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Hercules: TVCU Legend

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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...

You've Got a Friend in Me: A Toy Story and the World of Pixar in the TVCU

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And since my last one was very much steeped in Wold Newtonry, I get to go the opposite direction with this one.  This one might be even more controversial than my Sesame Street blog. Here's the deal.  The Toy Story trilogy is firmly in the Television Crossover Universe because it has a connection to Home Improvement which connects the the Drew Carey Show which connects to NYPD Blue which connects to Hill Street Blues which connects to St. Elsewhere which connects to Chicago Hope which connects X-Files which connects to Star Trek which connects to Sherlock Holmes, and well, once you get to Holmes, that's the center. So let me explain.  I believe the town in which Toy Story occurs, which is somewhere in the the Detroit area, has some kind of magic going on there, which animates toys and give insects intelligence.  Perhaps it's some kind of tablet like in Night at the Museum. Note that this started off as a Toy Story blog, but since it was published, I've been a...