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November 3
Lessons in Chemistry: CH3COOH Season 1, Episode 5
Elizabeth butts heads with her new boss as she works to make Supper at Six her own. Mad meets a new friend while working on her family tree. [more inside]
Scavengers Reign: The Signal Season 1, Episode 1
After their deep-space freighter is damaged, the stranded crew of the Demeter must fight to survive on a beautiful yet dangerous planet. (series trailer)
Loki: Science/Fiction Season 2, Episode 5
Loki traverses dying timelines in attempt to find his friends, but Reality is not what it seems.
November 2
Welcome to Wrexham: Hand of Foz Season 2, Episode 12
Wrexham AFC and Notts County clash at the Racecourse in the biggest match in the history of the National League.
Movie: Terrified
Police commissioner Funes and three researchers of supernatural phenomena investigate inexplicable events that are occurring in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. [more inside]
Special Event: The Film Crew: HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK
After Mystery Science Theater 3000, some of the performers/writers/crew (a lot of them filled multiple roles) moved on to other things. One of these projects was a series of riffing-related projects they called The Film Crew, with Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy. They did a few different things, and of them all the one that has best survived is a series of four direct-to-DVD movie riffs, done with a framing story and a sketch at a mid-movie break. This is the first, Hollywood After Dark, a.k.a. Walk The Angry Beach, starring later Golden Girl Rue McClanahan as Sandy, "stripper who aspires to become an actress but ends up being taken advantage of by the industry," sez Wikipedia. My how times haven't changed. While originally made for Rhino Video in 2006, the Film Crew disks weren't released by Shout Factory until 2007, and the character of "Bob Rhino," voice played by late MST3K writer Mike Dodge, had to be renamed to Bob Honcho. It's another MST-related project from MST Club.
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Old Friends, New Planets Season 4, Episode 10
That's not how I would have called that match. [more inside]
November 1
The Gilded Age: You Don't Even Like Opera Season 2, Episode 1
Agnes shares news of her nephew Dashiell's arrival in New York. Bertha backs the new Metropolitan Opera House. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 11/1/23 and Rampage 11/3/23 Season 5, Episode 5
MJF has assembled a brute squad to regain his actual Championship belt from Jay White... but who's bruting who? Two title matches, plus "an important announcement" from AEW owner Tony Khan will take place on tonight's Dynamite. [more inside]
Movie: The Dungeonmaster
A demonic entity challenges a computer programmer to a battle with the lives of the programmer and his girlfriend as the prize. [more inside]
The Morning Show: Update Your Priors Season 3, Episode 9
A line is drawn as Alex and Bradley are forced to choose sides. Cory scrambles for stable ground. [more inside]
October 31
Movie: The Holdovers
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with students who have no family plans. In select theaters, wider release Nov 10 [more inside]
Book: Three Bags Full
In Leonie Swann's Three Bags Full, "[t]he mysterious death of their shepherd has sent a flock of sheep into a frenzy trying to piece together “whodunit.” Overcoming their “sheepish” ways, the members of the flock realize that they may be the only ones who can solve it" (Publishers Weekly). [more inside]
Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Eleanor Vance, a timid single woman, is invited by Dr Montague to an investigation of Hill House, a house with a very dark history. [more inside]
Book: The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
A stupid-looking boy, an erudite cat, and a clan of intelligent rats taking the first steps in establishing their society travel into Überwald, to the town of Bad Blintz, to run their established scam: the rats infest the town as visibly as they can, and the boy acts as the Piper, leading them away in exchange for a good bit of gold. But the rats have been developing a sense of morality, and demand of Maurice that this be the last job of this kind that they take on, which may prove to be prophetic in any case... (Discworld #28) By Terry Pratchett [more inside]
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim: What's Wrong with Secretary Kim Season 1 (Full Season)
A high maintenance, narcissistic CEO takes his hard-working secretary for granted. When she decides to quit, he realizes how much he depends on her. As he attempts to change her mind, the relationship between them evolves, and they also learn more about their traumatic childhoods. [more inside]
October 30
Movie: When Evil Lurks
In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man. When a wealthy neighbor convinces them to help him get rid of the man, everything goes terribly wrong. [more inside]
Doom Patrol: Tomb Patrol Season 4, Episode 10
A dying Doom Patrol contemplates launching a last ditch effort to save itself but mostly can't summon up the interest. Meanwhile, Vic reconsiders his recent life choices, and there is, if you can believe it, even more little theater.
FUBAR: Secret Agent-ing is a family business for Arnold Schwarzenegger Season 1 (Full Season)
CIA spy Luke Brunner gets called back for one last mission to extract another agent, who also happens to be his daughter. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Chocolate Season 10, Episode 15
This week, on Not-Bill-Maher.... Republicans choose Mike Johnson to be Speaker of the House. Argentina failed to elect a President last week, with one of the two front-runners being Javier Milei, a self-described "anarcho-capitalist," but described as John Oliver as "a lot," and "a politician who workshops his ideas with his four dog." (not a typo) And Now: Dagen McDowell Seems Like She Was A Fun Kid. Main story: Chocolate. And the show is up front: "Are you going to make this weird for me?" Yep. Because the great majority of farmers who grow cocoa do not share in the profits of this $140 billion dollar industry. 60% of cocoa comes from Ivory Coast and Ghana, where most farmers live in extreme poverty. (On Youtube, 23 minutes) And Now: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Go All Out With Their Halloween Safety PSAs. [more inside]
October 29
Rick and Morty: Air Force Wong Season 7, Episode 3
The hive mind known as Unity takes over the state of Virginia, while President Curtis pursues a relationship with Dr. Wong. [more inside]
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
A deeply moving, magical, woman-centric story of revenge set in the outer cosmos. Highly recommend for all who like narrative- and choice-driven games. [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Nate Bargatze / Foo Fighters Season 49, Episode 3
Christopher Walken pronounces "Foo Fighters" correctly for the first time. [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 28, 2023 Season 1, Episode 20
Yours truly was out and about yesterday, so this week's Collision post will borrow some write-up from The Wrestling Observer. This episode, MJF fights Kenny Omega to break his record for longest World Championship reign, and it must be Halloween because Abadon's got a TV match for the women's championship! [more inside]
Pluto: Episode 2 Season 1, Episode 2
Another horned corpse is found. Gesicht reaches out to Atom, the most advanced of the seven robots, to help analyze the serial murders.
October 28
Movie: The Black Book
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him. [more inside]
October 27
Lessons in Chemistry: Primitive Instinct Season 1, Episode 4
Struggling with the hardships of motherhood, Elizabeth finds herself in a new direction when given an opportunity. [more inside]
Pluto: Episode 1 Season 1, Episode 1
A beloved Swiss robot is found blown into in pieces. Meanwhile, Europol robot inspector Gesicht investigates another eerily related murder. [more inside]
Loki: Heart of the TVA Season 2, Episode 4
"I promise you this will make sense." [more inside]
October 26
Welcome to Wrexham: Yn Codi Season 2, Episode 11
The Wrexham Women's Team battle for promotion and try to set a Welsh attendance record at the Racecourse.
Welcome to Wrexham: Gresford Season 2, Episode 10
The darkest day in Wrexham history looms over the team and town as they try to shift to a winning mentality.
Our Flag Means Death: Mermen Season 2, Episode 8
Stede, Zheng, Spanish Jackie and the rest of the Revenge crew team up to take down a nefarious common enemy threatening the world of piracy. [more inside]
Movie: Five Nights at Freddy's
A man with a troubled past takes a job as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza in order to support himself and his young sister. But the job ends up being far more than he expected. [more inside]
Special Event: Cinematic Titanic: THE RATTLERS
It's the last of the 12 episodes of Cinematic Titanic (we have skipped one to save for Christmas). The movie: rattlesnakes in a mineshaft are affected by abandoned military nerve gas that causes them to start attacking people. I don't know, seems like a negative quality of a military nerve gas, to make its targets attack people, but then I'm not a military nerve gas contractor. Next week we'll start in on the four episodes of The Film Crew!
The Morning Show: DNF Season 3, Episode 8
Alex and Chip disagree on how to manage rumors about her private life. Bradley begins an investigation that could upend the deal. [more inside]
Movie: The Puppetman
Michal was rescued after her father, dubbed by the media The Puppetman, killed her mother claiming he was controlled by evil force. [more inside]
Star Trek: Lower Decks: The Inner Fight Season 4, Episode 9
Mysterious Little Ship: now with 100% less mystery. [more inside]
Movie: Maestro
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan). [more inside]
October 25
Movie: Night of the Hunted
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she becomes the target of a sniper with an axe to grind. [more inside]
Movie: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is a 2023 American concert film produced by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Directed by Sam Wrench, the film documents the Eras Tour, Swift's 2023–2024 concert tour in support of her discography. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 10/25/23 and Rampage 10/27/23 Season 5, Episode 4
AEW comes to the hometown of Extreme to host two title matches, one ECW-pandering match, and-- what's this? A wild Okada has appeared!! [more inside]
Invasion: Old Friends, New Frontiers Season 2, Episode 10
Season finale: A risky operation is humanity's best and last hope. [more inside]
The Great British Bake Off: Pastry Week Season 14, Episode 5
The bakers makes savoury pies and a classic French rough puff pastry, before creating showstopping decorative sweet pies.
Bodies: BBC goes Dark-lite Season 1 (Full Season)
Bodies is a British crime thriller limited series primarily written and created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin, based on the DC Vertigo graphic novel of the same name written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, and Phil Winslade. The series consists of eight episodes and premiered on Netflix on 19 October 2023. (Wikipedia) [more inside]
October 24
Movie: Viking
A sly, deadpan Canadian comedy about a team of non-astronauts sent into isolation in a desert on Earth because their personalities match the members of an actual ongoing Mars mission that's having interpersonal conflicts. The earthbound team is tasked with mirroring the real astronauts' behavior and coming up with solutions to the Martian team's psychological problems. 100% on RT with 9 reviews, free on Tubi and other options, mostly in French with English subtitles.
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October 23
Miracle Brothers: Miracle Brothers (aka Miraculous Brothers) Season 1 (Full Season)
An aspiring writer deep in debt encounters a young man with no memories and strange abilities. Together they fight injustice and form an unlikely bond. [more inside]
The Fall of the House of Usher: The Raven Season 1, Episode 8
In 1980, Roderick and Madeline seize a chance to cement their fortune—for a price. Decades later, the remaining Ushers reckon with the consequences. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: McKinsey Season 10, Episode 14
This week... things that continue: the hostage situation in Gaza, the US House continues failing to elect a new Speaker, and New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez facing corruption charges. And Now: Some Things That Turn Stuart Varney On. The main story is management consultants McKinsey & Company, a gigantic organization that advises huge corporations and government agencies alike. They have a pretty high opinion of themselves, while keeping a low profile. "They are, without question, the go-to consultants for managers seeking justification for savage cost cutting[...]as well as a convenient scapegoat on which to blame it." (Duff McDonald, The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence) The episode finishes with a LWT-made "commercial" for McKinsey, who are "capable of anything, and culpable for nothing." The McKinsey segment is on Youtube. (27 minutes) [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Bad Bunny Season 49, Episode 2
I think it was Lady Gaga who introduced the first song. [more inside]
October 22
Rick and Morty: The Jerrick Trap Season 7, Episode 2
Rick and Jerry swap minds. [more inside]
Rick and Morty: How Poopy Got His Poop Back Season 7, Episode 1
Rick and friends have a wild night with Mr. Poopybutthole during a rough time in his life. [Season 7 Premiere, as well as New Voice Actors Premiere] [more inside]
Creepshow: George Romero in 3-D/ Baby Teeth Season 4, Episode 6
Two stories concerning single mothers-one running a bookstore on the verge of eviction and another dealing with her teenage daughter recovering from having teeth extracted.
Movie: Killers of the Flower Moon
Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover. [more inside]
The Fall of the House of Usher: The Pit and the Pendulum Season 1, Episode 7
A furious Frederick sets out to handle unfinished business. Madeline receives an ominous message at an old haunt. Dupin grows wary of Roderick's motives. [more inside]
October 21
Movie: Last Stop Larrimah
Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When one of them mysteriously disappears into thin air, the remaining residents become suspects and a long history of infighting is unveiled. [more inside]
AEW Collision: October 21, 2023 & Battle of the Belts VIII Season 1, Episode 19
Eat a hearty dinner, because AEW goes long tonight. Emnating from Memphis this evening, Collision will be immediately followed by Battle of the Belts VIII, for a grand total of 8 announced matches including four title defenses. [more inside]
Creepshow: Something Burrowed, Something Blue/Doodles Season 4, Episode 5
A woman's rich, but estranged father wants to make amends by gifting her a wedding. A fledgling cartoonist struggles to get published. [more inside]
The Fall of the House of Usher: Goldbug Season 1, Episode 6
Pym digs up disturbing information on Verna. With her marriage on the decline, Tamerlane hosts a turbulent product launch that shatters expectations. [more inside]
October 20
Bob's Burgers: The Amazing Rudy Season 14, Episode 2
Rudy prepares for an awkward night out with his divorced parents and their new partners. Meanwhile, the Belchers make an important casserole. [more inside]
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