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Invincible: Atom Eve Special Episode  Season 1, Ep 9

A prequel episode about the origin of Samantha "Atom Eve" Wilkins. Featuring Lance Reddick in one of his last roles, as the director of the evil government organization that made her.
posted by Etrigan on Jul 22, 2023 - 2 comments

Barry: a nice meal  Season 4, Ep 7

“I was talking about office supplies!” [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA on May 22, 2023 - 24 comments

Barry: the wizard  Season 4, Ep 6

Barry heads to LA to track down Cousineau. Fuches gets out of prison. Sally struggles to parent John. [more inside]
posted by ellieBOA on May 15, 2023 - 21 comments

Barry: it takes a psycho  Season 4, Ep 4

Barry's breakout looms over everyone around him. Sally coaches her new protegé. The Chechens' reappearance threatens Hank and Cristobal's new business venture.
posted by ellieBOA on May 1, 2023 - 32 comments

Barry: bestest place on earth  Season 4, Ep 2

Barry gets an unexpected visitor. Hank and Cristobal attempt to restart their operations. Gene tells his story. Sally deals with the aftermath of having dated Barry.
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 17, 2023 - 7 comments

Barry: yikes  Season 4, Ep 1

Barry deals with his past in prison while finding Fuches with him. Sally returns home. Gene has a spark of new fame after his help with capturing Barry.
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 17, 2023 - 17 comments

Movie: Big Miracle

TRAILER Adam Carlson (John Krasinski), a reporter based in a small town in northern Alaska, can't wait to land a job in a bigger market. Then, the story of a lifetime practically lands in his lap: a family of gray whales is discovered near the Arctic Circle, trapped by rapidly forming ice. Along with the descending media comes Rachel Kramer (Drew Barrymore), an environmental activist and Adam's ex. Together, they try to rally an international coalition to save the whales before it's too late. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 10, 2022 - 3 comments

NewsRadio: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

Dave Nelson begins his new job as WNYX News Director, but first he has to fire his predecessor. [more inside]
posted by gauche on Nov 8, 2022 - 8 comments

Podcast: Edith!: America's First Female President*

Rosamund Pike stars as Edith Wilson in Edith! a scripted comedy podcast exploring the untold true-ish story of America’s secret First Female President, from Gonzalo Cordova and Travis Helwig. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Nov 4, 2022 - 1 comment

Movie: Ice Age

Twenty-thousand years ago, Earth is a wondrous, prehistoric world filled with great danger, not the least of which is the beginning of the Ice Age. To avoid a really bad frostbite, the planet's majestic creatures - and a few small, slothful ones - begin migrating south . The story revolves around sub-zero heroes: a woolly mammoth (Ray Romano), a saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary), a sloth (John Leguizamo) and a prehistoric combination of a squirrel and rat, known as Scrat (Chris Wedge). [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 18, 2022 - 2 comments

Barry: Starting now  Season 3, Ep 8

NoHo Hank hatches an escape. Sally lets out more aggression. Barry encounters more traps sprung by Fuches.
posted by ellieBOA on Jun 13, 2022 - 27 comments

Barry: Candy asses  Season 3, Ep 7

The penultimate episode of Barry's third season brings the storylines together and sets the stage for a thrilling finale next week.
posted by ellieBOA on Jun 7, 2022 - 10 comments

Barry: 710N  Season 3, Ep 6

Fuches' schemes finally catch up with him. The Taylor's hunt for Barry, and Barry plans to re-connect with old friends.
posted by ellieBOA on May 31, 2022 - 11 comments

Barry: Crazytimesh*tshow  Season 3, Ep 5

The Bolivian problem resurfaces. Gene reconnects with faces from his past. Sally is disappointed with the future of her show. Barry continues to spiral.
posted by ellieBOA on May 25, 2022 - 8 comments

Barry: all the sauces  Season 3, Ep 4

Desperate to solve his Bolivian problem, Noho Hank turns to Barry with a plan; Fuches returns to LA with a vengeance; Sally celebrates the premiere of her show; Gene scrambles to skip town, only to be bombarded with reasons to stay.
posted by ellieBOA on May 25, 2022 - 3 comments

Barry: ben mendelsohn  Season 3, Ep 3

As Barry and Gene take on new opportunities, Sally prepares for her first press junket and Katie shares her concerns; with the Bolivians still in heavy pursuit, Hank reaches out to Fuches, while Cristobal pitches a new tactic to Fernando.
posted by ellieBOA on May 9, 2022 - 5 comments

Barry: limonada  Season 3, Ep 2

Barry learns the extent of Gene's storied Hollywood history; Cristobal and Hank face a major setback when Cristobal's father-in-law, Fernando, unexpectedly arrives in Los Angeles looking to take out the Chechens and bring Cristobal home.
posted by ellieBOA on May 2, 2022 - 12 comments

Barry: forgiving jeff  Season 3, Ep 1

Barry searches the dark web for jobs; Sally, now the creator and star of her own show, begins to feel the pressures of success; Noho Hank braves his first big test in interrogation; Gene ruminates over Fuches' crushing reveal.
posted by ellieBOA on Apr 25, 2022 - 15 comments

Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification I  Rewatch   Season 5, Ep 7

Picard and Data must go undercover as Romulans when Starfleet assigns the Enterprise to the search for Spock. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Apr 8, 2021 - 14 comments

Barry: The Audition  Season 2, Ep 7

Barry prepares for his first audition under Gene's guidance; Sally takes a stand in a meeting with a major TV producer; Noho Hank bares all.
posted by rhizome on May 13, 2019 - 11 comments

Barry: The Truth Has a Ring to It  Season 2, Ep 6

Barry works with Gene to get into character; Sally embraces her truth; Fuches goes on a mission.
posted by rhizome on May 5, 2019 - 6 comments

Barry: ronny/lily  Season 2, Ep 5

An encounter that Barry never could have predicted has surprising effects. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Apr 29, 2019 - 17 comments

Barry: What?!  Season 2, Ep 4

Barry's patience is put to the test when a figure from Sally's past arrives in LA. Gene gets a pleasant surprise and encourages Barry to believe that change is possible.
posted by rhizome on Apr 23, 2019 - 11 comments

Barry: Know Your Truth  Season 1, Ep 8

In the season finale, Barry vows to give up his life of crime. Elsewhere, Pazar enlists a replacement to take care of Fuches. Detective Moss closes in on an arrest that they hope will crack the Madison homicide case. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Mar 28, 2019 - 7 comments

Barry: Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast And Keep Going  Season 1, Ep 7

After a shootout at the airstrip, Barry must make a tough decision to avoid capture. Sally worries her performance in MacBeth will be compromised and ruin her chance at impressing a top talent agent. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Feb 22, 2019 - 0 comments

Barry: Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face  Season 1, Ep 6

Barry tries to fly solo at a remote airstrip, but Taylor still wants in; Vacha looks to exact revenge on the man who killed his brother, despite Pazar's hands-off orders; Moss tries to end her association with Gene, but finds herself drawn to his classroom at a critical juncture; Sally lobbies for a major acting challenge. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Aug 23, 2018 - 1 comment

Barry: Chapter Five: Do Your Job   Season 1, Ep 5

Barry looks to hit the reset button with Sally, but a scene from "Macbeth" triggers a reaction that pushes them farther apart; Moss moves to interrogate members of Gene's acting class after a shooting video surfaces. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Jul 29, 2018 - 2 comments

Barry: Chapter 4: Commit ... to YOU   Season 1, Ep 4

Barry finds that escaping Fuches and winning Sally's affections is harder than he thought. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Jul 11, 2018 - 3 comments

Barry: Chapter Two: Use It  Season 1, Ep 2

In the wake of some shocking news, Gene encourages his class to channel their feelings into their work. Meanwhile, resolved to quit his job and put the past behind him, Barry tries not to get pulled back in by Fuches and the Chechens; and Sally tries to crack the nut that is Barry. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 8, 2018 - 1 comment

Barry: Chapter One: Make Your Mark  Season 1, Ep 1

In the premiere of this dark comedy about a former marine working as a hit man in the Midwest, Barry is sent to L.A. to kill an aspiring actor who's having an affair with a Chechen mob boss's wife, but winds up getting involved in the local theater scene himself. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 8, 2018 - 5 comments

Movie: Office Space

Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 19, 2018 - 23 comments

Idiotsitter: Season 1  Season 1, Ep 0

When wild child Gene (Workaholics' Jillian Bell) is put under house arrest in her family's mansion, her parents hire buttoned-up nanny Billie (Charlotte Newhouse) to look after her. Trapped in each other’s company, the two strike up an unlikely friendship and cause all sorts of trouble. It's an odd-couple story that reaches new depths of depravity. [more inside]
posted by LizBoBiz on Mar 20, 2016 - 3 comments

Fringe: And Those We've Left Behind  Rewatch   Season 4, Ep 6

The Fringe team, with the help of Peter, investigate a series of time-loop anomalies. The patter leads them to an electrical engineer married to a theoretical physicist.
posted by the man of twists and turns on Sep 6, 2015 - 1 comment

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Boyle-Linetti Wedding  Season 2, Ep 17

It's the big day for Charles and Gina's parents, and Peralta's in charge of picking up the ring. What could go wrong? Meanwhile, Terry sweats being asked to perform a non-exercise themed wedding ceremony.
posted by Strange Interlude on Mar 2, 2015 - 11 comments

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Pontiac Bandit Returns  Season 2, Ep 10

During an unexpectedly combustible undercover-Santa op, Peralta finally nabs the infamous Doug Judy, AKA "The Pontiac Bandit", (returning S01 guest star Craig Robinson) only to discover that Judy has the goods on the Giggle Pig kingpin. Meanwhile, Santiago finds an inconsistency in a long-closed case while making a scrapbook for Capt. Holt, and Boyle and Gina plot to break up their parents after a little bit of gift-exchange recon. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Dec 7, 2014 - 12 comments

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Jake and Sophia  Season 2, Ep 6

The night before delivering crucial testimony in a diamond heist trial, Peralta accidentally sleeps with the defense attorney (guest star Eva Longoria). Diaz pushes Santiago into running for onion union rep against Scully. Ex-"poke-buddies" Boyle and Gina go to war over a non-refundable reserved hotel suite, with unexpected results. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Nov 10, 2014 - 10 comments

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