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Tag: 80s

80s
Gallery of the Day

8 Horrible Television Shows From The 80s and 90s

The 80s and 90s were full of some great content for your television. Unfortunately they couldn’t all be great, so today we look ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorJanuary 12, 2015
High Definition

The Not-So-Deadly Sins of Syndication

80s syndication was often bad, but sometimes memorably so. My parents used to tell me, in tones that indicated I was supposed to ...
By Bob ChipmanJuly 7, 2014
High Definition

Transformers: It’s More Than Meets the Ad

The 80s Transformers cartoon manages to succeed in spite of itself. On Friday, audiences around the world will pack movie theaters to watch ...
By Bob ChipmanJune 23, 2014
Gadgets

8 Gadgets From the 80s That We Wish We Had

Today we celebrate some of the products that the 80s had to offer, some are odd and some are amazing. See how we ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorMay 12, 2014
Gallery of the Day

8 Bands You’d Only Know If You Were Alive In The 80s

Many have debated which decade produced the best music, we propose that the 1980’s produced some of the best music and bands in ...
By Schuyler J. Dievendorf Legacy AuthorFebruary 12, 2014
The Return of the Genre

Identity Of A Decade

As we look back on a decade, it should be bloody awful. Tacky and trite and embarrassing and laughable and unfashionable; downright bloody ...
By Spanner Legacy AuthorJune 3, 2008
Reviews

The King of Kong

You wouldn’t think a documentary about the rivalry between two arcade competitors would garner much critical acclaim, especially when the game in question ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorSeptember 18, 2007
Op-Ed

8 Things I Remembered from the 80s: Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s

Eight Things I Remembered from the 80s: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s 1. Ratt Rocks Deep down inside, I still hate my ...
By Russ Pitts Legacy AuthorJuly 30, 2007
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