The Weekly Links: Supergirl, Greatest American Hero, And CHiPs All Being Remade

Welcome retro-holics to another edition of The Weekly Links! Time to once again take a look at the '80s nostaliga that popped up in this past week's headlines. My week included a trip to the theater on labor to day with my 9 year old son to see Ghostbusters. What an awesome experience it was to share with him for the first time, one of the movies that first made an impact on me. Here is some other stuff I learned this week:

• RIP Dot Matrix and the Virgin Alarm.
• You can actually play Tecmo Superbowl with 2015 NFL lineups. 
• The new Angry Bird Transformers trailer is very '80s.
• Before he sang with the Fat Boys, Chubby Checker recorded "The Dig Dug Dance."
• Netflix has some pretty good new streaming releases this month including my favorite Robin Williams movie.
• Your not obsessed with Ghostbusters until you get an amazing tattoo.
• A new episode of the Rediscover The 80s Podcast is almost here! (Well, I already knew that but decided to share!)

The video of the week comes from Mashable and features our favorite F.L.A.G. employee and the original smart car. David Hasselhoff wants to tell us about the new Samsung Smart Home technology and K.I.T.T. is not impressed. In fact, K.I.T.T. expresses his opinion to his ungrateful partner by finding a new one! Check out the hilarious ad below...

TWL Video of the Week

"Samsung Smart Home Ad Featuring David Hasselhoff and KITT" 

by Mashable

Now check out what else happened this week in movies, TV, video games, music, and culture...

Movies

Shortlist revealed for the new Snake Plissken - Den Of Geek
21 Reasons Why Fievel The Mouse Was The Hero We All Needed As Kids - BuzzFeed Rewind
19 Inconceivable Facts About The Making Of "The Princess Bride" - Mashable
Dax Shepard Making 'CHiPS' Movie for Warner Bros. -The Hollywood Reporter
The Most Important Lessons We Learned From Mr. Shoop In ‘Summer School’ - UPROXX
What's the Greatest John Hughes Movie of All Time? - Mashable

Back To The Future musical delayed to 2016, director leaves - Den Of Geek

TV

'Supergirl' is getting her own TV series now - Hitfix
Starman TV Series Reunion at The Hollywood Show – Robert Hays and CD Barnes - Retrobuff
100 things that apparently happened, as told by ‘The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story’ - PopWatch

17 Reasons Zack Morris From "Saved By The Bell" Is Unrealistically Perfect - BuzzFeed Rewind
The LEGO Movie Directors Are Rebooting The Greatest American Hero - io9

Video Games

Screen to table: 9 board game adaptations of vintage video games - The A.V. Club
Kickstarter Funded 'Commodore 64: A Visual Commpendium' Hits Online Stores - RetroCollect

The Power of Glove Documentary: An Interview - PopRewind

Music

Survivor Singer Jimi Jamison Dies of Heart Attack at 63 - Mashable
“Greatest American Hero” theme singer interview: Joey Scarbury - Noblemania
Faith No More (and Other '80s Bands) Are Recording Again! - People Magazine
Motley Crue’s Final Tour Is a Must-See: Here are Six(x) Reasons Why - Billboard

Culture

Fifteen Cereal Brands Breakfast Fans Want Back - Neatorama
22 Things That Terrified '80s Kids - BuzzFeed Rewind
7 Times Pizza Hut Won The Fast Food Toy Wars - BuzzFeed Rewind
The most shareable NFL moments of the 1980s - SBNation.com
Lost in the Longbox: G.I. Joe and the Transformers (1987) - Strange Kids Club