Recurrent Events - Issue #2

Curated by TRN co-creator Jason Gross, Recurrent Events is a weekly newsletter that explores streaming news and guides, movie and TV reboots, music news, video games releases, new food offerings, podcasts, fun items to collect, and much more. Jason also occasionally reviews some of the featured Recurrent Events items on the TRN TV YouTube channel so make sure you are subscribed.

Featured Story

This news story just hit last night. At first glance, I was like "PASS!" But after looking closer and seeing that it's helmed by the Cobra Kai creative team, I'm definitely interested. Supposedly it's going to be about what happened with the two valets that take the Ferrari out for a joy ride during Ferris' Day Off.

'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Spinoff From 'Cobra Kai' Creators & Bill Posley In Works At Paramount Pictures

Reboots/Sequels

The next James Bond after Daniel Craig might be a much younger actor. Here's why.

New images from Netflix's Addams family series, Wednesday, reveal Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia, Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams, and more.

Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Hannah Waddingham and Cecily Strong are the newest additions to Alcon's animated adaptation of 'Garfield.'

With the reboot series premiering on September 9, here's a look at the newest official trailer for Showtime's Jon Bernthal-starring American Gigolo.

Exactly two decades since David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal ended its five-season run on Fox, a sequel series is in early development at ABC.

Food

It's time for all those Halloween and Pumpkin Spice items to appear!

Goldfish partners with Dunkin' to release new, limited-edition Goldfish Dunkin' Pumpkin Spice Grahams starting September 1, 2022 at retai...

Purple and orange crisps that don’t change color. Well, at least, the box looks cool. (Spotted by Brad H at Meijer.)

McDonald’s is set to launch a new Chicken Big Mac at select test locations in the Miami area by the end of August 2022. Advertisment Story continues below Previous to its US debut, the Chicken ..

Taco Bell tests $2 Nachos in the Columbus, OH area for a limited time as a potential future value play.

Collectibles

Today, we received an unexpected update, as the listing page was updated, revealing a new release date, now being listed for September 2nd, and a revised price tag of $499.99, with a highly limited around of pre-orders now available.

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, New Zealand Mint has produced a 1oz limited-edition silver coin. There will only be 1,982 coins to be purchased (get it? for the year 1982) at US$ 99.00 each. » Continue Reading.

You probably remember from past posts that I've always loved LEGO. In fact, I'd put LEGO at a solid number three right behind G.I. Joe and Masters of the Universe as far as favorite toys of all-time goes. I was pretty fortunate back in the day that my mom was supportive of my love of LEGO...

Video Games

"I used to play King Lear" - The Super Mario Bros. movie is the gift that keeps on giving. While the 1993 film was critica...

Listen Up!

The latest podcasts on The Retro Network and beyond!

The WIZARDS master computer had a meltdown, so Adam had to go rogue and record this mini-episode UNPLUGGED in order to review the DC/Marvel ALL ACCESS mini-series from 1996 and announce a contest where you can win a copy of Heroes Reborn Wizard 1/2!

The Six Million Dollar Man was not only a great show, but it spawned a toy line. It was very popular and would influence the toy market well beyond the run of the show. On today's show, I take a fun and casual look at some of the great toys they produced…

Greatest Lists continues the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs with "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey from Beverly Hills Cop as the #22 song.

This episode of the RD80s Podcast is another Memory Jogger Mystery episode where Jason and Wyatt randomly choose Michael J. Fox as the topic.

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