Television Crossover Universe

 Every weekend I block out two hours for writing, and I should be using that time editing my book today, but I'm really not enjoying writing that book, and thinking of abandoning it altogether, so instead I'm doing another blog post to procrastinate from that other project. Some say we have super hero fatigue.  Less super hero movies are being made, after years of flooding the market.  James Gunn says that it's not fatigue for super-hero movies.  We just need good stories.   Super hero movies have been with us since the days of the serials in the 1940s.  Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Captain America all got serials, along with non-super comic book characters like Blackhawk, Hop Harrigan, and Dick Tracy.   For decades, it seemed as though the super-hero movies were focused on Superman and Batman.   That changed in 2000 with the release of X-Men.  Many will say that Blade in 1998 was the start, and that may be true, but I ...

 The Naked Gun just came out.  And it was hilarious.  It captured the essence of the original trilogy while having fresh, original jokes. There is one Naked Gun trailer where Liam Neeson talks about how every day a comedy script is getting rejected.   It's true.  The comedy drama, which has evolved but gone strong since the days of silent films, is dying.   In the 1941 film Sullivan's Travels, a famous director, best known for comedy, decides he wants to make a serious film about the plight of the homeless.  In a series of circumstances, he finds himself in jail, with nobody believing his true identity.  He attends a movie while in jail, a comedy, and sees how the poor suffering souls in prison all find joy in comedy.  And thus he decides he must keep making comedies. We are gong through hard times.  We need comedy more than ever.  But unfortunately, I think the sensitivity of younger generations (the target audience for f...

 Lots of spoilers.  Don't get mad at me if you keep reading. So I should be editing the Sci-Fi Multiverse book, but this is a great way to procrastinate on that project. I said that I'd be mixing it up on the TVCU blog, and here is one of those mixing it up moments. I'm not just the Crossovers Guy, I'm also the Superman Guy.  I was highly anticipating this movie, so much so that even though my car was in the shop, I walked miles to see this movie.   And I felt it was underwhelming.   Before I get to what I didn't like though, let me talk about what I did like. I didn't hate this movie.  I wouldn't even say I was disappointed.  It was fine.  It just didn't blow me away.  So what did I like? First off, Luthor!  Luthor was captured perfectly.  He was evil, arrogant, insecure, envious, so flawed.  Perfect. Lois Lane.  Rachel Brosnahan really looked and acted like Lois.   Though there wasn't much humor for a...

 Three's Company is another series with some spin-offs,  I know I usually do these posts the first week of the month, but tomorrow is the first so close enough.   1977 - 1984--Three's Company--This was a great series.  It ran in syndication in reruns when I was a kid.  Jack Tripper needs a place to live.  Janet and Chrissy need a roommate.  Only the landlord is conservative and won't let a male room with women.  Except despite being homophobic, he's okay if Jack is gay, and so the deception and constant misunderstandings which are the basis for the comedy begin.   1979--That 70's Show Stone Cold Crazy. Don Knotts appears has Jackie and Fez's Landlord and has a comical misunderstanding.   Ralph Furley mentioned he was the Landlord at some of his brother's other properties. So this  must take place shortly before his brother had him be the landlord for the roommates on Three's Company  1979-1980--The Ropers--Mr. Ro...

 Not a lot of crossovers, necessarily, in this one, but it is a franchise with spin-offs.  Anyways, I'm running out of ideas.  Was going to do Diagnosis Murder but turns out I already did that in 2016.  I can't even remember all the subjects I've covered in the past 14 years.   1984 - 1986 -- The Carrie Diaries -- Prequel series with Carrie in high school.   1998 - 2004 -- Sex and the City-- Four really obnoxious women have sex and their in a city.  Carrie Bradshaw I guess writes a column.  Anyways I met Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick once.  They came to my church and participated.  Their son goes to school nearby.  Anyways, I've only seen bits and pieces of the show.  I love comedies and "chick flicks"/romcoms, but this still wasn't really my thing.  Anyways, I thought the brunette was cute. 2008-- Sex and the City (the movie) -- More stuff happens.  I read the plot synopsis on Wikipedia.  ...

  I recently learned that the Horror Crossover Encyclopedia is no longer available for purchase anywhere. The publishing rights reverted back to me six years ago, and I just made arrangements for Wild Hunt Press to republish the original version. I'm still working on Sci-Fi Multiverse, the sort of sequel to HCE. It wasn't working the way I was doing it, so I'm making some tweaks after taking some time to rethink the project.