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The Popcorn Trick: The Battle of the Network Stars - 1977

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New look; same boring content. Sunday, August 31, 2008. The Battle of the Network Stars - 1977. It's a sad day here at The Popcorn Trick. About 11 seconds after ejecting the DVD holding the epic 1976 Battle of the Network Stars, I scrambled over to the homemade case of DVDs boasting the entire BotNS series to throw in the next Battle from February, 1977. It was not the February 1977 battle. Now, I'm unsure what it is exactly I've done to insult whatever god or being or power that controls this universe, ...

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The Popcorn Trick: Cool Shit 7/9

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New look; same boring content. Thursday, July 9, 2015. The Spoils Before Dying. Is the followup to The Spoils of Babylon, a spoof miniseries on IFC. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm not going to be able to easily explain it to you, so go to the link. Seven Days in Hell. Get to know what a bottle episode is on a television series, and how to do one right:. To at least get you started on the trail toward a basic understanding of it all. Ever wonder about the nutritional value. If you don't u...

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The Popcorn Trick: Remembering Battle of the Network Stars

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New look; same boring content. Thursday, July 17, 2008. Remembering Battle of the Network Stars. Don't know what The Battle of the Network Stars is? Then I weep for you. Long before MTV started having the casts of Road Rules and The Real World competing against one another in a series of athletic events, the Big 3 (NBC, ABC, CBS) did the exact same thing with their prime time stars. My anxiety, I'’m happy to say was unwarranted. Battle of the Network Stars is everything I remembered, and oh so m...Howeve...

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The Popcorn Trick: Hidden Hollow Files: You want me to do what?

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New look; same boring content. Tuesday, December 23, 2008. Hidden Hollow Files: You want me to do what? The Hidden Hollow Files is an attempt to recount the golden era (1991-1994) of Hidden Hollow Swim Club, a pool facility nestled in the suburbs of Philadelphia. For previous Hidden Hollow Files, go here. Here's a nice little fictional story about what could happen if someone fictionally did something and needed a fictional solution to fix it. Also FICTION! And, as luck (or extreme unluck. Apparently, di...

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The Popcorn Trick: Top Albums of 2008 - Goose Edition

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New look; same boring content. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Top Albums of 2008 - Goose Edition. So we've already seen Cline's awesome best of 2008 music list. And now it's my turn. A quick look at how I do things. Because music is so subjective, it's difficult for me to say what is the "best" in a given year. Why is my opinion any more valid than anyone elses? Why is anyone elses more valid than mine? 2 Quick notes before we dive in. 2 We've made it easier than ever to buy the music on this list. Sim...

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The Popcorn Trick: The Alphabet of 80s Music Videos: B

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New look; same boring content. Monday, November 17, 2008. The Alphabet of 80s Music Videos: B. I can't get enough of looking back at these videos. Some I remember, some I don't and some I don't think I ever saw. But if these don't symbolize what the 80s were to people, than I don't know what will. Except for maybe that awesome Simon game. On the flip side, a look at the videos starting with "B". Runaway - Bon Jovi. Luckily, for Runaway, they hadn't formed that mold just yet. Oh but wait, it's possible we...

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The Popcorn Trick: Battle of the Network Stars - May 1978

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New look; same boring content. Thursday, September 25, 2008. Battle of the Network Stars - May 1978. And those what ifs hurt this battle. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do. We must live with the banality that is Suzanne Somers, and devote more of our our attention toward the competition. As always, it enthralls and infuriates; makes us laugh and makes us question many actors' athleticism. It's the Battle of the Network Stars May 1978, and the formula hasn't changed a bit. And the addition of Randa...

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The Popcorn Trick: The "80siest" music videos from MTV

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New look; same boring content. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The "80siest" music videos from MTV. But only until I really started diving in did I realize what this meant from a cultural standpoint. They have made answering the question, "what was it like to live in the 80s? And that's what I'm trying to do here - compile a list of the 80siest music videos. I tried to come up with a definition for 80iest, and after wasting a lot of paper I decided on this one phrase that encapsulates it fairly well:. Billy's...

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The Popcorn Trick: Remember music videos?

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New look; same boring content. Thursday, October 30, 2008. MTV is back in the music video business.sort of. Because I assume they have a library of a million videos from back in a time when that was the thing to do, MTV has launched a new video service on the web. Where you can go and relive your coke-filled 80s life. While some of the groups took the easy way out (boo! Genesis: Land of Confusion. Does it get more pretentious than this little thing right here? I'm genuinely asking. This video houses ...