Algonquin Provincial Park sits in the middle of the southern half of Ontario, Canada. Established in 1893 and covering 7,653 km2 (2,955 sq mi), it is a vast wilderness of rolling, forested hills and interconnected lakes, and while there is a road running through … Continue reading An Algonquin Park Day Thread
I forgot to write anything up for the day thread, so here’s a few pictures of Newton instead. Continue reading The Day Thread of Newton
Starring Leslie Nielsen Also starring Alan North And Rex Hamilton, as Abraham Lincoln Tonight’s episode: “The Broken Promise” Continue reading The Day Thread is In Color!
On the night of their 25-year class reunion, the Yellowjackets navigate damning evidence, false alibis and a dubious attempt to “heal.” In the wilderness, the Doomcoming fallout finds everything firmly off the rails as simmering resentments come to a head. … Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E10 “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi” – Discussion Thread
If you live in a city, posters can be hard to avoid. They’re stapled to light posts and electrical poles, or taped up to construction hoarding and inside store windows. They can be about just about anything – obscure political … Continue reading The Day Thread Posts No Bills
You are cordially invited to The Doomcoming. On the brink of death, the Yellowjackets opt to throw one last rager before careening into oblivion. An increasingly paranoid Shauna struggles between keeping her cool and being Shauna. Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E09 “Doomcoming” – Discussion Thread
After a vicious attack, the girls suss out the best of their worst ideas. Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E08 “Flight of the Bumblebee” – Discussion Thread
As starvation looms, Taissa leads a last-ditch effort and/or suicide mission. Amid felony schemes and all-night stakeouts, the Yellowjackets are forced to commit small talk. Feel free to discuss anything from the latest episode of Yellowjackets below! Continue reading Yellowjackets S01E07 “No Compass” – Discussion Thread
Here are your 2021 winners for the best in podcasts and videos: Best Non-Comedy Podcast Winner: Waypoint Radio Runner-up: Aack Cast Best Comedy Podcast Winner: Blank Check Runner-up: Comedy Bang! Bang! Best YouTube Channel Winner: Defunctland Runner-up: 3D Botmaker Congratulations … Continue reading The Pits: Podcasting and Video Winners
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not make your own post or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in podcasting and videos 2021
Two shows remain, the finals are now here! In the last round: Star Trek: The Next Generation defeated Futurama 50-32. The Twilight Zone defeated Twin Peaks 56-18. Now vote! Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Finals
The semifinals are here! First, the quarterfinal results: Star Trek: The Next Generation defeated The Good Place 42-34 In a surprise last-second comeback, Deep Space Nine beat Futurama 3000 – 45 Futurama beats Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 45-30 Farscape … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Semifinals
Hello, and welcome to the tournament quarterfinals. Here’s some highlights from the last round: Our top seed, The Twilight Zone, continues to sail, winning its matchup against Watchmen by a round-leading 51 votes. Meanwhile, it will meet the survivor of … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Quarterfinals
Hello, and welcome to the third round of my increasingly erractically scheduled tournament! I’m hoping to get these up more regularly this week with the aim of having the finals next week, but we’ll see how that goes. Before we … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Round 3
First, apologies for the delay in getting this up. I just haven’t had time to properly organize the Round 1 results until now. Second, some highlights from the first round: First, the biggest margin of victory belongs to our number … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Round 2
I’ll have detailed results from the first round up on Monday, when Round 2 comes out, but for now, here’s the second part of Round 1. Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Round 1b
Hello, and welcome to round one of the speculative television tournament! First, some good news for fans of shows from the play-in round, as I made a couple of mistakes when I was initially sorting through the nominations, as I … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Round 1
Hello and welcome to the preliminary round of the Speculative Fiction Tournament! We had a number of tied nominations at the bottom of the standings, but unfortunately with only the 64th and final slot open. So, I’ll be posting all … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Play-in Round
I’ve had the thought of doing a tournament for the best speculative fiction TV show for a while now, so here it is. I’m using “speculative fiction” quite broadly here, mostly because it makes for a neater title than “Science … Continue reading Speculative Television Tournament – Nominations
Jon Bois is one of my favourite creators on the Internet. He’s an excellent storyteller, who’s carved out a niche of making fascinating low-fi sports documentaries on YouTube. His magnum opus, in my opinion, is The History of the Seattle … Continue reading The Night Thread of the Seattle Mariners
Palau is an island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, consisting of an archipelago composed of 340 islands. With a land area of 460 km2 (about the same as the borough of Queens, New York) and a population of just … Continue reading The Day Thread visits the capital of Palau
