Welcome to The Avocado’s classic reviews of Assassination Classroom. Note I have minimal familiarity with the manga on which it is based; I can only speak for the show itself, specifically its dubbed version. At the end of each episode … Continue reading Assassination Classroom 1.07 / 1/08 – “School Trip Time / 1st Period” / “School Trip Time / 2nd Period”
“Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” appears in a six-second cutaway in 30 Rock episode 2×02 “Jack Gets in the Game”. While the show itself features only two lines, an entire three-minute version of the song was written and recorded – with the vocals supplied … Continue reading Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Night Thread
Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 2 – Here are today’s contestants: – Kirsten, a lawyer from Newfoundland and Labrador, had a chat with the recent Prime Minister without knowing it; – Cody, a registered nurse from New York, causes volcanoes … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 2
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 10/02/2018
Hey all, this is my first tournament. Inspired by my love/hate relationship with the podcast Unspooled, I wanted to see if we could suss out our own Top 100 films for the 21st century, early going though it may still be … Continue reading The 2100: Finding the Best Movies of the 21st Century
Pouring one out for Cat’s Cradle, Neuromancer, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Fahrenheit 451. Now vote! Continue reading Greatest Sci-Fi Novel Tournament: SEMIFINALS!!!
Tell us about the first person (or whatever) you were in love with! Tell us anything you want about them, good or bad or funny or anything that strikes your fancy. Continue reading Tell Us About Your First Love
Greetings, Avocadoans! It’s time one again for The Avocado’s weekly discussion of LGBTQQIA+ issues! Rules for this discussion: UPDATE: All are now welcome! However, please be respectful that this discussion is specifically about issues and topics related to lesbian, gay, … Continue reading Weekly LGBT+ Discussion
Sorry everyone, I’m on vacation and in the mountains so my internet access is limited. This will be the world’s laziest movie discussion post because it’s the best I can do. Next week will be (slightly) better! Continue reading Movie Discussion 10/2/2018
Welcome! The purpose of this thread is to talk about all things related to the wonderful world of musical theatre. Each week (or so) I will post a thread with a topic/question for everyone to respond to. This is also … Continue reading Musicals Thread (First Show)
“Get me those Spider-Men!” Continue reading Trailer Talk: New Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Trailer Has Two Too Many Spider-Men
I was first introduced to Octavia Butler in grad school when my African-American Lit. professor assigned Kindred, a novel about a contemporary (at the time) African-American woman who uncontrollably travels back in time to key moments in the life of … Continue reading Parable of the Day Thread
Alright folks, this is it, the long, steady march of brand new AAA games is upon us. Spider-Man and Shadow of the Tomb Raider were just the appetizers, now we’re about to take our first bites of the main course. … Continue reading New Game Releases 10/02/18 – 10/08/18
10/1/2018 – 1920s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Directed by Wallace Worsley Welcome everyone to Day 1 of the Month of Horror. For this section of our journey through the month, we will be heading back in time to the 1920s. … Continue reading Month of Horror 2018: A/S/L – 1920s: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Pixar Edition. Toy Story 3
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading Creative Endeavors Is, mostly, A Fluke
Welcome to this week’s History Thread! I will forgo a discussion topic again this week so we can have…fun? Today’s picture: 51 years ago, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American Justice on the Supreme Court. Marshall had a distinguished career … Continue reading The Weekly History Thread is Sworn In
This is the round of 128 for the 8-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1985-89 including the NES and Sega Master System. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The most upvoted games will continue to the round of … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 8-Bit Years – Round of 64
The US is way too close to having a Supreme Court Justice who once threw a beer at a guy he thought was the lead singer of UB40. Also the sexual assault stuff is horrendous, of course. I continue to … Continue reading The Tuesday Politics Thread Is Just Happy for UB40
SPOILER WARNING: The rules of this game give minor spoilers for season one of The Good Place. Welcome! Everything is fine. So usually there’s a whole spiel, but there’s no time… …Oh, right. I am going to cut to the … Continue reading Werewolves 73 — The Medium Place — Sign-ups
