The Greatest American Hero is a show that’s much beloved by folks of a certain generation. If you grew up in the seventies or eighties, the theme song is instantly iconic. In fact, the track “Believe it or Not” by Joey Scarbury actually made it all the way to the number 2 spot on the Billboard Charts. It was actually a bigger hit than the show itself, which only ran for two and a half seasons before being cancelled with five unaired episodes in early 1983. Yet, it remains part of the pop culture, with talk of rebooting it every now and then.
A reboot would definitely make sense given how obsessed people are with superheroes, with the red and black suit the hero wears iconic in its own way. The show starred cult horror icon William Katt (House) as Ralph Hanley, a teacher who’s endowed with superhuman abilities by aliens,...
A reboot would definitely make sense given how obsessed people are with superheroes, with the red and black suit the hero wears iconic in its own way. The show starred cult horror icon William Katt (House) as Ralph Hanley, a teacher who’s endowed with superhuman abilities by aliens,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
As expected, Bruce Springsteen’s rumored Jeep commercial was the big highlight of this year’s Super Bowl ad haul, with The Boss making his first-ever appearance in a commercial. His music, however, remains an advertising holdout, as Springsteen opted to compose an original score for the two-minute spot with frequent collaborator Ron Aniello rather than license one of his hits.
Still, Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer for Jeep’s parent company Stellantis, was thrilled to finally team up with his white whale of all celebrity cameos. “It took me ten years to get him in, but once he was in, he was all in,” he told Variety’s Brian Steinberg over the weekend.
Those looking for Sunday-night surprises had to make do with previously unannounced cameos by Drake (State Farm) and Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton & Adam Levine (T-Mobile), as the vast majority of this year’s ads premiered several...
Still, Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer for Jeep’s parent company Stellantis, was thrilled to finally team up with his white whale of all celebrity cameos. “It took me ten years to get him in, but once he was in, he was all in,” he told Variety’s Brian Steinberg over the weekend.
Those looking for Sunday-night surprises had to make do with previously unannounced cameos by Drake (State Farm) and Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton & Adam Levine (T-Mobile), as the vast majority of this year’s ads premiered several...
- 2/8/2021
- by Andrew Hampp
- Variety Film + TV
When the theme song to The Greatest American Hero soared to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart, it made a bigger impact than the show itself did. While the show, campy fun that it is, struggled to gain traction in the television ratings, Joey Scarbury’s hit song is permanently etched into the [...]
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- 3/25/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Glee returns tomorrow! And this happens.
Birthday shoutouts go to Mariska Hargitay, who is 49, and Anita Pointer is 65. Here is The Pointer Sisters' most underrated song, which peaked at #11 in September 1985.
Fox has pulled Ben and Kate from the schedule effective immediately and may burn off the remaining episodes at a later time. Why does this sound familiar? In ratings news, The New Normal hit another season low. BBC America has announced that Doctor Who will return on Supernatural Saturday, March 30th.In case you didn't know ... we're too powerful to need judicial protection. Ryan Gosling on the minefield of fame. Anderson: "It's Beyonce's world and we're just living in it."
Via Towleroad comes the must-see video of the day.
Below you can see the promos for Adam Levine's appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Here's your Daily Matt Bomer™. From last night's White Collar.
Continuing...
Birthday shoutouts go to Mariska Hargitay, who is 49, and Anita Pointer is 65. Here is The Pointer Sisters' most underrated song, which peaked at #11 in September 1985.
Fox has pulled Ben and Kate from the schedule effective immediately and may burn off the remaining episodes at a later time. Why does this sound familiar? In ratings news, The New Normal hit another season low. BBC America has announced that Doctor Who will return on Supernatural Saturday, March 30th.In case you didn't know ... we're too powerful to need judicial protection. Ryan Gosling on the minefield of fame. Anderson: "It's Beyonce's world and we're just living in it."
Via Towleroad comes the must-see video of the day.
Below you can see the promos for Adam Levine's appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Here's your Daily Matt Bomer™. From last night's White Collar.
Continuing...
- 1/23/2013
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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