Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – June 25, 2026
The words “Directed by James Burrows” often meant you were in for a funny and entertaining ride. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – June 25, 2026
Tag: James L. Brooks
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Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 25th, 2025
Tim Meadows’s continual inability to tell that the bird in the above thumbnail is an eagle is one of the highlights of Peacemaker this season. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 25th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 18th, 2025
“Hello out there from TV Land” was Nick at Nite’s longest-running tagline. Jim on the Move hasn’t watched NAN since 2002. He thinks its tagline should now be “Want Ridiculousness all day long? That’s MTV. Ugh, it’s nonstop Sheldon over here.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 18th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – June 5th, 2025
The music of the late Alf Clausen put the rizz in 742 Evergreen Terrace. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – June 5th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 12th, 2024
The new show English Teacher is hilarious, while the really old Room 222 is also about teachers, even though its title makes it sound like it’s a documentary about the Overlook Hotel. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 12th, 2024
Late to the Party: As Good As It Gets (1997)
I was not primed to like this movie or its protagonist. If there’s any trope that dates itself especially badly right now, it’s the “lovable asshole” archetype, the character we’re supposed to admire for being his authentic self even though … Continue reading Late to the Party: As Good As It Gets (1997)