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Tag: Television
Zenith Television Ad–It’s Black Magic
Back when people dressed up in formal attire to watch television.
Arrow Action Figures: Oliver Queen and Deathstroke
Nice Arrow action figures. I really enjoyed season one of Arrow because not only was it a decent super-hero TV show, but it captured both the drama and the goofy nature of DC comics heroes. Arrow’s version of Deathstroke, for example, is scary more in a “you’re really wearing that costume to trick or treat?” sense.
DC Classic TV: 1966 Batman Action Figures
Beginning in June 2013, Mattel will be releasing a series of 6-inch action figures based on the 1966 live-action Batman television show. Part of the reason this is being released now is that all of the legal issues between Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox surrounding the 1966 series have been resolved. That means we may finally see that series on DVD and/or streaming media.
Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot
At Hulu.Com you can watch 9 episodes of the classic tokusatsu series Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot (simply called “Giant Robot” when it originally aired in Japan). Due to a complicated rights issue, this series has yet to be made available in the U.S. on DVD despite its popularity in the late 1960s.
USA Network’s Swamp Thing on DVD
The Swamp Thing series that ran on USA Networks from 1990-1993 has finally been released on DVD. Note that even though the title is “Swamp Thing: The Series”, this is actually only the first two seasons. I was always a fan of the show, but then again I regularly re-watch Lidsville, so YMMV.