The Greatest Shot on TV
Some of you may have encountered this before: the greatest shot in the history of TV, from a 1978 BBC program hosted by James Burke. It’s...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Gorky Park Rewatch
I watched Gorky Park, for no reason other than it was on and I wanted to see it again. I remembered enjoying it, and wanting to hear the...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 29
- 1 min
Star Trek 1976 Fake Trailer
My compliments to whoever made this bonkers mash-up trailer of “Star Trek 1976”—a hypothetical trailer for a lunatic mid-1970s Star Trek...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Larry Bird Trash Talking
I have been watching and enjoying season two of Winning Time. Last week’s episode delved into the backstory of the Boston Celtics’ great,...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 27
- 1 min
SAG Interim Agreements
You’ve almost certainly heard about the WGA and SAG strikes. You may have also heard that SAG has an “interim agreement” to allow...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 26
- 1 min
My Appearance on Trek Untold
Many thanks to Matthew Kaplowitz of Trek Untold who had me on his podcast. You can watch the video version at YouTube: I want to make...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Return of the Jedi Live in Concert Hollywood Bowl Discount
Our friends at the Hollywood Bowl reached out with a discount offer for the upcoming live-to-film performance of Return of the Jedi, with...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 24
- 4 min
Ahsoka Looks and Feels Like a Cartoon
I watched the first episode of Ahsoka on Disney+. This is not a review, but it did make me think of something. When it comes to recent...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 23
- 1 min
Strike Update
There was hope last week that the dual WGA and SAG strikes might be closer to the end than the beginning. But Deadline reports that the...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 22
- 1 min
10 Greatest TV Theme Bass Lines
All right, so my blog is starting to look like clickbait listicles—sorry. I found this entertaining video with one bass player’s...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 21
- 1 min
Jonathan Frakes on the Goldsmith Podcast
I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Goldsmith Odyssey podcast alongside Jonathan Frakes—who has not only played Commander Riker on...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 20
- 3 min
Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair
We are getting the remnants of a rare hurricane here in Southern California (you may have heard). So far it’s just like any winter...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 19
- 1 min
Originals Please
I was channel surfing yesterday and watched the end of the original 1987 Predator. I haven’t seen it in years but I’ve always been a big...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Planet of the Bass
The song of the summer is here and it is, apparently, a spoof of 1990s Eurotrash dance hits with a hilarious music video called “Planet...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 17
- 1 min
Indiewire Best Scores of the 1980s
Indiewire has published a list of their (well, two writers’) best scores of the 1980s. Check it out—but be warned, it’s approaching film...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Spelling Bee and Creativity
I like to play the New York Times spelling bee game. Recently, we took a family vacation, and I worried that it would be too cumbersome...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Remembering V
I meant to write about this much sooner, but there was a Vanity Fair retrospective on V this spring with a lot of great information. We...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Remembering Pee-wee Herman
I was surprised and impressed by the outpouring of grief on the loss of Paul Reubens, the creator and performer of the beloved Pee-wee...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 13
- 1 min
Desert Chase Piano Reduction
Does it get any better than the desert chase in Raiders of the Lost Ark? Survey says, no! It’s a masterpiece in action directing and...
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Lukas Kendall
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Platina Jazz
Platina Jazz is a Swedish cover band of Japanese anime music. Really! And quite imaginative in their reinterpretations of classic...
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