Well, this is what I get for pointing out this tournament’s almost total lack of upsets: three of our top four seeds went down this round, making for a pretty eclectic final four. Even so, this header belongs to an … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: The Final Four
Given the almost total lack of upsets so far in this tournament, at least just going off of the seeding, it’s probably not exactly accurate to apply the “Cinderella” label to anyone. If we were going to give it to … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: Round of 8
Well, as most of us predicted, a lot more close match-ups this time around. Of the fallen, the header this time goes to Cypress Hill, who beat Eminem before losing to DMX (the three artists of course making up the … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: Round Three
For the most part, Round One of this tournament was pretty much chalk across the board, with the winner being exactly who you might’ve guessed it would be, usually by a significant margin. Such is the lot of first-rounds in … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: Round Two
Part One is still open, but I wanted to go ahead and get Part Two up before the holiday. Both will stay open until I get back into town, probably on Saturday. Get to it. Header this time out is … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: Round One, Part Two
All right, the nominations are in and tallied up (and only a day after I said they would be…), and we received enough to fill out a full 64-seed bracket! Big thanks to everyone who nominated, even though I managed … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament: Round One, Part One
I stopped and started this intro four or five times before I just gave it up. 90’s Hip-Hop doesn’t need an introduction from a suburban white dude from outside of a city that never had a rap contender. I have … Continue reading 1990’s Hip-Hop/Rap Tournament
Episode Grade: A– You’d think they’d have learned by now. You’d think it would have dawned on Bob and Linda that they are in no way a match for Louise, especially not when she has the sincere support of her … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E13: “An Incon-Wheelie-ent Truth”
Episode Grade: B “We came so close to success, I smelled it. It smelled weird. Good weird.” By this point, we know that Bob’s Burgers has a weird relationship with success. The Belchers are in theory familiar with the concept, … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers: S11E11 “Romancing the Beef”
“It’s a Christmas miracle! We went really fast and also don’t look to closely at the quality of our work!” Episode Grade: B/B+ You’re not going to believe this, but there are some drawbacks to my usual routine reviewing Bob’s … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E10: “Yachty or Nice”
Episode Grade: B- At this point in the series, there’s a certain amount of trepidation that comes with going into a Gene-and-Linda episode. Namely: when is the shouting going to start? As the two most, let’s say strident characters in … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E09: “Mommy Boy”
Episode Grade: B- “So you’re saying that the way to show you I love you is to just let your parents be crappy?” How do you grade an episode that was mostly a fun ride, but whose final denouement just … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E08: “The Terminalator II: Terminals of Endearment”
Episode Grade: B+ “Meh, I don’t want to be married to Courtney.” “OK. Tammy?” “I’ll take Mom.” “Ah, that’s a little…” “I am sick and I get what I want! Now, continue..” … And so Thanksgiving, that most hallowed of … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E07: “Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid”
Episode Grade: B+/A- Before I get into any reviewing of tonight’s episode, I’d like to take a moment to acknowlege that this is Bob’s Burgers‘s 200th episode, both in terms of production order and airdate (as far as I can … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E06: “Bob Belcher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Kids”
Episode Grade: A– It’s Wagstaff, isn’t it? There’s just something about the school, and the various weirdos who attend and work there, that brings out the best in Bob’s Burgers. This is partially a result of the deep bench of … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E05: “Fast Time Capsules at Wagstaff School”
Episode Grade: B+ There are times when I start to feel like maybe I watch too much Bob’s Burgers. That is to say, I’ve watched most episodes enough times that I remember (or maybe misremember) details that the writers have … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E04: “Heartbreak Hotel-oween”
Episode Grade: B “One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn’t going to go off. It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.” – Anton Chekhov Chekhov probably never considered that his oft-quoted principle … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E03: “Copa-Bob-bana”
Episode Grade: A- Fair warning upfront: this is going to be a rather bare-bones Bob’s Burgers review. I wanted to get something up so those who wanted to talk about tonight’s episode have a place to do so, but real-life … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E02: “Worms of In-Rear-Ment”
Episode Grade: B Well, here we are. Season 11 of Bob’s Burgers, the little show that could. After years of being shuffled around the schedule, and getting stuck in the 7:30 slot as often as not, Bob’s returns for its … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S11E01: “Dream a Little Bob of Bob”
Episode Grade: B+ I know this will be absolutely stunning to those of you who’ve read my Bob’s Burgers write-ups in the past, but I’m going to hit on some themes I’ve talked about before reviewing this show. Deepest apologies. … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E22: “Prank You for Being a Friend”
Episode Grade: B+ “Simpsons did it!” The above is not a quote from tonight’s Bob’s Burgers, but rather South Park‘s classic episode “Simpsons Already Did It”. I’ll be a bit presumptuous and assume most people reading this are familiar with … Continue reading Bob’s Burgers S10E21: “Local She-ro”
