What are you willing to do to get out of debt? This is one of the questions posed by Hwang Dong-hyuk’s international phenomenon Squid Game which according to Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is on its way to being the streaming platform’s greatest and most watched hit. The show follows a group of people who are living on the brink of financial ruin as they willingly participate in a series of deadly games the victor of which walks away with 45.6 billion won. This is one of the thi

I am not, and I cannot stress this enough, calling for armed conflict against the people of Puerto Rico. Those are the words of Elisha F. Riggs, the former US-appointed police chief in Puerto Rico, who very much did call for armed conflict against the people of Puerto Rico, specifically those who took up arms against the provincial government in the colony in the middle of the 20th century. The Puerto Ricans in question did indeed take their arms and used them to get the last

Have you ever noticed how much Nickelodeon's iCarly starring Miranda Cosgrove and Jenette McCurdy resembles Wayne's World ? While watching the iconic 90s film it hit me: iCarly is a prepubescent reimagining of Wayne’s World. Both texts engage a lead brunette and blonde co-lead who are local celebrities with a popular show (Carly=Wayne, Sam=Garth). In both texts, the cooky and chaotic best friend duo are inseparable and undeniably charming to the masses, although there are alw

Legit TV professional and cousin to yours truly, Rooni Faye, dishes on their experiences with American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy, Stranger Things’ Tim Ives, and Rami Malek. Cheers, goobs! #americanhorrorstory #ryanmurphy #ramimalek #MrRobot #bohemianrhapsody #strangerthings #timives #clamzaddy #tv #tvseries #behindthescenes

There is a degree of truth to the notion that the President of the United States, intentionally or unintentionally, affects the zeitgeist of the country and inspires the pop culture of his tenure. The renaissance of the 1970s detective TV drama was debatably a Newtonian reaction to the then-shocking lawlessness of the Nixon administration. The 1980s saw a flurry of anti-communist action flicks commensurate with the nadir of the Cold War, as I've described previously in my art

Joey and I continue our inebriated chat about Amazon Prime's The Boys. We discuss easter eggs in the show, characterization, the original comics, Patton Oswalt taking over voice acting, and more. Cheers, goobs. #theboys #amazonprime #amazon #prime #webseries #tvseries #blog #review

Let's get raw, raunchy, and risqué. Joey and I get down and dirty with Amazon Prime's The Boys. Yes, we tipsy, but not ignorant. We lean into the web series, the comics (thanks to Joey), characterization, and social commentary in the show. #theboys #amazonprime #prime #amazon #webseries #tvseries

Ryan Murphy hits hard yet again with the suspenseful drama series Ratched starring American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson; the connection between these two shows is paramount, but we will get to that in a bit. Based on the character from Ken Kesey’s iconic counterculture novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Ratched is Nurse Ratched’s origin story. We see exactly how Mildred Ratched came to the mental health industry and what made her into the psychologically complex and terr

As Black Lives Matter protests march on, we are again inundated with not only the nonstop news cycle, but a slew of accompanying commentary. The popular line of the right wing is the invocation of "agitators", namely rioters, anarchists, and of course, communists. America's favorite scapegoat is once again shaping the narrative seeking to discredit the most significant social justice movement of the 21st century. We've been living with this trope for years, communism has seem

We're back! Watch us drink and rant about our qualms and preferences when it comes to contemporary TV shows such as Girl Meets World, Lost, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, and I Am Not Okay With This. Please forgive any mispronounced names, words, brain farts, and dumbass comments, or don't; we don't care. #girlmeetsworld #lost #breakingbad #thesopranos #iamnotokaywiththis #gameofthrones #netflix #tvseries #tvshows #review #rant #popculture #streaming

We drink, watch, discuss . . . and occasionally forget words lol #lovedeathandrobots #netflix #tvseries #tvshow #animation #dark #heist #blindspot #review #blog #funny #cheers #drinking

My favorite thing about Diablero season 2 is the new characters we meet. Rarely, am I as enthusiastic about new characters; in Stranger Things, for example, Billy and Max took some getting used to before I could feel connected to them as characters. In Diablero season 2, however, it was the complete opposite. First up is Mayakén: Keta’s infamous missing baby is now a very powerful boy, or, perhaps, "being" is more appropriate terminology. As we learned in season 1, Mayakén is

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is back and, judging by the end of the season three finale, it’s not over yet. Interestingly, I’ve had issues with this show since its inception, but that has not kept me from absolutely loving it and anxiously awaiting season three. Initially, my main complaint was Kiernan Shipka’s acting; it seemed very unnatural and forced in comparison to that of the other main actors. It took me all of season one to get over it. However, that is not to

I was not terribly optimistic about BBC’s Dracula when it first began to be advertised. In fact, I have not been very impressed by most iterations of Dracula. However, upon seeing its positive reception in my horror head groups on Facebook (The Horror Hub and Horror Flick Fans – thanks, y'all!), I decided to give it a chance and am happy to say I was not disappointed. The series is composed of three episodes that run for about 90 minutes each, a rather unorthodox but not comp

After nearly two months, the debut season of Disney’s much-anticipated The Mandalorian has come to an end. It has struck a different chord among Star Wars fans, somehow uniting all of us in our adoration. Now that we have had the chance to examine the series in its entirety, it is high time to evaluate it on its merit. In hindsight, Disney’s decision to release the series one episode at a time comes across as pure genius, especially since Baby Yoda, forever etched in our col

To the untrained eye, The Witcher seems like an unfettered mess of medieval fantasy cliches. Monsters, wizards, kings and queens, destiny. And in the middle of it all, a lone outsider, a free-thinking warrior going against the grain. But The Witcher is not your average fantasy, and that is exactly why it both fails and succeeds. Based on a series of books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher follows the exploits of Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter armed with two

American Horror Story, wtf? I fully expected AHS: 1984 to be as glorious as the 80s theme it promised, but I must say I was pretty disappointed. The 80s aesthetic, mood, and music were on point, but the storyline was incredibly anti-climactic, rushed, and rather superficial compared to earlier seasons of the show. At least AHS: Apocalypse prepared us for the impending disappointment with its ridiculously lackluster ending. Many AHS fans agree the show has been going downhill

1) Joey's Pick: The Terror (season 1) In an effort to better relate to sociopaths, and because I’m tired of Liz calling me a wuss, I decided to take a more keen interest in the horror genre. Being the unimaginative dork that I am, I perused my many streaming services for a recommendation that seemed like an ideal introduction. While browsing Hulu, I found it. The Terror. “Brilliant,” I said. There is no way that isn’t scary. The title alone sounds like it could easily be lite

As your self-described “asshole” friends on Facebook would tell you, the world of pop culture is a hellscape of roving Thought Police browncoats, sneering at any attempt at comedy, ready to pounce upon those brave souls willing to attempt a joke that falls outside the discerning standards of the Ministry of Wokeness. This nightmare that exists only in the minds of the Piers Morgans of the world was never more real to people who should know better than during the aftermath of

I don’t know about you, but I’m absolutely sick of people making me feel bad for the shows and films that I love. I must admit, I’ve been one of those people that scoffs at others’ entertainment choices; just recently I was getting on my partner for liking Richard LaGravenese’s P.S. I Love You (2007). This is not okay, and I’m working on it, I promise. Thus, as part of my selfish attempt to make amends to those I have wronged, I’m going to explain the origin of the bullshit c