmas that made the show so fascinating from its earliest days, brings back a great villain (as oppose...
Read More25 years ago this weekend, the Disney Afternoon TV block premiered something wildly different from their regular fare: Greg Weisman’s Gargoyles. The underdog series has amassed a cult following in the intervening years, leading to cosplay, fan-art, and even conventions called “Gatherings” name...
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, I loved watching Disney cartoons. Goof Troop, DuckTales, and especially TV spinoffs like Aladdin and Hercules – that was my jam. However, there was one cartoon that stood above all the others to me and, looking back, is probably indirectly responsible for some things I love most ...
Read MoreWelcome to the first installment of Animation Rewind: 2009 Edition, where I’ll revisit animated films that were released ten years ago. Today, I’m taking a look at Coraline, Laika’s first animated movie, and the one that launched it into mainstream animation. Before we delve into the fil...
Read MoreIn a recent interview in anticipation of Gargoyles’ upcoming 25th anniversary next month, Goliath actor Keith David talked up the possibility of a revival for the iconic Disney series. The voice acting veteran recently announced he was going to reprise his role of Spawn. Given this age of remakes...
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