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{4.5/5} “‘Look, I’m sorry. I’m just usually not um…’ ‘Dealing with the death of a dear friend while talking with a detective in the kitchen?’” — Goldy & Tom Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate, released in 2022 Goldy is starting her own catering business, and her ex-husband Richard is looking for investors for a wellness […]
{4.5/5} “How did we let our distractions become our focus?” Batman: The Dark Knight — Master Race by Frank Miller & Brian Azzarello, published in 2018 Batman is seen for the first time in 3 years — now he’s defending people against the police. Commissioner Yindel manages to get her hands on what seems like […]
{5/5} “‘Just like old times, hm?’ ‘No. Not like old times. It’s a whole new ballgame.’” — the Atom & Batman Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller, published in 2001 Carrie breaks the Atom, an old friend of Bruce’s, out of the lab where he’s been imprisoned. When the president has a […]
{5/5} “‘…monster! Like with fangs and wings and it can fly.’ ‘Reality check, Michelle. Talk about composure, total lack of. He’s a man — about twelve feet tall.’” — Michelle & Carrie, the first time they describe Batman Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, published in 1986 Batman hasn’t been seen in 10 […]
{4.5/5} “He seems like a nice guy. It’s perfect cover for a killer.” Curious Caterer: Grilling Season, released in 2023 Goldy is catering for a birthday party that several people she knows are at including her ex-husband Richard. Richard tells Goldy that his girlfriend, Susie, is cheating on him. He goes up to his cabin. […]
{4.5/5} “‘Are you cancelling our date? Is that what’s happening?’ ‘No, no, no, no, no. I’m not cancelling. It’s just, I might have agreed to cater it.’” Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit, released in 2024 The Faithfuls, Goldy’s favourite band, broke up 20 years ago when their bassist and songwriter died in an accident. Goldy and […]
{5/5} “The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly how it was designed. You’re just the glitch.” Common Side Effects season 1, aired in 2025 Marshall, who has a pet turtle named Socrates, found a mushroom in Peru that has astonishing healing properties. He wants to give it away for free to everyone. His old lab […]
{5/5} “You think she looked like Padme? Who’s Padme? What do you mean you’ll tell me later?” — C3-PO, to R2-D2 Cardboard Wars, released in 2026 C3-PO and R2-D2 are on a rebel ship that gets attacked but they manage to escape to Tatooine. When Luke buys these droids from the Jawas who have captured […]
{5/5} “It’s been a while since we had a traitor to dinner.” Black Bag, released in 2025 George is a spy and he gets a list of five names including his wife — one of them is a traitor and he has to find out which one. He invites them all to dinner, and of […]
{4/5} “Who took my Vidal Sassoon?” Summer Time Machine Blues, released in 2005 Members of a Sci-Fi Club play baseball, only to get some pictures of themselves playing it. They don’t actually read sci-fi, of course. It’s really hot but an accident causes Coke to spill on the remote for their air conditioner — which […]