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Category: True Sammy Stories

Trailer Alert: Venom & The Spider-Verse

Posted on April 24, 2018September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Trailer Alert: Venom & The Spider-Verse

Venom has decent…Carnage: I’d be willing to bond with this odd movie.

My Pal Sammy, Trial By Trailer, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Mercury 13

Posted on April 20, 2018January 1, 2024 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Mercury 13

Today on Netflix Mercury 13 drops: a documentary on female astronauts who never made it to space. If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend until Strange Things 3.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

All Gone

Posted on April 18, 2018September 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on All Gone
All Gone

Well at least the kid grew up this way; much better than a homicidal clown in a sewer right?

True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: And Now…A Ghost Story…

Posted on January 6, 2018January 6, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: And Now…A Ghost Story…
#CouchWorthy: And Now…A Ghost Story…

A deceased man returns as a ghost to his home to console his bereft wife, only to discover he has become stuck in time in his spectral state.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#PantsWorthy: California Typewriter

Posted on October 28, 2017October 28, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #PantsWorthy: California Typewriter
#PantsWorthy: California Typewriter

Would You Consider The Past To Be The Strong Silent Type Or Is The Future Just Your Type?

My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Genius: Season 1 – Albert Einstein

Posted on April 19, 2017September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Genius: Season 1 – Albert Einstein

Think Different…

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Mike Birbiglia – Thank God For Jokes

Posted on March 1, 2017March 24, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Mike Birbiglia – Thank God For Jokes
#CouchWorthy: Mike Birbiglia – Thank God For Jokes

Thank God For Jokes and Mike Birbiglia (even if I struggle to pronounce his last name properly) and Netflix. And This American Life.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: Hip-Hop Evolution

Posted on August 31, 2016January 1, 2024 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Hip-Hop Evolution

Hip Hop’s origins are explored in a 4 part dynamic television docu-series on HBO…like the Genesis beginning or rap (actually not even rap…it wasn’t anything when it first started). Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash beginnings. Not to fret though (OUR golden era…Tribe, De La etc. appear in the third episode. Yes!). Hip-Hop Evolution…

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My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Trial By Trailer: Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown To Off The Wall

Posted on February 3, 2016December 2, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown To Off The Wall
Trial By Trailer: Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown To Off The Wall

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?

Movies, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!

Posted on January 24, 2016September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!
#CouchWorthy: The X-Files Returns!

Tonight…set your VCR (#SetTheVCR) for 10:00-11:00 PM EST for X-Files returns! Cue the undead hand punching its way out of the grave: may God have mercy on our souls. Like using Tinder as a dating app…oh how I want to believe this will be good.

I fear revivals like a monster of the week and yet like a Lone Gunman I’m compelled to check it out and get to the truth. Problem is I trust no one. Hopefully it’s not a Fluke…man. (That was the last one, I’m done now).

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My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

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  • #SetTheVCR: May 26 – June 01, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here stories from Birbiglia to Bono: it’s a Brave New World filled with TV Recommendations. Wanna Live The Good Life? Enjoy this week’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From Pee-wee Herman to Sherlock Holmes this week’s TV Recommendations are loaded with comedy, angst and drama. Plus for this week’s #SetTheVCR you get to shake it like a Polaroid picture.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 12-18, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Heart Eyes for fresh TV Recommendations without all the Overcompensating puns? The puns are here to stay that’s what makes it #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 05-11, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Even with your Poker Face I can tell you’re seeking TV Recommendations for your Safe House. No worries with this week’s #SetTheVCR I got it in The Black Bag.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 28 – May 04, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    April showers bring May TV listings: these TV recommendations cover all Four Seasons. It’s #SetTheVCR where I put the On in Conan.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations can be Havoc; You need help. Well Babygirl: I got you; it's your TV Companion: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I hope you're a light Nightsleeper because the NBA Playoffs start this week. Will a new champion be Minted? Only way to know is to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    For this week's TV Recommendations we stare into The Abyss and a Black Mirror stares back. Welcome to #SetTheVCR which is about as comfortable and as cool as Morningside.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 31 – April 06, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Secrets and Serial Killers pepper this week’s TV Recommendations. A combo like that can only mean it’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 24-30, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    You'll wanna Bogart these fantastic TV Recommendations: they go from Holland to MobLand. Of course it's not a Complete Unknown, why yes it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.
  • #CouchWorthy: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found April 29, 2025
    Raoul Peck's portrait of South African photographer Ernest Cole offers a harrowing history of Apartheid and chronicles an artist in exile.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025March 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025February 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.

  • 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?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    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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