It’s hard not to regard the entrepreneurial spirit. Taking something little and ethereal as an idea and building it into something big and substantial, can be an admirable trait, one that can pay you literal dividends. However, when the economy is less than booming, being … Continue reading Hank (2009)
The news, and the people who break the news, are seen with great regard. While this relationship has been the subject of multiple re-evaluations over the years, the personalities still can go on to be household names, and in some cases, their egos can go … Continue reading Back To You (2007-08)
When we elect our officials, we hope to pick great candidates who will work tirelessly and without distraction for the betterment of the country and its citizens. But we forget that they are human, with needs and desires, and that the candidate’s family is usually … Continue reading 1600 Penn (2012-13)
It is a difficult task to be the President, no decision is ever going to be good enough, even for your most ardent defenders. As the favorability polls drop with time, the legacy of your actions will be the subject of spoofing/ridicule for some time. … Continue reading Lil’ Bush (2007-08)
With the ever-increasing pressure of modern terrors and worries, it can be hard for traditional scares to pack a punch; why worry about the undead or vengeful spirits when you can instead worry about your career or mortgage? Yet, there has still been an increasing … Continue reading Macabre Month 4 Part II: Bloodride (2020)
It’s fair to say that the classic 60s show, The Prisoner, was ahead of its time. With its continuing adventures of an ex-secret agent, who battered heads against a mysterious conspiracy that has held him captive. Brimming with metaphor, in the picturesque, yet authoritarian community … Continue reading The Prisoner (2009)
The decade between the 1970s and the 1990s can be safely classed as iconic. V.H.S. and Walkman’s helped encapsulate the era in an almost mythical quality. But with the fashion and technology being so different from the following years, it can be wild to reminisce. … Continue reading That ’80s Show (2002)
There has been a spate of familiar franchises offering a reliable hour of action and all packaged in the familiar brand name. Offering some tangential relation to the films that bare its name, but with modern location and setting that suit the hour schedule. Typically, … Continue reading Charlie’s Angels (2011)
Whether our future is unwritten or just unknown? It is a massive disadvantage that we do not know what lies ahead of us. That is often pondered writers, creating scenarios where their protagonist has the upper hand, using this knowledge for personal gain, with heavy … Continue reading Paradox (2009)
There is a tightrope that successful adult animation must navigate; be insightful, be shocking, but not overtly vulgar or childish. Some succeed and become staples of our culture, other teeter and become embraced by some, despised by others. In 2011, one notable example pushed the … Continue reading Allen Gregory (2011)
The Real Mr. Positive 