What's On Tonight (Friday): Season Two of Jack Ryan (The Cool NCIS) And The Morning Show Finally Premieres

Welcome To November One And All--Can You Believe Its Freaking November 1st?!?!?!? That's Crazy To Me--Weren't We Just All Celebrating The 4th Of July Like Last Week?!?!?!? Anyways Here's What's On Tonight

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Politics Corner, October 31st

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There was one big story today. The Democrats did exactly what the Republicans had been demanding they do and so the Republicans threw a big hissy fit. [Politico]

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Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 31

Today's contestants are:

- Andrew, a journalist from Ontario, shares wild morning hair with his daughter;
- Miriam, an attorney from New York, sings with other legal professionals; and
- Steve, a playwright from Kentucky, watched "Days of Our Lives" with his grandma.  Steve is a three-day champ with winnings of $85,603.

Readers of Booooks

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Welcome to the October edition of Readers of Books. Please share what reading material you have acquired, read, abandoned, and/or recommend.  Don't read?  That's okay too.

🦇🎃 Field Of Screams And Other Halloween Headlines 🎃🦇

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'Meghan McCain: My Perfectly Cool, Stable Brother Will Never Give Up His Guns, So Just Don't Bother' [Wonkette]

Charlie Sykes Offers Sincere Praise For Sean Duffy For Being Such An Openly Craven Dickhead [The Bulwark]

GifsGalore: Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀 ☠️ 👾 🤖 🤡 👺

Happy Halloween to you all! Hope you have a spooktacular day & night!

Please note - Trick or Treating at the pharmacy and/or the liquor store is still being discouraged this year.

Politics Corner, October 30th

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Trump's Russia point man is quitting right before he testifies in the impeachment inquiry. I can't imagine what he plans to say that he feels the need to flee first. [NPR]

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What's On Tonight (Thursday): Get Into A Super Halloween Spirit With A Spooky New Superstore!!!

Spooky New Superstore!!!! Spooky New Superstore!!! Spooky New Superstore!!! Spooky New Superstore!!!! Spooky New Superstore!!! Spooky New Superstore!!!! Spooky New Superstore!!!!

(I gotta tell you that it took a Herculean effort on my part not to have the rest of this WOT entry just be the words Spooky New Superstore written over and over and over again....a la The Shining)

Here's what's going Booga Booga on the tv this Halloween night!!!

PRS5, E7: 'Fashion That Drives You'

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21 Days of Spooky: Creepy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2016)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Creepy. Some spoilers ahead.

GifsGalore: It's Wiener Wednesday! 🌭 🌭 🌭

Hot Dogs. Red Hots. Franks. Wieners. 

Go!

Box Office Discussion: Axis of "Evil"

In a near-photo finish to a relatively quiet weekend at the box office, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil was able to hold off Joker to win the pre-Halloween weekend. 

Jeopardy! recap for Wed., Oct. 30

Let's meet today's contestants:

- Dave, a culinary director from New Jersey, fights hunger in his community;
- Sam, a communications specialist from Minnesota, loved his toy snake; and
- Steve, a playwright from Kentucky, celebrates the "good for you" Triple Crown.  Steve is a two-day champ with winnings of $54,002.

ADverse: What is the least believable celebrity/product endorsement pairing?

I’m sorry, there’s nothing you can do to convince me that Charlize Theroen drinks Budweiser. Sure, maybe she’s a dive bar aficionado who enjoys the occasional greasy burger with onion rings washed down with an ice cold yellow beer.

The Grand Delusion And Other Wednesday Headlines

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Now #Canceled: Pierre-Auguste Renoir [The Bulwark]

'Judge Really Sorry He Can't Make Trump Not Be A Dick To U.S.-Liberians But That Is Law' [Wonkette]

What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Everybody deserves Cake

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Good day and happy spooks to you! The top pick goes to one of television's most experimental, and often uneven, offerings currently on the air: FXX's short film showcase Cake. It's a large mishmash of shorts. The live action offerings include the always entertaining Quarter Life Poetry and the offbeat Oh Jerome, No! The animation shorts vary between 30 seconds and a couple minutes, some are solid and others are waaaay out there. I like it. Elsewhere, it's almost Halloween, so prep yourselves for some spooky offerings. (Whistler is almost done with her spooky offerings, too!) For those shows that aren't so spooky, I took some liberties in spookifying their summaries. A&E has a night of ghosts while PBS has the opposite. Will there be a game 7 of the World Series? Both possibilities are listed at the moment. Yes. Will other networks preempt programs? TBD. For you night owls, the sketch Baronesses from Canada are back. Check it! I'm a scary black cat, here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, October 30!

💻 STREAMING

Castle Rock (Hulu, 3 a.m.): "Nadia learns a dark truth about her past."

Flavorful Origins (Netflix, 3 a.m.): PREMIERE. A new batch of episodes for this culinary show about the culinary secrets of China, with a focus this time on yunnan cuisine.

A Heist with Markiplier (YouTube, 3 a.m.): YouTube's attempt at an interactive program, a heist action special starring gaming personality Markiplier.

Politics Corner, October 29th

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I've said this before so once again with feeling: Congratulations! It's an impeachment. [US House of Representatives]

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21 Days of Spooky: Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier, 2015)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room. Some spoilers ahead.

Jeopardy! recap for Tue., Oct. 29

Please welcome today's contestants:

- Anthony, a plumber from Massachusetts, would not be "killed" in many languages;
- Kari, a mom from California, whose family members have been on many non-J! game shows; and
- Steve, a playwright from Kentucky, used to do it with his wife twice a week before they had a kid...karaoke, that is.  Steve is a one-day champ with winnings of $21,201.

A Little Smite Music And Other Tuesday Headlines

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'Senate's Dumbest Republican Up To Ass In Ukraine Scandal' [Wonkette]

Why Are Republicans Such Cowards? [The Bulwark]

Politics Corner, October 28th

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I expect a damn near party line vote when impeachment comes to the House floor. Unless the Republicans actually meant what they said when they protested that they wanted everything out in the open. (Republicans never want everything out in the open.) [Politico]

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What's On Tonight (Tuesday): Emergence Emerges Emergently

Welcome To The TerrorDome---Here is What's On Tonight October 29th 2019

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NCIS (CBS): CBS is in rerun mode tonight quite possibly due to having to go up against Game 6--so here is a rerun of an episode from February where "When a malnourished 9 year old girl is found hiding in a storage unit, the team soon suspects that she is the daughter of a missing Navy recruit"

21 Days of Spooky: Saw (short film, 2003)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: James Wan's 2003 short film Saw. Some spoilers ahead.

Jeopardy! recap for Mon., Oct. 28

Introducing today's contestants:

- Steve, a playwright from Kentucky, writes with his wife;
- Diana, a scheduler/planner from Tennessee, taught English in Japan; and
- Kris, a customer service representative from Ontario, encountered a small moose family.  Kris is a one-day champ with winnings of $37,600.

Sportsball, October 28th

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I told you that when I had a positive golf story I'd share it. I think I found one. The World Series is much stranger than expected and the clear loser is Donald Trump. But wait, there's more. And puppies!

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Politics Corner, October 27th

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We might cheer for the Astros and we might cheer for the Nats but we're all ready to boo the President and chant "Lock him up!" [Sports Illustrated]

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What's On Tonight (Monday): The Deuce Bids Adieu With Its Series Finale On HBO

Hello All--Here's What's On The Telly Tonight October 28th 2019

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The Neighborhood (CBS): Dave and Tina discover that they both share a mutual love of REO Speedwagon when Dave is asked to take Cedric's ticket to the concert that they have tickets to; Gemma seeks the Butlers' help when an unwelcome visitor takes up residence in her home. (The presence of REO Speedwagon really and truly does make this sound like a sitcom that should've aired in the 80s which i've been seeing this feels like since pretty early in its run--tho i meant that in a good way to be fair)

21 Days of Spooky: The Hanging Stranger (Philip K. Dick short story, 1953)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Philip K. Dick's "The Hanging Stranger". Some spoilers ahead.

Cancellation League Update

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This feels like a momentous occasion, that every new series in a fall season could have its immediate fate decided by Oct. 31. We're just waiting on three from ABC: Kids Say the Darndest Things, mixed-ish and Stumptown.

Totally Tunes: The Name Game

Most songs tend to address an anonymous, generic YOU or sometimes even a HE, HIM, SHE, HER, instead of using a specific name. Yet some songwriters do give their subjects proper names and today we explore the songs where names are actually named.

CBSSM: 'Conversations With Master Historians' And Other Sunday Headlines

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'At The End Of A Curse, A Blessing' [Sports Illustrated]

🍲 Feed Me: Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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Another fall-friendly one to prepare on a Friday and hoover all weekend long.

Politics Corner, October 26th

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The corruption isn't limited to State and Justice. Here's some Defense Department dirt for you. [CNN]

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What's On Tonight (Sunday): Does the Godfather of Harlem make offers you can refuse?

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Happy holidays! Yeah, there are more of those movies tonight. But first we take a trip to 1960s Harlem. Godfather of Harlem follows the release of mob boss Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) from prison and his fight to retake Harlem, which has fallen on hard times and is controlled by The Chin (Vincent D'Onofrio), an Italian. Bumpy has family problems and tries to forge alliances with Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. The series acts as a prequel to American Gangster. Elsewhere, HBO rolls out a new coming-of-age show and Silicon Valley is back for its last hurrah (finally). All this plus the slew of other Sunday programs. Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker, here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, October 27!

EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): Tonight's stories are about: Joe & Jill Biden, the effects of strict regulations and the black market on the legal marijuana business in California, and efforts to revive the giant panda population.

A Christmas Movie Christmas 🎥🎄 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Christmas movie fanatic Eve (!) makes a wish to Santa of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. Then she and her cynical sister Lacy wake up in Christmas Town, trapped inside a Christmas movie starring them. Then things go bad, but not horror movie bad. Just Hallmark-esque movie bad.

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 7 p.m.): In the essential classic "The Caves of Androzani," a war is waged between a businessman (John Normington) and an android builder (Christopher Gable) for control of the life-prolonging substance spectrox on the planet Androzani Minor. This was the final adventure of the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison). In the end, he will regenerate with Peri by his side.✔️

It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 📺🎃 (ABC, 7 p.m.): If you missed it last week, you can check out this classic 1966 special with the bonus You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown.

Law & Order 📺 (WE, 6 p.m.): In this season one classic, Greevey and Logan's investigation of the shooting of two innocent children leads to a 14-year-old gunman and the people who hired him. You can also see S. Epatha Merkerson as a character that isn't Anita Van Buren.

Star Wars Resistance (Disney XD, 6 p.m.): The pirates volunteer to find food for the Colossus, but Kaz doesn't trust them. Kaz and Torra go on the hunt, but run into big problems.

SNL Live Thread 10/26/19: Chance The Rapper Is Both The Host & The Musical Guest

Chance the Rapper has previously been the musical guest once before in 2016, and hosted the show once before in 2017, tho curiously he was not the musical guest the one time he had hosted..which I'm sure confused many at the time. So this is his third appearance on the show altogether--his second time hosting the show proper, and his second time as the musical guest as well. So that's not confusing at all. (Let's just say he's 2 and 2--but this is his first time being both at the same time!)

The SNL Vintage that is set to air tonight is basically a compendium of Halloween sketches so you can bet there will be plenty of David S. Pumpkins who's clearly been this decade's breakout Halloween sketch. (Any Questions??? Yes...Several!!!) I personally kinda like that one that had Jim Carey as a ghost alongisde the ghost of his own brother haunting a cemetery who kept singing their names over and over and over again--it was really silly. (Looking it up it aired the Saturday night before whatever day Halloween occurred in 2014 and the ghosts were named Paul and Phil....in fact here is the sketch itself.)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfB3gFrbthM

Well that's all i really have to say for right now, hopefully the show will be good, or at the very least watchable...If i remember right Chance actually made a pretty good host last time around, although i don't quite remember anything he actually did on the show itself (although its all pretty much on youtube on a sketch by sketch basis) i vaguely remember thinking it to be an adequate enough episode???? (thinks about this) I honestly don't know...i barely remember what happened on any of the shows last season and i watched the majority of them here alongside you guys as they aired!!!

Anyways i hope you guys are good, and obviously I also hope that i'm here to watch it with y'all. (I have to go to Brooklyn to pick up a small and skinny bookshelf that someone i know is getting rid of--its not the travel i mind, so much as the having to carry it back with me on the train--its always tough to have to maneuver furniture with you on the subway no matter how small it may be)

This Weekend in Pop Culture: October 25-27

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Welcome to the Weekend in Pop Culture! Let's examine what's coming out in theaters this weekend...

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A nurse downloads an app that tells her she only has three days to live. Which is weird, since the app she downloaded was just Instagram.

21 Days of Spooky: This Is the End (Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, 2013)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's This Is the End. Some spoilers ahead.

GifsGalore: It's Almost Halloween! So Grab Your Costume & Put Your Best Paw Forward! 🎃 🐱 🐶 👻

Anyone who has ever been owned by an adorable furbaby or twenty knows that our pets want in on all our fun always. Since it's the Halloween season, let's celebrate with furbabies ready for the parties and trick or treating rounds!

BTP: Astr-woes And Other Saturday Headlines

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Also: Harvard students crybaby about the Crimson, Beacon Hill's proposed bitch ban, 'agenda-based sites posing as local news,' and more.

Politics Corner, October 25th

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Congratulations! It's an impeachment. A federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice must hand over evidence from Mueller's grand jury stating the obvious: there's an impeachment inquiry going on and that the Department in charge of enforcing the law must also follow it. Expect the criminals at Justice to appeal. [NBC]

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What's On Tonight (Saturday): Crikey! Have a look at these Irwins

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Merry Christmas! Tis the season... but before that, we head down under. The top pick is Animal Planet's Crikey! It's the Irwins, a mostly harmless and often delightfully charming wildlife show about Terri, Bindi, Robert, and the rest of the crew at the Australia Zoo as they manage the wildlife. Bindi's husband-to-be Chandler Powell is also a more prominent face this season. If you want even more light-hearted TV, Christmas has arrived. Both Lifetime and Hallmark begin their annual barrage of romantic Christmas movies though it's not even Halloween yet! Don't fret. Travel Channel (and us) hasn't forgotten, and expect some lol-y spooks from SNL, too. You could also enjoy some baseball and hope the home team kicks some touchdowns. Oh, and JoJo's back! So give a girl a break, Jimmy, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 26!

EARLY PRIMETIME

Columbo 📺 (Cozi TV, 7 p.m.): Sigma Society member Theodore Bikel murders his business partner, who threatened to expose him as an embezzler, and constructs a seemingly foolproof alibi. Later, mystery writer Ruth Gordon suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, so she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): "The Mutants" ends and "Time Monster" begins, where the Master (Roger Delgado) seeks the power of Kronos, a being that exists outside of time and space, so that he can control the universe.✔️

21 Days of Spooky: The Wailing (Na Hong-jin, 2016)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Na Hong-jin's The Wailing. Some spoilers ahead.

Box Office Flashback October 25, 2019

If there's one constant in late October, it's horror films, as studios try to get at least one out in the weekend or two leading to Halloween.  What does not come out, with a few exceptions, are big budget fare, as studios try to clear the decks ahead of the upcoming holiday movie season.

Jeopardy! recap for Fri., Oct. 25

Introducing today's contestants:

- Erin, a substitute teacher from Virginia, liked living in India;
- Kris, a customer service representative from Ontario, is a platelet donor; and
- Jaime, a test prep instructor from New York, studied theater in London. Jamie is a one-day champ with winnings of $9,999.

GifsGalore: Feeling Froggy! 🐸 🐸 🐸

It's Friday and we're feeling FROGGY!

TOAD-ally FROGGY! So jump to it!

A Little Bit Epiplexis And Other Friday Headlines

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Like Her Boss, Kellyanne Is Truly A Master Persuader When Dealing With The Media [Washington Examiner]

'How To Fight The Shifting Impeachment Goalposts' [The Bulwark]

What's On Tonight (Friday): Fresh Off the Boat Wants To Show Why Halloween Is So Great...Good Luck???

This is What's On for October 25th 2019

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Streaming this weekend is a new season of Chuck Lorre produced show The Kominsky Method which stars Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin and was Emmy nominated for i think both actors last month, and returns for another batch of episodes about aging. Even tho i am a Chuck Lorre man, I've never actually seen it but i'm trying to imagine what it would look like on CBS. I could see Michael Douglas being embraced by CBS audiences for sure. (shrugs)

Politics Corner, October 24th

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There are oh so many ways this Presidency could fall. Never before has one President been surrounded by so many scandals. The Wall Street Journal has been reduced to arguing against impeachment because Trump is too incompetent to carry out that kind of fraud. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if the President were forced to resign over sexual assault just to save all of his enablers from prison. Here's a possible avenue. [ABC News]

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21 Days of Spooky: Presentiment (Dark Tales of Japan segment, 2004)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Dark Tales of Japan's "Presentiment". Some spoilers ahead.

Jeopardy! recap for Thur., Oct. 24

Today's contestants are:

- Mushtaq, a lawyer from New York, was Indiana Jones at Disneyland;
- Jaime, a test prep instructor from New York, has scripted debates moderated by God (Ed Asner); and
- Allyson, a communications director from Florida, was rescued from 2-foot-high water by a brave Canadian. Allyson is a one-day champ with winnings of $9,500.

The Baby Bunch And Other Thursday Headlines

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Molly Jong-Fast Spends The Day With Three Of The Biggest Idiots On The Face Of The Earth [The Bulwark]

The Birthday Of Overpaid Professional Dumb Person John McCain's Daughter™ Was Ruined By Bill Taylor's Testimony [Mediaite]

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Will And Grace Returns For Its 11th & Allegedly Final Season!!!!

Here Lies What Ye Shall Find On Thy TV Screen Tonight October 24th 2019

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Young Sheldon (CBS): After being released from the mental hospital, Dr. Sturgis unexpectedly breaks up with Meemaw. (This is gonna be very hard on Young Sheldon as he very much idolizes  Dr. Sturgis, but he loves his grandma a lot as well)

Politics Corner, October 23rd

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We have a perfect foreign policy. It's so perfect that we don't need to sanction Turkey. It's so perfect that it doesn't seem to matter that we weren't invited back into Iraq and we aren't allowed to stay there. [ABC] [Yahoo! News]

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PRS5, E6: 'Good Queen Fun'

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RIP Chris.

21 Days of Spooky: Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019)

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21 Days of Spooky is not about pop culture that sets out to fright you with brain-eating, viscerae-hanging, slash-killing scenes, but with thoughts that linger and persist on your life long after you've watched them. Or are just downright creepy. Tonight's spooky: Ari Aster's Midsommar. Some spoilers ahead.