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Rocko’s Modern Life holds up better than any other ’90s Nicktoon
Take nothing for granted. As silly as it may sound, any ordinary day has the potential to become “a very dangerous day.” Those who grew up on Rocko’s Modern Life ought to be ahead in that appreciation...
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Why the ’90s were the golden age for American hockey fans
Starting Monday, the NHL will run its last draft combine to feature a pool of prospects primarily born in the 1990s. Every non-expansion pick of the Vegas Golden Knights will have been born in or after...
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Good Burger at 20: Stale material, evergreen memories
The authoritative Rotten Tomatoes has never made better use of its name than when it weaved together its verdict on Good Burger. The Paramount movie, which hit theaters 20 years ago Tuesday, catalyzes...
View ArticleHome Alone 2’s advantages over the original
As of this week, Home Alone 2 has lived 25 years in the entertainment universe. Granted, most moviegoers who invested their anticipation and money in the sequel prefer to forget they did. The 1992...
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How That ’70s Show can (and should) get in on the rash of reboots
I cannot bring myself to watch any more reruns of That ’70s Show. Former core cast member Danny Masterson has pulled an irreversible cloud of unpleasantness over his character’s legacy. That was bad...
View Article10 best Double Dare stories
Nickelodeon returns to Game Zero this Monday by premiering another Double Dare reboot. Yes, another. Double Dare 2000 may have been a not-so-Y2K-compliant flash in the pan, lasting one season. But one...
View ArticleWhat other Nick classics should reboot?
Hardly anyone can keep up with the rumored and confirmed Nickelodeon reboots. Most dispatches from the nostalgia department mention only the latest revivals. This week, the Hollywood Reporter’s Lesley...
View ArticlePro Beach Hockey, we barely knew ye
For the moment, Pro Beach Hockey still has two years on the XFL’s lifespan. In late January 2018, WWE’s fizzled football offshoot was greenlit to join entertainment’s rash of reboots. After lasting a...
View Article10 best Rocko’s Modern Life episodes
For any full-fledged American ’90s kid, 2009’s The Proposal evokes two second-season Rocko’s Modern Life episodes. The unrelated movie title matches an Ed Bighead line, which he follows with a classic...
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