- I attended Juilliard.
- I'm a graduate of the Harvard business school.
- I travel quite extensively.
- I lived through the Black Plague and had a pretty good time during that.
- I've seen the Exorcist about a hundred and sixty seven times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!
- Not to mention the fact that, you're talking to a dead guy.
- So as you can tell, I'm actually excited about this report that the Beetlejuice gang might do a sequel. I think Keaton could pull it off again (with lots of make-up.)
Space Invaders creator wanted to make it easier, regrets promotion - Polygon
- Though I respect its place in arcade history, I wasn't really a Space Invaders fan. I can't speak to its difficulty, but I can tell you my experience had boredom setting in quicker than losing virtual lives.
- One game I definitely didn't get bored with was Zaxxon which is trying to make a comeback as a part of a new ColecoVision app. Although the goal seems a bit unreachable on Kickstarter, having anything official from 8-bit childhood would be great!
- As a Penn State fan, it pains me to post this video, but it had to be done. If you see a video of me doing the moonwalk next week, it'll be because my Nittany Lions put an end to their winning streak this week.
- I definitely don't agree with the title of 'Actors Who Got Their Start.' Many listed were already established stars, but it is still a fun list to scroll through. I still enjoy watching episodes on occasion too.
- Want the inside scoop on the co-writer of the Family Ties theme "Without Us?" Check out this week's KIOS interview with Grammy winner and saxophonist to A-list music artists Tom Scott.
I measure my years in Coreys… - Branded In The 80s
I measure my years in Coreys… - Branded In The 80s
- Shawn got his hands on a prereleased copy of Corey Feldman's new memoir (released date Oct 29, 2013) and tells us if it belongs in a treasure chest or tossed down a well.
- I never watched much of the X-Files but when you bring back '80s properties in a comic book as urban legends...you have my undivided attention.
'Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation' to be made into two movies - Yahoo! Movies
- I've honestly never seen the famous shot-for-shot remake of the Indiana Jones masterpiece, but it sounds like a real movie based on the book about the remake of the original film is in works. (confused?)
FREE BOOK!
While we are on a book kick, author Jeff Tompkins sent me an email recently to pass the word about getting 49 Mix Tapes for FREE! October 23-24 only you can download this '80s novel through the Amazon Kindle store! I enjoyed reading the book last year and would recommend it to anyone who wants teleported back to the '80s in convenient book form.
R.I.P. Lou Scheimer
I hate to end this week's links on a somber note, but thought I'd pay my respects to Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer. Thanks to Lou (and others,) we '80s kids grew up with He-Man, She-Ra, BraveStarr, Fat Albert, and the original Ghostbusters. He was a pioneer in first-run syndication and kid's shows based on toys (previously prohibited by the FCC.) But he wasn't just a producer as he contributed voice talent to MOTU characters like Orko, King Randor, and Stratos.
Lou passed away this week after a battle with Parkinson's disease. Here are several sites that posted heartfelt tributes recently...
Thank you, Lou.
Check out this documentary behind the origins of He-Man in which Lou and others explain how the animated icon became their greatest success...
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Another awesome week of links!!! (And I don't want it to go without saying thanks for including my interview.) Thanks for doing what you do.
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