http://www.nicholasjon.com/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:16:42 GMT nicholasjon.com :: an rss feed http://www.nicholasjon.com/images/n_ficon.gif http://www.nicholasjon.com/ http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/12/4/retro_television_themes <p>In the spirit of <a href="http://nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/12/3/name_that_theme_song">my recent post on the TV Theme Song Game</a> &mdash; read: &#8220;so I can practice&#8221; &mdash; check out <a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/">RetroStatic</a> and their massive collection of opening sequences from &#8216;80s and &#8216;90s television.</p> Specificially, cartoons like: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/34/p803_js_on/1">M.A.S.K.</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/21/p803_js_on/1">G.I. Joe</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/22/p803_js_on/1">He-Man</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/66/p803_js_on/1">Transformers</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/175/p803_js_on/1">Voltron</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/14/p803_fileid/176/p803_js_on/1">Thundercats</a></li> </ul> And even some &#8220;regular&#8221; shows: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/16/p803_fileid/617/p803_js_on/1">Knight Rider</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/16/p803_fileid/616/p803_js_on/1">Family Ties</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/16/p803_fileid/614/p803_js_on/1">The A-Team</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/16/p803_fileid/414/p803_js_on/1">Doogie Howser M.D.</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.retrostatic.com/videos/p803_sectionid/16/p803_fileid/505/p803_js_on/1">Airwolf</a></li> </ul> <p>There are just so many opening sequences to memorize before the competition really heats up over the holidays.</p> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:16:42 GMT http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/12/4/retro_television_themes nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/7/27/charlie_brown_is_an_existentialist <p>An explanation from Philosophy Now.</p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.philosophynow.org/issue44/44radke.htm">http://www.philosophynow.org/issue44/44radke.htm</a></p> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:35:02 GMT http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/7/27/charlie_brown_is_an_existentialist nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/4/28/8_important_lessons_learned_from_80s_cartoons <p>Like the one from <strong>The Smurfs</strong>: Communism works.</p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&amp;sid=815">http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&amp;sid=815</a></p> Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:45:06 GMT http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2007/4/28/8_important_lessons_learned_from_80s_cartoons nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2005/6/20/the_best_of_heman_and_the_masters_of_the_universe <p>What won&#8217;t they release on <span class="caps">DVD</span>? That said, this looks like fun</p><p>Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009HBPHQ/ref%3Dnosim/airbag-20/104-0015637-2706334">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009HBPHQ/ref%3Dnosim/airbag-20/104-0015637-2706334</a></p> Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:28 GMT http://www.nicholasjon.com/permalink/2005/6/20/the_best_of_heman_and_the_masters_of_the_universe nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick)