Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 6, 2026
Spinoff! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul? Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – August 6, 2026
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Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 29, 2026
Cannell-ary 2026 concludes with Mike Post and Pete Carpenter’s theme from Baa Baa Black Sheep, the Cannell show with a title that makes it sound like it’s about Dres and Mista Lawnge running away from a strobelite honey every week. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 29, 2026
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 22, 2026
In the penultimate week of Cannell-ary 2026, Riptide is the subject. It’s the show that warned us that AI will be an existential threat to upright beer cans. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 22, 2026
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 15, 2026
Cannell-ary continues with Silk Stalkings, the show that said, “Scram, Warren Beatty. Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes look cooler in Starburst candy-colored cop clothes than you do.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 15, 2026
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 8, 2026
Cannell-ary continues with Stephen J. Cannell’s hilarious private eye show Tenspeed and Brown Shoe. If you thought the show was about a bicycle racer and an aviator… you’re not alone. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 8, 2026
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 1, 2026
January means it’s Cannell-ary again over at the Couch Avocados column. Remember the creepy Stephen J. Cannell Productions joint that was called Profit? After you watch Profit, you will never look at a cardboard box the same way again. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 1, 2026
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 – Cannell-ary 30th, 2025
It’s the end of Cannell-ary, sport shoes. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 30th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 23rd, 2025
Mike Post and Pete Carpenter’s main title theme is the best thing about Stingray, a Merchant Ivory production about the genteel upbringing of an affluent… Nah, just playing. It’s another ’80s Stephen J. Cannell show full of explosions. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 23rd, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 16th, 2025
“Growing Pains will not be seen tonight because Brian Keith just blew up Kirk Cameron’s car.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 16th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 9th, 2025
Bosco Albert Baracus is not getting on that airbound vehicle. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 9th, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 2nd, 2025
The Rockford Files theme kicks off Cannell-ary, where every Original TV Score Selection of the Week this January is a Mike Post instrumental from a Stephen J. Cannell show. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – Cannell-ary 2nd, 2025
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 26th, 2024
Interior Chinatown roasts the hell out of “the Chinatown episode.” Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – December 26th, 2024
Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 21st, 2024
Two basketball-related shows kick off the thread this week: The White Shadow, a drama about inner-city trouble, and Inside the NBA, which has been saved from the bubble. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – November 21st, 2024