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Category: Television

Picard’s First Tea

Posted on January 24, 2020September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan

Ok. Are we gonna discuss last night’s Picard debut??! Barely 3 minutes into the first episode Jean-Luc Picard says in that forceful Patrick Stewart way: “Let’s behave like civilized men.” And then pours a cup of tea before he gets a response. Tea out the gate. Fresh! I have other feelings but man to see…

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My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Quality Time is TV’s Love Language

Posted on January 23, 2020December 31, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Quality Time is TV’s Love Language

Star Trek: Picard is a love letter to the back in the day 22…24…even 26 episodes per television season. Appointment TV.

Television

#CouchWorthy: Brené Brown: The Call to Courage

Posted on April 19, 2019September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Brené Brown: The Call to Courage

Feelings.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Netflix Is 45 Not

Posted on March 26, 2019March 28, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Netflix Is 45 Not

How much credit should we give Netflix or rather their machine learning algorithm? The widely anticipated Stranger Things 3 trailer dropped on March 20 which instantly opens with Mötley Crüe’s Home Sweet Home. And then their Crüe biopic The Dirt followed on March 22. Boom! A meta commercial within a trailer or just a coincidence? The…

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Set The VCR, Television

Getting Dirty With The Dirt

Posted on March 25, 2019January 1, 2024 By Sammy Younan
Getting Dirty With The Dirt

The Dirt a Mötley Crüe biopic now streaming on Netflix is Straight Outta Compton for White People. Put your metal up!

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

The Horror of Consumption: I Miss Blacula

Posted on February 8, 2019September 19, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on The Horror of Consumption: I Miss Blacula
The Horror of Consumption: I Miss Blacula

Seeing the schlocky horror movies from the 50, 60s, and 70s made me mourn what we’ve lost. I “discovered” movies like Blacula on late night cable.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Admirations of Administrations

Posted on February 4, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Admirations of Administrations

Give credit to the discredited.

Television

#CouchWorthy: ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Posted on February 4, 2019September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

Back in October Netflix quietly released ReMastered a music documentary series focusing on seminal musical moments: basically it was their 30 for 30 but instead of sports it was music. You may have seen Who Killed Jam Master Jay? or Tricky Dick and the Man in Black the Johnny Cash doc floating around. Those are all…

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My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

Blue Book’s Blue Balls

Posted on February 1, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Blue Book’s Blue Balls

Remember when governments “eliminated” whistle blowers?

Television

#CouchWorthy: Retro – Seeking Stars In Cars

Posted on January 24, 2019October 6, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: Retro – Seeking Stars In Cars
#CouchWorthy: Retro – Seeking Stars In Cars

The Famous Cars I’ve met. The Famous Cars I’ve yet to meet. A new year prompts reflections and establishes goals.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

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  • #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.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 11-17, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are all locations from The Kingdom to Magic City to Alien: Earth. When it comes to Sammy Suggestions for #MustSeeTV I’m a #SetTheVCR Rainmaker.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 04-10, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    If your Hobby is to Pickup dope TV Recommendations like an American Prince this week's #SetTheVCR is funner than a Clown in a Cornfield.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 28 – August 03, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From a Red Eye to Area 51 this week’s TV Recommendations will make you put up your Twisted Metal. I dunno what that means, either, though I do know it’s #SetTheVCR time.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    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.
  • 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?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #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.

  • 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?
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    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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    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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    by Sammy Younan
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