He is due, but I fear the hyper-sensitive money folks - liberal AND conservative - would be too petrified to even attempt Flashman nowadays. Rape and disembowelment? No problem. Casual racism and gropey colonialists? Forget about it.

I was going to mention that but I didn't think much of anybody would know what Tom Brown's School Days is. I love how his first person narrative briefly tells TBSD from his own perspective.

Haven't seen Father Ted in years - I remember it as charming with a touch of the absurd…

I always want to like Red Dwarf more than I actually do… I've been watching it again on netflix, but it just leaves me a little cold.

Univision streaming FTW

The first time I saw "Sam Peckinpah's Salad Days" I was probably 10 or 11, and I spat soda out my nose when the tennis ball first hits Palin in the eye and blood spurts out, and was on the floor when the piano lid closed to rip off Cleese's hands, crying with laughter. Simply one of the funniest things I'd ever seen…

You have no idea of where the genius character (he's this fan's favorite! RIP Rik Mayall!!) Flashheart comes from - the 'Flashman' series of brilliant comedic historical novels by George MacDonald Frasier. The novels are hugely popular in the UK (and around the world).

It also features John Steed himself (aka Sir Dennis Eton Hogg), Patrick Macnee as the captain of the ship.

I also must give a shout out to one of Columbo's quasi-regulars - Vitto Scotti. He appeared in 6 episodes, and it was clear Falk loved working with him given the always hilarious exchanges, including as a maitre d' in the incredible Donald Pleasance ep Any Old Port In A Storm, a high end Bev Hills couturier in…

Oh man, that would've been something… I see a 3 or 4 episode miniseries - it starts with Rockford being hired to try and solve a strange murder, the regular police captain goes on vacation and Columbo fills in for him. Rockford and Columbo amiably bump heads for the first episode. Then at the end of ep. 1 Karl Malden…

No matter what you'll think of Rockford Files (I really like it - James Garner IS Rockford as much as Falk IS Columbo, and the ancillary characters are fantastic) you will not be able to get the spectacular theme song out of your head.

For me the best Patrick McGoohan episode is "By Dawn's Early Light" where he plays the very uptight and proper head of a military academy, and it features a young Bruno Kirby (as well as Bruce Kirby, his dad) as one of the cadets. The interplay between McGoohan and Falk is superb (he and Jack Cassidy were always so…

Or, you know, go to youtube and listen to the whole thing for free.

Oh please, Eddie Murphy rocked this shit decades ago in an SNL short.

True enough. There is certainly a specific ethos to the dudebro when it comes to films.

Ugh, dudebros suck. Funny thing is, those are all good to great movies. So, good for dudebros?

Hush up, Tale Spin RULES

Speaking of Torres, they'll be playing the MISRA Records Showcase at Lambert's on Friday night (along with R Ring, Kelly Deal's new band, and several others).

Before the mid to late 60s it wasn't expected that an artist or band write their own songs. Elvis, Sinatra, any jazz singer, Patsy Cline, whoever. There were, of course, many who did write their own work, but Dylan and The Beatles really changed the game in that regard (even though they both performed many covers…

It was hardly the only thing he did (hell, Feliz Navidad is played ad nauseum every xmas). He is a huge star around the world and has had numerous #1 hits in multiple countries with 45 gold and platinum albums. So he's done ok for himself.