This week’s episode of Venture Bros. brought us prog rock, mystical UPS guys, and secrets of the Venture Compound. We also got a cameo appearance by Brock Samson and the return of Dermott. And like last week, we got an old school set-up with the Ventures attacked in their own […]
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Mad Men Roundtable: Season 3, “The Grown-Ups”
We knew this episode was coming, and yet I wasn’t ready.November 22, 1963 finally arrived, and it was devastating.Having not been alive then, I can’t directly relate to the events of that day, but there’s an older woman at work with whom I discuss Mad Men every Monday, and this episode […]
Heroes 4-6 “Strange Attractors”
Do you think the actor who plays Mohinder is still hanging out on the set of Heroes, just waiting to get called up for a scene? And Adrian Pasdar is all like “Dude, Nathan’s dead and I’ve had a hundred times more screen time this season than you have.”
Venture Brothers – “Handsome Ransom” Venture Bro
I have to say that as a recapper, I’m thrilled that this week’s Venture Bros. had a linear timeline. And as a Venture historian, I’m excited that we finally laid eyes on Captain Sunshine this week. Not only is he our first onscreen evidence of superheroes in the Venture-verse, but […]
Mad Men Round Table: Season 3, “The Gypsy and the Hobo”
Myndi – Wow. Can you believe that episode even happened?! We found out that Roger once got dumped, Joan broke a vase over her husband’s weaselly head and Betty finally confronted Don in a way few could have imagined. The few moments of levity were provided by Roger’s storyline, in […]
Heroes 4-5 “Tabula Rasa”
The episode opens with portentous narration provided by Samuel. That used to be Mohinder’s thing! Man, that guy is totally off the show, isn’t he? Hiro’s in a hospital bed, with Peter keeping an eye on him. At least we finally get medical confirmation that Hiro has a brain tumor. […]