Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – New Dimension November 6, 2025

Welcome to the weekly TV thread.

This month is New Dimension November, named after “New Dimension,” one of the tunes the Japanese instrumental hip-hop duo Force of Nature—KZA and DJ Kent—composed for Samurai Champloo, one of my favorite anime shows. Every Original TV Score Selection of the Week this month at the Couch Avocados column will be a hip-hop instrumental that was composed for Champloo.

The Original TV Score Selection of the Week is “New Dimension.”

Force of Nature, “New Dimension” (from Samurai Champloo) (3:15)

“New Dimension” surfaced during the 2004 episode “Ishindenshin sono ni (Tacit Understanding 2),” which was retitled “Hellhounds for Hire (Part 2)” for English-speaking countries, and the 2004 episode “Tettō tetsubi (Through and Through),” which was retitled “Bogus Booty.” Today’s prompt is: Because the word “dimension” is in the track title, what’s your favorite show about an alternate dimension? Is it Fringe? Is it Counterpart? Is it the short-lived Spider-Man Unlimited? Is it What If…? from Marvel Studios?