Hey, it’s Oscar week! The seemingly unending award season finally wraps up on Sunday with the Academy Awards. We’re pretty excited this year, because so many of our TV favorites are up for acting awards. (And so is Batman.) James Franco of Freaks and Geeks, Homicide’s Melissa Leo, John Hawkes […]
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The Venture Bros. – “Tag Sale – You’re It!”
Hey, do you feel like seeing the episode that introduces a whole bunch of major characters to the Venture Bros. universe? Well, “Tag Sale – You’re It!” is the episode for you. In this half hour, we meet four major characters, a couple of solid B-listers, and a handful of […]
The Dark Knight Rises – A Brief(ish) History of Bane
I’m counting the days until Dark Knight Rises. So the recent casting announcements have been very exciting to me. Last time we looked at Anne Hathaway’s character, Selina Kyle. This time, we’ve got Tom (Inception) Hardy playing Bane. And you may be asking “So who the hell is Bane?” Well, […]
The Office — Who’s the New Boss?
It’s widely known that Steve Carell’s Michael Scott will be leaving The Office before the end of the season. What nobody seems to know just yet is who’ll be taking over as the manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch. Will they promote from within or bring in some new blood? […]
The Venture Bros. – The Retro-Recap Project
On the surface, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of point in recapping TV shows from five years ago. And yet, I’m going through the first season of Venture Bros. and providing long-winded recaps of those early days when the Monarch was single, Hank and Dean hadn’t hit puberty, […]
TV’s Moments of Joy – Complisults and Explanabrags
In tribute to Len Lesser, who passed away this week, imagine us opening this week’s installment with a hearty, Uncle Leo-style “Hello!” He was Jerry Seinfeld’s most beloved uncle, and he was always funny, whether shoplifting batteries or taking extreme offense at perceived slights. This would be a good weekend […]