Toon Titans: Remembering the original “Marvel Super Heroes” TV Cartoons

By Michael LyonsLow-budgets, questionable effects, catchy theme songs.Three things one would never associate with today’s Marvel Universe of films.  But, when the Marvel heroes first leapt from comic book pages to the screen, on TV, they did so with shoestring animation and opening theme songs that still act as ear...

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Anniversary Alert! Simian Celebration: The 50th Anniversary of “Planet of the Apes.”

By Michael LyonsThat scene where we first see the apes.That scene with the line that begins, “Take your stinkin’ paws off me...”That ending.  That.  Ending.So much of the original 1968’s “Planet of the Apes” is iconic, filled with scenes that have now become part of film history.  Almost a decade before...

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All Heart: “A Special Valentine with The Family Circus”

By Michael LyonsOne drawing, just a few words, tremendous heart, life’s simple pleasures.  With that, the comic strip “The Family Circus” has found its way into everyone’s hearts since first appearing in daily newspapers in 1960.Cartoonist Bil Keane took the simple, everyday, ‘round the house or neighborhood adventures...

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“Super” 70’s: “Bowl”-ed Over by Football Themed Episodes from classic ‘70’s Sitcoms.

By Michael LyonsLooking to get in the right Super Bowl frame of mind and don’t have time to invest in the movies “Any Given Sunday,” “The Longest Yard,” “Brian’s Song” or even “Gus” (ya know, the live-action Disney epic about the football kicking mule)?  You may want to consider some of these episodes of classic ‘70’s...

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