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EYG 2026 Genre-ary: Comedies

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It is that time of the year… January starts the annual Genre-ary. We have done sci-fi, musicals, documentaries… and this year, 2026, we will be doing Comedies.

I have worried about comedies because there are more movies that would be considered comedies that I dislike, because comedy is so subjective. Still, I’m giving them a chance this January.

Comedies: Genre-ary 2026

January 1: Who Done It? (1942)

January 2: Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

January 3: The Jerk (1979)

January 4: Office Space (1999)

January 5: Miss Pinkerton (1932)

January 6: Alan Partridge (2013)

January 7: Sherlock Jr. (1923)

January 8: The Other Guys (2010)

January 9: Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (2009)

January 10: Super Troopers (2001)

January 11: I Used to Be Funny (2023)

January 12: To Be or Not to Be (1942)

January 13: Superbad (2007)

January 14: The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special (2003)

January 15: Polite Society (2023)

January 16: Friday (1995)

January 17: Sideways (2004)

January 18: The Great Dictator (1940)

January 19: Bamboozled (2000)

January 20: Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

January 21: Laughing Gravy (1931)

January 22: Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

January 23: War on Everyone (2016)

January 24: Chaplin (1992)

January 25: Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays (2014)

January 26: Withnail and I (1987)

January 27: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

January 28: The Audition (2015)

January 29: Spaghettiman (2016)

January 30: My Blue Heaven (1990)

January 31: MASH (1970)

2026 Comic Covers of the Week

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January 1

Gold: Marcus Martin, X-Men: Age of Revelation-Finale #1

Silver: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner & Allen Passalaqua, Feral #19 (variant)

Bronze:  Amanda Conner, Harley Quinn x Elvira #1 (Blind Bag)

January 8

Gold: Mark Spears, The Monster and the Wolf #2

Silver: David Aja, Batman #5 (variant)

Bronze:  Lee Bermejo, Amazing Spider-Man #19 (Variant)

January 15

Gold: Sean Von Gorman, Geiger #20 (Variant)

Silver: Alex Maleev, Logan: Black, White & Blood #1

Bronze: Cliff Chiang, Wonder Woman Black and Gold 2026 Special #1

January 22

Gold: Ivan Tao, Captain America #6 (Variant, foil)

Silver: Lee Bermejo, Amazing Spider-Man #20 (Amazing Visions Variant)

Bronze: Alex Ross, Mortal Thor #6

January 29

Gold: JG Jones, Dust to Dust #7

Silver: Gerardo Zaffino, Conan the Barbarian #28

Bronze: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner & Allen Passaloqua, Feral #20 (Variant)

February 5

Gold: David Marquez & Matthew Wilson, Uncanny X-Men #23

Silver: David Talaski, War Wolf #4

Bronze: Van Randal, Sam and Twitch Case Files #21

February 12

Gold: Geoff Shaw, Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1

Silver: Andrea Sorrentino, Hank Howard Pizza Detective: The Two Hollywoods #2

Bronze: Dan Mora, DC KO #4 (variant)

February 19

Gold: Nic Klein, It’s Jeff Meets Daredevil #1 (Variant-Jaws)

Silver: Skylar Patridge, Smile: For the Camera #1

Bronze:  Mark Spears, World’s Finest #48 (variant)

February 26

Gold: Michael Avon Oeming, Red Book #4

Silver: Dave Chisholm, Is Ted Ok?#1

Bronze: Tyler Kirkman, Final Boss #4

March 5

Gold: Chris Shehan, Nectar #1

Silver: Zander Collins, Sleep #8

Bronze: Jenny Frison, Hello Darkness #19 (variant)

Bronze: Milena Ciccarello, Disney Villains: Gaston #1

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Merry X-Mas from EYG

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Merry Christmas to all out there from EYG.

It’s not Christmas for me until I watch Muppet Christmas Carol. Of all the Christmas traditions, this is the one that I look forward to the most.

Among the dozens of adaptations, this is my ABSOLUTE favorite version of A Christmas Carol.

Michael Caine is the perfect Ebenezer Scrooge. He accomplished this feat by playing this completely straight. He played Scrooge, as he said, “like I’m working with the Royal Shakespeare Company” and not dancing, singing Muppets. Line delivery was spot on and the facial expressions brought Scrooge to life.

Another reason he is great in this film is that we see Scrooge’s humanity right off the bat. As soon as the Marley Brothers (preformed by Statler and Waldorf) showed up, you could see Scrooge begin to change. I have never liked the versions of Scrooge that feels as if he does not change until he sees his tombstone in the future. That feels insincere. Michael Caine’s work is just fantastic.

The movie is also a surprisingly accurate translation of Charles Dickins’ work. Many lines are exactly as they appear in the novel. I mean, of course, there are plenty of changes and adjustments to the film. It is narrated by a rat and a … whatever… in Gonzo the Great and Rizzo the Rat.

The design of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come are brilliant. The Ghost of Christmas Past is just a child Muppet, but it is, arguably, the creepiest of the three. This Muppet had the perfect touch of the uncanny valley to make her frightening. I love the Ghost of Christmas Present. He always reminded me of Santa Claus. Yet to Come is the classic Grim Reaper version and looked remarkable. The Jim Henson Company was at its best with this puppetry.

I am not ashamed to say that the scene where Kermit and Miss Piggy talk about the death of Tiny Tim breaks me every time I watch it. There is just something about Kermit and Miss Piggy grieving that is just unnatural.

There are some great songs in the film. The “Scrooge” anthem that started the film off is fabulous as is the “One Sleep ’til Christmas” sung by Kermit. Above all of them though, my favorite is the song sung by the Ghost of Christmas Present called “”It Feels Like Christmas.”

I am grateful that I can watch this at any time on Disney +.

Rob Reiner/Anthony Geary RIP

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I was working on the third 2025 Year in Review: In Memoriam Part 3 last night, and I thought to myself that I would only have one In Memoriam left. I thought that it would be fine because what are the chances that there would be any other big stars pass away before the year ended.

Oh my god.

I woke up in the middle of the night and saw on TikTok a horrible story that I never would have believed. Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle had been allegedly killed by their son Nick. I felt crushed by this news. I was a fan of Rob Reiner, especially as a director.

Then, I got home from school and I was on X and I saw tweets that kicked me in the gut. Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital for decades, had died.

I could not believe it.

Luke Spencer was one of my favorite characters on TV, period. Not just soap characters… but all characters. He was one of the best actors in Daytime, winning multiple Emmy Awards.

Rob Reiner directed some of my favorite movies of all time. The Princess Bride, This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Misery, The American President, and When Harry Met Sally.

Luke Spencer, along with his on-screen love Laura, became an icon in television. Their GH wedding was watched by 30 million viewers. They were on the cover of Time Magazine.

The Princess Bride is my favorite movie of all time (well, it is 1B to Endgame’s 1A).

Anthony Geary was a prime reason why General Hospital had been such an influential show for me as a youth. Luke was my idol. As a child, I watched all summer long and had my mom tell me everything on days I was at school.

Two men who were absolute icons for me, both gone within a few hours of each other. Both men some of the most influential actors of my life.

Rest in Peace.

Daily Countdown: TV Show Themes

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With the first Daily Countdown complete and our #1 TV show, LOST, revealed, it is time for another Daily Countdown. I considered a lot of different possibilities (and I am not brave enough to do movies yet), but when I came up with this idea, it felt right.

TV Show theme songs was a fun choice to do next. I have to tell you, I was surprised how hard compiling this list was. I found it much more difficult than the TV Shows list. Maybe that was because I knew from the beginning what my favorite TV show would be, but this list did not have one specific, obvious #1. In fact, I think there could have been four or five possible themes that would reach the top. Still, it was really tough to make this list, and I am very happy with it.

Just like the TV Show list, as of right now, this list is locked in, even if it could be fluid.

TOP 100 TV SHOW THEMES

#100. Mad About You

#99. Stranger Things

#98. Inspector Gadget

#97. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 animated)

#96. American Horror Story

#95. Night Court

#94. Roseanne

#93. Hogan’s Heroes

#92. The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams

#91. Hawaii Five-O

#90. The A-Team

#89. IT: Welcome to Derry

#88. Taxi

#87. Transformers (G1)

#86. Picket Fences

#85. Maude

#84. Who’s the Boss

#83. One Day at a Time

#82. I Dream of Jeannie

#81. Growing Pains

#80. Family Ties

#79. The Lone Ranger

#78. Orange is the New Black

#77. Benson

#76. The Tick (animated)

#75. The Simpsons

#74. The Munsters

#73. True Detective: Night Country

#72. Spider-Man (1967)

#71. Mission: Impossible

#70. Pinky and the Brain

#69. The Drew Carey Show

#68. The Facts of Life

#67. Malcolm in the Middle

#66. Batman: The Animated Series

#65. Sesame Street

#64. Star Trek

#63. The Love Boat

#62. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

#61. Mister Ed

#60. Spider-Man: The Animated Series

#59. Teen Titans

#58. Frasier

#57. Only Murders in the Building

#56. LOST

#55. The X-Files

#54. The Partridge Family

#53. Tiny Toon Adventures

#52. WKRP in Cincinnati

#51. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

#50. Diff’rent Strokes

#49. The Wonder Years

#48. Bonanza

#47. The Andy Griffith Show

#46. The Flintstones

#45. The Bugs Bunny Show

#44. Sanford and Son

#43. Batman (1966)

#42. Hong Kong Phooey

#41. The Benny Hill Show

#40. Happy Days

#39. The Twilight Zone

#38. Wonder Woman

#37. Moonlighting

#36. The Dukes of Hazzard

#35. Firefly

#34. Baywatch

#33. Beverly Hillbillies

#32. Spectacular Spider-Man

#31. Alice

#30. The Brady Bunch

#29. Mr. Belvedere

#28. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

#27. Green Acres

#26. Twin Peaks

#25. The Addams Family

#24. Monk

#23. Laverne & Shirley

#22. X-Men ’97

#21. Cheers

#20. Gilligan’s Island

#19. The Big Bang Theory

#18. Friends

#17. F Troop

#16. The Weird Al Show

#15. Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

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2025 EYG post-Thanksgiving, Snowpocalypse Weekend

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It is Black Friday and we are preparing for a huge snowstorm on Saturday. I have seen any number of projections from 8-9 inches to 11-17 inches for Saturday. That sounds like I’m not going anywhere on Saturday, so……

The 2025 EYG post-Thanksgiving, Snowpocalypse Weekend is here! Here is a chance to catch up on some of the films that I have not seen yet for 2025 on streaming.

Saturday night will also feature the 2025 Survivor Series: War Games that I am hoping to be able to watch.

Here’s to the snow…

In Your Dreams

Eleanor the Great

Twinless

Splitsville

Wildcat

Jingle Bell Heist

I did not get to Stitch Head, which is included on the heading for this article, over the weekend, but I do have a plan to watch it some time this week.