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Living For The Future

December 2018

  • 2018 Year In Review

    This was a volatile year as we look back on things that stood out this year: -The blockbuster successes of Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, and Aquaman among others. -Bon Jovi inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the original band reunited with both Richie Sambora and Alec John Such. -Plenty of… Read more

  • Happy Birthday, Catman!!

    Today is the birthday of original KISS drummer, co-founder, and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Peter Criss, who turns 73 today. We hope he will play with KISS again on their End of The Road tour. Read more

  • Farewell Penny Marshall 1943-2018

    Actress and film director Penny Marshall passed away at the age of 75 due to diabetes and lung cancer. She is best know for playing Laverne from the Laverne and Shirley TV series with co-star Cindy Williams. After the show’s run, Marshall went into film directing and did films like Jumping Jack Flash and Big,… Read more

  • Black Lightning – Gift of the Magi review

    This is the midseason finale for Black Lightning. Both Jennifer and Khalil continue to be on the run from their families that want to split them and their enemies that want them dead. Jennifer and Khalil are a combination of Romeo and Juliet and Bonnie and Clyde. The left their fate open-ended. Meanwhile Jefferson and… Read more

  • Supergirl – Elseworlds Part 3 review

    Whereas Flash and Arrow succeed, the Supergirl part of the crossover faltered. It was the conclusion of Elseworlds where everything comes to a head as the heroes battle Dr. John Deegan aka Dr. Destiny for all of Earth-1 reality. The standouts in this part were Tyler Hoechlin as both Supermen and Stephen Amell. Supergirl was… Read more

  • Legends of Tomorrow – Legends of To-Meow-Meow review

    Though the Legends are not part of this year’s crossover, they have their own problems when they deal with various versions of themselves from alternate timelines such as being cats, puppets, and Charlie’s Angels. With all the craziness in time travel, the main storyline is Constantine, Zari, and Charlie trying to undo several things. This… Read more

  • Arrow – Elseworlds Part 2 review

    The Flash part was the start with Superman and Lois Lane. Arrow is when they go deeper with the trinity of Green Arrow, Flash, and Supergirl while we have the debut of Batwoman and Gotham City. It was interesting to see that the comedic tension between Oliver and Barry is still there with Kara being… Read more

  • The Flash – Elseworlds Part 1 review

    The crossover begins with the opening scene that we’ve been seeing in Supergirl, Arrow, and Flash where Earth-90 was destroyed and that the 1990 Flash survived. The main emphasis was on the switch between Barry Allen and Oliver Queen where they are living each other’s lives with Oliver as Flash and Barry as Green Arrow.… Read more

  • Farewell Larry “The Axe” Hennig 1936-2018

    Retired pro wrestler and AWA legend Larry “The Axe” Hennig has passed away at the age of 82 due to various health issues. He is the father of the late Curt Hennig and grandfather of Joe Hennig aka Curtis Axel of WWE. Hennig was trained by Verne Gagne and teamed up with the likes of… Read more

  • Farewell Dynamite Kid Tom Billington 1958-2018

    Former wrestler and WWE legend Dynamite Kid Tom Billington has passed away on his birthday at the age of 60. A true pioneer in wrestling who paved the way for those who came after him such as Chris Jericho, Davey Richards, Owen Hart, Dean Malenko, and Eddie Guerrero among others. He wrestled in both UK… Read more