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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #63 :: October 6•12
This week was a big week for movie releases in every decade but 1921, and looking at the roster it's obvious that a lot of these films were timed to hit at the start of 'Awards Season'. And it worked ...
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Chapelwaite :: The Offer
Let's Talk About 'The Offer': In 1845, we see what really happened to Marcella Boone, and now know Mrs. Cloris was lying to Charles (and everyone else).
Charles brings Loa's body to Chapelwaite, then buries her at sea taking no chances ...
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TV by the Decade :: October 3•9
We got a reprieve with the promise of streamlining things and more pictures, so we're back to take a look at the TV series that premiered this week over the last seven decades. 1971 in which there were no series ...
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Dynasty :: Filled with Manipulations and Deceptions
Well, unlike last season when the world was turned upside-down and television production was forced to grind to a halt, we actually got a full 22-episode season of Dynasty this year, albeit with a much delayed debut and an extremely ...
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Ted Lasso :: Midnight Train to Royston
The latest episode of Ted Lasso is called 'Midnight Train to Royston' -- Royston is a town in both the UK and Georgia, although it doesn’t particularly have any connection I know of to where our Richmond team is playing ...
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Grey’s Anatomy :: Here Comes The Sun
Another season, another lie -- the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy was once again NOT an actual crossover with Station 19, they just wanted the ratings buy-in for the floundering spin-off. (Some things never change.) Yes there was a plastics ...
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Doom Patrol :: Undead Patrol
Doom Patrol has at least on WTF episode per season, and I believe 'Undead Patrol' is this season's candidate. Can it get any crazier than this? I mean, it is still early in the season, but this one was completely ...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks :: I, Excretus
The latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks is called 'I, Excretus' which is a direct reference to the TNG episode 'I, Borg' because of a very silly joke nearly at the end of the episode. The entire episode is ...
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American Horror Story Double Feature: Death Valley :: Take Me To Your Leader
This week launched Part II of the American Horror Story double feature titled 'Death Valley', and from all the promos we know this one is about aliens. The first episode has an interesting structure as it takes us to a ...
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Riverdale :: Next to Normal
Riverdale's annual musical episode -- and there have been several episodes with music this season -- has finally arrived and it's a bit of a downer as Betty and Alice try to come to terms with Polly's murder. The whole ...
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What If…? :: What If… Ultron Won?
The latest episode of What If...? is called 'What If… Ultron Won?' although it is more of a 'and also what if we ignore a few things to have a fun season finale' too. The episode starts on an odd ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #62 :: September 29 to October 5
This was a lackluster week for new movie releases. Nothing released in the first half of the century can be considered a classic, and there's no real film of note until 2001. 1981 has a cult punk music film with ...
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