I can’t get enough of Slow Horses and very happy they have Series 5 already shot. Check out the Teaser from the end of Series 4. We are still waiting to get the release dating. Based on release of previous seasons, we are looking at 8-10 months. So possibly June-August of 2025.
Apple TV+ is staying with the spies of Slough House for a sixth season.
Hit Gary Oldman starrer Slow Horseshas been re-upped again upon the conclusion of Season 4 on the streaming platform. A fifth season was ordered back in January.
No word yet on Series 7 but I’d say it’s likely to happen given the slow but recent hype for the Slough House gang.
Spooky/Scary/Slasher season is upon us. Time to watch those movies, baby. I’ve been trying to do one a day. I binge watched five episodes of the show Castle Rock on Hulu and had a night of nightmares, which is rare for me!
Anyways, Tubi has some great Horror options this October. Check out 5 of my favorites and see the full list here:
About: As a youngster I didn’t really care for scary movies but this is one I recall watching with a group of fellow 20 year olds and finding it quite scary! Always remember: if you are out in nature (forest, desert, etc.) there are people out there watching you. Always.
About: A surprise Jack Black is in this slasher sequel. It’s meh, but good 90s vibes in it, if you’re looking for that sort of thing. Takes place mostly at a Bahamas resort.
About: Not “boo”/jump scary, but the alien people in this are super well crafted and fun. What’s really scary it turns out, is capitalism. A classic movie that you should watch if you’ve never seen.
About: For about 7 years I actually lived in the neighborhood this was largely filmed in. If I ever want nostalgia for that time in my life, I watch this great scary/creepy movie. You won’t have sex for weeks after watching this movie.
About: I’m new to knowing about and watching this movie, and it has become an instant love of mine. I’ve rewatched 3 times in the last 6 months. Such a good mix of cult, Scottish, and boobs.
Boo. It’s scary movie watching season. And Amazon Prime is not f-ing around this October with their Horror movie options. Some new and old classics included. Check out a list of 8 great Horror movies currently on Amazon Prime, with 5 bonus movies at the end.
Direct links to the movies on the Title and the Image.
About: Barbarian is a very rewatchable movie. Maybe stay away if you have a scary basement. Justin Long’s character is an irremediable piece of shit, but man it’s hard not to love his opening scene in the movie (prior to him answering the phone, where it’s all down hill from that).
About: As a The Shining lover, when I first watched Doctor Sleep, I wasn’t holding my breathe for something I loved, or even liked. HOWEVER, despite realizing it’s not “great”, I really do enjoy this movie. Ewan McGregor and Kyliegh Curran are both excellent in the film. Probably helps if you’ve seen The Shining, but I think you can pick up on the whole Shine plot either way.
About: This was my first and only Cloverfield movie, so far. Not Bad. Have to love John Goodman. I think this would be considered a “Bottle Movie“, and I think it works well.
About: I’m going to be strong enough to watch this movie this October. I’m going to be strong enough to watch this movie this October. I’m going to be strong enough to watch this movie this October.
I just watched the trailer and it frankly looks very scary. VVish me luck.
About: I know real Horror and Film heads will probably hate this take, but I found the original 1977Suspiria essentially unwatchable. However this 2018 version from Luca Guadagnino is very good and very rewatchable. What’s with me and all the rewatchability stuff??
About: John Carpenter’s masterpiece? Probably. Such a great flick. So great in fact, I’m going to go put on The Thing (1982) on Amazon Prime, right now!
The entire month of October has somehow become Halloween, and I am not complaining. I love me some Horror movies! I’m actually currently watching The Wicker Man (1977) as I write this.
If you have cable TV with the Freeform channel, you’ll know they do a month long scary movie marathon for the Spooky Season. Tonight they played The Haunted Mansion and Beetlejuice.
And what’s a more fitting collab for Freeform 31 Nights of Halloween promo, the start of Fall and cooling temperatures? You guessed it, that classic Fall Treat: Ice Cream.
Check out these Halloween Promotional Options:
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31 Nights of Monster Mash – Classic Cookie Dough Ice Cream is mixed with M&M’S® MINIS Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies, Oats, and Chocolate Chips.
Promotional Halloween Cupcake: Scaredy Cakes – Rich Chocolate Cups filled with a layer of Devil’s Food Cake, Fudge & Boo Batter™ Ice Cream topped with fluffy White Frosting & Spooky Sprinkles
As part of the celebration, Cold Stone Creamery is offering fans a chance to make their Halloween even sweeter. Throughout the month of October, 20 lucky entrants will be chosen at random to win a Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream Movie Night! Winners will receive a special package that includes everything needed for a cozy, ice cream-filled movie night at home – the perfect way to enjoy 31 Nights of Halloween on Freeform.
I’ve never been Across The Pond, to the land of “chips” and “mates” and Lords and Queens. But I have previously admitted my love and romanticism of London and the UK, largely because of their TV Shows (Series). I also need having TV shows, and other noise-y stuff on in the background, as I work or paint or clean or whatever.
Something the YouTube algorithm served me up a few months ago has been life changing. London bus videos.
As a lover of buses and cities, it has been incredibly soothing and interesting watching the city of London from the top of a Double Decker bus. Seeing the communities, parks, people of London living their lives. And compared to America (Chicago), significantly less cars and significantly more density and public transportation. I can’t get enough.
My two current favorites are Wanderizm and Kidney Beans Global Check them out both below!
Wanderizm shares a few videos a week, and they are really high quality. I also like at the beginning each video he shows the date and time, temperature, and the route of the bus. A small thing that adds a lot of context to the videos. Here are two recent videos I have enjoyed.
London Route 189 – From Brent Cross to Marble Arch in Central London 🚌 (A night route!)
London Bus Ride, Route 27 from Camden to Hammersmith Point-of-view 🚌
They update every week or so with new videos. They also have a Live Stream of their videos which is good to pop into from time to time. Check out the live stream and another of the good routes they have up.
Live London Bus Stream
London Bus 57 🎾 Wimbledon Station To Streatham Hill 🎾 Wimbledon 2024 Bus Ride
Be sure to give them both a Subscribe. Happy Bus Watching.
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The Tubi user base continues to grow (74 Million+), as do their Live Channels and Movies/TV Shows available to stream. Below are 8 movies recently added on Tubi, with some Bonus movies. Check them out!
About: There are multiple of these Die Hard movies on Tubi currently. However, just watch Die Hard: With A Vengeance because it is easily the best one. NYC. The Summer. Germans. Samuel L. Jackson.
About: Maybe not the best of the Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly movies (Step Brothers probably?), but man if 17 year old me didn’t etch lines of this movie in my brain for the rest of my life. Lil’ baby Jesus, and the rest.
About: A sexy (eh, sorta), funny (eh, sorta), thriller (eh, sorta). Look it’s not the best nor the most coherent nor the friendliest to women or Middle Easterners, BUT it’s pretty fun. Turn that brain off and hit play.
About: A campy, fun 80’s horror movie, based of the Stephen King book of the same name. I like this movie, but I HATE Corn Children.
Bonus Movies: 8 Mile, Pan’s Labryanth, Selena, You Got Served, Hacksaw Ridge, How High. And find all Recently Added To Tubi Movies Here: https://tubitv.com/category/recently_added
Happy Tubi-ing!
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It turns out a show with comedians on it, doing funny things, is very enjoyable.
Let me be clear, none of these series are bad. I would happily watch any of them again. And I will. However some have more contestant chemistry, or better themes, or tasks that just hit harder. Oddly even the “bad” tasks provide the laughs. I’ve probably lol’ed (legit lol) in ever episode of Taskmaster I’ve watched, including all rewatches.
Live tasks were often low points for me so I do not include any in the top tasks. One caveat for that, the Knappett Fall in Series 7 is maybe one of the funniest things I’ve see on TV.
The starred ** contestants were my favorites, but again, there is not one I “hated”.
Best Task: Work out the circumference of the caravan in baked beans. Episode 1.
Best Gag: Phil Wang bartering for each prize task. James calling him a pussy while trying to open the box. James not saying “hi” to Alex ever. The Knappett Fall.
2. Series 16
Great tasks, contestants, and contestant chemistry.
Contestants: *Julian Clary*, Lucy Beaumont, *Sam Campbell*, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma
Best Episode: Episode 7: I’m off to find a robin.
Best Task: Present a piece called “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”. Episode 6.
Best Gag: Sue getting mad at Alex. Sam being a weird guy. The team of three is funny. Sam wearing all gray/grey outfits in every studio show.
3. Series 1
It’s only six episodes. It’s honestly surprising how good this series is, and how little the show actually changes over time. It’s a little clunky at points, but it holds up super well even 10 years later compared to the newer seasons.
Contestants: Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and *Tim Key*
Best Episode: Episode 1: Melon buffet.
Best Task: In the lab, there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. Episode 1.
Best Gag: Tim Key getting caught cheating. Romesh getting mad at the prize tasks. Josh having to do counting tasks.
4. Series 14
Good tasks!
Contestants: Dara Ó Briain, *Fern Brady*, *John Kearns*, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican
Best Episode: Episode 5: Chip Biffington.
Best Task: Place one luggage trolley a certain distance away from the line. Then, starting behind the line, strike that trolley with another luggage trolley. Episode 5.
Best Gag: John having bad Prize Tasks.
5. Series 3
Only five episodes. Great tasks. It was really hard for me to choose top episode or task.
Contestants: *Al Murray*, Dave Gorman, *Paul Chowdhry*, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe
Best Episode: Episode 2: The dong and the gong.
Best Task: Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. Episode 1.
Best Gag: Paul’s deadpan humor and how Greg responds to it.
6. Series 4
A great season, with solid contestants. The first of the new standard of ten episodes.
Contestants: *Hugh Dennis*, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, *Mel Giedroyc* and Noel Fielding
Best Episode: Episode 3: Hollowing out a baguette.
Best Task: Make a trailer for Taskmaster The Movie. Team task. Episode 3.
Best Gag: Hugh Dennis coming in last for the Prize task 6 out of the 8 episodes.
7. Series 8
This one grew on me more as I watched a second time while listening to the official podcast.
Contestants: Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, *Lou Sanders*, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson
Best Episode: Episode 3: Stuck in a mammal groove.
Best Task: Alex is on that bridge in the distance with lights on his head. Get as close as you can to Alex without him noticing you. Episode 1.
Best Gag: Alex asking Paul Sinha questions about history. Ian and Lou being confrontational on team tasks.
8. Series 11
Also a Covid Pandemic Series, and I think it hurts the tasks in this one, which is understandable.
Contestants: Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, *Mike Wozniak* and *Sarah Kendall*.
Best Episode: Episode 5: Slap and tong.
Best Task: Build a tower, then topple your tower so that yogurt lands in a numbered square. Episode 9.
Best Gag: Jamali getting irritated with Alex (and others) a lot.
9. Series 2
Only five episodes.
Contestants: Doc Brown, *Joe Wilkinson*, Jon Richardson, *Katherine Ryan* and Richard Osman
Best Episode: Episode 5: There’s strength in arches.
Best Task: Get this potato into the golf hole. You may not touch the red green. Episode 1.
Best Gag: Jon Richardson being embarrassed constantly.
10. Series 17
This is the first one I watched without bingeing, and I think that honestly hurt my viewing experience some. Great contestants and I had fun watching.
Contestants: Joanne McNally, John Robins, *Nick Mohammed*, *Sophie Willan*, and Steve Pemberton
Best Episode: Episode 8: The umbrella wink.
Best Task: Hoopla Gary before he crosses the finish line. Episode 1.
Best Gag: It was kind of annoying at first but Nick being dressed like Dracula.
11. Series 12
Another (and the last) Covid Pandemic series. Good tasks! They figured out the Covid Tasks.
Contestants: Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, *Guz Khan*, *Morgana Robinson* and Victoria Coren Mitchell
Best Episode: Episode 3: The end of the franchise.
Best Task: Write and perform a 30-second jingle. Episode 7.
Best Gag: Victoria being teased for being a nerd.
12. Series 9
It starts off a little slow, but increasingly gets better as the series goes on. The contestants have better chemistry at the end.
Contestants: David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, *Katy Wix* and *Rose Matafeo*
Best Episode: Episode 6: Bready bready bready.
Best Task: Serenade yourself. Episode 6.
Best Gag:
13. Series 5
Contestants: *Aisling Bea*, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, *Nish Kumar* and Sally Phillips
Best Episode: Episode 5: A wind-dried puffin.
Best Task: Generate a watercooler moment involving this watercooler. Episode 5.
Best Gag: Mark Watson sending texts to Greg everyday for 5 months.
14. Series 15
Contestants: Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Eclair, *Kiell Smith-Bynoe* and Mae Martin
Best Episode: Episode 6: It’s my milk now.
Best Task: Invent an imaginary companion, then complete a domestic task with your imaginary companion. Episode 6.
Best Gag: Kiell and Alex going at it. lol
15. Series 10
First Covid Pandemic series. I think it starts mid-filming tasks. Doesn’t affect it too much.
Contestants: *Daisy May Cooper*, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring
Best Episode: Episode 1: God’s haemorrhoid.
Best Task: Silently, make the tastiest and prettiest cocktail with the coolest name. Episode 6.
Best Gag: Katherine Parkinson saying “we” all the time and Alex correcting her.
16. Series 13
Good tasks and first post-Covid Pandemic series.
Contestants: *Ardal O’Hanlon*, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, *Judi Love* and Sophie Duker
Best Episode: Episode 3: I think I’ve got this.
Best Task: Display the shoe Alex is thinking of. All the other shoes must be out of sight at the end of the attempt. Episode 4.
Best Gag: Judi getting Alex to do a bunch of stuff for him. Sophie being annoyed by Alex, and talking about death all the time. Judi never winning.
17. Series 6
Some good moments but overall one of the weaker series :(. Sorry :(.
Contestants: Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine
Best Episode: Episode 10: He was a different man.
Best Task: Do something manly with this cardboard box. Episode 4.
I recently made a list of things I want and at the top of the list was “to visit London”. The last few years I have, like much of America, have been steeped in British Media. The Great British Bake Off is probably the most popular, but there is Peep Show, Taskmaster, the growing hate of the Monarch, and so on.
This year has been British heavy for me, even compared to other years. Here is what I have been watching and listening to.
Taskmaster [TV Show/Podcast]
Between November and February of last year I watched all (at the time) episodes of Taskmaster. I almost immediately started a rewatch, this time doing a ranking of the season (coming soon!). It’s truly a silly and pointless show, but it is legit one of the funniest things I’ve watched in the last decade. And you know what’s great, you can watch it all for free on Youtube!: https://www.youtube.com/@Taskmaster
Oh! And they have an official Taskmaster Podcast, hosted by one of the former contestants, Ed Gamble. I’ve only recently just started listening, but I have a feeling I’ll be listening to it frequently in the near future. https://www.taskmaster.tv/podcast
Trying [TV Show]
I have no longing for having kids, but I do think an accidental pregnancy would fix me. Trying is about a couple desperate to have a child, and struggling to do so. It starts off with fucking on a bus, but the last episode I watched, I think the couple was in like 3 scenes together. It’s a fun enough show, and I like all the shoots that take place in actual London, but I’m finding series 4 a slog. I think couples would have a fun time watching this though.
Slow Horses [TV Show]
Slow Horses is an Action/Drama about British spies (MI5) mostly spying on themselves. The cast is great, and works so well together. Topped off with Gary Oldman as the alcoholic, cynical, old man yelling at clouds. He’s great.
It’s a quick 18 episodes over 3 seasons.
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster [Podcast]
Sometimes you just need to hear two to three British people talking for an hour or so. They have a good mix of British guests (Paul Hollywood, Jamie Oliver) and American guests (Jason Mantzoukas and Paul Rudd). It’s fun to hear the slight and sometimes significant differences in the two cultures as well. Why isn’t curry a bigger part of my life?? (Oh because America didn’t colonize India probably, huh?)
I want Kevin McCloud to follow me around my day to day life and critique every decision I make. I would be 100x the person I am now if he did. It’s not quite Taskmaster Easy to watch, but it’s pretty easy. Some seasons are at times available on Netflix and Amazon Prime. You can watch a 24/7 channel of Grand Designs on Amazon’s Freevee. AND you can also find on Youtube a lot through non-sanctioned channels. Try this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=grand+designs
If you love houses, you’ll love this show.
Would I Lie To You [TV Show]
The British are really onto something here: another show where all, or at least a good chunk, are available for free on Youtube. I think all TV Shows should do this.
Would I Lie To You is a short and sweet celebrity panel show that’s low stakes and fun. Look at those three blokes, what’s not to love. Give it a watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@WILTY_TV
What am I missing? Please tell me the good British shows to watch. I can’t get enough.
I loved British TV ever since I was able to start watching it due to streaming around 2010. Luther, Skins, Top Gear, and Peep Show were some of my early favorites. The amount of shows available, although across a significant number of streaming services, has only grown in the last decade plus. Check out these shows from the Live Channels on Freevee. At this very moment of me writing this, and probably you reading it, I am watching Grand Designs. Can’t get enough of Kevin and his house takes.
About: In the last 3 months no human on earth has watched more Grand Designs than I. My Guinness World Record award is currently pending. I can’t get enough of this show: the genius and the hubris of these people that decide to “build their own homes”. I loathe some of them, but often I find the perseverance of them inspiring. Also there is Kevin, who holds back no punches on their lack of qualifications and often times insanity. I original got hooked on this show during first few months of Covid Pandemic, but that love has never gone away, and now you can watch 24/7 on Freevee.
About: Do I hate cars? Yes. Do I find one of the hosts of this show on par with Piers Morgan for British Unlikability? Yes. Do I love to see the stupid cars go vroom vroom? Also Yes. Duality of man. I contain multitudes. Etc. Some of the episodes are pretty meh, but often they are pretty fun.
About: The whole BBC gang showed up. We got Home and Garden. We got Scifi. We got Comedy. We got Travel. We got Earth. Imagine if the United States’ Public Broadcasting Service was as well funded as the BBC. These could all be PBS channels. A Ken Burns PBS Channel??? The dream.
About: If you thought American Antiques Road Show was pretentious, you ain’t seen nothing yet sister. I actually didn’t know the American Antiques Road Show (PBS!) was based on a British version! Well anyways, the British version is fun because 1) the accents, obviously and 2) the UK is just so much older than the US, and I think old things are just neat.
About: I can’t stop looking at the poster. I know it’s small, but look at it. Beautiful. I recently saw people razzing on this movie on Bluesky but in a fun/supportive way. If you like horror movies and you haven’t yet watched this, you gotta. You gotta watch Malignant.
About: There is something about movies where Dudes Are Getting Things Done that I can’t get enough. And as much as I dislike American Car Culture, this is a well paced, and action filled movie with Men Being Men. Remember when Dudes were Men?
About: Skyscraper didn’t make my Top Disaster Porn movies, but that doesn’t mean this non-sense idea of a movie isn’t semi-entertaining. Need to turn your mind (and heart?) off? Skyscraper is the movie for you.
About: A little British Bear wearing a little coat and a little hat, and doing little British Bear things in London? Your kids are going to love it. You’re going to love it. Cozy up with blankets and popcorn and have a nice family evening in. 🙂
About: The first three John Wicks are currently streaming for free on Tubi. Murder. Car chases. Guns. More murder. More car chases. These John Wick movies have it all.
About: Many years ago a friend told me this was their favorite movie, so one night I impulse bought it on Amazon. It’s pretty good but “favorite” seems like a stretch. YOU can now watch it for free (with commercials) on Tubi. Or buy it on Amazon!
About: Has a movie ever felt more 2008 than Wanted (2008)? (non-derogatory). It’s honestly still a pretty fun action movie, with curving bullets, and a hot Angelina Jolie. Give it a watch.
About: It has probably been a decade since I’ve watched this movie, but I’m guessing it holds up (mostly). A cheeky PG-13 flick, that the whole family can enjoy.
About: A classic. If you haven’t watched this movie with your children yet you have failed them. You are despicable. BUT, you can change that today. Fun for the whole family.
About: Maybe the most perfect Camp Thriller movie of the year 1997 (and even all of the 90s)? Great performances from both Cage and Travolta. A must watch if you have never seen.
About: Recently watched this and it absolutely slaps. It doesn’t feel like a 3 hour and 15 minute movie. Remember the dual VHS version of this from when it was first released? Take me back.
About: Jon Stewart showing up is a surprise, but not as much of a surprise as how he meets his end in this late 90s Teen horror/thriller. You should watch it. Now. Go.
About: I don’t keep up with the DC Universe but thought this movie was fun enough. Lightning and running around. Turn your brain off for a couple of hours.
About: It took me a couple of watches but I came around to Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Paul Dano and the rest of the stacked cast has a lot to do with that.
About: There has never been, and never will be again, a better use of a Queen song in a “Middle Ages Film”. I beg you to watch this 2 minute Youtube clip from A Knight’s Tale (no spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hi8IWqic0U. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in The Last Duel could never.
About: An incredibly cute and wholesome movie. Fun for the whole family. Or in my case, a 36 year old man home alone on a Friday night with little else to do.
Don’t worry about seeing Paddington 1 first, it’s pretty easy to get: there is a cute little bear that lives with a family and he’s nice and he gets into his little hijinks.
I love me some British TV. I’ve recently been on a Taskmaster and Grand Designs binge. But also enjoy some of their Crime/Drama/Thriller shows. Tubi has quite a few of the best. Check out the list of Best British Shows To Stream On Tubi below! Want to jump directly to the British Crime TV listings? https://tubitv.com/category/british_crime_tv
About: Arrest me, Scully, I’ve been a bad, murdering boy. (Come on, Mike. get it together.). The Fall is a great serial killer thriller. Series 3 is a bit of a snooze but first two are nail-biters.
About: A detective that fully engulfs himself into his work because he’s flawed and ultimately unhappy with his life and himself? You got it. When I first got Netflix steaming in around 2009, I recall this being one of my first introductions to British TV.
About: Two detectives that fully engulf themselves into their work because….you get it. This shows has some truly upsetting plot lines but it’s the best I’ve ever seen David Tennant, and Olivia Colman has been doing the work (well) for decades. Probably my favorite from this list.
About: For how much I hate cars, it’s puzzling why I enjoy this show so much. Not to mention how much I loathe Jeremy Clarkson. But before they went full non-sense and military propaganda, there was some great TV in there.
I’m a Pluto.tv virgin, but damn if they don’t have a great lineup of free movies available to watch. I think I’m going to start with Congo. Check out Congo and some of the other new additions in March 2024 below!
About: Part Jurassic Park. Part Indian Jones. Part The Net. Annnnd you’re already gone, off watching Congo (1995). Stop back in when you’re looking for your next movie on Pluto.tv.
About: This movie is stacked: Foster, Whitaker, and Stewart. Thankfully Pluto.tv has the No Leto Cut of this great thriller. Crazy to think this was Fincher‘s movie between Fight Club and Zodiac, both of which seem and are so massive, where this largely takes place in one Brownstone in NYC’s Upper West Side. (Filmed on a Hollywood Studio lot, sadly.)
But for real, I think Gattaca is a bit of a “cult classic”, after not having box office success, but I don’t think it’s had the wide-spread love that it deserves. Watch it if you haven’t seen.
About: Imagine the world was watching you waste your life away reading this stupid shit, instead of like going for a walk, or talking to your kids, or being a contributing member of your community.
Wait, now I’m imagining them watching me WRITE this drivel. oh my god. i’ve wasted my life
About: Awful poster. Now that I think about this film I recall almost all advertising I saw for it being bad. Probably 10 years after it originally came out, I caught it on Netflix, and you know what? It’s pretty good!
About: Mikey likey, Mikey want to watch a 90’s comedy classic that he at one point knew nearly all the words to. Relive your childhood with me, and let’s watch TB tonight.
About: A coming of age tale in Sacramento, written and directed by Greta Gerwig (of Barbie fame). It’s a cute and funny movie. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf both kill it. The movie was nominated for countless awards. Watch it if you haven’t seen before.
About: David Fincher does it again. Other than two scenes I skip past because they are very upsetting, I love this movie. Can’t beat a Scandinavian murder mystery/thriller where they speak English the whole time (hello The Snowman).
About: This is a *safe space*, right? Okay, good. I have never seen Friday. However I did just watch on Youtube “friday best bits“, and you know what, I think I/you should watch this movie.
Really astonishing how funny a person Chris Tucker is. I hope he’s doing well. *me ignoring the last decade in his Personal Life on Wikipedia*
About: An incredible good (and fun! 🙂 ) critique of Class as we slowly transition to our Climate Emergency future. Written and Directed by Bong Joon-ho, of Parasite fame.
About: An incredibly cute and wholesome movie. Fun for the whole family. Or in my case, a 36 year old man home alone on a Friday night with little else to do.
Don’t worry about seeing Paddington 1 first, it’s pretty easy to get: there is a cute little bear that lives with a family and he’s nice and he gets into his little hijinks.
About: I haven’t seen it but I’m guessing the girl in the middle turns sixteen and sheds her adolescence. And then finds a love or two with those couple of fellas? Movie pretty much writes itself. But good try, John Hughes, I guess.
I had included Exploring Alternatives on my 6 Alternative Ways To Live post last year, but I’m finding myself watching a lot of the videos recently, and dreaming of building a cob house.
The Majority Report (w/ Sam Seder) (and w/ Emma Vigeland) dunking on Tim Pool weekly has been very funny.
Little balding beanie man is losing it, and who better to narrate his demise. Check out these five(5) recent clips from the MR crew.
Tim Pool FURIOUS About Kristen Stewart’s ‘Gayest’ Photoshoot
This one was very funny. A balding man who wears a hat all the time commenting on another persons appearance. Can’t beat it.
“The Beanie’s About To Pop”: Tim Heidecker Explains Tim Pool’s REALLY Crappy Episode
Tim Heidecker and Sam Seder just roasting Tim Pool for 30 minutes.
TIM POOL IS LOSING IT
A really weird public spat about something clearly greater than what we are seeing. It’s watching mommy and daddy argue about something mundane in front of your friend, six months before they decide to get a divorce, except you’d be okay if any of those three fell off a cliff.
Tim Pool Declares War On ‘Ladies Night’
A solid 13 minutes of Tim being roasted. Ah incels.
Tim Pool’s Hatred Of Women Is Equal To His Ignorance Of Them
About: I’m mad as hell (that you are not watching these 5 Newsroom Thrillers!) and I’m not going to take it anymore! (actually, that’s fine. please keep reading, and watch one of these great flicks).
About: I could watch 7 hours of this movie. In fact, I have attempted to simulate this by watching this movie (129min) 3 times in a row. I gave up 1.4x in. Will try again.
Cast is stacked. It’s infuriating. No real justice, but maybe sort of?
About: This Fincher Flick might not *seem* like it would be a Newsroom Thriller, but it does the impossible: makes a nerdy, divorced, cartoonist seem interesting and cool(??).
Oh also they try to solve some Serial Killer case, I guess? I was too busy hanging with Robert (Downey Jr.) and Jake (Gyllenhaal) in The San Francisco Chronicle Pit.
I’ve been Library-pilled. Again. Definitely did some library borrowing as a boy, but probably ended around High School. As I try to ween myself off 7 different streaming sites, and spend less money buying books, I’ve started borrowing from my local branches these past couple of months. See my First 8 from the Chicago Public Library!
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[Book] Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction (2019)
If you would like to better understand Addiction, mostly to drugs, but can probably extrapolate to some degree to all addiction, and want to have more empathy for those who are addicted, give this a read! B+.
I’ve really enjoyed this! It is written as a woman telling a story at a bar, and it is long and ramble-y and also feels like how I tell stories at the bar when I’ve had a few. Also last third is pretty devastating. A.
I love the Freddie movies. First time watching this one all in one shot and focused on it, rather than catching parts on cable, or half-watching on streaming site. A+.
Watching this for the fist time at the ripe age of 36 is probably not it’s most ideal first watch. It was a cute little movie, as all Miyazaki movies are, but not entirely my thing. Maybe if I have kids someday. B.
Kendra Gaylord has been one of my newer Youtube follows (and internet, parasocial crushes). She makes video essays (and a podcast) about Homes and Culture. She recently had a video “blow up” about 151 of the houses featured on Architectural Digest.
Check out these movies from Amazon Prime in February 2024! And be sure to check out the Blu-rays you can get from your local library! I currently have on my shelf Miller’s Crossing and A Nightmare On Elm Street.
The Imitation Game (2014)
About: Smart British people being smart and British? PLUS Keira Knightley? Check please! I gotta get home to watch The Imitation Game (2014)! (I guess I’m like out at a restaurant and the waiter was telling me that the movie The Imitation Game (2014) is now streaming on Amazon Prime?)
About: More like Get In! An incredibly good thriller film about the horrors of white Boomer’s Neo-liberalism. It thrills so much that it’s a movie I’ll never be able to re-watch as a two time brief sleep-paralysis haver. (copied from a previous post)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
About: The final to the best trilogy ever made. Obviously only watch if you’ve seen the first two. And if you have the option, skip this 3 hour and 20 minute version and watch the Extended 4 hour and 23 minute version lol.
About: They just don’t make 70s Thrillers like they used to. Although to be fair, the 2009 version’svery 2000s editing also works quite well (not to mention an absolutely stacked cast). As a former, and short lived NYC resident and subway lover, the older train is very fun to see in action. Also you can’t go wrong with a Matthau.
About: Maybe the most perfect Camp Thriller movie of the year 1997 (and even all of the 90s)? Great performances from both Cage and Travolta. A must watch if you have never seen.
About: I can watch this movie and one hour later totally (ehh?) not recall (ehhh?) anything but the Three Boob Lady(ehhhhhh?).
Breasts aside, it’s one of Schwarzenegger’s best movies.
Fun story, when this was most recently added to Prime, it was showing all the info for this 1990 version but then would actually play the 2012 version (TRASH).
About: I haven’t watched this yet but will be at some point in the very near future. So if you decide to watch this, there is a chance I’m watching at the very second you are reading this. Cool, huh?
Twenty Twenty-Three (2023). What a year. We made it, gang.
I’m bad at “Best” lists. Too dumb. But I do get “obsessed” with things and will spend a night watching a Youtuber’s backlog, or binging a TV show until 3am, or actually read a twice a week newsletter, or finish a 1,000 piece puzzle in 4 hours.
Here are those obsessions. Join me in enjoying these.
About: Currently one of my main resources for better understanding the politics and media of today. They do live shows that last 2-3 hours Monday through Friday, and then also share shorter clips from the show on Youtube. Watch them roast Tim Pool, walk through a recent Google Antitrust case, and laugh at the ever laughable: Ron DeSantis.
About: Kendra’s videos are a very recent find, and I’ve nearly watched all of her videos already. Soothing voice, good jokes, and I love to learn about the built environments we live in (towns and homes). Check out her video on the 151 Architectural Digest videos she watched.
About: I love the weather. Ryan’s videos got me into the world of Amateur Meteorologists on Youtube. (See my list here!: 6 Amateur Meteorologists To Follow On Youtube). Weekly weather updates, live streams during severe weather, and more!
About: Want to laugh while you are crying and in a state of existential dread while thinking about earth’s climate? Climate Town is the place for you. Parking. Dress Like Sexy Idiots. Food Waste.
About: City Nerd visits cities and reviews how you move through them. And also does lists of cities based on how livable, walkable, affordable, etc. they are. Check them out!
About: I love seeing little tiny homes, “hippies” building sustainable homes, and the like. More people should live these ways.
Podcasts
[Tech] Tech Won’t Save Us
About: Want a look into the Tech industry from people with actual souls? Start listening to Tech Won’t Save Us today! https://www.techwontsave.us
[Horror Movies] With Gourley and Rust
About: I can listen to Matt Gourley and Paul Rust talk about anything for 60 to 180 minutes, but I’m glad they decided on Thriller/Horror movies that are typically “cozy”. It has helped me get into these movies more, which has been fun to listen along when I have easy access to one of the films via streaming. https://shows.acast.com/with-gourley-and-rust
[Climate] Climate Denier’s Handbook
About: What lies do Climate Deniers use to push their bullshit, and how can we counteract those points? Climate Denier’s Handbook is here to help. Listen on Youtube or find links to your podcast player of choice: https://www.youtube.com/@DeniersPlaybook
About: Oliver’s photo based art is some of the most interesting and accessible art I’ve come across the last few years. He does sales every month or two (or three?) through his own website, doing 1 of 1 prints, starting as low as $200. I was lucky enough to get one a couple of years ago, and check out his new work each time he emails the new link/password. Follow him on Bluesky to get on the list. https://bsky.app/profile/bakoon.bsky.social
[Painting] Kelly Einbinder (@keinbinder)
About: Kelly is an Instagram friend whose art I am in awe of every time she shares anything new. It has it all: animals, chaos, violence, dreams, and color. Follow them on Instagram and consider supporting their work. https://www.instagram.com/keinbinder
[Painting] Andrew Pope (@andrewppope)
About: Another long-time Twitter/Instagram friend who looks to have been spending quite a bit of time in the studio this year. I can’t wear my T-shirt based on one of his paintings out of the house without getting a compliment on it. Give him a follow on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/andrewppope
[Knitting] Kendall Ross (@id.knit.that)
About: As I get more and more into textile based art, I’m finding new gems constantly. Kendall Ross’s knitted sweaters with poems (for lack of better term) on them, are colorful and fun. Also parrot some of my own insecurities about my own art. Follow on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/id.knit.that
As a newish (15 months) resident of Chicago, I decided I should start becoming part of the city and part of that is more than just taking shots of Malort. Block Club Chicago has been vital for staying up to date with things such as elections, migrants being bussed in from Texas, and openings and closings of resturants/cafes in my neighborhood. https://blockclubchicago.org/
[Social Media] Bluesky
Bluesky has been a good replacement for Twitter, although I had a good 4 months between quitting Twitter for good, and getting in to Bluesky, and using neither was a much better existence. Why then am I on Bluesky? Leave me alone. https://bsky.app/profile/mikeeschmee.com
[Sports] ESPN Chicago Cubs Page
I decided to get into the Cubs a third of the way through last season, and when I couldn’t catch an illegal stream, or get myself over to the stadium for a cheap ticket, I’d watch the play by play stream on the ESPN website. https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/_/name/chc/chicago-cubs
Movies and Films
[Disaster Porn] The Day After Tomorrow
Anyone else that works from home put on movies they have seen fifty (50) times on while they work? This is one for me. Maybe my most rewatched Disaster Porn movie.
[Political/Newsroom/Lawyer Thrillers] All The President’s Men/Three Days of The Condor/The Firm
Making copies. Making phone calls. Figuring out why people also in the CIA want to kill you. Movies! I couldn’t get enough of these three films this year. Probably watched each at least 3x each. With leads like Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, and Tom Cruise, it was hard not to, hubba hubba.
Bonus: The Ring, Arrival
Television (My Stories)
[Star Wars] Andor
The best Star Wars TV Show, based on a character from the best Star Wars Movie. Andor follows Cassian Andor as he is thrust into the early Rebellion. It includes a group of rag-tag weirdos, all very well cast. They infiltrate and sabotage against the forming/growing Empire. If only there was a modern day need/allegory for what happens in the show. The prison episode is especially good. Watch on Disney+.
[Irreverent] How To With John Wilson
Inexplicably the show that confronts what it means to be a human (especially in the Unite States/New York City) better than maybe any show ever. Please watch it on HBO Max/MAX.
[British] TaskMaster
The Brits: is there anything they can’t say that you have to rewind and turn up the volume to understand what the fuck they are saying? Taskmaster is a very fun comedian/game show, with 15+ series at this point, a lot of them free on Youtube (access to them in Plex with no commercials and the swears, is more ideal however). https://www.youtube.com/taskmaster
[Dad Show] Bosch
The ultimate Copaganda. Cop who kills a lot of people: good. The “real bad cops” are caught by the good cop who is still killing a lot of people. Etc. You get it. You gotta love the “L.A. is a character in the show” aspect though. My one complaint: Bosch doesn’t fuck enough. On Amazon Prime.
Bonus: Joe Pera, Mad Men,
Puzzles/Games
[Crossword] Daily Mini, The New York Times
What’s better than a crossword when you are dumb? A small crossword that is easy. A fun way to spend a minute on the toilet each morning as I try to beat my 17 second record. https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/mini
I have done this puzzle about 6 times this year. I can do in roughly 4 hours (while watching TV shows and drinking). It’s a rare puzzle where I do not do the edge first because at this point I know where almost any piece I see (other than some of those white/tan ones) more or less exactly they go.
This has become the game of choice for my family when it’s game time. With it’s few and simple rules, it makes it easy for my ADHD/bad memory/aging family.
As my grandma used to say: New Month. New Movies on Tubi.
Find lists of what movies to watch and what’s currently streaming on: *Amazon Prime* *Freevee* *Tubi*
San Andreas (2015)
About: I love a Disaster Porn movie. I even have a List of Top Disaster Porn movies here on this site. Would you guess that SanAndreas is on this list? Well, you’d be wrong, dipshit. Although, it probably should be. Dwayne “THE ROCK” Johnson doing his best Dad. And I have a big crush on Alexandra Daddario. There are also some cheeky Brits, mate. A must watch, imo.
About: You would think a huge Adam Sandler movie fan, at the ripe age of 15, when this came out, would have seen this movie, but you’d be wrong. Again. Dipshit. Get it together.
I probably felt “too cool” for animation movies at this age. Also I didn’t get the nuance of the Jewish aspect of it all. (I grew up in far-out burbs of midwest city.)
It’s also a musical? I don’t know. You’re teen would probably like this. Watch it with them.
About: Are you in the mood for a really dark look into policing, gangs, and power in late 90s L.A.?? Also with an unbelievable Denzel Washington performance (Oscar Winner for it. Also Ethan Hawke very good, and nominated)? Look no further.
About: This is a *safe space*, right? Okay, good. I have never seen Friday. However I did just watch on Youtube “friday best bits“, and you know what, I think I/you should watch this movie.
Really astonishing how funny a person Chris Tucker is. I hope he’s doing well. *me ignoring the last decade in his Personal Life on Wikipedia*
About: You ever take the Metro up from NYC to the burbs or Hudson Valley? Some very pretty views! Watch The Commuter for the views, stay for the Liam Neeson being a real nice fella, in a real bad predicament.
Also the colors on the subway line letters is infuriating. The movie takes place on a commuter line, not the subway. And only two are real subway lines in NYC! (Orange M and Blue E)
About: Is there anything more riveting (and sexy) than a Newsroom Thriller. All The President’s Men is the OG (Maybe not but close enough). If you like Zodiac or Spotlight, you’ll love this 70’s Watergate Thriller.
About: British Rom-com from the late 90s, early 00s. I’m there and I’m laughing and I’m creaming my jeans. A little *cheeky* but that’s okay. Any hot British actress want to do a reverse movie set in Logan Square, Chicago with me, a guy who is not Hugh-Grant-Hot and spends too much time in his apartment?
About: I’ve got 9 words for you: A Sexy, Nineteen-Eighties Schwarzenegger Dystopian Future Action Movie. It’s perfect camp and action. You’ll like if you are a fan of Demolition Man.
About: An underrated movie. Actually both this and Jurassic Park II are, in hindsight, fine and fun action movies. Arguably better than the newer Pratt Jurassic Movies. (Okay, full disclosure, I re-watched today and it turns out I confused much of II and III. III is not great. Cast was decent, Sam Neill and William H. Macy and Téa Leoni, but there is just so much yelling. Bad.)
About: There are quite a few of Batman Movies currently on Amazon Prime, however Batman Returns is probably the best (I don’t think Dark Knight is on Prime). Devito as the Penguin. And Michelle Pfeiffer as the Catwoman. A formative viewing for a young Mike and his future love of skin tight outfits and leather. *meow*
About: I watched this movie earlier this year because of the of Podcast With Gourley And Rust, during their “Yuppie Nightmare” Season 1. It just so happens they are currently doing Season 2 of “Yuppie Nightmare”. Anyways, it’s a fun/creepy lil’ sexy flick, and you should also listen to the Matt Gourley and Paul Rust podcast.
About: [Okay watching now, semi-live posting about it.] Creepy and sexy. And just a little bit of murder (possibly with an axe?). WHO ARE THESE OLD FUCKS. Okay just saw a knife murder by an old lady. These old people are the ghosts of the young people?? Sorry, I’m not paying that close attention. Enjoying the cinematography though. Hope they get back to this soft-core porn making though. SPOILER: NASTY OLD PEOPLE SEX.
About: Scoot!!* We absolutely love Scoot.* Can’t get enough of Scoot.* Okay, so we haven’t watched this yet but we will be very soon…because of Scoot.*
About: One of my favorite horror movies from the last few years. (Also it’s a great poster.) Some really upsetting scenes and some great visuals. It also takes place in the Pacific North West, where some of the best horror movies take place (The Ring).
About: You ever take the Metro up from NYC to the burbs or Hudson Valley? Some very pretty views! Watch The Commuter for the views, stay for the Liam Neeson being a real nice fella, in a real bad predicament.
Also the colors on the subway line letters is infuriating. The movie takes place on a commuter line, not the subway. And only two are real subway lines in NYC! (Orange M and Blue E)
About: I recall people thought this movie was very fun (and extremely gore-y?), but I have not yet watched, because as you know, or will eventually find out, I am not very fun.
About: What is this guy Ruben Östlund’s deal? Who hurt him. If you like arts-y European movies give this a watch. If you can watch Triangle of Sadness instead, I’d watch that instead.
About: There are multiple of these Die Hard movies on Tubi currently. However, just watch Die Hard: With A Vengeance because it is easily the best one. NYC. The Summer. Germans. Samuel L. Jackson.
About: Unfortunately a good time to fantasize about k***ing Nazis. An absolutely staked cast as well, including Paul Rust, whom I think about how he is in this movie every time I think about this movie.
About: I’m tired and don’t know what to write anymore past: “duuuuuhhh uuuuh movie good. you like stephen king ever hear of book? caan and bates at it again. watch mistery.”
About: The *vibes* of this movie are fogalicious. I only recently, after years of loving this movie, found out it’s a John Carpenter joint.
A slow horror, 80s camp, and you’ll rethink your coastal vacation.
Last Night In Soho (2021)
About: I haven’t seen (yet) but it’s an Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, etc.) movie, so you know it’s at least semi-good. I’m slightly concerned about the neon aesthetic but I’m willing to give it a go.
Fully disclosure, I thought “SoHo” in this movie was the SoHo NYC (The Big Apple).
I did watch the trailer and it’s giving me Suspriria coded.
Dressed To Kill (1980)
About: brian de palma
Old (2021)
About: Beach make u get old fast. Pretty good, actually.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
About: ugh, i don’t know. I bet it’s not a great movie?? I might try to watch soon.
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
About: a
An American Werewolf In Paris (1999)
About: A (pseudo) sequal to the more famous An American Werewolf in London (1981).
The Forever Purge (2021)
About: a
They also have an insane amount of B movies and other smaller independent horror films.
About: This is one of my favorite 80s B-movies that actually came out in the 70s. Bad acting, campy (pun!), and fun (rhyme!). Don’t be deceived by the remake with the same name. Although, if you get the chance to watch the post 2000 remakes, including 3D (2010) and 3DD (2012), watch those. They are silly fun, and boob-filled.
About: An iconic ’99 shark movie. Stacked cast. Fun and funny. A LL Cool J rap to start the credits. Sharks!! This movie has it all. It’s one of those movies where every time I’m at a place that has cable and this is playing on like VH1 or TNT or FXM, you know I’m watching it.
About: Prime currently has all(?), or at least most of the Saw movies. If you like little clown guys riding around on a tricycle who also kills and maims people. I honestly don’t think I’ve seen more than Saw I and Saw II. These are the type of horror I actually get scared during. There are freaks out there that are smart and have lots of money and if they wanted they could kidnap and torture me. No thanks!
About: Just a really fun and really dumb movie. Be sure you watch it with a girl you sort of like, but aren’t really sure, who likes your attention when she wants it, but is not interested in anything past that. Uhhhh M3GAN much???
It’s spooky season which means it’s time to watch spooky scary movies. Check out nine of the horror gems currently streaming on Tubi in October 2023. With a dozen or so bon(e)us movies listed at the bottom. And check out all our Tubi Lists Here.
This franchise is ~10 movies at this point and anytime I see one of them on a streaming site, I will watch it. Campy and fun with awesome practical effects. A must watch.
The Babadook (2014)
Did you know The Babadook was Australian? I didn’t learn The Babadook was Australian until a few weeks ago. Anyways, The Babadook is a great movie, with a great kid actor who is a little fella.
Creepshow II (1987)
I saw half of this movie in a bar one night. It was good. Can’t go wrong with Stephen King (of Stephen King fame) and/or George A. Romero (of George A. Romero fame). Three separate stories makes up the film: Old Chief Wood’nhead, The Raft, and The Hitch-hiker.
V/H/S (2012)
About 10 years ago someone online told me this movie was really good and I should watch it. I tried and got 5 minutes in and then realized “i wasn’t in the mood” for the movie. I’ve watched the first 5 minutes every year since. This might be the year I watch the whole 1 hr and 56 minutes. Should I watch it? Have you watched it? You should watch it.
28 Weeks Later (2007)
This is the future Dr. Fauci and China wanted, but thankfully they failed. A little bit 28 Days Later, a little bit Contagion, a little bit Children of Men, and a little bit British. How will you handle The (Final) Rage Virus?
The Nun (2018)
Someone who I semi-respect for their media views, recently posted this poster on Instagram and said “it’s time” soooooo ya, I’m gonna be watching The Nun soon…for the first time.
MA (2019)
Octavia Spencer is a real joy. And it’s a Blumhouse Production Joint??? I will be watching very soon. Will update then.
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Why did I choose to “feature” so many of the movies I actually haven’t seen instead of the (all?) ones I have seen in the Bon(e)us section??? We will never know because one of these FREAKS from the above movies (or this one) will likely kill us before we can get to the bottom of it. I don’t know. Rob Zombie is a weird guy, right? Watch House of 1000 Corpses.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
A classic. You guessed it: I haven’t seen it. This is actually a horror movie I’m semi-scared to watch, which is a big reason I haven’t seen. It’s too possible. You know what I mean? Maybe I’ll be a Big Strong Boy and watch this Horror Movie Watching Season.
About: This was the movie I realized these two rascals lived in the same universe. I’m slow. And also not a nerd. It’s maybe one of my favorite “Blockbuster” movies from the last five or so years. Red v Blue? A Hollow Earth? An international conglomerate doing shady shit? I’m all in. A perfect movie to watch with pizza and soda with the fam, or work off a hangover on the couch on a Saturday morning.
About: More like Get In! An incredibly good thriller film about the horrors of white Boomer’s Neo-liberalism. It thrills so much that it’s a movie I’ll never be able to re-watch as a two time brief sleep-paralysis haver.
About: Smart people doing smart things with societal and institutionalized racism that still exists to some degree? Infuriating! But very motivating, hopeful, and at times very fun.
About: An early nineties laugh riot that holds up surprising well! A family comedy full of heart and Robin Williams (R.I.P.). And Pierce Brosnan. Hubba Hubba.
Back To The Future I and II and III (1985 and 1989 and 1990)
About: You know ’em already. Just watch or whatever. To be honest I have never seen III, but maybe I’ll change that now that it’s streaming free on Tubi.
About: There has never been, and never will be again, a better use of a Queen song in a “Middle Ages Film”. I beg you to watch this 2 minute Youtube clip from A Knight’s Tale (no spoilers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hi8IWqic0U. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon in The Last Duel could never.
“We really needed the rain.” “Storms abrewin’.” “It’s the humidity.” “But it’s a dry heat.” “I thought hurricane season was over.” “Looks like she’s gonna turn cold tomorrow.”
People love talking about the weather. And how people typically get info about the forecast or storms or tempurates — the local news (guess of mine) — doesn’t do a good job of explaining it, so most people don’t really understand how weather “works” nor how it’s predicted.
The number of Boomer’s I’ve heard complain about weather predictions being “off”. LET’S SEE YOU DO BETTER AUNT CAROL.
Follow these six amateur meteorologists on Youtube.
About: Ryan Hall is a weather analyst who puts up videos every couple of weeks, typically about the big systems and longer term trends. He will often be live on Youtube when there are tornado out breaks in the Midwest, or a Hurricane aiming towards Florida. He also does some good work donating to people who have been hit by tornadoes. Check ’em out!
About: Andy Hill has become one of my favorite live streamers for big weather events. He’s well (and soft) spoken. He explains things clearly. And is able to answer the viewer’s expertly. Give his Youtube channel a follow, and look for his live streams during the next hurricane landing.
About: Near daily videos explaining the forecast going out the next two weeks. Clinical and makes good use of the weather agencies videos and images of the forecast. A quality 10 minute video to get caught up on what’s coming across the United States.
About: Winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, heat and cold waves: David does it all. Multiple videos a day, with frequent live streams. Smash that Subscribe button.
About: I don’t know why but “Weather. No cap.” makes me laugh my dang ass off every time I see it. Mr. Dibble is new to the Youtube Weather game, help him build the channel up and smash that subscribe button fr fr.
It’s always greener in someone else’s living situation, as the saying goes. In the case of some of these Youtube channels about alternative ways to live, quite literally. Below are six channels you should subscribe to on Youtube to expand your thinking on how you could live.
About: Living in Europe (Amsterdam), NJB focuses on the benefits of a society where cars are not the main way in which society moves itself. As an expat from Canada (London, Ontario), there are often comparisons to the sprawl of North America. Subscribe to this Youtube channel if you like walking, biking, and taking a multitude of public transportation.
About: Part of a larger project, Project Kamp is a piece of land in Portugal some rapscallions purchased and have been living on for the last couple of years. It’s an experiment more than anything, and a framework for the idea of living sustainably, and minimally. They build structures and homes, walk through how they feed up to two dozen people, and do some light farming. It’s a fun idea, and I enjoy watching, but I am suspect of this sort of idea’s scalability for society. Would love to see something like this in a much more densely populated context. But until then, this group is fun to watch and can hopefully provide the beginning of a framework for an alternative way of living.
About: This Youtube channel is a sort of catch-all for alternative ways to live, from living on a boat, to in a shipping container, to #vanlyfe, to “homesteading”. Videos typically last 10-30 minutes and focus on a specific person or family and their living situation. Dream of leaving your miserable suburban life, or get some ideas on how to use the space in your 300 square foot, $2,500 a month Brooklyn apartment.
About: We like it small and we like it fitting for the pages of Architectural Digest. Really good design in small spaces. Furniture design. Lofts. Narrow homes. And more!
About: This isn’t about the where you live, but the how you live. You sittin’ on your ass right now? Were you sittin’ on your ass earlier today? Want to get Off That Ass? Check out Active Towns and how people in America and across the world live in their cities actively.
About: The Kraemer Life bought property/a house (plus many decrepit buildings), and are turning it into a livable piece of land that is sustainable and can provide for themselves and others. Follow along as they raise chickens/pigs/etc, do some gardening/farming, and fix up an old farm-house. They seem like incredibly nice people, and it’s enjoyable to watch them build out this new life for themselves.
The first time I saw Gone Girl (2014) I was watching it in a bar, surrounded by people I hate (including myself, obviously) half reading the closed captions. I started roughly 30 minutes in (she was freshly missing) and stopped watching with roughly 30 minutes left (she was at her old boyfriend’s giant second home, but before murdering him).
I just recently watched the entire movie, while I was working (so was like 90% paying attention to the film).
*Law and Order voice*These were his thoughts.*dun* *dun*
He should have done the Borat “my wife” at least once
The movie strongly enforces the stereotype that women be crazy.
The movie also strongly enforces the stereotype that men be lazy, video game playing losers that suck the life out of women and don’t even bother to know who their friends are or what they do all day.
It’s nearly a sort of “all sides” reactionary response to the #metoo movement. “See, women can be liars.”
Who is buying that she ends up getting away with this though. Not one person bothered to look at the tapes at the house where she killed her ex boyfriend, or see where that guy (NPH) was the day of her disappearance?
My thing for tallish woman with shortish, dirty blonde hair has been activated…indirectly threaten to murder me mommy? (oh god)
What was her motivation? The manipulation seemed to be a thing that happened multiple times. Just fun? The cheating broke her? Was she just like bored?
As of posting Gone Girl (2014) is streaming in MAX (fka HBO Max fka HBO GO fka HBO).
About: Do you want to listen to two 40 somethings, who possibly want to kiss each other and/or kill each other, talk about chain restaurants for 2 hours, mixed with a healthy dose of Star Wars, cum jokes, and how one has a lovely wife and the other is an incel? Oh boy, dough I have a podcast for you.
About: You may know Adam Conover from this TruTV show Adam Ruins Everything, which Factually isn’t a huge departure from. It’s giving politics. It’s giving science. It’s giving labor. It’s giving culture. (I hate this.) I don’t know how, but you can actually hear how tall Adam’s hair is when listening to this podcast. (I also hate this. I’m sorry, Adam.)
About: An almost impossible podcast to do an About Section about. I will tell you it’s the podcast I’ve been listening to since their shortish lived Reality SHOW Show on the Earwolf Network back in 2012. Give this interview they recently did for their 500th episode: https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-handbook-interview.html
About: Jon Gabrus basically just has guests on and they talk about a thing (or maybe seven)(and definitely weed). Ranging from the serious (houselessness), to the bonkers (aliens), to the yearly Being Fat Episodes with Mike Mitchell.
About: Gotta get fit, bro. Gotta stay thin, bro. Gotta get those gainz, bro. Gotta pop those delts, bro. These are nearly exact* quotes from The Dumbbells. As someone who does limited exercise (walk/run) and does very little diet management (bourbon, coffee and frozen pizza), I find this show inspiring in finding the little ways to make my health (body AND mind) better. Check ’em out.
“Can I help you boys” – Gun Range Man, “Well, I certainly hope so. My name is Shawnaise. This is my partner, Gurn Blandsten.” – Shawn, “Strol.” – Gern, “We are entrepreneurs from Seattle. We opened the firt blow-dart party pound-up in Tukwila, so clearly we know what we’re doing. We’d like to open one of these, up there.” -Shawn, “A gun range?” – Gun Range Man, “That’s right, but for kids. We’d like the same deal; offensive stereotype logo, whole shebang. May we speak with the owner, Jerry?” – Shawn, 10:00
Satchel Gizmo
“What the hell voice is that?” -Shawn, “That’s my delivery man, Satchel…Satchel Gizmo. He’s likeable, so everyone let’s him into places.” – S. Gizmo, “He’s indecipherable and constipated.” – Half Bearded Shawn, “That’s a part of his charm.” – S. Gizmo, “His charm is that he’s all stopped up?” – Shawn, “He’s been married nine times.” – S. Gizmo, “How much backstory did you come up with for this guy?” – Shawn, 16:00
S07E02, “Juliet Takes a Luvah”:
Immaculate Conception
“Who are these guys?” – Ken, “Shawn Spencer, psychic detective. This is my partner, Immaculate Conception. We are both not married. Although he has a new girlfriend and my girlfriend is currently seeing other people, but strictly for professional reasons. She’s a pro. ” – Shawn, 30:00
S07E03, “Lassie Jerky” (Pic):
Pootie Tang
Nutella
Gopher
S07E04, “No Country for Two Old Men”:
None?
S07E05, “100 Clues” (Pic):
Domo Arigato
S07E06, “Cirque du Soul”:
None?
S07E07, “Deeez Nups”:
None?
S07E08, “Right Turn or Left for Dead”:
Johannes Gustafsson
S07E09, “Juliet Wears the Pantsuit”:
None?
S07E010, “The Santabarbarian Candidate”:
Bill Of-Rights
S07E11, “Office Space”:
None?
S07E11, “Dead Air” (Pic):
Vijay Armitraj
A Player Named Gus
Django Unchained
Burton Goutster
S07E13, “Nip and Suck It”:
Mr. Nessbaum(?)
Darrell
S07E13, “No Trout About It”:
S07E15/16, “Psych: The Musical” :
Lil’ Wayne
“Hello my name is Shawn Spencer, this is my partner Lil’ Wayne.” – Shawn, 15:00
S06E04, “The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2”:
Tap Man
Watson Williams
Benedict Arnold Jackson
S06E05, “Dead Man’s Curve Ball”:
Seabird
S06E06, “Shawn, Interrupted”:
SUGGS
S06E07, “In for a Penny…”:
Bob Jones
Engle Woods
S06E08, “The Tao of Gus”:
S06E09, “Neil Simon’s Lover’s Retreat”:
S06E10, “Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger”:
Brutal Hustler
Brute
Barton
Braxton
Lao Che
S06E11, “Heeeeere’s Lassie”:
Fellatio del Toro
Eddie Adams from Torrance
S06E12, “Shawn and the Real Girl”:
Larenz Tate
Burton Gooster
Huxtable
Bud
The Jackal
S06E13, “Let’s Doo-Wop It Again”:
S06E14, “Autopsy Turvy”:
S06E15, “True Grits”:
Hammerin’ Gus
“You just loogied on my shoe.” – Shawn, “I’m creating a character. Hammerin’ Gus.” – Gus, “He’s disgusting.” – Shawn “He’s misunderstood.” – Gus, “What does that mean?” – Shawn, “He’s been through a lot, Shawn. ” Gus, 21:30
S06E16, “Santabarbaratown”:
Sh’Dynasty
“Excuse me, who are you?” – Lawyer, “Shawn Spencer. That is my partner, Sh’Dynasty. It is spelled S-H–comma to the top–Dynasty.” – Shawn, “Comma to the top?” – Jordon Beaumont, “That’s gods comma.” – Gus, “And I am a badass psychic detective, Jack Fon Swoo.” – Shawn, 8:30
Candyman
“Excuse me, do you mind if I have some of this candy?” – Gus, “Of course, dear.” – Bea, “Thank you.” – Gus, “You have a problem, Candyman.” – Shawn, “I make the world taste good.” – Gus, 15:00
“Mr. Chiang, I’m the resident psychic here. My name is Shawn Spencer, this is my partner Johnathan Jacob Jingly Smith” – Shawn, “You’re saying his name is John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt?” – Mr. Chiang, “That’s correct, sir. We used to share the name. I changed mine because of all the people shouting, when I went out.” – Shawn, 4:45
“Well, last night I witnessed aliens abduct a fellow coworker…And I can prove it, thanks to the fine investigative work being down by psychic detectives Shawn Spencer and… Gurton Buster” – Shawn, 16:30
S05E04, “Chivalry Is Not Dead… But Someone Is”:
Chaz Bono
“Ah, there must be some sort of mistake, we’re not students. I’m psychic detective Shawn Spencer, this is my partner, Chaz Bono.” – Shawn, 7:45
“I’m Shawn, this is my associate M.C. Clap Yo Handz.” – Shawn, 10:40
Road Rash
“Look, these dudes are a tribe, alright? They’re very close-kit, which is why Road Rash and I will be hanging out with them tonight.” -Shawn, 23:30
Mellow Rush
“Mellow Rush” – Burton Guster, 23:30
Crankshaft
“That sounds like a crappy energy drink that gives you tongue hives. How about Crankshaft?” – Shawn, 24:30
Ms. Whiddleberry
“Okay, fine. Ms. Whiddleberry it is.” – Shawn, 24:00
“No, it’s just the opposite Whiddleberry.” – Tommy Nix, 25:50
“And Mrs. Whiddleberry, nothing personal.” – Tommy Nix, 40:45
G-Force
“Done. You ready to go, G-Force?” – Shawn, 24:10
Sher Black Lock
“All right, Sher Black Lock, if it wasn’t Gina, who was it?” – Shawn, 32:50
S05E06, “Viagra Falls”:
Slick Fingers
“You just proved my point, Slick Fingers.” – Boone, 7:30
Imhotep
He Cometh In Peace
“Hello, ma’am. My name is Shawn Spencer, this is my partner, Imhotep, or He Cometh In Peace. Go ahead, show her your ‘Cometh In Peace’ face.” – Shawn, 10:00
Lawanda Page
“Well, the palm reader and that guy who looks like a young Lawanda Page decided to join us.” – Peters, “Lawanda Page, from Sanford and Son?” – Gus, “You’re damn right. You let that hair grow out and you’d look just like her.” – Boone, “You do have a little Lawanda in the eyes, Gus.” – Shawn, 11:15
“Only 45 minutes until the search, Floyd.” – Shawn (mocking old man Peters), “Good thing, Don. Early bird special just around the corner at Coco’s.” – Gus (mocking old man Boone), 13:00
“The good news is I got plenty of time to change into my club clothes, Floyd.” – Shawn (mocking old man Peters), “You don’t have club clothes, Don.” – Gus (mocking old man Boone), “Exactly.” – Shawn (still mocking old man Peters), 22:00
Control-Alt-Delete
“Hello there, my name is Shawn Spencer. I’m a psychic detective. This is my partner Control-Alt-Delete. The gentlemen on the flank are us in 30 years.” Shawn, 32:50
Gootsy
“See, I was talking to Peters and Boone. You guys should just stayed fired.” – Chief Vick, “Nah, Sis, without Rick and Gootsy here, Floyd and I’d still be in the park playing checkers.” – Peters, “Yeah, they were the kick in the pants we needed.” – Boone, 39:00
S05E07, “Ferry Tale”:
The Guster
“Heeeey, The Guster” – Dan Carter, 1:50
Black Al Gore
“Before you go Black Al Gore on me, you should know that your sea sickness patch fell off” – Shawn, 2:30
“Why would you consult Lassie?” – Gus “Because unlike you and Jules, he’s not smitten with this guy.” -Shawn, “I’m not smitten.” – Gus, “You’re Jimmy Smitten” – Shawn, 26:30
S05E09, “One, Maybe Two, Ways Out”:
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
“No, Gus, this is our chance to Bourne it up. I’m Matt Damon, you’re Adewale Akinnuoy-Ag..Bjnan.” – Shawn, 30:00
“Something is off with this place, Shawn. People keep looking at me like I’m the first black man they’ve seen.” – Gus, “Come on, Gus. Don’t be absurd.” – Shawn, “Hey mister, are you Frederick Douglass?” – Little girl on bike, “Shawn, we need to get out of here.” – Gus, 2:00
Lodge Blackman
“Mr. and Mrs. Barker, I have a confession to make. I’m not just a cinnamon enthusiast. I’m also a Psychic Detective and this is my partner, Lodge Blackman.” – Shawn, 5:30
“We took a walk in the forest, and she told me she wanted to leave Dual Spires. And I said that was a mistake. And then, Jet Blackness.” – Jack Smith, “What does that mean?” – Gus, “It would be a great porn name for you.” – Shawn
S05E13, “We’d Like to Thank the Academy”:
(The) Black Goose
“Why can’t I be the Goose…Stop hypothetically typecasting me, Shawn…I want to be the Black Goose.” – Burton Guster, 16:20
Sundown
“Sundown, we’re in.” – Shawn, “The Goose, Shawn, the Black Goose.” – Burton Guster, 18:15
Mission Figs
“I’m Officer Shawn Spencer, this is my partner Mission Figs. We’re here to ask the tough questions.” – Shawn, 27:15
S05E14, “The Polarizing Express”:
Brown Snowman Gus
“Who am I talking to? Oh, Brown Snowman Gus, I think I’ll miss you most of all.” – Shawn, 22:30
Keith Sweat
“Pfft, Gus, don’t be Keith Sweat now. I’m sharp as a tack.” -Shawn, 30:00
“Hello, I’m Shawn Spencer, this is my partner Radio Star. I’m afraid your video will kill him.” – Shawn, 3:40
Gusjay Gupta
“I have an expert witness…I present Gusjay Gupta, ” – Shawn, 25:20
Original G-String
Crowd Pleazah
“Well, the goal is to get buzzed in, right? So I’ve been known to use the pizza delivery routine. Gus has had much more success with the stripper-grams. His stage name is Original G-String, aka Crowd Pleazah. You’re up, String. Do your thing.” – Shawn, 30:45
Stoney Jackson
“Now, Lauren, please remember, if anyone ever makes a movie out of your documentary, I would like to be played by Cillian Murphy because it’s unexpected. It’s odd. People will talk. Obviously, Stoney Jackson will play Gus. Fyvush Finkel will play my father. Now he’s probably gonna want to do a lisp, but…that actually feels right to me.” – Shawn, 34:45
“Dude, I know you’ve seen Entrapment at least 26 times. You have to do this. You’re twice as limber as C. Zeta-Jones.” -Shawn Spencer, “Uh-uh, Shawn. Not happening.” – Gus, “Gus, we don’t have a lot of options here. It’s not like we can turn back. Look it’s three lasers. Plus, they’re Canadian lasers. I’m gonna guide you through this….Usain Bolt.” – Shawn, 32:30
S04E02, “He Dead”:
Jazz Hands
“My name is Shawn Spencer. This is my associate Jazz Hands.” – Shawn, 26:20
S04E03, “High Noon-ish”:
Winston Zeddemore
“We’ve been looking for over an hour, Shawn. I need a break.” -Gus, “There’s got to be a logical explanation for where that horse and rider disappeared to.” – Shawn, “I’ve got one for you. The next dimension.” – Gus, “Really, Winston Zeddmore? That’s what you believe, huh?” – Shawn, “I haven’t slept in two days, Shawn. I don’t know what I believe.” -Gus
S04E04, “The Devil’s in the Details… and the Upstairs Bedroom”:
Shawn
“Hello, Mrs. Ryan. My name is Shawn, This is Shawn–no relation–we’re grief counselors from the school.” – Shawn, 16:50
S04E05, “Shawn Gets the Yips”:
S04E06, “Bollywood Homicide”:
Greg
“That’s uh…Shawn and…um…Greg, and they helped me out with a problem earlier and I owe them.” – Raj, 17:00
S04E07, “High Top Fade-Out”:
B
“Whoa, Whoa, Gus. You’re listed as a recipient here. Do you remember getting this email?” -Shawn, “Yeah, I got it, and I immediately proceeded to place it in the trash bin.” – Gus, “Pssh, that’s cold, B.” – Tony (played by Jaleel White), 9:00
Detective Miles
“Well, I’m Shawn Spencer, this dead body here is Detective Miles.” – Shawn, 14:15
Gus Brown
“Let me take the lead on this one, Shawn. You’re way out of your element here.” – Gus, “Make it quick, gentlemen.” – Lenard’s Boss, “Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, sir. My name is Gus…Brown, and this is my associate Shawn White.” – Gus, “Wow” (whispered) – Shawn, 20:00
John Slade
“Excuse us, we were never formally introduced. I’m world-renowned Psychic/Lothario Shawn Spencer. This is my associate…” – Shawn, “Gus, but you can call me John Slade.” – Burton Guster, “I’m Chelsea.” – Chelsea (Lenard’s co-worker), 22:30
“Hello. Yes this is John Slade. Oh, hey, Chelsea. How you doing?” – Gus, “Who the hell is John Slade?” – Henry Spencer, “Hell no, B. I know your not using Diddle’s death to try to get some play with that shorty.” – Joon (played by Kenan Thompson), 24:00
“Chelsea Patterson, you’re under arrest.” – Det. Moses Johnson, “What is this….John Slade?” -Chelsea, “It’s the end of the road, Chelsea.” – Gus, 39:30
S04E08, “Let’s Get Hairy”:
Ron Davis
Bob Adams
Rich Fingerland
“Hey there, my name is Shawn Spencer, my associate Ron Davis, aka Bob Adams, known to his coven simply as Rich Fingerland.” – Shawn, 9:20
Black Magic
“No, but Halle Berry calls me ‘Black Magic’.” – Burton Guster, 9:25
Cheswhicke
“Hello there , Myrtle, my name is R.P. McMurphy. This is my partner, Cheswhicke. We both have some faulty wiring up in our noggins, and I’m afraid we’re gonna have to talk to the Doc” – Shawn, 14:30
S04E09, “Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark”:
Donut Holestein
“My name is Shawn Spencer, this is my associate Donut Holestein.” – Shawn, 11:00
S04E10, “You Can’t Handle This Episode”:
Ghee Buttersnaps
The Heater
“I got you, Lassie. Gomer, Shawn Spencer, Paraguayan Ambassador. This is my attache, Ghee Buttersnaps, aka ‘The Heater’. We are here to deliver a large ornamental fruit basket filled with native delicacies to whoever runs this joint.” – Shawn, 8:45
“Oh, This is his partner Ghee Buttersnaps… That’s not your real name.” – Ewan O’Hara (Juliet’s brother), 11:50
“Listen up! At ease. At this moment, against my better judgement, I’m gonna overlook the blatant disregard for the rules and regulations of the United States Army, and say thank you to Shawn Spencer and his partner… Ghee Buttersnaps for their efforts to uncover Lieutenant Wallch’s criminal misconduct.” – Major General, 34:10
S04E11, “Thrill Seekers and Hell-Raisers”:
S04E12, “A Very Juliet Episode”:
The Vault of Secrets
“I will handle this in perfect stealth mode. You might not know this, but I’m known as The Vault of Secrets.” – Gus, 7:00
S04E13, “Death Is in the Air”:
Puffy
“Good news, Puffy.” – Dr. Reidman , “Yeah, I heard. They got the cure.” – Gus, “I hadn’t heard that. But it doesn’t matter anyway, Detective O’Hara doesn’t have Thornburg.” Dr. Reidman, 36:30
S04E14, “Think Tank”:
Ghee Buttersnaps
Lavender Gooms
Clementine Wooliesocks
“Burton Guster, or should I say Ghee Buttersnaps or Lavender Gooms or Clementine Wooliesocks, perhaps?” – Walter Snowden, 3:45
S04E15, “The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode”:
Guts
Old Ironside
Old Iron Stomach
“You know what? That’s it. We’ve been doing this for four years, I don’t need you to look out for me. I have a new name now. For now on, I want you to call me ‘Guts’…Never mind, call me Old Ironside… Old Iron Stomach. That’s me.” – Burton Guster, 3:00
Tin Tummy
“The victim was chewed off just below the waist…” – Woody, “Tin Tummy.” – Shawn, “Iron Stomach” – Gus , 34:15
S04E16, “Mr. Yin Presents…”:
Gustavson
“I mean, we’re clearly dealing in themes and motifs. Him knowing we were here last night, our clues are gonna be found in Hitchcock films.” – Gus, “That’s very good, Gustavson” – Mary Lightly, 11:30
“Yo, El Diablo! What’s up, man? [I’m] Shawn Spencer, this is my partner, Squirts Macintosh. Just have a couple sort of serious questions for you.” – Shawn, 15:10
S03E04, “The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable”:
Ernesto Agapito Garces con y a de Abelar
“I am Abner Espinoza and these are my compatriots, Ernesto Agapito Garces con y a de Abelar and Juan Priestly.” – Uncle Jack, 12:00
Sammy
“As long as I can be Dean and Gus can be Sammy.” – Shawn, 16:00
Joey Bishop
“Fine, he’s Sammy. That makes you Joey Bishop. Is that what you really want? You want to be Joey Bishop?” – Shawn, 16:00
“So that’s why I called Andres, Che, to see if he’d react, which he did, because in Argentina, ‘Che’ is slang for buddy or pal, sort of like I call you Blackstar or Home Skillet or Big Baby Burton.” -Shawn, 38:15
S03E05, “Disco Didn’t Die. It was Murdered!”:
Methuselah Honeysuckle
“Yeah, yeah, that’s his Partner, Methuselah Honeysuckle, which makes me Old Scratch Johnson.” – Henry Spencer, 7:50
S03E06, “There Might Be Blood”:
Chesterfield McMillan & Wife
“The truth, Billy Joe, is that we have not been completely honest with you. We’re working for the Coast Guard. My name is Shawn Spencer, this is my partner, Chesterfield McMillan & Wife.” – Shawn, 11:20
“ManiacManiac19, President Pro-tem, Maniac Fan Club. This is my Vice President Longbranch Pennywhistle.” – Shawn, 13:00
S03E08, “Gus Walks Into a Bank”:
Mr. Tibbs
“But look at you, man. Surviving a bank hostage crisis and still looking all Poitier on a hot day. Go ahead, slap me in the face, tell me they call you Mr. Tibbs” – Shawn, 39:00
S03E09, “Christmas Joy”:
Scrooge Jones
“I’m Mr. Shawn and this is Scrooge Jones. We’re psychic detectives. Who might you be?” – Shawn, 2:00
S03E10, “Six Feet Under the Sea”:
Hummingbird Saltalamaccia
“Ahoy there! uh, yes, right! Uh, my name is Shawn Spencer, this is my first mate Hummingbird Saltalamaccia.” – Shawn, 23:30
S03E11, “Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing”:
S03E12, “Earth, Wind and… Wait for It”:
William Zabka
“Gus, don’t be William Zabka from ‘Back to School’. We need to get in with the firemen who put out the fire. Shotgun on fire pole.” – Shawn, 9:30
“Shawn Spencer, hunting an arsonist. Step Anthony Wally Ali. Cat stuck in a tree.” – Shawn, 10:10
S03E13, “Any Given Friday Night at 10pm, 9pm Central”:
Taye Diggs
“Benji, the locker room attendant let us in. Big fan of Rent. [I] told him Gus was Taye Diggs so he also gave us these old jerseys. How do I look, Jules?” – Shawn, 11:00
“No, it’s because I was observing. My name is Shawn Spencer. I’m a psychic that works for the SBPD. This is my partner, DeQuan ‘Smallpox’ Randolph. You can call him Gus.” – Shawn, 12:30
S03E14, “Truer Lies”:
Hollaback Atcha
“My name is Shawn Spencer, I’m with the Big Uncles of America Program. This is my underprivileged mentee, Hollaback Atcha. He’s selling magazine subscriptions as a way to learn business skills otherwise he’d be forced to join a gang, if he was still on the streets.” – Shawn, 14:20
S03E15, “Tuesday the 17th”:
Lumpkin
Slicks
“Uh, my name is Shawn Spencer. I’m a psychic. This is my partner, Lumpkin…”- Shawn, “My name is Gus, but you can call me Slicks.” – Burton Guster, 10:30
Fearless Guster
“It’ll be okay Sissy, I’m sure there’s a perfectly logical explanation for all of this…Don’t worry, they call me Fearless Guster.” – Shawn, 15:45
S03E16, “An Evening with Mr. Yang”:
Trapeezius Milkington
“As a matter of fact, you can. My partner, Trapeezius Milkington, would like to see something in a Belgian Waffle.” – Shawn, 0:00
Sterling Cooper
“Yeah, well I’ve Googled myself too, and there is a lot of stuff missing. This is my partner, Sterling Cooper.” – Shawn, 5:15
“[I’m] Shawn. This is Burton ‘Oil Can’ Guster.” – Shawn, 9:50
Dr. Pratt
“Thank you, Dr. Pratt. See if we can get another look at that body.” – Shawn, 13:15
The G
“Face it Shawn, I am, and always will be, that good. That’s why my friends in school used to call me The G” – Burton Guster, 40:50
Big Head Burton
“Huh, that’s funny, I thought they called you Big Head Burton.” – Shawn, 41:00
Black Burton
“Who’s gonna call you Black Burton?” – Shawn, 41:20
Burton The Billowy Bear
“How about Burton The Billowy Bear?” – Shawn, 41:35
S02E06, “Meat is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder”:
Magic Head
“Gus, might I offer my help…Magic Head.” – Shawn , 37:00
S02E07, “If You’re So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead”:
S02E08, “Rob-a-Bye Baby”:
Shmuel Coen
This is Shmuel Coen, he’s my best friend and Godfather to my little Millicent.” – Shawn, 33:30
S02E09, “Bounty Hunters!”:
Galielo Humpkins
“What is everybody’s deal? Like, what is going on here? Is it because I’m not wearing the vest? Is that what it is? You know what, the truth is I’m a psychic detective, this is my partner, Galielo Humpkins.” – Shawn, 11:50
S02E10, “Gus’s Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy”:
Skooney “U-turn” Singleton
“My name’s Shawn, this is my partner, Skooney ‘U-turn’ Singleton. We’re from Dirty Boy Landscaping.” – Shawn, 21:30
S02E11, “There’s Something About Mira”:
S02E12, “The Old and the Restless”:
Knik-Knac
“Hello, I am Dr. Hauser. I’m filling in today. This is my personal candy striper, Knic-Knac. He’s from Guam.” – Shawn, 20:40
“Knic-Knac, get ahold of yourself, or I’ll put you on the first raft back to Talofofo. Oh! God, that looks like roadkill.” Shawn, 21:00
S02E13, “Lights, Camera… Homicidio”:
Lavender Gooms
“Spencer. Shawn Spencer. This is my partner, Lavender Gooms. We’re here with the police investigating the Nunez case.” – Shawn, 7:40
S02E14, “Dis-Lodged”:
Doctor Guster
“Oh, you might not want to do that. Doctor Guster just inseminated an Appaloosa. All the way up to the elbow.” – Shawn, 3:00
Fingers
“You’re 36 months into a subscription for Modern Safe Cracker Magazine, what’s the point?” – Shawn, “I’m an amateur, Shawn.” – Gus, “Well, It’s time to go pro, Fingers.” -Shawn, “Fingers?” – Gus, “Twist it up.” – Shawn, 29:45
S02E15, “Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion”:
Tan
“No first names. One of us is Black, and one of us is Tan. We’re a modeling team, perhaps you’ve heard of us.” – Shawn, 1:45
Tangus
“You’re not a model?” – Model woman, “I’m only a detective part time and my full name is Tangus” – Burton Guster, 37:00
S02E16, “Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead”:
Bruton Gaster
That says “Photo by Bruton Gaster.” – Burton Guster, 11:30
Paddy Simcox
“My name is Shawn Spencer, I’m working with Sophie and the museum. This is my partner, Paddy Simcox.” – Shawn, 28:50
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Disaster Porn movies are my favorite genre of film. From localized geo disasters, to earth-wide weather disasters, to human extinction alien invasions. Destroy me daddy. Be a climate change allegory.
I’ve kept this list to movies where life on earth starts as relatively normal and then descends into disaster.
Some More News is everything you wish The Daily Show or Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was. Hosted by Cody Johnston, SMN is as chaotic as it is informative. If you’ve never watched, start with these bangers. And don’t forget to share the videos with your friends/family/on social accounts/make your cats watch/any republicans you know.
