It Was a Thing on TV: Episode 511 – A Man Called Sloane

James Bond was probably at its most popular in the late 1970s.  NBC, seeing an opportunity to right the ship after many unsuccessful shows to end the decade, jumped on…

X-Position: An X-Men Podcast #12: ‘Til Death Do Us Part, Parts 1 & 2

“Whatever happened, you’re still part of the team! You’re still one of the X-Men!” Much like the comics from which X-Men: The Animated Series drew so much of its inspiration,…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 509 & 510 – Throb/Nearly Departed

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, the late 80s was an era where the syndicated sitcom ruled the airwaves, primarily on FOX and independent affiliates, also…

Whatever It Takes #5

In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon deep dive into episodes #9 & #10 of Degrassi: The Next Generation: “Coming Of Age” and “Rumors…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 507 & 508 – Me and the Chimp/Kojak (2005)

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in this installment, we look at another show which was rated as one of the worst shows of all-time.  Was…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 505 & 506 – Beverly Hills Buntz/Blackout

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, NBC tried spinning off one of its most successful shows from the 80s, the drama Hill Street Blues, into a…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 503 & 504 – Partridge Family 2200 A.D./The Ropers Revisited

First, numerous successful scripted television shows made their way to Saturday mornings in the mid-70s, like I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan’s Island, and Star Trek.  The Partridge Family got the…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 500, 501, & 502 – Supertrain Revisited/Today’s FBI/Hometown Commercials, Volume 5

This week on It Was a Thing on TV we hit 500 episodes! First, almost five years ago, we started this podcast.  Now, we are celebrating our 500th episode by…

Whatever It Takes #4

In this episode of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Pod, James and Jon deep dive into episodes 7 & 8 of Season 1:  “Basketball Diaries” and “Secrets And Lies”. In…

It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 498 & 499 – Alien Nation/The 30th Anniversary of The Big Switch

This week on It Was a Thing on TV First, in 1988, the film Alien Nation was a theatrical release.  That spawned this televised adaptation of that film.  While only…