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{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 […]
{5/5} “‘Sister. I guess she is. I have a sister. What a lovely thought. I need to find her.’ ‘And legs.’ ‘Excuse me?’ ‘Find your sister. And legs.’ ‘Was that a joke?’” — Thia & Dek Predator: Badlands, released in 2025 In Dek’s clan you have to make a kill to be considered a man. […]
{5/5} “You’re ready to hunt something that’s hunting you.” Prey, released in 2022 In 1719 Naru is a Comanche girl who knows about herbs for healing but she also wants to hunt. She’s very skilled with axe throwing, and has a faithful dog, Sarii. She even invents a new technique, tying a rope to an […]
{5/5} “I have a feeling that right off the bat they’re going to ask for an encore.” Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, released in 2025 Matt and Jay have a band that they call Nirvanna the Band. They particularly would like to play at the Rivoli, so they make some flyers that say […]