Today, February 24, in 1989, FBI agent Dale Cooper enters the town of Twin Peaks for the first time (Twin Peaks, "Northwest Passage" s01e01, 1990)
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stopped watching Alien: Earth 🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑
I give up. I've made it through 5 episodes by trying to deny how bad this is and focusing on the Cassette Futurism design, but this show is terrible.
That totally surprised me. One of the characters in #Wednesday S02 is a #Filipino. It's not obvious if you don't understand our language.
For Filipinos, you'll see it.
For non-Filipinos, look for a text message scene in S02E06, that's the character.
"Dancing with the Stars" announces Season 34 cast and pros. Read all about it on Hotchka+
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/09/dancing-with-the-stars-season-34-cast.html
#DancingWithTheStars #DWTS34 #ABC #DisneyPlus #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "TRUST HER IF YOU DARE" - LMN
A fairly good cast outshines an inept thriller.
https://hotchka.com/trust-her-if-you-dare-review
#TrustHerIfYouDare #LifetimeMovies #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "THE BEACH READ MURDERS" - LMN
A writer who does everything but write learns the hard way words truly do matter.
https://hotchka.com/the-beach-read-murders-review
#TheBeachReadMurders #LifetimeMovies #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "CATCH OF THE DAY" - HALLMARK
Hallmark's Summer Nights comes to an end with a pleasant beach town romance that should have aired earlier.
https://hotchka.com/catch-of-the-day-review
#CatchOfTheDay #HallmarkChannel #HallmarkPlus #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
"Space: 1999" turns 50 this week! See what other shows are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka's TV by the Decade!
https://hotchka.com/tv-by-the-decade-365
#Hotchka #TVByTheDecade #Legend #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
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Today marks 30 years since the premiere of 'Xena: Warrior Princess' back in 1995. A show that was never ashamed of its campiness, but at the same time managed to be groundbreaking on multiple levels. Setting new standards for female action heroines, featuring a main character that was messy and flawed, physically strong and athletic, who started as a villain seeking redemption.
Xena, despite its cheesiness and often ridiculous premise, succeeded in pushing the boundaries of queer representation, challenged stereotypes, defied several of the sexist tropes of '90s media, explored LGBTQIA+ themes, even themes of gender identity, and made a clear statement against the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS at the time.
It may not be a flawless masterpiece, but it's a beloved cult classic for good reason.
🔗 https://www.fringemagnet.net/2025/09/30-years-of-xena-warrior-princess.html
#XenaWarriorPrincess #OTD #OnThisDay #Xena #90s #TV #Television #Entertainment #PopCulture #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
ok, so my sons bought a heavily discounted "smart" #tv last xmas. a TCL with Roku plastered all over the box.
is there a way to root these tvs and wipe their OS?
https://www.wired.com/story/roku-terms-of-service-update-locks-tv/
rooting and changing the OS of smart anything, especially phones, need to be at the center of the right to repair movement, not just getting access to software drivers or hardware.
PS: i have avoided activating the Roku nonsense exactly for what the article describes.
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finished watching Loudermilk Season 3
Addiction, disabilities, mental health, masculinity... those aren't easy themes to get right, much less when making a comedy, and this show mostly doesn't, but a few times it nails them. I liked its point about objectifying disabled people, even mentioning Stella Young's "Inspiration Porn", but most of the time it just feels wrong. There's a fine line between normalizing and trivializing, and I don't think Farrelly is the right person to navigate such heavy issues.
After finishing the last season I checked the net, expecting to read a lot of outraged people, but the outrage I'm finding is the total opposite of what I expected: it comes from asshats claiming that the show was "too woke".
Yes, let that sink in, they're saying that Loudermilk, made by a Farrelly brother, is too woke. Are we really that polarized or are the algorithms selecting only MAGA nutjobs to throw at my face? I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.
"Wayward Pines" turns 10 this week. What else is celebrating a milestone anniversary May 11-17? Find out in Hotchka's TV By the Decade!
https://hotchka.com/tv-by-the-decade-349
#Hotchka #TVByTheDecade #WaywardPines #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "MYSTERY ISLAND: HOUSE RULES" - HALLMARK
Another game is afoot as the Mystery Island team meet a new team.
https://hotchka.com/mystery-island-house-rules-review
#MysteryIsland #MysteryIslandHouseRules #HallmarkChannel #HallmarkPlus #HallmarkMystery #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "SHE WANTS MY DAUGHTER" - LMN
LMN's latest thriller has a misleading title and some questionable acting.
https://hotchka.com/she-wants-my-daughter-review
#SheWantsMyDaughter #LMN #LifetimeMovies #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
File this under "things we never knew we wanted until we discovered we couldn't have them." David Lynch pitched an animated project called "Snootworld" to Netflix, but was rejected. He started working on the script 20 years ago with Caroline Thompson, writer of "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Edward Scissorhands" and 1991's "The Addams Family." Here's what the pair told Deadline.
#TV #Television #Netflix #Cinema #DavidLynch #Animation #Movies #Film
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"Hell's Kitchen" turns 20 this week. Find out what other shows are celebrating milestone anniversaries in Hotchka's TV By the Decade!
https://hotchka.com/tv-by-the-decade-351
#Hotchka #TVByTheDecade #HellsKitchen #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
"I deleted keys generated by our TV for 5 straight minutes. 5 Minutes of like 200BPM clicking. I restarted. Everything worked again. I laughed so hard I cried. I felt like I'd solved a murder."
Tech people, THIS IS A GREAT FANTASIC READ!!!
The title is, "DO NOT BUY HISENSE TV'S"
https://cohost.org/ghoulnoise/post/5286766-do-not-buy-hisense-t
#Tech #Android #TV #Debug
"Survivor 50" all-star cast revealed. Get the details on Hotchka+.
https://www.hotchkaplus.com/2025/05/survivor-50-cast.html
#Survivor50 #SurvivorCBS #JeffProbst #CBS #ParamountPlus #Entertainment #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "DEADLY DESIRE" - LMN
LMN's 'Stranger Danger' films ends with the most inept production yet.
https://hotchka.com/deadly-desire-review
#DeadlyDesire #LifetimeMovies #LMN #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
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TV MOVIE REVIEW: "ADVENTURES IN LOVE & BIRDING" - HALLMARK
Hallmark starts to 'Fall into Love' with a pleasant romance and two fan faves.
https://hotchka.com/adventures-in-love-and-birding-review
#AdventuresInLoveAndBirding #RachelBoston #AndrewWalker #HallmarkChannel #HallmarkPlus #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "I WAS A CHILD BRIDE: THE COURTNEY STODDEN STORY" - LIFETIME
Lifetime delves into a sordid true life tale of grooming and fame.
https://hotchka.com/i-was-a-child-bride-the-courtney-stodden-story-review
#IWasAChildBride #CourtneyStodden #LifetimeTV #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
TV MOVIE REVIEW: "SECRET LIFE OF THE SURGEON'S WIFE" - LIFETIME
The 'Secret Life' thriller is a Wild Mouse rollercoaster you're expecting to jump the tracks at every turn.
https://hotchka.com/secret-life-of-the-surgeons-wife-review
#SecretLifeMovie #SecretLifeOfTheSurgeonsWife #LifetimeTV #Entertainment #Movies #Television #TV #Streaming
Can anyone recommend any Black Death dramas? I'm kind of fascinated by the enormity of it.
I have seen and love The Decamaron. Would prefer less of a comedy, though. Book recs also good.
Specifically looking for fiction here. I have consumed a lot of up-to-the-minute research on this, I want to explore it imaginatively now.
[Edit:] not The Doomsday Book 😅 for reasons.
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