Boy, it seems like it’s been a long week. Like, almost twice as long as a regular week… Here’s the thing. We couldn’t post Moments of Joy last week due to some technical difficulties. We had a computer in the shop, and it turns out that you can’t do much […]
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The Venture Bros. – Season 1, Episode 3 “Midlife Chrysalis”
After a brief delay due to technical issues (that “PROBLEM” light just kept blinking…), we’re back with our retro-recaps of Season One Venture Bros. episodes. This week, it’s Midlife Chrysalis. Now, when Adult Swim runs the first season, they put this one pretty badly out of sequence. They put it […]
TV’s Moments of Joy – Fish Meat is Practically a Vegetable
As we wrap up another week, we’re all abuzz about the year’s most anticipated premiere. Seeing our old favorites again, hoping the new additions to the cast fit in… Yes, Parks and Recreation is back. Wait, what did you think we were talking about? Anyway, nobody’s happier than we are […]
The Venture Bros. “Careers in Science”
Continuing with our retro-recaps of Season One Venture Bros. episodes, this week it’s time to look at the second episode – “Careers in Science”. This one’s notable for several reasons – it’s the first appearance of the late Jonas Venture, and it helps establish some of the series’ major themes, […]
Six TV Shows That Need To Be Made Into Videogames
I’m a sucker for merchandising. Slap my favorite characters on some form of consumer good, and I’m going to buy it. This is really a problem when it comes to video games. I’ve bought some terrible TV-based games over the years. They’re not all terrible, of course. Some of the […]
Heavy: A&E Weight Loss Show Takes Reality to a New Level
For regular spunkybean readers, you know we try to keep things “light” around here and, um, no that wasn’t a fat-joke. We like to dance with stars, sing with Ryan Seacrest, and laugh at the fools on shows like Survivor and The Bachelor. But recently our friends at A&E asked […]