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Tag: MCU

Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark

Posted on May 2, 2022May 30, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark
Happy Birthday: MCU – Has Left Its Mark

The Iron Age…On September 6, 2005 Marvel entered into a non-recourse debt structure with Merrill Lynch collateralized by movie rights for 10 characters: Iron Man would be the first to make his “Mark.” (At the time Marvel’s media release said: “Marvel characters set to join Captain America in the movies are the Avengers, Nick Fury,…

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Movies

Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick

Posted on April 18, 2022April 25, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick
Morning Tea: White Trash Thor Is A Maverick

The Batman! White Trash Thor! Top Gun! Brew a strong tea: yo! The First Yo of The Day. “The first rule of being a ninja is, “Do no harm.” Unless you mean to do harm. Then do lots of harm.” ~ Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Thor Goes All 80s White Trash… As for today’s…

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Morning Tea

#CouchWorthy: Hawkeye

Posted on November 23, 2021May 30, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Hawkeye

Hawkeye: the fifth MCU-Disney TV show debuts on Wednesday November 24, 2021 on Disney+. Will it hit a bullseye?

Comic Books, Television

#SetTheVCR: April 12-18, 2021

Posted on April 12, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: April 12-18, 2021

Oh! TV shows/movies and TV recommendations: I enjoy both of those things. So, TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

Set The VCR

#SetTheVCR: March 15-21, 2021

Posted on March 15, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: March 15-21, 2021

The return of superheroes and the madness of March: this is one “Blockbuster” of a week. Let’s see what we’ve got!

Set The VCR

#SetTheVCR: March 08-14, 2021

Posted on March 8, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 08-14, 2021
#SetTheVCR: March 08-14, 2021

Hold onto your butts this is gonna be a strange yet fun #SetTheVCR!

Set The VCR

#SetTheVCR: January 10-16, 2021

Posted on January 14, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: January 10-16, 2021

TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

Set The VCR

164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)

Posted on August 11, 2020June 20, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)
164 | Tom Scioli (Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan comic book artist and writer Tom Scioli whose latest “issues” are Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics (a graphic novel biography on Jack Kirby) and Fantastic Four: Grand Design (which removes the seams from the FF’s comic book continuity.).

My Summer Lair, Podcast

Morning Tea: The New Mutants

Posted on March 9, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: The New Mutants

The New Mutants are Rahne Sinclair/Wolfsbane Illyana Rasputin/Magik Sam Guthrie/Cannonball Roberto “Bobby” da Costa/Sunspot Danielle Moonstar/Mirage. Also this is yet again a reminder that Reddit is not news much less journalism. Your feelings are not facts. The New Mutants opens on April 3, 2020. Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

Morning Tea
  • #SetTheVCR: August 08-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Dreams, Devils, and the Dead: ah yes welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 01-07, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Taking a Quantum Leap you'll dig this week's #SetTheVCR: it's got Jokes. And if not the Sandman will come to you with dreams. All win!
  • #SetTheVCR: July 25-31, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Pennywise gets a Last Dance. It's that kind of #SetTheVCR week.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 18-24, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This is The Captain speaking: We got all kinds of Last Dances for this week's #SetTheVCR. From The Gray Man, a Last Dance from assassins, to Don McLean, to O.J. Simpson, there's something for everyone here. Let's face the music and Last Dance, shall we?
  • #SetTheVCR: July 11-17, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Let's have an Uncharted and Unprecedented Hart to Heart about this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 4-10, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    It's a Teen-Tastic week at #SetTheVCR: with characters struggling with Trigger Points seeking their Independence Day. Let's reach for the Moon…haven on TV this week…shall we begin?
  • #SetTheVCR: June 27-July 03, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to #SetTheVCR where this week it is murder most howl! We got a woman's basketball team eliminating the competition, black comics who are killing it, Chris Pratt has gone Terminal, Bond's stylish watch says it's No Time To Die and murders in a building. My "body" of work includes many puns. Let's investigate what's on TV this week.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 20-26, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This week starts off with revenge and ends with mindfulness and Zen. In between is a multiverse of possibilities. It's what you'd expect from the Man from Toronto who writes #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball...so it's either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 6-12, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Netflix Geeks Hustle for stand up-comedy: it's that type of #SetTheVCR week.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 20, 2022
    Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 26, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony broadcast on HBO Max on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Top 5 Favourite ”Monsters”October 30, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more!

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Being James BondOctober 8, 2021

    Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces: Sammy & Stephanie discuss Being James Bond. The 45 minute documentary TV special in anticipation of No Time To Die.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: ClickbaitOctober 1, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss Netflix's Clickbait. An 8 episode limited series released on August 25, 2021.


  • New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • 221 | Kat Rosenfield (No One Will Miss Her)
    by Sammy Younan

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller.

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