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#SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025

Posted on May 19, 2025June 12, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025
#SetTheVCR: May 19-25, 2025

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.

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#SetTheVCR: February 17-23, 2025

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

Lots of Basketball this week covering Memes & Nightmares as TV Recommendations. However if that doesn’t work for you…you can get Lost Together with Blue Rodeo for this week’s #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: February 10-16, 2025

Posted on February 10, 2025February 9, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: February 10-16, 2025
#SetTheVCR: February 10-16, 2025

Have I Got News for You with fresh TV Recommendations from The Mandela Effect to Sly Lives! You’ll wanna Gorge yourself with this week’s #SetTheVCR.

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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 week’s TV Recommendations will have you all excited to #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: November 18-24, 2024

Posted on November 18, 2024December 5, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: November 18-24, 2024
#SetTheVCR: November 18-24, 2024

This week’s TV Recommendations are not in Silo: we got an Inside Man to explore Interior Chinatown, The Sex Lives of College Girls and more! If you want The Skinny here’s #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: July 01-07, 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: July 01-07, 2024
#SetTheVCR: July 01-07, 2024

From Godzilla to Axel Foley you cant Hate to Love these TV recommendations loaded with classic characters. #SetTheVCR before it’s all Gone Before Your Eyes.

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#CouchWorthy: April 2024 TV Highlights

Posted on May 4, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: April 2024 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: April 2024 TV Highlights

In April we said Smell Ya Later to NBC’s Quantum Leap (just awful!!), Run the Burbs on The CW/CBC; CSI: Vegas and NCIS: Hawai’i (can’t tell the difference). Clearly we didn’t watch em.. Here are the hits and blockbusters we enjoyed in April 2024. Some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or…

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#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Welcome back…TV recommendations this week include A Brief History of the Future and Magic Pranks. Talk about a Two For One. Oh, Sugar this could only be #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: January 09 – 15, 2023

Posted on January 9, 2023December 26, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 09 – 15, 2023
#SetTheVCR: January 09 – 15, 2023

It’s all battles for this week’s #SetTheVCR: NFL playoffs, Spyware vs privacy, staying alive in a horror movie, chasing waves in Japan…it’s a lot. Who will be…The Last of Us?

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  • #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    OPEN Happy Gilmore 2 is the TV Pick. TEXT This week’s TV Recommendations range from a Holy War to a Code of Silence. And Happy Gilmore is back…with a (golf) range like that it can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome To The Summer I Turned on The TV enjoying an Apocalypse and many Home Runs. With these recommendations #SetTheVCR is for TV Rif Raf and Amateurs.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    #SetTheVCR is your Institute for TV Recommendations: from Trainwrecks to Jaws I drop it like it's hot!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    New Sandman means new TV dreams for this week to let your Old Guard down and enjoy TV Recommendations just like Sinners. It’s #SetTheVCR so let’s get Lost Together.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's a Countdown of TV Recommendations. For those who're Young Werther or those with an Ironheart this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 16-22, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations for a Magic Lover you can watch week down by The Waterfront just watch out for Sharks. I'm not a Liar...look it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 09-15, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Without a TV Guide TV Recommendations can quickly go FUBAR quickly like checking into a Hell Motel. To avoid that Trainwreck #SetTheVCR is your TV Revival.
  • #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.
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    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?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #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.

  • 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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