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The Star Wars Holiday Special
There’s a new Star Wars movie out, and it’s Christmas time! You know what that means: it’s time to combine the two things into one with The Star Wars Holiday Special! The Back Row will resume posting on Boxing Day, … Continue reading
Last Link of the Day: Best News Bloopers of 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRqieDyEnOg There were some good ones this year!
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Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead (Season 1, Episode 8)
If people can pry themselves away from the Star Wars lollapalooza this weekend, they’ll realize that another franchise was revived with effortless efficacy too. We’re about to round third base with Ash vs. Evil Dead and it’s showing no loss … Continue reading
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Tagged ash williams, bruce campbell, evil dead, starz network
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Before They Were Stars: Amy Poehler on “RVTV”
Amidst all the Star Wars: The Force Awakens hoopla, you probably didn’t notice that the Tina Fey/Amy Poehler comedy, Sisters, made the hugely courageous decision to open in theatres against the most hyped film of the year this past weekend. … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Prowse on “The Benny Hill Show”
Before he broke into acting, David Prowse made his name as a professional bodybuilder. Therefore, when this 1969 episode of The Benny Hill Show needed a bodybuilder to make a cameo as the payoff for a sketch about a wishing … Continue reading
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The Rat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8t6L_lje_E With the notable exception of The Ridiculous 6, Netflix has a pretty amazing track record when it comes to original content. And it would seem that even extends to their marketing department, because this commercial is fantastic! I thought … Continue reading
FU2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se44ed4KBMA I know a lot of people who thought that House of Cards really took a nosedive in its third season, but frankly (get it?), I still enjoyed the heck out of the show, and I think it remains the … Continue reading
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Review: Ash Vs. Evil Dead (Season 1, Episode 7)
When this episode began with Ash and his minions traipsing through the wilderness to a militia camp, I suspected that the show might be getting a bit stale. The formula has been Ash cluelessly bungles his way into a civilian … Continue reading
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Tagged army of darkness, ash williams, evil dead, sam raimi, starz network
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Before They Were Stars: David Koechner in a Dantz Retrospect Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCeVGPWn9Eo Want to see an ad with some dated computer technology? Here’s a commercial that an unknown David Koechner appeared in sometime during the 1990s for Dantz Retrospect, a software application which was used to do backups on the Mac. … Continue reading
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 237 – The Films of Robert Loggia
The world of cinema lost one of its great character actors recently, as Robert Loggia recently passed away at the age of 85. And because we love famous “That Guy”s, Gill, Robin and TK are dedicating this episode to discussing … Continue reading