Music and Lyrics (2007)
January 10, 2007
Premise: A romantic comedy following Alex Fletcher, a washed-up ’80s pop star who’s been reduced to working the nostalgia circuit at county fairs and amusement parks. The charismatic and talented musician gets a chance at a comeback when reigning diva Cora Corman invites him to write and record a duet with her, but there’s a problem–Alex hasn’t wr
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It’s a Smurf World, After All
January 10, 2007
Seems there was a smurf for every smurfin’ emotion one could smurf of. Whether they were created smurfy or smurfy, smurfy or smurfy, those little blue rascals from the ’80s serve as a perfect allegory for contemporary twentysomethings. After entering the real world, here’s how they turned out.
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Erik Estrada Doesn’t Want to be Called Emilio Estevez
January 9, 2007
I would think the CHiPs star would take it as a compliment, but a physical altercation almost broke out when a New Yorker called Estrada by the name of Charlie Sheen’s half-brother. He was like, “Dude, I’m a has-been from the 70s, not the 80s. Get it straight!”
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Ride the Wave. The Max Headroom Pirating Incident.
January 8, 2007
Thread primarily about 1987 hacking of WTTW station. Also about tv hacks from the 80s and so on. Very good
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Top 5 trashiest 80s videos
January 5, 2007
“We all have our own lists…here are mine with the videos off YouTube. A guilty pleasure.” — digg
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WKRP finally coming to DVD
January 5, 2007
Music licensing fees have held back this popular 80s from DVD, but Fox appears to have settled them. Look for the slightly altered shows to come out in late spring.
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A-Team star in UK Celebrity Big Brother
January 5, 2007
As Celebrity Big Brother starts in Britain, eleven celebrities entered the Big Brother house last night - led by Dirk Benedict, who played Templeton “Face” Peck in the 80s action series The A-Team.
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80s Games
January 1, 2007
As and 80s kid, 80s games were my first introduction to gaming. The first
80s systems to make me salivate were systems like:
IntelliVision
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