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How NBC panicked after Diane left Cheers — and why Kirstie Alley’s casting sparked a quiet battle inside the hit show
Inside the chaos Shelley Long’s departure unleashed on Cheers, from cast tensions to a secret finale.
November 24, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Marvel Comics killed the X-Men in 1987 to reset the franchise - but it didn’t stick
1987's 'Fall of the Mutants' was intended to change the status quo of Marvel's X-Men, so why didn't it happen?
November 24, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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The surprising low-tech genius behind the original Predator movie's shimmering camouflage reveal
The Predator filmmakers wanted to give their titular monster an 'almost invisible' power, leaving the audience just a bit more cued in that Arnold Schwarzenegger and the gang. Hynek explains how they pulled it off
November 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Inside Spider-Man’s chaotic 1987 bachelor party that Marvel turned into a real-life spectacle
The unbelievable true story of Spider-Man’s 1987 bachelor party, from zingers to Green Goblin mayhem.
November 24, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Why Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Running Man feels shockingly accurate — and even more disturbing — in 2025
The Running Man’s dystopian satire hits harder than ever in today’s reality-TV obsessed America.
November 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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How The Golden Girls became a staple at gay bars in the 80s
The Golden Girls has a huge LGBTQIA+ fanbase, and the team behind the sitcom have a pretty good idea why
November 24, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Full House cast address some of the series’ biggest continuity errors
The Full House cast explore some of the show’s unanswered questions (and wildest continuity mistakes)
November 24, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Why the Princess Bride’s iconic duel is an even better swordfight than you remember
How the Princess Bride’s cliffside duel became a masterclass in movie swordfighting.
November 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Discovering the original Legend of Zelda game's aborted time travel storyline has changed the way I view my favorite video game series [Gamify My Life]
Nintendo almost made the first Legend of Zelda a time-travel game, and it explains so much about the series’ future.
November 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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How Bart Simpson was quietly toned down from being "so mean" before The Simpsons' first episode, as revealed by his long-time voice actor Nancy Cartwright
From a pretty blatant bully to America's trickster, Bart Simpson was changed significantly when The Simpsons turned into a full series.
November 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Made in '87: Rewinding to the movies, comics, games, and TV shows that define pop culture to this day
Why 1987 became one of pop culture’s most important years across movies, games, TV, and comics.
November 24, 2025
Chris Arrant
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How anime’s punk era in the US 1980s set the stage for today’s global fandom
Before anime went mainstream, it survived as underground punk — and one producer saw its future first.
November 24, 2025
Trent Cannon