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John Carter, Doug Ross, Carol Hathaway, Peter Benton, Mark Greene, and Susan Lewis stand dramatically around a patient on a gurney, covered by a sheet.

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ER and, Oh God, Won't Someone Think of the Artists

I don't think I'm alone in this but I've been rewatching ER now that it's on Netflix. It's a fun exercise in being baffled by your own memory – genuinely did not remember that Corday and Greene were a thing? Had

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 21 Update)

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 21 Update)

The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by absolutely none of it, so do not come at me, I will fold immediately. I'll be honest, I thought this was going to be a quick and easy

Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch sit smiling at each other on festooned park benches in the snow

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I will now allow Christmas to begin

Hello, good evening, it is Saturday the 6th of December, I have had a busy week, I'm sitting alone on my couch with a pour of wine, and I am willing to allow the festive season to begin. In celebration of this momentous occasion I have put on

Two small boys, one with a red pointy had, one with a kettle on his head, survey a graveyard.

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What weird shit have you watched recently: spooky season edition

Full disclosure this is going to be a combination of weird shit I have watched recently and weird shit I think you should watch this spooky season, why not, I contain multitudes. Now, I am not a big horror person but I do enjoy some horror or horror adjacent offerings.

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 20 Update)

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 20 Update)

The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by absolutely none of it, so do not come at me, I will fold immediately. I'll be honest, I thought this was going to be a quick and easy

Four people clink champagne glasses on a train

Jamie and Janina’s Universal Film Drinking Game

I had originally posted a version of this on Medium, but it occurs to me that I used to sign in to Medium with my twitter account and I've deleted my twitter account, obviously, so I thought I put it here because it's very good. Jamie

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 19 Update)

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Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 19 Update)

The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by absolutely none of it, so do not come at me, I will fold immediately. I'll be honest, I thought this was going to be a quick and easy

Anitfa icon Porco Rosso fixing his red seaplane

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My plane was broken and I am stuck halfway to New Zealand, these are my thoughts

I have had roughly five hours of sleep in two days. I have been sent to a hotel in Singapore because the plane was broken. I have been on hold with Qantas for all time. I think Anora ruled and I'm delighted by its Oscar sweep. Sean Baker

Taskmaster task outfits: ranked

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Taskmaster task outfits: ranked

The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by absolutely none of it, so do not come at me, I will fold immediately. I'll be honest, I thought this was going to be a quick and easy

An image from Tatami Time Machine Blues showing a girl with short dark hair lying down in front of a clock

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What weird shit have you watched recently: part one

You know when you were a kid and there was a general ruckus around, like a lot of kids being wee nightmares, and an adult kind of notices but mostly doesn't? Like they're aware the kids are Up To Something and they've heard you,

Brian Cox in his depressing ad for Asics, standing in front of a mahogany desk in shorts and sneakers

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The real trickle down economics is Brian Cox having to do ads for Asics

Every time I see Brian Cox advertising Asics a little spark of joy dies in my heart. He was just in one of the most talked about TV series of recent years! He's seventy eight years old! He's been working since the 60s! He had four

Still from Perfect Blue, from POV shot of a fan in the crowd holding his hand to make it look like Mima is standing in it

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Perfect Blue and Pop Star Academy

Recently Film Crit Hulk did a deep dive into the work of Satoshi Kon. If you're not aware of Satoshi Kon, he was an anime auteur – he made four films and one mini-series, all widely regarded as masterpieces. Among certain nerdy circles he is known as the

Michael Parkinson and Gillian Bevan in Ghostwatch

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Let me tell you why I hate The Blair Witch Project

A few days ago, as part of our spooky season viewing, we watched Ghostwatch. You heard about this? You heard about what those crazy kids at the BBC did to national treasure Michael Parkinson? If you've not heard of it before, Ghostwatch was a 1992 Halloween TV special.

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Cabbages

In Robert Altman’s perfect film, The Long Goodbye, there’s a security guard who does impressions. When the lead characters drive in and out of the gated community he works at, he stops them for a moment to ask if they want to see his new impression. He’s