http://popdoctor.com Just another WorldBlogosphere.com blog Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:05:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://popdoctor.com/204/television/nerd-and-geek-hall-of-famers/ http://popdoctor.com/204/television/nerd-and-geek-hall-of-famers/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:25:36 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=204 Nerds! As much as we probably all admit to being way too cool to ever be considered one – we all have a soft side for them. But who are your favourite nerds? While in real life – Bill Gates would probably rank right up there – on the small screen at least I’ve compiled [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/204/television/nerd-and-geek-hall-of-famers/feed/ 1 http://popdoctor.com/201/television/its-culture-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/ http://popdoctor.com/201/television/its-culture-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:10:45 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=201 60’s and 70’s television culture – does it get any better? Let’s face it – cheese sells. How else do you account for season after season of The Munsters – or Lost in Space. How in today’s currency could you even contemplate running series after series of The Brady Bunch or put up with the [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/201/television/its-culture-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/feed/ 0 http://popdoctor.com/191/movies/american-graffiti/ http://popdoctor.com/191/movies/american-graffiti/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:16:40 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=191 “Rock ‘n roll’s been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died.” Hardly the definitive piece of historic movie dialogue but  . . .  salient in it’s context none-the-less. . . . Happy Days, Grease, Sha-na-na, Laverne and Shirley, Back to The Future Part 1 . . .  there’s little doubt that for the latter part [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/191/movies/american-graffiti/feed/ 0 http://popdoctor.com/157/pop-culture/which-decade-was-cooler-60s-vs-the-70s/ http://popdoctor.com/157/pop-culture/which-decade-was-cooler-60s-vs-the-70s/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:51:12 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=157 Damn – that’s a tough one! Conversation turned to this at a party held in the confines of the Doctor’s palatial residence recently – and the jury was still out 2 hours after the topic was raised. Jimmy Hendrix vs Elton John, The Beatles v the Bee Gees, the Moon Landing vs Star Wars – the lists [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/157/pop-culture/which-decade-was-cooler-60s-vs-the-70s/feed/ 2 http://popdoctor.com/145/movies/whos-your-favourite-character-from-the-future/ http://popdoctor.com/145/movies/whos-your-favourite-character-from-the-future/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 01:56:50 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=145 Meet George Jetson! His son Elroy . . . The celluloid and cartoon world is filled with characters from the future. Marvin The Martian, George Jetson, Luke Skywalker, James T.Kirk, Mork from Ork, Buck Rogers, The Great Kazoo – the list goes on and on and well, on . . . Throw in your pseudo [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/145/movies/whos-your-favourite-character-from-the-future/feed/ 0 http://popdoctor.com/138/movies/the-drive-in-whatever-happened-to/ http://popdoctor.com/138/movies/the-drive-in-whatever-happened-to/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 02:42:31 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=138 Stranded at the Drive-In . . . “Branded a Fool . . . “What will they say . . . “Monday at School . . . “ Ahhhhh – the heartfelt tome of one John Travolta – who, as part of the Grease phenomenon, serenaded his beloved Sandy in a scene which featured one of [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/138/movies/the-drive-in-whatever-happened-to/feed/ 4 http://popdoctor.com/132/pop-culture/the-monkees/ http://popdoctor.com/132/pop-culture/the-monkees/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 00:01:22 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=132 The Monkees were the quinessential ‘manufacturerd’ pop quartet, assembled in LA during the mid 60’s – purportedly to combat the scourge of the British invasion by bands such as The Beatles. Marketed to the pre-teen and teen audience – the group is probably best known for its hit TV series – known (strangley enough) as [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/132/pop-culture/the-monkees/feed/ 2 http://popdoctor.com/114/television/classic-tv/pay-peanuts-get-snoopy/ http://popdoctor.com/114/television/classic-tv/pay-peanuts-get-snoopy/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 00:31:11 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=114 With no offence to his owner – Charlie Brown – it’s a fair bet that amidst the multitude of Peanuts characters created by Charles Schultz – Snoopy is probably the legendary comic strip’s most famous and beloved. The ubiquitous beagle – who despite being able to walk on two legs can only communicate his thoughts [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/114/television/classic-tv/pay-peanuts-get-snoopy/feed/ 3 http://popdoctor.com/100/movies/calling-all-trekkies/ http://popdoctor.com/100/movies/calling-all-trekkies/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:59:18 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=100 “Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations — to boldly go where no man has gone before.” This is where it all began. The Original Star Trek Series running roughly from 1966 through 1969, [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/100/movies/calling-all-trekkies/feed/ 6 http://popdoctor.com/97/television/tvs-favourite-dads/ http://popdoctor.com/97/television/tvs-favourite-dads/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:26:16 +0000 popdoctor http://popdoctor.com/?p=97   Last night, while getting my daily dose the Simpson’s – I found my mind wandering at right angles to the rest of the family – before proudly announcing that despite his bumbling nature – Homer was right up there with other TV dads as far as affording us advice about life. From Mike Brady [...]]]> http://popdoctor.com/97/television/tvs-favourite-dads/feed/ 3