Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002) is based on a true story. Once upon a time, there was a rogue general with a bounty on his head. He wanted to fight back, and he did so in one of the most desperate … Continue reading Made Overseas: Hero (2002)
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 7 Ninety North, Zero West Grade: B- I mean, there’s no land at the North Pole. Let’s just get that out of the way first. And Pangaea? Definitely more than 5,000 years ago. That said, … Continue reading “Ninety North, Zero West” American Dad! S14 E7
A brick joke is defined as a joke with a long delayed punchline. Like, remember that time we had a Day Thread devoted to the Pokemon Oddish and then the Night Thread that day was devoted to its evolution, Gloom … Continue reading Scott OT #28: Brick Joke Day Thread (1/7)
Fuuka warned them that accidents might happen more frequently in Tartarus that night, and, indeed, upon entering the Yabbashah Block, the group found themselves separated. Yuko was relieved to find herself amidst friends, people she was almost certain could … Continue reading Werewolf 49: Personal 3 Parallel — Day Four
The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S3E3 and S3E6 (aka, “My Old Kentucky Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”) Programming Note: This week we’re combining 2 of the top 4 most upvoted episodes, in order to be on track to discuss Season … Continue reading The Carousel: Revisiting Mad Men: S3E3 and S3E6 (“My Old Kentucky Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency”)
Hello and welcome to Parental Guidance, The Avocado’s Weekly thread for parents, prospective parents, caregivers and other lunatics who think they have what it takes to raise some humans. Each week I, Corn, and/or Miss Rim will put up a … Continue reading Parental Guidance: Chores
“Get your s*it together, writers!” Continue reading Alas, We May Have No New Rick & Morty Until Late 2019
All Times Central Today 3:20 PM Titans @ Chiefs (-8) ESPN 7:15 PM Falcons @ Rams (-6) NBC Tomorrow 12:05 PM Bills @ Jaguars (-8.5) CBS 3:40 PM Panthers @ Saints (-7) FOX Continue reading NFL Wild Card Thread
Wherein Bernard and Manny try to out-Borders Borders, and Fran goes off in search of her roots. Original air date: March 22, 2002 For all of the early-modern cellphones, standard definition image, and lack of a high-speed wirelessly connected world, … Continue reading Black Books: Series 2, Episode 4 “Blood”
Sorry for all the cat .gifs! Continue reading Pet Thread: Has A New Year (1/6)
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 6 Roger’s Baby Grade: C- A welcome return to serialization revisits the aftermath of the highly successful ‘Jeff voyage home’ arc with mixed results. On one hand you have a couple very funny gags, and … Continue reading “Roger’s Baby” American Dad! S14 E6
If all you do is terrorize women, you deserve to get your ass beat. So just lay off the chick habit, daddy. Continue reading Death Proof Day Thread
As they wandered the 64th and final floor of the Arqa Block of Tartarus, the group reflected on their actions thus far. “I guess those twins really were just trying to help,” said Yuko glumly. “I feel so bad I … Continue reading Werewolf 49: Persona 3 Parallel — Day Three
Part four in a series on Nativism and the Know-Nothings; see part one, part two and part three. In the short term, the Nativist riots in Philadelphia and New York inspired outrage rather than copycats. Besides the general disgust over … Continue reading How We Got Here: The Cardinal’s Progress
Alright, folks, for the new year we have two new guideline updates to announce! So with no further ado, they are: Guideline #11: Flag abuse. We want you to feel free to flag posts that break the rules or guidelines … Continue reading Avocado Updates: Two Guideline Additions
♬ The fiddler watches you Wondering when You’re gonna slow down or speed up Finally, he just shuts his eyes again He turns around once And gives up But me? I’ve been coming here much too long To fall out … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread Rides the Cyclone
A venue of discussion for fans of metal, punk, hardcore and all the countless related sub-genres. Continue reading Heavy Side Up Weekly Discussion
I should preface this by saying that I’m not familiar with Taxi. It’s possible I caught an episode or two on Nick at Nite back in the day (though I can’t be sure), but mostly my knowledge of it is … Continue reading Taxi: Season 1, Episode 1 – “Like Father, Like Daughter”
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 5 – Champ Sean took the lead on DD1 and extended it on DD2, while Brandon missed on DD3. So once again Sean had the advantage in FJ but it wasn’t a runaway this time, … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Jan. 5
Written and performed by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, the song “Hold Tight” is perhaps best known as the song playing during one of the best scenes in the film Death Proof. I might have to write a … Continue reading Hold Tight Night Thread
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