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#SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025March 16, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025
#SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025

These TV Recommendations will make you don a Happy Face: from magic of David Blaine to the Madness of March. It’s #SetTheVCR here for all of Your Tomorrow TV needs.

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Set The VCR

Morning Tea: The Rocky III-Peat…

Posted on February 9, 2025July 1, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: The Rocky III-Peat…
Morning Tea: The Rocky III-Peat…

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

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#SetTheVCR: January 20-26, 2025

Posted on January 20, 2025February 27, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 20-26, 2025
#SetTheVCR: January 20-26, 2025

From The Night Agent to Saturday Night this weekโ€™s TV Recommendations will have you all excited to #SetTheVCR.

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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.

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Morning Tea: Welcome To The WNBA! I Think…

Posted on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Welcome To The WNBA! I Think…
Morning Tea: Welcome To The WNBA! I Think…

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

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…

Posted on January 4, 2024January 5, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…
Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…

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

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

265 | Roland Lazenby (Magic: The Life of Earvin โ€œMagicโ€ Johnson)

Posted on October 24, 2023December 31, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 265 | Roland Lazenby (Magic: The Life of Earvin โ€œMagicโ€ Johnson)
265 | Roland Lazenby (Magic: The Life of Earvin โ€œMagicโ€ Johnson)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to NBA sportswriter Roland Lazenby about his latest NBA biography Magic: The Life of Earvin โ€œMagicโ€ Johnson.

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Under-Review: The Big Three & the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics

Posted on February 24, 2021August 13, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Under-Review: The Big Three & the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics
Under-Review: The Big Three & the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Michael Holley’s The Big Three & the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics.

Books, NBA, New Book Alert

189 | Michael Holley (The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics)

Posted on February 23, 2021March 24, 2024 By Sammy Younan 3 Comments on 189 | Michael Holley (The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics)
189 | Michael Holley (The Big Three: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Boston sports writer Michael Holley whose latest book is The Big Three & the Rebirth of the Boston Celtics.

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Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time

Posted on December 16, 2020August 13, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time
Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews an excellent book From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment & the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA by Pete Croatto.

Books, NBA, New Book Alert

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  • #SetTheVCR: November 09-15, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Who Iz I to offer all these TV Recommendations from Misty to the Moon? Well Being Heumann is the best part of #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: November 02-08, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If you are a Nocturne type who likes to Rise and Fall with TV Recommendations, keep your Funny Money. #SetTheVCR, unlike Bot Love...is free.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 26 – November 01, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    There's a always a Price to pay when you bring TV Recommendations back to life. But that's #SetTheVCR Your dark guide through the scary streaming era.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 19-25, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    From me to You: Nobody Wants This is a constant TV Recommendations refrain. Well, Yaga came to the right place: #SetTheVCR is all about Just One More Before I Die...
  • #SetTheVCR: October 12-18, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I got the Lowdown on TV Recommendations like a VisionQuest at Crystal Lake. this #SetTheVCR is a Treasure Island of TV goodness.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 05-11, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Wanna Take Of Yourself with TV Recommendations that don't make you Look Back in Anger? Don't look Below, rather check out #SetTheVCR and get Carrie...d away.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 28 – October 04, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I got Furious TV Recommendations for you! You'll wanna Tuner into this week's #SetTheVCR as kick off Halloween with Silver Screamers.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 21-27, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    The Simpsons are back and there's a City of Blood. TV Guide won't give you TV Recommendations with a range like that. That can only be: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 14-20, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    You can review TV Recommendations until you're Blue In The Face. #SetTheVCR may be written by a Slow Horse but it's just as wild as The Stern Show.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 07-13, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Do bland TV Recommendations make you say Dang! Well, I Pity The Fool that doesn't read #SetTheVCR.
  • Nepo Baby Exceptions vs Expectations: Sunny Sandler Is Overcast…August 14, 2026
    High resources demand high talent. Why (nepo baby) Sunny Sandler falls short of the Universal Gold Standard.
  • #PantsWorthy: Nimrods Is A Green Day Word SearchAugust 13, 2026
    Nimrods is a fun road trip movie & so here is my Nimrods review as a Green Day word search.
  • #CouchWorthy: Reacher: Season 4August 12, 2026
    After a chance encounter with a stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Reacher is drawn into a game that pits him against ruthless foes.
  • #CouchWorthy: From Mixtapes to The King of Pop BiopicsAugust 11, 2026
    A cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known: Respect Gen X.
  • Happy National Pinball Day! Buying Bold Dreams with QuartersAugust 1, 2026
    Celebrating National Pinball Day: a salute to tactile storytelling, analog chaos, and buying bold dreams with quarters in neon-lit arcades.
  • #CouchWorthy: Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2July 29, 2026
    Batman: Caped Crusader is a hard-boiled animated series that follows the fearsome vigilante in his early years.

  • 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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