The Punisher's brutal nature and willingness to kill made him an anomaly in mainstream American comic books
when he debuted in 1974. By the late 1980s, the Punisher was part of a
wave of psychologically-troubled antiheroes. At the height of his
popularity, the character was featured in four monthly publications: The Punisher, The Punisher War Journal, The Punisher: War Zone, and The Punisher Armory.
The Fantastic Four are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in Fantastic Four #1 (cover dated
Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the
medium. The Fantastic Four was the first superhero team created by
artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-plotter Stan Lee, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title that they would use from then on.
The four individuals traditionally associated with the Fantastic Four, who gained superpowers after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space, are Mister Fantastic
(Reed Richards), a scientific genius and the leader of the group, who
can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes; the Invisible Woman
(Susan "Sue" Storm), who eventually married Reed, who can render
herself invisible and later project powerful invisible force fields; the
Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Sue's younger brother, who can generate flames, surround himself with them and fly; and the monstrous Thing
(Ben Grimm), their grumpy but benevolent friend, a former college
football star and Reed's college roommate as well as a good pilot, who
possesses tremendous superhuman strength, durability, and endurance due
to the nature of his stone-like flesh.
Since their original 1961 introduction, the Fantastic Four have
been portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional, yet loving, family. Breaking
convention with other comic book archetypes of the time, they would
squabble and hold grudges both deep and petty and eschewed anonymity or
secret identities in favor of celebrity status. The team is also well
known for its recurring encounters with characters such as the
villainous monarch Doctor Doom, the planet-devouring Galactus, the Kree Empire's ruthless and tyrannical enforcer Ronan the Accuser, Annihilus, ruler of the Negative Zone, the sea-dwelling prince Namor, the spacefaring Silver Surfer, and the Skrull warrior Kl'rt.
This was the second live-action Fantastic Four film to be filmed. A previous attempt, titled The Fantastic Four, was a B-movie produced by Roger Corman that ultimately went unreleased. Fantastic Four was released in the United States on July 8, 2005. It received mixed reviews but was a commercial success. A sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, was released in 2007. A reboot was released in 2015.
Upon its release on June 15, 2007 in North America,
the film received mixed reviews from critics, though some considered it
an improvement over the first film. While it was the highest-grossing
film during its first week, the film ultimately made less than its
predecessor, resulting in both a planned third film and a spin-off
Silver Surfer film being cancelled. The series was later rebooted in 2015 and released to a worse critical and commercial reception.
Betty Boop
A title card of one of the earliest Betty Boop cartoons
A caricature of a Jazz Ageflapper,
Betty Boop was described in a 1934 court case as: "combin[ing] in
appearance the childish with the sophisticated—a large round baby face
with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful
coiffure, with a very small body of which perhaps the leading
characteristic is the most self-confident little bust imaginable".[7] Although she was toned down in the mid-1930s as a result of the Hays Code to appear more demure, Betty Boop became one of the best-known and popular cartoon characters in the world.
Sex and the City is an American romanticcomedy-drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO.
Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a
total of 94 episodes. Throughout its six-year run, the show received
contributions from various producers, writers, and directors,
principally Michael Patrick King.
Set and filmed in New York City and based on Candace Bushnell's 1997 book of the same name,
the show follows the lives of a group of four women—three in their
mid-thirties and one in her forties—who, despite their different natures
and ever-changing sex lives, remain inseparable and confide in each
other. Starring Sarah Jessica Parker (as Carrie Bradshaw) and co-starring Kim Cattrall (as Samantha Jones), Kristin Davis (as Charlotte York), and Cynthia Nixon (as Miranda Hobbes), the quirky series had multiple continuing storylines that tackled relevant and modern social issues such as sexuality, safe sex, promiscuity, and femininity,
while exploring the difference between friendships and romantic
relationships. The deliberate omission of the better part of the early
lives of the four women was the writers' way of exploring social
life—from sex to relationships—through each of their four very
different, individual perspectives.
Sex and the City has received both acclaim and criticism
for its subjects and characters, and is credited with helping to
increase HBO's popularity as a network.[1] The series has won several accolades, including seven of its 54 Emmy Award nominations, eight of its 24 Golden Globe Award nominations, and three of its 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. The series placed fifth on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list,[2] and has been listed as one of the best television series of all time by Time in 2007 and TV Guide in 2013.[3][4]
People's Choice Awards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia People's Choice Awards 43rd People's Choice Awards People's Choice Awards logo.svg Country United States First awarded March 3, 1975 Official website peopleschoice.com Television/radio coverage Network CBS
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing the people and the work of popular culture, voted on by the general public.[1] The show has been held annually since 1975.[2][3] The People's Choice Awards is broadcast on CBS and is produced by Procter & Gamble and Mark Burnett. In Canada, it is shown on Global. On April 6, 2017, E! announced they would begin airing the show in 2018; they also announced they would begin overseeing the awards' digital, social and voting platforms.[4]
The award show's creator was Bob Stivers, who produced the first show in 1975.[5][6] The first awards recognized The Sting as Favorite Picture of 1974, Barbra Streisand as the year's Favorite Film Actress, and John Wayne as its Favorite Film Actor.[7] Ratings for the annual event peaked in 1977, when the third People's Choice Awards attracted 35.3 million viewers who witnessed Farrah Fawcett win the award for Favorite Female TV Star, Star Wars win as the Favorite Picture, and Streisand and Wayne win again in the Film Actress and Actor categories. Ceremonies # Date Host # Date Host # Date Host 1st March 3, 1975 Army Archerd Richard Crenna 21st March 5, 1995 Tim Daly Annie Potts 41st January 7, 2015 Anna Faris Allison Janney 2nd February 19, 1976 Jack Albertson 22nd March 10, 1996 Brett Butler 42nd January 6, 2016 Jane Lynch 3rd February 10, 1977 Dick Van Dyke 23rd January 12, 1997 Don Johnson Roma Downey 43rd January 18, 2017 Joel McHale 4th February 20, 1978 24th January 11, 1998 Reba McEntire Ray Romano 5th March 7, 1979 Army Archerd Dick Van Dyke 25th January 13, 1999 Ray Romano 6th January 24, 1980 Mariette Hartley Bert Parks 26th January 9, 2000 Don Johnson Cheech Marin 7th March 8, 1981 Army Archerd Lee Remick 27th January 7, 2001 Kevin James 8th March 18, 1982 Army Archerd John Forsythe 28th January 13, 2002 9th March 17, 1983 Dick Van Dyke 29th January 12, 2003 Tony Danza 10th March 15, 1984 Andy Williams 30th January 11, 2004 Charlie Sheen Jon Cryer 11th March 12, 1985 John Forsythe 31st January 9, 2005 Jason Alexander Malcolm Jamal Warner 12th March 13, 1986 John Denver 32nd January 10, 2006 Craig Ferguson 13th March 14, 1987 Dick Van Dyke 33rd January 9, 2007 Queen Latifah 14th March 13, 1988 Carl Reiner 34th January 8, 2008 15th August 23, 1989 Michael Landon Michele Lee 35th January 7, 2009 16th March 11, 1990 Valerie Harper Fred Savage Army Archerd Barbara Mandrell 36th January 6, 2010 17th March 11, 1991 Burt Reynolds 37th January 5, 2011 18th March 17, 1992 Kenny Rogers 38th January 11, 2012 Kaley Cuoco 19th March 17, 1993 John Ritter Jane Seymour 39th January 9, 2013 20th March 8, 1994 Paul Reiser 40th January 8, 2014 Beth Behrs Kat Dennings
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