Here’s the story of O’Neal’s career, from his early basketball days through his stardom, acting career, and current role in the world of hoops.
There are many common tropes used to generate TV moments. There are weddings, births, and, of course, deaths. Nothing can pack the wallop like a TV character dying from a storytelling standpoint. That’s especially true when it’s a surprise.
“The Simpsons” is arguably the most-iconic television show of all-time, but within the classic FOX cartoon there is a subcategory of episodes that are arguably just as iconic themselves.
Every actor has to start somewhere. Many of them start in horror movies. We’re not necessarily saying these famous actors made their debut in horror, but they had an early role in a horror flick.
If you ask who the greatest quarterback of all time is, you are going to get a debate. There should be no debate when talking wide receivers, though. Without a doubt, Jerry Rice is the best receiver to ever lace up his cleats.
Sometimes art reflects life. Take, for example, all the fake movies that exist in real movies. Sometimes you watch a film and it’s about the making of a movie.
Before he was in seemingly every other commercial during an NFL game, Peyton Manning was putting together a Hall of Fame career. Manning is considered one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, and he has the stats, and rings, to prove it.
As LFO once sang, “The great Larry Bird jersey number 33.” There have been many accolades for the man they call Larry Legend that go beyond being name dropped by the fourth or five most popular boy band of the turn of the millennium.
These number retirements are a bit puzzling or a bit unusual.
If you were asked to name the best running back of all time, there are a few names you might go with. Walter Payton. Emmitt Smith. Jim Brown. However, if you ask who the most-exciting back ever is, there is only one player that pops to mind.
In the last few years several classic games shows, including “Match Game” and “Press Your Luck,” have come back. Now “Supermarket Sweep” is joining them. Why stop there, though?
Every professional athlete has a goal of winning a title. At the end of the season, only one team gets to hoist the trophy. Most NHL, NFL, NBA, and MLB teams have won a title, but not all of them.
Who are the elite of the world of fictional detectives? We could go on listing them all day, but we decided to stick with 25 of our favorite famous sleuths.
If you were an ‘80s kid, you couldn’t just watch whatever you wanted when you wanted. You didn’t have the internet, let alone DVR. You might have cable, and by the end of the decade possibly some movies on VHS.
Being in a successful band is probably nice. Some artists hope for something more, though. Specifically, something more personal.
Plenty of ‘70s movies had songs you won’t forget. Many of these songs were specifically written for these films. Others have just become synonymous with the films they were featured in.
Here is a look at every presidential election in the history of America based on electoral college votes. There are a few times that fans of direct democracy will want to shield their eyes, starting with the first election we’re diving into.
Here are the most-memorable songs from movies in the ‘90s. They were either written for the films, or they are so tied to the film that they might as well have been.
Ah, the ‘90s. It was a nice time to be a kid. Technology gave us cable, Blockbuster Video, and limited access to the internet without being overwhelmed by stuff like TikTok or other references that will make us seem old.
Who has done it? This is a question at the center of many a story. You may know it as a “Whodunit?” There are mystery stories where you as the reader or the viewer doesn’t know who committed the crime, usually a murder, and the story involves a character or characters trying to figure it out.
What about the left-handed celebrities who aren’t from the world of sports? Have you ever noticed how they pick up a coffee cup in a scene, or how they hold their instrument? Well here are some of the celebrity lefties you might not have known about.
Of all the jam bands, the Grateful Dead have the biggest, strongest following. No offense to Phish or their fans. Devoted fans of the band have been known as “Deadheads” since the 1970s, when some fans took to following the group around on tour.
Being Vice President of the United States is an unusual position. You are so close to power, technically you are second-in-command to the President and are a heartbeat away from being arguably the most-powerful person in the country.
This has been a strange, unsettling year for entertainment, and TV has been no different. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Emmy Awards aren’t going to have the usual level of pomp and circumstance.
You’ve been there. You’re playing video games with a friend and you silently (or loudly) fume because they’ve basically got a cheat code on their team.