Top Ten #364

1) Comic Books: This entire week is a celebration of comic books, what with the big con going on, an excellent superhero movie still in theaters, and a fantastic one arriving this weekend. Notice I have not used the phrase "intellectual property."

2) Fantastic Four: Every time a big movie comes out, I hope for a new release of something that hasn't been on streaming nor DVD, and every time I am disappointed.

3) Our Time: 40 years ago tonight, NBC premiered one of the networks' many attempts in the Eighties to combine summer vibes, nostalgia, and ratings. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.

4) Dear John: Antenna TV runs a marathon of the series today. Celebrate the hottest days of summer with one of the coolest guys on TV: Judd Hirsch! (Antenna, feel free to use that next time you do this.)

5) Baseball Hall of Fame: This weekend we celebrate the greats of the game and their standout moments, like this one:

6) National Parents Day: Today we celebrate those who have children, who are almost always right even if TV tries to make them look foolish. Tootie's dad may well have been right wanting to pull her out of Eastland.

7) Michael Nesmith in Television Parts: The last episode of this series ran 40 years ago tonight in the SNL timeslot.

8) Korean War Armistice Day: Everyone in the 4077th can go home. 

Well, I guess they might want to go back.

9) Days of Our Lives: The iconic soap opera just got renewed for two more seasons, which takes it through 63. Maybe someday it'll catch up to Gunsmoke!

10) R.I.P.: Alan Bregman, Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne, Malcom Jamal-Warner, Kenneth Washington, Chuck Mangione: