Disney Returns to Oz, MTV Changes Animation, and Nic Cage and Sam Jackson Remind Us of Racist Radio

Johnny Depp dials it in, the premiere of the two best things to ever happen to television (both courtesy of Ted Turner), the cringiest Sopranos outing, Chevy Chase's last stand, Community says goodbye for the first time, Hugh Grant becomes a made man, and good times with Quentin Tarantino at his most indulgent! All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago.  Support us at https://www.patreon.com/lasertime

Rio is back for probably the last time, Silicon Valley premieres alongside another meteroic HBO show, a very 90s Threesome, Oculus is scarier than Meta, Kevin Costner drafts, we remember The Alamo, Metroid becomes a classic franchise. and a massive blow to the music world.

The end of a road for Disney animation, Home Movies and How I Met Your Mother conclude so Danny Phantom and Hellboy can live, Martin Short's weirdest movie ever, Guillermo Del Toro introduces us to Hellboy, Community's delusion is half the battle, and the best movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe premieres!

The Coens strike out for the first time, Scooby-Two, a Biblical Epic (seriously), Michael Bluth Breaks Bad and more. 

Deadwood shows how the west was won — with mud and cursing, monks make bank, Prince’s monster guitar solo, South Park goes anime, Kevin Sorbo fights God, Jim Carrey’s best movie, fast zombies are OK with us, Rick and Morty plugs in the interdimensional cable box, Harvey Keitel has a monkey, and Community plays Dungeons and Dragons — and it’s advanced! All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

The Coen brothers invent the hula hoop, Denis Leary ruins Christmas, Nicolas Cage is Driving Miss Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Kerrigan whiffs SNL, Cody Banks goes to London, Stephen King writes about a writer, Curb Your Enthusiasm hits the stage, one of our aircraft is missing, Review debuts to five stars, crowd-funding saves a teenage detective, and Fox goes to space. All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson waste time and money on 70s nostalgia, Rocky and Bullwinkle's best bit takes the spotlight, EWW a 300 sequel, Leonardo Dicaprio heats up in a way many choose to forget, "Hello, Fellow Sopranos!", South Park puts the TV and game industry to shame, and one of the most influential cartoon shows of the 1990s is sadly the most forgotten: Duckman Debuts! All that and more this week 30, 20 and 10 years ago!

Broken Lizard's follow up to Super Troopers, Mel Gibson makes a very lucrative, kinda insane horror movie, Luke Perry stars in a movie with a title tailor-made for late nite monologues, Daniel Day Lewis earns his paycheck, Homer's ultimate dumb job, Liam Neeson is once again Liam Neeson. All that and more 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Sex and the City ends, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon begins, Reality Bites helps define Generation X (like it or not), Lisa hates hearing from her favorite toy, Lindsay Lohan is a drama queen, two stupid explodey volcano movies, the Trip series goes Euro, and Steven Segal is ridiculous. All that and more from 30, 20, and 10 years ago!

Apu steps into the spotlight, the Robocop remake is so close, the centerpeice of the Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore trilogy, Taiki Waititi brings us a documentary with fangs, Seinfeld's greatest moment (or at least George's), True Detective rules, and one of the weirdest, worst movies we've ever seen. All that and more from 30, 20 and 10 years ago