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Category: True Sammy Stories

#CouchWorthy: SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 

Posted on January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on #CouchWorthy: SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 
#CouchWorthy: SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night 

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic hallmarks of the late night comedy institution.

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#CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?

Posted on January 9, 2025January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?
#CouchWorthy: Creature Commandos: Season 1 Verdict?

“A secret team of incarcerated monsters is the last resort for black ops missions deemed too dangerous for humans…”

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Morning Tea: 2025 Smells Like 2024

Posted on January 1, 2025January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: 2025 Smells Like 2024
Morning Tea: 2025 Smells Like 2024

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

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#CouchWorthy: Upcoming Canadian TV Premieres

Posted on December 22, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Upcoming Canadian TV Premieres
#CouchWorthy: Upcoming Canadian TV Premieres

Handy TV Recommendations for Canadians to #SetTheVCR to end 2024 and kick off 2025 with Canadian TV Premieres.

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#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025

Posted on December 20, 2024February 5, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025
#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 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.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Trial By Trailer: Superman

Posted on December 19, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Superman
Trial By Trailer: Superman

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

Trial By Trailer: Morningside

Posted on December 18, 2024December 18, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Morningside
Trial By Trailer: Morningside

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: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart

Posted on December 16, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart
#CouchWorthy: J.K. Rowling’s Strike: The Ink Black Heart

“Strike and Robin are hired to investigate a murder involving a creator of a cult TV cartoon and an anonymous online troll known as “Anomie.””

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Trial By Trailer: Young Weather

Posted on December 16, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Young Weather
Trial By Trailer: Young Weather

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: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man

Posted on December 13, 2024January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man
#CouchWorthy: Icons Unearthed: Spider-Man

Making his journey from comics to cartoons to TV, all the way to the hands of Sam Raimi, bringing Spider-Man to life posed a major challenge.

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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: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic hallmarks of the late night comedy institution.
  • #CouchWorthy: Muderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic hallmarks of the late night comedy institution.
  • #CouchWorthy: Ernest Cole: Lost and Found April 29, 2025
    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic hallmarks of the late night comedy institution.
  • #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.
  • Morning Tea: The Rocky III-Peat…February 9, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

  • 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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