Red sky at night, animators’ delight: A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 8 (1994)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): The lack of comedic threads make these eight Wise-penned episodes dour, but the animation makes a huge leap.
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Red sky at night, animators’ delight: A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 8 (1994)
‘TMNT’ ‘Wises’ up for surprisingly strong Season 7 (1993, CBS)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): David Wise delivers standouts “Night of the Dark Turtle,” “The Legend of Koji” and “Shredder Triumphant!,” plus fan favorite “Night of the Rogues.”
‘TMNT Adventures’ Issues 23-31 (1991-92) explore Turtles’ Japanese roots
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Though not deeply profound tales, it’s clear Archie is trying; and here we get cool newcomers like Slash and Ninjara.
‘TMNT Adventures’ spins off into ‘Mighty Mutanimals’ (1991)
‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book review): One title is not enough to contain Clarrain’s action and environmental themes, but the plots remain quite basic.
Evaders in cars? No! It’s ‘Invaders from Mars’ (1953)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s not paranoia if they really are out to get you in one of the Fifties’ best Red Scare parables.
Neumeier sharply returns for ‘Starship Troopers 3: Marauder’ (2008)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): OK, so it’s full of bugs (not in a good way), but if you can forgive the cheapness, it has the original’s spirit.
Green gladiator grabs glory in ‘Incredible Hulk: Planet Hulk’ (2007)
Superhero Saturday (Comic book review): This Marvel Comics arc has been adapted several times, including — loosely — in “Thor: Ragnarok.”
John’s top 10 movies of 2024
2024 movies: A remarkable number of filmmakers this year delved into metaphysical issues, appropriate for this weird time we live in.
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2024
2024 television: Network shows held on to some viewers thanks to diversity of main characters and premises, but streaming and premium channels continued to dominate.
Hitchcock gets transported to space in ‘Lifepod’ (1993)
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): This TV movie makes good use of its strong cast with sharp themes, future tech and a whodunit.