Remember when Saturday mornings were worth getting up for? While we can’t provide a four-hour block of programming, here’s some retro news you may have missed (or simply want to revisit) from the past week.
Saturday Morning Programming:
That Tiny Toons Adventures theme will be stuck in your head all weekend.
Movies:
The Rock will fight a giant gorilla in a Rampage film.
Television:
Sweet Valley High is getting a reboot because wtf.
Music:
They Might Be Giants covered Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” and it’s awesome.
On Tour:
Mark Wahlberg joins New Kids on the Block on tour for first time in 20 years.
In Case You Missed It:
Rescue 911 really messed people up about escalators, Linz included.
Issue #4 of the Jem and the Holograms comic from IDW Publishing came out on Wednesday! It’s getting good…
We also saw “Weird Al” in concert and it was amazing! Go see him if you get the chance!
Elsewhere:
Of course, you’ll need to visit Rediscover the 80s’ Weekly Links to get caught up on all the things!
The Robot’s Pajamas ranked licensed 80s breakfast cereals.
R.I.P.:
Dick Van Patten passed away on Tuesday at the age of 86.
James Horner, Titanic Composer, Died in Plane Crash on Monday. He was 61.