Zablo in Gravedigger’s Universe Thanks to Chris Mills and Rick Burchett!

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If you’re a fan of great crime comics, you should be reading Gravedigger by Chris Mills and Rick Burchett.  I’ve been singing the praises of Gravedigger since before it was released.  I knew from the premise and with Chris and Rick at the helm that Gravedigger would be a winner.

And it is.

Keep in mind, that my love for Gravedigger happened long before I became a part of his universe!

Good Cop, Bad Cop: An Oral History of The Shield

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The Shield was an amazing series and remains a favorite over a decade after it premiered on FX (back when hardly anyone tuned in to FX).

If you’re a fan of The Shield, then you’ll want to check out Good Cop, Bad Cop: An Oral History of The Shield by Jason Matloff.  Before you click over, please know the article/interview, like The Shield, contains adult language and discussion and is NOT for kids.

Thanks to David Chen for the Tweet.

Want to See a Vintage Rod Serling Interview?

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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then odds are you know of Rod Serling.  You’re probably a fan as well.

What many don’t know is that Rod Serling was a famous writer before the Twilight Zone ever aired.  Of course it was the Twilight Zone that made him a celebrity.

But I digress…

Would you like to see a full interview with Rod Serling that originally aired on September 15, 1959?  That’s two weeks before the Twilight Zone premiered and made Serling a household name.

Thanks to @NightGallery for the link!

Things to Do with Eric Beetner

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If you enjoy great crime fiction, then you probably already read yarns by Eric Beetner (A Bouquet of Bullets or Dig Two Graves are a great place to start) .

Excellent.  Great.

Wait… what?  There are a few of you who haven’t heard of Eric Beetner?

Okay.

Here, take a few minutes to Meet Eric Beetner.

Next check out his 60 Second Book Reviews.  Yeah, Beetner hasn’t done a 60 Second Review in a while, but they are cool, will turn you on to some wicked crime novels, and if enough of us visit, perhaps Beetner will do some more.

Now here is a sweet little interview with Eric Beetner by Kate Malon at Crimespree.

The only thing left to do is check out one or more of Beetner’s books.

Time Travel to the FUTURE is Possible

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According to particle physicist Brian Cox time travel is possible, but only to the future.  

“Can you build a time machine?” said Professor Cox. “The answer is yes.”

There’s just one, tiny problem, Professor Cox says – if you can build a machine capable of time-travel, you can only travel into the future. You can’t come back.

Professor Cox explains how building a time machine to travel to the future is possible here and here.

Thanks to Brian Michael Bendis for the original link.

Gene Gonzales Got Carter

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The extremely talented, extremely nice, Gene Gonzales created his take on Sly from “Get Carter” at the last Heroes Convention. Gene is funny, knowledgeable and really nice.

At every show he attends Gene is constantly signing autographs and sketching for fans, so I was happy to find he could fit me in for a headsketch!

You can see more of Gene’s work at his blog where he posts art almost DAILY!  Gene is also available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.

Thanks again Gene!

The 25 Most Memorable Moments in TV History

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Flavorwire recently ran a list (with video clips) of The 25 Most Memorable Moments in TV History.

Let’s take a look…

25. The Wedding of Charles and Diana (1981)  Although my wife got up at the break of dawn to tune in. I couldn’t be bothered.  I don’t see what the attraction is to royal weddings, but for some there is one.  (I’m 0 for 1)

24. “Do You Believe in Miracles?” (1980)  I’m not a hockey fan, but I do enjoy the Olympics.  I didn’t see it live, but it was everywhere in the days/years that followed.  (1 for 2).

23. The End of The Fugitive (1967) I was 8 years old and saw this one when it first aired.  I watched a lot of tv shows with my mom and The Fugitive was one that we always watched. (2 for 3)

22. J.R. Gets Shot on Dallas (1980) I’ve never watched a single episode of Dallas and didn’t even tune in to see who killed ole JR.  (2 for 4)

21. Lucy Goes to the Candy Factory (1952) Although I was not born when this episode first aired, I’ve seen it many, many times.  Then again, who hasn’t?  (3 for 5)

20. The “Checkers” Speech (1952) This aired the same year that Lucy went to the candy factory.  I’ve seen it, but the “Checkers” speech wasn’t as funny as Lucy on the candy assembly line. (4 for 6)

19. Sammy Davis Jr. Visits All in the Family (1972) All in the Family was required viewing in our house (we only had one television at the time), but we all loved the show! (5 for 7)

18. Johnny Carson’s Final Tonight Show (1992) By 1992 I had stopped watching late night television (Carson, Letterman, etc.), but tuned in for Johnny’s swan song (Bette Midler anyone?).  (6 for 8)

17. The Rescue of Baby Jessica (1987)  If you’re a news junkie, you were watching.  I am and was. (7 for 9)

16. Muhammad Ali Lights the Olympic Torch (1996) I’m an Olympics fan and even bigger Muhammad Ali fan.  I saw it.  (8 for 10)

15. M*A*S*H: “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen” (1983)  I liked MASH okay early on, but had stopped watching.  I did turn in for the final episode though.  (9 for 11)

14. Election Night (2000) Like all news junkies, I was tuned in.  (10 for 12)

13. Salute at the Mexico City Olympic Games (1968) I didn’t see it live. (Was it even shown live?)  But I have seen it many times. (11 for 13)

12. Elvis Presley on Ed Sullivan (1956) Who hasn’t seen this?  Even if you weren’t born when it first aired (I wasn’t), you’ve seen it, right?  (12 for 14)

11. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan (1964)  My mom let me stay up to see this live!  It was a big deal because I was 5 or 6 at the time.  (13 for 15)

10. The O.J. Simpson Chase (1994)  We were on a family vacation in Indiana.  The entire family was glued to the tv watching live.  (14 for 16)

9. Roots (1977) Although I didn’t watch Roots when it aired in 1977 (I was a senior in high school and didn’t watch much tv), I have since seen it.  (15 of 17)

8. The Kennedy/Nixon Debate (1960) I was too young to have watched live, but since I majored in Speech Education (speech and debate), you can be sure that I’ve seen it.  (16 of 18)

7. Richard Nixon Resigns (1974)  Yep.  I tuned in with the family to see history in the making.  (17 of 19)

6. The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)  If you watched nightly news you couldn’t have missed it. (18 of 20)

5. Walter Cronkite Denounces the Vietnam War (1968) I was 9 and remember what a big deal this was.  I was surprised, at the time, when my grandpa who was a WWII vet say he was against the war.  (19 of 21)

4. Walter Cronkite Announces the Death of JFK (1963) I was watching with my grandparents who had taken me to Florida on vacation.  I was just 5.  (20 of 22)

3. Hurricane Katrina (2005) The reports just got worse and worse as the days drug on.  It had to seem like the apocalypse to those there.  It was terrible enough for those of us watching.  (21 of 23)

2. The September 11th Attacks (2001) Who alive (other than children) didn’t watch? (22 of 24)

1. The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1969)  I was ten years old and watched thinking that in my lifetime we will explore Mars and other planets.  Now I wonder if/when we will return to the moon.  (23 of 25)

“Mob City” – 2 New Teaser Posters

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TNT just released two new teaser posters Mob City starring Jon Bernthal.  The photo above is one of them.

The series is based on  L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City by John Buntin.  Here’s how ComingSoon describes the series…

It’s a world of glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads, returning war heroes, a powerful and corrupt police force and an even more dangerous criminal network determined to make L.A. its West Coast base.

How can you not be excited about THAT?

If you want to see the other teaser poster and learn more about the series check out Coming Soon: TNT’s Mob City…

David Twohy & Vin Diesel: Two More “Riddick” Movies Planned

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ScreenRant recently ran an interview with creator/writer/director, David Twohy about Riddick, his dvd director’s cut of the film, working with Vin Diesel and the plans for two more Riddick movies.  Here’s a taste…

“I believe there are two more movies. And I think it’s good that we are looking at ending the series so it doesn’t feel like an open-ended thing, like we’re doing it just for monetary reasons and we’ve just got to keep rolling it over and rolling it over. I think there’s a real end to this and I know what that last movie looks like…”