No one would deny that Pamela Adlon has been a successful actress for a long time. She began her stint as the voice of Bobby Hill (among many others on King of the Hill) twenty years ago. But even before … Continue reading Better Things: Season 2
There have been several adaptations of HG Wells’ The Island Of Dr. Moreau. There was an adaptation in the ’70s starring Burt Lancaster that was decent and the infamous Marlon Brando version, which was so godawful it wraps around to … Continue reading Scott OT #7: LN Thread Of Pain
We’re discussing some sobering stuff, the world’s in the same state of chaos it usually is, stuff is rough, y’know. If you want to get away from it for a bit, use this thread. Positive stuff, cute stuff, stuff that … Continue reading The Thread of Good Feelings
Whatever your feelings on this season of Arrow, it’s undeniable that the show has a lot of plot lines that it is juggling right now. We have: Oliver’s Son Oliver and Felicity (which I’ll admit is just background noise right … Continue reading Arrow Season 6 Episode 6 Promises Kept Live Chat
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 16 – TOC day nine – In what was a rough game to start the two-day final, Austin survived the “terrible” Triple Rhyme Time category with the lead, but missed DD3 as Alan finished strongly … Continue reading Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Nov. 16
(Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to my Ramsay Bolton essay from last week, I decided to make ASOIAF/Game Of Thrones Talk a weekly feature. A little warning, this week I’m covering a 100% book only idea.) One of the … Continue reading ASOIAF/Game Of Thrones Talk: Tully madness?
Vote for who you wanna be friends with. Continue reading Tournament of Fictional Friendship: Round 2
Do you have a question about anything in pop culture, whether real-world or in-universe? Is Google failing you? Ask here to see if your fellow Avocados can help clear things up for you. This is open to questions of any … Continue reading Pop Culture Reference Desk – Week 2
The last few weeks have brought a lot of ugly things to light in terms of men being outed as harassers and worse who have influence over everything from politics to entertainment. A lot of these men may be people … Continue reading Assault and Harassment: Our Pasts and Our Futures
The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me The seventh studio LP by English rock band The Cure, and the one that broke them in the U.S. (reaching the Billboard top 40), 1987’s Kiss Me (x3) is a sprawling … Continue reading Album Spotlight: The Cure – Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987)
This week’s thread features the android avenger, The Vision! Mostly I chose Vision because I’m about to start reading Tom King’s recent series and I’ve only heard good things about it. I’m excited. But while I’m doing that, why don’t … Continue reading Comics Thread
Dear “Brief Candle,” why are you so much worse than I remembered? Continue reading Stargate SG-1: S01E08 “Brief Candle”
I have no idea why I’m torturing myself having to write about The Boondock Saints. This is a shit movie full of shit acting and shit writing. The film itself is a drunk man’s fever dream of what a movie … Continue reading Scene Dissections: The Boondock Saints – Dead Cat Manifesto
Look, I’m going to level with you: I gave blood on Wednesday, and I think they took too much. It turns out I needed that blood. I’ve spent the last two days feeling like I’m about to fall over. But … Continue reading The 2nd Rock from the Sun Day Thread
Happy Thursday, Friends! This is my first Weekly Games Thread #2 post here at the new site (@Blargg gamely handled it last week), so apologies if anything goes awry. Assuming it doesn’t, I’d like to hear about what games you’re … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Newly Remastered
Sometimes we need to talk about some things. This is a phenomenally caring and kind group, and we do a pretty good job of looking out for each other. Welcome to the weekly mental health thread for Avocados. Feel free … Continue reading Mental Health Thread 11.16.17
This post was put up by a banned user. The Avocado does not condone their actions and preserves their threads for the sake of the conversations in the comments. A typo on a company-wide memo dictates that “Employees must NOW insult … Continue reading Better off Ted S02E08: The Importance of Communicationizing
Welcome to the Artist Spotlight for Spanish rock band UVE. They’re a heavy, melodic force filled with anger, passion and energy. Live, they’re outstanding. You can tell these are musicians that work at it. ‘Quiero Ver Al Mundo Arder’ (I … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: UVE
Come now, there’s no way these people are so clueless they can’t see the optics of this. Million Dollar Man Steven Mnuchin and his wife, Louise Linton, did a photo shoot at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which was … Continue reading The Thursday Politics Thread Plays The Heel
The results are in for 1984, and I only just realized I forgot to nominated Morris Day for Best Snubbed Supporting Actor for Purple Rain. Deep in your heart, you know he deserves it. Here’s who actually did win: Best Cast: … Continue reading Snubby Awards: 1984 Results/1983 Nominations
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