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THE POP EXPOSE ‘Sega Genesis’ Story By Mitchell Smith!

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffSega, sega genesis, Sonic The Hedgehog, The POP-EXPOSE, Video Games0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a look at the Sega Genesis Video Game System. When Sega aimed to put out a home entertainment system, they had some obstacles to overcome. Mainly taking on the power house Nintendo who had the market on game systems. Nintendo had 8 bit games at the time so Sega developed a 16 bit system which was faster and the graphics were more realistic. The only thing Sega needed was a recognizable character that would brand the name. In comes Sonic the Hedgehog. The game was…

THE POP EXPOSE – ‘Would Babe Ruth Make it In Today’s MLB’? Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffBabe Ruth, Baseball, Sports, The POP EXPOSE, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody. George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895 in Baltimore. He was a bit of a trouble maker in his early days and ended up in St Mary’s Industrial School for boys a reformatory and orphanage. He learned to play baseball there and nobody had any idea what he would do with this. In 1914 he signed with the Baltimore Orioles which was a minor league team. Ruth soon went to the Red Sox where he was a pitcher. He was then traded to the Yankees and played…

THE POP-EXPOSE ‘THE LEGEND OF ZELDA’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffLegend of Zelda, nintendo, The Legend of Zelda, The POP-EXPOSE, Video Games0 comment

Hello everybody. I had a chance to hit up the original Nintendo version of Legend of Zelda with my son this weekend. I remember the hours I put in as a kid trying to figure out the boards on this game. We cruised right through most of it. This is a game I loved as a kid. It was a really cool looking game, I mean the gold cartridge just sold itself. I remember back in the day playing hours on end. This is one that even my son was…

THE POP EXPOSE – Netflix’s ‘High Score’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffAtari, High Score, Netflix, nintendo, The POP-EXPOSE, TV, Video Games0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a look at the Netflix series ‘High Score‘. This is a 2020 Netflix original series on the the video game boom. Atari ruled the video game world back in the seventies and early eighties. Arcades were striving as teens and young adults flooded them across the globe. The series interviews various people who created some of the most memorable games and how they came up with game ideas. I only watched episode 1 but this looks like it will be interesting to watch all 6…

THE POP-EXPOSE ‘Growing Up with Yamaha 4 Wheelers’ Story by Mitchell Smith!

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021 Serpentorslair Staffrecreation, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Hello everybody. Today I’m taking a flashback to my teen years and talking about one of the most influential companies on me in my teen years. Honda had the death trap 3 wheelers and Yamaha was the top company for 4 wheel ATVs. My father bought 2 Yamaha Big Bears around 1987 and it didn’t take long for the fire to spread. The neighborhood quickly started buying 4 wheelers and soon there were roughly 20 people in my small town who could go out the back door and go riding…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Saving Private Ryan’ by Mitchell Smith!

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Movies, Saving Private Ryan, The POP-EXPOSE, Tom Hanks0 comment

Hello all, I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. Today I’m discussing the movie Saving Private Ryan. I had a chance to catch this one last week and this is such a great movie. Tom Hanks stars in this instant WWII classic. The story opens up with the Normandy beach landing known as D-Day and follows a group of soldiers through France and Germany as they look for the last remaining brother of 4. He may or may not have suffered the fate of his 3 brothers killed in action. Ryan played by Matt Damon is…

THE POP EXPOSE – Ursula Corbero is the new ‘Baroness’!

April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffBaroness, G.I.Joe, G.I.Joe: Snake Eyes, G.I.Joe: Snake Eyes Origins, Hasbro, Paramount Pictures, Snake Eyes, The POP-EXPOSE, Ursala Corbero0 comment

Happy Sunday all. Today we are discussing Ursula Corbero. Corbero was born in 1989 in Barcelona Spain and was interested in acting at a young age. She landed several small rolls in the early and mid 2000’s including “Mirall Trencat” and “Ventdelpla”. Then she landed a major roll playing Tokyo in the hit series “Money Heist” in 2017. She is brilliant as Tokyo and I love this series. Even though it is a bit odd because it is dubbed over, the series is really good and Corbero really brought the…

THE POP EXPOSE – ‘Ariana Grande’ By Mitchell Smith!

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffAriana Grande, Music, Pop Music, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Happy Sunday everyone. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Today I’m getting into one of the top pop artists of this past era, Ariana Grande. Ariana Grande was born June 26th 1993. Grande started out doing local plays but her big break came when she landed the roll of Cat Valentine on the Nickelodeon hit show Victorious. She also had a spin off show called Sam and Cat where here and Icarly star Sam lived together. The show didn’t last long but Grande’s music career took off like…

THE POP EXPOSE – ‘The Blues Brothers’ By Mitchell Smith!

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffDan Aykroyd, Movies, The Blues Brothers, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Happy Easter everyone one. Back before the Hollywood boom of SNL actors reigning comedy movies The late great John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd came off SNL super stardom to create one of the most funniest and iconic movies of all time, The Blues Brothers. The movie follows Jake and Elwood Blues as they try and get their band back together after Jake is released from prison in the opening scene. The show has a number of stars including John Candy, Frank Oz, and Carrie Fisher. Among the great movie stars…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Gunsmoke’ By Mitchell Smith!

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffGunsmoke, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

This week was a tough week me as my father passed away at the age of 79. I have not been able to see him because distance and Covid restrictions at the VA home he was in. Growing up one of his favorite shows was Gunsmoke. The show started on the radio in 1952 and became a long running TV series from 1955-1975. I remember watching episodes of this with my dad about the old West. The major rolls were played by James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Burke and Dennis Weaver.…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘THE POLICE ‘ by Mitchell Smith!

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffMusic, Pop Culture, The Police, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

The Police are an English Rock band formed in London in 1977. The band consists of lead singer Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. This was one of the most influential bands back in the late seventies and eighties. They had a number of hits including Roxanne, Message in a Bottle, and Every Breath You Take. One of my all-time favorite songs is one from their early days So Lonely. They had a very distinct sound from Sting’s vocals to the unique drum play from Copeland. Sting got his…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Star Wars Rebels’ By Mitchell Smith!

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffStar Wars, Star Wars Rebels, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

So my son and I started watching Star Wars Rebels last week after finishing all 7 seasons of the Star Wars Clone Wars. Rebels is an interesting series that takes place between The Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One. They introduce some new Characters that kind of grow on you. Sabine Was always my favorite character, but since watching the show Hara, Ezra, Chopper and the rest of the gang have grown on me. Even some of the new villains in the show such as the Inquisitor and Agent Kallus have some interesting…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘The Muppet Show on Disney +’ by Mitchell Smith!

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffDisney Plus, The Muppet Show, The Muppets, The POP-EXPOSE, TV0 comment

As a kid my nightly routine after a hard day playing outside for 12 hours, I would come in take a bath, put on my feety pajamas, and settle in to watch the Muppets and the Carol Burnett Show before going to bed. The Muppet Show dropped on Disney Plus recently and I started sifting through some of the episodes. It instantly brought me back to a simpler time. The Muppet skits themselves were quite entertaining and the guest stars were entertaining as well. I watched a few episodes and there are so many great celebrities…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Storm Trooper vs. Clone Trooper’ Story by Mitchell Smith

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Clone Trooper, Star Wars, Storm Trooper2 Comments

Growing up in the eighties was a great time. I was a wee lad when the original Star Wars movie hit theaters in May of 1977, and I watched Star Wars for the first time on regular cable. One of the opening scenes involved what would become one of the most recognizable characters from the Star Wars franchise. Not the dark cloaked one. The white, scary, lovable, couldn’t hit the broad side of a sand crawler guys, Storm Troopers. The original Storm Troopers were really quite awesome. From head to toe Lucas made these…

THE POP EXPOSE ‘Remembering Marty Schottenheimer’ By Mitchell Smith!

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Serpentorslair StaffNFL, Sports, The POP-EXPOSE0 comment

Last week we lost a sports icon. Martin Edward Schottenheimer was born Sept 23rd 1943 in Canonsburg, PA. Marti spent 6 years playing in the NFL and coached from 1974 to 2011. 21 of those years he was a head coach in the NFL. Marti was drafted to the Buffalo Bills in 1965 as a linebacker and won the AFL championship with them. Marty went into coaching in 1974 and landed his first NFL head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns. He spent nearly 10 years at Kansas City, and wrapped up…