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Tag: Science-Fiction

#SetTheVCR: August 30-September 5, 2020

Posted on August 30, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: August 30-September 5, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

This week has lots of excellent TV recommendations we just sadly end on a somber note with a Chadwick Boseman movie. I mean that whole thing is strange.  Thankfully there’s lots of tv to distract and help process that.

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#SetTheVCR: August 16-22, 2020

Posted on August 16, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: August 16-22, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

The NBA Playoffs…begin…in August?! What a strange weird world we live in. Hopefully, Saturday’s DC FanDome will have details on this Bizzaro Universe.

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

Posted on August 11, 2020March 7, 2023 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.).

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#SetTheVCR: July 12-18, 2020

Posted on July 12, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: July 12-18, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

We still have TV! COVID may have shut down productions worldwide but be thankful my couch companions we still have good tv to watch. Well I mean good is a strong word: so…we still have tv to watch! You’ll be dozing like a cat in a warm Sunbeam in no time.

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#SetTheVCR: June 21-27, 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: June 21-27, 2020

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

How I Spent My Summer Vacation: well…watching good tv. Maybe get some Vitamin D and take the tablet outside?

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#CouchWorthy: Into the Night

Posted on May 1, 2020September 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#CouchWorthy: Into the Night

As I wrap up Amazon Prime’s Tales from the Loop…Into The Night will be my new sci-fi series.

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New Book Alert: April 20-24, 2020

Posted on April 25, 2020August 14, 2023 By Sammy Younan
New Book Alert: April 20-24, 2020

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

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150 | Daniel Stern (James vs His Future Self)

Posted on April 7, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 150 | Daniel Stern (James vs His Future Self)
150 | Daniel Stern (James vs His Future Self)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Wonder Years narrator Daniel Stern who stars in James vs His Future Self.

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#CouchWorthy: James vs His Future Self

Posted on April 7, 2020October 6, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: James vs His Future Self
#CouchWorthy: James vs His Future Self

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Wonder Years narrator Daniel Stern who stars in James vs His Future Self.

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Morning Tea: Star Trek: Voyager Documentary

Posted on February 25, 2020 By Sammy Younan

Star Trek: Picard isn’t working. It’s partly the cheap Millennialization (which is frustrating because it’s not for you. On this point I side with the gatekeepers). Tragically Picard may end up in the collection of Star Trek failures: Enterprise and Discovery. Good writing is good writing. So yeah it’s fairly easy to classify them as…

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  • #SetTheVCR: October 20-26, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to Derry is not the sole vanishing children TV Recommendation this week. #SetTheVCR has lots of Happy Halloween offerings so keep that G.I. Joe nightlight handy.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 13-19, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations is loaded with TV We Love to Happy Halloween suggestions that'll leave you Scared Shitless. A wonderful range like that can only be: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: October 06-12, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    With these week's TV recommendations say goodbye to John Candy and the Woman In Cabin 10. But say hello to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 29 – October 05, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 15-21, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations are not a Stop Gap Measure. Rather it's a Lilith Fair celebration of charming TV presented as #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 08-14, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of TV Recommendations for you to Sheen this week. Like your Cable Guy, I got you hooked up with #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I Got News for You: I got TV Recommendations for you Winter Spring Summer or Fall. From the Highest 2 Lowest this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 25-31, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week's #SetTheVCR is dedicated to my Stans.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 18-24, 2024
    by Sammy Younan
    Night Always Comes and like a TV Gambler you seek bold TV Recommendations without going Eenie Meanie. Once again #SetTheVCR is here to help, always cooler than Devo.
  • #CouchWorthy: Smell Ya Later Ozzy OsbourneOctober 3, 2025
    Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home is one documentary way to say...Smell Ya Later Ozzy Osbourne. Thanks for the music.
  • #TIFF50: Eleanor the GreatSeptember 25, 2025
    In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to life the proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a dangerous tale.
  • The Savant vs The Idiot…September 24, 2025
    The series follows The Savant an undercover investigator as she infiltrates online hate groups to stop domestic extremists before they act.
  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is WildAugust 26, 2025
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
  • 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?

  • 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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