Kevin Eldridge, Author at The ESO Network

Flopcast episode 756! It’s just a big weird mixed bag this week, as we cover all the non-Dragon Con, non-Fairuzapalooza stuff we’ve been up to lately. Including: A new play starring the doctor from Northern Exposure! Doing the Jellyfish with RiffTrax and Mystery Science Theater 3000! The Logan Awards for Excellence in Comedy Music! A […] The post Flopcast 756: Do the Jellyfish ap...

Flopcast episode 755! If 1939’s The Wizard of Oz isn’t dark and weird enough for you, perhaps 1985’s Return to Oz will be more to your liking. The Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion have been replaced by a robot, a pumpkinhead, a couch with wings… and a talking chicken. There’s also a gang of rollerskating […] The post Flopcast 755: Fairuzapalooza Part 2 – Peopl...

Flopcast episode 754! Just to be ridiculous, we’re creeping into Halloween season with a look at two different movies about witches starring Fairuza Balk. And we’re calling it… Fairuzapalooza. Up first is the odd 1986 cable TV movie The Worst Witch, with young Fairuza at a school for witches, also starring Tim Curry, Diana Rigg, […] The post Flopcast 754: Fairuzapalooza Par...

Flopcast episode 753! We’re reviewing another old Dynamite magazine, compliments of our pal Chris from Sci-Fi Explosion! This is a 1977 issue, and the cover features ill-fated sitcom couple Pinky Tuscadero and Fonzie. (Yes, we’re talking about Happy Days again. Yes, we have a problem.) Also in this issue: A superhero named Jive Turkey! Skateboarding! […] The post Flopcast 753: Ch...

Flopcast episode 752! At last, it’s the end of our Dragon Con coverage, just in time for us to start working on our zombie steampunk Mrs. Roper costumes for next year. Our look back at the last two days of the convention includes: Panels about witchcraft in fiction, comedy in science fiction, Superman meeting Spider-Man, […] The post Flopcast 752: Dragon Con Review Part 4 – Even...

Flopcast episode 751! Saturday was our longest, busiest, silliest day at Dragon Con, the massive convention of pop culture nerdiness that takes over Atlanta every Labor Day weekend. Including: Saturday morning cartoons! Our Krofft Supershow 50th Anniversary celebration! Our Pee Wee’s Playhouse 40th Anniversary celebration! An actual Bugaloo! Electra Woman and Dyna Girl versus the […] T...

Flopcast episode 750! Our Dragon Con 2026 coverage continues, as we cover every goofy thing we did on Friday at our favorite annual gathering of weirdos. Including: The Geek Girls Run! An American Sci-Fi Classics Track Tournament of Villains! American Sci-Fi/Fantasy Media Track panels on Pluribus, Lanterns, and Supergirl! The cast of Land of the […] The post Flopcast 750: Dragon Con Review P...

Flopcast episode 749! After another long weekend among 75,000 other nerds in miserably hot and humid Atlanta, our Dragon Con 2026 review begins now! (Warning: This might be a four-parter. There’s a lot of ridiculousness to cover.) Including: A weird new way to get to the airport! The nightmarish badge pickup line! The Skeptics Guide […] The post Flopcast 749: Dragon Con Review Part 1:...

Flopcast episode 748! It might be Dragon Con weekend, but it’s still summertime, and you know what that means around here. It’s time for our annual robot-themed Top 4 1/2 List! And it’s a weird one. In honor of this year’s new Supergirl movie, we’re counting down robots on the covers of Supergirl comic books. […] The post Flopcast 748: Maid of Steel appeared fir...

Flopcast episode 747! With Dragon Con just days away, let’s look at our official schedules, because Kevin and the Mayor will be busy with panels, presentations, and miscellaneous silly things. Including: Panels on Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Supergirl, Pluribus, Lanterns, and more! A tournament of villains! The Geek Girls Run! Fandom Feud! A celebration of Sid […] The post Flopcast 747:...

Flopcast episode 746! Hey, it’s almost time for Dragon Con! Nerds, geeks, and weirdos from around the globe shall descend upon Atlanta for a long weekend of mirth, merriment, antics, hijinks, and perhaps even a shenanigan or two. And this week our Dragon Con coverage begins with a preview of what you can expect to […] The post Flopcast 746: Dragon Con Preview Part 1 – Fuzzy Drago...

Flopcast episode 745! Our Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics Track buddy Joe Crowe is still here, and we’re still exploring the odd world of made-for-TV reunion movies. In this week’s batch of ratings-grabbing silliness: The Duke boys go to Hollywood, the Facts of Life girls get back together (except for Jo!), a Gabor sister (still […] The post Flopcast 745: TV Reunion Movies Pa...

Flopcast episode 744! Back in the day, when your favorite goofy TV show was cancelled, it was not necessarily the end. Years (or even decades) later, it just might be resurrected in the odd format of the made-for-TV reunion movie. Thus we returned to Mayberry to catch up with Andy and Opie, we reconnected with […] The post Flopcast 744: TV Reunion Movies Part 1 – Crisis on Brady Earths...

Flopcast episode 743! We have one more summer concert report for you, because thanks to an old friend, Kevin and the Mayor had VIP tickets to see John Mellencamp! (Are you like us? Do you still miss the “Cougar” part?) So today we’re breaking down the whole show for you. Including: Pre-concert South Shore bar […] The post Flopcast 743: F.L.O.P. in the U.S.A. appeared first...

Flopcast episode 742! Our friend Judy is here again, and we’re looking back at the supermodels of the 1980s! They popped up in movies and music videos, they sold jeans and shampoo, they married rock stars, and we just couldn’t get enough of them. So to pay tribute to Cindy, Christie, Paulina, and the rest, […] The post Flopcast 742: Because We’re Beautiful appeared first on...

Flopcast episode 741! We have another summer concert report, because “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Bigger and Weirder Tour returned to New England! Also: Retro 80s games at the Free Play Bar Arcade in downtown Providence! The Logan Awards for Excellence in Comedy Music! The return of Chickens in the News, in which we learn about a […] The post Flopcast 741: A Menacing Sort appeared...

Flopcast episode 740! We’re still looking at Happy Days spinoffs, because that’s what the kids are excited about these days. There was Joanie Loves Chachi, of course, in which the two worst singers in the world dream of making it big. But does anyone else remember Out of the Blue, a sitcom about a guardian […] The post Flopcast 740: Happy Days Spinoffs Part 2 – A Future Chi...

Flopcast episode 739! From the middle of a horrifying Chickentown heatwave, we present a Top 4 1/2 List of summer songs of the 80s! (Yes, this is ground we’ve covered before. If you thought we were ever going to stop yammering about Belinda Carlisle, you really don’t know us.) And for more 80s summer music […] The post Flopcast 739: Pour Some Tequila On Me appeared first on The E...

Flopcast episode 738! As promised/threatened, we’re looking at all the TV series that can be considered spinoffs of Happy Days. And yikes, there are so many that we’re splitting them into two episodes. So this week, we’re covering: Laverne and Shirley! (Remember Laverne, Shirley, and everyone they knew all moved together from Milwaukee to Los […] The post Flopcast 738: Happ...

Flopcast episode 737! Our series of Wizard of Oz adaptation reviews brings us to 1978’s The Wiz, an ambitious reimagining with an all-star all-Black cast led by the great Diana Ross. Also featuring: Richard Pryor, Lena Horne, Nipsey Russell, Mabel King, graffiti Munchkins, crow monsters, poppy girls, and way more long slow musical numbers than […] The post Flopcast 737: Ease On Down to...

Flopcast episode 736! It’s another quick fill-in show as we await the return of the Mayor! Including: Kevin’s recent guest appearance on Monkeeing Around to discuss a weird obscure Micky Dolenz movie! The new book Raised on Radio, an oral history of the arena rock bands of the 70s and 80s! (Worried that you don’t […] The post Flopcast 736: Devo Was Right appeared first on T...

Flopcast episode 735! Sixty years ago, The Monkees debuted as a TV show about a band, quickly grew into a real band, were wildly successful for just a few years, then faded away. Forty years ago, reruns on MTV inspired a new generation of Monkeemania, and so Micky, Davy, and Peter hit the road for […] The post Flopcast 735: Monkeeing Around in 1986 appeared first on The ESO Network .

Flopcast episode 734! In the early 80s, video games were so popular that they inspired a weird pack of Saturday morning cartoons. The Pac-Man cartoon was first, and was soon followed by Saturday Supercade, Dragon’s Lair, and Pole Position. Saturday Supercade featured short segments based on several games: Donkey Kong (both original and Junior), Frogger, […] The post Flopcast 734: Monke...

Flopcast episode 733! Our ongoing series of Wizard of Oz adaptation reviews reaches Journey Back to Oz, an animated movie that Filmation started producing in 1962. However, they ran out of money, and the movie sat around unfinished for a full decade, until Filmation had some cash rolling in from their cheapo Saturday morning cartoons. […] The post Flopcast 733: Angry Green Elephants appeared...

Flopcast episode 732! Inspired by last week’s Happy Days cast reunion event (which we attended as part of our court-ordered community service), we’re finally taking a deep dive into this classic goofy sitcom of the 70s and 80s. Including: How Happy Days and American Graffiti sort of created each other! The Happy Days pilot episode […] The post Flopcast 732: Happy Days Are Weird A...