Archive - Channel Surfing

Reacher vs Reacher

Can any actor play any role? Well, yes and no.

Feb 21 •

December 2023

"Wild Blue Yonder" did the most important thing Doctor Who can do

Before I get into why “Wild Blue Yonder,” aka part 2 of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary special, is so incredibly important, please allow me to present…

Dec 7, 2023 •

The Game is a completely different movie now that I've lived a little

Every so often, a meme goes around social media, asking people to name movies they’ve seen more than X times, and without fail, I’ll see someone say…

Dec 3, 2023 •

November 2023

One of the best shows Max is doing its best to bury: Julia

I know it’s hard to believe now, but HBO used to have a really good streaming service. Then they changed the name, then they changed the UI, then they…

Nov 22, 2023 •

Right place, right time, right actor: The Moonlighting rewatch

Unless you are of a certain age (the age where your back hurts for no good reason at all), you likely don’t know much about Moonlighting, a romantic…

Nov 3, 2023 •

October 2023

The thing that made the Saw franchise popular is also what ruined it

I find the Saw franchise to be absolutely fascinating. Few horror franchises — well, strike that, few film franchises — get as many installments as Saw…

Oct 12, 2023 •

"Background television" and the crucial service it serves for a modern viewing audience

In reading coverage of the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, I stumbled across the term “background television,” which was being used to describe a specific kind of…

Oct 3, 2023 •

September 2023

What to Watch Now That the Strike is (Half) Over: The AfterParty

First of all, congratulations to the WGA for reaching a tentative deal! As someone who benefits from your hard work on literally a daily basis, I’m…

Sep 28, 2023 •

What to Watch to Get Through the Strike: Live Action One Piece (Netflix)

Hey, hi. It’s been a while, yeah? Sorry. The writers’ and actors’ strike is still going on and people are looking for stuff to watch, so now maybe is a…

Sep 20, 2023 •

July 2022

Watch List: The Best Episode from Each Season of Stargate SG-1

Despite not generally being thought of as one of the “big” sci-fi franchises, Stargate is nonetheless a constant presence in the thoughts and minds of…

Jul 27, 2022 •

So I have a theory...(a Strange New Worlds spoiler post about a certain character)

This post has nothing to do with the above scene. I just love this scene a lot. I also didn’t want to spoil anything for anyone who wanted to remain…

Jul 20, 2022 •

Strange New Worlds is a hug from across the galaxy (a Christopher Pike appreciation post)

I had high hopes for Strange New Worlds, the new Star Trek show set in the pre-Kirk era. Anson Mount was phenomenal as Captain Christopher Pike on…

Jul 14, 2022 •

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