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[TRAILER] Chris Carver (Eddie Murphy), determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf (Jillian Bell) to help him win. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of Christmas to life, bringing chaos to the small, unsuspecting town. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 9, 2024 - 5 comments

This week.... Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota spoke at a NRA forum, claiming that it wasn't just a bunch of old white guys, to a crowd composed almost entirely of old white guys. Texas judge Kacsmaryk suspended the FDA's approval of a key component of medication abortions 23 years after the fact, using terrible reasoning to do so (MeFi). And Now: Did You Know Action News' Robert Grant Has A Fucking Dairy Allergy? Main story: Farm workers (Youtube, 25 minutes), most of whom in the US are foreign-born and undocumented, are badly treated, work in dangerous conditions, are woefully paid, and can legally be as young as twelve, and yet are incredibly essential to agriculture, which is messed up. The closing segment (of a parody "Farming Simulator 2023") was narrated by Nick Offerman. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Apr 17, 2023 - 2 comments

When a stranger approaches his compound, survivalist Bill forges an unlikely connection. Later, Joel and Ellie seek Bill's guidance. [more inside]
posted by dis_integration on Jan 29, 2023 - 19 comments

Beef enlists Judy to coach his adult curling team; Wolf tries to make the family fishing boat a sunset cruise for lovers.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 2, 2021 - 1 comment

Judy worries that she may inherit Beef's fear of romance, so she makes him attend a meat auction and singles mixer, hoping he'll bring home a new love and some sausages.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 2, 2021 - 0 comments

Wolf tries to find Honeybee the perfect gift for their six-month anniversary, while Judy interviews her for the school newspaper and learns about her early years in Fresno.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 14, 2021 - 0 comments

Judy learns that Ham's been keeping a secret from her, while the rest of the family participates in a town festival.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 14, 2021 - 0 comments

The Tobins' plan to celebrate Judy's 16th birthday on their fishing boat goes awry when a moose breaks into their home.
posted by ellieBOA on Feb 14, 2021 - 3 comments

Series finale: "The question is answered: is the Universe deterministic, a multi-verse, or something else?"
posted by Pronoiac on Apr 17, 2020 - 49 comments

The Devs team perfect the system, and Forest and Katie wait for the completion of the Devs project. Lily and Jamie try to avoid its threat, but a visit from Kenton leaves Lily with no choice.
posted by paper chromatographologist on Apr 10, 2020 - 39 comments

Lily and Jamie visit Forest looking for answers. Katie and Lily have an awkward chat. Lyndon wants back into Devs. [more inside]
posted by thedward on Apr 3, 2020 - 14 comments

Circa 1969, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors - before everything goes to hell.
posted by guiseroom on Jan 3, 2019 - 31 comments

A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.
posted by ellieBOA on Sep 22, 2018 - 3 comments

Notorious woodworker/crafter Nick Offerman and notorious-noncrafter Amy Poehler host a feel good show about making stuff. Full first season discussion here.
posted by jenfullmoon on Aug 6, 2018 - 58 comments

I wanted to suggest the Nick Offerman/Amy Poehler craft show, but it doesn't show up on IMDB so I can't officially do it.
posted by jenfullmoon on Aug 3, 2018 - 10 comments

The Little Hours, the only movie currently in theaters based on the Decameron and starring Audrey Plaza and Alison Brie, depicts a young servant in 14th century Italy who flees his master and winds up at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. [more inside]
posted by chesty_a_arthur on Jul 17, 2017 - 11 comments

Everyone in the Nine-Nine springs into action when Terry's wife Sharon goes into labor at the precinct: Jake and Gina discover the doula within, Rosa and Terry make a daring escape from Rikers, Amy and Boyle scale a mountain of paperwork, and Holt has to bury the hatchet with an old ex. (special guest star Nick Offerman)
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 23, 2015 - 15 comments

A small pot dealer is robbed of his money and stash, some of which he owes to his wealthy drug lord supplier. Brad Gurdlinger, the drug lord, forces him to smuggle marijuana from Mexico as a solution to clear his debt. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs is too suspicious, he hires a stripper neighbor, a runaway and petty thief named Casey, and his 18-year-old neighbor Kenny , to pose as a bogus family called the "Millers". [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Nov 19, 2015 - 9 comments

Miss Piggy receives a "gift" from the annoyingly perfect Christina Applegate, Kermit avoids talking to Fozzie because of a terrible sketch and the situation escalates to the point Nick Offerman has to replace him, while Gonzo has a situation with his online dating profile and Pepe, Rizzo, and Liam Hemsworth help him out.
posted by lmfsilva on Oct 7, 2015 - 17 comments

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer. [more inside]
posted by starman on Jul 12, 2015 - 10 comments

Leslie and Ron put their differences aside to help Councilman Jamm break up from Ron's ex-wife Tammy II. Meanwhile, Ben helps April find her true passion in life, Andy and Tom travel to Chicago to visit Tom's ex-girlfriend Lucy, and Joan Callamezzo is celebrated as a celebrity in Pawnee.
posted by everybody had matching towels on Jan 14, 2015 - 23 comments

Leslie competes with a tech company for land, which she wants to turn into a national park. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Jan 14, 2015 - 23 comments