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This week's segments can be found at the CBSSM YouTube page. Viewers in Australia/New Zealand may encounter IP geoblocking that requires a VPN to bypass.
PET SET - MOOSE
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Saturday Night Live: Dakota Johnson & Turnstile (S52E2)
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| Dakota Johnson & Turnstile |
Show #1010
Actress Dakota Johnson returns for a third hosting gig as her latest film Verity hits theaters. Her mom hosted in 1988, and I was surprised that her dad never hosted.
5-member rock band Turnstile makes their SNL debut. The group, which was formed in 2010, hails from Baltimore.
Politics Corner October 3
beware of Harlan Crow
photo mine
I'm at Harvest Fair. Tell me how the Republicans fell apart today.
via Pinterest
Political Discussion Welcome
What's On Tonight (Sunday): Save more, pay less
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| High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam |
It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 4!
Our Top Pick tonight is the finale of High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT, 9 p.m.). This limited series is based on CIA agent John Nixon's memoir Debriefing the President. He learns that Iraq was not the threat the administration made it out to be and the bigger threat was Iran. But several in charge would rather not believe any of what Nixon discovered. Tom Berenger, Waleed Zuaiter, Christopher McDonald, and Talia Balsam also starred.
Elsewhere, the Tale of Two Cities concludes, Animal Control has negative reviews, the Lanterns dim, Marshals find marshaling personal, Tracker tracks a dad, Hostage talks marriage, kitties play sportsball, and the Simpsons get a chimp.
This Weekend in Pop Culture: October 2-4
Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend.
Digger
Tom Cruise as you've never seen him before: In old-age makeup.
Verity
A writer is hired to finish a book under mysterious circumstances.
What have you been watching?
Friday, October 2, 2026
What's On Tonight (Saturday): Season the day
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| Get Jiro! |
I'll get you my pretty! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 3!
Our Top Pick tonight is the series premiere of Get Jiro! (Adult Swim, midnight & 12:30 a.m. / HBO Max, Sunday). Based on the DC/Vertigo graphic novel by the late Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose, this new animated series takes place in a Los Angeles where chefs are in control and Jiro (Brian Tee) gets pulled into a conflict. Titus Welliver and Alison Pill also supply voices.
Elsewhere, Dakota Johnson is Live from New York, Sienna Spiro goes to the Limits, Hallmark has Knight's tale, Sarah Harris gets Lifetime movie treatment, and Dave Foley has News.
Politics Corner October 2
beware of Harlan Crow
photo mine
Big Bend is safe for now. [Texas Tribune]
Political Discussion Welcome
Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 2
Here are today's contestants:
- Adam Bundy, an advertising partnerships manager from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
- Arjun Nageswaran, a PhD student originally from Buffalo Grove, Illinois; and
- Rian Robertson, a software developer from Ottawa, Ontario. Rian is a one-day champ with winnings of $16,100.
Have A Little Priest And Other Friday Headlines
| Happy Birthday, Len Cariou! September 30, 1939, Via Facebook |
Talking About The Upcoming 'Blue Tsunami' Isn't Convincing Me It Will Happen [The Bulwark]
And I Definitely Don't Trust That Florida Will Flip [Wonkette]
Thursday, October 1, 2026
What's On Tonight (Friday): Why Does a Man Climb a Mountain? For the Clicks
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| The Last First: Winter K2 |
⭐🎥 The Last First: Winter K2 (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'Focusing on a 2021 expedition, this documentary follows Icelander John Snorri Sigurjónsson and the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara, a party of mountaineers who set out to be the first to summit K2 in the winter, when the mountain’s conditions are the cruelest. The men soon find themselves sharing the treacherous ascent with influencer climbers and their film crews, commercial expedition clients, and a Nepalese team no longer content to help Westerners achieve mountaineering glory.'✔️
Elsewhere...
Politics Corner October 1
beware of Harlan Crow
photo mine
I've spent too much time today worrying the Cornell rape case. Yesterday it was capital punishment. I'm not bringing you good news but I hope that different bad news will suffice.
There is was a law that mandated that states attempt to integrate people with disabilities into general society. This was too much for states like Texas who sued the federal government. Trump's "Justice" Department declined to defend the law and now a judge has struck all references to integration. This leaves people with disabilities at the whims of the states. States like Texas would be free to lock people away in sanitariums rather than allow them a dignified life. [NPR]
via NPR
Political Discussion Welcome
The Great British Sewing Bee, S6 E5: Lingerie Week
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| Via CB |
Via The BBC:
The eight remaining sewers return to the sewing room for lingerie and sleepwear week. The garments might look luxurious, but working with the slippery and delicate fabrics is hugely challenging.
Originally aired May 20, 2020.
Watch on Google Drive.
Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 1
Here are today's contestants:
- Elizabeth Severs, an aspiring novelist from Wilmington, North Carolina;
- Rian Robertson, a software developer from Ottawa, Ontario; and
- Kristin Franke, a pastor from Washington, D.C.. Kritin is a one-day champ with winnings of $8,900.
International Coffee Day and Make Your Own Thursday Headlines
I'm taking the week off from Notable Opening Nights. Here, have a Coffee Break.
Courtesy YouTube.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
What's On Tonight (Thursday): Beasts from the East
Courtesy Netflix.
Tonight's Top Pick is the series premiere of East of Eden, dropping at 3:01 a.m. on Netflix. I have to turn in my culture vulture credentials. I've never read the Steinbeck novel nor seen the James Dean film.
Politics Corner September 30
beware of Harlan Crow
photo mine
Money's too tight to mention.
Political Discussion Welcome
Feed Me: Stroopwafel
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A Dutch syrup-filled waffle cookie.
Dutch syrup is a caramel-like syrup traditionally made from sugar beets.
It was created in the late 18th or early 19th century, as a cheap treat made from bakery leftovers.
My sister went to the Netherlands and brought some Daelmans back - they're best when you warm them over your coffee cup.
Trader Joe's has a decent offering.
Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Sept. 30
Here are today's contestants:
- Kristin Franke, a pastor from Washington, D.C.;
- Ben Meyerson, a political consultant from New York City; and
- Justin Robbins, a graduate student from Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Justin is a two-day champ with winnings of $38,802.
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