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Tag: Kevin Hart

#SetTheVCR: December 23-29, 2024

Posted on December 23, 2024December 23, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: December 23-29, 2024
#SetTheVCR: December 23-29, 2024

Christmas is here and you’ll wanna #SetTheVCR: the TV recommendations include NFL and NBA games, a horror movie and a box office flop. Tis the season, right?

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#SetTheVCR: December 16-22, 2024

Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: December 16-22, 2024
#SetTheVCR: December 16-22, 2024

TV is fun this week, lots of non-Christmas Crap as TV recommendations including 3 blockbusters. How can you not want to #SetTheVCR.

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#CouchWorthy: June 2024 TV Highlights

Posted on July 6, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: June 2024 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: June 2024 TV Highlights

In June we said Smell Ya Later to Tokyo Vice on HBO Max. That was the only big name to hit the bricks TV show. Here are the hits and blockbusters we enjoyed in June 2024. Some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or didn’t hear about em.

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#SetTheVCR: June 24-30, 2024

Posted on June 24, 2024July 3, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: June 24-30, 2024
#SetTheVCR: June 24-30, 2024

Don’t Drive-Away from these TV Recommendations: This week’s offerings range from Bad Blood to Hart to Heart conversations. With that many emotions it can only be #SetTheVCR.

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#CouchWorthy: January 2024 TV Highlights

Posted on February 3, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: January 2024 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: January 2024 TV Highlights

As TV unfolds in 2024 we can expect Prime Video to start showing commercials…what other trends should we anticipate? For now here was the hits and blockbusters we enjoyed on TV in January 2024.Here are some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or didn’t hear about em.Some Sammy Suggestions for January 2024…

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#SetTheVCR: January 08-14, 2024

Posted on January 8, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 08-14, 2024
#SetTheVCR: January 08-14, 2024

It’s not an Echo it’s #SetTheVCR. Filled with lots of TV recommendations and Sammy Suggestions that’ll Life your spirits unless you’re all Self Reliance.

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Morning Tea: Kevin Hart & Chris Rock Laugh At You

Posted on December 11, 2023December 27, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Kevin Hart & Chris Rock Laugh At You
Morning Tea: Kevin Hart & Chris Rock Laugh At You

In Headliners Only Hart and Rock give first hand accounts of their early lives, struggles, triumphs and their unbreakable brotherhood.

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#SetTheVCR: December 11-17, 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023December 15, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: December 11-17, 2023
#SetTheVCR: December 11-17, 2023

During the holidays TV recommendations can often put you between a Rock and a Hart place. I get that so here’s some fantastic (and slightly sarcastic) #SetTheVCR fun for you and/or your whole family.

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#CouchWorthy: July 2023 TV Highlights

Posted on August 4, 2023December 21, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: July 2023 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: July 2023 TV Highlights

Soup to Nuts July was a packed TV month! Take the TV…and the VCR to the beach. The #CouchWorthy Battle battle on Friday July 21st forced viewers to choose between Stephen Curry and Boris Becker. What’s not to “love” about that?Here are some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or didn’t hear…

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Illuminated Chronicles: Conan’s Ride Along Gang

Posted on January 8, 2016 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Illuminated Chronicles: Conan’s Ride Along Gang
Illuminated Chronicles: Conan’s Ride Along Gang

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Girth Radio Presents…

Another classic Conan remote…though this one surpasses the cheerfully awkward Steven Yeun & Conan Visit A Korean Spa and the excellent Dave Franco & Conan Join Tinder: That one was my favourite until today…

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  • #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: 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.
  • #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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