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Recovered from their terrifying night, Leti and George luxuriate in their new surroundings, while Atticus grows suspicious of their Ardham Lodge hosts who unveil cryptic plans for Atticus’ role in their upcoming “Sons of Adam” ceremony. Continue reading Lovecraft Country S1E2 “Whitey’s On The Moon” Live Thread
I don’t normally talk about the writers in the main body of the text, because I don’t normally have much to say about them beyond a few sentences. Professional television writers are often the first to observe that individual personalities … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Nine, Episode Thirteen, “Bart Carny”
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Nibir, a sophomore from U. of Minnesota, plays clarinet in a pep band; Natalie, a junior at Liberty U., volunteers in a retirement home; and Tyler, a senior at Indiana U., studies the Russian … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Aug. 21, 2020 – encore from Apr. 10, 2020
In Which Tonight There’s Going to be a Jailbreak “The Boiling Rock” should be one of Avatar’s best entries. If I were asked to rank it from memory I would definitely put it near the top. It contains three or four of … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “The Boiling Rock”
Zut alors, but where does the time go, mes amis? Apparently I was supposed to have this up LAST week, but here we are. (In my defense, watching this episode seemed to make time itself slow to a c r … Continue reading Poirot (Classic): S11E03 “Third Girl”
In tonight’s episode, the remaining queens make over refugee newcomers to Canada into members of their own drag families. Amanda Bruegel joins the panel as guest host. Continue reading Canada’s Drag Race Season 1: Episode 8 Discussion Thread
“The Time Trap” (Star Trek: The Animated Series – Season 1, Episode 12) Despite being a hardcore Trek nerd, I must confess that I had never actually seen The Animated Series before sitting down to make this post. It had … Continue reading You Talking Trek to Me? – “The Time Trap”
Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Xiaoke, a sophomore at USC, preferred auto racing to seeing the Great Wall again; Beni, a freshman at Northwestern, is working on wheelchair leg rest levers; and Joe, a junior at Hendrix, studied film … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Aug. 20, 2020 – encore from Apr. 9, 2020
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
Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Kylie, a senior at Penn State, tried out for the show on a whim; Londyn, a sophomore at U. of Mississippi, is open to any opportunities that come her way; and Alistair, a sophomore … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Aug. 19, 2020 – encore from Apr. 8, 2020
In 2005, Showtime began airing Masters of Horror. This weekly anthology horror series invited established and emerging horror directors to create an original hour long horror film. While they were originally told there were no restrictions on what they could create, … Continue reading Masters of Horror: S2E04 “Sounds Like”
Steven and the Crystal Gems try to relax with a slumber party. Continue reading Steven Universe Rewind – Chille Tid
Here are today’s College Championship contestants: Nathaniel, a sophomore at Yale, changed his major five times; Kayla, a sophomore at U. of Florida, a chemistry major who volunteered at a Spanish hospital; and Sophie, a junior at Florida State, picks … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Aug. 18 – encore from Apr. 7, 2020
The Western Air Temple In a way this is the episode that the show has been building towards. Even though the conclusion to Avatar is still half a season down the road, the introduction of Zuko to Team Avatar is … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “The Western Air Temple” & “The Firebending Masters”
Welcome to the 2020 College Championship, today featuring these contestants: Sirad, a senior from Princeton, is studying a lot of things; Emma, a senior from Carnegie Mellon, aims to become a field engineer; and Marshall, a sophomore from University of … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Aug. 17 – encore from Apr. 6, 2020
Atticus Freeman meets up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Continue reading Lovecraft Country S1E1 “Sundown” Live Thread
Look, I was dreading this one too, but let’s just get through it. I remember that era dubbed the “Golden Age of Television” – a period that began and ended with Breaking Bad for some reason – and perhaps its … Continue reading The Simpsons, Season Nine, Episode Twelve, “All Singing, All Dancing”
Not quite Adventure Time, but with a comment section not much less off-topic than the AV Club review ones. It’s Animation Time! What animated things have you been into lately? What’s a recent episode of something you saw that lacks a dedicated … Continue reading Animation Time
Let’s meet the contestants for game two of the final of the Jeopardy! $1,000,000 Masters Tournament: Bob Verini, a film journalist and test prep teacher from Los Angeles, California ($6,800 from game one); Eric Newhouse, a director of technical assistance … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Aug. 14 – encore from May 14, 2002
In Which Pants Are an Illusion, Just Like Death In a random episode of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer the character Xander recalls many of the misadventures he’s had over the course of the series. The fact that he both accidentally got wrapped … Continue reading Re-Avatar State: “The Day of Black Sun”
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