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    Mad 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

  • Two female characters, one smiling and another frowning, in Hazbin Hotel

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    Larks & 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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    Enter 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

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    Larks & Recs: Shōgun and Stardew Valley

    I heard recently that it would take 350 years to watch everything available on streaming services, so I guess it’s some consolation to know that a decent portion of that is dreck. We want to focus on the opposite here, offering recommendations of things that are worth your time. This week, Clay Dockery recommends Shōgun […] More

  • Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, conducting an orchestra, in black and white

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    Larks & Recs: Mrs. Davis, Grady Hendrix, and Maestro

    Welcome back! This week, Caemeron Crain can’t stop gushing about Mrs. Davis, Robin Moon has been reading Grady Hendrix novels, and Clay Dockery continues to look forward to the Oscars with some thoughts on Maestro. Mrs. Davis Wants to Talk to You Caemeron: This week, I finally got around to watching Mrs. Davis on Peacock. […] More

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    Larks & Recs: Gen V, Littlewood, and The Holdovers

    Because somehow it’s February already, welcome back to Larks & Recs! Each week, members of the TVObs staff assemble to recommend cool things in the world, or sometimes go on a bit of a lark about whatever is on their minds. In this edition, Cat Smith recommends Gen V, Robin Moon has been playing Littlewood, […] More

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