My wife and I couldn't figure this out: was the robot on the Goldbergs CGI or was it an actual physical prop?

Funny you brought that up; in an earlier edit of my post, I actually specifically referenced that iteration of Mickey Mouse as an exception, but I felt that the way I had it written was too much of a tangent. The new shorts and, depending on your perspective, the Kingdom Hearts game series are the two places where…

I said the exact same thing!

Loved both shows. I said a lot last year that upon discovering The Goldbergs courtesy of a convenient Black Friday sale at Best Buy for season 1, it quickly became one of my favorite shows. Adam and the whole cast and crew continue to churn out episodes of such consistently high quality.

On the How to Get Away With Murder review from last week, I commented that I find the terrible treatment of real life legal systems in that show to be offputting mostly because I have difficulty suspending my disbelief. I often compare that show to Better Call Saul, a legal drama that bothers to get the legal aspects…

I agree with you on all of that. One of my absolute favorite shows of recent years was Parks & Recreation, and the pilot of that show, while decent, is vastly inferior to what followed, especially in the second season. The Muppets seems to be finding itself pretty quickly based on the quality uptick of last night's…

That's always the counterargument, and I think it bothers people in the specific profession more than anyone else. When House MD was popular, doctors decried the show for its lack of realism in the medical aspects, but a lay person such as myself never noticed some of it.

Last year when I was watching this show, I had commented here a few times that the legal aspects are all screwed up. I was honestly shocked that this episode got an A- here. Not that it was a bad episode of a TV drama (especially a Shondaland drama), but come on!

Nintendo games have been something of an exception (Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, and many others have phenomenal soundtracks), but overall, retro game soundtracks are better outside the game context. During many games, bombastic orchestras and quiet, somber ambient music work to set the right mood.…

DVD will always be fondly remembered as one of the greatest formats in my opinion. Blu Ray is better for quality, streaming doesn't take up shelf space, but there's something cool about a Blu Ray.

Before I subscribed to Nintendo Power, my parents would periodically get me issues of the magazine. One issue had a big section on Virtual Boy and the tech and how amazing it was that the machine was capable of rendering "true 3D." It's a really funny article in hindsight, but it had my 9-year-old brain wrapped around…

I spent just shy of 6 years working at GameStop while doing undergrad and a little of my post-grad studies until I got a job in my field. The number 1 difference maker for GameStop stores is the staff of an individual store. GameStop has a lot of turnover. For several months, I was one of only four employees at the…

While I'd love a new Mega Man game (X9 in SNES style anyone?), I'm actually kind of excited/optimistic about this series. For anyone here who missed the 1995 series, it's surprisingly good. It had some dumb aspects—Rush was basically Scooby Doo, most episodes ended with the heroes standing around laughing ala 1960s…

Both these shows were excellent. I loved The Middle from beginning to end. Same for The Goldbergs. I have to wonder if Adam ever stuck the embarrassing love poem note into a girl's locker as a kid because it epitomizes 80s and early-90s era middle school communication.

Last week's episode was mediocre at best. I understand that not every episode absolutely requires some major moment of character growth, but it just felt so plain. It had essentially one good moment: Penny asking Sheldon for advice regarding her acting career.

I'm sure as much as I would love for my kid to see some of the stuff I liked as a kid, we'll end up with them watching whatever "Peppa Pig" and "Dinosaur Train" are or whatever other things are on TV.

Batman was omitted, but that's definitely on the list! See my other comment below about those shows being things we watch together.

I think that's a valid point. Certainly our children's TV viewing wouldn't be exclusively 90s shows because, as you noted, pop culture is ever-evolving and they will need to socialize with peers who are watching and experiencing the same things.

Thank you for doing this series! My wife and I don't have any kids yet, but we're hoping to within maybe a year or so. Sesame Street was going to be a mainstay for us when our future kids hit age 2. Mr. Roger's Neighborhood is likely as well, if we can find episodes on YouTube or something.

The Goldbergs is by far one of my favorite TV shows and La Biblioteca Es Libros along with several of the recent episodes exemplifies why. I have a good sense of humor, but TV shows rarely make me laugh out loud. The Goldbergs is one of those shows that just hits all the sweet spots. Plus the 80s setting and…