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Larks and Recs: What Do You Wanna Talk About? With Cody Rhodes
This week’s recommendation is for the What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast with WWE superstar Cody Rhodes. Now, I’d like to preface this by saying first and foremost: I’m not a podcast guy. It’s a medium I’ve always struggled to get into due to the solely audio nature of it. Over the years, I’ve […] More
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Larks and Recs: Talk Film Society
My recommendation for the week is Talk Film Society, a podcast network devoted to all things cinema, with extensive coverage stretching back years. Talk Film Society is principally managed by Marcelo Pico and Siobhan Irving, able and affable hosts who handle the flagship Talk Film Society podcast. They also host my personal favorite, “Have a […] More
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Larks & Recs: The 50th Anniversary of Tommy in IMAX
I don’t go out to the movies very often. The older I get, the less patience I have with the average movie audience. They talk, they sing along (if applicable), it’s just not worth it. Some things are worth the risk, though. Tonight I went to a 50th anniversary showing of The Who’s Tommy in […] More
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2025 TVObs Awards: Our Favorite TV Shows and Performances of the Year
2025 has come and gone, but it’s time to look back and choose our favorite TV shows of the year, our favorite performances, what disappointed us, and what we’re looking forward to in the year to come. That’s right, it’s time for the prestigious TVObs Awards! Michael Suarez Favorite New TV Show of 2025: The […] More
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Daredevil Is Good and Gritty Marvel TV
Back in 2015, Daredevil premiered on Netflix. It was the first of four interconnected series that eventually led to an Avengers-style team-up series called The Defenders. The series was acclaimed for its ground-level approach to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), essentially answering the question of what life was like for the “regular” people who lived […] More
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Larks & Recs: The Traitors and The Goldfinch
Welcome back to Larks & Recs! It’s been a minute, and I apologize. Blame the summertime of it all if you have to blame something. Just don’t blame us! We love you and are back to recommend things we think you might enjoy. This week, Caemeron Crain is obsessed with the reality show The Traitors […] More
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in Larks & RecsLarks & Recs: Fantasmas, Mind Field, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Welcome back to Larks & Recs, where members of the TV Obsessive staff assemble each week to recommend things we’ve been watching (or listening to, etc.). This week, Robin Moon has been delving into Mind Field on YouTube, Hawk Ripjaw has been revisiting The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Caemeron Crain offers a brief review […] More
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Larks & Recs: Bad Sisters and Smiling Friends Season 2
Welcome back for this week’s edition of Larks & Recs, wherein members of the TV Obsessive staff recommend things for you to watch, listen to, etc. We’re focused on the watching this time around, as Ryan Kirksey recommends Bad Sisters on Apple TV+ and Hawk Ripjaw plugs Smiling Friends, which just returned for Season 2. […] More
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in Larks & RecsMad Max (the Videogame), The Frighteners, and Pablo Torre Finds Out
It’s May! Spring has sprung, flowers are in bloom, and everything is alright. Everything’s fine. So, let’s get to some recommendations. This week, Hawk Ripjaw has been revisiting the Mad Max videogame from 2015, Robin Moon recommends The Frighteners, and Caemeron Crain wants you to find out about Pablo Torre Finds Out. Mad Max Videogame […] More
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Drag Race All Stars, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and CORRECTIONS
Hey everybody! We’re back to offer you recommendations. This week, Robin Moon is binging RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 7, Hawk Ripjaw is revisiting Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Caemeron Crain is diving into the archives of Seth Meyers’ CORRECTIONS. If there’s a throughline here, it might be that we’re all watching things that are fairly […] More
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in Larks & RecsLarks & Recs: Hazbin Hotel and Balatro
When this feature first started, someone decided to call it What’s the Buzz, but we eventually changed the name for two reasons. One is that it kept making a couple of us sing the song from Jesus Christ Superstar in our heads. That’s not terrible—and, indeed, Easter weekend might be a great time to revisit […] More
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in Larks & RecsEnter the Fallout with the Cult Classic Jericho
We have all seen The Walking Dead, 24 and Andy Griffith, but what if there was a show that combined the post-apocalyptic wasteland of America found in The Walking Dead with the high intrigue of 24 but also the small town America found in Andy Griffith? Well, Jericho may be the show for you! Ever since […] More














