It's Tom Selleck Day And Other Friday Headlines

Tom Selleck, First 'Beefcake Friday' Ever, Via Giphy

Everyone's Favorite Boogeyman, ANTIFA, Is Being Blamed For The DNC/RNC Pipe Bombs [Wonkette]

All Of These People Need To Go Away [Telos]

Politcs Corner time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'…into the future

   

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I'm sailing from St. Lucia to Sint Maarten. I have no idea if that had anything to do with this not posting when it should. Between that and the news I'm a little fraggled. Not bad though. I'm getting compliments from straight guys, left and right. It's usually just the black guys and women. The gay guys are mostly too full of themselves to offer compliments.  Don't dare to compliment them because that just invites at least a half hour of hearing about their boring ass lives.

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What's On Tonight (Friday): Clooney and Sandler Wonder if Any of it Meant Anything...

       

Jay Kelly

Christmas season is upon us but at Netflix it is Oscar season.  Today's Top Pick is the newest film from Noah Baumbach, Jay Kelly.  George Clooney and Adam Sandler star as an actor and his manager as the former goes through an existential crisis and the latter attempts to manage it.  This wasn't going to be Top Pick as I would have preferred something Christmas-related, but I was won over by the trailer.  

That's not to say there aren't any Christmas movies or shows that are worth your attention.  For the wee ones, and those nostalgic for 80s HBO original programs, there is The First Snow of Fraggle Rock.  There are also new movies on Disney+, Netflix, Lifetime and Roku.  Hallmark, never to be outdone during the holidays, has a whole new romantic-comedy series called The Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas.  That's a lot to be merry about!

And if Christmas isn't your thing, there's a new Spartacus spin off series premiering on Starz subtitled House of Ashur.  It appears to be just as much of a combo of soap opera plotting and bloody ultra-violence as the previous series.  Lucy Lawless has a cameo.  Make her a regular and I'll tune in every week.

⭐🎥 Jay Kelly (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men are forced to confront the choices they've made, the relationships with their loved ones, and the legacies they'll leave behind. Directed by Noah Baumbach.'

Elsewhere...  

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Dec. 4

 Here are today's contestants:

- Marie D'Avignon, a VP of operations from Durham, North Carolina;

- Andy Luo, a student success coach originally from Johns Creek, Georgia; and

- Ron Lalonde, a medical physicist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ron is one-day champ with winnings of $15,201.

A MarkInTexas Made-For-TV Christmas: The Monster's Christmas (1981)

 

Your Own Thursday Headlines: Osage County

 

Courtesy New York Times.

This week's Notable Opening Night is Dec. 4, 2007, when August: Osage County opened at the Imperial.

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Said the night wind to the little lamb ...

 

Courtesy X.

Tonight's Top Pick is Do You Fear What I Fear?, premiering on the Lifetime Movie Network. Frances Lee McCain is not in this movie, but I feel like she would approve of it.

Politics Corner December 3 in which Politics Corner Disappears

   

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Barbados

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Sounding the depths.

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Political Discussion Welcome

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Dec. 3

 Here are today's contestants:

- Ron Lalonde, a medical physicist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;

- Sarah Murphy, a freelance transcript editor from Hamilton, Ontario; and

- Libby Jones, a recruiter from Davenport, Florida. Libby is a two-day champ with winnings of $70,802.

Big Ass Wanda And Other Wednesday Headlines

Via Tenor

Nazis Are The New Normal [Wonkette]

So Are Gutter Whores [The Bulwark]

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Ripple effect

Ripple

Oh what fun it is to ride! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, December 3!

Our Top Pick tonight is Ripple (Netflix, 3 a.m.). This new show has little press material available and the trailer only hit the internet in recent hours. The Lionsgate drama discovers the interconnectedness amongst four people in the Big Apple, all of various ages and backgrounds but share part of their lives together. Seems little sappy, but I kind of appreciate the lack of star names.

Elsewhere, Michelle Pfeiffer is not having Fun, Abbott needs a new club, Alexandra Breckenridge has a Secret, Reba is live from Rockefeller Center, Toronto has a final murder, Shifting Gears is expired, and HGTV gets Cheap.

Politics Corner December 2

   

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Is yor holiday over? Over and over through the snow to a pointless job I know.  There's always a Debbie Downer this time of year.  If you are kind then listen as long as you can tolerate.

Political Discussion Welcome

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Dec. 2

 Here are today's contestants:

- Eli Selzer, a post production manager from Los Angeles, California;

- Anne Martyn, a high school English teacher originally from Los Gatos, California; and

- Libby Jones, a recruiter from Davenport, Florida. Libby is a one-day champ with winnings of $24,801.

Welcome To December And Other Tuesday Headlines

The National Bird Of Bangladesh Is The Oriental Magpie-Robin

Our Stupid Timeline [YouTube]

'Tick Tock, Drip Drop! LET'S TALK EPSTEIN FILES SOME MORE!' [Wonkette]

What's On Tonight (Tuesday): Lord, it's like a hard candy CMA Country Christmas

 

Courtesy Billboard.

Tonight's Top Pick is the annual CMA Country Christmas, hosted by Lauren Daigle and Jordan Davis. I am in no way hip to the country musics of today, and couldn't tell you a single song either performs. I do like Lauren's dress, though. It feels like an accidental salute to Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss."

Politics Corner December 1

   

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MRI results? Nobody here but us chickens.

Tortola

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Political Discussion Welcome

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Dec. 1

 Here are today's contestants:

- Libby Jones, a recruiter from Davenport, Florida;

- Brendan Thomas, a historian from Fayetteville, Arkansas; and

- Harrison Whitaker, a researcher originally from Terre Haute, Indiana. Harrison is a 14-day champ with winnings of $373,999.

A MarkInTexas Made-For-TV Christmas: Silent Night, Holy Night (1976)

Sportsball Monday December 1

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What's On Tonight (Monday): Put Your Eyes on My WOT Post

 

Courtesy eBay.

Tonight's Top Pick is Paul Anka: His Way, premiering on HBO. Today I learned Paul's 84, compared to 82-year-old Fabian Forte, 85-year-old Frankie Avalon, 86-year-olds Dion DiMucci and Neil Sedaka, 90-year-old Bobby Vinton, and 91-year-old Frankie Valli.