Thursday, November 14, 2024
At first glance, “The Incredible Mr. Brisby” seems like a bit of a throwaway episode – unlike most of the Season One Venture Bros. episodes we’ve been watching, it doesn’t introduce any major characters and we don’t really see the important players in this episode ever again. But even though […]
The Amazing Race returns this week with an All-Star season of sorts, only there’s a bit more of a theme. It’s that the 11 teams going on this “racearoundtheworld” have all run the race before, but were eliminated under frustrating circumstances. They’re looking for redemption and another shot at the […]
Welcome to another Friday here at spunkybean! If we were old-timey sportscasters, we’d call this week “a real humdinger”. Sadly, we are not old-timey sportscasters, which means that we never get to talk excitedly into big round microphones. But hey, that’s our problem and we don’t want to drag you […]
We continue our retro-recaps of Venture Bros. Season One episodes with Episode Four – “Eeny, Meeny, Miney… Magic!”. This is the episode that includes creator Jackson Publick’s favorite joke in the series, so you know it’s got to be good. Besides that, it’s the first appearance of Dr. Orpheus, Triana, […]
For years now, I’ve toiled away trying to brew a cuppa joe on par with the great coffee I enjoy at fancy restaurants following a fancy meal (yes, I’m fancy). I mean, I’m all about a simple brew from a greasy spoon a la Mel’s Diner or Monk’s, but sometimes […]
Christopher Nolan recently announced some casting news for The Dark Knight Rises, his third Batman movie. Specifically, Inception’s Tom Hardy will be playing Bane, while Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle. While Hardy’s participation has been known for a while, this is the first official word as to […]