Recurrent Events - Issue #3

August 27, 2022

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

While I have some disagreements with the ranking (Star Wars got robbed), I thought this article topic would make for a great discussion. Tweet your Top 5 movie posters to @TRNsocial this week and I'll post mine.

From Blade Runner to Vertigo, we run down the best movie posters of all time. Is your favorite poster in the epic countdown?

Reboots/Sequels

Halloween Ends will debut the same day in theaters and on Peacock just like last years Halloween Kills on October 14th.

Hulu is releasing Hellraiser, a reimagining of the 1987 film of the same name, in October with Jamie Clayton as the infamous Pinhead.

'WandaVision' director Matt Shakman is in talks to direct Marvel's 'Fantastic Four' movie and has exited his planned 'Star Trek' feature for Paramount Pictures.

"Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom" and "Shazam! 2" will arrive in theaters later than planned.

Streaming/TV

This could be really fun or really really bad for those of us who remember video rental stores. Don't forget TRN's podcast Rental Return which has 2 season worth of episodes surrounding this culture.

'Blockbuster': Randall Park and Melissa Fumero-Led Series Reveals Premiere Date; First-Look Photos

The perpetually vocal heavy metal lead singer has teamed up with the Moonshiners producers for a blast from a past rock'n'roll crackdown

'Beverly Hills 90210' Cast Bids Heartfelt Farewells To Joe E. Tata, The Peach Pit Owner

Stranger Things' the Duffer Brothers discussed the importance of new characters fitting in and focusing on the original cast in Season 5.

Alicia Hannah-Kim previews what we can expect from Kim Da-Eun as the first female sensei at Cobra Kai for the Netflix series' Season 5.

'America's Funniest Home Videos' Will Bring Back Studio Audience This Season

Food

I've been know to eat a cold hot dog a time or two in my day but this is a whole new level of weird. "smoky, The flavor is the "smoky umami notes" of an Oscar Mayer wiener finished with a swirl of "mustard." I'm grossly motivated to drive to ATL to try it.

Oscar Mayer partners with Popbar, a chain that makes frozen dessert and gelato on a stick, to introduce the new, limited-time Cold Dog, a h...

What is it? While orange creamsicle seems to be all the rage with candy and energy drink companies, 90s nostalgia titans General Mills chose a different spin for its take on a citrusy sweet treat.

In 2016, I was having a conversation when I mentioned Certs. The person I was speaking to asked me what Certs were, and I responded the only way I knew how, “The most famous mint out there. T…

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are back at IHOP for a limited time ahead of fall 2022 at participating locations.

Collectibles

Intimidate all your neighbors this Spooky Season with a 35 foot tall inflatable Michael Myers from the Halloween franchise.

“Memorable Moments – Series 1” is a fantasy action figure line that would feature 4 different figures depicting moments that would get us nostalgia-holics all in our feels!

New in and out of packaging photos have been shared for the upcoming Popeye Classics - Popeye vs Bluto 2-Pack, which is being produced by Boss Fight Studio.

Medicom is back again with another blast from the past as we return to the futuristic city of Detroit as RoboCop is back in action once again

Comics

DC Comics' The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special goes to Final Order Cut-Off on Sunday for comic book stores, and so DC Comics is doing a

In honor of Jack Kirby's 105th birthday on August 28, his fans remember

Episode two of She-Hulk is now behind us. And it’s filled with larger MCU Easter eggs, all hidden within all the legal drama and one-liners.

Loki is going where no MCU character has gone before, into a second season of a Disney+ show. But what will Loki season two be about?

Video Games

I watched you from the shadows as a child - As you've probably noticed, GoldenEye 007 is now 25 years old and can legally ...

Time to haggle! - https://youtu.be/8NtIXgRN2Es

Video gaming has to be one of the more expensive hobbies out there, right? ...

Run, and don't look back - Deadline has revealed Netflix's live-action Resident Evil series has been axed after its first ...

Listen Up!

The latest podcasts on The Retro Network and beyond!

In this episode, Tach & Jimmy look back and hilariously dissect S1EP3: "Voodoo Something to Me" of Gilligan's Island.

Greatest Lists continues the Top 50 '80s Movie Soundtrack Songs with Jason pick at #20, "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince from Purple Rain.

Riptide was an excellent TV show that combined light-hearted action with science fiction and detective elements in a compelling package. On this new Supporter episode of the Retroist Podcast, I talk all about this overlooked show.

Watch This!

Coke Dreamworld was featured in Recurrent Events Issue #1 and I snagged a bottle this week.

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