Pete gets a super suit...
Nerd By Northwest #300 – “The Greatest Russian-American Hero”
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What can I say? I've just got classic TV references on the brain lately... 😉
Some weeks ago when brainstorming this story arc, I knew I wanted an alien tech superhero sorta thing yet didn't know what form it should take. But as I've come to discover, when you open yourself to inspiration then the universe tends to deliver. And it did so here via an unrelated Youtube search of old TV shows, where I found "The Greatest American Hero"... not just the pilot, but ALL the episodes! Halfway through watching the first episode, I knew this was what I was looking for.
I'm about halfway through the series, and it's been a fun trip down memory lane. It was one of my favorite shows as a little kid, and it's still enjoyable now despite the cheesy special effects. In fact I'm finding the cheesy special effects at times make it even MORE enjoyable. The show was always intended to be on the humorous side, but seeing the 80's special effects make it even funnier. I'm pretty sure tomorrow night you'll find me watching another episode over a big glass of beer and laughing my ass off.
Simple pleasures are sometimes the best... 😁
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