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I binged it all between last Friday night and last Saturday afternoon and really enjoyed it overall. Thought Ali Wong really did great in dramatic role. Manzoutkas showing up made me go "WHAT?!?" In a totally happy way. I think it's pretty good and looking forward to season 2, which is already confirmed James

I can't be the only one watching this and enjoying it... can I? James

Apparently, Tony Dow is alive, still breathing but he is in hospice and it is just a mater of time sadly James

Ok a few thoughts... David Warner was in so many good to great movies. I don't care how cheap Quest of the Delta Knights is, it was part of childhood before MST3K did it. Also Yime After Time is an underrated gem@ Paul Sorvino is just one of those actors who has always been around. His uncredited cameo in The Firm is one of those "oh fuck, its Paul Sorvino! These must the mob guys" moments that I love to death. Tony Dow's cameo in Kentuvk Fried Movie slays me every time

Ok having rewatched this since my laptop died, I can say that this is and Hawkeye are the most I've enjoyed any MCU project since Winter Soldier I honestly think the wedding dance scene is the single most joyous moment of television in 2023 James

Alan Grant has passed. Many a good yarn was written by him. His most mainstream stuff was probably 2000AD and a nice run with Bbatman at DC where he creaed Anarky with Norm Breyfogle James

Man, I wish Yogi Berra had wrestled. His promos would be worth it in how they would make no sense Didn't Dusty go to college on a baseball scholarship? James

This is what I've been thinking, that Poi is plotting long term and have COLORS turn on OG Cosmic Angels with Waka realizing she needs to be in STARS. Poi should not be trusted! James

That tag title match was a clusterfuck... AND I LOVED IT! Anything that results in the Bucks losing immediately gets 2 stars and the rest was just an exciting hot mess right to the finish! James

Natsupoi heeling on her heel unit to join a babyface unit is bizarre yet awesome. Then Himeka cutting a babyface promo on Poi letting her know how heartbroken she was by the betrayal and she will never forgive her? That's just amazing ass storytelling in my book! Edit: This also brings Tam's story ful circle. She was the cast off from Odeo Tai who got welcomed into STARS by Mayu but then got neglected by Mayu leading to Tam forming CA. Will Tam make the same mistake with Poi that Mayu made with Tam? A year from now will Poi form her own faction after not being happy in CA? Will Himeka ever forgive Poi to reform the "Big Dog & Little Dog Are Friends" Joshi combo? Will Bert escape from the aliens? Will Jodie get his daughter back? Will Benson Return? Find out on the next episode of... Joshi SOAP! James

So the stinger scene after the credits resolves the burning question everyone was asking and it just fits the tone of the series perfectly James

My only regret is that there isn't more of this show... yet! James

Paulie is a character study in how a man "in the life" is really solitary figure. After Tony he and Christopher are the ones we see the most of their day to day lives. Paulie lives the life but his personality is complicated and moves up based on the fact everyone around him died. If Tony did die at the end, that makes Paulie acting Boss if he wants it. He puts it best to Christopher that he's a survivor. In this casenot necessarily the fittest, but a survivor nonetheless. Sirico was amazing at playing what should be a most unlikable character but giving him a goofy charm who could drop that and be the most dangerous asshole in New Jersey James

With most of Spring/Summer shows either over or winding down I took the time to watch S1 of Reservation Dogs Episode 6 "Hunting" had me legit crying. No music cues or anything to trigger. Just really good storytelling and depth of character. All TV should be this good. James

Well now this plus Rosa/Miyu Yamashita from Summer Sun Princess on Dark males for me actually watching Dark for a change James

I think Luger was actually from Upstate New York James

I think they stuck Windham in there hoping to get a watchable match out of the situation. Just wasn't meant to be though. If Harley hadn't shown up during that match when would've "been the time"? James

Vice versa, Kamala is in Marvels James

That about sums it up Edit: By all accounts the 2nd season was already made but the negative reaction to season 1 led to Netflix dropping it. Cruncyroll basically did a license rescue and are debuting it this summer. I don't know if the awful dub/sub of the original series is going to Crunchyroll as well. That dub/sub is so awful that I couldn't make it past the end of the Galaxian Wars arc, and I'm a die hrd Saint seiya fan! James

You think those are bad? What was done to Saint Seiya is criminal and the fact Crunchyroll is footing the bill for a second season baffles me! James

CA is getting a bit too big... sigh James

5*GP Prediction: With Poi and Giulia in the same Blockj I expect Poi to either pin Giulia or take her to a draw. Giulia will win the block though. This is her year. James

TJPW Summer Sun Princess was ridiculously fun! (Spoiler Free Thoughts) Loved the Suzume/Mei Suruga team! Loved Hikari Noa's ring robe! I finally watched a match with Riho where Riho was like actually fun to watch wrestle Maki Itoh had her gutsiest performance against Alex Winter. I was not expecting her to bust out a Malenko Driver Miyu and Thunder Rosa had an unexpected finish but the match was good The Tag title match went almost 24 minutes but didn't feel it, this is a good thing James

In honor of Larry Storch https://youtu.be/ihcd1XInF24 I love F Troop James

"I'm not going to say Jim isn't a pain in the ass, he's a HUGE pain in the ass" made chuckle. I'm glad Paul Wesley isn't just doing a Shatner impersonation or copying any mannerisms. It can't be easy filling Shatner's hairpiece So this episode was basically rewriting "Balance of Terror" for that timeline and of course I geeked at the classic music cue when we see the Romulan bridge I got antsy fearing we were going to get Pike/Spock version of Spock's death from Wrath of Khan and I'm glad we didn't. I'm also thinking that Anson Mount looks awesome in Star Trek II era Starfleet uniform. Also, don't tease me with Scotty like that Finally, revelations from earlier i nthe season come to bite the crew in the ass giving us a nice cliffhanger until next winter James