Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

51. Return of the Jedi (The Mandalorian, S02E08)


Honourable Mention

  • Music (Moonbase 8, S01E06)

Stray Observations

  • "I mean, should we tell NASA about the ranchers?"
    "No! We just sent them a nasty letter about a status update! Now we're gonna tell them we have cow troubles?" (Moonbase 8, S01E06)
  • "But you can't always get what you want. Just like the Beatles said." (Moonbase 8, S01E06)
  • "Well, if you end up casting somebody for me, maybe we could think of somebody a little better-looking than me. Brad Pitt or something. Dax Shepard." (Moonbase 8, S01E06)
  • "What might they be afraid of? A bull?"
    "Leather manufacturers."
    "All right, so do you think… How would a bull recognize, uh, a leather plant or a leather factory?"
    "You remember the cartoon where you have the tailor come out to the-the farm with… and-and put out the measuring tape?"
    "I never in my life have seen a cartoon where they were measuring for a leather jacket."
    "I don't know. Uh, it was in the comics."
    "I'm not gonna write down 'a leather manufacturer.'" (Moonbase 8, S01E06)
  • Moonbase 8 Season Grade: C
  • "I was on the Death Star."
    "Which one?" (The Mandalorian, S02E08)
  • Sasha Banks hitting Boba Fett with a jetpack-assisted tornado DDT (The Mandalorian, S02E08)
  • "One X-wing? Great. We're saved." (The Mandalorian, S02E08)
  • "Maclunkey." (The Mandalorian, S02E08)


(The Mandalorian, S02E08)

  • The Mandalorian Season Grade: C
  • "Guess what the headline will be."
    "Gesundheit?"
    "'Jamie's Tart Breaks Tartt's Heart.'"
    "Did you just come up with that?"
    "Yeah."
    "Everyone would read that."
    "Of course they would. You have no idea the power of rhyming in this goddamn country." (Ted Lasso, S01E03)
  • "So, I spoke to the owner of The Sun."
    "You spoke to God?!" (Ted Lasso, S01E03)
  • "I'm looking for your prick boyfriend. You know how to pick 'em, don't ya?"
    "Didn't your last girlfriend steal your Rolex and sell it for drug money?"
    "So? I don't need a phone and a watch." (Ted Lasso, S01E03)
  • "And when it comes to locker rooms, I like 'em just like my mother's bathing suits – I only wanna see 'em in one piece, you hear?" (Ted Lasso, S01E04)
  • "One more person says something that me and Beard don't understand, I'm gonna have one of my son's classic temper tantrums. It's basically just him calling me a bunch of silly names, you know, like, I don't know, 'dummy head' or 'poo poo face' or 'poo poo dummy' or– I don't know. What am I missing?"
    "'Pee pee fingers.'"
    "'Pee pee fingers.'" (Ted Lasso, S01E06)
  • "Heck, even Mr. Martin Scorsese finally won his Oscar. But I think we can all agree that The Departed is not necessarily his best work. That belongs to The Color of Money."
    "No, it's Goodfellas."
    "Mmm, agree to disagree."
    "Nah, nah. It's Age of Innocence, bruv."
    "Cape Fear."
    "Silence!" (Ted Lasso, S01E06)

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Fractured Throat

A sequel series to Night Court is in development at NBC.

The new show would follow unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone, daughter of the original series character Harry Stone, as she follows in her father's footsteps. [source]

Zack Morris's son, Harry Stone's daughter – what other past hits can NBCUniversal "next generation"?

If Michael J. Fox was healthier: Alex P. Keaton's three children are Antifa, an influencer, and trans, respectively.

The Fresh Prince of West Philadelphia: After TMZ footage of him "do you know who I am?"-ing blows up, Will sends Jaden to live with his mother.

Frasier moves in with his estranged Twitch streamer son Frederick and his black wife.

GOD PEED

I stumbled upon this film that reunites the cast of Kyle XY:

With The Office (Netflix's sixth most watched show in November) leaving for Peacock at the end of December, Netflix should commission a bunch of films starring the cast of The Office. Reunite them in different configurations à la Adam Sandler's friends.

Fighting Game Idea: Netflix vs. Capcom.

Idea: A sim game in which you manage a city during 2020. Another protest. Fund the police more? ICUs are filling up. Shut down outdoor dining?

Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

50. A Revolution (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)


Honourable Mention


Stray Observations

  • "Any song by Otis Redding is of greater power than me." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • "Everything that's good to you ain't always good for you." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • "People keep doing shit that we deem unforgivable, and in return, they decide there's no reason to change. So now you got a whole bunch of people running around who don't give a fuck about redemption. That's scary." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • "The thought of maybe being a good person is what keeps me trying to be a good person." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • "Everyone's just out to make everyone else not seem human." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • "How do you want your mom and sister to remember you?"
    "As someone who tried really hard to be someone I couldn't." (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • ♫: Labrinth – "Ave Maria" (Euphoria: Trouble Don't Last Always)
  • Henai test (Moonbase 8, S01E05)
  • "I got a skin-on-skin session for you when we get back in that base, huh?" (Moonbase 8, S01E05)
  • "I'm not mad, you is just fat." (Small Axe: Alex Wheatle, S01E04)
  • "Empire, New Republic, it's all the same to these people. Invaders on their land is all we are." (The Mandalorian, S02E07)
  • "Let's go fill out those TPS reports so we can go recharge the power coils." (The Mandalorian, S02E07)
  • "You see, boys, everybody thinks they want freedom, but what they really want is order." (The Mandalorian, S02E07)
  • Alice in Borderland Season Grade: C

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Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

49. Boba Fette (The Mandalorian, S02E06)


Stray Observations

  • "Huh, looks like Leon DiCaprio." (Moonbase 8, S01E04)
  • "Where are the good bagels? You know, the canned ones." (Moonbase 8, S01E04)
  • "Yeah, he's so cool. He looks like he's in System of a Down or 3 Doors Down, one of those groups." (Moonbase 8, S01E04)
  • "But we told NASA, we're just like, 'We need good carpet.'"
    "We don't want that, that balling up to happen."
    "No. Especially on the moon. (Moonbase 8, S01E04)
  • "He's the king of diarrhea." (Moonbase 8, S01E04)
  • "And this is why the family business doesn't work. Because families are crazy." (Fargo, S04E11)
  • Fargo Season Grade: C
  • "Sometimes I think the earth needs to be scorched. Re-plant it so something good will come of it. Something good." (Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, S01E03)
  • "I'm a simple man making his way through the galaxy, like my father before me." (The Mandalorian, S02E06)
  • "This isn't a spice dream." (The Mandalorian, S02E06)
  • "Thank you for seeing us on such short notice."
    "You're welcome. Not literally. It's just an expression. You're not actually welcome here." (Warrior, S02E10)
  • "Good women get angry. Do you know why? Because they know men like us have no business loving them, and they can't forgive themselves for loving us. So we pay for it. We pay 'cause our fucking reach has exceeded our grasp." (Warrior, S02E10)
  • Warrior Season Grade: C

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Countdown Style Brazen Youngster Caveman Meat

This week: Mank! David, Fortune, and London are joined by David Fincher and Nicole Byer for an expansive chat on all things Citizen Kane, Orson Welles, the fight over the film's authorship, and classic Hollywood.

David, Fortune, and London are joined by the cast of Cuties.


Discovery+'s slate of original programming kinda reads like Quibi's:

Long Island Medium: There in Spirit
In light of COVID-19 with widespread mourning and isolation, Theresa Caputo delivers messages and readings without always leaving her home.

Cakealikes
Experts create life-size cakes that are the spitting image of famed celebrities.

Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time
Duff Goldman teaches the basics of cooking with hilarious fantastical puppets.

Luda Can't Cook
Ludacris gets schooled in cooking.

What's Eating Sebastian Maniscalco
Sebastian Maniscalco explores his own hot button questions in the world of food.

Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Uncensored

Clipped
The first-ever topiary competition series. With lead judge Martha Stewart.

Queen of Meth
Meth didn't start at our border, it started with Lori Arnold, sister of star Tom Arnold, in a cabin, in Iowa, back in 1984. By 1986, she was at the center of the country's meth boom – the Queen Pin of a multimillion-dollar enterprise, manufacturing and distributing the drug throughout the Midwest. Now, for the first time, she tells her whole story.

Pushing the Line
A select few walk a thin, nylon line of rope stretched across a 900-foot gorge each day. And each night, their campsite is a party where anything and everything goes.

My Beautiful Stutter
Five kids who stutter meet other children who stutter at The Stuttering Association for the Young.

Tarek's Flip Side
Star house-flipper Tarek El Moussa shares the stories behind his proposal to fiancée Heather Rae Young and candidly reveals a few wedding plans.

The Courage to Run with Chip Gaines and Gabe Grunewald
Chip Gaines fortuitously meets professional runner Gabe Grunewald. Together, they set out to train for a marathon.

Say Yes to the Dress: In Sickness and in Health
During the COVID pandemic, brides have had their wedding dreams crushed. Randy Fenoli and Hayley Paige will stop at nothing to help these women still have their special day.

Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue
Gold recovery expert Freddy Dodge helps struggling mine owners.

Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure
Dame Judi Dench uncovers the lush rainforests, magical wildlife, and spectacular coastlines of Malaysian Borneo.

Okay, this sounds promising:

Race Across the World
How would you race across the globe if you couldn't fly and didn't have a phone? Five teams of two must travel from point A to B by whatever means they can with only the price of a flight ticket in their pocket, which will have to cover their food and accommodation. Who will make it in the quickest time and win a big cash prize?

D Lion

But seriously, "costumed character house" is a good idea for a reality show!

"I'm Batman."
"I'm Batman."
"I'm Batman."

Each season, a different character.

Elmo House.

Into the Spider-House.


The first-ever Walking Dead Holiday Special, hosted by Chris Hardwick, will debut Sunday, December 13.

The hour-long episode will feature fan-favorite cast members, past and present, and holiday-themed segments all via video chat. [source]

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Walking Dead/Fear the Walking Dead Challenge.