Bumblebee brought the Transformers series back to basics and was better for it. Getting our ‘80s on sort of harkened back to the way we experienced the Transformers as kids. What I really want to get is that Bumblebee VHS they joked about for April Fools. Hopefully it was pan and scan like it would […]
I saw A Fish Called Wanda in theaters in 1988, but it was when I recorded it on HBO in 1989 that I became obsessed with it. I got jokes that went over my head the first time and became obsessed with quoting the film. Perhaps the year between 11 and 12 was full of […]
You may know me as Franchise Fred because I love sequels, but I am also Format Fred because I am obsessed with outdated viewing formats. My real Jones is for things far more obscure than VHS, like RCA Selectavision, but Beyond the Gates found an obscure corner of VHS that really captivated me: The VCR […]