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The New “Star Wars Holiday Special” (Video)

The Hypothetical Star Wars Holiday Special TitleIf you’re a “Star Wars” fan then you know of the original infamous “Star Wars Holiday Special.” 

Someone back in the late seventies thought it was a good idea to mix “Star Wars” with a variety show format.  And it aired only one time on CBS on Friday, November 17, 1978 to horrible reviews.  Even worse, it preempted “Wonder Woman” and the “Incredible Hulk.”  Noooooooooo!  (That’s what Vader said.)

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“Home Alone’s” Kevin McCallister 25 Years Later (Video)

Home Alone Grown-up Pic“Home Alone” was a break-out comedy back in 1990 about an eight year-old boy accidentally left ‘home alone’ while his family flew to Paris for Christmas vacation. 

As his mother struggled to get back home to her abandoned son, young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), thinking his families disappearance was his fault, had to learn to fend for himself.  Not only did he have to learn to do the shopping, cooking, and laundry, but he had to overcome his fear of the basement furnace, avoid the scary old man next door, and fight off two psychotic robbers from breaking into this home.

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Stephen Colbert Explains “Star Wars” And Other Fun Videos

Stephen Colbert Star WarsDoes “Star Wars” confuse you?  Have you maybe never seen it before (unlikely) and need a crash course before seeing the latest entry in the franchise. 

Well, Stephen Colbert has summed up everything you need to know about the original trilogy in about two minutes.  And it’s pretty dead on.

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Watch One Of “SNL’s” Funniest Sketch in Years (Video)

Saturday Night Live TitleI’m an occasional watcher of “Saturday Night Live,” but I usually only tune in if they have an interesting guest hosting that week.  And unfortunately, I do find myself fast-forwarding through big chunks of the show.  I’ll watch the opening guest monologue and weekend update most of the way through.  But a lot of the comedy sketches can be cringe-inducing.

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The “X-Men: Apocalypse” Trailer And Poster Have Fallen Upon Us (With Screenshots and More)

X-Men Apocalypse TitleTwentieth Century Fox has released a trailer for next years superhero extravaganza (there are a lot of those next year) entitled “X-Men: Apocalypse” – the latest film in the ever growing “X-Men” franchise.

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