Happy Pride Month! To celebrate, I'm spotlighting one of the funniest, smartest, and most influential storytellers in entertainment—my latest Hollywood Obsessed Podcast guest, Paul Rudnick. If the name doesn't immediately sound familiar, chanc…
As a kid, I was absolutely obsessed with watching reruns of “The Addams Family,” starring Carolyn Jones and John Astin as Morticia and Gomez Addams. Their kooky, spooky, delightfully weird world was unlike anything else on television. So…
When I had the opportunity to interview legendary film and television star Robert Hays for my podcast via Zoom from his oceanside home in Hawaii, my mind instantly filled with memories of the movies and television shows from my childhood that still …
In 1980, a little movie called “Airplane!” crashed into theaters and changed comedy forever. More than four decades later, audiences are still quoting its lines, replaying its outrageous gags, and laughing just as hard as they did on ope…
Growing up, going to the movies every weekend felt like climbing aboard the world’s wildest roller coaster. The 1980s exploded with larger-than-life action spectacles—from First Blood and Lethal Weapon to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Term…
In 1985, a gritty little sci-fi action film crashed into theaters like a time-traveling shockwave—and nothing was ever the same. The Terminator didn’t just introduce audiences to a relentless cybernetic assassin—it unleashed Arnold…
For the past several decades, moviegoers have been treated to an extraordinary wave of superhero films, thanks largely to the cinematic worlds created by DC Studios and Marvel Studios. These larger-than-life adventures have transported us to wo…
In 1978, Christopher Reeve soared into cinematic history, making us all believe a man could fly in Superman: The Movie, directed by Richard Donner. Then came 1980’s Superman II—bigger, bolder, and packed with enough super-powered showdow…
In the 1980s, the real magic of cinema didn’t just happen on soundstages—it spilled out onto the streets. And nowhere captured that raw, electric energy quite like New York City. Gritty, stylish, unpredictable… the city wasn&rsquo…
Today, female directors are thriving across film and television—but rewind to the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the landscape looked very different. Opportunities behind the camera were scarce… until a former fashion design student tu…
Growing up, one thing I could always count on from my hours of television watching was this: no matter how messy things got between siblings, by the time the closing credits rolled, the older brother had usually stepped up, owned the moment, and hel…
During the 1970s, television began shifting away from purely escapist sitcoms toward more socially conscious programming that reflected real-world issues such as feminism, racism, and the lingering impact of the Vietnam War. The era of Lassie rescui…
Last month, Hollywood Obsessed Podcast celebrated its third anniversary, and I kicked off the festivities with a blog post that longtime listeners warmly embraced. The celebration continues here with Part 2, featuring even more fun podcast binge gro…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had a soft spot for medical TV shows. Maybe it started when I was a kid watching Jack Klugman solve medical mysteries on “Quincy, M.E..” Or perhaps it was those adrenaline-pumping rerun…
HAPPY 3RD ANNIVERSARY, Hollywood Obsessed Podcast ! 160 episodes. 80 incredible guests. And I’m just getting warmed up! Three years ago, I hit “record” with nothing but a dream, a microphone, and a lifelong love of movies…
Let’s set the scene: it’s the early 1980s. Shoulder pads are strong, hair is bigger, and there is one man on television causing spontaneous swooning across America—women of all ages and plenty of gay men included. That man? Gregory…
Growing up, I was completely obsessed with television—especially shows centered on powerful, unforgettable women. That passion was shaped at home, raised by two remarkable women who taught me early on that brilliance, resilience, and fabulousn…
If you grew up glued to TV reruns the way I did, you know the thrill of discovering a show that felt different—smarter, warmer, and somehow more grown-up than the rest. For me, one of those shows was “Room 222.” I was probably too …
Have you ever stopped to wonder who the people are behind the scenes—the ones who cast the stars and assemble the unforgettable ensembles in your favorite films and TV series? They’re the quiet power players of Hollywood… the prof…
Looking back at the films and television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, it’s impossible to deny how deeply they shaped the way we laughed, felt, and even talked to one another. This was the era of rabbit-ear TVs, Friday-night lineup rituals, dr…
In the 1980s, one prime-time soap didn’t just rule television — it owned it. Dallas swaggered onto the airwaves like a chauffeured limousine pulling up to Southfork Ranch and changed the TV game forever. Before the world started asking &…
When actress Sheree J. Wilson’s “Dallas” character, April Stevens, met her shocking demise in 1991, I—along with millions of devoted prime-time soap fans—was absolutely devastated. I was fully invested in her whirlwind …
Happy New Year, friends! I honestly can’t believe how many incredible guests I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing since I launched Hollywood Obsessed back in March 2023. With our third anniversary right around the corner, I&r…
When I was a kid, one of the biggest shows on television was The Six Million Dollar Man, and Lee Majors was the TV superstar of the era. I watched that show religiously—so much so that I even had the action figure to prove it. Of course, I was…