Recurrent Events Update: 'Heathers' TV Series Greenlit, New Super Mario Odyssey, U2 Joshua Tree Tour

Welcome to the Recurrent Events weekly news update for retro pop culture headlines, links, videos, and more! Coming up this week, RD80s is participating in another 80s crossover event with several other blogs and podcasts. This time the topic is #80sInnovations and our pals at 80s Reboot Overdrive, Return to the 80s, Weegie Midget, and Killer Kitsch will all be participating like in December when we listed off our Top '80s Christmas Gifts. We'll be releasing a special episode of Memory Jogger on Jan 19 so hope you will listen and check out all the great content. If you have blog or podcast and want to join us, connect with The 80s League on Facebook.

If you haven't read my Biking To Buzzards Memoir yet, you can download a copy now through Thurs Jan 19 for just $0.99 cents (Amazon US only.) It's only 44 pages so it's a quick read of just my background and stories from my childhood. If you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can snag it for free!

Also, the RD80s prize bin is getting full so be on the lookout for some giveaway contests on Facebook and Twitter. When you see the contest post, you'll be ask to like/share/retweet to enter. Make sure you are connected with RD80s social media and good luck!

Here are some recent RD80s articles posted in cased you missed them:

• New Funko X Playmobil Figures Include Ghostbusters, Back To the Future, and TMNT
• The Deffest '80s TV Commercials Starring Run-D.M.C.
• TV Advertisments: The Simple '80s vs. Modern Production Marvels

Laughing Squid introduced me to this fun Indiana Jones trailer done in the style of Jason Bourne...

Video of the Week

Here are your Recurrent Events links for Jan 14, 2017!

MOVIES

‘CHIPS’ Official Trailer: 21 Ponch Street? - Deadline
It's Friday the 13th, So Here Are a Bunch of Jason Voorhees Posters - io9
Wayne’s World parties on with a 25th anniversary theatrical re-release - A.V. Club
When Bond Battled Bond at the 1983 Box Office - Mental Floss
One Guy Is Making His Own Street Fighter Movie - Kotaku
Princess Bride Honest Trailer Is Filled With Really Polite Action - CBR
Milla Jovovich Wants To Play Cheetara In A ThunderCats Movie - We Got This Covered
‘Three Amigos’ Revisited: Still Charming And Singularly Strange At 30 - UPROXX
Top Ten John Carpenter Films - Retromash

TV

‘Heathers’ Anthology Based On Movie Picked Up To Series By TV Land - Deadline

‘Twin Peaks’ Teaser Gives First Glimpse at Agent Cooper - Variety

11 'Golden Girls' References Explained for Younger Viewers - Mental Floss

FIVE ALIVE commercial 1981 - Retroist

One Day at a Time Star Isabella Gomez on Norman Lear, Rita Moreno, and Her Breakout Role - Vulture

‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Remake Not Moving Forward At Fox - Deadline

Tony Rosato, The Cartoon Voice Of Luigi, Dead At 62 - Kotaku

Adam F. Goldberg Teases Details For His ‘Goldbergs’ 1990s Spinoff - Deadline

More details on The Lost Boys TV series have emerged - Den of Geek

Shout Factory Plans To Reboot '80s Game Show Starcade - Kotaku

MUSIC

U2 Unveils 2017 'Joshua Tree' Stadium Tour, Will Play Bonnaroo Fest For First Time - Billboard
Def Leppard, Poison and Tesla Announce 2017 Tour - Ultimate Classic Rock
Watch LL Cool J Recall Bizarre 1980s Meeting With Paul Simon - Rolling Stone
Where are they now? Eighties singer Paul Young - Express
Cyndi Lauper To Play ‘Austin City Limits’ On PBS - Like Totally 80s
'80s remake of Rihanna's 'This Is What You Came For' rivals the original - Mashable
“Weird Al” Yankovic Is Releasing and Accordion-Shaped Box Set - Nerdist
Billy Joel adds baseball stadium shows to 2017 tour - Stuck in the 80s
Lou Gramm Says He Has 'Not Been Asked' to Join Foreigner's Summer Tour - Ultimate Classic Rock

VIDEO GAMES

The Next Big Mario Game Is Super Mario Odyssey - Kotaku
'Ultra Street Fighter II' for the Nintendo Switch is the ultimate throwback - Mashable
Yars’ Revenge, Atari 2600 Review by Rob Joy - Vintage is the New Old
A visit to the arcade graveyard - Cool and Collected
“Viva Amiga: The Story of a beautiful machine” available Worldwide - Vintage is the New Old
Watch Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto explain the basics of video game design - A.V. Club
Have You Always Wanted to Play “Fix-It Felix Jr.” from the Movie “Wreck-It Ralph”? Well Now You Can! - Vintage is the New Old
'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' is out on March 3 - Mashable
NES Classic Edition hacked, here’s one with 84 games loaded on it - Polygon
Hidden Message Found In The Famicom Mini - Kotaku

POP CULTURE

We Now Officially Know What Kind of Car Homer Simpson Drives - Nerdist
Do You Remember This Knight Rider Kiddie Ride? - Retroist
Retro Ad: GoBots and Nestle Quik - Retro Ramblings
'Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77': Inside the Team-Up of the 20th Century - THR
Book Review: Breaking into The Impossible Fortress - Branded in the 80s
He-Man/Thundercats #4 Preview - He-man.Org
Coming Soon: Street Fighter Exclusive Pop!s! - Funko
Forgotten Food: Oatmeal Swirlers - Retro Ramblings
Street Fighter M.U.S.C.L.E. Series Release - Plastic and Plush
30 Things Turning 30 in 2017 - Mental Floss
Pop Rewind Podcast: Childhood Birthdays - Pop Rewind
Voltron Legendary Defender 5-Inch Action Figures Video Review & Images - Toy News International

Got a link or know any active retro pop culture blogs/websites that are worth including with the Recurrent Events? Leave a comment so I can add it to the mix! If you missed last week's news update, visit the Recurrent Events archive.