Category Archives: TV

Before They Were Stars: 15-Year Old Leonardo DiCaprio on “Santa Barbara”

Posted on January 18, 2016 by robin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXYk-5hcx8 Yes, folks, it’s that time again for an annual tradition here at The Back Row. The nominations for the 88th Academy Awards were announced last week and every year, I try to post “Before They Were Stars” clips of … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Jar-Jar Binks Does Taken

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Gill

Yet another thing that would have vastly improved The Phantom Menace.

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Before They Were Stars: Alan Rickman in “Therese Raquin”

Posted on January 17, 2016 by robin

You can never post enough footage of the late Alan Rickman, so here’s another “Before They Were Stars” clip of him in the 1980 mini-series adaptation of the Emile Zola novel, Therese Raquin. What’s particularly interesting here is that Rickman … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Obama Mic Drop

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Gill

Damn, this is well done.

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Before They Were Stars: Alan Rickman in “Smiley’s People”

Posted on January 16, 2016 by robin

The Back Row is still in mourning over the loss of the late, great Alan Rickman, so here’s some more “Before They Were Stars” footage from early in his career. In 1982, Rickman had a small part in Smiley’s People, … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Alan Rickman (1947-2016)

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Gill

It has been a truly sad week, for we have lost another legendary British celebrity, and in a sad coincidence, much like David Bowie, they were taken from us by cancer at the age of 69. It is with great … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Alan Rickman on “Girls on Top”

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robin

As if the death of David Bowie didn’t make this week shitty enough, we were all devastated to learn that Alan Rickman also passed away of cancer. Before he crossed over to Hollywood and Die Hard made him a star, … Continue reading →

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My Name is Fox Mulder

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gill

We’re less than two weeks away from the first episode of the X-Files revival mini-series, and the forecast is looking good! Early reviews are promising, as is the fact that four of the six new episodes are going to be … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to David Margulies (1937-2016)

Posted on January 13, 2016 by robin

The whole world is still mourning the tragic loss of David Bowie, but you might not have realized that another prominent “David” from the entertainment world has just passed away. Longtime character actor David Margulies died on January 11, 2016 at … Continue reading →

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A Case of X-Phobia (Part 1)

Posted on January 12, 2016 by castordurden

There is usually an ebb and flow to television. Maintaining a level of consistency is almost impossible. In spite of my addiction to the X-Files, not every episode is first-rate. Some episodes resemble the notorious Fly filler from Breaking Bad: … Continue reading →

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