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Remembering TV Icon Bob Barker!

August 27, 2023August 28, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffBob Barker, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, The Price Is Right, TV0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Hello everyone. Robert William Barker was born in 1923 in Darrington, Washington. Barker, who is 1/8th Native American from his fathers side, spent most of his youth on the Rosebud Reservation in Mission, SD and was a member of the Sioux tribe. Barker would meet his future wife in high school and was married up until she lost a battle with lung cancer. Barker who trained to be a fighter pilot during WWII, but never had to go into battle was like many other Americans at…

THE POP EXPOSE Takes a Look at Acting Legend Lea Thompson!

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffBack to The Future, Lea Thompson, Movies, Star Trek: Picard, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I take a look at one of my favorite actresses growing up. Lea Thompson was born in 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota. Lea started out as a ballet dancer where she was professionally dancing at age 14. At age 20 she moved to New York and pursued a career in acting. Lea got he first break on the big screen with a roll in Jaws 3-D. She lied to get the job saying she had been in a couple movies pryer and that she could water ski, but…

THE POP EXPOSE – Louis Zamperini’s true story “Unbroken”!

August 13, 2023August 13, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffLouis Zamperini, Movies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, Unbroken0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I take a look at the amazing life of Louis Zamperini. Born in 1917 in Olean, NY. The Zamperini family moved to California when Louis was 2 years old. His parent both came over from Italy and were strict Catholics. Louis was a bit of a troubled child growing up and got into many fights as a kid. Zamperini’s older brother got him interested in track where he would prove himself at Torrence High school. At USC Louie would be a track star and they nicknamed him…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Now Streaming on Disney+

August 6, 2023August 7, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffChris Pratt, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Marvel, Marvel Movies, Movies, The POP EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Good Sunday Morning to you ladies and gents. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 dropped on Disney+ last week and I had a chance to check it out over the weekend. All three of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies could have been standalone movies. Each one has its own uniqueness, but also ties all three movies together. I would say this is one of the best trilogies of our time. The movie sucked me in right from the get-go. It is full of laughter, action,…

Remembering 80s Acting Legend Paul Reubens!

August 1, 2023August 2, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, Paul Reubens, Pee Wee, Pee-Wee Herman, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Paul Reubens “Pee-wee Herman” was born in 1952 in Peekskill, NY. Reuben struggled to find his niche in the comedy world until he created the quirky but lovable character Pee-wee Herman. 1985 was his big break when Pee-wee’s Big Adventure hit the big screen. Large Marge was a scary but lovable character along side Pee-wee. Of course this movie lead to Pee-wee’s Playhouse a staple show in the late eighties. Over the years Reuben has had a roll on various tv shows such as Mork & Mindy, Everybody Loves Raymond,…

THE POP EXPOSE – A Look At The Career of Voice Acting Legend Peter Cullen!

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023 Serpentorslair Staffcartoons, G.I. Joe, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, Transformers, TV0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Peter Cullen was born July 28th 1941 in Montreal, PQ. His class was the first graduates of the National Theater School of Canada. Of course his most famous roll is Optimus Prime that his brother Larry helped him to creat the voice. Cullen has been the voice in the animated series as well as the live action movies. Cullen has also done many other characters over the years such as his long run as Eeyore, Transformer Ironhide, GI Joe Airborne & Zandar, and…

THE POP EXPOSE – REMEMBERING THE LEGEND TONY BENNETT!

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, Tony Bennett0 comment

Well hello everyone. Anthony Benedetto better known as Tony Bennett was born August 3rd 1926 in New York City and passed away July 21, 2023 just shy of 97th birthday. Bennett who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016 continued to perform till 2021 where he toured with Lady Gaga on his final farewell tour. Bennett’s parents were hard working people but struggled like most people during the Great Depression. Bennett lost his father when he was 10 years old and although Bennett already had a passion for art and…

THE POP EXPOSE – A Look Back at 80s TV Classic ‘Miami Vice’!

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffDon Johnson, Miami Vice, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look back at a show I loved as a kid and recently started rewatching and remembering why I loved it so much. Miami Vice aired from 1984 to 1989 and starred Don Johnson as Sonny Crocket and Philip Micheal Thomas as Tubbs. The first episode is a 2 part episode that was able to establish 2 great characters with back stories and a common connection. Tubbs is an undercover cop in New York City and ends up trying to…

THE POP EXPOSE – BACK TO SCHOOL!

July 9, 2023July 9, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffMovies, Rodney Dangerfield, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone, I hope everyone is having a fun and safe summer. Today I’m taking a look back at the 1986 film “Back To School”. This is classic Rodney Dangerfield. He uses his humor and whit as he goes back to college and relives his glory days. This one actually had a pretty nice cast with Robert Downey Jr., Sally Kellerman who was one of the main cast on M.A.S.H. In case you didn’t know, Same Kinison, Danny Elfman, William Zabka from Karate Kid, Burt…

THE POP EXPOSE – Barbie Hits The Big Screen!

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffBarbie, Margot Robbie, Movies0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look at something that has been around for over 6 decades. There have been over 1 Billion toys sold, many animated movies and now Barbie has a live action movie come this July. I did not grow up with Barbies in my household but when I had children of my own many a Barbies ealked through my door . Many hours were spent watching cartoons and now the live action movie will bring Barbie to life. Without Barbie there…

Revisiting the 1980’s ‘Rambo’ Action Figure!

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, M-Force, Marvel, Rambo, Star Wars, Transformers0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith Hello everyone, today I am taking a look back at some of my favorite 1985-1986 action figures including ‘RAMBO‘. Back in the day G.I. Joe was booming, Transformers were booming, Star Wars was on a simmer and everyone else and their brother were trying to get in on the action figure action. There was some real cool figures I remember from Marvel’s Doc Oct to Mr. T from the A-Team. Some of my all time favorite figures were the Marchon M-Force figures that seemed to be…

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THE POP EXPOSE – Marvel’s Secret Invasion Review!

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffDisney Plus, Marvel, Marvel TV, Samuel L. Jackson, Secret Invasion, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Well hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look at the new Marvel series “Secret Invasion”. Sam Jackson is back in action as Nick Fury. Cobie Smulders, Ben Mendelsohn, and Martin Freeman all return for their Marvel rolls. Dermot Mulroney joins the cast as president Ritson, one of my favorite actors who was also part of Billy The Kids gang in Young Guns, Dirty Steve. They also brought in Emilia Clarke, who was also in “Solo” and “Game of Thrones”, to play the main roll G’iah. I was able to watch…

THE POP EXPOSE FEATURING ‘INDIANA JONES’!

June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffHarrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny, Movies, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Today I’m taking a look at the Indiana Jones franchise. This started out as an awesome eighties film that turned into a trilogy. Unfortunately I had a limited amount of channels growing up and going to the theater was not something easily done when I was younger. I knew all about the franchise through clips on TV. It wasn’t till my late twenties that I bought the movies on DVD and the books to go along with them. When the Kingdom of the…

THE POP EXPOSE – Nikola Jokic aka ‘The Joker’!

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffBasketball, NBA, Sports, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Today I’m talking a look at the Denver Nugget’s Nikola Jokic. Those who may not have watched “The Joker” play during the regular season and maybe have lost interest because your team is out of the playoffs, you are missing a special kind of player. The 6’11” Serbian is a very unique big man. He can set a pick, run the point, and pop a three. If you look at the stat line you may notice the number of assists the big man…

THE POP EXPOSE – REMEMBERING WWF LEGEND THE IRON SHEIK!

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023 Serpentorslair StaffThe Iron Sheik, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE, wrestling, WWF0 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith! Well hello everyone. Today we remember Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri or as we know him from wrestling The Iron Sheik. Born in 1942 in Iran. He grew up dirt poor, his family didn’t even have running water. The Sheik would try out for the Olympics and eventually make his way to the US in the late sixties. He would go on to be the assistant coach of 2 US wrestling teams. The Sheik would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1972 which later was forced to…