Awesomely Awful '80s VIII: Jason Takes Phoenix
Hop into your Delorean, rev that puppy up to 88mph and join the Awesomelys to see what's on our '80s mixtape of movies and TV shows this year.
| Title |
Year |
Type |
Person |
| Amazon Women on the Moon |
1987 |
film |
Hal |
| Police Squad! |
1982 |
TV show |
Hal |
| Society |
1989 |
film |
Michael |
| American Gladiators |
1989 |
TV show |
Michael |
| Never Too Young to Die |
1986 |
film |
Britt |
| Ranma ½ |
1989 |
TV show |
Britt |
| Midnight Madness |
1980 |
film |
Cyn |
| Galaxy High School |
1986 |
TV show |
Cyn |
Note: we've lost track of the order we presented these in.
Awesomely Bitchin' in the Multiverse of Madness
Sometimes the '80s and '90s were awesome but not awful. Join the Awesomelys for another look at underrated gems and overlooked masterpieces from our misspent youths.
| Title |
Year |
Type |
Person |
| Into the Night |
1985 |
film |
Hal |
| Run Lola Run |
1998 |
film |
Hal |
| The Goonies |
1985 |
film |
Michael |
| Batman Returns |
1992 |
film |
Michael |
| Dr. Caligari |
1989 |
film |
Britt |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar |
1995 |
film |
Britt |
| The History of the World: Part I |
1981 |
film |
Cyn |
| 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag |
1997 |
film |
Cyn |
Note: we've lost track of the order we presented these in.
Awesomely Awful '90s VII: Judgement Day
Put down your beanie babies and check out what films and TV shows the Awesomelys remember from the Attitude Era.
| Title |
Year |
Type |
Person |
| Con Air |
1997 |
film |
Hal |
| Have I Got News for You |
1990 |
TV show |
Hal |
| Highlander II: The Quickening |
1991 |
film |
Michael |
| Eerie, Indiana |
1991 |
TV show |
Michael |
| Tammy and the T-Rex |
1994 |
film |
Britt |
| Thunder in Paradise |
1994 |
TV show |
Britt |
| Tank Girl |
1995 |
film |
Cyn |
| Lexx |
1996 |
TV show |
Cyn |
Note: we've lost track of the order we presented these in.
Awesomely Awful's Greatest Hits
The Awesomelys debuted at Phoenix Comicon 2013 with an Awesomely Awful panel and we've done a heck of a lot more in the decade since. Join us for a celebratory look back at our pivotal moments.
| Title |
Year |
Type |
Person |
| V |
1983 |
TV show |
Heather |
| They Live |
1988 |
film |
Hal |
| Animaniacs |
1993 |
TV show |
Michael |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? |
1990 |
TV show |
Nick |
| Night of the Comet |
1984 |
film |
Jim |
| The Flight of Dragons |
1982 |
film |
Liz |
| Space Jam |
1996 |
film |
Britt |
| Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter |
1966 |
film |
Hal |
| Vibes |
1988 |
film |
Alyssa |
| Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama |
1988 |
film |
Sarah |
| Pixels |
2015 |
film |
Dee |
Note: this was an unusual panel to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Awesomelys. Rather than play trailers/intros and talk about them, I talked about us and interspersed the history with a pick from each of our panelists over the years and other material. We didn't talk about them, just played them. I started the panel alone, because I was the only one there who had been part of the first panel; Jim was working a gaming convention in Texas, so couldn't attend. The Brass Bells, who founded the panel, had moved to Oregon and lost touch. Heather passed after our second year, so we included a tribute to her. As I progressed through the years, other panelists joined when I got to their year: Michael, Britt, Dee and Cyn. Nick and Alyssa both sent video messages for me to play. While everyone only got a single pick, I added Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter to illustrate one of the new formats we'd created.
Other Events
Click on the Program Guide covers to check out what we've picked at each of these events:
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