Eden: Untamed Planet (season 1)

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{5/5} “Nazca boobies… they’re a lifeline for an innocent-looking land bird. A finch, just 10 cm tall. Its ancestors were marooned here millennia ago. And without enough wing power to escape, they turned to a life of crime.” Eden: Untamed Planet (season 1), aired in 2021 Helena Bonham Carter narrates this 6-episode season bringing you […]

Star Trek: Picard (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “The universe is essentially a grand tapestry. It is flawless. It is fragile. It is exquisite. Yet it is somehow always a thread’s pull away from total annihilation.” Star Trek: Picard season 2, aired in 2022 Picard is taking some time to work on the grapes, and he gives a speech to Starfleet’s newest […]

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 8)

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{4.5/5} “Rock, paper, scissors is one of the oldest games known to mankind. It dates back to the stone age when it was called Rock, rock, and rock.” Penn & Teller: Fool Us Season 8, aired in 2021-22 Jandro from Spain has won a Fool Us trophy 3 times –this time he makes 3 people […]

Russian Doll (season 2)

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{4.5/5} “It used to be a school for Jews, now it’s open plan living. I use the terms ‘now’ and ‘used to be’ loosely.” Russian Doll season 2, aired in 2022 Nadia steps into a subway and suddenly it’s 1982. She goes with a guy named Chez she meets in a bar to his place, […]

3rd Rock from the Sun (season 6)

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{4.5/5} “‘Ragamuffin’? Sally, throw him out. Harry, bring me a dictionary.” 3rd Rock from the Sun season 6, aired in 2000-01 When Mary’s sister Renata comes to town Dick pretends to woo her in order to break her heart and get revenge for Mary. When they go to a parallel dimension they find they live […]

Run the Burbs (season 1)

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{4.5/5} “One trip, babyyy!” Run the Burbs (season 1), aired in 2022 When Barb the bylaw officer stops the block party, the Phams have to think creatively — Camile ends up driving her car in a street race. When new neighbours move into the house with a pool, Andrew and Camile want to be the […]

Murdoch Mysteries (season 15)

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{5/5} “With you, every day brings the possibility of magic, and I think we’re going to have a marvelous adventure together.” — Effie, to George Murdoch Mysteries season 15, aired in 2021-22 Murdoch is in Montreal searching for Anna Fulford and Harry, who is his son. Crabtree has been kidnapped by the twins Amelia and […]

Star Trek: Discovery (season 4)

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{5/5} “We are both justified in our anger. Allowing it to be our focus, however, only prevents us from achieving those things which serve the greater good. It is a struggle, yes, but a worthy one.”  — Saru Star Trek: Discovery season 4, aired in 2021-22 Discovery is bringing dilithium to planets that haven’t had […]

3rd Rock from the Sun (season 5)

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{5/5} “‘We actually lived in a submarine for 2 years.’ ‘Yeah, a yellow one.’” — Tommy & Harry 3rd Rock from the Sun season 5, aired in 1999-2000 Tommy finds that he doesn’t actually like working with his girlfriend Alyssa at the pretzel place. Sally, Harry, and Tommy get it into their heads that they […]

The Book of Boba Fett (season 1)

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{4.5/5} “You can only get so far without a tribe.” The Book of Boba Fett season 1, aired in 2021-22 Boba Fett is setting himself up as Daimyo on Tatooine, succeeding Bib Fortuna who succeeded Jabba the Hutt. He wants to rule by respect, not fear. His friend Fennec Shand is with him, as are […]