What's On Tonight (Friday): Revisit a Time of Television Enthusiasts...

 

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of 

Today's Top Pick is the documentary SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of .  The documentary can be found on Netflix, which also recently started streaming the entire series.  I assume the only people who never heard of SCTV are either in a much older or much younger demo than I fall into.  I didn't watch the series when it first ran but I knew of it.  

⭐🎥 SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Chronicles the rise, fall, and enduring legacy of one of the most influential sketch comedy series in television history. Through intimate interviews with surviving members of its legendary cast and an emotional reunion in Toronto, the film explores the creative partnership that transformed a small Canadian television production into a cultural phenomenon that launched some of comedy's most celebrated icons.'

Elsewhere...

Politics Corner October 29

   

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Too much death. Go figure. Of all things I've got baseball to give me hope. One of our best friends and new widower is over. I need to respond to another friend whose dead brother was a best friend. The live brother asked me last year about a friend to write about for World AIDS Day. This year he wants to know about one of my best best friends. I don't know if I can do it. Jay deserves so much more than I can offer. He lived a larger life than I. There are very few people that can claim that. Thank God for baseball.

Jay happened to be the original Columbia at the Oriental Theater in Milwaukee. Bright, colorful, full of life, and bound to be disappointed.

Political Discussion Welcome

The Great British Sewing Bee, S6 E8: World Sewing Week

Via CB

Via The BBC:

Five sewers do battle in the quarter-final, where they must master techniques and styles from France, Spain and the Philippines.

Originally aired June 10, 2020.

Watch on  Google Drive.

Jeopardy1 recap for Thur., Oct. 29

 Here are today's contestants:

- Sarah Sinclair, a product manager from Seattle, Washington;

- Andrew Medlin, a high school teacher from Shreveport, Louisiana; and

- Stefanie Landeweer, a chemistry professor from Lexington Park, Maryland. Stefanie is a one-day champ with winnings of $19,400.

RIP Patrick Stewart

 

Sir Patrick Stewart

07/13/1940 - 10/28/2026

A man who has touched many fandoms, from Star Trek to X-Men, American Dad to Shakespeare.

The Hollywood Reporter

His favorite.

Shine It On and Your Own Thursday Headlines

 

Courtesy Playbill.

This week's Notable Opening Nights spotlight is on The Act, which opened Oct. 29, 1977, at the Majestic. I'm not feeling up for longform writing, so it's another week of capsule commentaries. Sorry, Liza.

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Horror of Horrors

 

Courtesy Vogue.

Tonight's Top Pick is the 13th season finale of American Horror Story, airing at 9 p.m. on FX. I haven't watched in years; is Jessica Lange playing Catwoman?

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 28

 Here are today's contestants:

- Spencer Murphy, an endocrinologist from Menlo Park, California;

- Stefanie Landeweer, a chemistry professor from Lexington Park, Maryland; and

- Shannon Leigh Godwin, an interior designer from Oakland, California. Shannon is a three-day champ with winnings of $40,601.

Feed Me: Wild Foods

 That's wild asparagus in Nebraska, and today is largely a tribute to Euell Gibbons' outdoor guide and cookbook, Stalking the Wild Asparagus.

October and November are foraging season for nuts, late-season fruits, roots, and cool-weather mushrooms.

Let's break that down.

Nuts: acorns, chestnuts, and black walnuts

Fruits: persimmon, rose hips, Hawthorn berries, and apples

Roots/Tubers: burdock and carrots

Mushrooms: Maitake, Winter Oyster, Lion's Mane, and King Boletes

*Warning for carrots*

Remarkably Dumb Republicans And Other Wednesday Headlines

Sally Field Via Gifer

'California 1, Trump DOJ Vote Stealers 0, As 9th Circuit Tells DOJ To Eat This F*ck' [Wonkette]

Republicans Find Their Woke Side For The Cheesecake Factory [I Might Be Wrong]

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Did they just become best friends? Yep.

Brothers

Booyakasha! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, October 28!

Our Top Pick tonight is the penultimate episode of Brothers (Apple TV, midnight). This comedy reunited detective actors Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as fictional versions of themselves who learn they might be brothers. I think the plot sounds dumb.

Elsewhere, Ali G gets a movie, da Baby's mama wants more, the FBI goes into the Fire, our size and shape is of Evolution, Abbott gets into spooky season, South Park has some beef, and Jost and Che have a final answer.

Politics Corner October 27

   

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

 I'm leaving on a jet plane. I know when I'll be back again.

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Political Discussion Welcome

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 27

 Here are today's contestants:

- Harshish Chitkara, a technology consultant from Superior, Colorado;

- Polly Bethea, a creative director from Athens, Texas; and

- Shannon Leigh Godwin, an interior designer from Oakland, California. Shannon is a two-day champ with winnings of $25,601.

Sesame Night Live And Other Tuesday Headlines

The National Bird Of Guatamala Is The Resplendent Quetzal, Via Mt. Lemmon AZ

'GOP Closes Campaign With Unapologetic Bigotry' [The Bulwark]

'Ramaswamy Campaign Mysteriously Edits Lies Out Of Gross Attack Ad Against Amy Acton' [Wonkette]

Politics Corner October 26

   

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

 The world may be a mess but at least I've got my duck.

photo my sister-in-law

Political Discussion Welcome

What's On Tonight (Tuesday): Could he be any more mourned?

 

Courtesy Netflix.

Tonight's Top Pick is The One About Matthew Perry, streaming on Netflix just shy of three years since the Friends star's death.

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 26

 Here are today's contestants:

- Jamie Calandro, a high school music teacher from Ellsworth, Maine;

- Karen Bradley, a regulatory operations director from Long Island City, New York; and

- Shannon Leigh Godwin, an interior designer from Oakland, California. Shannon is a one-day champ with winnings of $16,001.

Sportsball October 26

  

Via Imgur

photo mine

What's On Tonight (Monday): Let's Twist again ...

 

Courtesy CBS.

Tonight's Top Pick is Harlan Coben's Final Twist, airing "A Recipe for Murder" at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Politics Corner October 25

   

beware of Harlan Crow

photo mine

Today is the Catrinas Parade. We'll see how long my Zoloft lasts. I will not get my face painted. I will watch in wonder at all those who do. I have extra people to talk to these days of the dead. I haven't let Lisa go yet. My dad will always be complicated and the same with Jeff. Jerry and Bill are more sad than anything. Tommy is deep sadness and extreme anger. There's a lot to release and this is time for it. Maybe this year will finally be the time that I forgive Tim for shutting me out from his death.

I have also been tasked with providing background on Jay who was taken from me on the same day as Tim. I would love to pass on this but it's important. I am the best witness to a life that needs to be remembered. 

ETA: Painted.