Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

43. R.I.P. Quibi 2020-2020 (50 States of Fright, S01E02)

For posterity.


Honourable Mention


Stray Observations

  • "Grief. That's my wealth. My first wife, we were so in love. When I dug her grave, it was raining. I'd already buried nine of our children. Can you imagine that much grief? I'm a rich man. " (The Good Lord Bird, S01E03)
  • "Howdy, Fred."
    "You address me as Fred?"
    "Mr. Fred."
    "Do you know that you are not talking to a pork chop, but rather a fairly considerable and incorrigible piece of the American Negro diaspora?" (The Good Lord Bird, S01E03)
  • "Would you like to sit with me on this love seat while I further explain to you the plight of our people?" (The Good Lord Bird, S01E02)
  • ♫: The Redemption Harmonizers – "Amazing Grace" (The Good Lord Bird, S01E03)
  • "You bound me from magic."
    "Not just you. Every white person in the world. […] Magic is ours now." (Lovecraft Country, S01E10)
  • "'He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.'" (Lovecraft Country, S01E10)
  • Cyborg Dee (Lovecraft Country, S01E10)
  • Lovecraft Country Season Grade: C
  • "Can I get a 'mm-hmm'?" (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "Neck-deep in liquor and syphilis." (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "You know why America loves a crime story? Because America is a crime story. But here's the rub: When we hear a crime story, who do we root for? Not the poor sap that got taken. The victim, no. We root for the taker. The guy with the gat. See, this country loves a man who takes what he wants. Unless… Unless that man looks like you. Capisce? See, Johnny Society looks at me, they see a fella that's using crime to get ahead. But you? All they see is crime. And that's why you're gonna lose. 'Cause I can take all the money and pussy I want and still run for president. But you? It's always gonna be the rope." (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "I like cake." (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "Your life or hers. One of 'em's getting ruined." (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "masticating savory vittles" (Fargo, S04E05)
  • "Give some indication you understand the English language." (Fargo, S04E05)
  • Draped in an octopus (The Third Day, S01E06)
  • The Third Day Season Grade: C
  • "What is SACRARIO?"
    "One of the biggest Clubs 27 on Earth. There's about 50,000 dead men in there." (We Are Who We Are, S01E06)
  • Election night 2016 (We Are Who We Are, S01E06)
  • "If you're so damn American, maybe you should ask your people why they keep fucking you over to hire us. Maybe it's you that doesn't belong here." (Warrior, S02E04)
  • "When you're ready, come and fine me. I'll be the chink in the fancy fucking suit." (Warrior, S02E04)
  • "You could pose the same question in two, uh, different environments and receive wildly different answers. You could ask a question to a philosopher…"
    —"Do you think mankind is gonna make a comeback?"
    "But that same question, uh, might get a much different answer at WrestleMania."
    —"Do you think Mankind is gonna make a comeback?" (How To with John Wilson, S01E01)
  • "What do you, uh, what do you do?"
    "Uh, I catch child predators. If you wanna look me up, it's Mr. 17540 on Facebook. That's what I do in my spare time."
    "You catch child predators?" (How To with John Wilson, S01E01)
  • Kyle MacLachlan unsuccessfully swiping a MetroCard (How To with John Wilson, S01E01)

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