Was there anything better than tuning in to SNICK every Saturday night to watch what Nickelodeon had in store for you before bed time? One of the most memorable facets of SNICK—heck, one of the highlights of the 90s—was Are You Afraid of the Dark?. A horror anthology series that dripped pure horror and fantasy […]
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr. is a pop culture and movie fanatic born and bred. He's a lover of all things horror, admires Superman, loves to listen to classic rock, drowns himself in nineties nostalgia on his free time, and has been writing for almost twenty years. His writing can be found on various online outlets including Crave, Joblo, and Beyond Hollywood; He's also currently running his own movie review website, Cinema Crazed.
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Few people actually recall that Maxwell Atoms’ iconic characters, Billy and Mandy, were first introduced as part of Cartoon Network’s Grim & Evil where they shared a series with the cast of Evil Con Carne. Though Grim & Evil only lasted 30 episodes, the pint-sized hell-raisers would soon live on in one of the most […]
Tagged with: (Re)Animations, Cartoon Network, comedy, fantasy, horror, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, tv series
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Lost Signals: Goosebumps (1995)
“Reader Beware! You’re In for a Scare!” As one of the most popular horror authors of the decade, author R.L. Stine had a humongous influence on kids everywhere during the 1990’s—introducing many to the joys of spine-tingling horror and tongue-in-cheek mystery—his Goosebumps books a hallmark of school book fairs and local libraries across the country. […]
Tagged with: anthology, Countdown to Halloween, FOX Kids, Goosebumps, Halloween, horror, Lost Signals, R.L. Stine, tv series
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Lost Signals: Sightings (1992)
The best way to describe Sightings is to imagine it as 60 Minutes, except rather than talking about the economy and politics the show spent time profiling phenomenon like ghost hauntings, UFOS, and assorted paranormal topics like time travel and near death experiences. For a good deal of my youth, I loved to read and […]
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Top 5: Things We’d Like to See on “The Splat”
With Nickelodeon constantly getting requests to bring back classic programming from their line up, it was only a matter of time before The Splat made its introduction. Embracing the past has worked well for competitors Cartoon Block and Disney Channel, so Nickelodeon’s new move promises to bring back a lot of their lost fan base […]
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Lost Signals: Bug Juice (1998)
Recently the Disney Channel in America premiered their new teen sitcom Bunk’d, a spin off of their hit show Jessie, set in a summer camp. This isn’t the first time Disney has invested in a show about summer camps, though. In 1998, they carved out their own version of Real World which focused on teenagers […]
Tagged with: 90s, Bug Juice, Disney, Lost Signals, reality tv, Summer Camp, tv series
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Lost Signals: Salute your Shorts (1991)
“Think Anawanna-wanna, speak Anawanna-wanna, Live Anawanna-wanna! Ugh!” Salute Your Shorts is a relic of a time where Nickelodeon was just… “better.” Thankfully, the show has barely shown its age since it premiered almost 25 years ago. Sure, there’s the neon clothing and mullets are bound to make an appearance, but Salute Your Shorts still works […]
Tagged with: 90s, comedy, Nickelodeon, Salute Your Shorts, Summer Camp, tv series
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The 90s were a turbulent time for Marvel Comics. While they nearly saw financial ruin, they also met with success by teaming with Saban Entertainment to introduce two of the most beloved animated series of the decade: X-Men: TAS and Spider-Man: TAS. Boosted by their success with Saturday morning cartoon, it wasn’t long before Marvel […]
Tagged with: animation, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Marvel Animation, Marvel Comics, Saturday morning, Silver Surfer
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In the mid-90s, the Cartoon Network experienced something of “new genesis” in terms of programming. Rather than airing classic MGM, Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tunes shows, the network instead began investing in original animated programming. Originally known as Cartoon Cartoons, the experiment was a success and allowed the network to usher in a line-up of quality […]
Tagged with: (Re)Animations, 90s, Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory, Genndy Tartakovsky, Samurai Jack, tv series
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Lost Signals: New York Undercover (1994)
It’s pretty weird that in the annals of 90s television, New York Undercover is rarely talked about. Aside from being a great series, this American police drama marks one of my favorite childhood memories. While coming home from a doctor’s appointment, my dad and I stumbled upon the series being filmed.* The series’ two main […]
Tagged with: 90s, crime, drama, Lost Signals, New York Undercover, television, tv series