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Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Sep 26, 2023 - 5 comments

Left heartbroken after Romeo begins to pursue her cousin Juliet, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy in this comedic twist of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. [more inside]
posted by edencosmic on Oct 18, 2022 - 5 comments

A curse! A cake! A flute solo! [more inside]
posted by Emmy Rae on Apr 5, 2020 - 23 comments

Former Princeton music professor Arthur Cochran stumbles into choir practice at a small-town church only to find a group of singers that are out of tune in more ways than one. Despite the ultimate clash of sensibilities, Arthur and his newfound cohorts may be the perfect mix of individuals to help each other reinvent and rediscover a little happiness, just when they all need it most. (NBC US broadcast) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 26, 2019 - 4 comments

Valley of the Boom is an American docudrama television miniseries, created, directed, and executive produced by Matthew Carnahan, that premiered on January 13, 2019, on National Geographic. The series centers on the 1990s tech boom and bust in Silicon Valley and it stars Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro, Oliver Cooper, and John Murphy. [more inside]
posted by General Malaise on Jan 16, 2019 - 5 comments

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. [more inside]
posted by DevilsAdvocate on Jan 15, 2018 - 13 comments

A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated. Directed by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnel [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Nov 26, 2016 - 7 comments

When Jake brings Amy to meet his mother (special guest star Katey Sagal) for his birthday, he receives an unwelcome surprise. Meanwhile, Charles and Rosa's test run of the NYPD's body cams comes with some unexpected body issues. Elsewhere, Holt and the rest of the Nine-Nine wrack their brains solving a fiendish escape-the-room puzzle.
posted by Strange Interlude on Feb 4, 2016 - 4 comments

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Jun 3, 2015 - 5 comments

Thom is overrun by jerks; the Swedes emasculate Thom at work; Julius is suspended. [more inside]
posted by bleep on May 19, 2015 - 2 comments

Thom receives differing ideas on the meaning of suffering after Julius gets ill. [more inside]
posted by bleep on May 19, 2015 - 0 comments

Thom gets a lesson in corporate America; the Swedes push a new campaign. [more inside]
posted by bleep on May 19, 2015 - 1 comment

A 44-year-old man is pressured to rebrand himself when his ad agency hires young creative directors. Missing Mad Men? Get your insane advertising professionals here. IMDB [more inside]
posted by bleep on May 19, 2015 - 4 comments

When Jake's estranged airline-captain dad comes by for a visit, it's for more than just father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Capt. Holt confounds the precinct with a seemingly insoluble brainteaser. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Mar 8, 2015 - 10 comments

When a man with AIDS is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Nov 28, 2014 - 13 comments