This post originally appeared in a Patrons-Only area for backers of the Functional Nerds Podcast. For access to great content like this, and other rewards, consider backing the show over at patreon.com/functionalnerds. So. Cobra Kai. Where to...
This one has been on my radar for a really long time, but I only recently watched it. I liked it, but it took a dark turn – darker than I was expecting. Here’s the trailer: The premise: Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who leaves...
Well. This was a thing, wasn’t it? How do you take a fan-favorite character so rooted in another character’s story and make them not about that character’s story at all in order to jump start a completely different story and...
I’ve been seeing the commercials for Goliath for a while now. With me, Billy Bob Thornton can be hit or miss – definitely a hit in this show. Thornton plays Billy McBride, a once-powerful attorney who co-founded one of the biggest...
“I was born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland. I am immortal and I am not alone. Now is the time of the Gathering, when the stroke of a sword will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there can be only...
The Flash has been one of my favorite characters within the DC universe for a very long time. I got in on the ground floor of the Wally West post-Crisis days when Barry was gone and Wally dropped Kid-Flash and became The Flash. I watched The...
This show hasn’t gotten a lot of love, and I’m not sure why. To talk about it, I have to give some spoilers, so be warned. Spoilers below. Like the 60’s Batman television show, Lost in Space holds a warm spot in my heart –...
If, like me, you grew up in the late 70’s and 80’s, The Toys That Made Us is for you. It’s currently available on Netflix. A documentary series, it focuses on the toys we grew up with. There are just 8 episodes as of this...
Following Anthony Bourdain’s death, I – like a lot of other people – started binge watching his show ‘Parts Unknown’ via Netflix. It’s a great show, full of humor and drama and some amazing food. Netflix...
Oh my fuck. I’m gonna be honest here – when I saw that the CW was launching another DC hero show, I just couldn’t. I couldn’t! Despite what reading this blog may make you think, I don’t actually get a whole lot of...
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