When you’re a kid, is there a better toy than a truck? Seriously, I can remember spending hours just sitting on the floor playing with toy trucks when I was a kid. Dump trucks. Bulldozers. Diggers. You name it. If it was big and had wheels, it was part of the action. And what was great is that they worked great anywhere. In my room. In the backyard. At a friend’s house. Yeah, trucks may …
We’re big fans of Netflix’s original series Orange is the New Black. It’s ridiculous, shocking, depressing, hilarious, over-the-top and guaranteed to entertain. You just never know what’s coming next. Seeing as how show creator Jenji Kohan is also the woman behind the way-more-violent-but-equally-entertaining Weeds, I’m not surprised how much Allie and I love Orange is the New Black. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s loosely based on a true story. Cute blonde regular gal Piper Chapman …
My childhood can be summed up in 11 La’s. As in, “La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la, la, laaaa.” Otherwise known as The Smurfs theme. Yes, I remember spending soooo many Saturday mornings on the couch with my sister Beth as we watched Papa Smurf lead his merry band of Smurfs (and one Smurfette!) on all sorts of adventures. My favorite Smurf was clearly Handy Smurf. That guy was the McGuyver of …
I’ve got to say, as far as TV “channels” go, Netflix is my new hero. Last month, I wrote all about Marvel’s insanely awesome Daredevil series. Which, of course, you’ve all watched by now, right? Good. Well, Netflix is far from a one-trick pony. There’s plenty more superheroing to go around. My family regularly watches Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. each week, but I’m happy to see that the first season is now on Netflix! That means more people …
When I first heard Marvel and Netflix struck a deal to do a number of TV series, I was through the roof excited. Then I heard they’ll be doing street-level series like Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, ultimately bringing it all together with The Defenders. Yeah, my excitement dwindled quite a bit. First out of the gate is Daredevil, and with DD’s multimedia resume (Besides Ben Affleck’s abomination of a Daredevil film, anyone …
