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Murphy Brown is Coming Back and Why We Desperately Need Her

Murphy Brown is Coming Back and Why We Desperately Need Her

Mark Robinson
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This last week it was announced that the popular sitcom Murphy Brown, which debuted in 1988 and ran for 247 episodes, will be returning to television. CBS has greenlit a 13-episode revival of one of television’s most politically charged sitcoms and has secured the series’ original star Candice Bergan to return in the title role. With so many TV shows returning from what we all assumed was their entertainment graves (Full House, Roseanne, Will & Grace), we cannot help but be slightly more intrigued by what this renaissance will bring in the guise of television’s highly opinionated and vocal liberal.

The Toys That Made Us – A Netflix Series

The Toys That Made Us – A Netflix Series

Mark Robinson
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Did you grow up in the 60s, 70s, or 80s and have a deep affection for how interactive, creative, and brilliant the toys of those decades were? Did you roleplay with reckless abandon, inspired by the dolls and action figures in your hands, inhabiting the playsets and driving the vehicles that transported you to another world? It was a great time for toys: before hand-held technologies turned us into hypnotized sloths, a world of play where toys were the genesis for creative storytelling. If you feel this passion for the playthings of your childhood (I know I certainly do), then have I got a great series for you: The Toys That Made Us which recently premiered on Netflix. 

Will & Grace: Is the Revival of this Sitcom Worth Your Time?

Will & Grace: Is the Revival of this Sitcom Worth Your Time?

Mark Robinson
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I was (and still am) an ardent fan of the original run of the sitcom Will & Grace. Though it sometimes tended toward the absurd and lunatic, it was often on-the-money in its depiction of the struggles of gay men and their close female friends (unceremoniously referred to as “hags”). The show was groundbreaking in many ways, but predominantly as a sitcom with a gay male lead it cut a new swath through American living rooms, opening some minds and creating important dialogues with others.

Mind Hunter and Mindhunters: A Review of the Netflix Series

Mind Hunter and Mindhunters: A Review of the Netflix Series

Mark Robinson
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A few weeks ago, I was wandering around Barnes and Noble looking for some true crime books to read (I’ve been on a kick with this genre lately). I picked up a book on Jack the Ripper (a mind-shattering puzzle of a case that continues to fascinate me) and went to check out. The store cashier (also a true crime fanatic), asked me if I had read the book Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit. I had not. He proceeded to tell me about the book, and he also informed me of the new Netflix series called Mindhunters (without the space) that is based on the book, urging me to give both a try. Barnes and Noble, as well as Netflix, owe this guy a commission, for I am sold on both.

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