Skip to contentToday, we look into who was the garage band that appeared in the opening scene of the latest episode of The Rookie.In Pop Culture Questions Answered, I answer whatever questions you folks might have about movies, TV, music or whatever (feel free to e-mail questions to me at brian@pop culture references.com).The Rookie is a long-running ABC drama created by Alexi Hawley about the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, with the “Rookie,” John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) now being a training officer himself in the current fifth season with his OWN rookie, Celina Juarez...…Skip to contentToday, we look into who was the garage band that appeared in the opening scene of the latest episode of The Rookie.In Pop Culture Questions Answered, I answer whatever questions you folks might have about movies, TV, music or whatever (feel free to e-mail questions to me at brian@pop culture references.com).The Rookie is a long-running ABC drama created by Alexi Hawley about the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department, with the “Rookie,” John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) now being a training officer himself in the current fifth season with his OWN rookie, Celina Juarez...WW…

Skip to contentToday, we look at all of the Only Murders in the Building Season 3 opening title Easter Eggs.In Pop Culture Easter Eggs, I share with you pop culture “easter eggs.” An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/homage/in-joke that is hidden in works that you are meant to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the really obscure. So come check ’em all out and enjoy!The excellent Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman and starring Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has a brilliant opening title sequence...…Skip to contentToday, we look at all of the Only Murders in the Building Season 3 opening title Easter Eggs.In Pop Culture Easter Eggs, I share with you pop culture “easter eggs.” An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/homage/in-joke that is hidden in works that you are meant to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the really obscure. So come check ’em all out and enjoy!The excellent Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman and starring Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has a brilliant opening title sequence...WW…

Skip to contentToday, we look at a brilliant Bob Dylan lyric that it as mysterious as it is awesome.This is To Quote a Phrase, a spotlight on notable pop culture quotes.October is a Month of To Quote a Phrase, both here and at Comics Should Be Good!Generally speaking, you’ll drive yourself nuts if you try to get literal meanings out of all of Bob Dylan’s music, and that’s just normal. Obviously, even songs that are otherwise fairly straightforward in terms of just telling a story about someone’s life (think something like Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” about her relationship with Jake...…Skip to contentToday, we look at a brilliant Bob Dylan lyric that it as mysterious as it is awesome.This is To Quote a Phrase, a spotlight on notable pop culture quotes.October is a Month of To Quote a Phrase, both here and at Comics Should Be Good!Generally speaking, you’ll drive yourself nuts if you try to get literal meanings out of all of Bob Dylan’s music, and that’s just normal. Obviously, even songs that are otherwise fairly straightforward in terms of just telling a story about someone’s life (think something like Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” about her relationship with Jake...WW…

Skip to contentToday, we look at how Han Solo’s “I know” line in The Empire Strikes Back epitomizes how convention-breaking the character was.This is To Quote a Phrase, a spotlight on notable pop culture quotes.October is a Month of To Quote a Phrase, both here and at Comics Should Be Good!One of the most amusing things about the whole “Han shot first” debate about Star Wars is that George Lucas is actively misunderstanding the appeal of his own character.The debate, of course, centers around a scene early in the first Star Wars film where Han Solo is accosted by a bounty hunter named...…Skip to contentToday, we look at how Han Solo’s “I know” line in The Empire Strikes Back epitomizes how convention-breaking the character was.This is To Quote a Phrase, a spotlight on notable pop culture quotes.October is a Month of To Quote a Phrase, both here and at Comics Should Be Good!One of the most amusing things about the whole “Han shot first” debate about Star Wars is that George Lucas is actively misunderstanding the appeal of his own character.The debate, of course, centers around a scene early in the first Star Wars film where Han Solo is accosted by a bounty hunter named...WW…

Skip to contentToday, we look at five ways that shows temporarily wrote characters out of TV shows so that their actors could film a movie.In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five things from pop culture that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently enough to be worth pointing it out). Note that these lists are inherently not exhaustive. They are a list of five examples (occasionally I’ll be nice and toss in a sixth). So no instance is “missing” if it is not listed. It’s just not one of the five examples that I chose. You can always feel free to...…Skip to contentToday, we look at five ways that shows temporarily wrote characters out of TV shows so that their actors could film a movie.In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five things from pop culture that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently enough to be worth pointing it out). Note that these lists are inherently not exhaustive. They are a list of five examples (occasionally I’ll be nice and toss in a sixth). So no instance is “missing” if it is not listed. It’s just not one of the five examples that I chose. You can always feel free to...WW…

The creator of the long-running Adult Swim cartoon series, The Venture Bros. confirmed that the series has been canceled and that its Season 7 season finale is now the series finale of the show.Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") tweeted out a confirmation of the show's fate on his personal Twitter account on Labor Day evening, noting, "Unfortunately, it’s true: #VentureBros has been canceled. We got the highly disappointing news a few months ago, while we were writing what would have been season 8. We thank you, our amazing fans, for 17 years of your kind (and patient)...…The creator of the long-running Adult Swim cartoon series, The Venture Bros. confirmed that the series has been canceled and that its Season 7 season finale is now the series finale of the show.Christopher McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") tweeted out a confirmation of the show's fate on his personal Twitter account on Labor Day evening, noting, "Unfortunately, it’s true: #VentureBros has been canceled. We got the highly disappointing news a few months ago, while we were writing what would have been season 8. We thank you, our amazing fans, for 17 years of your kind (and patient)...WW…