I remember that story fondly. Love the way they used the Spectre, who is possibly my favorite DC character.

Amen. God forbid anybody should make a superhero movie with kid appeal, ‘cause everybody knows comic-book movies are only for grown-ups. :)

C’mon, let’s be honest here: how old were most of us when we got hooked on this stuff? Why shouldn’t today’s nine-year-olds have the same experience?

Who cares if SHAZAM! is more…

About the “physique” thing . . . didn’t we just go through this with Gal Gadot? “She’s too skinny,” “she’s not Amazonian enough,” “why couldn’t they cast a female bodybuilder or wrestler?”

Seems to me that movie turned out just fine.

About Cornwall’s “escape.” I think they were referring to her escaping from her cell, not from the ship. So she “escaped” and then she was killed . . . apparently.

I can confirm that a sequel, THEY PROMISED ME THE GUN WASN’T LOADED, is already written and in production.

Given that the ship’s crew wears DISCO tee-shirts, it stands to reason they’d like retro music . . . :)

I will say, the “Issaquah” thing isn’t terribly damning. I didn’t literally grow up in Seattle, but I tell people that I’m “from Seattle” because nobody on the East Coast knows where Federal Way, WA is.

Don’t forget XENA’s “Been There, Done That.” Another great time-loop ep.

Mudd’s best line: “I can’t believe it. I’m actually tired of gloating.”

(Or words to that effect.)

Although it bugs the purist in me, I can’t blame DC for finally biting the bullet and just renaming the character “Shazam.” Marvel is NEVER giving up that trademark and we just have to live with it.

It’s got a bit of a classic western vibe as well, with Caesar and his posse riding the vengeance trail through the rugged wilderness.

For what’s worth, the bit about the Colonel killing Malcom made it into my novelization. But, yes, I can see why the cut it out of the movie. At that point in the story, we really don’t need ANOTHER reason for Caesar to want the Colonel dead.

Cool. I’m hooked so far and looking forward to seeing more.

It dawned on me last night that DISCOVERY is the show I’d hoped ENTERPRISE would be: a little edgier and more contemporary in feel, with more of a sense of space as a dangerous final frontier . . ...

Going back a ways, Fredric March is best known as a serious dramatic actor, starring in such films as THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES and INHERIT THE WIND, but he also won an Oscar for playing the title roles in the classic 1932 version of DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE.

And Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, playing an adorable old Satanist. :)

We should probably note that Nicholson has also played the Devil (THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK) and a werewolf (WOLF).

In the latter, he also played a book editor,which makes him even more scary. :)

Note: THE KEEP is based on an even better novel by F. Paul Wilson.

For Joseph Cotten, see also THE ABOMINABLE DOCTOR PHIBES and LADY FRANKENSTEIN.

On second thought, let’s just forget LADY FRANKENSTEIN. :)

The Terror is not great, but The Raven (scripted by Richard Matheson) is a delightful horror-comedy. Believe it or not, a young Nicholson plays Peter Lorre’s son!

Nicholson also famously appeared in the original LITTLE SHOP OF THE HORRORS, as the masochistic dental patient. (Played by Bill Murray in the remake.)

Jesus, how are we forgetting GHOST STORY, with Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.? (Not to mention Alice Krige.)