On tonight’s episode of The Gifted… it’s the midseason finale! Although the series had a promising start, it’s felt like it was spinning its wheels for the past few episodes. Here’s hoping the midseason finale will give the show some … Continue reading The Gifted: Season 1 Episode 8
The full chart: https://weeklytop40.wordpress.com/1975/11/15/us-top-40-singles-week-ending-15th-november-1975/ How’s the chart as a whole? Once you get past Paul McCartney at #36, it’s possible to squint at this chart and see an alternate music history where the late 60s faded into the background instead … Continue reading American Top 40 Flashback: November 15, 1975
Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 20 – As the show returned to regular play, Eric opened DJ strongly in an anatomy category to go from last to a solid lead, which he expanded with a correct response to DD2. Champ … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Nov. 20
Season 5 Directed by Douglas Camfield Written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln Like the serial that directly precedes it, “The Enemy of the World”, 2013 was very good to “The Web of Fear”. Before that year, five of the … Continue reading Doctor Who (Classic): S05E05 “The Web of Fear”
This Thursday is the best goddamn holiday on earth for us folks in the US: Thanksgiving. I figured I’d make a thread dedicated to all things Turkey Day. What do you do? Are there any weird traditions that you have … Continue reading What Do You Do For Thanksgiving?
Howdy, friends! In the spirit of my “How was your weekend?” weekly thread I used to post every week under the AV Club’s “Weekend Box Office” newswire (as an alternative to AV Club’s own “Tell Us About Your Pop Culture … Continue reading Tell Us About Your Weekend!
VOTE OR DIE (note: no one will die as a result of this tournament.) Continue reading Fictional Friendship Fantastic Finals
YOUR BOX OFFICE NUMBERS (from Box Office Mojo) Justice League Wonder Thor: Ragnarok Daddy’s Home 2 Murder on the Orient Express Justice League rode a wave of begrudging, heavily qualified praise to first place this past weekend. Opening with $96M, … Continue reading Box Office: November 17 – 19, 2017
Featured episodes this week are NONE because of my stupid trigger happy delete finger. Continue reading Pod People 11.20.17
Since this week kicks off the most hellish travel time of the year, I figured this would be a good place to reminisce about our, ahem, “fondest” travel memories. As someone who flies a fair amount for work (by my … Continue reading Holiday Travel Fun!
What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? Bonus discussion topic: Share the games in your backlog, particularly ones you keep planning to get around to. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread is Saving So Much Money on Black Friday
Many years ago, a friend showed me a children’s book called LATAWNYA, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say “No” to Drugs, and it is amazing. Why, you ask? Well, first, there’s the author’s bio: Then, there’s the writing: But most … Continue reading LATAWNYA, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say “Yes” to the Day Thread
I had a dream when I was a kid, probably around 1993 or 1994, which would have made me nine or ten at the time. I say “dream,” but it was more like a movie trailer. We open on a … Continue reading Before Capes Were Cool #0: An Introduction to Pre-2000 Superhero Cinema and Television
It’s been a year and 10 days since life started feeling a lot hotter around the edges and I started smelling brimstone every time I watch CNN. What fresh hell will this week bring? More sexual predators ousted from their … Continue reading The Monday Politics Thread is in Hell
Hi everyone. Welcome back to another edition of Tailgate Talk. Each week I recap some of the major games from the week before and preview the games next week. Feel free to talk about the games, off season antics, seasons … Continue reading Tailgate Talk: Week Twelve
16 people — diverse, attractive, very mysterious people — huddle around a shoddily constructed campfire, staring at each other and trying to ignore the chill of darkness at their backs. Eight hours ago, their plane crashed on this deserted island. … Continue reading Werewolves XLVI: Live Together, Die Alone – Day 1
Back on the old site, I wrote a few articles following a rewatch of the Marvel Cinamatic Universe. Here are those articles again. Title: Thor Director: Kenneth Branagh Written by: Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne Chatacters … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Rewatch: Thor
This one of my favorite Vincent van Gogh paintings. Starry Night Over the Rhône (September 1888) is one his paintings of Arles at nighttime. It was painted at a location on the Rhône that was a short walk from the Yellow House on … Continue reading Starry Night Over the Rhône LN THREAD (11/19)
It’s been long enough since we’ve had one of these threads, and the end of the week’s as good a time as any. Here’s the place to ask any questions you might have, share troubles or hangups, or thoughts you … Continue reading Sex & Relationships Thread: 19/11/17
I just wanted to announce to everyone (well everyone who skipped the header) that this is our 1000TH THREAD! *Throws confetti* Now you might all be wondering how we are already at 1000 when the place has only been open … Continue reading Celebrating 1000 Threads at the New Site
Back on the old site, I wrote a few articles following a rewatch of the Marvel Cinamatic Universe. Here are those articles again. Title: Iron Man 2 Director: Jon Faverau Written by: Justin Theroux Chatacters created by: Stan Lee, Larry … Continue reading Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Rewatch: Iron Man 2
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