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My Favorite Pop Culture Things from 2024

Runner-Up: That point in “Abigail” where Dan Stevens says, “Sammy, those are fucking onions.”

Pre-Streaming Era TV Shows That Would Have Been Cancelled by Netflix

I mean, basically every sitcom ever produced in the twentieth century for starters.

I Enjoy Pain, So I Rewatched Lost

Love it or hate it, everyone can agree: it was a tv series that aired on ABC between 2004 and 2010.

Prestige TV is Killing Me

I’m old enough that I can actually remember the change in television beginning in the early 2000s, and what television was like before it. Mainly: it was… Okay, I guess bad isn’t exactly the correct word, because there was some good shit going on. But even the good shit was wrapped up in the wayContinue reading “Prestige TV is Killing Me”

My Favorites Pop Culture Things from 2022

Notable Mentions: The Morbius memes tricking Sony into re-releasing the movie and then it bombing again; Goncharov; and The Game of the Year Awards letting me know my 2023 is effectively shot.

Streaming Shows Need to Tighten Their Shit Up

Thanks to the internet we all have problems concentrating now so save the slo-mo horsey rides for someone who cares.

Fuck It, Let’s Remake Sliders

Last summer, I made arguments that the shows Lost and Dollhouse deserved remakes, albeit with some major caveats. Lost needs a lot of work, but mostly that work consisted of ‘tighten that shit up.’ Nobody needs a whole God damned episode about how someone got their tattoos. Dollhouse mostly needs to be freed from theContinue reading “Fuck It, Let’s Remake Sliders”

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90’s TV: The End of a Terrible Era

Okay, so, what happened is that I wanted to write about remaking a 90’s show (spoiler alert: It was Sliders), but as I was writing it I realized I should explain how 90’s television functioned to people who don’t remember, and then that segment got way too long so here we are. Basically, 90’s televisionContinue reading “90’s TV: The End of a Terrible Era”

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