Television Crossover Universe

What's a quickie?   See this blog. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Magnum, P.I.  is an American  television series  starring  Tom Selleck  as  Thomas Magnum , a  private investigator  living on  Oahu, Hawaii . The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American  CBS  television network. According to the  Nielsen ratings ,  Magnum, P.I.  consistently ranked in the top twenty U.S. television programs during the first five years that the series was originally broadcast in the United States. [1]  Originally appearing in a  prime time  American network timeslot of 8 p.m. Eastern on Thursdays, Magnum, P.I.  was one of the highest-rated shows on U.S. television. From me:   Magnum was a great show that was a part of my childhood memories.  My step-father was really into these kind of shows, so shows like Magnum were part of our family bonding time....

What's a quickie?   See this blog. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia My Name Is Earl  is an American television comedy series created by  Greg Garcia  that aired on the  NBC  television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by  20th Century Fox Television  and starred  Jason Lee  as the title character, Earl Hickey. The series also stars  Ethan Suplee ,  Jaime Pressly ,  Eddie Steeples , and  Nadine Velazquez . Most episodes from the first season, then only a few from the rest, begin with Earl presenting the premise of the series: You know the kind of guy who does nothing but bad things and then wonders why his life sucks? Well, that was me. Every time something good happened to me, something bad was always waiting round the corner:  karma . That's when I realized that I had to change, so I made a list of everything bad I've ever done and one by o...

Yes, another full blog chronology.  Today we'll be discussing Hercules.  And Heracles.  And Hercules.  And that other Hercules. There are many versions of Hercules (aka Heracles) in the TVCU and TVCM.  The main TVCU Hercules is the version from the Sam Raimi television series Hercules:  The Legendary Journies.  But back in the day, there were apparently many posers, some who were just really strong, others with genuine super-strength.  Over in the Looniverse, it's the same.  The real Hercules is the one from the Disney film and animated series.  But there are others. So let's try to make something out of the multiple Hercules'. TVCU CHRONOLOGY: Circa 1350 B.C.--YOUNG HERCULES--Adventures of Hercules as a teenager. Circa 1350 B.C.--THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES--This tale doesn't involve the immortal trio living during this time.  Instead, the trio of 1962 travel back in time with the inventor of the time machine...