Of Hype and Closure…
It’s funny, having just written a piece riffing on the idea that I don’t “go...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | May 28, 2019 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Modern Nostalgia | 0 |
It’s funny, having just written a piece riffing on the idea that I don’t “go...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Jan 14, 2018 | 80s Advertisements, 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Ads, Cartoon Commentary, TV Guide | 10 |
I’ve written before about a personal hole in my pop culture nostalgia when it comes to...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Dec 14, 2017 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Overdue Books | 9 |
Over the past year Publisher Insight Editions has comes across my radar a lot. In addition to the...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 25, 2017 | 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary | 4 |
Not only am I a professed lover of the 80s, and in particular 80s era cartoons and animation, but...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Nov 21, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Podcasts | 4 |
Finally found some time to start working on season 2 of the All New Branded in the 80s Podcast. ...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 5, 2015 | 80s Advertisements, 80s TV, Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Ads, Cartoon Commentary, Personal | 14 |
There are a million reasons why I’m thankful for being brought into this world in the late...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 9, 2014 | Branded in the 80s | 0 |
I recently stumbled across a pretty fun web series created by and staring Lexie Kahanovitz called...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Oct 20, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Cartoon Commentary, Personal | 12 |
I never had the opportunity to meet Lou Scheimer and I regret that I was never able, in person, to say those two little words that can’t even begin to express how I felt, “Thank you.” Like so many kids who grew up or came of age...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Sep 22, 2013 | Branded in the 80s | 4 |
So, I wanted to take a second and share some super rad news. You remember that cool Puppet and cartoon show, Captain Cornelius Cartoon’s Cartoon Lagoon that I mentioned last year? Well, the really swell Manny Galán and...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Feb 17, 2013 | Branded in the 80s, Toys | 2 |
Sometimes I have to remind myself that not every post has to be something precious where I do a bunch of research and try and dig into my memories of the 80s. Sometimes I can just throw up a picture of my Beastmen…
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Oct 19, 2012 | Branded in the 80s | 0 |
Crikey, real life is dragging down the daily posting of the Halloween countdown this year for sure. I’m hoping to catch up scanning animation cels and stuff again this weekend. In the interim, I wanted to point...
Read Moreby Shawn Robare | Oct 17, 2012 | Branded in the 80s, Halloween, Halloween 2012 | 2 |
Alright, with today’s two monster animation cels I’ve finally gotten caught up on my...
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