RETROCRUSH MEETS THE BIONIC WOMAN!

When I was in kindergarten, round 1975, I had a big crush on Lindsay Wagner. I even drew a crayon picture of her kissing me that said, "I love Lindsay Wagner". My mom found it in my room, and teasingly asked me if I drew it. I was so embarrassed (cause girls were supposed to be icky) that I told her I didn't draw it and someone must have put in in my room when I wasn't looking. Anyway, she's my first crush of any sort, and she's always had a classy beauty and personality that has held up just fine through the decades.

I was lucky enough to finally meet her at the 2008 San Diego Comic Convention. I got an autographed photo, a few nice words and a photo snapped with her. I was so nervous in line to see her (and I've done some sit down interviews with some outrageously famous people). I was genuinely blushing and enamored all over again. She still looks fantastic. She simply shook my hand and said "Have a fun day!" when we parted. I will never wash the hand again. Hell...who am I kidding, I don't wash my hands at all!

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YES...THE DARK KNIGHT IS THAT GOOD!
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SHAZAM! THE MANY FACES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL!

Bradley Mason Hamlin brings us a look at the too many incarnations of Captain Marvel throughout comic book history. From the CC Beck original, to the '80s Donna Summer version, they're all here. CLICK HERE TO READ IT.

THE CLOSER SEASON THREE ON DVD

Kyra Sedgwick is one of the best kept secrets on TV. While shows like LOST, Weeds, Heroes and other critical darlings get all the press, her show The Closer is quietly entering its 4th season. Fortunately you can pick up the first 3 on DVD to get all caught up if you feel like you're behind the 8 ball. Kyra plays a hard ass head of a Priority Homicide division in LA with a specialty in interrogation techniques. She's smart, sexy, and infinitely watchable. You can pick up all of the Warner Brothers sets on Amazon for about $25 each. Give it a watch, man!

THE SAD SAD TRUTH ABOUT CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST

I've been thinking a lot about Casper lately and what a bad deal he's got. First of all, he's a ghost of a kid, which means he didn't get to live much of a life, probably dying before he turned 6. Instead of going to Heaven and playing around in the clouds, he has to live in a shack with 3 bastard uncles who want him to be mean. And nearly all of his attempts at friendship are met with people running away in terror. What is Casper's purpose on this earth? Will he ever make it to a more peaceful afterlife, or is this all there is? What horrible things could a 6 year old boy have done to justify such a punishment? Early appearances of Casper showed him hanging out by a tombstone, so he was clearly dead, but the morbid reality of that prompted Harvey Comics to wuss out and make him the ghost child of ghost parents (albeit really shitty parents who never seem to spend any time with him). Even that is crappy...there's already a dramatic ghost overpopulation problem, and they're still allowed to reproduce? What kind of soul does a ghost baby have? What encouragement is there for a ghost to live a good life? The 1995 movie threw that story away, however, and made him a kid that died from pneumonia. My brain is going to explode. Don't get me started on Baby Huey. I'm curious what your thoughts are on the matter. CLICK HERE to discuss it in our BLOG.