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Category: Television

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

#CouchWorthy: Teen Titans Spotlight On

Posted on January 14, 2019September 25, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Teen Titans Spotlight On

Titans is based on the comics from back in the day. I gave it a shot…which is why I am writing and sharing a handful of highlights.

My Pal Sammy, Television, True Sammy Stories

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  • #SetTheVCR: June 29 – July 05, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    These aren't TV Recommendations. Rather this week's #SetTheVCR is a TV time machine back when TV was a Keeper. Cue the fireworks!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 22-28, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's How To Make A Killing with TV recommendations. Ignore the Undertone and trust your Little Brother #SetTheVCR who'll always be Family like we're in Fast & Furious.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 15-21, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    You Never Change and neither do I. These Project Hail Mary TV Recommendations can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 08-14, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If your goal is to enjoy TV Recommendations that don't involve The World Cup or America's 250th Anniversary well...I did my best. Still, shall we #SetTheVCR?
  • #SetTheVCR: June 01-07, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Dreams of TV Recommendations that are Not Suitable For Work? Like Earth, Wind and Fire...#SetTheVCR is among the core elements.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 25-31, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    New Week! New#SetTheVCR
  • #SetTheVCR: May 18-24, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    This Is Not a Test! These are dope TV Recommendations that are Cash money: this week's #SetTheVCR establishes a Legacy.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 11 – 17, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Life Is Short to endure terrible TV Recommendations. #SetTheVCR is loaded with Good Omens to make your TV week Fast and less Furious.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 04 – 10, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If you're a Remarkably Bright Creature seeking TV Recommendations well then good news: #SetTheVCR means you're Finally Home!
  • #SetTheVCR: April 27 – May 03, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    I am a Man on Fire with these TV Recommendations. Be a Good Son and enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #PantsWorthy Hot Docs 2026: Public AccessApril 21, 2026
    Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from Democracy Now!
  • #PantsWorthy Hot Docs 2026: Steal This Story, Please!April 21, 2026
    Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from Democracy Now!
  • #CouchWorthy: SpeechlessApril 14, 2026
    What happens when a society loses the ability to tolerate disagreement and power decides who gets to speak?
  • #MyPalSammy: The Truth About Other People’s TruthsMarch 27, 2026
    Sammy Vibes are the compelling connective tissue between my deep-dive writing on Substack and my curated cultural recommendations.
  • #CouchWorthy: Outrage Has a Shorter Lifespan Than Great Comedy: The Simpsons At 800March 5, 2026
    800 Episodes of The Simpsons proves one thing: Outrage has a shorter lifespan than great comedy. Eat it Hari Kondabolu.
  • #CouchWorthy: Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyJanuary 15, 2026
    Young cadets train to become Starfleet officers all while facing a mysterious threat to both the Academy and the Federation.

  • 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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