Folks are upset that some of their favorite songs didn’t get included in our Sweet 16 of Sitcom Themes. But my show “Robbery”— where I play kleptomaniac, Rob Steele— had an amazing theme (“Sure, he’ll take your wallet / But what he’s really stealing is your heart”) and it didn’t come up at all. 😤
Which of *your* favorite themes did we forget or decide not to include in the latest AfterLUNCH episode: Sweet 16 of TV Sitcom Themes? Listen to @michaelmay.bsky.social, @makewistful.com, Jeeg, and I decide the greatest sitcom theme of all time! (Wherever podcasts are not sold.)
I tried saying “See you later, alligator,” but it came out “It is my hope to interact with you again, valued colleague,” because my poetic license expired.
Think about it. You walk over to the meat department of your grocery store and see a minute steak. But there’s a 45-second steak right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Why didn’t you guys tell me about “forks”?!? They’re amazing! Yeah, there’s been a bit of a learning curve and I’ve stabbed my face a few times. But once I have all that sorted, they’re going to make eating scrambled eggs a breeze!
I don’t want to brag but whenever I binge-watch all 655 episodes of Hee Haw, I always know when to shift my body ever so slightly before getting bedsores.
When I agreed to be assimilated into the Borg Collective, I really just wanted a cool laser pointer on the side of my head. But now that they gave me a special name and think I’ll be instrumental in communicating with a certain segment of humanity, I’m all in! Also, resistance is futile, etc., etc.
The emails I find the most helpful are the ones from streaming services saying, “You know the show you are watching regularly? Don’t forget to keep watching that show. You’re welcome.”
Yep, @michaelmay.bsky.social’s right. I think Licence to Kill (1989) is great. But just don’t take my word for it. The weird fish/human hybrid statue featured in Licence to Kill thinks so, too!
New Episode! @spidey004.bsky.social. Karen, and I wrap up 80s Bond as well as Timothy Dalton's too short time on the series with Licence to Kill. It's one of Rob's favorites, but not so much one of mine. And it's Karen's first time seeing it.
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I read The Space Between by @corinnabechko.bsky.social & Danny Luckert. Such a cool sci-fi/romance story set on a generational starship. Each chapter deals with a different generation and you see the hard-fought evolution of their stratified society through the couple at the center of that issue. 🤩
I’m so thrilled to see this collected! Out this month, by Danny Luckert and yours truly. Writing it was a labor of love and I couldn’t be happier with the result. www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sp...
Oh, yeah? Well, if I was illiterate, as you claim, could I do THIS? *drops book and does the trick where it looks like you’re pulling your thumb apart at the knuckle*
How do you want to be remembered? I’d like to be remembered as the guy who “accidentally” bumped into you twenty minutes before you realized your wallet was missing.
Whoops! To spell “SHAZAM” I probably shouldn’t have made the last part of the acronym start with an S. The Wisdom of STUPIDITY is really working overtime for me. Let’s pretend I ended it with the Speed of MOLASSES or something, shall we?
When I shout the mystical name “SHAZAM” I am instantly imbued with the:
Wisdom of STUPIDITY
Strength of HELPLESSNESS
Stamina of AILMENTS
Power of ZOIDBERG
Courage of ANXIETY
Speed of STAGNATION
So… no change, really. 😑