Pete loses out in a role in a Fast and Furious movie because he was photographed doing whippets at the White House Correspondents Dinner. “But it was with the Avengers! Two of the cool ones! From the first movie!” So […]
Bupkis S1E4: Crispytown
Silo S1E5: The Janitor’s Boy
Juliette is still trying to investigate George’s death, but she’s pulled away because there’s yet another murder: Deputy Marnes, who was attacked by an unknown assailant at the end of last week’s episode. With Marnes and the mayor murdered, and […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League
1984’s Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension was a fun, pulpy mess of a sci-fi adventure, which promised us a sequel… which we never got. Nearly 40 years later, screenwriter Earl Mac Rauch wrangled the rights to the character away […]
Barry S4E8: wow
“I just wanted to be safe.” “We all do.” And there it is. After four years, Barry sums itself up in that one quick exchange. Everyone just wants to be safe. Not from the men with guns that are seemingly […]
Silo S1E4: Truth
Mayor Jahns is dead. The previous episode ends with her collapsed on the bathroom floor, apparently poisoned, while Deputy Marns pleads for help. So we open on a desperate attempt to resuscitate someone, but it’s not Jahns. It’s a flashback […]
Why is This Not a Movie?: The Chronicles of Prydain
Friend of the show Scott Bunn (Run That Back, Recliner Notes) returns so we can co-pitch an adaptation of Lloyd Alexander’s delightful YA fantasy series The Chronicles of Prydain, which was upending genre tropes only a decade after Tolkein had established […]
Bupkis S1E3: Picture
Pete Davidson is dead. At least, that’s what the internet believes, as a fake story circulates on the internet as Pete sleeps unaware and Amy (his mom) freaks out. He quickly sets the record straight (at an environmental event with […]
Barry S4E7: a nice meal
“This is not a good guy/bad guy story. It goes much deeper than that.” Gene’s description of Barry’s story is so on the nose for Barry I half expected a chipper Ron Howard to chime in with “Hey, that’s the […]
Silo S1E3: Machines
At the end of the previous episode, Juliette discovered a cavern under the silo, thanks to clues left behind by her possibly-murdered lover George. All she has left of George are things that are incredibly illegal — relics from the Before […]
The Big Door Prize S1E10: Deerfest Part 2
After the emotional catharsis of last week’s episode, everyone’s relaxed and having a good time at Deerfest. Trina’s posing for goofy photos with her parents, Jacob’s cheering on Beau as he rides a mechanical bull, and Mayor Izzy’s in her […]