Yeah, I was literally ‘grown’ when I got my first VCR, and the stores that had anime that I knew of (in the mid to late 90s) were Santa Monica or Beverly Hills-adjacent (this being L.A.). Sounds ironic for L.A., but ... South-Central wasn’t known for its wide-ranging, accessible cultural content. The Tower Records in…

After finally getting Netflix, I watched Black Mirror. Because of the way I’ve set it up (via my Tivo), I can’t watch the “Bandersnatch” ep with all of the interactive features but I watched all of the other eps (mostly - I ff’ed through “Playtest.” I liked it, but didn’t love it? It was just too bleak to be all that…

I was 37 when the last Harry Potter book was published, and when I got to the bookstore that threw a midnight party for the release and watched all of the kids running around in their little robes waving wands about, I thought, “Wow ... I’m kinda sorry I’m too old for that.”

Don’t forget Buck Rogers! And Tom Hanks in a dress ... them were glory days.

Now that I finally have Netflix, I am watching Black Mirror - backwards. Now that I am at the “USS Callister” ep, it’s clear that Striking Vipers’ updated version is operating in Callister’s VR system. Fully immersive and pretty open-ended in terms of user behavior, given what we see Daly do in his episode.

I knew that young woman on the right in the header image could not be Sarah Michelle Geller - but I’m still astounded that she’s not Sarah Michelle Geller. If anyone wanted a Buffy reboot, perhaps now is the time ...

Same.

Lil Papi brought me to the verge of tears.

PREACH.

This cast makes me wish I had Showtime in the first time in ages.

Noosa is my jam. Especially the pear-cardamon.

very creepy James Urbaniak

This. I think I keep on dreading a Buffy’s mom situation and I’m hoping it won’t come to pass.

I have heard that Broadway shows are taped, but only for extremely limited distribution.

I don’t hate the intros of the 4 Horsemen(?) so far, but I feel they could definitely benefit by being updated. Or even just sharpened. Make War a UN Secretary General. Famine can be a social media influencer who started by making pro-ana websites mainstream and is now flogging a nutrient-free version of Soylent…

You really should check out Fforde’s Thursday Next series. The first one is good, the second one just killed me with laughter. Like, having to close the book with one finger inserted as to not lose my place while I actually guffawed.

I have no idea when I’ll see Doom Patrol, but I’m certainly interested.

In addition to all the stuff mentioned below, he co-starred with Emily Watson in Lars Von Trier’s Breaking the Waves.

In Sarah Gailey’s debut novel ...

I love Shakespeare, I love old musicals, I love Sondheim and Bernstein, I even love specific songs from the show.