by Kristian | Jul 22, 2020 | Movies
In 1988 a new kind of extraterrestrial visitor arrived in theaters. In the film Alien Nation, the immigrants from the stars were of a different breed. Instead of being invaders with superior lifestyles and technologies, these aliens were refugees. The Newcomers of...
by Kristian | Jul 1, 2020 | Movies
Several weeks ago on Part-Time Fanboy we took a look at two of John Hughes’s classic films, Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club (you can listen to that episode by clicking here). Recently, on a Zoom chat with some of Kristian’s friends, the subject of...
by Kristian | Jun 24, 2020 | Television
This week Part-Time Fanboy continues its expedition into the eighties with a look at a very different kind of cop show that debuted in 1987. 21 Jump Street told the story of a squad of detectives who infiltrated high schools and colleges busting young adults and...
by Kristian | Jun 10, 2020 | Television
In 1984, almost a year to the day that the original mini-series debuted, NBC television aired the much-anticipated sequel to V. The original series had ended in a bit of an open ended fashion with Earth resistance fighters still locked in a struggle with the invading...
by Kristian | May 27, 2020 | Horror, Television
In May of 1983 the TV watching public would be treated to a television event unlike any they had ever seen before. Television mega-producer, director, and writer Kenneth Johnson (the man behind the creation of The Bionic Woman, The original live-action Incredible Hulk...
