Tag: retro pop culture

Serpentorslair Staff · July 12, 2026

Just Because We Can, Should We Be Remaking Pop Culture and Pulp Classic Movies?

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s movies, 80s movies, 80s nostalgia, 90s nostalgia, BeetleJuice, Big Trouble In Little China, classic films, cult classic movies, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, fantasy movies, Firefly, G.I. Joe movie, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, he-man, Hollywood reboots, Jem and The Holograms, Jurassic World, Labyrinth, Mortal Kombat movie, movie remakes, nostalgia in Hollywood, nostalgic movies, retro pop culture, science fiction, sequel fatigue, Spaceballs, Star Wars, Street Fighter movie, The Breakfast Club, The NeverEnding Story, Top Gun Maverick1 Comment

By: R.A. Rayne In a summer of reboots, remakes, and sequels, nostalgia is a trend for the first time, not just a midlife crisis. While we haven’t quite yet reached the levels of embracing the 1980s like Ernest Cline portrayed in his Ready Player One and Two books, we are tiptoeing into his world. (In more ways than one.) While every generation seems to have a nostalgic callback to their parents’ youth, this time things are different. We now live in an age when, in a digital minute, parachute pants,…

Local VHS Rental Stores Were Our Pyramids

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s pop culture, 1980s video stores, 1990s pop culture, 1990s video rental stores, 80s childhood memories, 90s childhood memories, Bionic Commando NES, Blaster Master NES, Blockbuster nostalgia, childhood nostalgia, childhood video store memories, Destro Designs, G.I. Joe Movie VHS, Kay-Bee Toys nostalgia, Lansingburgh Video, local VHS rental stores, Metal Gear NES, mom and pop video stores, NES rental games, Nintendo rental games, old school movie rentals, retro pop culture, retro video store, The Money Pit VHS, VHS nostalgia, VHS rental store memories, VHS tapes, video rental history, Viper Den Studios1 Comment

By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios Y’all have heard me wax poetic about the G.I. Joe Movie in multiple articles. But that video, as iconic as it is, came from a place that was as magical as the Pyramids of Egypt. Your local VHS rental store. Now, I am not talking about Blockbuster, which was an amazing place in its own right. But Blockbuster shared the limelight with affordable DVDs, flash drives for computers, and other blossoming tech of the early 2000s. I am talking about those places that…

When the Harlem Globetrotters Visited Gilligan’s Island

May 13, 2026May 13, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1970s pop culture, 1970s television, 1980s pop culture, 1980s television, basketball entertainment, childhood TV memories, classic comedy shows, classic sitcoms, classic TV crossovers, classic TV memories, Gilligan’s Island, Gilligan’s Island castaways, Gilligan’s Island mystery, Harlem Globetrotters, Harlem Globetrotters history, Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island, Harlem Globetrotters Pope Leo XIV, Harlem Globetrotters Scooby-Doo, Harlem Globetrotters TV appearances, nostalgic TV shows, old TV specials, pop culture icons, Pope Leo XIV basketball, retro entertainment, retro pop culture, retro television, Saturday morning cartoons, Scooby-Doo guest stars, strange childhood memories, TV nostalgia, Vintage television0 comment

Story by @GIJoeRepairShop I have a strange memory from childhood. I know that I’ve watched the Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Harlem Globetrotters were everywhere. They were even on Scooby-Doo. Indeed, they’re still everywhere. Just last month, they had Pope Leo XIV spinning a basketball on his finger! So, their appearance on the show alone isn’t that surprising. As an adult, I have to question how the entire Harlem Globetrotters organization managed to get onto, and then off of, Gilligan’s Island so easily, while…