http://meta-tainment.com Books, Movies, Music and Television Opinions Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:07:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the lackluster performance of Land of the Lost this past year, what does the future hold for Sid and Marty Krofft? Krofft Productions defined Saturday morning & variety television in the 1970s. No matter how awful these shows appear to us today, they live in the memories ... http://krofft.net/2009/12/31/what-is-next-for-sid-and-marty/ The first 4 episodes of the new "V" has aired. How does it stack up to the original? I say, "great". But why take 3 months off?!?! Let's take a beloved classic television event and remake it with popular television actors, and update the story to be more ... http://meta-tainment.com/2009/11/26/v-abc-is-going-to-ruin-it/ Maybe it was because ‘Krofft’ was in the name. Maybe it was because of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs. Or, maybe because of the multiple show segements, but The Krofft Supershow is one the ultimate definition of the Krofft body of work. Bigfoot and Wildboy was ... http://krofft.net/2009/11/06/bigfoot-and-wildboy-an-unsung-krofft-show/ Two of your favorite stars from “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour” are auctioning off lunch for two for charity. Precious Paws is having a fundraiser where you can bid to have lunch with Susan Olsen (Cindy Brady) and Robbie Rist (cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch). Also up ... http://krofft.net/2009/11/02/bid-on-lunch-with-a-brady-for-charity/ When I went to see Where The Wild Things Are I couldn’t help but be reminded of Pufnstuf. Part of me wished that the Kroffts had gotten Puf out first, while another part was glad the Sid and Marty could hopefully learn from the mistakes of Wild. In ... http://krofft.net/2009/10/28/marty-krofft-agrees-dont-mess-with-what-worked/ Based on the classic short children's story by Maurice Sendak, Where The Wild Things Are takes us into Max's world and introduces us to a world of magical monsters, and childhood anger. The film is visually perfect. I couldn't tell what was puppetry, and what was CG. The world ... http://meta-tainment.com/2009/10/25/review-where-the-wild-thing-are/