American Crime Story Is Out Of Time
July 15, 1997. Andrew Cunanan slo-mos down the just-rained-on sidewalks of Miami Beach, accompanied by Ultravox's "Vienna." He passes people in friendly conversation; he passes a pair of beat cops. He...
View ArticleThat's Right: We're The Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids, And We're Not...
The Again With This podcast that goes with these Visual Aids doesn't need your protection. Because it's just that easy to come on as a university coxy for plot purposes. (Maybe it is, Buntsy knows...
View ArticleRiverdale Raises A Milkshake To Its Best And Brightest
Careful, you guys. There's trouble down at the milkshake shop! There's actually no more perfect way to sum up Riverdale's often imperfect blend of tones then to end the season at said shake shack, but...
View ArticleAt Last, Riverdale Gives Us The Sticky, Dark, Dirty Truth
Honestly? There are some loose ends, a few leaps of logic, and at least two subpar performances, but this is a really good episode of Riverdale. It's an hour that goes from FP Jones's confession to...
View ArticleRiverdale Goes Snooping Behind Jughead's Back
Things go from bad to good to worse for Jughead this week. After the surprise birthday party that pained him so last time, Juggie is surprised by a suddenly clean-shaven dad who's actually interested...
View ArticleClooney's Drunk And Not Grey, Carol's Sad But Not Dead, And Everyone's A...
Clooney's Drunk And Not Grey, Carol's Sad But Not Dead, UnREAL's Rachel Goldberg Is Teen-Pregnant, And Everyone Else Is A Fetus In The ER Pilot S01E01 Susan Is Fighting With/Boning Dr. Christian...
View ArticleRiverdale Throws Jughead The Birthday Bash He Never Wanted
Riverdale is a fun show but not necessarily a good show -- we can all agree on that, right? It's not a bad show, either, but it aspires to watchability more than it aspires to greatness. I am not...
View ArticleMaple Syrup Season Has Archie Showing His True Colours On Riverdale
This episode is brought to you by: Maple Syrup! We were already pretty sure the Blossoms were up to no good, and now we get an inside look in to how their now heirless syrup corporation parties. (It...
View ArticleRiverdale Brings The Blossoms And The Coopers Together For The Baby
Y'all, Riverdale is nice and fucked up. What was once an idyllic maple-syrup boom town has now become a den of corrupt business practices, thuggish intimidation tactics, bad parenting, and insincere...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids Have Made Your Hell
The Again With This podcast is the best friend these visual aids ever had. Dylan wants to keep the ceremony private, and [hits macro key] Kelly is a bitch about it. Because nothing says "deep hitman...
View ArticleRiverdale Skeet-Skeet-Skeets Over A Transition Episode
I continue to be impressed with the balance of tones on this show. It manages to combine noir and teen soap and arch self-awareness and camp, usually all within the same hour, while keeping the plot...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids Really Rose To The Occasion
Listen along with the "Earthquake Weather" podcast, even if you think -- rightly -- that such a thing shouldn't happen to any kid. Donna suits up for another round of Rose Court interviews, including...
View ArticleRiverdale Presents: Veronica And The Pussycats
Every week, Riverdale manages to bring us at least one element that bridges the ridiculous and the sublime, be it Skeet Ulrich as a biker-gang secret-dad or last week's revelation that the history of...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids Suit Up For Another Round Of Hallowe'en...
Listen along with the "Gypsies, Cramps And Fleas" podcast with a shot of Madame Raven's love potion. There's being festive, and there's maybe having some kind of sexual pumpkin fetish. Decide which...
View ArticleOn Riverdale,The Corpse's Twin Wore White
This week's episode is a stark division between the gothic-horror fun times of Jason Blossom's memorial service, held at the Blossoms' Thornhill Manor, which is more than a little reminiscent of the...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids Are For The People
Think the Again With This podcast that goes with these Visual Aids invited enough of its little friends? Seriously: what is this hairline? And why does that little front patch look like someone stuck...
View ArticleThe Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids Are Really Glad We Took That Shortcut
Everybody in New York's listening to the Again With This podcast that inspired these Visual Aids. Toni styles a pair of nana sandals (..."nandals"? yeah, let's go with that) at the library. Donna's...
View ArticleRiverdale Presents: The Gun In Betty Coop's Handbag
In a week where we find out that both Jughead and Betty are just two regular, normal high-schoolers who love Rebel Without A Cause, the closing of the local drive-in is a shame for Riverdale's...
View ArticlePeer Intently At The Beverly Hills, 90210 Visual Aids
Listen along with the Again With This podcast on "Lover's Leap" with your favourite little rat friend. Donna Martin: friend to all men, women, and vermin. (She learned a thing or two from dating Ray...
View ArticleGaze In Shock And Dismay At The Beauty Pageantry Of The Beverly Hills, 90210...
Listen along with the "Everything's Coming Up Roses" podcast, while wearing your most beautiful tiara. Dylan spent a third of a season pretending to write a screenplay and this is the best Luke Perry...
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