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Arthur Burghardt
Arthur Napier Burghardt (born August 29, 1947) is an American retired actor, best known for portraying Jack Scott on the soap opera ''One Life to Live''. In animation, he is known for lending his deep bass voice as Devastator in '' The Transformers'', Destro, Stalker and Iceberg in '' G. I. Joe'' and Pete (as the character's first and so far only Black performer) in several Disney video games. Career His first movie appearance was as the Great Ahmed Kahn in ''Network'' (1976). Notable voice roles include Destro in the animated series ''G.I. Joe'' and Devastator on '' The Transformers''. He also lent his deep bass voice to Venom in ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. and Turbo in '' Challenge of the Gobots''. Burghardt appeared in the very first episode of the daytime soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' in 1984. He also appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom '' Good Sports'' with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett. In 1997, he was the voice of "Cy" in the family science f ...
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GalaxyCon
GalaxyCon, LLC, formerly known as Super Conventions or Supercon, is a privately owned company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that organizes comic book convention, comic book and anime convention, anime conventions in the United States. Events currently include: GalaxyCon Raleigh in Raleigh, North Carolina; Animate! Raleigh; GalaxyCon Richmond in Richmond, Virginia; GalaxyCon Columbus in Columbus, Ohio; GalaxyCon Austin in Austin, Texas; and GalaxyCon San Jose in San Jose, California. In early 2019, the original Supercon trademark, along with the original Florida Supercon events, were sold to ReedPop, at which time all other "Supercon" events were renamed GalaxyCon. History The first Supercon was organized by founder Mike Broder in late 2006 at the Ramada Hollywood Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, called Florida Supercon. He was looking to bring a large scale convention to south Florida. Another event, Anime Supercon, took place in Fort Lauderdale five months later. Estima ...
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Santa Barbara (TV Series)
''Santa Barbara'' is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from July 30, 1984, to January 15, 1993. The show revolves around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California. Other prominent families featured on the soap were the rival Lockridge family, and the more modest Andrade and Perkins families. The serial was produced by Dobson Productions and New World Television, which also served as distributor for the show in international markets. ''Santa Barbara'' was the first series for New World Television. ''Santa Barbara'' aired in the United States at 3:00 PM Eastern (2:00 PM Central) on NBC in the same time slot as ''General Hospital'' on ABC and ''Guiding Light'' on CBS and right after '' Another World''. ''Santa Barbara'' aired in over 40 countries around the world. It became the longest-running television series in Russia, airing there from 1992 to 2002. ''Santa Barbara'' won 24 Daytime Emmy Awards and was nominated 30 time ...
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Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was prevalent before streaming platforms came to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references to direct-to-video releases are often pejorative. Direct-to-video release has also become profitable for independent filmmakers and smaller companies. Some direct-to-video genre films (with a high-profile star) can generate well in excess of $50 million revenue worldwide. Reasons for releasing direct to video A production studio may decide not to generally release a TV show or film for several possible reasons: a low budget, a lack of support from a TV network, negative reviews, its controversial nature, that it may appeal to a small ...
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Robotix
''Robotix'' is a 1985 American animated series based on the original Milton Bradley toyline of the same name featured on the '' Super Sunday'' programming block. The toyline is of the construction type that includes motors, wheels and pincers and similar to the Erector Set and K'Nex. The series follows the conflict between the peaceful Protectons and the warmongering Terrakors on the prehistoric alien world Skalorr V in the distant past and two groups of humans from the year 200X who get caught up in it. The show was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and animated in Japan by Toei Animation, which also animated other cartoons featured on '' Super Sunday''. Characters Protectons *Argus "Ark" Power Electronixus (voiced by Arthur Burghardt): Leader of the Protectons. Before his transfer into his Robotix body, he was the chief-in-command of the Protectonian spacecraft city Zanadon and had a romantic relationship with Nara. He is compassionate and brave and tries ...
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Long Beach Convention And Entertainment Center
The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Arena, and the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. It is served by the 1st Street station of Los Angeles Metro Rail. History The first Long Beach Municipal Auditorium was completed in 1905. The second Municipal Auditorium was completed in 1932. It extended 500 feet into the water at the center of the Rainbow Pier. It was demolished in 1975. Listed below are historic photos from the Municipal Auditorium. File:Long Beach Municipal Auditorium aerial view circa 1930.jpg, Aerial view of the second Municipal Auditorium, c. 1930 File:Interior view of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium showing proscenium detail, circa 1930.jpg, Proscenium, c. 1930 File:Interior view of Long Beach Municipal Auditorium showing the concert hall circa 1930.jpg, Inte ...
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The Pothole
"The Pothole" is the 150th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the 16th episode for the eighth season. It aired on NBC on February 20, 1997. In the episode, Jerry is unwilling to kiss his girlfriend after she unknowingly brushes her teeth with a toothbrush that fell in the toilet, George tries to recover his keys from a paved-over pothole, Kramer adopts a highway and handles the maintenance work himself, and Elaine moves into a janitor's closet so that she can get delivery from a favorite Chinese restaurant. This episode earned Andy Ackerman an Emmy Award for Outstanding Direction. Jerry Seinfeld, in an appearance on '' The Tonight Show'' the night before the episode aired, declared "The Pothole" to be one of the best episodes of the series. Plot Jerry accidentally knocks his girlfriend Jenna's toothbrush into the toilet, and she uses it before he can tell her. Since she is as fastidious about cleanliness as him, he is afraid to tell her afterwards. He directs ...
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Ghost Of Sparta
''God of War: Ghost of Sparta'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It was first released for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld console on November 2, 2010. The game is the sixth installment in the ''God of War'' series and the fourth chronologically. Loosely based on Greek mythology, ''Ghost of Sparta'' is set in ancient Greece with vengeance as its central motif. The player controls the protagonist Kratos, the God of War. Kratos is still haunted by the visions of his mortal past and decides to explore his origins. In Atlantis, he finds his mother Callisto, who claims that his brother Deimos is still alive. Kratos journeys to the Domain of Death to rescue his brother. After initial resentment from Deimos, the brothers team up to battle the God of Death, Thanatos, Deimos' captor. The gameplay is similar to that of the previous installments, and focuses on combo-based combat, achieved through th ...
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