OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard II Many people can relate to dozing off on the job, even if it's only for a moment. However, did a C...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Batman's first appearance (Detective Comics #27 to be exact) and he's been pretty busy ever since...

Editor's Note: Here's a blast from the past, a column I wrote nearly 12 years ago for World Wrestling Insanity. No edits made other than ...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard Sylvia Lynch is the author of the new biography Jack Lord: An Acting Life (click here for my review)...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police dram...

Copyright 2018 Michael W. Rickard II 2018 was a big year for pop culture anniversaries, but one that almost slipped away from me was the ...

Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Editor's Note: My celebration of Superman's 80th anniversary continues with a look at how differ...

Superman has appeared in so many different mediums that it’s not uncommon for people to be a fan of the character without having read the...

I've been happy with the WWE Network's continued expansion of classic content, but two recent additions have me marking out big time. Joi...

Dan Curtis had a knack for knowing how to please an audience. As we’ve seen over the last few weeks, the made-for-television movie provid...

Anyone familiar with Dan Curtis’ Dark Shadows instantly recognizes his presence once Trilogy of Terror begins. Whether it’s the spooky Ro...

Originally presented at Canadian Bulldog's World With the NFL’s 2017 season in full force and owners puzzling over their latest ratings s...

CBS rounded up every 1960's film star they could find. If the idea of a supernatural force terrorizing a jet flight full of guest stars r...

This October, I'll be looking at some of the made-for-TV movies in the horror genre. One of the many horror films that showed up on the A...

Anyone who grew up in the 1970’s remembers The ABC Movie of the Week, the ABC network’s attempt to boost its anemic ratings by producing ...

August 29, 1967 was a highly anticipated date for television viewers as it promised the end to Dr. Richard Kimble’s four-year flight from...

August 22, 1967 marked an epoch in television history when the TV series The Fugitive prepared to close out its four-year run with a two-...

Much has been written over the last fifty or so years about Star Trek, the show that died in the ratings, but bounced back in syndication...

Editor's Note: I wrote about the glut of WWE programming nearly two years ago and there is even more wrestling content out there than bef...

An actor’s dream is to find a successful role, but a successful role can sometimes lead to an actor’s nightmare-the inexplicable phenomen...