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Author: Sammy Younan

#SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025

Posted on July 21, 2025October 20, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
#SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025

OPEN Happy Gilmore 2 is the TV Pick. TEXT This week’s TV Recommendations range from a Holy War to a Code of Silence. And Happy Gilmore is back…with a (golf) range like that it can only be #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025July 29, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025
#SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025

Welcome To The Summer I Turned on The TV enjoying an Apocalypse and many Home Runs. With these recommendations #SetTheVCR is for TV Rif Raf and Amateurs.

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#SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025

Posted on July 7, 2025July 10, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025
#SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025

#SetTheVCR is your Institute for TV Recommendations: from Trainwrecks to Jaws I drop it like it’s hot!

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Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!

Posted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!
Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

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333 | Jeff Lemire (10,000 Ink Stains)

Posted on July 1, 2025August 17, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 333 | Jeff Lemire (10,000 Ink Stains)
333 | Jeff Lemire (10,000 Ink Stains)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau about his Jaws @ 50 retrospective. Streaming on Disney+ & Hulu.

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Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)

Posted on July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)
Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)

Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case…a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

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#SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025

Posted on June 30, 2025July 1, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025
#SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025

New Sandman means new TV dreams for this week to let your Old Guard down and enjoy TV Recommendations just like Sinners. It’s #SetTheVCR so let’s get Lost Together.

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332 | Steven Ogg (Revival: Season 1)

Posted on June 24, 2025July 10, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 332 | Steven Ogg (Revival: Season 1)
332 | Steven Ogg (Revival: Season 1)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to actor Steven Ogg who plays Blaine Abel in Revival: Season 1 on Peacock and on Crave.

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#SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025

Posted on June 23, 2025July 1, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025
#SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025

Here’s a Countdown of TV Recommendations. For those who’re Young Werther or those with an Ironheart this is #SetTheVCR.

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#CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

Posted on June 22, 2025June 20, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
#CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.

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  • #SetTheVCR: October 20-26, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to Derry is not the sole vanishing children TV Recommendation this week. #SetTheVCR has lots of Happy Halloween offerings so keep that G.I. Joe nightlight handy.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 13-19, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations is loaded with TV We Love to Happy Halloween suggestions that'll leave you Scared Shitless. A wonderful range like that can only be: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 06-12, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    With these week's TV recommendations say goodbye to John Candy and the Woman In Cabin 10. But say hello to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 29 – October 05, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 15-21, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations are not a Stop Gap Measure. Rather it's a Lilith Fair celebration of charming TV presented as #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 08-14, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of TV Recommendations for you to Sheen this week. Like your Cable Guy, I got you hooked up with #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I Got News for You: I got TV Recommendations for you Winter Spring Summer or Fall. From the Highest 2 Lowest this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 25-31, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is dedicated to my Stans.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 18-24, 2024
    by Sammy Younan
    Night Always Comes and like a TV Gambler you seek bold TV Recommendations without going Eenie Meanie. Once again #SetTheVCR is here to help, always cooler than Devo.
  • #CouchWorthy: Smell Ya Later Ozzy OsbourneOctober 3, 2025
    Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is one documentary way to say...Smell Ya Later Ozzy Osbourne. Thanks for the music.
  • #TIFF50: Eleanor the GreatSeptember 25, 2025
    In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to life the proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a dangerous tale.
  • The Savant vs The Idiot…September 24, 2025
    The series follows The Savant an undercover investigator as she infiltrates online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.
  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is WildAugust 26, 2025
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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