Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 19th, 2024
It’s that time of year when Batman smells. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 19th, 2024
Author: Jim on the Move
I'm Jim Aquino, an ex-journalist who was named after Jimmy Carter. I'm he/him. To keep folks from confusing me with other Jim Aquinos, I've written a book and a bunch of non-Avocado blog posts under "J. John Aquino." I collect pics of accidental Star Trek cosplay and write the column (a.k.a. the header) that kicks off The Avocado's weekly TV thread. TV rotted my brain. https://linktr.ee/jjohnaquino
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 12th, 2024
“7-Mary-4, we’re needed at the roller disco again. We need to tranquilize George Peppard. He punched out another skate rental attendant.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 12th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 5th, 2024
Welcome to the Cerritos, where the ship’s counselor sounds an awful lot like Frank Doyle from Beyond Belief. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 5th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 28th, 2024
Robbie Robertson was the greatest film composer who shared a name with a Spider-Man character since Blazing Saddles composer John Morbius. (Okay, the Morbius thing isn’t true, but it should be.) Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 28th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 21st, 2024
Two basketball-related shows kick off the thread this week: The White Shadow, a drama about inner-city trouble, and Inside the NBA, which has been saved from the bubble. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 21st, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 14th, 2024
R.I.P. to Quincy Jones. If you ever wanted to know the lyrics to his theme from Sanford and Son, hit “Continue reading” and enjoy along with a fifth of Champipple. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 14th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 7th, 2024
R.I.P. to Teri Garr. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 7th, 2024
Couch Avokilldos: TV Dismemberment Thread – October 31st, 2024
If you play the audio of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown backwards, you can hear Lucy say, “Dolly Madison Zingers are your lord and savior.” Continue reading Couch Avokilldos: TV Dismemberment Thread – October 31st, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 24th, 2024
🎵 “The X-Files is a show/With music by Mark Snow.” 🎵 Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 24th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 17th, 2024
Stranger Things has been on Netflix for only four seasons, yet it feels like we’ve been in Hawkins, Indiana since the Clinton Administration. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 17th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 10th, 2024
Mizzy be puttin’ it down. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 10th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 3rd, 2024
All the Original TV Score Selections of the Week this month are spooky. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – October 3rd, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 26th, 2024
Jason Reitman’s new movie recreates the night when Don Pardo mistakenly introduced to TV the “Not for Ready Prime Time Players.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 26th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 19th, 2024
Batman Day is on Saturday, which means that the What Did Prince Do This Week? podcast will be doing a five-hour discussion of the meaning of “Hey, Ducky, let me stick the seven-inch in the computer.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 19th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 12th, 2024
The new show English Teacher is hilarious, while the really old Room 222 is also about teachers, even though its title makes it sound like it’s a documentary about the Overlook Hotel. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 12th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 5th, 2024
Live logs and proper. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 5th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 29th, 2024
The above thumbnail looks like a scene from Scooby-Doo and the Curse of the Manhattan Douchenozzle Landlord. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 29th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 22nd, 2024
Would you like that? Would you like to ride with Batman? Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 22nd, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 15th, 2024
A brilliant crime drama from the ’90s finally comes to streaming. And no, it’s not Heat Vision and Jack. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 15th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 8th, 2024
🎵 “Here comes Bob and Carol/His wife Emily really likes him/He has five people in his group.” 🎵 Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 8th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 1st, 2024 (the debut of the Original TV Score Selection of the Week)
I’m Jim. I’m going to be taking over the Couch Avocados column. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 1st, 2024 (the debut of the Original TV Score Selection of the Week)