Tomorrow I turn thirty [indistinct] years old and I’ve been thinking about a lot of stuff. Last week a young woman whom I knew slightly was killed in Cleveland. She was an arts and culture journalist who had recently been … Continue reading Carl Van Vechten Night Thread (11/18)
Episode Grade: B “Sometimes I get to do what I want to do!” “No, you don’t! Ever!” “Pinch him, kids!” As the ‘straight man’, or at least the closest thing to, in a family of five impulsive weirdos (six if … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers-S09E07 “I Bob Your Pardon”
Series 11 Directed by Jennifer Perrott Written by Pete McTighe Fresh off one of the strongest episodes of the season as well, it’s up to the show to continue that as it returns to a more traditional sci-fi storyline. That … Continue reading Doctor Who (Modern): S11E07 “Kerblam!”
“Call to Action” Everyone gathers for Thanksgiving but Kara is feeling down after her televised debate with Ben Lockwood about the anti-alien sentiment coursing through National City. Meanwhile, James and Lena argue about the best way to handle the Children … Continue reading 11/18/18 Supergirl Live Chat
What a bad ass. I love her. Get Well Soon, Man. anyway heres the match card: 1. Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: Brock Lesnar vs. Daniel Bryan 2. Raw vs. Smackdown Champion vs. Champion: Ronda Rousey … Continue reading WWE Survivor Series 2018 Live Thread (LONG LIVE THE MAN)
Supergirl 4×05: “Parasite Lost”, Arrow 7×05: “The Demon”, Legends of Tomorrow 4×04: “Wet Hot American Bummer”, and The Flash 5×05: “All Doll’d Up” reviews This week in the Arrowverse, we’ve got vampires, mad scientists, alien parasites, and a guy who’s … Continue reading This Week In The Arrowverse: 11/12/2018 – 11/18/2018: “Raw, Unrefined, Cage-Free, Non-GMO Badassery”
The busy period for films is pretty much getting underway at this point, though a lot of the “Oscar Bait” films will be in limited release and many of us won’t be able to see them until the new year. … Continue reading Box Office: November 16-18
After a few runs of different goofy premises, I love this one for its sheer brazen hackiness and level of fantasy – some rich old man just leaving you his enormous fortune is something every kid and most adults have … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Five, Episode Eighteen, “Burns’ Heir”
Here’s the thread for today’s MST3K Marathon so we’ll stop clogging the Open Thread. 12pm: Moon Zero Two (Season 1, Episode 11) 2pm: Warrior of the Lost World (Season 5, Episode 1) 4pm: Bloodlust! (Season 6, Episode 7) 6pm: Samson … Continue reading MST3K Turkey Day Marathon thread
(Tip of the hat to NFL.com for the schedule) Continue reading NFL Regular Season Week 11
So this week is the US Thanksgiving holiday. It’s really the only holiday I care to celebrate anymore, and not because it commemorates a bunch of refugees/immigrants/invaders being accepted and taken care of by the indigenous people but because it’s … Continue reading Sunday Pre-Thanksgiving Food Thread, 11/18
On this day in 1928, Steamboat Willie debuted, unleashing mischievous character/globe conquering corporate mascot Mickey Mouse onto the world and freezing the notion of copyright for almost a century. Though he had technically first appeared in Plane Crazy earlier that … Continue reading Mickey Mouse’s Birthday Day Thread
