The Big Bang Theory (season 9)

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of TV shows

{5/5} “Lastly, please initial here to confirm that ownership of the living room couch is hereby transferred to me in perpetuity all throughout the universe. And all alternate universes. Except for those universes where owning a couch is forbidden by the Hive Queen — in which case, all glory to the Hive Queen.” The Big […]

Agents of SHIELD (season 3)

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{5/5} “I did see it, but I can’t really describe what it looked like. It’s more how it felt. Which is old and pained, as if it once had great power but lost it.” Agents of SHIELD season 3, aired in 2015-16 Inhumans are being created at an increasing rate. SHIELD is able to grab […]

Modern Family (season 7)

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{5/5} “‘We gotta get him out of that hippie school.’ ‘I don’t know, Jay, last report card he got straight dolphins.’” Modern Family season 7, aired in 2015-16 Haley attempts to stop Andy from proposing to Beth, but is too late. Haley and Andy like each other — will they get together? Alex is off […]

Captain America: Civil War

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “Compromise where you can. Where you can’t, don’t. Even if everyone is telling you that something wrong is something right. Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, ‘No, you move.’” Captain America: Civil War, […]

Castle (season 8)

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{5/5} “Beckett makes me laugh. She challenges me. I became a better man.” Castle season 8, aired in 2015-16 Beckett is now captain of the 12th precinct. Castle is working as a private investigator — he’s shocked to find out that Alexis has been working his cases without telling him. When Beckett is drawn into […]

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “‘No one in New York ever wants to high five.’ ‘That’s dumb. What do they do when truckasaurus eats a car?’” Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 2, aired in 2016 Kimmy is supposed to be studying for her GED but she keeps helping Dong not get deported. It turns out Titus is technically married and […]

Blue Bloods (season 6)

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{4.5/5} “Good people try to move on from a betrayal like it’s an exception not the rule.” Blue Bloods season 6, aired in 2015-16 When terrorists threatening New York, everyone must do whatever they can to find them before they strike. Frank’s old partner is planning on publishing a book about how things were on […]

Murdoch Mysteries (season 3)

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{5/5} “Sir, I think we’re going to need a bigger blackboard.” Murdoch Mysteries season 3, aired in 2010 Murdoch finds himself in England with no memory of who he is — while there he must stop an assassination. When a constable from another station dies Murdoch suspects a fellow police officer is the killer. When […]

Camouflage

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “The changeling changed. It would never be human, but it was human enough for something like empathy with its professors. They were trying to understand, and teach about, the human condition — but were themselves trapped in human bodies; stuck in human culture like ancient insects in amber.” Camouflage by Joe Haldeman, published in […]

Liar Liar

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{5/5} “Why don’t you go play in the office a minute? Sue someone for everything they’ve got. Maybe send a fax to one of your girlfriends.” — Fletcher, to his 5-year-old son Max Liar Liar, released in 1997 Fletcher is a lawyer, the kind that does whatever it takes to win. His son Max, who’s […]