Up All Night!

Cult & 'B' Films Plus Rhonda Shear!

Rhonda Shear is best known for her role as hostess of the USA Network's weekend movie show, 'USA Up All Night'!

It was from the years 1991 to 1998 that she hosted the show on Friday nights, while Gilbert Gottfried hosted the same show on Saturdays.

Rhonda replaced comedian Caroline Schlitt, the Friday night host for the show's first few years on TV. The show had started June 6th, 1986 and actually ended April 25, 1998.

For a while there, the show was also known as 'Up All Night With Rhonda Shear', so Rhonda had hit the bigtime!

Shear's tone of voice when pronouncing the title "USA Up!! All Night!!" made it a temporary household catch phrase! 

The show aired films not usually seen on TV, that of cult films, 'B' Movies, and sexploitation movies with explicit scenes edited out.

Logan's Run Was A Novel, Movie, TV Show AND A Comic Book Series! 

The comic book series was published by Marvel Comics!

It ran from January 1977 to July 1977 with only 7 issues to collect today!

The comic book series was based on the 1967 novel that was made into the 1976 hit Theatrical Movie!

The Hit Movie was then transformed into a TV Show for the 1977-78 season lasting 14 episodes!

For Marvel comic book collectors, this series has the First Solo Story of Thanos in a back-up story in issue #6. Thanos featured prominently in later Marvel Universe comics. 

Additionally there are two issues with two different cover prices, which are valued by collectors!

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !

Michael

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Batman Has 5 Of The Top 25

Grossing 'Comic Book' Movies Worldwide!

I have been seeing some new year activity on our archived blog posts where we posted about the Top 10 Comic Book Movies by Sales Dollars.

So, to update that list, this blog post has the following films ranked in order as of January 2008 for Worldwide Box Office Grosses In Dollars:

1- Spider-Man 3 (2007) $885,430,303

2- Spider-Man 1 (2002) $806,700,000

3- Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,577,893

4- Transformers (2007) $700,759,914

5- The Incredibles (2004) $624,037,578

6- Men In Black 1 (1997) $587,200,000

7- The Simpsons Movie (2007) $525,532,370

8- '300' (2006) $456,592,590

9- X-Men 3: the Last Stand (2006) $455,260,014

10- Men In Black 2 (2002) $425,600,000

11- Batman 1 (1989) $413,200,000

12- X-Men 2 (2003) $406,400,000

13- Superman Returns (2006) $389,569,408

14- Batman Begins (2005) $352,000,000

15- Batman Forever (1995) $335,000,000

16- Fantastic Four 1 (2005) $329,295,569

17- X-Men 1 (2000) $294,100,000

18- Superman (1978) $289,400,000

19- Batman Returns (1992) $282,800,000

20- Casper (1995) $282,300,000

21- Fantastic Four 2: Rise Of The Silver Surfer (2007)  $277,520,333

22- Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $270,394,145

23- Lara Croft, Tomb Raider (2001) $251,600,000

24- Hulk (2003) $241,700,000

25- Batman & Robin (1997) $237,200,000

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More Over 200M

26- Constantine (2005) $229,500,000

27- Ghost Rider (2007) $219,702,596

28- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) $201,900,000

Michael (and Tina)

American Idol Premiere...

 Season 7

 Night 2

  Our Take!

The second night of the Premiere was set in Dallas, Texas... where last time American Idol found Kelly Clarkson, winner of Season 1!

Here are just a few notes from Wednesday night's auditions:

Jessica Brown was shown... ex drug user who has changed her life around, and is going to Hollywood!

Alaina Whitaker compared herself to Carrie Underwood, she recived 3 yes's from the Judges.

Bruce Dickson, never been kissed at 19 yrs old... 3 No's from the judges.

Kayla Hatfield, scarred in car crash, sang a Janis Joplin tune... I liked her. Simon Says yes, Paula No, Randy ... yes. Tina says Randy got snookered by Simon!

Katie '?' - Simon says she is the best singer so far this year...

End of Day 1 in Dallas, only 12 total got the Golden Ticket to Hollywood!

Day 2 in Dallas:

Tina says apparently the Producers believe that viewers 'really enjoy the train wrecks' as we are bombarded with terrible singers!

Kyle Ensley, studying politics in college, simon says yes, Randy says 'Glee Club Singer', Paula says yes... Tina says Simon snookered Paula this time!

Colton Swon, I like this guy! 3 yes's...

Drew Poppeleiter, a farmer, just OK for me...Simon No, Randy yes, Paula no, then Yes!

Kyle- the Rocker from Illinois, sings Kelly Clarkson song... that's NOT rocker!

The Birdman is saved for last. Renaldo La Puz, a total crackup! See the video to the left column to hear his song!

Total of 24 from Dallas going to Hollywood!

Next week is from San Diego, where Tina and I live!