A random selection from the site

  • Cicada from “The Morning Show”

    Cicada from “The Morning Show”

    ‘ I don’t know what all the hullabaloo regarding The Morning Show being terrible is about.  The Grim Cheaper and I trepidatiously tuned in earlier this week and, considering all the jeers reviewers are spewing, were shocked at how much we enjoyed the new Apple TV+ series!  We devoured the three episodes that have aired…

  • The Los Angeles Filming Locations of “Glow”

    The Los Angeles Filming Locations of “Glow”

    ‘ Be sure to check out my latest article for Los Angeles magazine detailing the filming locations of Glow, the new Netflix comedy series about a 1980s female wrestling organization.  I have to admit that when my editor first pitched me the story, I was skeptical.  The show did not sound like my cup of…

  • Donna Martin’s House from the B.Y.O.B. Episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    Donna Martin’s House from the B.Y.O.B. Episode of “Beverly Hills, 90210”

    ‘ One location that I have been wanting to stalk for just about as long as I can remember now is the mansion where Donna Martin (aka Tori Spelling) lived in the Season 1 episode of fave show Beverly Hills, 90210 titled “B.Y.O.B”.  For whatever reason, though, I could just NOT seem to track the…

  • Going to the Emmys!

    Going to the Emmys!

    ‘ I unfortunately do not have a new blog to post for today as I spent all weekend, from Thursday night on, getting ready to go to the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and doing some stalking of a few of the event’s pre-parties.  Yes, you read that right – I am going to the Emmys!! …

  • The House Where Nick Adams Died

    The House Where Nick Adams Died

    ‘ As I have mentioned a few times over the past couple of months, fellow stalker E.J., from The Movieland Directory website, recently published an e-book about Old Hollywood titled Unscripted: Hollywood Back-Stories, Volume 1 (which you can purchase on Nook here and on Kindle here).  The book, which I devoured in less than a…

  • My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    My Latest Mike the Fanboy Article – About the “Pretty Little Liars”: Made Here Exhibit

    ‘ I am finally back from my surprise whirlwind vacation!  As it turns out, my best friends flew in from Switzerland for 9 days to spend my 40th with me, along with my parents and the Grim Cheaper.  Though we were originally supposed to spend our time on Coronado Island in San Diego, thanks to…

  • The Joshua Tree Inn & Motel

    The Joshua Tree Inn & Motel

    ‘ I had never heard of Gram Parsons or the Joshua Tree Inn & Motel, where the musician met his untimely end in 1973, until being interviewed by the “Valley’”‘”‘s favorite talkers,” Bill Feingold and Kevin Holmes, for their radio show on 94.3 KNews this past August.  During the show, Kevin asked me if I…

  • The Blankenhorn Lamphear House from “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”

    The Blankenhorn Lamphear House from “Teaching Mrs. Tingle”

    ‘ As I mentioned in yesterday’s post (which you can read here), I recently went on a trek to find all of the locations used in the 1999 thriller Teaching Mrs. Tingle.  The locale I was most interested in tracking down, of course, was the huge Victorian manse belonging to the movie’s titular character, who…

  • Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank from “Heat”

    Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank from “Heat”

    ‘ While doing some stalking in the Burbank area way back in November of last year, I dragged the Grim Cheaper out to the Bob’s Big Boy restaurant on Riverside Drive to grab a bite to eat.  And even though the eatery has quite a vast Hollywood history, is a filming location, serves fried food…

  • Retro Dairy Mart from “Say Anything . . . “

    Retro Dairy Mart from “Say Anything . . . “

    ‘ “That’s L.A. – they worship everything and they value nothing.”  So says Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) while lamenting the closure of a historic jazz club and its subsequent transition into a samba/tapas place in La La Land.  Though I did not like the movie (as mentioned previously), I have to agree with Seb on this…