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Writing about things I read and watch because somebody, somewhere might care. Knows entirely too much about the history of Winnipeg movie houses. I follow whatever and whoever interests me.
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Not only have I watched at least one episode of every single show, at least four of them I’ve watched in the past year. Also contains no less than FIVE of my all-time favourite themes!

I suspect this is a HUGELY underestimated factor in radicalization. If you look at, say, QAnon boards, it’s not really folks looking for scapegoats for their dire material circumstances. It’s middle-class people with boring lives who want to imagine they’re in The Parallax View.

“See, Dan is helping Agent Joe Regalbuto get evidence against Judge Jeff Altman, who is actually working with Agent Dirk Blocker!” My kids no longer speak to me, they just give me sad looks…

Preach.

Diane, 11:30 am, February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.

Me and every physical for the past five years. "Well, I'm feeling kind of rough" "Will you stop listening to that song, son? Your shit's not fucked up, you're just getting older."

NOW PLAYING: Time After Time (1979). A long-ago recommendation by my Fiasco pals @retrozombi.bsky.social and @telstarman.bsky.social.

This tracks, but I don't know if I'd call my despair "manageable" unless that includes "manage with alcoholism."

This is brilliant.

Highly recommended. Everything I love about Golden Age comics in one convenient location!

This is one of those "drinking half a mug of hot dirty water before realizing I forgot to add the coffee" kind of days.

Les Québécois sont les plus grands archéologues.

More often than not, Melissa knows the right words to express the mute rage I feel all the time.

PSA: All of David Lynch's features have just dropped at archive dot org, including Industrial Symphony No 1, Hotel Room, and the Duran Duran concert

trump: we are going to conquer canada and make it a state canadian hockey fans: fine, we will boo your anthem at games media: these two actions are exactly the same level of bad

As a professional poker playing friend of mine once said, "Just because the stakes are higher doesn't mean the players are better."

NOW PLAYING: The Music Man (1962). Finally I’ll understand the jokes on that one episode of “The Simpsons!”

NOW PLAYING: Sons of the Desert (1933)

Do you understand how badly you have to fuck up to make Quebec sing the anthem with this much pride

NOW PLAYING: To Be or Not to Be (1942). For oh so many reasons.

Happy 39th birthday, Mr. Benny.

I’m arguing with the characters in the last episode of DARKROOM (1982), in case you were wondering how my evening is going.

I've been rewatching BABYLON 5 for the first time since its original run, and I'm really pleased that season four holds up so well. It's a rare show that gives me that much enjoyment thirty years later. Sorry, what?

For a moment I thought Lolly was sliding down the railing.

1977. The Redd Foxx Show produced by Winnipeg's Allan Blye: www.youtube.com/watch?v=duVc...

Your periodic reminder that the Mike Parobeck-drawn JSA series was great.

"LOL WE ARE GONNA ANNEX CANADA!" Mother fucker, you can't even take care of the citizens you already have.

Filmed and set in my home town!

NOW PLAYING: The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

NOW PLAYING: The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) I know I should have saved this for a Benny double feature next week, but I couldn’t wait!

NOW PLAYING: Untamed Youth (1957)

mood

Ive been up all night wondering what the mornings gonna bring I've been up all night Wondering what November's gonna bring Worried about my country And I worry about everything And I worry when I see my subjects Bow down to the Worrier King

Harry Truman interviewed by Merle Miller in 1961.

I try not to post about politics here, but jeez you people are making it difficult.

so, literally just theatre, so he can look tough for his fans. ridiculous.

Today’s score: the first four episodes of DRAGNET. The only episodes with Barton Yarborough as Friday’s original partner, Ben Romero.

Okay, our real expensive show is back from retooling and it needs guest stars! Who did you get? “We got Jamie Farr, Isabel Sanford, James Gregory, Bernie Kopell, Tony Danza, and Vic Tayback!” …okay, who’s the special guest star? “Joyce DeWitt!!”

NOW PLAYING: My Science Project (1985). The eighties teen film nobody remembers!