I haven’t gotten my shit together and researched specific models yet, but I’ve been looking into this a bit myself, and from what I’ve read, Sceptre appears to be one of the better brands for completely dumb TVs these days.

Because otherwise we wouldn’t have Walter Murphy’s “A Fifth of Beethoven”.

The series with the magic item home shopping network is amazing.

Shadow Madness on PS1. Unlikable characters, incoherent story, bad graphics, and boring gameplay. It was like someone drew a better JRPG from memory.

Turnwise and widdershins

I have a thing for anthology movies. A few small stories with connected themes or settings rather than one long story.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Sin City, History of the World Part 1, Creepshow, and Heavy Metal are all great examples.

I’ve seen that one in my podcast app, but my backlog is still so long. Might be good for nights that I just want to zonk right out though.

The thing I like most about LeVar Burton Reads is that it’s basically Reading Rainbow with the occasional “fuck” thrown in there.

And yeah, Tim Harford’s smooth voice is a much-needed balance to the anxiety inducing content of Cautionary Tales.

If you liked Norsemen, I’d say give Plebs a try. It’s another historical sitcom, about a group of losers in ancient Rome.

I prefer single voice, storytelling podcasts. I listen to them as bedtime stories a lot.

• Lore (the older episodes are better, IMO)
• Myths & Legends (snarky modern retelling of old folk stories)
• Fictional (when he actually updates it… same guy as above, but these are classic literature)
• LeVar Burton Reads (all over the board. It’s whatever stories LeVar liked. Leans a bit toward speculative fiction)
• Drabblecast, sometimes good if you like “weird fiction”
• Cautionary Tales (nonfiction)
• Just started getting into The Program. Clear Black Mirror influences here.

I could be down for small beer being the main thing we drink.

You know, I find the most erotic part of a woman is the neurotoxin dispensers.

And now I’m even more glad that I buy whole bean rather than ground coffee.

Some generous billionaire could come along one day and pay off huge medical debts for patients, on a whim.

Go on then, pull the other one.

I have been called a pig, and I am frequently in a pickle. I feel so represented.

Ah, but what of the feet? Even if you need both feet for one job, that’s still another dick or two.

Jim Butcher. He sits firmly and unapologetically in his fantasy niche, so if that’s not your thing you may be disappointed, but the man writes good dialogue and he can turn a phrase.

They’re even better raw!

So, when you remove what I assume is an announcement bot and lizard people from the equation, the answer is George Takei? Yeah, that sounds about right.