Wayne Perkey and the Resurrection of WHAS Radio

We've lost the genuinely kind Wayne Perkey to complications from COVID. A few years back I interviewed him for an upcoming e-book about Louisville radio during the 1960s and '70s, when WHAS was getting pummeled by WAKY and WKLO -- until Perkey came to town, that is. Here's an excerpt:The first thing... Read full article

What We Do in the Shadows (2019) s02e01 – Resurrection

So, there’s a lot to say about “What We Do in the Shadows”’s return, like how they figured out an amazing way to keep growing Harvey Guillén’s vampire hunter arc (as he is a vampire’s familiar) and how the show uses a time jump (summer is over, so we get some exposition—unclear if the... Read full article

Video of the Week: “The Resurrection of Carlini”

Our video this week is a full-length episode of The Greatest American Hero, “The Resurrection of Carlini”. It was first broadcast on November 19, 1982. Timothy is great as Blanchard, the slightly deranged assistant of the late great magician Carlini. Again, it’s Hulu, so sorry abou... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The Resurrection of Carlini” revisited (4)

Today we take another look at Blanchard, the unhinged magician’s assistant of “The Resurrection of Carlini,” the episode of The Greatest American Hero that first aired on November 19, 1982. He is being questioned by the cops, and is, predictably, not being very forthcoming. Direct... Read full article

Video of the Week: “The Resurrection of Carlini”

Thanks once again to the fine folks at Hulu, our video of the week is the full-length episode of The Greatest American Hero known as “The Resurrection of Carlini.” It was first broadcast on November 19, 1982. Timothy is super-great as Blanchard, the former magician’s assistant who ... Read full article