For the discussion of television shows including episodic reviews of both current and classic programs
“Basic Genealogy” originally aired on NBC Thursday night, March 11, 2010 Workplace sitcoms are just family sitcoms with a different setting. Community was somehow both and neither — mainly because over time, it grew into a show that could be … Continue reading A Community Notification For This: S1E18, “Basic Geneaolgy”
No, this isn’t the day thread, it’s the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Turkey Day thread! Come join Joel, Mike, Jonah, the Mads and the Bots (and special guests) and watch the very best worst movies on the Avocado of Love! Continue reading MST3k Turkey Day 2020 Live Thread
While I don’t actively seek out sports-related shows they always end up in my to-watch list in some form over the years. Sometimes it’s a small component such as growing up with high school-aged themed shows and you’d have baseball … Continue reading 30 Day TV Challenge Day 26: Best Sports Themed Show
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As I’ve long said going back to the earliest days online doing this, one cannot live on anime alone. And compared to twenty years ago, there’s so much more content out there now and … Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread
Big Finish review time! I started these reviews because I’d slowly built up a collection of Seventh Doctor stories, but foolishly deferred to my completist side by not actually watching or listening to them. This is my motivation for finally … Continue reading Doctor Who (EU): Big Finish Season 24, Part 1
Let’s meet today’s contestants: Antonette, an 8th grade humanities teacher, watched the same Jeopardy! episodes back-to-back; Ryan, a legal technology professional, is a New York sports contrarian; and Henry, a software engineer, figures to have his floppy-eared bunny for years … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Nov. 25
Fear Itself is the unofficial third season of Masters of Horror. Showtime was no longer willing to cover the full cost of production of the anthology horror series, so Lionsgate stepped in. Soon the series was rebranded as Fear Itself … Continue reading Fear Itself: S1E05 “Eater”
“Sins of the Father”(Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 3, Episode 17) As I mentioned in my review of “A Matter of Honor,” The Next Generation did a lot of great foundational work in building up the culture and mythos … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “Sins of the Father”
Garnet finally tells Steven the story of how she became a Crystal Gem. Continue reading Steven Universe Rewind – The Answer
The queue is a dangerous thing. When it’s fresh and new it’s easy to fill up with the things you want to watch. But then you start to have multiple queues across different services. And more shows get announced. And … Continue reading 30 Day TV Challenge Day 25: What’s Sat The Longest In Your Queue
Please welcome today’s contestants: Jennifer, a lawyer, pretty much lived the “Seinfeld” episode about the frozen yogurt; Matt, a director of programming, interviewed Kermit and Miss Piggy; and Henry, a software engineer, rented out the Rose Bowl every year. Henry … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Nov. 24
After All These Years Have you noticed something. A through line, whether intentional or nor, hangs through every single premiere in Korra, one that isn’t really commented or remarked upon by the show. Yes each premiere in the series ends in the … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “After All These Years” & “Korra Alone”
We’ve all got that one series where, for various reasons, we’ve watched the bulk of it but we just can’t quite get past that thing that keeps us from finishing it off. Sometimes it’s just timing, such as my inability … Continue reading 30 Day TV Challenge Day 24: That Show You Can’t Quite Finish
Here are today’s contestants: Henry, a software engineer, aka “Tugboat”; Amanda, an undergraduate advisor, likes Alex’s tap dancing; and Charlie, a producer, really showed what his 5-year-old knows by winning on the show. Charlie is a one-day champ with winnings … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 23
THE SYNOPSIS A new student (Lisa Kudrow) named Alex rolls into town with fashion, cell phones, and modern slang – all of which clashes with the relentlessly unhip town of Springfield, and with Lisa’s desire to enjoy childhood while still … Continue reading The Simpsons s10e1: Lard of the Dance
“I hope you will only ever imagine how horrible it is to never return to the life that you love. You are smarter than that, Gilina.” Building an episode of television around a single guest star is a bit of … Continue reading The Wonders I’ve Seen: 1×07, “P.K. Tech Girl”
The One with Teenagers with Attitude Continue reading Ranger Ranker! #1 – Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers (Season One)
One of my favorite late 90s TV shows was Newsradio for a lot of reasons. I was a huge fan of Kids in the Hall so I liked seeing Dave Foley there. I, like many, loved Phil Hartman and getting a weekly … Continue reading 30 Day TV Challenge Day 23: Your Most Frustrating Character
The idea for the discussion is simple, once a week a volunteer (or volunteers) will do a write up on an older piece of media that they are digesting for the very first time. So here’s the link to signup … Continue reading Late to the Party Signups 2021 1st Half
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”
The funny thing about the Golden Era of The Simpsons is that it pulled off being two things. It’s a thoughtful and sophisticated exploration of our higher spiritual and emotional needs and an entertaining and accessible work of commercial entertainment. … Continue reading The Golden Era Of The Simpsons / Futurama, Season One, Episode One, “Space Pilot 3000”
