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#SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025

Posted on January 13, 2025January 21, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025
#SetTheVCR: January 13-19, 2025

A new week of TV Recommendations: from Rock n Roll to Lonely Flowers…if you find discovering quality TV is a Real Pain never no worries: #SetTheVCR is Back in Action.

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#CouchWorthy: August 2024 TV Highlights

Posted on September 7, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: August 2024 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: August 2024 TV Highlights

In August we said Smell Ya Later to The Acolyte on Disney+, Somebody Somewhere on HBO; Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives (I kinda wanted to see this! No reason to check it out now). Clearly we didn’t watch em. Here are the hits and blockbusters we enjoyed in August 2024. Some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy.…

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#SetTheVCR: August 26-September 01, 2024

Posted on August 26, 2024December 24, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: August 26-September 01, 2024
#SetTheVCR: August 26-September 01, 2024

The Sandman, Murders and a Fall Guy…all wild TV Recommendations. #SetTheVCR and buckle up.

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#SetTheVCR: April 15-21, 2024

Posted on April 15, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 15-21, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 15-21, 2024

A Late Night with the Devil wearing Argylle: it’s more than just fashionable TV recommendations. It’s #SetTheVCR.

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#SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022December 11, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022
#SetTheVCR: May 23-29, 2022

It’s blockbuster week at #SetTheVCR. New Star Wars; New Stranger Things. It’s all happing; so are you in or are you out?

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#SetTheVCR: April 26-May 02, 2021

Posted on April 26, 2021March 30, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: April 26-May 02, 2021

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

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#SetTheVCR: March 29-April 04, 2021

Posted on March 29, 2021March 30, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: March 29-April 04, 2021

How did we get to April??? TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

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#SetTheVCR: October 25-31, 2020

Posted on October 25, 2020January 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: October 25-31, 2020

Well, one more week of yelling “I told you not to go into that corn maze…at night!” to movie characters who do not heed my wisdom. Speaking of wisdom before Halloween is over here’s some fun things on TV you’d be wise to check out…much like that noise in the basement. Where the lights do not work.

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#SetTheVCR: August 2-8, 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: August 2-8, 2020

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Girth Radio Presents…

It’s August…like how did that happen? Because the calendar is so scary let’s kick off this week’s #SetTheVCR with some frightful recommendations.

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#SetTheVCR Review – Creepshow – S01E02

Posted on May 6, 2020March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR Review – Creepshow – S01E02

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Girth Radio Presents…

As you may have heard or seen Creepshow ― originally a 1982 horror-comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King ― has been adapted into a 2019 horror anthology television series which began airing on Shudder on September 26. (And can now be seen on AMC starting May 4, 2020.) As we move into October and slowly zombie shuffle to Halloween Creepshow continues to offer up EC Comics like tales that suit the season.

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  • #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.
  • #SetTheVCR TV guide cover for May 12–18, 2025 from My Summer Lair podcast, with curated streaming and broadcast recommendations by Sammy Younan.
    #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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