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Tag: DC Films

#SetTheVCR: December 02-08, 2024

Posted on December 2, 2024December 6, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: December 02-08, 2024
#SetTheVCR: December 02-08, 2024

Sigh: Tis the season for Nutcrackers but have no worries Sweethearts! For these TV recommendations I’ve got stirring Creature Commandos to keep the festive nonsense aside for #SetTheVCR.

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Set The VCR

Trial By Trailer: Blue Beetle – Extended Preview

Posted on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Blue Beetle – Extended Preview
Trial By Trailer: Blue Beetle – Extended Preview

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

#SetTheVCR: August 9-15, 2020

Posted on August 9, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: August 9-15, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Comic book movies and NBA games…either way you’re gonna chill with superheroes in this week’s #SetTheVCR.

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Trailer Alert: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Posted on June 19, 2020March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Trailer Alert: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

More like a Sneak Peek than a proper “Coming Soon” trailer…

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Trial By Trailer

Morning Tea: The Suicide Squad Wrapped

Posted on February 28, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: The Suicide Squad Wrapped

The Suicide Squad has wrapped: according to James Gunn’s IG. The movie arrives on August 6, 2021. I ain’t giving money I earned to Birds Of Prey; I’ma Netflix that hard. Wonder Woman 1984 maybe but not opening weekend dollars for true. So I’d come back to DC Films with…this movie? A weird full circle….

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Morning Tea

077 | Emily Oberman (Pentagram & DC Entertainment)

Posted on April 10, 2018March 5, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 077 | Emily Oberman (Pentagram & DC Entertainment)
077 | Emily Oberman (Pentagram & DC Entertainment)

Sammy Younan welcomes Emily Oberman a multidisciplinary designer from Pentagram whose work includes the DC Comics Logo & the identity for Ready Player One.

My Summer Lair, Podcast

DC Films Fail at Hip Hip Hooray!

Posted on November 15, 2017 By Sammy Younan No Comments on DC Films Fail at Hip Hip Hooray!
DC Films Fail at Hip Hip Hooray!

Remember at the beginning of a mighty Marvel movie that classic comic book flipbook logo and how it made your spider-sense tingle?

Comic Books, Movies
  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • #SetTheVCR TV recommendations cover for May 26 – June 1, 2025, from My Summer Lair podcast, highlighting curated weekly streaming and television picks by Sammy Younan.
    #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 cover for May 19–25, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, featuring weekly streaming and TV recommendations curated by host Sammy Younan.
    #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 TV guide cover for May 12–18, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, with curated streaming and broadcast recommendations by Sammy Younan.
    #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.
  • #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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