television
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXIX
Luckily, the recent government shutdown didn’t effect my TV viewing. Here’s a list of the shows I’ve checked out in the past several months. LOVED The Pitt (HBO) I never did watch ER, and I haven’t watched a hospital show since Code Black. But the 24-esque real-time conceit of this series really hooked me, and […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXVIII
While we wait and wait and wait for the full release of the Epstein list, here’s a list of the shows I’ve checked out in the past several months. LOVED Say Nothing (Hulu) I learned an awful lot about Ireland’s “The Troubles” and the history of the IRA from this very well-rendered limited series, much […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/14/25
EPISODE #624: FIRE IIIinspired by the January 2025 southern California wildfiresThe Olivia Tremor Control — “California Demise 3” [ALTERNATE THEME]M. Ward — “Fuel for Fire”Beach Boys — “Santa Ana Winds” The Dracu-Las — “Fire” The Resonars — “Forest Fire” Television — “The Fire”22° Halo — “Big Fire” XTC — “Great Fire” Mount Eerie — “Huge […]
What I’ve Been Watching: Edition XXVII
So many of us will be completely staying at home for the next four years. This rundown of the shows I’ve checked out in the past handful of months may prove helpful. LOVED History of White People in America (YouTube) It’s a shame Martin Mull passed away, as we could use a MAGA-era installment of […]
Movie Review: Civil War
4 stars out of 5 This film rattled me so much, I fully expected to exit the multiplex and find that civil war had broken out in the Harmon Plaza parking lot. As soon as I had seen the trailer, I knew I wanted to see this movie: U.S. states seceding, government cracking down on […]
Aquarium Playlist, 4/2/24
EPISODE #584: IT The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Ron & Bill — “It”The Dracu-Las — “It” TV Girl — “It Evaporates”Brian Jonestown Massacre — “It Girl” Desmond Dekker — “It Pays” John Wesley Harding — “It Stays” The Greenhornes — “It Returns” Elk City — “Keep It”The Great Divides — ”See It” Television — “Prove […]
Aquarium Playlist, 1/10/23
EPISODE #520: FIRST SONGS ON FIRST ALBUMS Theme suggested by contest winner Ed Seifert. The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME]Patti Smith — “Gloria”The Bongos — “In the Congo”The Feelies — “The Boy With the Perpetual Nervousness”Blondie — “X Offender”The Ramones — “Blitzkrieg Bop” MC5 — “Ramblin’ Rose” (live)New York Dolls — “Personality Crisis”Television — “See […]
Movie Review: The Bob’s Burgers Movie
4 stars out of 5 In its decade-plus on the air, Bob’s Burgers has never reached the giddy pop-culture heights of The Simpsons, South Park, and that one with the sassy baby and the dog. But, like King of the Hill before it, Bob’s is one of those IYKYK deals, with a secret society of […]
Movie Review: Jackass Forever
3.5 stars out of 5 It’s not that I was opposed to Jackass; I just never tuned in. I certainly noticed the show’s influence on my young friend [TRIGGER WARNING: obscure name-dropping], then-aspiring filmmaker Van Neistat. I dug the Minutemen song they used as theme music. Names seeped into my awareness: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Wee […]
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