Author: Heath Andrews

Saturday Night Live has been an American television institution for over fifty years now. For many people and probably most of you reading this, you don’t remember an age where you grew up without it. That’s the kind of staying power and legacy that very few programs hold. When we previously reported that the United Kingdom was going to be getting their own version, we didn’t quite know what to think. Lorne Michaels certainly carved out success for the show here in the States. Would that same magic work across the pond? Well, it’s done enough to get a second…

Well, that’ll do it. The most expected piece of news in video gaming is finally official. This generation of video game consoles has been one of the more chaotic ones for consumers. The PlayStation 5 debuted to severe shortages, the Xbox Series X/S severely flopped, and the Nintendo Switch 2 arrived late to the party but blew the doors open with sales. And for the first time in modern history, the prices of all the consoles have increased or are set to increase mid generation. We previously reported on rumors that the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 was going…

In 1997, Nintendo released the spectacularly wonderful game, Star Fox 64. It combined on-rails shooting with areas of free roaming dogfighting. The end result was a game with constant action and thanks to the characters, a lot of personality. Audiences had seen the Star Fox team before on the groundbreaking SNES title, simply called Star Fox. The technology of the Nintendo 64 made its sequel a much more expansive and fully realized title. The legacy of it looms large over the franchise. So large in fact that Nintendo just keeps remaking it. Just like the Big N is doing right…

The late ’80s and early ’90s television stations were packing their line ups with teen sitcoms. Thanks to the rise of Nickelodeon, kids could look forward to sitcoms that were aimed towards them. The networks didn’t slouch on this either. They saw the market opportunity and pounced. That’s why in 1989, NBC gave audiences Saved by the Bell. One of the breakout stars was Elizabeth Berkley in her role as Jessie Spano. After the show ended, she infamously appeared in the 1995 movie, Showgirls. It flopped. Hard. So whatever happened to Elizabeth Berkley after that? The “Showgirls” Dilemma To understand…

There are very few characters in ’90s television that have the fame and infamy of Steve Urkel. From 1989 to 1998, Jaleel White portrayed the bespectacled, annoying nerd on Family Matters. His presence changed the show drastically. It was supposed to be about a working class family in Chicago, making their way through life. What it turned into was a series of misadventures that occasionally dove into science-fiction, fantasy. All of this thanks to Urkel, his inventions, and and his screen presence. Once the show ended, what became of Jaleel White? Life as Urkel The role of Urkel was something…

Well, that was certainly something, wasn’t it? Celebrity gossip and controversy isn’t rare in the world. Even with that being the case, the feud that developed between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was a huge deal. The back and forth that unfolded over what happened behind the scenes of It Ends With Us will live on in Hollywood infamy. Lively and Baldoni had to know this as well. Who knows what was going to come to light if their dispute went to trial. We may never know the answer to that as the case just ended with a settlement. Last…

The history of big business is littered with bad decisions. To be fair though, a lot of decisions are made based on good information at the time. Then, it turns out to be the wrong call later on down the line. Look at Blockbuster’s decision not to buy Netflix back in 2000. No one really knew at the time how much Netflix would explode. The idea of streaming media wasn’t even on the radar and who would want to keep sending DVD’s back and forth in the mail all the time? 2026 is a much different landscape than 2000. That’s…

It’s arguably the greatest sitcom of all time. Frasier was a critical and commercial darling. It’s first five seasons won consecutive Emmy awards for Outstanding Comedy. Its stars, Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce took home multiple awards as well. Hell, David Hyde Pierce scored eleven consecutive nominations fore Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy, one for each of the show’s seasons. Even though the rest of the cast wasn’t as blessed with golden statues, they all came together to make one of the best comedies ever. Frasier completed its run in 2004 before being revived for a dreadful two…

From 1991 to 1999, Home Improvement was a smash hit for ABC. Tim Allen was one of the biggest stars in the country. His character of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor was a pop culture icon. Often times the show is unfairly remembered for him blowing things up and arguing with his wife. That’s a very reductive take on the show. Home Improvement was always about the family dynamic and trying to make things better, day by day. The misadventures of the Taylor’s frequently involved their three sons, Brad, Randy, and Mark. So, 35 years later, whatever happened to them? Zachery…

On February 1st, 2004, the career of one of the biggest pop stars in the world was destroyed in an instant. That was the day the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show happened. Headlined by Janet Jackson, other pop stars featured along with her. One of them, Justin Timberlake, was performing alongside her. After signing a lyrics about having you “naked by the end of this song,” he ripped away a part of Jackson’s dress. Underneath was her bare breast with a nipple shield. Her career all but ended at that moment. Even looking at it from the time it happened,…