Recurrent Events 8/6/16: Nintendo Power Magazine Archived Online, 'Splash' Gender Swap Remake, L.A.Law Reboot Might Happen

Welcome to your weekly news update for retro pop culture headlines, the Recurrent Events! Another week, another gender swap reboot...actually two!! I don't know, maybe it's me but the more that get announced the more this feels like a gimmick. I do like that they went the other way with Splash but just feels like Hollywood is pushing these swaps to get around the fact that it's just another remake.

Coming up next week, I dive into the Nintendo Power archive for an article. Also been awhile since I posted a Bodacious Breakdown so the search is on for a great music video to rediscover. I'm also looking for someone who might want to review a couple game apps and share on honest review for RD80s. Message me if you might be interested.

Here are the articles released this past week in cased you missed it:

• Everybody Cut Footloose With These Two '80s Dancing Supercuts (VIDEO)
• Support The Recurrent Events Podcast During August For A Chance To Win Rad Prize Packs
• Streaming the 80s Aug 2016: Highway To The Robotech Wraith In Critical Condition
• Review: Shirt Tales Itty Bittys Plush Figures
• Album of the Week: 'Escape' by Journey

Kids React is back with modern kids trying to figure out what exactly Blockbuster Video stores were! I could take it a step further and remember renting movies AND a top-loading VCR from our local mom-n-pop store.

Video of the Week

Here are your Recurrent Events links for August 6, 2016!

MOVIES

‘Splash’ Remake Hooks Disney; Channing Tatum, Jillian Bell Star - Deadline
Rebel Wilson to Star in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Remake - THR
Hulu announces pop culture documentaries about Batman, James Bond - Mashable
"Star Wars" Veteran Jimmy Smits Confirms "Rogue One" Cameo - Comic Book Resources
Are Any 1980s Movie Remakes Actually Good? No, For Real... Any? - Inverse
King of Kong: Every "King Kong" Movie Ranked From Worst to Best - CBR
When 1989 'Batman' Premiere Reached a Fever Pitch: "We Were Afraid We Couldn't Control Security" - THR
This TRON Inspired Artwork Looks Like It Was Plucked From 1982! - Retroist
Bette Midler "Can't Wait" to See Idina Menzel Revive Her 'Beaches' Role - THR
ALIENS: THE SET PHOTOGRAPHY Book Goes Behind the Scenes of the Classic Film - Nerdist
Cruella to start filming this year, new writer hired - Den of Geek
This Live-Action Transformers Fan Film Is Better Than All of Michael Bay's Attempts - Gizmodo
Optimus Prime Dances With Dragons in "Transformers: The Last Knight" Poster - CBR
The 30th anniversary of Jason Lives means it’s time to go back to Camp Crystal Lake - A.V. Club
That Flatliners remake is actually a sequel, will still star Kiefer Sutherland - A.V. Club
Break out the Quack Fu, Howard The Duck turns 30 today - A.V. Club

TV

'L.A. Law' Reboot in the Works From Creator Steven Bochco - THR

ABC In 'Conversation' With Lucasfilm For STAR WARS TV Series - Newsarama

Watch as the Original STAR TREK Enterprise Model Is Restored by the Smithsonian - Nerdist

18 Academic Papers About '90s TV Shows - Mental Floss

Yup, There's An EDM Remix of the "Scooby-Doo" Theme Song Now - CBR

What If STRANGER THINGS Was an ’80s Sitcom? - Nerdist

Many Robots Die In The First Episode Of Transformers: Combiner Wars - Kotaku

'The Goldbergs' Taking on 'Breakfast Club' in Annual Homage Episode - THR

Legacy of "Super Friends": From the Legion of Doom to the Hall of Justice - CBR

The Larry Sanders Show is finally coming to HBO Go—in September - A.V. Club

MUSIC
Rick Astley on Returning to the Spotlight With His No. 1 Album '50' and the 'Weird' Phenomenon of Rickrolling - Billboard
You think you're tough? Try going round and round with Ratt - Stuck in the 80s
Keytar Made Out Of A Scanner To Make Even the 80s Jealous - Hackaday
Nothing subtle about this forgotten Great White hit - Stuck in the 80s
The Top 5 Best-Selling 'MTV Unplugged' Albums of All Time - Billboard
Slash Recorded Elton John's 'Rocket Man' For a Daredevil's Dangerous Stunt - Billboard
The 8 Best Blockbuster Movie Songs From the '80s - Riverfront Times
Jane’s Addiction Rocks Out With ‘Mountain Song’ Alongside Special Guest Tom Morello - A.V. Club


VIDEO GAMES

Read old 'Nintendo Power' issues at the Internet Archive and instantly feel like a kid again - Mashable
Atari 2600: Long Live the VCS! - Retroist
What Virtual Reality Gaming Looked Like in 'Nintendo Power' in 1995 - Mental Floss
My Retrogaming History - Retromash
Diary Of An Arcade Employee Podcast Episode 021 (Star Trek) - Retroist
You Can Finally Relive Your Childhood With Disney’s 16-Bit Classics - UPROXX
Footage of Lost PC Engine Ports of Marble Madness and More Released by Tengen Staffer - RetroCollect
Classic Nintendo Games That Could Be Their Next ‘Pokemon Go’-Sized Hit - UPROXX
New TRANSFORMERS Mobile RPG Coming in 2017 - Nerdist
11 Sega Genesis Video Games That Should Be Movies By Now - CBR

POP CULTURE

6 Dead Beverages That Have Been Resurrected - Pop Rewind
This illustrator is giving '80s movies a gloriously modern twist - Mashable
Pre-Order - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Newspaper Comic Strips from Dark Horse - He-Man.Org
15 Fun Facts about The Baby-sitters Club - Mental Floss
A Look Back At M.A.S.K. - the Mobile Armored Strike Kommand - Toy News International
Masters of the Universe View-Master VR is coming - He-Man.Org
The All New Branded in the 80s podcast, Episode 6 – The Marty McFly Theorem - Branded in the 80s
Masters of The Universe Retro Action Figure Wave Two - Battlegrip

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