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Party Down works a surprise party for movie star Jack Botty thrown by his studio exec girlfriend Evie, which turns weird when the team sees something they shouldn't have.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 11, 2023 - 2 comments

All roads have lead to this. [more inside]
posted by blue suede stockings on Nov 20, 2022 - 5 comments

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn't been so easy to find, Giselle (Amy Adams) turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family's future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 18, 2022 - 6 comments

The first season came out almost two and a half years ago. Netflix quickly renewed it, but then the world sort of shut down for a little while there. The second season moves even farther beyond the original source material to adapt Dr. Seuss's The Butter Battle Book (which already got a Ralph Bakshi version way back during the Cold War). [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Apr 13, 2022 - 0 comments

Limited series finale written by Stephen King. After seeing both the light and the dark, Frannie makes her stand. Air Date: Feb 10, 2021 [more inside]
posted by guiseroom on Feb 11, 2021 - 12 comments

Risking everything, the Boulder travelers face off with Flagg's followers in New Vegas, among them a very different - and pregnant - Nadine. Air Date: Feb 3, 2021
posted by guiseroom on Feb 4, 2021 - 16 comments

After tragedy strikes the Boulder Free Zone, Mother Abagail tasks members of her Committee with a dangerous mission. Meanwhile, Harold and Nadine begin their journey to New Vegas to unite with Flagg and claim their reward. Air Date: Jan 27, 2021
posted by guiseroom on Jan 29, 2021 - 5 comments

While all of Boulder fears for Mother Abagail's safety, Stu organizes search parties to ensure her return, presenting an opportunity for Harold and Nadine. In New Vegas, Flagg recruits a dangerous new follower. Air Date: Jan 20, 2021
posted by guiseroom on Jan 22, 2021 - 5 comments

Nadine and Harold's dark intentions continue to take shape. Meanwhile, the Committee's spies entrench themselves in New Vegas, where Flagg is building his own society, where officially-sanctioned sin and debauchery disguises a ruthlessly-enforced order. Back in Boulder, Frannie hatches a plan to confirm her suspicions of Harold while Mother Abagail seeks divine council. Air Date: Jan 13, 2021
posted by guiseroom on Jan 14, 2021 - 4 comments

The Boulder Free Zone Committee looks to solidify their leadership and bolster the community with a town hall meeting, but Flagg continues to make inroads as he plots to destroy the newly-forming society from within. Air Date: Jan 7, 2021
posted by guiseroom on Jan 8, 2021 - 6 comments

After the world is in ruins, due to a man-made plague, a battle of Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors.
posted by guiseroom on Jan 1, 2021 - 17 comments

Mother Abagail selects a surprising voice to be her conduit to her chosen Committee in Boulder: the young deaf man Nick Andros. The arrival of a disturbing visitor to the Boulder Free Zone, shakes the Committee and Boulder residents to their core. Elsewhere in the Free Zone, Nadine Cross is haunted by a childhood memory. Air Date: Dec 30, 2020
posted by guiseroom on Jan 1, 2021 - 4 comments

Musician Larry Underwood is on the cusp of his big break when "Captain Trips" strikes New York. Alone and wandering an empty city, he meets an alluring new acquaintance also desperate to escape. Meanwhile, an incarcerated Lloyd Henreid comes face-to-face with Randall Flagg, The Dark Man himself, who makes him an enticing offer. Air Date: Dec 23, 2020
posted by guiseroom on Jan 1, 2021 - 1 comment

When the "Captain Trips" flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease, including Stu Redman, Frannie Goldsmith, and Harold Lauder, set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man. Air Date: Dec 16, 2020
posted by guiseroom on Jan 1, 2021 - 3 comments

We start right where we left off last year. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on May 10, 2020 - 5 comments

Jen's husband was recently killed by a hit-and-run driver. As she tries to recover, she meets Judy, who also recently suffered a loss. But there's more to Judy (and to Jen (and to her husband (and to pretty much everyone and everything else))) than meets the eye. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on May 6, 2019 - 25 comments