Dick Gautier – A Remembrance
Dick Gautier, best known as Hymie the Robot on Get Smart, passed away this week at age 85, so I thought it would be appropriate to give him a proper acknowledgement. In comedy, the “straight man” doesn’t always get their due; if they do their job right, they make it look easy, and their partner gets all the laughs, but it takes great timing and delivery to set up a joke, and Gautier was good at it.
Alfred Hitchcock, Children’s Author
We all know Alfred Hitchcock was a famous movie director. But most people have forgotten he was once a literary brand name as well.
SHERLOCK 4.3: “The Final Problem”
A friend of mine shared a fan theory about the Series 4 finale of Sherlock. Basically, the theory was that Sherlock had spent all or most of S4 inside of his Mind Palace. I hated this idea, mainly because “It was all a dream” is one of the lamest ways to end a story imaginable. And besides, Sherlock has gone to that well once before. Two dream endings in one series would really be pushing it.
Now, I’m kind of wishing that they went with it.
Remember When They Advertised Comic Books on TV?
Travis talks about when Marvel and DC advertised their comics on TV by giving local comic shops a piece of video to work from and add their own info!
Jungle Lords
You know, stories about guys like Tarzan, the Phantom… and the time Tarzan MET the Phantom.
What is going on at DC’s offices in Burbank?
DC’s recent output of its more esoteric offerings has been pretty cool, so let’s take a look!