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Another major pastiche came out in 1994, The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R King. It won several literary awards and launched a series that is still going strong after 20 novels. If I had to guess, I’d pick that book as the one that inspired your argument

However Meyer wrote a sequel, The Canary Trainer, that came out in 1993. That’s a possibility even though the book wasn’t nearly as successful as its predecessor

The gold standard of Sherlockian pastiche is The 7% Solution by Nicholas Meyer. It came out in 1974. Seems unlikely you’d be talking about it decades after its popularity had faded

Hmmm. “When the internet was young.” Let’s start our search for the mystery pastiche in the mid-90s.

But it’s easier now to segue into talking about Doyle’s stories and other great performances by Rathbone, Wilmer, Brett, etc. I’m happy that Cumberbatch is part of the conversation, but not the entire conversation

I’m glad that the Cumberbatch strain of Sherlock-mania has eased. And I like Benedict. But for several years, that was always the conversation starter with new fans. Again, that’s great. The show did wonders to broaden the fanbase

The pickle dish…

The setup to that movie is so much better than the execution. It had all the elements to be great and fell short by making too many concessions to fans of the animated series

I loved rereading my favorite childhood books aloud to my daughter. It gave me the “excuse” to revisit them. The experience of seeing the stories through my adult eyes while observing her first reaction was fascinating

Totally agree about the Legion. In their future, there are still battles to fight. But it’s a hopeful place of endless possibility and wonder

More superheroes need to rock a fanny pack

Drives me crazy that Tubi shows a thumbnail image from this version of Hound, but when you click on it, the version that plays is the 2002 movie with Richard Roxburgh.

I would have fallen for it if there were only four companies. Since there were five, I had a hunch something was up

70s entertainment took cynicism to a new level. But the seeds were planted in the 60s with Bonnie and Clyde (67), Butch and Sundance (69) and even Planet of the Apes (68)

And I appreciate how the show’s borrowed its central conceit from Les Miserables and The Fugitive TV show. Both are great role models

For sure, episodes of the Hulk varied dramatically in quality. And there was a high cheese factor. But Bixby gave the show a strong and authentic emotional core.

I know what you’re saying about the 70s with Watergate and gas shortages and urban decay and rampant crime. But the 60s were pretty famously turbulent

68 also saw the assassinations of RFK and MLK. All of this happened either before or during the run of the Batman TV show.

The JFK assassination in 63. The fight for civil rights periodically flared into violence like the Watts Riot in 65. The Vietnam War hit a turning point with the Tet Offensive in 68…

Sure the 60s had Flower Power and heroic space missions but they were also hugely fraught. There was the Cold War peaking with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 62…

The Hulk was definitely the best of Marvel's shows of the 1970s. It delivered dependable action and pathos. Spider-Man was fine. But Captain America and Dr Strange were pretty terrible. At its best, Batman aspired to Warhol levels of Pop Art

Marvel turned out a few cartoons in the 1960s, but it wouldn't have anything in live-action comparable to the Batman TV show for another 10 years.

Interesting. What I love about Newmar's Catwoman is that she seemed more capable than the other villains. I always felt she could beat Batman if that's what she really wanted but was too playful to finish him off. Kitt struck me as just another failed schemer.

What's regressive about Nora Clavicle and her plan to conquer Gotham by putting inept women in positions of power?

Hard disagree. But to each their own

The beetle-shaped ship is bright blue. Therefore, it must have belonged to the...BRONZE Beetle???

Okay. I'll accept that he's not a historian. But is he color blind? Maybe when he warps light to become invisible it affects his eyesight?

If you are mining your emotions and interior life as an author, I can see how that might become too painful under such circumstances. You’d need to block off that avenue or lose yourself

Her scenes are the only parts of the movie I remember and that’s good enough to get my endorsement