ABC has announced that it has renewed its hit 80s-set comedy The Goldbergs for a seventh season, while the 90s spinoff Schooled will also be back for a second run, thought to be 13 episodes in total. Created by Adam F. Goldberg and based on his own family growing up in the 80s, The Goldbergs […]
Robert Englund would don Freddy’s jumper for one more A Nightmare on Elm Street
You wouldn’t need to be in dreamland to have imagined news like this would emerge in the wake of David Gordon Green’s Halloween (read our ★★★★ review here) collecting a huge bucket of treats at the box-office. Following Robert Englund’s first outing in the stripy jumper since 2003’s Freddy vs. Jason, in this week’s episode […]
The Goldbergs creator on convincing Robert Englund to return as Freddy Krueger
Although he’s ruled out a return for another movie, horror icon Robert Englund is donning the fedora and razor glove once again as he reprises the role of Freddy Krueger for ‘Mr. Knifey-Hands’, the upcoming Halloween episode of the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Ahead of the episode this coming Wednesday, creator Adam F. Goldberg has […]
Robert Englund returning as Freddy Krueger for The Goldbergs Halloween episode
Back in October of last year, Robert Englund ruled out another appearance as Freddy Krueger, but it seems that must have been limited to the big screen and didn’t include guest roles in hit 80s-set TV sitcoms. As revealed on the show’s official Twitter page, Englund is set to reprise his signature role as the […]
Rick Moranis to reprise his Dark Helmet role from Spaceballs for The Goldbergs
Rick Moranis is set to take on his first acting role in over a decade this week as he returns to voice Spaceballs‘ iconic villain Dark Helmet in Wednesday’s episode of The Goldbergs. The episode, airing on May 9th, will pay tribute to the classic 1987 Mel Brooks comedy see Adam (Sean Giambrone) encountering Dark […]
ABC gives straight-to-series order to 90s-set Goldbergs spinoff
Back in November it was announced that ABC and Sony Pictures were developing a spinoff to the hit U.S. sitcom The Goldbergs, and now comes word that the network has given the show a straight-to-series order. The spinoff has been developed by The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg and executive producer Marc Firek and will take place […]
Kevin Smith to direct episode of The Goldbergs about Tim Burton’s Batman
Kevin Smith has been making the rounds lately directing episodes of superhero television shows like The Flash and Supergirl, and now he’s taking on Batman… sort of. According to IGN, Smith will next helm an episode of the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs centered on the impending release of Tim Burton’s 1989 film, Batman. The episode begins filming next week, and […]
The Goldbergs spinoff in development at ABC
Deadline is reporting that ABC and Sony Pictures TV are developing a spinoff to the hit sitcom The Goldbergs. The potential series would take place in the 1990s and follow Bryan Callen’s recurring character Mr. Mellor and another high school teacher, who become unlikely father figures to the school secretary’s three misfit kids. The spinoff is […]
Charlie Sheen to reprise Ferris Bueller’s Day Off role in The Goldbergs
While it’s still up in the air as to whether Charlie Sheen will reprise the role of Charlie Harper for the upcoming series finale of Two and Half Men, the actor is set to return to one of his earliest roles – that of ‘Boy in the Police Station’ from the 1986 John Hughes classic […]