Tag Archives: The AV Club

by | September 4, 2016 · 8:44 pm

Exploring Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Back in the late 1980s there was a post-apocalyptic sci fi kids show called Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future.

The show had a fascinating merchandise tie-in — the toys could be used to get into “interactive” laser battles with the television program.

The thing about that though: the toys were really expensive and the particularly heavy and dark storyline behind the show weren’t exactly kid-friendly.

Sarah wrote about all this in a new feature for The A.V. Club.

To read it click here.

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by | May 21, 2016 · 1:06 pm

How The Cold War Was Reflected In Gerry Anderson’s Puppets

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds

Gerry Anderson’s signature supermarionation series’ like Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons were much more than just puppet shows for kids.

If you look closely there was a whole lot of Cold War anxiety woven into the various series he made.

Sarah wrote about this “puppet state” for The A.V. Club.

To read the full feature go here.

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by | March 8, 2016 · 11:53 pm

City Confidential Was A Murder-ously Good Show

Paul Winfield, City Confidential narrator

Paul Winfield, City Confidential narrator

For a big chunk of February 2016 the Risky Fuel household with filled with tales of bucolic towns, charmingly eccentric characters… and murder.

That’s because Sarah went into a deep, dark tele-viewing hole to watch old episodes of the A&E true crime series City Confidential.

Her most important takeaway: That the show’s late narrator Paul Winfield was brilliant.

She wrote about the reasons why in a story for The A.V. Club.

To read it click here.

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by | August 26, 2015 · 7:40 pm

Hot-Blooded Girls And The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’s Illya Kuryakin

David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin

David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin

The return of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. franchise has been a mixed blessing in the Risky Fuel household.

Particularly because one half of Team Fuel (Sarah) has a deep, borderline “problem” level crush on the original television show’s thoughtful, mysterious Russian spy character Illya Kuryakin, who was played by David McCallum.

In the film reboot Kuryakin is entirely different, a musclebound lurch played by Armie Hammer.

Sarah’s having a hard time accepting the new version of Illya, which may be putting her at odds with a whole new generation of U.N.C.L.E. fans.

She wrote about this quandary in her first piece for The A.V. Club.

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